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I 12lj.
J derived from a Professional Engineer’s i license, since
employers promote engineers mainly on the basis of the
performance of their duties and rarely on the basis of
knowledge of their jobs* i
j Respondents indicate a preference for engineering »I,
work if it would provide equal salary and advancement
opportunities, and 52 per cent prefer a job requiring the
ability to work with people over the ability to demonstrate
their technical knowledge*
Of the survey respondents, 89*2 per cent were
attracted to engineering by high school courses in mathematics
and basic sciences, and 77*5 pen cent list scientific
interests as the predominant factor in their selection
of engineering for their college eareer# As a group,
respondents split into almost equal thirds in their
opinion that engineering work is oversold, correctly
described, or undersold to the engineering graduate.
Looking back over the impressions they gathered
while in college, 5>0 per cent thought that engineers are
part of management and 79*2 per cent arrived at the opinion
that engineers are professionals. Also, 70 pen cent of thJ
respondents state that they would make engineering the
choice of their college major were they to choose again.
Each of the following fields of study is listed as the
preferred choice by $ pen cent of the respondents: science,
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| Title | Graduate engineers in non-engineering employment. - Page 132 |
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| Full text | I 12lj. J derived from a Professional Engineer’s i license, since employers promote engineers mainly on the basis of the performance of their duties and rarely on the basis of knowledge of their jobs* i j Respondents indicate a preference for engineering »I, work if it would provide equal salary and advancement opportunities, and 52 per cent prefer a job requiring the ability to work with people over the ability to demonstrate their technical knowledge* Of the survey respondents, 89*2 per cent were attracted to engineering by high school courses in mathematics and basic sciences, and 77*5 pen cent list scientific interests as the predominant factor in their selection of engineering for their college eareer# As a group, respondents split into almost equal thirds in their opinion that engineering work is oversold, correctly described, or undersold to the engineering graduate. Looking back over the impressions they gathered while in college, 5>0 per cent thought that engineers are part of management and 79*2 per cent arrived at the opinion that engineers are professionals. Also, 70 pen cent of thJ respondents state that they would make engineering the choice of their college major were they to choose again. Each of the following fields of study is listed as the preferred choice by $ pen cent of the respondents: science, |
