References 1. 'Science and Engineering Personnel: a National Overview', NSF 80-316, 1980, p.6 2. ibid,p.17 3. 'Professional Engineer',NSPE, July, 1979, p.19 4. 'Mechanical Engineering', ASME, Jan, 1981, p. 72. (ASEE report) 5. 'Prof. Engr.',NSPE, July, 1981, p.23 6. 'Machine Design', Aug 20, 1981, (NSPE 1980 Salary Survey) 7. 'The Integrator' Schenectady General Electric Engrs' & Sci. Assn., 10/'80 8. 'Electronics', June 16, 1981, p.96 9. 'Engineer at Mid Career-Utilization or Discrimination', IEEE, 1978, p.37 10. 'Accelerating Obsolescence of Older Engineers', Harvard Business Review, Sept-Oct, 1971 11. op.cit., 'Engr at Mid Career', p.59 12. op.cit., 'Accel. Obs. of Engr.', 13. Thurow, Lester, 'Zero Sum Society, 1980, p.56 14. op.cit., 'Accel. Obs. of Engr.' 15. "Machine Design', June25, 1981, p.49 16. Drucker, Peter,' Age of Discontinuity',p.60 -17. ibid, p.253 18. Personal conversation with Mike Crowley, NSF 19. 'Engineering · Manpower...A Dilemma', NSPE, 1976, p.7 Background: Vetter, Betty, 'Supply and Demand for Scientists & Engineers', Sci. Manpower Comm., 1977 Answers to expected problems posed by witnesses 1. Its difficult to get people to move out west. 2. Lack of faculty and facilities. Allowing enrollments to double without resources was a decision of college administrators. They can control enrollment if they want. 3. Not enough facoltystrving far end $42 Academic administrators predict a drop in total college and engineering enrollment by '84 so do not want to add to faculty for the short term. An observation The committee has invited testimony from the academics, if you will the producers of the product, and from industry/government the users of the product but not from the product: the working. engineer. |