Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering: Recent submissions

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    • Solving ILL‐structured Sociotechnical Problems 

      Richard H. McCuen (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1983)
      Sociotechnical problems are those in which social value considerations are of comparable importance to the technical aspects of the problem. The solution procedure for an ill‐structured sociotechnical problem differs ...

    • Employment Conditions: United States Versus Overseas 

      Joseph E. Hardee (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1983)
      It is apparent that engineers in other countries suffer some of the same difficulties we have here in the United States, and the restrictions are not limited to engineers. A struggle commenced with the private enterprise ...

    • Professional Schools: the Debate Continues 

      Joseph S. Ward (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1983)
      Many problems face engineering education today. Among them are the four‐year program, faculty, and the preparation of graduates for the practice of engineering. Proposed solutions have been addressed in the recent report ...

    • The 1979 ASCE Civil Engineering Education Conference 

      William E. Saul (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1983)
      The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) held conferences on the education of civil engineers in 1974 and 1979, and is planning for the next one in 1985. The 1979 conference is summarized and assessed in detail. ...

    • Project Management Communications 

      Raynold O. Folland (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1983)
      The definition of communication is stated as the basis for an analysis of four fundamentals of project management communications. The view‐point presented is that of the owner's representative in management of a construction ...

    • Association Between Personal and Professional Values 

      Richard H. McCuen; Michael S. Pritchard (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1983)
      Empirical evidence indicates that individuals do not always respond to an ethical dilemma in a professional setting in a manner consistent with the principles of the value system used to make moral decisions in personal ...

    • California and EPA Hazardous Waste Regulations 

      Ronald M. Block; Robert M. Kennedy (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1983)
      A description of the California criteria for classifying hazardous waste is compared witti the federal program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency. While the federal regulations have been fully adopted, ...

    • Professionalism and Ethics Education: more than Just a One‐Credit Course 

      Bryant W. C. Wong (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1983)
      The present engineering educational system is not doing an adequate job of instiling and maintaining the ideals of professionalism and ethics amongst engineering students and practicing engineers. Under the present system, ...

    • Upgrading Written Communication: Your Firm's and your Own 

      Gary D. Bates (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1983)
      This paper is presented to show how technical organizations have allowed written communications to deteriorate, why they have deteriorated, and what can be done to improve the situation. There is specific information given ...

    • Management of Small and Medium Size Civil Engineering Firms 

      Kenneth C. Giberson (American Society of Civil Engineers, 1983)
      The results of a 1981 research project are presented that indicate that the average chief executive officer's level of Business Administration education has no significant relationship to the size or profitability of the ...