Steels, H M (2010) A Short history for the future of engineering. Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Management, Procurement and Law, 163(4), pp. 185-191. ISSN 17514312
Abstract
The author has views on the development of the profession for the twenty-first century which are both challenging and provocative. By contrasting the Victorian industrial revolution with the major changes in society needed today, a fundamental review of the profession's raison d'e tre is suggested, as is a radical rethink of the education and training of civil engineers. The author believes that the standards are already set and that there are the germs of a renaissance, but that industry and the profession at large have yet to realise their full significance.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | education & training; procurement; recruitment |
| Index terms: | society, civil engineer, history, profession, recruitment, education and training |
| Subjects: | architectural and construction history, profession, management, institututions, professional education, communities and social development |
| Topics: | Research Practice, Stakeholder Management, Roles and Professions, Human Resources, Education |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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