Research Article
Jan 1963
Impact of the Computer on the Young Engineer
Publication: Journal of Professional Practice
Volume 89, Issue 1
Abstract
The advantages of computers have caused shifts in the emphasis that employers place on a graduate's skills. Examination of computer practices in one large engineering firm indicate the reasons for and purposes of the use of a computer. Changing professional requirements are implied. Longer undergraduate work may now be used to study fields previously neglected.
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Journal of Professional Practice
Volume 89 • Issue 1 • January 1963
Pages: 31 - 35
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© 1963 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Jan 1963
Published online: Feb 8, 2021
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Business management
- Business organizations
- Colleges and universities
- Computing in civil engineering
- Education
- Engineering education
- Engineering firms
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering profession
- Field tests
- Graduate study
- Organizations
- Practice and Profession
- Professional practice
- Tests (by type)
- Undergraduate study
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Elmer K. Timby, F.ASCE
Partner, Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendoff, Cons. Engrs., New York, N. Y.
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