Engineering Education and Practice in the United States -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- NEEDS OF THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION -- Common Sector Needs -- Technical Competence. -- Information Exchange. -- Professional Development. -- Professional Standards. -- Specific Sector Needs -- Academic Sector. -- Government Sector. -- Industry Sector. -- Private Sector. -- SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION -- Common Sector Support Organizations -- Specific Sector Support Organizations -- Academic Sector. -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 1 The Academic Sector -- THE NEED TO INFORM PRECOLLEGE STUDENTS ABOUT ENGINEERING -- ESTABLISHMENT OF PRE-ENGINEERING PROGRAM STRUCTURE AND STANDARDS -- FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS -- IMPROVED ENGINEERING CURRICULA -- IMPROVED FINANCIAL COMPENSATION PACKAGES FOR ENGINEERING FACULTY -- PROVISION OF ADEQUATE SUPPORT RESOURCES FOR FACULTY -- RESEARCH SUPPORT FOR FACULTY -- FACULTY DEVELOPMENT AND RECOGNITION -- ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR ENGINEERING INSTITUTIONS -- LONG-RANGE PLANNING FOR ENGINEERING INSTITUTIONS -- 2 The Government Sector -- ACQUISITION OF REQUISITE MANAGEMENT SKILLS -- DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS -- MAINTENANCE AND ENHANCEMENT OF TECHNICAL ENGINEERING SKILLS -- INCREASED EMPHASIS ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT -- RECOGNITION OF ENGINEERING CONTRIBUTIONS -- IN-HOUSE TECHNICAL ENGINEERING OPPORTUNITIES -- IMPROVED WORKING CLIMATE -- DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS FOR SERVING THE PUBLIC INTEREST -- DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS -- INDUSTRY-COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION BASE -- EXPANDED PRIVATE/GOVERNMENT SECTOR CONTACT -- 3 The Industrial Sector -- CAREER ASSESSMENT/DEVELOPMENT -- COMMUNICATION AND DATA EXCHANGE BETWEEN COMPANIES -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT CAPITAL -- OPPORTUNITIES FOR POSITIVE VISIBILITY AND APPRECIATION.

RECRUITMENT OPPORTUNITIES -- 4 The Private Sector -- DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGEMENT SKILLS FOR PROFITABLE OPERATIONS -- EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN COMPETITIVE TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES -- DEVELOPMENT OF ADEQUATE RISK MANAGEMENT TOOLS -- ACHIEVING VERSATILITY AND PROFITABILITY WHILE MAINTAINING PROFESSIONAL INTEGRITY AND OBJECTIVITY -- 5 Society at Large -- OVERVIEW -- WHAT ENGINEERS NEED -- WHAT THE MEDIA NEED -- WHAT THE PUBLIC NEEDS -- BREAKING THE SILENCE -- OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPANSION -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- Appendix A Public Information and Media Outreach Activities -- Appendix B Survey of Journalists' Perceptions of Engineers, Physicians, and Scientists.