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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B Course Outline for Contemporary Engineering." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Engineering Design: Designing for Competitive Advantage. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1774.
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Appendix B

Course Outline for Contemporary Engineering *

* Preliminary draft developed by Dr. Joel Spira, Lutron Electronics Company, Coopersburg, PA. January 6, 1990.

The Engineer's Environment/Engineering Practice:

“What The Practicing Engineer Must Deal With In Today's Environment.”

List of Topics

  1. Design

    Philosophy of Design

    Manufacturability

    User-Friendly Presentation to Operator

    Worst Case Testing

    Reliability

    Aesthetics/Appearance/Industrial Design

    Cost vs. Pricing

    Utility

    Product Design

    Appropriateness to Market

    International Considerations

    Standards: Safety & Industry

  2. Legal

    Product Liability

    Environmental/Pollution

    Contracts

    Ethics

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B Course Outline for Contemporary Engineering." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Engineering Design: Designing for Competitive Advantage. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1774.
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  1. Intellectual Property

    Importance of Intellectual Property (I.P.)

    Patents

    Trade Secrets

    Copyrights

    International Trademarks

    Six Significant Cases of I.P.

  2. Economics

    Keynesian

    Supply Side

    Inflation

    Interest Rates

    Business Cycles

    Industry Cycles

    Recession/Boom

    International

    Currency Rates/Consequences

  3. Marketing

    Quality, Price, Delivery

    Size and Definition of Markets

    Distribution

    Creation of New Markets

    Creation of New Goods and Services

    Sales

    Service

    Pricing

    International

    Demographics

  4. Quality

    Garvin - Define

    Contribution of:

    Deming

    Juran, Crosby

    Japanese

    Statistical Quality Control

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B Course Outline for Contemporary Engineering." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Engineering Design: Designing for Competitive Advantage. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1774.
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  1. Financial

    What a P & L looks like/means

    What a Balance Sheet looks like/means

    Capital Formation

    Cost Accounting

    Cost Control

  2. Technology & Science (T & S)

    Brief History of T & S since 1900

    Brief History of T & S since World War II

    Current T & S issues and consequences

    U.S. T & S vs. Europe and Asia

  3. Manufacturing

    Relationship to:

    Quality

    Design

    Cost

    Delivery

    Flexibility to Market Forces

    Domestic vs. Offshore

  4. Impact of the Computer

    Assembly

    Materials Control

    CAD/CAM

  5. Marketing Relation to Manufacturing

    Flexible Specialization (Pioro-Sabel)

    Niche (short run) vs. General Market (high volume, low cost)

  6. New Character of the Work Force

    (More educated and skilled and also less educated and skilled)

  7. New Materials and Manufacturing Techniques

  8. Manufacturing and Purchasing is now an international worldwide operation

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B Course Outline for Contemporary Engineering." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Engineering Design: Designing for Competitive Advantage. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1774.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B Course Outline for Contemporary Engineering." National Research Council. 1991. Improving Engineering Design: Designing for Competitive Advantage. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1774.
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