(c) Practice in speaking continues throughout the year.
Texts: Giesy and Arnott, “Technical English Composition”; Park, “English Applied in Technical Writing”; Cullimore, “Selections for Engineering Students”.
Eng 50 History of Industrial Civilization.
Lectures on the history of civilization from earliest times to the Industrial Revolution. Particular attention is paid to the developments of science, technology, and industry, to the social influences affecting these developments, and to their social results.
Eng 60 History of Industrial Civilization.
A continuation of the lectures of Course Eng 50, through the Industrial Revolution and down to the present. Special consideration is given to technological unemployment and the other social problems connected with the development of labor-saving machinery.
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
- Professor J. A. Brooks
- Assoc. Prof. R. Widdop
- Asst. Prof. C. J. Kiernan
- Asst. Prof. G. D. Wilkinson
- Mr. P. L. Cambreling
- Mr. J. C. Hoffman
- Mr. O. J. Sizelove
- Mr. R. I. Vail
- Mr. J. W. Willard
An important function of this department is to test, orient, and guide the student. Starting in the freshman year the student is advised, by means of psychological tests, as to his fitness for engineering. Later, the Staff Control course offers an opportunity to guide the student in the field of human relationships. Guidance in this field is as important as it is in engineering study.
Many engineering graduates are entering the fields of manufacturing, selling, and administration. These men should have not only a knowledge of the fundamentals of engineering, but also a knowledge of economic theory, business functions, and human relationships. It is also believed that a knowledge of these subjects will be beneficial to those men who remain in the engineering field.