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Engineering Cultures® Online 2.0

By Gary Downey1, Juan Lucena2

1. Virginia Tech 2. Colorado School of Mines

Lecture Number/Topic Online Lecture Video Lecture Notes Supplemental Material Suggested Exercises
Global Engineers: First steps towards global competency using GlobalHUB
This audio-text presentation is an introduction to global competency for aspiring global engineers. It provides an overview of engineering problem solving, a rationale for redefining engineering, and …
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Introduction to Engineering Cultures
Culture as dominant images; Dominant self-image of engineers: Rational problem solver, no politics; A Method for Engineering: Problem Solving with People; Conclusion: Are you willing to put your …
Introduction to Engineering Cultures
Engineers in Britain: Emergence from the shop
Main points: A solution to the Victorian Paradox---19th century; Three quotes about the apprenticeship system; Training inside 'cells'; Professional societies to increase status; Development of …
Class #1: Emergence from the shop
Engineers in France 1: Rise of the Centralized State
Three dominant images; Dominant patterns among engineers; Development of coherent French identity; Concentration of authority in the monarch; Louis XIV: 1643-1715; A changing context for the state; …
Class #1: Rise of the Centralized State
Engineers in France 2: Emergence of the State Engineer
Two related hierarchies; Emergence of engineering in the military; Significance of education; French Revolution; École Polytechnique; Grandes Écoles; Who should lead society toward perfection?; …
Class #2: Emergence of the State Engineer
Engineers in France 3:Two Overlapping Hierarchies
People with practical knowledge and training?; Écoles des Arts et Metiers; Positioning French industry; Direct sponsorship after WWII; École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures; Building careers in …
Class #3:Two Overlapping Hierarchies
Engineers in Germany 1: Emergence of Two Dominant Images
Three questions; Rise and fall of the Holy Roman Empire; From arts to reason; Two dominant images of engineers; Rise of industry under the 2nd Reich.
Class #1: Emergence of Two Dominant Images
Engineers in Germany 2: Rise of Industry and Scientific Technology
Greater status in the Weimar Republic; German resistance to patents; Engineers and National Socialism; Engineers became pillars of post-WWII German society.
Class #2: Rise of Industry and Scientific Technology
Engineers in Germany 3: Rise to Prominence
German education; high percentage of engineering students are men; Germany, competitiveness, and globalization
Class #3: Rise to Prominence
Engineers in Japan 1: Introduction: A World without Individuals
Some dominant cultural images in Japan.
Class #1: Introduction: A World without Individuals
Engineers in Japan 2: Life as an Engineer in Japan
What's it like to work as an Engineer in Japan; Introduction to Chikako Takeshita; Engineering training; Beginning employment; "Salarymen"; Identifying oneself in conversations; Trust and acceptance …
Class #2: Life as an Engineer in Japan
Engineers in Japan 3: Cultural History and Personhood in Japan
The Japanese live with anxiety; Pre-colonial organization; Meiji Restoration; Japanese expansion to avoid subservience; Ie = household; Uchi = center of belonging; Examples of Ie; Becoming a mature …
Class #3: Cultural History and Personhood in Japan
Engineers in Japan 4: Morality in Japan
he Japanese are 'unprincipled'; No recognized separation of the moral order from the actual; What then is the ultimate goal in everyday life?; Religions in Japan: Buddhism, Shintoism; Japan is now …
Class #4: Morality in Japan
Engineers in the Soviet Union/Russia 1: Engineering with Politics
Soviet Union was built as an alternative to capitalism; Engineers and engineering work always had political meaning.
Engineers in the Soviet Union/Russia 1: Engineering with Politics
Engineers in the Soviet Union/Russia 2: Dreams of an Alternative to Capitalism: Marxism, Socialism, Anarchism
Tsarist Russia; Engineers under the Tsar?; Peter Palchinsky; 1905 Revolution; 1917 Revolution(s); Socialism; Marxism; Anarchism; History of Anarchist Theory; Politics Influencing People's Lives; …
Engineers in the Soviet Union/Russia 2: Dreams of an Alternative to Capitalism: Marxism, Socialism, Anarchism
Engineers in the Soviet Union/Russia 3: Palchinsky 1, 2, and 3: Tsarist Russia, the Provisional Government, and the Soviet Union under Lenin
Palchinsky 1: Tsarist Russia: Included workers in his study of mining production; Humanitarian Engineering; Palchinsky returns to work under the Tsar Palchinsky 2: Provisional Government: Tsar …
Engineers in the Soviet Union/Russia 3: Palchinsky 1, 2, and 3: Tsarist Russia, the Provisional Government, and the Soviet Union under Lenin
Engineers in the Soviet Union/Russia 4: Palchinsky 4: Stalinism and beyond
Rise of Stalin; Eliminate bourgeois specialists; Unique technocracy under Stalin; Forced industrialization; Examples of large-scale projects; Narrowing definition of engineering work; Narrow …
Engineers in the Soviet Union/Russia 4: Palchinsky 4: Stalinism and beyond
Engineers in the United States 1: The civil engineer as Lone Ranger
Introduction: excavating disciplines; Developing a workforce of civil engineers: Early association with government: 1810s-1840s; Development of civil engineers: British model; Development of civil …
Engineers in the United States 1: The civil engineer as Lone Ranger
Engineers in the United States 2: The Morrill Land Grant Act and case study of a land-grant institution
Introduction: Congress passed 3 key acts in 1862; General provisions of the Act; Educational provisions of the Act; Rapid expansion in the number of schools; Allocating the funds in Virginia; Initial …
Engineers in the United States 2: The Morrill Land Grant Act and case study of a land-grant institution
Engineers in the United States 3, Part 1: Born in the shop: American capitalism
Evolution of American capitalism: Pre-industrial America, pre-1810; Machine shops 1810s-1840s; Manufacturing shops 1840s-1880s; Rise of corporate capitalism 1880s-1920s; 'Fordism': Corporate …
Engineers in the United States 3, Part 1: Born in the shop: American capitalism
Engineers in the United States 3, Part 2: Emergence of Mechanical Engineering and Other Disciplines
Emergence of mechanical engineering and other disciplines: Millwrights in pre-industrial America, pre-1810; Skilled mechanics in machine shops, 1810s-1840s; The ME emerges, 1840s-1880s; Engineers …
Engineers in the United States 3, Part 2: Emergence of Mechanical Engineering and Other Disciplines
Engineers in the United States 4: Origin of the tension between design and manufacturing
Introduction: history as excavation to understand the present; Design vs. manufacturing; Emergence of the separation of design from manufacturing; General Motors purchases DELCO in 1916; DELCO and …
Engineers in the United States 4: Origin of the tension between design and manufacturing
Engineers in the United States 5a
Continuation of the Engineering in the United States series. From the Engineering Cultures® Online 2.0 Course which consists of multimedia modules that explore what it means to be an engineer in …
Engineers in the United States 5a
Engineers in the United States 5b
Continuation of the Engineering in the United States series.
Engineers in the United States 5b
Engineers in the United States 6
Continuation of the Engineering in the United States series.
Engineers in the United States 6
Engineers in the United States 7
Continuation of the Engineering in the United States series.
Engineers in the United States 7
Engineers in the United States 8
Continuation of the Engineering in the United States series.
Engineers in the United States 8