Engineering Cultures® Online 2.0
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Engineers in Japan 1: Introduction: A World without Individuals Some dominant cultural images in Japan. |
Class #1: Introduction: A World without Individuals |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Engineers in the United States 5b Continuation of the Engineering in the United States series. |
Engineers in the United States 5b |
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| Engineers in the United States 6 Continuation of the Engineering in the United States series. |
Engineers in the United States 6 |
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| Engineers in the United States 7 Continuation of the Engineering in the United States series. |
Engineers in the United States 7 |
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| Engineers in the United States 8 Continuation of the Engineering in the United States series. |
Engineers in the United States 8 |