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Автор: Ray Floyd
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Functional Tests

       Classical Tests

       Software Tests

       Systems Tests

       Field Testing

       Usability Testing

       Quality Assurance

       Some Myths Concerning Quality

       Quality Inspection

       Vendor Inspection

       Human Factors

       Time-in-Motion Studies

       Physical Considerations

       Usability

       Manufacturing

       Summary

       Chapter 5 – Military Engineering

       Corps of Engineers

       Seebees

       Combat Engineers

       Military Engineers Today

       Chapter 6 – Women In Engineering

       Chapter 7 – Professional Engineer

       Chapter 8 – Career Path Choices

       Accept No Limits

       Technical Ladder

       Management Ladder

       Dual Ladder Opportunities

       Chapter 9 – Soft Skill Needs - Communications 101

       Reports

       Procedures

       Documents

       Presentations

       Conference/Journal Reports

       Collaboration

       Teams

       Outside the Box

       Chapter 10 – Intellectual Property

       Patents

       Trademarks

       Copyrights

       Trade Secrets

       Other Protections

       Chapter 11 – Engineering Tools

       Computer-Aided Design

       Two-Dimensional Drawings

       Three-Dimensional Drawing

       Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)

       Work Breakdown Structure

       Automation Tools

       Presentations

       Project Control

       Spreadsheets

       Word Processing

       Flowcharts and Diagrams

       Chapter 12 – Subjects of Interest

       Tests

       Interviews

       Career Counselor Interview

       New Job Interview

       Performance Interview

       Intra-Company Transfer Interview

       Inter-Company Interviews

       Ethics

       Mentors

       Appendix A – Sample Report Format

       Appendix B – Sample Presentation

       Appendix C – Sample Test Plan

       Appendix D – Sample Test Script

       Appendix E – Sample Market Requirements Document

       Appendix F – Sample Engineering Specification

       Appendix G – Standards Organizations

       Appendix H – Sample Resume

       Appendix I – ABET Programs

       Index

      In this book you will find few equations, algorithms, data tables, or graphs of the type that are typically found in most engineering theory textbooks. Rather, you will find aspects of engineering that are not taught as a part of theory courses or elsewhere in the engineering course curriculum. We write from our personal experience as engineers in laboratory, field, and manufacturing environments, progressing through an extended sequence of positions, i.e., lab engineers, and then first-, second-, and third-level managers. This book draws on those personal qualifications and not on any references to other work, although we include some suggested readings that expand on a particular topic. The information presented herein was learned during our 100 years of combined experience — things we learned, practiced as engineers, and applied as managers of engineers, programmers, and technicians.

      The idea for this book grew out of a number of conference papers, industrial publication articles, and several articles published or under review by the IEEE in their Potentials magazine. The positive feedback we received to our self-published edition led us to undertake a more comprehensive book with Industrial Press, to which we have added many new topics besides expanding the prior discussions on careers, career paths, and the types of activities prospective engineers may become involved with. We have also included work problems that will allow you to pursue your own line of inquiry on a particular topic.

      Raymond Floyd

       Richard Spencer

       January 2015

      Over our long careers, we have been asked many times by students, employees, and peers at management meetings, what approaches to our work as engineers or as managers served us best. The answer was almost always the same, whether one follows a technical career, a career in management, or a mix of both: keep things simple (more about that later).

      • Be considerate of others’ feelings and abilities.

      • Be consistent when dealing with people, not favoring one over another.

      • Maintain sensitivity to others; there may be pressures they are under that you are not aware of.

      • Do the very best job you can, regardless of the assigment.

      The impact of each part of this answer is important to understand because it can affectnot only your career, but the career of others.

      In moving from course work into the world of industry, many adaptations have to be made. In school failing a test can be a transient action, perhaps lowering a grade point average, possibly requiring a course to be repeated, or simply an action lost in the semester’s average and of little consequence. In industry, failing a test can mean