[ucc] Talk by James Trevelyan

[Harry]

Engineering types might be interested in this if he hasn't lectured it at you
already:

Winthrop Professor James Trevelyan
In the last half-century, engineering education has been predominantly
focused on engineering science. In this talk Winthrop Professor James
Trevelyan shall discuss important dimensions of engineering practice
that seem to have been forgotten, not only within education but also
within the profession. The most important is the raison d'tre for
engineering itself. W/Prof Trevelyan shall present evidence that leads
one to the conclusion that engineering is a profession that has lost
both its purpose and much of its working knowledge. This is sufficient
to explain why engineers feel they are widely unrecognised, unrewarded,
underpaid and often find themselves sidelined, working for generalist
project managers with limited if any understanding of technical issues.

W/Prof Trevelyan will also present evidence suggesting that the cost of
this oversight, just in Australia, could be many billions of dollars a
year. In low income countries, the consequences of this oversight could
be one of the principal barriers for overcoming persistent poverty.

URL:
http://www.ecm.uwa.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/1978155/FASE-lunchtime-seminar-flyer-March-27.pdf

For more information:
  Erin Rummer
  erin.rummer at uwa.edu.au
  6488 5328

Starts       : Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:00
Ends         : Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:30