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Basta, Nicholas – Graduating Engineer, 1988
Discusses the computer engineering industry in the United States. Recounts recent shifts in the computer industry and notes that despite foreign competition, the industry offers graduating computer engineers ample opportunities for employment. Claims that skill and technical knowledge are the most important assets for getting a job. (TW)
Descriptors: College Science, Computer Science, Data Processing, Employment Opportunities
Basta, Nicholas – Graduating Engineer, 1986
Discusses the human, plant and animal, and industrial dimensions of biotechnology, focusing on current uses in such fields as: (1) genetics; (2) electronics; (3) prosthetics; (4) drugs; (5) agriculture; and (6) the environment. (JN)
Descriptors: College Science, Engineering, Engineering Education, Genetic Engineering
Basta, Nicholas – Graduating Engineer, 1988
Discusses electrical engineering employment opportunities. States that the market is showing more demand. Predicts that future job offers will be strong. Reviews several aspects of the marketplace. Suggests areas of electrical engineering that provide employment opportunities. (CW)
Descriptors: College Science, College Students, Electrical Occupations, Employment Opportunities
Basta, Nicholas – Graduating Engineer: Computer Issue, 1987
Discusses starting salaries for graduates with various degrees in computer science and electrical engineering. Summarizes the results of a recent study by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) which provides salary estimates for graduates in different specialties and in different geographical locations. (TW)
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates, College Science, Computer Science
Basta, Nicholas – Graduating Engineer, 1988
Reviews topics from editorials in "Graduating Engineer" in the 1980's. Discusses the state of the economy at present, as well as new technology and jobs in engineering fields. Cites manufacturing excellence as a present theme in the engineering field. (CW)
Descriptors: College Science, College Students, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns
Basta, Nicholas – Graduating Engineer, 1988
Discusses civil engineering employment opportunities; indicates that the field is shrinking. Presents national placement and enrollment statistics. Identifies building and construction materials, and public works as areas of current and expanding opportunities. (CW)
Descriptors: Civil Engineering, College Science, College Students, Employment Opportunities
Basta, Nicholas – Graduating Engineer, 1988
Discusses employment opportunities in optical engineering. States that demand is expanding faster than the supply of degree holders in the field. Points out that graduates from other fields are being used to fill the demand. Identifies programs that offer degrees in optical engineering. (CW)
Descriptors: College Science, College Students, Demand Occupations, Employment Opportunities
Basta, Nicholas – Graduating Engineer, 1988
Describes petroleum engineering as one area in industry where job opportunities are few but where the worst of the declines has been seen. Discusses the causes of the decline. Lists several areas where petroleum engineers have found alternatives including environmental projects, water supply projects, and computer applications. (CW)
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Guidance, Career Planning, College Science
Basta, Nicholas – Graduating Engineer, 1988
Discusses 1987 statistics from the College Placement Council regarding new job offers to graduating industrial engineers. Identifies trends in hiring in the field. Describes several issues that will face industrial engineers. States that the industrial engineers most likely to win jobs are those with good basic mathematics and communications…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Guidance, Career Planning, College Science