Engineering
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§5.1: Defining 'Engineering':
§5.6: The Engineering Method:
§5.7: Software Engineering:
§5.8: CS and Engineering:
"Engineering is commonly defined as the art or science of
'directing the great sources of power in nature for the
use and the convenience of humans …' But there is
nothing in engineering education or knowledge that contributes to
any distinct competence in making judgments about what
constitutes 'human use and convenience.' Engineering as a profession
is analogous to what medicine might be if physicians had no
expert knowledge of health or to law if attorneys knew
nothing special about justice." (p. 339)
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