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PAGE Constitution of Committee .. .. .. .. • • • • • ■ • • Preface .. .. .. .. . - • • •• • • • • • • ® PART I 1. Introduction .. .. . • ■ • • • • • • • • • • ■ 7 2. Definition of a Professional Engineer .. .. .. • • • • ? 3. Method of Inquiry .. .. .. .. • • • • • • • • 8 4. The Registration of Engineers .. .. .. ■ • • • • • 5. The Education of University Students in Engineering .. .. • • 11 6. Education for Professional Engineering Other than by a University Degree .. 13 PART II 7. Approach to the Problem .. .. -. • • • • • • .. 16 8. Supply and Demand .. .. .. .. . • • • • ■ .. 19 9. By What Way Should a Professional Engineer Qualify ? .. .. 30 10. Courses Leading to Degrees in Engineering .. .. .. - • 39 11. Courses Leading to Institution Membership Examinations .. .. ..49 12. Establishment of a System of Diplomas in Professional Engineering .. .. 51 13. Bursaries, Scholarships, Loans, and Other Forms of Financial Assistance .. 58 14. Council of Engineering Education .. .. .. • ■ ■ • .. 64 15. Recognition of Status of Engineers' Assistants .. .. .. 66 16. Specific Findings of the Consultative Committee .. .. - • 66 PART 111 Summary of Recommendations .. .. .. . • • • • • 69 PART IV Proposed Courses and Subject Prescriptions for Diplomas in Professional Engineering 74 Appendices—1. List of Institutions and Organizations giving Evidence .. .. .. 99 2. The Degree of Bachelor of Engineering (8.E.), (1948) .. .. .. '.. 99 3. Professional Subjects for the Bachelor of Engineering Degree Available at the National School of Engineering, Canterbury University College (1948) .. .. ..104 4. Professional Subjects for the Bachelor of Engineering Degree Available at Auckland University College (1948) .. .. .. . • • • • • • • 106 5. Section A Examinations of the British Institutions of Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineers and the Engineers Registration Board of New Zealand (1948) .. .. 108 6. Section B Examinations of the British Institutions of Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineers and the Engineers Registration Board of New Zealand (1948) .. .. 109 7. Requirements of Practical Training and Age-limits for Corporate Membership (Associate Members) of British Institutions (1948) .. .. ..111 8. Analysis of Questionnaire .. .. .. •• •• •• ..112 INDEX 113

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