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Job Journal May 13, 2007 |
Career Snapshot: Civil & Structural Engineers California's crumbling infrastructure adds to a growing demand for civil and structural engineers. |
HBS Working Knowledge February 21, 2005 Khurana & Nohria |
Is Business Management a Profession? If management was a licensed profession on a par with law or medicine, there might be fewer opportunities for corporate bad guys, argue Harvard professors Rakesh Khurana and Nitin Nohria, and research associate Daniel Penrice. |
IEEE Spectrum September 2006 Robert W Lucky |
Unsystematic Engineering If systems engineering is so valuable, why is it so seldom practiced? In recent years, a number of well-known universities have begun new programs in systems engineering. Maybe now is the time for these programs to become successful. |
Financial Planning May 1, 2013 Charles R. Chaffin |
Making the Case for CFP Standards While the planning profession has evolved considerably, there is still work to be done. |
IEEE Spectrum January 2007 Stephen Cass |
Thread-Bare Theories An interview with string-theory critic Lee Smolin about the challenges facing physics. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2013 Scott Wenger |
FPA's Michael Branham: Succession on His Mind The FPA s president says advisors of all ages should be thinking about the next chapter of their careers. |
IEEE Spectrum October 2005 Prachi Patel-Predd |
A League Of Extraordinary Women All too few girls consider engineering as a career, and the profession is the poorer for it, as talented individuals seek vocations elsewhere. But a new program is in the works in the United States to attract young women to engineering -- and to keep them in the career. |
Investment Advisor December 2005 Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: Professional Courtesy Can financial planners become professionals? After the first 25 years, the jury's still out. |
IndustryWeek April 1, 2008 Jill Jusko |
Engineered for Girls Web site encourages females to join engineering programs. |
Financial Advisor December 2009 Richard B. Wagner |
We Need Better Words ... Financial planners' words need to address the relationship between money and the other important aspects of our lives. |
Financial Advisor October 2007 Richard B. Wagner |
Financial Planning As A Learned Profession The notion that financial planning might explore its potentialities does not mean that every financial planner must become a scholar any more than every doctor must become a research scientist. Being a part of a profession means every member must master its basic craft. |
IEEE Spectrum July 2006 Robert W. Lucky |
Famous People There really are no famous engineers. Rather, there are famous engineering achievements. While there is sure to be a steady supply of great engineering achievements in the future, it is possible that the credit for these will be more diffuse than it has been in the past. |
HBS Working Knowledge October 8, 2007 Martha Lagace |
Management Education's Unanswered Questions Is management a profession? After more than a century of business education, it remains an open question. |
Food Engineering February 1, 2007 Joyce Fassl |
Promoting the Profession Retaining engineering knowledge within manufacturing operations as well as laying the groundwork to foster more interest in engineering careers may be some of the toughest problems the food industry will face in the next decade. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2008 Bob Veres |
The Price of Going Pro Some financial advisors today believe that by striving to create a profession, they may actually be aiming too low. |
Job Journal March 28, 2004 Rich Heintz |
Demand for Engineers Building Demand remains firm for many engineering specialties. Includes a list of websites that are useful to job seekers. |
IEEE Spectrum September 2011 John Blau |
Germany Faces a Shortage of Engineers Even loosening immigration won't fill the gap, say experts |
IEEE Spectrum September 2007 Robert W. Lucky |
Math Blues Has mathematics disappeared behind the screens of our monitors, as have so many other subjects since engineering began to center increasingly on writing software? |
Job Journal February 19, 2006 Rich Heintz |
Career Snapshot: Engineering Everything you need to know if you're considering a career in engineering in California. |
Reason March 2007 Kenneth Silber |
No Small Matter Is theoretical physics stuck? And should you worry? Book Review: The Trouble With Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next, by Lee Smolin. |
Chemistry World December 10, 2012 Paul Nancarrow |
A fresh approach Morton Denn, author of Chemical Engineering: An Introduction, has successfully written a modern and concise book on this topic. |
D-Lib |
Clips and Pointers Slides from OCLC Research Update at ALA Annual 2015... IMLS Focus: Learning in Libraries... DuraSpace Digest... |
Chemistry World October 13, 2015 Jonathan Midgley |
Arranging molecules and people A new research field is emerging from the traditional disciplines of engineering and fundamental science, known as molecular engineering, says Juan de Pablo of the University of Chicago. |
D-Lib May/Jun 2009 |
Clips and Pointers Journal authors' rights perception and reality... Assessing the Impacts of Changes in the Information Technology R&D Ecosystem... The Mobile Difference... Best Practices for Publishing Journal Article... etc. |
Nursing Management September 2010 Richard Hader |
The evidence that isn't... Interpreting research When patients seek a healthcare practitioner for services, they believe that the delivered care is based on proven science. But reality is far from patient perception. In fact, most care is still based on anecdote, not evidence. |
Industrial Physicist Apr/May 2003 Jennifer Oullette |
Switching from physics to biology Physicists in transition help shape biological theory. |
IEEE Spectrum January 2013 Robert W. Lucky |
Who Can Hold 2 Billion Transistors in His Head at Once? It's impossible to do engineering anymore without using mostly other people's knowledge. Our profession has splintered into many specialties, and they, in turn, into subspecialties. |
Financial Advisor July 2011 Richard B. Wagner |
One To The Power Of One The advisor and the client combine in a uniquely powerful and singular relationship. But does anyone truly understand the nature of our work? |
Investment Advisor August 2005 James A. Barnash |
Train the Young, Build an Industry The Financial Planning Association's president argues for more mentorship in the industry. |
Job Journal March 18, 2007 |
Career Snapshot: Mechanical Engineer Mechanical engineers have a blueprint for durable careers. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2006 Bob Veres |
Hitting The Wall The phenomenal growth rates in the financial planning profession are proof that the public is waking up to its need for the services of a good planner. |
Job Journal March 7, 2010 |
Career Snapshot: Computer Software Engineer In the world of IT, these programming wizards are in highest demand. |
Investment Advisor September 2007 James E. Kearney |
No Rest for the Planning Industry It's important for the profession to take a three-pronged approach to financial literacy: advancing the profession; educating the public; and growing planners for the future. |
Geotimes December 2003 Hatheway et al. |
Applied Geology in Service of the Public Welfare Engineering geologists play a crucial role in providing geological information to the public. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2009 Deena Katz |
Cosby, Plato and You It has taken us the better part of 40 years to figure out that financial planning is a process, not a product. |
IEEE Spectrum December 2010 G. Pascal Zachary |
Why Engineers Must Try to Save the World Scientists also should heed the messianic impulse |
Financial Planning May 1, 2010 Ken Solow |
Strategy, Analyzed The reasons for a buy and hold, strategic asset allocation investment philosophy are flawed and planners should consider adding active portfolio management to their practices. |
D-Lib May/Jun 2011 |
Clips and Pointers Webcasts from the Webwise 2011 Conference... New Roles for New Times: Digital Curation for Preservation... Ithaka S+R Library Survey 2010: Insights from U.S. Academic Library Directors... |
Financial Advisor May 2009 George Kinder |
Financial Planning's Historic Moment An opportunity has opened to help create a financial advisory profession that consumers will trust and admire decades from now. |
IEEE Spectrum February 2011 G. Pascal Zachary |
The President and the E-Word When presidents call engineers by their first names, and when they don't. In the politics of technoscience, engineering has too long been ignored, or been conflated wrongly with science. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2012 Bob Veres |
Defining 'Real' Planning: Who Are The Real Financial Planners? If you re not doing the hard work of developing detailed plans for your clients, maybe you need a new job description. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2013 Dave Grant |
5 Rules for Going Solo It s been nearly 3 months since I left my former firm to start my own. Here are a few strategies that have helped me so far. |
D-Lib May/Jun 2010 |
D-Lib Magazine Clips and Pointers State Library Agency Service Trends: 1999-2008... Lifelong Learning Imperative in Engineering: Summary of a Workshop... The Digital Information Seeker: Report of findings from selected OCLC, RIN and JISC user behavior projects... etc. |
IEEE Spectrum February 2012 John Blau |
Passport to Engineering A new ID card will establish an engineer's credentials throughout the EU |
Financial Planning May 1, 2011 Britt & Grable |
Risky Business Since many financial advisors tend to think their interview skills and experience are all they need to judge clients' risk tolerance, few are inclined to use formal assessment tools. |
Financial Advisor January 2009 Richard B. Wagner |
From Here To Where? The financial crisis should make us reconsider our fundamental vision of an advisor's role."If I'd asked my customers what they wanted, they'd have said a faster horse." -- Henry Ford |
Financial Planning October 1, 2012 Ann Marsh |
Realms Of Influence: Financial Planning's Influencer Awards to Six Outstanding Advisors Financial Planning's annual Influencer Awards honor six individuals whose contributions are pushing the field to new heights. |
Financial Advisor October 2008 Richard B. Wagner |
Mission, Meaning And Purpose There it was, again. "The Question." Posted right there on the April cover of Financial Advisor magazine for everyone to see. It mocked and cajoled, "What makes a profession, and will we ever meet that standard?" |
Financial Advisor December 2006 Lewis Altfest |
Behavioral Financial Planning Behavioral financial planning is not so much an alternative way of looking at personal financial planning as it is a practical supplement to it. Knowing what motivates people and finding ways of improving results is what behavioral planning is all about. |
Investment Advisor May 2006 Angie Herbers |
The Fast Track: Ulterior Motives What young financial planners need is the opportunity to discuss their ideas, challenges, frustrations, and goals with someone who is willing to listen. |