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Note: Boldface page numbers future job outlook, 6, 10, 46,
indicate illustrations. 47–48
information resources, 56–57
Advancing the Dissemination internships in, 21–23
of the Creative Art of interview with, 49–51
Structural/Civil Engineering in military, 22
project, 29 number of jobs, 6
American Society of Civil role of, 7–8, 11, 32–36
Engineers (ASCE), 11, 19, salary/earnings, 6, 11
38, 43, 56 skills/personal qualities, 6,
Argus, Sadie, 27 25–30, 50
art, retention of engineering typical workday of, 31–32,
students through, 29 49
Artan, Muhyadin, 28, 40 working conditions, 6, 31
Art Anderson Associates, 18 See also specifi c careers
AutoCAD, 15 Clark, Rebecca, 22
Coackley, Richard, 32
Barendse, Caro-Joy, 40 communication skills, 29–30
Barkan, Christopher, 45–46 computer-aided design (CAD),
Briston, Charlie, 37–38 15, 21
construction, 9
capstone projects, 23 construction engineers, 13–14
Chua, Syn Dee, 28–30 cooperative (co-op) education,
Chunnel, 7, 8 22–23
civil engineers/engineering, 13
areas of specialization in, Deepwater Horizon oil spill
11–18 (2010), 14–15
certifi cation/licensing, 6, Department of Labor, US, 57
23–24, 50–51 design, 9
educational requirements, 6, digital technology, 47
19–21, 37–38 Dixon, Fiona, 18, 31
education careers in, 42
employers of, 32 education, 6
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