Finch / Bratchell / Candlin General Studies

A First Handbook for Technical Students
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4831-8078-6
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 168 Seiten, Web PDF

General Studies: A First Handbook for Technical Students deals with liberal, general, social and English studies. This handbook narrates the author's reminiscences of childhood in a large Welsh industrial town at the beginning of the Great War, about his grandpa, his first day in school, and the time when he takes his eleven plus test. At Technical College, he studies mathematics, Workshop Technology, and attends further studies to become a qualified technician. He explains how not to get lost in a library and recommends some books that are well worth reading. He finds a job when he reaches 15 years of age as an apprentice at the Pirelli plant at Burton. In his job, he becomes aware of the possibilities of accidents and discusses the major responsibilities an employer has toward his employees. He also explains what effective communication is, and how to use technical description and explanations. He writes about the impact of the ''goggle box'' or television, the miracle of newspaper publishing, as well as the problems of the younger generation. General readers who like autobiography with a mixture of humor and personal philosophies will find this book entertaining.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Finch, Ian J.

Bratchell, D. F.

Candlin, E. F.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;General Studies: A First Handbook for Technical Students;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;10
6;INTRODUCTION;14
7;CHAPTER 1. WRITING ABOUT ONE'S SELF;16
7.1;REMINISCENCES OF CHILDHOOD;17
7.2;GRANPA AND THE PIPE;20
7.3;TEACHER'S FLOWERS;22
7.4;A DAY I'LL REMEMBER;23
8;CHAPTER 2. FURTHER EDUCATION;26
8.1;"THERE AIN'T NO EXAM IN IT";27
8.2;COLD COMFORT FOR THE TEENAGE TECHNICIAN;29
9;CHAPTER 3. LIBRARY WORKSHOP;32
9.1;"ALL THEM BOOKS . . .";33
9.2;FINDING YOUR WAY ROUND THE LIBRARY;35
9.3;FINDING OUT INFORMATION;37
9.4;TYPES OF BOOKS IN REFERENCE SECTIONS;38
9.5;EXERCISES ON GENERAL REFERENCE BOOKS;40
9.6;LIBRARY PROJECTS;44
9.7;EXERCISES;45
9.8;SOME BOOKS THAT ARE WELL WORTH READING;46
10;CHAPTER 4. OUT TO WORK;52
10.1;"GERROUT AN' LOOK FOR A JOB";53
10.2;BACKGROUND TO APPRENTICESHIP;55
10.3;"OUR WORKS";59
10.4;OTHER PEOPLE'S JOBS;61
11;CHAPTER 5. ACCIDENTS AT WORK;72
11.1;ACCIDENTS TO YOUNG PERSONS;73
11.2;RESPONSIBILITY FOR INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS;77
11.3;GENERAL EXERCISES;80
12;CHAPTER 6. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION;84
12.1;EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION;85
12.2;HAZARDS OF DESCRIPTION;87
12.3;TECHNICAL DESCRIPTIONS;89
12.4;EXPLANATIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS;91
13;CHAPTER 7. CONSUMERS IN THE SIXTIES;98
13.1;THE PLUGGERS AND THE SUCKERS;99
13.2;ADVERTISING;103
13.3;HIRE PURCHASE;106
13.4;SAFETY STANDARDS;108
13.5;ANALYSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS;111
14;CHAPTER 8. CIGARETTES AND SELF DESTRUCTION;114
14.1;GROWTH OF A HABIT;115
14.2;ROOM T O DOUBT . . .;116
14.3;HOW DOES SMOKING CAUSE CANCER?;119
14.4;THE VERDICT ON CIGARETTES;120
15;CHAPTER 9. FOR BETTER, FOR WORSE;124
15.1;THE IMPACT OF THE "GOGGLE BOX";125
15.2;SEVEN YEARS OF T.V. COMMERCIALS;129
15.3;FOR AND AGAINST;132
15.4;PILKINGTON IN PERSPECTIVE;134
16;CHAPTER 10. THE POWER OF THE PRESS;136
16.1;THE DAILY MIRACLE;137
16.2;THIRTY MILLION NEWSPAPERS;139
16.3;"WHAT'S IN TODAY'S PAPER?";143
16.4;THE BATTLE FOR CIRCULATION;146
16.5;CHAPTER 11. A PROBLEM GENERATION?;150
16.5.1;INFLUENCE AND AFFLUENCE;151
16.5.2;THE MIXED-UP KIDS;158
16.5.3;AS EVE SPOKE TO HER DAUGHTER;161
17;APPENDIX: TRAINING IN INDUSTRY;166