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25. Contracts and Specifications. [Newcomb.]

9-10, M. W. F.

This course will concern itself with a brief consideration of the business law
essential for Engineers followed by a discussion of the personal and ethical relations
of the Engineer to his employer, the contractor and the public. General
consideration will be given to contracts and specifications followed by a study of
selected examples. The course will conclude with a more detailed study of specifications
for fundamental processes, machinery and apparatus. The students will
be required to prepare and submit for class-room discussion specifications on subjects
of their specialized studies. (Winter.)