Intern experience at the Union Carbide Corporation, Texas City plant: an internship report
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Date
2013-03-13
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Texas A&M University
Abstract
This report presents a survey of the author's internship experience
with Union Carbide Corporation's Texas City plant during the period July 1, 1980 through May
15, 1981. The ten and one-half month internship was spent as an engineering intern attached to
the Maintenance Department, with access to virtually every staff and line component of the
organization. The intent of this report is to demonstrate that this experience fulfills the
requirements of the Doctor of Engineering internship. The author's internship activities can
be divided into three major categories which correspond to the three principal internship
objectives. The first objective required a study of the organization and how the individual
parts function together to produce results. This study was conducted by taking part in various
diverse orientations and small projects throughout the organization. The second objective
called for development of interpersonal and management skills. This was accomplished by
participating in all forms of daily business activities, talking with the observing managers,
receiving formal management training and taking advantage of every opportunity to practice
these important skills. The third objective required an identifiable contribution be made to
one or more particular projects. The three principal projects to which the author contributed
involved inventory control, industrial hygiene, and maintenance workforce utilization. The
result of the internship experience was an appreciation for both the technical and
non-technical aspects of operating a large chemical plant. The conclusion of the report is
that the objectives were met and the internship requirement for the degree of Doctor of
Engineering has been satisfied.
Description
Includes author's vita (leaf 170)
"Submitted to the College of Engineering of Texas A&M University in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Engineering."
Includes bibliographical references (leaf 72)
"Submitted to the College of Engineering of Texas A&M University in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Engineering."
Includes bibliographical references (leaf 72)
Keywords
Major Industrial Engineering, Industrial Engineering