Bruce Myers

Rochester Institute of Technology | RIT · School of Engineering Technology

The role of preparation for attaining professionalism is discussed. A professional realizes that proper preparation is the foundation to seamless execution of a job. The press makeready represents an opportunity for the printing organization to show how good it is. According to experts, efficiency in the manufacturing process can be achieved throug...

The Eastman Kodak Graphic Arts Industrial Manpower Study, published in the year 1972, and the recommendations suggested from the study are discussed. The study sought to determine the current state of manpower in the graphic arts industry and yielded 11 specific recommendations for the development of curricula for institutions that prepare people f...

A review on the advantages of having an optimistic outlook is presented. The learning environment is improved when willing participants fill the classroom. Students share common experiences and learn from each other. By adopting a positive attitude, students and participants would be prepared to make their own learning.

The differences between a job and a good job is analyzed. According to Bruce Myers, a good job should be reserved for those that meet or exceed expectations, regardless of whether those expectations are explicit or not. The necessicity of having a proactive approach in order to improve the performance is also elaborated.

The author expressed his views on the lesson learned from the experience in conducting business. The author expressed that the expectations were one of the many aspects of conducting business. The author also stated that to complain about the conditions of employment that were freely accepted is not conductive to career building or to a healthy wor...

The importance of handling a situation from a multitude of angles for prosperous results is discussed in the article. The benefit to utilizing a multiple-viewpoint method is that the more perspectives considered, teh more likely it is that the best solution will be chosen. Two things necessary for myriad viewpoints in the creative decision-making r...

A study on the academic grades was carried out. Students who do superior work deserve the highest grades, where the middle grades are reserved for average students. It falls upon the professor to assign in a fair and equitable manner. The grade is not an end onto itself, but rather a by-product of the knowledge and experience gain in the course.

The status of printing industry as a potential job market is discussed. The economic slowdown in the printing industry sector presents a tough job market for the graduating students from printing programs. The scope of contract-based and part-time work, and internship programs, in improving the image of the printing industry, is also discussed.

The changes in the printing industry since the founding of Printing News in 1928 is discussed. The technical skills required by the workforce in the printing industry, although important, are but a small portion of what brought the industry to where it is now. According to the author, it is dangerous to put too much emphasis on a particular technic...