This organization is basically the information technology department of USX Corporation. Very few cooperative education students get to work in this department because of the critical nature of the applications produced. Eng spent much of his time working on updating Techweb. Techweb is an intranet site where authorized people can update personnel information and request needed services. In performing these updates Eng learned the importance of following a consistent set of rules in coding and the problems created when such rules are not followed.
Documentation is also critical in such situations.
In order to perform the needed updates Eng had to learn how to use or improve his knowledge of Visual Basic Script, Hypertext Markup Language, Java Script, Active Server Pages, Structured Query Language and Cascading Style Sheets. He became acutely aware of the problems created by the fact that there is no common standard followed by available browsers. In addition to learning about various programming languages, Eng learned a lot about the steel industry and its associated terminology. He gained some insight into how a team works together to develop an e-commerce project. We're glad Eng had such a productive and educational experience, and we welcome him back to Thiel.