Engineering practice in a global context : understanding the technical and the social /

"This book characterizes the technical and social aspects of engineering practice and to look at ways that this characterization can be important in the design of engineering courses in higher education. The principal contours of the work include the study of engineering practice and its relati...

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Other Authors: Williams, Bill, 1947- (Editor), Figueiredo, José (Associate professor of physics) (Editor), Trevelyan, James P. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden, The Netherlands : CRC Press/Balkema, [2013]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"This book characterizes the technical and social aspects of engineering practice and to look at ways that this characterization can be important in the design of engineering courses in higher education. The principal contours of the work include the study of engineering practice and its relation to knowledge, competences and to crossdisciplinary and identity contexts. Empirical data on the practice of engineering professionals are presented from a range of companies in different national contexts, including engineering design companies and engineering innovation leaders"
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 283 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781315879369
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