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 relation to...

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Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2014.
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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 cross-disciplinary 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--
Item Description:"A Balkema book."
Physical Description:1 online resource (300 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:0415636965
9780415636964