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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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Williams, Bill 1947- (HerausgeberIn), Figueiredo, José (HerausgeberIn), Trevelyan, James P. (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Leiden, The Netherlands CRC Press/Balkema [2013]
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Links:https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/-/9780415636964/?ar
Zusammenfassung:"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"
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 283 Seiten) illustrations
ISBN:9781315879369
1315879360
9781317999485
1317999487
9781317999461
1317999460
9781317999478
1317999479
9780415636964