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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden, The Netherlands
CRC Press/Balkema
2013
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| 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" |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 283 pages illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9781315879369 9781317999485 9781317999461 9781317999478 1315879360 1317999487 1317999460 |