Agendas for 21st century engineers. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Agendas for twenty-first century engineers
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Caroline Brandt and David Prescott.
• Other Names: Brandt, Caroline; Prescott, David
• Contents: Chapter One: Reading Engineering Why Should Engineers Read Widely? / Caroline Brandt -- 2 The Art of Reading: Evidence, Relevance and Detection / Roger Nunn -- Chapter Two: Engineering Education In With the Old: Sketching and Journaling Serve Engineering Students / Well Linda Schmidt -- Reforming Engineering Education to Meet the Needs of a Knowledgebased Economy / Brian Bielenberg -- Chapter Three: Competencies for Engineering An Australian Study of the Importance of Communication for Engineers / Sally Male -- On the Criticality of Communication and Team Skills for Modern Engineering Practice / David Bowen -- Chapter Four: Engineering and Gender A Wise Model for a WiSE Program / Nadia M. Alhasani -- Ways of Knowing: The Rationale for a Preliminary Study of Female Engineering Students in the UAE / Linda Schmidt and Caroline Brandt -- Chapter Five: Engineering Ethics Ethical Issues for Practicing Engineers / Tim Ross -- The Aspirational Ethics Project / Charles E. Harris Jr. -- Chapter Six: Preparing for the Engineering Workplace Preparation for Effective Workplace Participation / Bob Matthew and Jane Pritchard -- Preparing Engineers in the UAE for the Oil and Gas Engineering Workplace / Ghaniya S. Bin-Dhaaer Al-Yafei -- Chapter Seven: Engineering the Future Planning for the 21st Century / Lawrence Man -- Innovation in Education and Professional Development in Engineering / David Prescott -- Afterword / Caroline Brandt and David Prescott.
• Publisher Details: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (ix, 239 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 620; Education; Engineering; Engineering; Sustainable engineering; Systems engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General); TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Reference; Engineering; Adult education, continuous learning; Engineering: general; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781443868358; 1443868353; 9781322180441
• Related ISBNs: 1443847763; 9781443847766; 132218044X
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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