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Record Nr.

UNINA9910160670003321

Autore

Heywood John <1930-, >

Titolo

The human side of engineering / / John Heywood ; foreword by Mani Mina

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[San Rafael, California] : , : Morgan & Claypool, , 2017

ISBN

1-62705-665-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (168 pages)

Collana

Synthesis lectures on engineering, , 1939-523X ; ; # 28

Disciplina

620.0023

Soggetti

Engineering - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Part of: Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

It all depends on what you mean by... -- Thinking about thinking -- Things are not always what they seem -- Meaning: true or false: real or imagined -- From perception to self-perception and a little management en-route -- Sharing problems: living in communities -- Thinking about making a good engineer possible -- Aspiration in engineering -- Preparing for the future: individuals and organizations -- Changing us: changing society -- Journey's end: a new beginning? -- Questioning our assumptions: adaptability and change -- Author's biography -- Author index -- Subject index.

Sommario/riassunto

While in many university courses attention is given to the human side, as opposed to the technical side of engineering, it is by and large an afterthought. Engineering is, however, a technical, social, and personal activity. Several studies show that engineering is a community activity of professionals in which communication is central to the engineering task. Increasingly, technology impacts everyone in society. Acting as a professional community, engineers have an awesome power to influence society but they can only act for the common good if they understand the nature of our society. To achieve such understanding they have to understand themselves. This book is about understanding ourselves in order to understand others, and understanding others in order to understand ourselves in the context of engineering and the society it serves. To achieve this understanding this book takes the reader on 12 intellectual journeys that frame the big questions confronting the engineering professions.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910590058903321

Autore

Li Jian

Titolo

Opening Education to the Outside World : Rethinking International Education in China During Post COVID-19 / / by Jian Li, Eryong Xue

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022

ISBN

9789811948800

9811948801

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (134 pages)

Collana

Exploring Education Policy in a Globalized World: Concepts, Contexts, and Practices, , 2730-6364

Disciplina

379.51

Soggetti

International education

Comparative education

Education, Higher

Education and state

International and Comparative Education

Higher Education

Educational Policy and Politics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Studying abroad at Public Expense since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China -- Studying abroad at our own expense in China: From the perspective of departmental coordination -- Sino-foreign cooperation of running schools in China -- Confucius Institutes’ development in China -- Luban Workshop development in China -- Running Chinese-foreign cooperation education in China -- The education policy of studying in China -- The internationalization evaluation of higher education in China.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the idea of opening education to the outside world in China since post-COVID-19. It investigates the historical development of international education development in China and explores the internationalization of education system from various dimensions. It also discusses the history of studying abroad at public expense since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, as well as studying abroad at our own expense in China from the



perspective of departmental coordination, Sino-foreign cooperation of running schools in China, Confucius Institutes’ development in China, Luban Workshop Development in China, and running Chinese-foreign cooperation education in China. In addition, this book also offers specific suggestion to address various problems of international education development in China during post-COVID-19. This book will be particularly interest to scholars and researchers who are interested and work in research on China international education development.