04680nam 2201129 450 991016067000332120221206172348.01-62705-665-310.2200/S00748ED1V01Y201612ENG028(CKB)3710000001022331(MiAaPQ)EBC4789113(CaBNVSL)swl00407060(OCoLC)970005095(IEEE)7833473(MOCL)201612ENG028(EXLCZ)99371000000102233120170124d2017 fy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe human side of engineering /John Heywood ; foreword by Mani Mina[San Rafael, California] :Morgan & Claypool,2017.1 online resource (168 pages)Synthesis lectures on engineering,1939-523X ;# 28Part of: Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science.1-62705-664-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science.Synthesis lectures on engineering ;# 28.1939-523XEngineeringSocial aspectsagencyassumptionschangecommon goodcommunicationcommunitycontractualismconstructivismconsequentialismcurriculumdutydevelopmentengineeringengineering educationenterpriseepistemologyethicsengineering ethicsfearhigher educationjudgementknowledgelanguagelearninglearning organizationlife-long learningmanagementmobilitymoralityopen-systemclosed systemorganizationthe personperceptionphilosophyphilosophy of engineeringprofessionalrealismreflectionresponsibilitiesrightsschemaself-managementsocial systemtransfer of learningteam-worktechnological literacytruthuniversityvirtuesways of thinkingworkworkforceEngineeringSocial aspects.620.0023Heywood John1930-,845551CaBNVSLCaBNVSLCaBNVSLBOOK9910160670003321The human side of engineering2982742UNINA