Engineering practice in a global context : understanding the technical and the social / / editors, Bill Williams, Polytechnic Institute of Setubal, Portugal, Jose Figueiredo, IST, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal, James Trevelyan, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (300 p.) |
Disciplina |
338.4/762
338.4762 |
Soggetto topico |
Engineering - Social aspects
Engineering - Study and teaching (Higher) |
ISBN |
0-429-22785-X
0-415-63696-5 |
Classificazione | TEC009000TEC009020TEC009070 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Table of contents; Foreword; About the editors; Acknowledgement; Introduction; 1. On the historical nature of engineering practice; 2. Towards a theoretical framework for engineering practice; 3. The practical confrontation of engineers with a new design endeavour: The case of digital humanities; 4. Engineering design teams: Considering the forests and the trees; 5. Working together across disciplines; 6. Engineering problem-solving in social contexts: 'Collective wisdom' and 'ba'; 7. Finding workable solutions: Portuguese engineering experience
8. Going back to heterogeneous engineering: The case of micro and nanotechnologies9. Professional lock-in: Structural engineers, architects and the disconnect between discourse and practice; 10. Observations of South Asian engineering practice; 11. Mathematics in engineering practice: Tacit trumps tangible; 12. Engineers' professional learning: Through the lens of practice; Glossary |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825859203321 |
Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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Global engineering ethics / / Heinz C. Luegenbiehl, Rockwell F. Clancy |
Autore | Luegenbiehl Heinz |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Butterworth-Heinemann, , [2017] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 208 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 174.962 |
Collana | Gale eBooks |
Soggetto topico |
Engineering ethics
Engineering - Social aspects |
ISBN |
0-12-811219-0
0-12-811218-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction: engineering ethics from a global perspective -- 2. Working with cases: the importance of concrete learning -- 3. Engineering professionalism and professional organizations -- 4. Basic ethical principles for global engineering -- 5. The prime responsibility of safety -- 6. The global business environment: what engineers should know -- 7. Cross-cultural issues: their importance to global engineering ethics -- 8. Autonomy -- 9. Conflicting duties and dissent -- 10. Issues of broader concern for engineers -- 11. The rights of engineers. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910297378503321 |
Luegenbiehl Heinz | ||
Oxford : , : Butterworth-Heinemann, , [2017] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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Human forces in engineering / / edited by Aleks David Atrens, Andrej Atrens |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (170 pages) |
Disciplina | 303.483 |
Collana | De Gruyter Textbook |
Soggetto topico |
Engineering - Social aspects
Engineering - Political aspects Engineering - Economic aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
3-11-053526-2
3-11-053512-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Contributors -- Engineering in the modern world / Atrens, Aleks D. / Atrens, Andrejs -- Psychology / Atrens, Aleks D. / Saeri, Alexander K. -- Socio-political analysis / Head, Brian -- Engineering economics / Knights, Peter -- The economics of climate change / Quiggin, John -- The leadership challenge for engineers / Grigg, Trevor -- Concluding remarks |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910466410603321 |
Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2018] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Human forces in engineering / / edited by Aleks David Atrens, Andrej Atrens |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (170 pages) |
Disciplina | 303.483 |
Collana | De Gruyter Textbook |
Soggetto topico |
Engineering - Social aspects
Engineering - Political aspects Engineering - Economic aspects |
ISBN |
3-11-053526-2
3-11-053512-2 |
Classificazione | ZG 9090 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Contributors -- Engineering in the modern world / Atrens, Aleks D. / Atrens, Andrejs -- Psychology / Atrens, Aleks D. / Saeri, Alexander K. -- Socio-political analysis / Head, Brian -- Engineering economics / Knights, Peter -- The economics of climate change / Quiggin, John -- The leadership challenge for engineers / Grigg, Trevor -- Concluding remarks |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796771203321 |
Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2018] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Human forces in engineering / / edited by Aleks David Atrens, Andrej Atrens |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (170 pages) |
Disciplina | 303.483 |
Collana | De Gruyter Textbook |
Soggetto topico |
Engineering - Social aspects
Engineering - Political aspects Engineering - Economic aspects |
ISBN |
3-11-053526-2
3-11-053512-2 |
Classificazione | ZG 9090 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Contributors -- Engineering in the modern world / Atrens, Aleks D. / Atrens, Andrejs -- Psychology / Atrens, Aleks D. / Saeri, Alexander K. -- Socio-political analysis / Head, Brian -- Engineering economics / Knights, Peter -- The economics of climate change / Quiggin, John -- The leadership challenge for engineers / Grigg, Trevor -- Concluding remarks |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816947003321 |
Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2018] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The human side of engineering / / John Heywood ; foreword by Mani Mina |
Autore | Heywood John <1930-, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [San Rafael, California] : , : Morgan & Claypool, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (168 pages) |
Disciplina | 620.0023 |
Collana | Synthesis lectures on engineering |
Soggetto topico | Engineering - Social aspects |
Soggetto non controllato |
agency
assumptions change common good communication community contractualism constructivism consequentialism curriculum duty development engineering engineering education enterprise epistemology ethics engineering ethics fear higher education judgement knowledge language learning learning organization life-long learning management mobility morality open-system closed system organization the person perception philosophy philosophy of engineering professional realism reflection responsibilities rights schema self-management social system transfer of learning team-work technological literacy truth university virtues ways of thinking work workforce |
ISBN | 1-62705-665-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910160670003321 |
Heywood John <1930-, > | ||
[San Rafael, California] : , : Morgan & Claypool, , 2017 | ||
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International journal of engineering, social justice and peace |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Kingston, Ontario : , : Queen's University, , 2012- |
Soggetto topico |
Engineering ethics
Engineering - Social aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Periodicals. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | IGESJP |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910133837703321 |
Kingston, Ontario : , : Queen's University, , 2012- | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Journal of humanitarian engineering |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | North Melbourne, Vic. : , : Engineers Without Borders Australia, , [2012]- |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (volumes) |
Disciplina | 620.005 |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable engineering
Environmental engineering Human engineering Engineering - Social aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Electronic journals.
Periodicals. |
Soggetto non controllato | Environmental Engineering |
ISSN | 2200-7571 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | JHE |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219878203321 |
North Melbourne, Vic. : , : Engineers Without Borders Australia, , [2012]- | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Raising public awareness of engineering [[electronic resource] /] / Lance A. Davis and Robin D. Gibbin, editors ; National Academy of Engineering of The National Academies |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (107 p.) |
Disciplina | 620 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
DavisA. Lance
GibbinRobin D |
Soggetto topico |
Engineering - Research - United States
Engineering - Social aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-20929-1
9786610209293 0-309-50371-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Public Awareness Today""; ""3 The National Academy of Engineering Survey of Public Awareness of Engineering Outreach Programs""; ""4 Recommendations""; ""APPENDIX A Engineering Enrollments""; ""APPENDIX B Sample Mission Statements""; ""APPENDIX C Selected Outreach Programs""; ""APPENDIX D Committee on Public Awareness of Engineering""; ""APPENDIX E Engineering Communications, Education, and Outreach Questionnaire""
""APPENDIX F List of Organizations Responding to NAE Inventory Questionnaire"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456112803321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2002 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Raising public awareness of engineering [[electronic resource] /] / Lance A. Davis and Robin D. Gibbin, editors ; National Academy of Engineering of The National Academies |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (107 p.) |
Disciplina | 620 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
DavisA. Lance
GibbinRobin D |
Soggetto topico |
Engineering - Research - United States
Engineering - Social aspects |
ISBN |
0-309-16874-0
1-280-20929-1 9786610209293 0-309-50371-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Public Awareness Today""; ""3 The National Academy of Engineering Survey of Public Awareness of Engineering Outreach Programs""; ""4 Recommendations""; ""APPENDIX A Engineering Enrollments""; ""APPENDIX B Sample Mission Statements""; ""APPENDIX C Selected Outreach Programs""; ""APPENDIX D Committee on Public Awareness of Engineering""; ""APPENDIX E Engineering Communications, Education, and Outreach Questionnaire""
""APPENDIX F List of Organizations Responding to NAE Inventory Questionnaire"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780300703321 |
Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2002 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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