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-9910787580903321 |
Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , 2014 | ||
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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 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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