The making of an expert engineer how to have a wonderful career creating a better world and spending lots of money belonging to other people
This book sets out the principles of engineering practice, knowledge that has come to light through more than a decade of research by the author and his students studying engineers at work. Until now, this knowledge has been almost entirely unwritten, passed on invisibly from one generation of engin...
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EH Leiden, Netherlands
CRC Press/Balkema
2014
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Why engineer?
- 2. What type of engineer?
- 3. Flying start, no wings, wrong direction
- 4. Becoming an expert
- 5. What engineers know
- 6. Three neglected skills : listening, seeing and reading
- 7. Collaboration in engineering
- 8. Informal teaching : more than an interpreter
- 9. Technical coordination : informal leadership
- 10. Managing a project
- 11. Understanding investment decisions
- 12. Negotiating sustainability
- 13. Great expectations
- 14. Seeking work
- 15. Conclusion