Fundamental Competencies Preparing the 21st Century Engineer

Name: Fundamental Competencies Preparing the 21st Century Engineer
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ISBN: 9780195422177

ISBN-10: 0195422171

ISBN-13: 9780195422177

Edition: 2006

Authors: A. Bruce Dunwoody, Patrick J. Cramond, Susan Nesbit, Carla Paterson, Tatiana Teslenko

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Fundamental Competencies: Preparing the 21st Century Engineer is an innovative and accessible textbook that introduces first year engineering students to the practice of engineering. It focuses on the development of a broad range of skills--from the 'soft' skills of teamwork and communication to the 'hard' skills of engineering design and mathematical modelling--and presents these as 'fundamental competencies' that all engineers must master in order to be successful. By using a fictious company, Brunel Group, students are exposed to situations that will likely arise in their careers as engineers.

Book details

List price: $64.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/17/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 188
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Carla Paterson teaches in the interdisciplinary Arts Foundations program at the University of British Columbia.



Preface



Introduction



Company Background



Competencies



Projects



Concerning Others



Acting Ethically



Introduction



Ethics in Engineering



The Expansion of Engineering Ethics



Micro-Ethical Issues



Macro-Ethical Issues



Exercises



References



Working on a Team



Introduction



A New Paradigm



What Is a Team?



Team Development



Team Roles



Team Diversity



Managing Conflict



Exercises



References



Communicating Effectively



Communicating Principles



Communicating as an Engineer



Informative and Persuasive Communication



The Communication Process



Purpose



Audience



Content and Organization



Style



Document Design and Format



Exercises



References



Communicating: Applications



Engineering Documentation



Graphics



Oral Communication



Exercises



References



Introductionechnical Drawing Skills



Perspectives



Lines



Dimensioning



Sectioning



Drawing Organization and Control



Other Drawing Types



Computer-Aided Drafting



Exercises



References



Creating Solutions



Mathematical Modelling



Introduction



Assumptions



Relationships



Variables



Components and Phrases



Validation



Solution Strategies



Example



Exercises



References



Engineering Failure



Introduction



Definitions



Identification



Prevention--Factor of Safety



Controlling



Exercises



Reference



Designing Engineering Solutions



Introduction



Recognition of Need



Problem Definition



Information-Gathering



Generation of Conceptual Solutions



Concept Selection



Concept Refinement



Implementation



Communication



Last Words



Exercises



References



Assessing Projects



Introduction



Assessing Projects and Engineering



The Decision-Making Environment



The Strategic Plan



The Process of Assessing Projects



Decision Statement



Goals



Alternatives



Identifying Indicators



Assessment



Recommending a Project



Summary



Exercises



References


Index