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- 612 pages
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The Making of an Expert Engineer
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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 engineers to the next, what engineers refer to asexpe
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Dedication
- Table of contents
- Acknowledgements
- List of tables
- List of figures
- Preface: Engineering practice has been invisible
- 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
- Guide to online appendices
- References