Learning Engineering Practice

Learning Engineering Practice

by James Trevelyan
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 14/01/2021

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This book explains engineering practice, what engineers actually do in their work. The first part explains how to find paid engineering work and prepare for an engineering career. The second part explains the fundamentals of engineering practice, including how to gain access to technical knowledge, how to gain the willing collaboration of other people to make things happen, and how to work safely in hazardous environments. Other chapters explain engineering aspects of project management missed in most courses, how to create commercial value from engineering work and estimate costs, and how to navigate cultural complexities successfully. Later chapters provide guidance on sustainability, time management and avoiding the most common frustrations encountered by engineers at work. This book has been written for engineering students, graduates and novice engineers. Supervisors, mentors and human resources professionals will also find the book helpful to guide early-career engineers and assess their progress. Engineering schools will find the book helpful to help students prepare for professional internships and also for creating authentic practice and assessment exercises.

ISBN:
9781000289336
9781000289336
Category:
Engineering: general
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
14-01-2021
Language:
English
Publisher:
CRC Press
James Trevelyan

James Trevelyan is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Western Australia. He is best-known for pioneering sheep-shearing robots, remote access laboratories, and landmine clearance methods. He won the pre-eminent award for robotics-the Engelberger Science and Technology Award-in 1993.

An expert in the theory of engineering practice, Trevelyan has won several national awards for teaching excellence and awards for papers on engineering education. He is author of "The Making of an Expert Engineer" (CRC Press, 2014) which summarises his pioneering research on how engineering work is actually performed.

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