Engineers For Change
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Engineers For Change
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Author : Matthew Wisnioski
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2012-10-19
Engineers For Change written by Matthew Wisnioski and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-19 with Technology & Engineering categories.
An account of conflicts within engineering in the 1960s that helped shape our dominant contemporary understanding of technological change as the driver of history. In the late 1960s an eclectic group of engineers joined the antiwar and civil rights activists of the time in agitating for change. The engineers were fighting to remake their profession, challenging their fellow engineers to embrace a more humane vision of technology. In Engineers for Change, Matthew Wisnioski offers an account of this conflict within engineering, linking it to deep-seated assumptions about technology and American life. The postwar period in America saw a near-utopian belief in technology's beneficence. Beginning in the mid-1960s, however, society—influenced by the antitechnology writings of such thinkers as Jacques Ellul and Lewis Mumford—began to view technology in a more negative light. Engineers themselves were seen as conformist organization men propping up the military-industrial complex. A dissident minority of engineers offered critiques of their profession that appropriated concepts from technology's critics. These dissidents were criticized in turn by conservatives who regarded them as countercultural Luddites. And yet, as Wisnioski shows, the radical minority spurred the professional elite to promote a new understanding of technology as a rapidly accelerating force that our institutions are ill-equipped to handle. The negative consequences of technology spring from its very nature—and not from engineering's failures. “Sociotechnologists” were recruited to help society adjust to its technology. Wisnioski argues that in responding to the challenges posed by critics within their profession, engineers in the 1960s helped shape our dominant contemporary understanding of technological change as the driver of history.
Engineering Change
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Author : Peter Guthrie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Engineering Change written by Peter Guthrie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Construction industry categories.
Effecting A Quality Change
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Author : S W Field
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-09-10
Effecting A Quality Change written by S W Field and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-10 with Business & Economics categories.
Providing an understanding of what is meant by quality and its unique position in a manufacturing environment to improve competitive business performance, this text defines all the fundamental ingredients required to introduce an improvement in quality. Concise and easy to read, the theory is backed up by numerous industrial experiences, illustrating the practical obstacles when implementing any quality change. Focusing on the essentials of quality (strategies, principles and techniques) designing for quality is also discussed and new techniques for assessing the risks and costs of non-conformance are introduced. The result is an insight to quality engineering that will prove invaluable to engineering students and professionals.
Engineering For Social Change
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Author : Davinder Anand
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-08-25
Engineering For Social Change written by Davinder Anand and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-25 with categories.
Engineering For Social Change examines the changing face of engineering, its role as a catalyst for social change, the unintended consequences of engineering successes, the social impact of future technologies and the engineer of the future.
Restructuring Engineering Education
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Restructuring Engineering Education written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Engineering categories.
Organizational Change
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
Organizational Change written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Management categories.
Sustainable Development For Engineers
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Author : Karel Mulder
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-09-08
Sustainable Development For Engineers written by Karel Mulder and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-08 with Business & Economics categories.
It is crucial that engineers – from students to those already practising – have a deep understanding of the environmental threats facing the world, if they are to become part of the solution and not the problem. Is there a way to reconcile modern lifestyles with the compelling need for change? Could new improved technologies play a key role? If great leaps in the environmental efficiency of technologies are needed, can they be produced? Engineers are in a privileged and hugely influential position to innovate, design and build a sustainable future. But are they engaged or uninterested? Are they knowledgeable or ignorant? This book has been developed by a number of committed educators in European engineering departments under the leadership of Delft University of Technology and the Technical University of Catalunya to meet the perceived gap between what engineers know and what they should know in relation to sustainable development. The University of Delft decided as long ago as 1998 that all of its engineering graduates, working towards careers as designers, managers or researchers, should be prepared for the challenge of sustainable development and, as such, should leave university able to make sustainable development operational in their designs and daily practices. The huge amount of knowledge gathered on best-practice teaching for engineers is reflected in this book. The aim is to give engineering students a grounding in the challenge that sustainable development poses to the engineering profession, the contribution the engineer can make to attaining some of the societal and environmental goals of sustainability, and the barriers and pitfalls engineers will likely need to confront in their professional lives. Concise but comprehensive, the book examines the key tools, skills and techniques that can be used in engineering design and management to ensure that whole-life costs and impacts of engineering schemes are addressed at every stage of planning, implementation and disposal. The book also aims to demonstrate through real-life examples the tangible benefits that have already been achieved in many engineering projects, and to highlight how real improvements can be, and are being, made. Each chapter ends with a series of questions and exercises for the student to undertake. Sustainable Development for Engineers will be essential reading for all engineers and scientists concerned with sustainable development. In particular, it provides key reading and learning materials for undergraduate and postgraduate students reading environmental, chemical, civil or mechanical engineering, manufacturing and design, environmental science, green chemistry and environmental management.
Engineering Response To Climate Change Second Edition
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Author : Robert G. Watts
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2013-03-22
Engineering Response To Climate Change Second Edition written by Robert G. Watts and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-22 with Science categories.
A clear, concise discussion of today’s hottest topics in climate change, including adapting to climate change and geo-engineering to mitigate the effects of change, Engineering Response to Climate Change, Second Edition takes on the tough questions of what to do and offers real solutions to the practical problems caused by radical changes in the Earth’s climate. From energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions reduction, to climate-altering technologies, this new edition explores the latest concerns such as acidification of the ocean, energy efficiency, transportation, space solar power, and future and emerging possibilities. The editors set the stage by discussing the separate issues of the emissions of radiatively important atmospheric constituents, energy demand, energy supply, agriculture, water resources, coastal hazards, adaption strategies, and geo-engineering. They explain the difference between the natural and human drivers of climate change and describe how humans have influenced the global climate during past decades. Each chapter concludes with discussion questions, calculations, and possible research topics. See What’s in the Second Edition: New conceptual tools and research necessary for problems associated with fossil fuels Cutting-edge topics such as adaption and geo-engineering The latest concerns such as acidification of the ocean, energy efficiency, transportation, and space solar power Solutions to problems caused by changes in the Earth’s climate So much has changed in the 15 years since the publication of the first edition, that this is, in effect, a completely new book. However, the general theme is the same: the climate energy problem has become largely an engineering problem. With this in mind, the book explores what engineers can do to prevent, mitigate, or adapt to climate change.
Unwritten Laws Of Ethics And Change In Engineering
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Author : ASME Press
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Unwritten Laws Of Ethics And Change In Engineering written by ASME Press and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Business & Economics categories.
This new book is based on two popular ASME online self-study courses. Part 1 covers Ethics For Engineers: Doing the Right Thing When No One is Looking, and Part 2 is on Changing Organizational Culture. It is intended for early career engineers and other practicing professionals to address non-technical topics that are often "not taught in school".
Success Factors For Implementing Change
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Author : Klaus M. Blache
language : en
Publisher: Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Release Date : 1988
Success Factors For Implementing Change written by Klaus M. Blache and has been published by Society of Manufacturing Engineers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Business & Economics categories.
Addresses the human aspects that companies must face when implementing new manufacturing technology. This book includes 67 recommended actions and understandings that can help implement successful change.