Name: Fundamental Competencies for Engineers By A. Bruce Dunwoody (Associate Dean, Engineering Student Services)
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Fundamental Competencies for Engineers by A. Bruce Dunwoody (Associate Dean, Engineering Student Services)

Fundamental Competencies for Engineers 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.

About A. Bruce Dunwoody (Associate Dean, Engineering Student Services)

A. Bruce Dunwoody is Associate Dean, Engineering Student Services, Patrick J. Cramond is Senior Instructor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Susan E. Nesbit is an Instructor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Carla S. Paterson is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering, and Tatiana N. Teslenko is an Instructor in the Technical Communication Centre, all at the University of British Columbia.

PREFACE ; 1. Introduction ; 1.1 Company Background ; 1.2 Competencies ; 1.3 Projects ; PART I: CONCERNING OTHERS ; 2. Acting Ethically ; 2.1 Introduction ; 2.2 Ethics in Engineering ; 2.3 The Expansion of Engineering Ethics ; 2.4 Micro-Ethical Issues ; 2.5 Macro-Ethical Issues ; 2.6 Exercises ; 2.7 References ; 3. Working on a Team ; 3.1 Introduction ; 3.2 A New Paradigm ; 3.3 What Is a Team? ; 3.4 Team Development ; 3.5 Team Roles ; 3.6 Team Diversity ; 3.7 Managing Conflict ; 3.8 Exercises ; 3.9 References ; PART II: COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY ; 4. Communicating Principles ; 4.1 Communicating as an Engineer ; 4.2 Informative and Persuasive Communication ; 4.3 The Communication Process ; 4.4 Purpose ; 4.5 Audience ; 4.6 Content and Organization ; 4.7 Style ; 4.8 Document Design and Format ; 4.9 Exercises ; 4.10 References ; 5. Communicating: Applications ; 5.1 Engineering Documentation ; 5.2 Graphics ; 5.3 Oral Communication ; 5.4 Exercises ; 5.5 References ; 6. Communicating: Technical Drawing Skills ; 6.1 Introduction ; 6.2 Perspectives ; 6.3 Lines ; 6.4 Dimensioning ; 6.5 Sectioning ; 6.6 Drawing Organization and Control ; 6.7 Other Drawing Types ; 6.8 Computer-Aided Drafting ; 6.9 Exercises ; 6.10 References ; PART III: CREATING SOLUTIONS ; 7. Mathematical Modelling ; 7.1 Introduction ; 7.2 Assumptions ; 7.3 Relationships ; 7.4 Variables ; 7.5 Components and Phrases ; 7.6 Validation ; 7.7 Solution Strategies ; 7.8 Example ; 7.9 Exercises ; 7.10 References ; 8. Engineering Failure ; 8.1 Introduction ; 8.2 Definitions ; 8.3 Identification ; 8.4 Prevention-Factor of Safety ; 8.5 Controlling ; 8.6 Exercises ; 8.7 Reference ; 9. Designing Engineering Solutions ; 9.1 Introduction ; 9.2 Recognition of Need ; 9.3 Problem Definition ; 9.4 Information-Gathering ; 9.5 Generation of Conceptual Solutions ; 9.6 Concept Selection ; 9.7 Concept Refinement ; 9.8 Implementation ; 9.9 Communication ; 9.10 Last Words ; 9.11 Exercises ; 9.12 References ; 10. Assessing Projects ; 10.1 Introduction ; 10.2 Assessing Projects and Engineering ; 10.3 The Decision-Making Environment ; 10.4 The Strategic Plan ; 10.5 The Process of Assessing Projects ; 10.6 Decision Statement ; 10.7 Goals ; 10.8 Alternatives ; 10.9 Identifying Indicators ; 10.10 Assessment ; 10.11 Recommending a Project ; 10.12 Summary ; 10.13 Exercises ; 10.14 References ; Index

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Fundamental Competencies for Engineers by A. Bruce Dunwoody (Associate Dean, Engineering Student Services)

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A. Bruce Dunwoody (Associate Dean, Engineering Student Services)

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Oxford University Press, Canada

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20060713

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