Globalization, engineering, and creativity
The text addresses the impact of globalization within engineering, particularly on working practices and prospects for creativity. It suggests that accepted norms of economic activity create enclosures and thresholds within the profession, which -- as engineers increase their awareness (reflexivity)...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
San Rafael, Calif. (1537 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA) :
Morgan & Claypool Publishers,
c2006.
|
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Synthesis lectures on engineering, technology, and society ;
#3. |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | View fulltext via EzAccess |
| Summary: | The text addresses the impact of globalization within engineering, particularly on working practices and prospects for creativity. It suggests that accepted norms of economic activity create enclosures and thresholds within the profession, which -- as engineers increase their awareness (reflexivity) -- will shape the future of engineering, and the values which underpin it. It is aimed at practicing engineers and those in training and is an introduction to the social and political context currently setting new challenges for the profession. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Part of: Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science. Series from website. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Oct. 10, 2008). |
| Physical Description: | 1 electronic document (vi, 57 p.) : digital file. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: PDF reader. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 55-56). |
| ISBN: | 159829153X (electronic bk.) 9781598291537 (electronic bk.) 1598291521 (pbk.) 9781598291520 (pbk.) |
| ISSN: | 1933-3641 ; |
| Access: | Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to subscribers or individual document purchasers. Available to subscribers only. |