Real-World Engineering
A Guide to Achieving Career Success
Published on 15. January 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
246 pages
978-0-87942-279-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book helps readers cultivate natural abilities, adapt to on--the--job pressure, cope with people problems, broaden their knowledge base, and, above all, plan a genuinely rewarding and successful engineering career. Throughout the book, real--world examples, taken from the authora s own career, depict both the best and the worst on--the--job decision--making.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
430 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87942-279-0 (9780879422790)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Preface. Introduction.INNOVATION AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN. Quantitative Design and Qualitative Design. Inventing. PEOPLE PROBLEMS. The Politics of Design. Persuasion: The Golden Art. Your Ethics. Your Career. Efficient Use of Your Time. Coexisting with Accountants. YOUR KNOWLEDGE BASE. Technical Knowledge. Consultants. Libraries and Museums. Your Company. Your Market. Your Competition. TOPICS IN DESIGN ENGINEERING. Simplicity. Iteration and Convergence to Final Design. Some Short Essays in Engineering Philosophy. Prediction as a Design Process. Specifications, Codes, Standards, Contracts, Laws, and the Law. The Pervasive Parameter: Money. Quantity Effects on Design. Reliability and Maintenance. Models and Experiments. Improving Existing Designs. Design Objectives. Entrepreneuring. Designing for Automation. The Theory of Design. The Human Interface. Approximations. Minimum Constraint Design (MCD). Design for Packaging and Shipping. Nonengineering Design. Index. About the Author.