Engineering Skills for Career Success

Neuausgabe 2013
ISBN: 978-0-07-338592-1
Verlag: MCGRAW HILL HIGHER LEARNING

Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 201 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 567 g

ENGINEERING SKILLS FOR CAREER SUCCESS
By exploring the keys to success, students learn how to acquire the skills necessary for having successful careers. This is represented throughout a system of examples, practice problems, and a series of end of the chapter questions.This text is intended to fit schools that are focusing on meeting the ABET guidelines by preparing their Engineering students for success in a wide variety of areas. Engineering professors will appreciate that the book takes a very applied case-oriented approach to the topic. The brief and modular nature of the text make it a natural fit for the B.E.S.T. series in CREATE.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Alexander, Charles

Watson, James

Inhaltsverzeichnis

SECTION I - BASIC SKILLSChapter 1 Four Principles for Earning Higher Grades Chapter 2 Develop Your Skill SetChapter 3 Time Management SkillsChapter 4 Communication SkillsChapter 5 Professional Presentation SkillsChapter 6 Information Capturing SkillsSECTION II - ENGINEERING SKILLSChapter 7 Engineering Disciplines-A Fantastic Way to Have Fun!Chapter 8 The Skill to Apply the Systems Approach to Engineering to Enhance Your Career SuccessChapter 9 Project Management and How to Use It as a Skill to Enhance Career SuccessChapter 10 Team Building SkillsChapter 11 Engineering Skills for Ethical DilemmasChapter 12 Leadership SkillsSECTION III - CAREER SKILLSChapter 13 Career Management SkillsChapter 14 Networking and Professional Development SkillsChapter 15 Co-Op/Internship and Other Practical Experiences and How This Can Enhance Career SuccessChapter 16 Graduate School, Maybe the Ultimate Way to Enhance Career Success!Chapter 17 Through the Looking Glass, Bring All the Skills You Have Acquired to Build a Successful Career

Über Autor(innen)

Alexander, Charles
Dr. Charles K. Alexander is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio. He is also the Director of the Center for Research in Electronics and Aerospace Technology (CREATE). From 2002 until 2006 he was Dean of the Fenn College of Engineering. He has held the position of Dean of Engineering at Cleveland State University, California State University, Northridge, and Temple University (acting Dean for six years). He has held the position of Department Chair at Temple University and Tennessee Technological University as well as the position of Stocker Visiting Professor (an Endowed Chair) at Ohio University. He has held faculty status at all of the aforementioned Universities.