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Engineering Identities: Section Introduction, Mike Murphy, Tony Marjoram
Engineering Identities: Section Introduction, Mike Murphy, Tony Marjoram
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The Epistemological Basis Of Engineering, And Its Reflection In The Modern Engineering Curriculum, Mike Murphy, William Grimson
The Epistemological Basis Of Engineering, And Its Reflection In The Modern Engineering Curriculum, Mike Murphy, William Grimson
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Perhaps unlike other professions, engineering is strangely difficult to define or describe. This is nowhere as evident as when an attempt is made to articulate its epis-temological basis. Engineering has a rich and complex ‘gene pool’ which goes back to when people first built shelters and shaped implements for agricultural purposes. Throughout the ages one constant characteristic of engineering has been its readiness to avail of whatever material is on hand together with whatever knowledge or skill is available to meet the challenge of enhancing an object or making something which nev-er previously existed. On occasion engineers have created new …
Designing The Identities Of Engineers, Mike Murphy, Shannon Chance, Eddie Conlon
Designing The Identities Of Engineers, Mike Murphy, Shannon Chance, Eddie Conlon
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Book Chapter forthcoming in Engineering Education and Practice in Context, Vol. 2 to be published by Springer in 2015.