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020			_a9781598296631 (electronic bk.)
020			_z9781598296624 (pbk.)
024	7		_a10.2200/S00136ED1V01Y200905ETS008 _2doi
035			_a(CaBNVSL)gtp00535636
035			_a(OCoLC)437005105
040			_aCaBNVSL _cCaBNVSL _dCaBNVSL
050		4	_aTA157 _b.B254 2009
082	0	4	_a620.0023 _222
100	1		_aBaillie, Caroline.
245	1	0	_aEngineering and society _h[electronic resource] : _bworking towards social justice. _nPart I, _pEngineering and society / _cCaroline Baillie.
260			_aSan Rafael, Calif. (1537 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA) : _bMorgan & Claypool Publishers, _cc2009.
300			_a1 electronic text (ix, 104 p. : ill.) : _bdigital file.
490	1		_aSynthesis lectures on engineers, technology, & society, _x1933-3461 ; _v# 8
538			_aMode of access: World Wide Web.
538			_aSystem requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader.
500			_aPart of: Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science.
500			_aSeries from website.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 99-104).
505	0		_a1. Introduction -- Initial thoughts -- Windows on society -- Windows, disciplinary perspectives, and the flow of time -- Reading (Baillie 1998) -- Creative thinking -- Questioning and listening -- Taking a position vs. stating an opinion -- Final thoughts -- 2. Engineering and society -- Engineering is not in a vacuum -- Science, technology, and engineering -- Science and technology shape society -- Society shapes science and technology -- The interactive view of the science, technology, and society -- Technological practices -- Final thoughts -- 3. Engineering and the public -- Introduction -- Understanding dialogue -- Needs assessment and local knowledge -- Citizen science -- Risk and uncertainty -- Policy and legal issues -- Guardians of knowledge -- The internet -- Science education/literacy -- Science and the media -- Science theatre -- Final thoughts -- 4. Globalisation, development, and technology -- Introduction -- The industrial revolution (1760-1830) -- Engineering and development in 19th century -- Engineering and development in 21st century -- Global views of globalisation -- Global economic issues -- Final thoughts -- Bibliography.
506	1		_aAbstract freely available; full-text restricted to subscribers or individual document purchasers.
510	0		_aCompendex
510	0		_aINSPEC
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510	0		_aGoogle book search
520	3		_aEngineers work in an increasingly complex entanglement of ideas, people, cultures, technology, systems and environments. Today, decisions made by engineers often have serious implications for not only their clients but for society as a whole and the natural world. Such decisions may potentially influence cultures, ways of living, as well as alter ecosystems which are in delicate balance. In order to make appropriate decisions and to co-create ideas and innovations within and among the complex networks of communities which currently exist and are be shaped by our decisions, we need to regain our place as professionals, to realise the significance of our work and to take responsibility in a much deeper sense. Engineers must develop the 'ability to respond' to emerging needs of all people, across all cultures.To do this requires insights and knowledge which are at present largely within the domain of the social and political sciences but which needs to be shared with our students in ways which are meaningful and relevant to engineering. This book attempts to do just that. In Part 1 Baillie introduces ideas associated with the ways in which engineers relate to the communities in which they work. Drawing on scholarship from science and technology studies, globalisation and development studies, as well as work in science communication and dialogue, this introductory text sets the scene for an engineering community which engages with the public.
520	8		_aIn Part 2 Catalano frames the thinking processes necessary to create ethical and just decisions in engineering, to understand the implications of our current decision making processes and think about ways in which we might adapt these to become more socially just in the future. In Part 3 Baillie and Catalano have provided case studies of everyday issues such as water, garbage and alarm clocks, to help us consider how we might see through the lenses of our new knowledge from Parts 1 and 2 and apply this to our every day existence as engineers.
530			_aAlso available in print.
588			_aTitle from PDF t.p. (viewed on September 9, 2009).
650		0	_aEngineering ethics.
650		0	_aEngineering _xSocial aspects.
730	0		_aSynthesis digital library of engineering and computer science.
830		0	_aSynthesis lectures on engineers, technology, & society, _x1933-3461 ; _v# 8.
856	4	2	_3Abstract with links to resource _uhttp://ieeexplore.ieee.org/servlet/opac?bknumber=6814204
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