Philosophy of engineering: What it is and why it matters

Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Bulleit, William ^a   Schmidt, Jon ^b   Alvi, Irfan ^c   Nelson, Erik ^d   Rodriguez Nikl, Tonatiuh ^e  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b BURNS AND MCDONNELL   (United States)

^c Alvi Associates Inc   (United States)

^d Structures Workshop Inc   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL BOARD; PHILOSOPHY OF ENGINEERINGS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 84931341699     PISSN: 10523928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EI.1943-5541.0000205     Document Type: Article

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