{"product_id":"9781881018513","title":"Engineering Your Future - Short Course","description":"\u003cp\u003eStudents cannot make an educated decision about what career to pursue without adequate information. This \u003cb\u003eShort Course\u003c\/b\u003e from the \u003cb\u003eEngineering Your Future \u003c\/b\u003eseries provides a broad introduction to the study and practice of engineering. It presents vital information in an interesting and easy-to-read manner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew to the Second Edition:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* Includes updated graduation and salary statistics\u003cbr\u003e* Offers additional problems for most chapters\u003cbr\u003e* Provides improved, integrated Design and Problem-Solving chapters and revised History and Communications chapters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEngineering Your Future \u003c\/b\u003ehas been developed with the following goals and objectives:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* To introduce students to the broad spectrum of the engineering profession.\u003cbr\u003e* To encourage students to explore the challenges, problems, issues, and functions of the various engineering fields.\u003cbr\u003e* To provide students with a perspective of the necessary written and oral communication skills used by engineers.\u003cbr\u003e* To introduce students to the professional character and ethical responsibility of engineers.\u003cbr\u003e* To provide students with an awareness of historic engineering developments and their impact on society.\u003cbr\u003e* To introduce students to the global scope of the present-day engineering community.\u003cbr\u003e* To present problem solving skills that will aid in the success of students in the classroom.\u003cbr\u003e* To assist students in applying common computer software, useful in their studies.\u003cbr\u003e* To introduce students to a design methodology for use in subsequent design courses.\u003cbr\u003e* To provide students with the latest statistics relative to the engineering community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text contains examples within each chapter and assignments afterwards. The assignments include a collection of numerical, writing, and hands-on exercises. The goal is to encourage students to become familiar with the material being presented and, in some cases, to do further exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are four versions of \u003cb\u003eEngineering Your Future\u003c\/b\u003e in the series to meet a wide variety of course needs: \u003cb\u003eProblem-Oriented\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eShort Course\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eComprehensive\u003c\/b\u003e, and\u003cb\u003e A Brief Student's Guide\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Press, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47059660636400,"sku":"9781881018513","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781881018513","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}