Achieving Success with the Engineering Dissertation

Achieving Success with the Engineering Dissertation
Author: Petra Gratton
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2020-01-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 303033192X

This book guides the student reader in preparing their dissertation or major project, including both report and presentation, and explains how to use them as a bridge to the "next big thing" - the graduate's first job, or their next degree. The dissertation is the single most important component of an engineering degree, not only carrying the most marks, but bridging from academic study to professional practice. Achieving Success with the Engineering Dissertation describes the different types of dissertation, how to pick the best project and how a student can prepare themselves to succeed with their own dissertation. The authors explain how best to plan and execute the project, including the roles of the student, supervisor and project sponsor, and what they should expect from each other. Further material includes details of competitions that can be entered with dissertation projects, presentation of data, using the dissertation in job interviews, and creating research publications. Achieving Success with the Engineering Dissertation will be of use to both undergraduate and postgraduate students in all fields of Engineering, and to their supervisors.

Abstracts of Seven Doctoral Dissertations Completed Under Manpower Administration Research Grants

Abstracts of Seven Doctoral Dissertations Completed Under Manpower Administration Research Grants
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 88
Release: 1975
Genre: Dissertations, Academic
ISBN:

This volume contains abstracts of seven doctoral dissertations completed during fiscal years 1972 and 1973 under research grants from the Manpower Administration. Abstracting for both volumes was done as part of a Manpower Administration project at the College of Business and Public Administration, University of Arizona. Because the editors took considerable liberty with the language, organization, and, in some instances, emphasis of the dissertations, bylines are omitted from the abstracts. However, dissertation authors were given the opportunity to review drafts and are fully identified on the next page, which also contains information on how to purchase copies of their dissertations. In addition, the full text of each dissertation may be read in the library of the university from which its author received his degree, and all are available in the library of the U.S. Department of Labor. The abstracts were prepared by the following graduate research associates (each a doctoral candidate) at the University of Arizona: Barry Bainton (anthropology), David Shaw (economics), and Marilyn Spencer (economics).

The Last Lecture

The Last Lecture
Author: Randy Pausch
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Cancer
ISBN: 9780340978504

The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.

Implementing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in Educational Management Practices

Implementing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in Educational Management Practices
Author: El-Amin, Abeni
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 428
Release: 2022-06-24
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1668448041

The social and political changes of this era have created a fundamental shift in how businesses view the impact of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) in the workplace. Successful businesses are now achieved by incorporating DEIB initiatives and managing inclusive workforces. Thus, it is imperative to understand how leaders implement DEIB educational change initiatives as well as how they make significant, sustainable changes by utilizing communication abilities, conflict management skills, and servant leadership. Simultaneously, educational stakeholders must vet essential change management processes and principles. Implementing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in Educational Management Practices is an indispensable reference source that provides an interdisciplinary perspective of how issues and challenges pertaining to DEIB affect organizational performance and educational management practices. It shares the experiences of leaders when DEIB issues arise and seeks areas of improvement. Covering topics such as diversity and inclusion leadership, culturally relevant mentoring, and STEM education, this premier reference source is a critical resource for directors, executives, managers, human resource officers, faculty and administrators of education, government officials, libraries, students of higher education, pre-service educators, researchers, and academicians.

Global Perspectives on Achieving Success in High and Low Cost Operating Environments

Global Perspectives on Achieving Success in High and Low Cost Operating Environments
Author: Roos, Göran
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 590
Release: 2014-03-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1466658290

Competing in both high and low-cost operating environments can present a number of unique challenges. In light of global competition and the changing scope of various industries due to technological advancement, these challenges must be addressed in order to ensure business success. Global Perspectives on Achieving Success in High and Low Cost Operating Environments features a collection of research and case studies addressing contemporary issues surrounding operational success in various regions. Business professionals, managers, academics, and upper-level students will find this publication an essential resource for the latest tools and solutions for managing operations in diverse operating environments.

Feedback to Managers: A Guide to Reviewing and Selecting Multirater Instruments for Leadership Development 4th Edition

Feedback to Managers: A Guide to Reviewing and Selecting Multirater Instruments for Leadership Development 4th Edition
Author: Jean Brittain Leslie
Publisher: Center for Creative Leadership
Total Pages: 632
Release: 2013-08-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1604918357

Feedback is a rare commodity in day-to-day organizational life, but it is a key to ongoing effectiveness.One popular vehicle for getting feedback from one's boss, peers, subordinates, and customers is the multiple-perspective or 360-degree-feedback instrument. Whether part of a management-development course or used alone, this kind of instrument can enhance self-awareness by highlighting a leader's strengths and areas in need of further development.Selecting the right instrument from among the dozens that are available can be difficult, however.This new edition of Feedback to Managers, the fourth, updates and expands the popular 1998 edition.It guides the selection process with an in-depth analysis of 32 publicly available instruments that relate self-view to the views of others on multiple management or leadership domains. Each of the instrument reports includes descriptive information, a look at the research behind the instrument, and descriptions of support materials.

Women and Underrepresented Minorities in Computing

Women and Underrepresented Minorities in Computing
Author: William Aspray
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2016-07-11
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3319248111

This text examines in detail the issue of the underrepresentation of women, African Americans, American Indians, and Hispanics in the computing disciplines in the U.S. The work reviews the underlying causes, as well as the efforts of various nonprofit organizations to correct the situation, in order to both improve social equity and address the shortage of skilled workers in this area. Topics and features: presents a digest and historical overview of the relevant literature from a range of disciplines, including leading historical and social science sources; discusses the social and political factors that have affected the demographics of the workforce from the end of WWII to the present day; provides historical case studies on organizations that have sought to broaden participation in computing and the STEM disciplines; reviews the different approaches that have been applied to address underrepresentation, at the individual, system-wide, and pathway-focused level; profiles the colleges and universities that have been successful in opening up computer science or engineering to female students; describes the impact of individual change-agents as well as whole organizations.

Peterson's Graduate Programs in Management of Engineering & Technology, Materials Sciences & Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics 2011

Peterson's Graduate Programs in Management of Engineering & Technology, Materials Sciences & Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics 2011
Author: Peterson's
Publisher: Peterson's
Total Pages: 394
Release: 2011-05-01
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 0768934834

Peterson's Graduate Programs in Management of Engineering & Technology, Materials Sciences & Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics contains a wealth of information on colleges and universities that offer graduate work these exciting fields. The institutions listed include those in the United States and Canada, as well as international institutions that are accredited by U.S. accrediting bodies. Up-to-date information, collected through Peterson's Annual Survey of Graduate and Professional Institutions, provides valuable information on degree offerings, professional accreditation, jointly offered degrees, part-time and evening/weekend programs, postbaccalaureate distance degrees, faculty, students, degree requirements, entrance requirements, expenses, financial support, faculty research, and unit head and application contact information. Readers will find helpful links to in-depth descriptions that offer additional detailed information about a specific program or department, faculty members and their research, and much more. In addition, there are valuable articles on financial assistance, the graduate admissions process, advice for international and minority students, and facts about accreditation, with a current list of accrediting agencies.

Computational Optimization Techniques and Applications

Computational Optimization Techniques and Applications
Author: Muhammad Sarfraz
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2021-08-25
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1839687657

Computational optimization is an active and important area of study, practice, and research today. It covers a wide range of applications in engineering, science, and industry. It provides solutions to a variety of real-life problems in the fields of health, business, government, military, politics, security, education, and many more. This book compiles original and innovative findings on all aspects of computational optimization. It presents various examples of optimization including cost, energy, profits, outputs, performance, and efficiency. It also discusses different types of optimization problems like nonlinearity, multimodality, discontinuity, and uncertainty. Over thirteen chapters, the book provides researchers, practitioners, academicians, military professionals, government officials, and other industry professionals with an in-depth discussion of the latest advances in the field.