The fifth edition of Engineering Your Future: An Australasian Guide serves as a fundamental resource for first-year engineering students across all disciplines within the Australasian region.
This comprehensive text places a significant emphasis on practical skills crucial for effective problem-solving and design processes.
As the sole locally-focused introductory text in the field, it incorporates a multitude of topical examples drawn from various engineering domains, vividly illustrating the roles and obligations inherent in professional engineering practice.
Sustainability, ethical considerations, and proficient communication are recurring themes throughout the text, underscoring their pivotal importance in the engineering profession. Furthermore, the book provides extensive coverage of soft skills alongside problem-solving and design methodologies, enhancing its utility as an indispensable guide for aspiring engineers.
Cover
Title page
Copyright
Brief contents
Contents
About the authors
Preface
Engineering spotlights: at a glance
CHAPTER 6 Working with people
Introduction
6.1 Collaborating with others
6.2 Working in groups
Establishing a group or team
The fundamentals of an effective group
The life cycle of a team
Improving performance
Leadership
The benefits of working with others
6.3 Meetings
The purpose
The style
The timing
The length of the meeting
The participants
The procedures
Your contribution
Organising a meeting
The role of technology in meetings
The downside of working with others
6.4 Negotiation
The preparation process
Approaches to negotiation
Outcomes of the negotiation process
6.5 Dispute resolution
Conflict resolution
Concept check
Summary
Key terms
Exercises
Project activity
References
Acknowledgements
— Media library —
Videos
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
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