Engineering Your Future: A Brief Introduction to Engineering

Engineering Your Future: A Brief Introduction to Engineering

<em>Engineering Your Future</em> is an authoritative guide to the academic expectations and professional opportunities in engineering, a field that is both academically rigorous and creatively demanding. Today's engineering students are faced with endless career opportunities. This text clarifies those options and directs students down the path to a rewarding career in the engineering field. <br><br><em>Engineering Your Future: A Brief Introduction to Engineering</em>, Fifth Edition, is a concise and inexpensive version of <em>Engineering Your Future: A Comprehensive Introduction to Engineering</em>, Eighth Edition. Containing the eleven most popular chapters from its parent text, this brief version offers the best option for instructors looking for a solid base from which to work while they incorporate outside projects or assignments.<br><br>A companion website for the book, containing PowerPoint-based lecture notes and images from the book for professors, is available online at www.oup.com/us/oakes. <br><br><strong>Key Features</strong><br>* Introduces students to the <strong>broad spectrum of engineering disciplines</strong>, with up-to-date data on degrees granted, employment opportunities, and salaries<br>* Highlights the <strong>ethical responsibilities</strong> of engineers<br>* Focuses on <strong>developing problem-solving and communication skills</strong> that are critical to success both in the classroom and in the working world <br>* Introduces a <strong>design methodology</strong> that can be used immediately and in subsequent design courses <br>* Provides a <strong>handy review of units and conversions, mathematics, and engineering fundamentals</strong><br><br>New to this Edition<br>* A new Appendix A features<strong> "Nine Excel Skills Every Engineering Student Should Know"</strong><br>* Chapter 9 on <strong>technical communication skills</strong> has been completely revised and updated<br>* Updated <strong>statistics for the job market</strong> provide critical data to help inform students' career decisions