Everyday Engineering
Subtitle: An Ethnography of Design and Innovation (Inside Technology)
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: June 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9780262220651
Subjects: Engineering: general; Ethnography; Technology And Society; Technology & Engineering; Technology & Industrial Arts; Science/Mathematics; Engineering (General); Engineering - General; Technology / Social Aspects; General; Engineering; Social Aspects
Description: "Everyday Engineering was written to help future engineers understand what they are going to be doing in their everyday working lives, so that they can do their work more effectively and with a broader social vision. It will also give sociologists deeper insights into the sociotechnical world of engineering. The book consists of ethnographic studies in which the authors, all trained in both engineering and sociology, go into the field as participant-observers. The sites and types of engineering explored include mechanical design in manufacturing industries, instrument design, software debugging, environmental management within companies, and the implementation of a system for separating household waste."--BOOK JACKET.