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Book Description

The scope of Business Skills for Engineers and Technologists is wider than many traditional business texts, including hot topics such as e-commerce, business ethics and law, as well as fully up-to-date coverage of management issues and finance. The interactive style of the book is ideally suited for the study of business and management topics. Rather than focussing solely on management theory, the subjects are explored within real-world engineering contexts through numerous case studies and activities, which bring the content to life and create a highly accessible text for the student reader. The IIE Textbook Series from Butterworth-Heinemann

  • Student-focused textbooks with numerous examples, activities, problems and knowledge-check questions
  • Designed for a wide range of undergraduate courses
  • Real-world engineering examples at the heart of each book
  • Core texts suitable for students with no previous background studying engineering

"I am very proud to be able to introduce this series as the fruition of a joint publishing venture between Butterworth-Heinemann and the Institution of Incorporated Engineers. Mechanical Engineering Systems is one of the first three titles in a series of core texts designed to cover the essential modules of a broad cross-section of undergraduate programmes in engineering and technology. These books are designed with today's students firmly in mind, and real-world engineering contexts to the fore - students who are increasingly opting for the growing number of courses that provide the foundation for Incorporated Engineer registration." --Peter F Wason BSc(Eng) CEng FIEE FIIE FIMechE FIMgt. Secretary and Chief Executive,IIE This essential text is part of the IIE accredited textbook series from Newnes - textbooks to form the strong practical, business and academic foundations for the professional development of tomorrow's incorporated engineers.

  • Content matched to requirements of IIE and other BSc Engineering and Technology courses
  • An essential textbook, providing all the information for student engineers preparing to work in a business environment, including hot topics such as e-commerce and business ethics
  • Student-centred text featuring worked examples, case studies, assignments and knowledge-check questions throughout

Table of Contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Inside Front Matter
  5. Copyright
  6. Series Preface
  7. Chapter 1: Organizations and organizing
    1. 1.1 The business world
    2. 1.2 Structures and links
  8. Chapter 2: Human resource management
    1. 2.1 The manpower plan – recruitment and termination
    2. Appendix
  9. Chapter 3: Law
    1. 3.1 The English legal system
    2. 3.2 Product protection
    3. 3.3 Contracts
    4. 3.4 Liability
  10. Chapter 4: Project management
    1. 4.1 What is project management?
    2. 4.2 Project scheduling – the critical path
    3. 4.3 Dealing with uncertainty
    4. 4.4 Controlling projects
  11. Chapter 5: Money in the organization
    1. 5.1 Investment appraisal
    2. 5.2 Cost determination
    3. 5.3 Producing the accounts
    4. 5.4 Budgeting and the interpretation of results
  12. Chapter 6: Meeting customer needs
    1. 6.1 The marketplace
    2. 6.2 Forecasting the future
    3. 6.3 Marketing research
    4. 6.4 Market strategy
  13. Chapter 7: Information technology and electronic commerce
    1. 7.1 IT and change in organizations
    2. 7.2 Using computer applications efficiently
    3. 7.3 Using the major office applications
    4. 7.4 Industry specific applications
    5. 7.5 Electronic commerce
  14. Index
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