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This edited volume presents a structured approach to a new lean
education curriculum, implemented for the education of engineers,
managers, administrators as well as human resources developers. The
authorship comprises professors and lecturers, trainers and
practitioners who educate future professionals in Lean Thinking
principles and tools. This edited book provides a platform for
authors to share their efforts in building a Body of Knowledge
(BoK) for Lean Education. The topical spectrum is state-of-the-art
in this field, but the book also includes a glimpse into future
developments. This is a highly informative and carefully presented
book, providing valuable insight for scholars with an interest in
Lean Education.
This edited volume presents a structured approach to a new lean
education curriculum, implemented for the education of engineers,
managers, administrators as well as human resources developers. The
authorship comprises professors and lecturers, trainers and
practitioners who educate future professionals in Lean Thinking
principles and tools. This edited book provides a platform for
authors to share their efforts in building a Body of Knowledge
(BoK) for Lean Education. The topical spectrum is state-of-the-art
in this field, but the book also includes a glimpse into future
developments. This is a highly informative and carefully presented
book, providing valuable insight for scholars with an interest in
Lean Education.
This edited book discusses lean production as a suitable platform
for global development by developing systems and products in a
quicker, costless and sustainable way and educate people for a lean
consumption. Lean thinking principles are totally and
synergistically aligned with a lot of disciplines and current
issues such as logistic, supply chain, construction, healthcare,
ergonomics, education, project management, leadership, coaching,
startup, product development, farming and sustainable development.
Lean-Green is particularly related to this last issue, sustainable
development, the first global challenge for humanity that are
totally connected to all remaining 14 global challenges because
they are interdependent. Attaining these challenges could bring
solutions for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Lean Production
and Consumption have an important role in providing these
solutions, by systematically reducing wastes in all activities
performed, and at the same time, instruct people in having a lean
consumption. The target audience primarily comprises research
experts in lean management, but the book may also be beneficial for
practitioners alike.
This edited book discusses lean production as a suitable platform
for global development by developing systems and products in a
quicker, costless and sustainable way and educate people for a lean
consumption. Lean thinking principles are totally and
synergistically aligned with a lot of disciplines and current
issues such as logistic, supply chain, construction, healthcare,
ergonomics, education, project management, leadership, coaching,
startup, product development, farming and sustainable development.
Lean-Green is particularly related to this last issue, sustainable
development, the first global challenge for humanity that are
totally connected to all remaining 14 global challenges because
they are interdependent. Attaining these challenges could bring
solutions for the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Lean Production
and Consumption have an important role in providing these
solutions, by systematically reducing wastes in all activities
performed, and at the same time, instruct people in having a lean
consumption. The target audience primarily comprises research
experts in lean management, but the book may also be beneficial for
practitioners alike.
Engineering education leads the preparation of the next generation
of engineers. This is a difficult task as engineering practices
rapidly evolve, pressured by the technological advancements
promoted by these same engineers. Engineering schools are
integrated into large and rigid higher education institutions (HEI)
that are not known for their agility. Nevertheless, engineering
educators must have the agility to go beyond HEI boundaries to
close the gap between professional practice needs and engineering
education. Training Engineering Students for Modern Technological
Advancement examines the role of engineering teachers in preparing
the next generation of engineers and presents perspectives on
active learning methods for engineering education. As such, it
contributes to bypassing the compartmentalized way of course
organization typical in many HEIs and prepares for more agile
engineering education. Covering topics such as game-based teaching
methods, Industry 4.0, and management skills, this book is a
dynamic resource ideal for engineers, engineering professors,
engineering students, general educators, engineering professionals,
academicians, and researchers.
Engineering education leads the preparation of the next generation
of engineers. This is a difficult task as engineering practices
rapidly evolve, pressured by the technological advancements
promoted by these same engineers. Engineering schools are
integrated into large and rigid higher education institutions (HEI)
that are not known for their agility. Nevertheless, engineering
educators must have the agility to go beyond HEI boundaries to
close the gap between professional practice needs and engineering
education. Training Engineering Students for Modern Technological
Advancement examines the role of engineering teachers in preparing
the next generation of engineers and presents perspectives on
active learning methods for engineering education. As such, it
contributes to bypassing the compartmentalized way of course
organization typical in many HEIs and prepares for more agile
engineering education. Covering topics such as game-based teaching
methods, Industry 4.0, and management skills, this book is a
dynamic resource ideal for engineers, engineering professors,
engineering students, general educators, engineering professionals,
academicians, and researchers.
Climate Change Politics offers a critical, yet hopeful examination
of political vitality in the politics of climate change and
discusses how people use various forms of communication to
challenge existing power hierarchies. Because the meanings of
climate change and of the numerous aspects of reality associated
with it are constructed through communication, we offer an analysis
of communication practices and structures as constitutive of
climate change politics. A broad variety of case studies
demonstrate how the choices made within various forms of public
engagement result from social interaction based on communication.
The editors of the volume follow Chantal Mouffe in describing "the
political" as engagement with processes of debate and decision
making on collective issues where different values, preferences,
and ideals are played out and opposed. This book examines
communication as a key component of climate change politics and
shows how climate change communication has the potential to
invigorate civic politics. It analyzes how citizens represent,
construct, and circulate ideas about climate change and how these
practices relate to decisions and public policies, as well as to
political identities. Contributing authors explore how changes in
the ways information is produced and consumed have contributed to
new spaces for political engagement. They analyze a range of
semiotic resources and practices within which the meanings of
climate change are negotiated. By looking at the multiple ways
people experience and communicate about climate change, the
analysis extends beyond the cognitive to include emotional,
aesthetic, and other epistemologies that shape political engagement
with this issue. Individual chapters examine various forms of
climate change communication, including artistic expression ranging
from installations to cinema, on web-based spaces, and on other
alternative media. Working from the premise that communicative
practices provide the basis for broad public engagement, this book
identifies and examines how the possibilities entailed in that
engagement may yet contribute to a transformation of climate change
politics that empowers both individual political subjects and their
communities. Climate Change Politics is likely to be of interest to
a variety of audiences including researchers and students of
climate change politics, environmental communication, and social
movements in disciplines such as communication, geography,
political science, and sociology. The book is suitable as a
textbook for both advanced undergraduate and graduate courses on
climate change and society; environmental communication; and
science, technology, and society.
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