Engineering Education, Research, and Design: Breaking In and Out of Liminal Space
Publication: Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
Volume 143, Issue 4
Abstract
Forum papers are thought-provoking opinion pieces or essays founded in fact, sometimes containing speculation, on a civil engineering topic of general interest and relevance to the readership of the journal. The views expressed in this Forum article do not necessarily reflect the views of ASCE or the Editorial Board of the journal.
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Acknowledgments
Thanks go to the academic staff, industry collaborators, and students who have participated in the group design projects. Particular thanks go to Rebecca Naessens, for her support in coordinating the projects, to Roger Ridsdill Smith and Chris Trott of Foster+Partners and Atula Abeysekera, who have supported the group design projects for several years, and to David Riley of the Educational Development Unit at Imperial College London.
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Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice
Volume 143 • Issue 4 • October 2017
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Received: Feb 20, 2016
Accepted: Nov 29, 2016
Published ahead of print: Feb 16, 2017
Published online: Feb 17, 2017
Discussion open until: Jul 17, 2017
Published in print: Oct 1, 2017
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