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With better thinking skills, readers can be more successful in problem solving in whatever profession they choose, and in whatever domain. This book improves your thinking and problem-solving skills. It focuses on Systems Engineering, but can be adaptable to other areas as well.
List of contents
1. Aspects of Thinking. 2. Thinking Outside the Box. 3. Systems and Thinking. 4. Other Thinking Perspectives.
5. Innovation. 6. Thinking: Miscellany. 7. Engineers with Special Thoughts. 8. Top Dozen Suggestions for Systems Engineers. 9. Final Thoughts. Appendix A. Selected Thinkers: Past and Modern Day. Appendix B. Suggested Topics for a first Course in "STEM."
About the author
Dr. Howard Eisner - Professor Emeritus of Engineering Management and Distinguished Research Professor, Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department, School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), The George Washington University, Washington, DC
He holds a B.E.E., from City College of New York, an M.S., in Electrical Engineering, for Columbia University, and a Doctor of Science from George Washington University
Dr. Eisner was trained as an engineer and spent much of his career in the command, control, communications and intelligence (C3I) arena. For more than 30 years, he initiated, developed and technically managed contracts and programs dealing principally with engineering, computer systems, aerospace, communications and transportation. Major sponsors have been the Department of Defense (DoD), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Department of Transportation (DOT).
Dr. Eisner has written, published and presented over two hundred unclassified papers/reports/tutorials in various fields of engineering and related areas.
Summary
With better thinking skills, readers can be more successful in problem solving in whatever profession they choose, and in whatever domain. This book improves your thinking and problem-solving skills. It focuses on Systems Engineering, but can be adaptable to other areas as well.
