This book gathers case studies presented at the International Conference on Responsible Research and Innovation in Science, Innovation and Society (RRI-SIS2017). It highlights European initiatives and projects in various domains and contexts, each of which explores how to create guidelines and good practices for Responsible Research and Innovation and how to promote them among citizens, industry stakeholders, policy and decision makers, research funders and educational institutions to fost...

This book provides methods and practical cases and experiences with the aim of stimulating Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) through the direct engagement of researchers, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), citizens, industry stakeholders, policy and decision makers, research funders and communicators. The book furthermore aims to advance debate on Responsible Research and Innovation and also to reinforce the RRI community identity. With chapters covering governance, public engagem...

This Brief presents a new model for business development—MERge—to be implemented in practitioners’ professional development in general and in the context of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) initiatives, particularly, in industry, educational institutions and public sector organizations. The authors aim to contribute to the field of innovation and entrepreneurship by merging and consolidating different methodologies and insights borrowed from the "meta-professions" (r...

This book continues the tradition of its predecessors “Automation, Communication and Cybernetics in Science and Engineering 2009/2010 and 2011/2012” and includes a representative selection of scientific publications from researchers at the institute cluster IMA/ZLW & IfU.IMA - Institute of Information Management in Mechanical EngineeringZLW - Center for Learning and Knowledge ManagementIfU - Associated Institute for Management Cybernetics e.V. Faculty of Mechanical ...

This book introduces and analyzes the models for engineering leadership and competency skills, as well as frameworks for industry-academia collaboration and is appropriate for students, researchers, and professionals interested in continuous professional development. The authors look at the organizational structures of engineering education in knowledge-based economies and examine the role of innovation and how it is encouraged in schools. It also provides a methodological framework and to...

This book provides engineering faculty members and instructors with a base understanding of why the entrepreneurial mindset is important to engineering students and how it can be taught. It helps advance entrepreneurship education for all engineering students, and equips educators with tools and strategies that allow them to teach the entrepreneurial mindset. Divided into four parts, this book explores what the entrepreneurial mindset is, and why it is important; shows how to get started a...

Sabina Jeschke is Head of the ZLW/IMA&IfU Institute Cluster of the RWTH Aachen University.Ingrid Isenhardt is director deputy head of the IMA/ZLW & IfU Institute Cluster of the RWTH Aachen University.Frank Hees is vice deputy head of the IMA/ZLW & IfU Institute Cluster and managing partner and consultant of the Nets ’n’ Clouds Consulting für Technologieentwicklung und Organisationsoptimierung GmbH.Klaus Henning is senior advisor of the IMA/ZLW & IfU Institute Cluster...

This book covers important issues related to managing supply chain risks from various perspectives. Supply chains today are vulnerable to disruptions with a significant impact on firms’ business and performance. The aim of supply chain risk management is to identify the potential sources of risks and implement appropriate actions in order to mitigate supply chain disruptions.This book presents a set of models, frameworks, strategies, and analyses that are essential for managing sup...

This e-book contains high-resolution graphics and tables that can only be read on e-readers capable of enlarging images. This book assesses the extent to which ideas and structures of the Swiss vocational and professional education and training (VPET) system could also be applied to vocational qualifications in other countries. It offers a look at the different forms of VPET in Switzerland and introduces the development and structure of the system as well as its governance and legal founda...

This is a collection of multiple choice questions on embryology. Topics covered include fertilization, first week of development, second week of development, third week of development, fourth week of development, fifth through eighth weeks of development and the fetal period. These questions are suitable for students enrolled in Human Anatomy and Physiology I or II or General Anatomy and Physiology.

How does new information technology become part of the fabric of organisational life? Drawing on insights from social studies of technology, gender studies and the sociology of consumption, Valuing Technology opens up new directions in the analysis of sociotechnical change within organisations. Based on a major research project focused upon the introduction of management of information systems in health, higher education and retailing, I explores the active role of end-users in in...

This a collection of multiple choice questions on common disorders observed in the urinary system, male reproductive system and female reproductive system. These questions are suitable for students enrolled in Human Anatomy and Physiology I or II or General Anatomy and Physiology.