Initial professional development for civil engineers / H. Macdonald Steels.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-114) and index.

Machine generated contents note: 01. Introduction -- Initial Professional Development -- How this book is organised -- The Development Objectives -- Experience required for IPD -- 02. What is a Professional Civil Engineer? -- Risk management -- Institution descriptions -- Analysis and synthesis -- The holistic engineer -- Understanding -- Judgement -- 03. Learning through experience -- Learning through experience -- Initial Professional Development -- Learning styles -- 04. Advice on learning -- Detailed techniques for learning through experience -- 05. Technical competence -- Institution framework -- Engineering knowledge -- Engineering understanding -- Engineering application -- 06. Management and leadership -- Institution framework -- Overview -- Leadership -- Differences between a Member and a Chartered Member -- Quality processes and management -- 07. Independent judgement and responsibility -- Institution framework -- Independent engineering judgement.

Contents note continued: Holistic independent judgement -- Identify limits of knowledge and skill -- Develop people -- Summary -- 08.Commercial -- Institution framework -- Sir John Egan DoE Report Rethinking Construction -- Value engineering -- Whole life asset management -- Budget management and cost control -- Company financial statements -- Notes to the accounts -- Main types of company accounts -- Estimating and tendering -- 09. Statutory framework -- Institution framework -- What is t̀he law'? -- The evolution of English law -- The court structure -- 10. Contractual framework -- Institution framework -- Law of contract -- Verbal contracts -- Written contracts -- Statute law in construction -- Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 -- Alternative dispute resolution -- Tribunals -- Law of tort -- 11. Health, safety and welfare -- Institution framework -- Health, safety and welfare -- The legislation -- Risk analysis and risk management.

Contents note continued: Compiling risk assessments -- Completing risk assessments -- Risk assessment format -- Summary -- 12. Sustainable development -- Institution framework -- Professional framework -- Historical background -- Practical sustainability -- Environmentally acceptable -- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) -- 13. Interpersonal skills -- Institution framework -- Principles of communication -- Medium -- Written communication -- Quality assurance -- C̀ommunicate well with others at all levels' -- Visual communication -- Questions to encourage development of communication skills -- 14. Professional commitment -- Institution framework -- ICE Code of Conduct -- ICE Advice on Ethical Conduct -- RAEng Statement of Ethical Principles -- Continuing Professional Development -- Purpose and history of the ICE -- Promotion of the construction industry -- References -- Legislation -- Useful websites.