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The strategies form the basis of a 'engineered process' that is used to control the risk of unsatisfactory outcomes.
The strategies form the basis of a 'engineered process' that is used to control the risk of unsatisfactory outcomes.
[[File:Engprocess-5.png|alt=|center|thumb|400x400px|Figure 1  Features of an 'engineered' process]]
[[File:Engprocess-5.png|alt=|thumb|400x400px|Figure 1  Features of an 'engineered' process|left]]
Figure 1 shows some features of an engineered process.
Figure 1 shows some features of an engineered process.


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*Ethos - the principles that guide the actions of the participants.
*Ethos - the principles that guide the actions of the participants.


Whereas 'what you know' might be described in term of disciplinary expertise, ethos is 'how you think'. Ethos is a crtical issue in engineered processes.
Whereas 'what you know' might be described in term of disciplinary expertise, ethos is 'how you think'.  


[[Critical thinking]] may be the most important feature of an engineered process. Critical thinkers identify and use guiding principles that lead to engineered outcomes.
[[Critical thinking]] may be the most important feature of an engineered process. Critical thinkers identify and use guiding principles that lead to engineered outcomes.