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'''An ''Engineer-it'' chapter managed by the Institution of Engineers in Scotland  '''([http://www.engineers.scot/ www.engineers.scot])
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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=|thumb|400x400px|Figure 1  Features of an 'engineered' process|left]]
[[File:Engprocess-5.png|alt=|thumb|400x400px|Figure 1  Features of an 'engineered' process]]
Figure 1 shows some features of an engineered process.
Figure 1 shows some features of an engineered process.


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Competence is shown as having two main components:
Competence is shown as having two main components:


*Disciplinary expertise i.e. the abilities of those involved to carry out specific tasks.  It is common to require expertise from several disciplines
* Disciplinary expertise i.e. the abilities of those involved to carry out specific tasks.  It is common to require expertise from several disciplines
* 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'.  
Whereas 'what you know' might be described in term of disciplinary expertise, ethos is 'how you think'.