Architect's Essentials of Professional Development

ISBN-13: 9780471236917 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 249 str.

Jean R. Valence

Opis

The architect's interest in continuing education has increased as a result of the national trend of state initiatives requiring continuing education for architect registration. Architect's Essentials of Professional Development assists registered architects and architecture firms in designing their own professional development programme in the context of professional practice.

• Information on this subject is in high demand
• Covers strategic planning, programme design and assessment while taking into consideration the culture of different design firms
• Assessment worksheets and questionnaires allow readers to personalise their books while discovering and implementing their own professional development goals and strategies
• Practical, applied, concise, affordable and user-friendly

Spis treści

Forward.

Acknowledgments.

1. Competitive Edge.

2. Strategy.

3. Assessment.

4. Program Planing and Design.

5. Curriculum.

6. Coaching and Lessons Learned.

7. Mentoring.

8. Implementation.

9. Evaluation.

10. Learning from Learning.

Appendix: Suggested Learning Objectives for Architect′s Essentials of Professional Development.

Bibliography.

Index.

O autorze

JEAN R. VALENCE is President of Blackridge, Ltd., a firm that provides management and marketing counsel to owners of design and construction firms. She is also Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Boston Architectural Center, a faculty member of the CES Firm Leadership Summits of the American Institute of Architects, and the 2001 recipient of the national Marketing Achievement Award presented by the Society for Marketing Professional Services. She is an expert in corporate strategy development, marketing, client satisfaction assessment, and human resources matters.

Blurb

Easy access to crucial business information for design professionals

Find the concise, practical business information you need right now in the Architect’s Essentials of Professional Practice Series. These authoritative guides quickly make you an instant expert on the best business practices crucial for success in today’s design and construction professions. Each portable, affordable, user–friendly volume gives you:

• Authoritative advice from leading national figures
• Flip–and–find access to critical business information
• Bulleted lists and callout boxes for quick reference
• Clear, insightful explanations of complex business topics

Architect’s Essentials of Professional Development provides concise, how–to guidelines for establishing a proprietary professional development program for design firms and individual professionals dedicated to leadership in the marketplace. A national expert offers advice for planning, designing, and assessing a continuing skill–building program, including three practice–friendly approaches: training, lessons learned, and mentoring. Customizing programs to meet the needs of your firm is easy with a broad range of best practices from large and small firms and with useful pedagogical materials, such as worksheets, questionnaires, and assessment forms.

Architect’s Essentials of Professional Development is a versatile and powerful resource for design firms of all specialties.