Community of practice. A community of practice (CoP) is a group of people who share a craft and/or a profession.
The concept was first proposed by cognitive anthropologists Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger in 1991. CoPs can evolve naturally because of the members' common interest in a particular domain or area, or it can be created specifically with the goal of gaining knowledge related to their field. It is through the process of sharing information and experiences with the group that the members learn from each other, and have an opportunity to develop themselves personally and professionally (Lave & Wenger 1991).
Topic:Agricultural engineering. The Wikiversity Department of Agricultural Engineering is a content development project where participants develop and organize learning resources for agricultural engineering.
Agricultural engineers develop engineering science and technology in the context of agricultural production and processing and for the management of natural resources. Agricultural engineers design agricultural machinery and equipment and agricultural structures.Agricultural Engineers may perform tasks as planning, supervising and managing the building of dairy effluent schemes, irrigation, drainage, flood and water control systems, perform environmental impact assessments and interpret research results and implement relevant practices. Topic:Ecological engineering. Ecological Engineering is the emerging field of the use of ecological processes within natural or constructed imitation of natural systems to achieve engineering goals.
It has also been described as "the design of sustainable ecosystems that integrate human society with its natural environment for the benefit of both" (Mitsch, 1998) The following is submitted by David Del Porto: The term, "ecological engineering," was first coined by the late Dr. Howard T. Odum in 1962. Howard Odum was professor emeritus at the University of Florida, where his work in systems ecology had flourished. Topic:Architectural engineering.