Chapter 01 Engineering Profession

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Chapter Objectives

# #nderstand the role of engineering in the $orld

# #nderstand ho$ to prepare for a meaningfulengineering !areer

# #nderstand the role of an engineer in theengineering $or"pla!e

# %es!ribe the responsibilities and roles of themost !ommon engineering dis!iplines

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An Engineering Career

'uestions to !onsider:

( )hat is engineering*

( )hat are the !areer opportunities for engineers*

( )hat are the engineering dis!iplines*

( )here does the engineer fit into the te!hni!al spe!trum*

( +o$ are engineers edu!ated*


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An Engineering Career cont’d

ore .uestions to !onsider:

# )hat is professionalism and engineering ethi!s*

# )hat have engineers done in the past*

# )hat are engineers doing no$*

# )hat $ill engineers do in the future*

# )hat $or"pla!e !ompeten!ies are

needed to be a su!!essful engineer*


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The Technolog Team

( S!ientist

( Engineer

( Te!hnologist and Te!hni!ian

( S"illed Tradespersons/Craftspersons

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Scientist

Scientists !ondu!t resear!h in see"ing ne$ "no$ledgeThe s2stemati! resear!h steps 3or scientific method 4 are:

1 Formulate a h2pothesis to e5plain phenomenon

& Condu!t e5periments to test the h2pothesis

nal27e test results and state !on!lusions

- 8enerali7e the h2pothesis into a la$ or theor2

0 Publish the ne$ "no$ledge

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Engineer

Engineers:

# ppl2 "no$ledge of math and s!ien!e

# Condu!t design and anal2sis

# Solve problems

# %evelop

9 devi!es

9 pro!esses

9 stru!tures

9 s2stems


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Engineering !esign Process

The design pro!ess in!ludes:

1 %efine the problem

& !.uire pertinent data

;dentif2 !onstraints

- %evelop alternative solutions

0 Sele!t a solution based on anal2sis of alternatives

6 Communi!ate the results

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Technologist and Technician

( Technologists 9 ppl2 their edu!ation

and e5perien!e

9 odif2 designs as needed

( Technicians 9 Perform !omputations and

e5periments

9 Prepare design dra$ings

9 Perform tas"s as re.uested b2engineers and s!ientists

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S"illed Tradespersons#Cra$tspersons

( %o not need in>depth "no$ledge of s!ien!e andengineering

( ?ften trained on the @ob

( ?ften serve apprenti!eships

( Aearn to build and operate spe!iali7ed e.uipment

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Engineering Pro$ession

( ;nitiative

( Professionalism

( Engineering "no$ledge( Team$or"

( ;nnovation

( Communi!ation

( Cultural adaptabilit2 ( Safet2 a$areness

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Engineers must demonstrate:

# Customer fo!us

# 8eneral "no$ledge

# Continuous learning# Planning

# nal2sis and @udgment

# 'ualit2 orientation

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The Engineering Functions

( esear!h

( %evelopment

( %esign

( Produ!tion and Testing

( Constru!tion

( ?perations

( Sales

( anagement

(Consulting( Tea!hing

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Engineering !isciplines

( erospa!e( gri!ultural

( Dios2stems/Diologi!al

( Chemi!al

( Civil( Computer

( Ele!tri!al

( Environmental

( ;ndustrial( e!hani!al

( etallurgi!al

( Petroleum

( ?thers*

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Engineering !egrees b !iscipline

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6< &B6 engineering degrees $ere a$arded in &BB


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Engineering Challenges

( Energ2

( ;nfrastru!ture

( Clean )ater

( Food suppl2

( 8lobal design

( ?thers*

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