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ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering 2. The Engineering Profession
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
2. The Engineering Profession
Chapter Overview
• What is Engineering? • The Engineering Process • Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century • Rewards and Opportunities of an Engineering Career • Engineering Disciplines • Engineering Job Functions • Employment Opportunities • Important Fields for the Future • Engineering as a Profession
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
What is Engineering?
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
What is Engineering?
If someone (father, grandmother, aunt, friend, fellow student) asked you the question: “What is engineering?” How would you respond?
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
“Engineering is the profession in which a knowledge of the mathematical and natural sciences, gained by study, experience, and practice, is applied with judgment to develop ways to utilize, economically, the materials and forces of nature for the benefit of
[hu]mankind.” 2005 ABET Accreditation Yearbook
The Engineering Design Process
• Customer need or opportunity • Problem definition/Specifications • Data and information collection • Development of alternative solutions • Evaluation of design/selection of optimal
design • Implementation of optimal design
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
The Engineering Design Process
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
Customer need
Specifications
Data collection
Development of alternative solutions
Selection optimal design
Implementation of optimal design
Case Study: Solar-Powered Electric Vehicle
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
Search on the Internet for videos related to: • World Solar Challenge 2011 Presentation
• 1987-2005 History of the World Solar Challenge
• 2011 Solar Challenge
Greatest Engineering Achievements of 20th Century
20. High performance materials 19. Nuclear technologies 18. Laser and fiber optics 17. Petroleum and gas technologies 16. Health technologies 15. Household appliances 14. Imaging technologies 13. Internet 12. Space exploration 11. Interstate highways
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
10. Air-conditioning and refrigeration 9. Telephone 8. Computers 7. Agricultural mechanization 6. Radio and television 5. Electronics 4. Safe and abundant water 3. Airplane 2. Automobile 1. Electrification
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
Greatest Engineering Achievements of 20th Century
Rewards and Opportunities of an Engineering Career
1. Job satisfaction 2. Varied opportunities 3. Challenging work 4. Intellectual development 5. Social impact 6. Financial security 7. Prestige 8. Professional environment 9. Understanding how things work 10. Creative thinking
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
2005/06 Starting Salaries
Discipline Avg. Salary
Engineering $51,465 Computer Science 49,680 Engineering Technology 48,514 Nursing 45,347 Business 41,900 Mathematics and Sciences 38,217 Agriculture & Natural Resources 33,716 Education 32,438 Humanities & Social Sciences 31,290 Communications 31,110
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
Engineering Disciplines
• Mechanical Engineering • Electrical Engineering • Civil Engineering • Computer Engineering • Chemical Engineering • Industrial Engineering • Other (Aerospace, Biomedical, etc.)
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
Engineering Job Functions
• Analysis • Design • Test • Development • Sales • Research • Management • Consulting • Teaching
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
Industry Sectors (Non-manufacturing)
• Professional, scientific, and technical services • Information • Construction • Wholesale trade • Administrative and support • Management of companies and enterprises • Utilities • Mining
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
Industry Sectors (Manufacturing)
• Computer and electronic product • Transportation equipment • Machinery • Fabricated metal product • Chemical • Electronic equipment, appliance, and component
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
Major Changes Affecting the Future
• The fall of the Berlin Wall • Advances in computer technology • Advances in communications • The knowledge and information explosion • Globalization (outsourcing, off-shoring) • Increased focus on the environment • Events of September 11, 2001 • World population explosion
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
Important Fields for the Future
• Manufacturing frontiers • Information and communication systems • Smart and engineered materials • Bioengineering • Critical infrastructure systems • Homeland security • Improved health care delivery • Nanotechnology • Advanced environmental technology • Sensors and control systems
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
Engineering as a Profession
• Professional registration 1. Graduation from ABET-accredited engineering
program 2. Pass Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE) 3. Complete four years of acceptable engineering
practice 4. Pass the Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE)
Exam • Professional societies
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
After this Class: • Read Chapter 3. • Work on Homework Assignment 2. Next Class: • Homework Assignment 2 is due. • Quiz Chapter 3.
