Essays on Engineer

Becoming an Engineer is a passion to pursue. A professional who belongs in this craft is like conquering the universe and an every dream of anybody to achieve. Everything is a fulfillment for every engineer. Engineers are professional practitioners of engineering who are concerned with the application of scientific information, mathematics, and creativity. Engineers are to build up solutions for any technical problems available and designed materials, structures, and systems with all the consideration of all the limitations imposed by practicality, regulation, safety, and costs. The labor of every engineer has a connection between discovery and subsequent application to the needs of ...

THE FIRST STEAM LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE IS UK

Abstract

The first steam engine is credited to Hero of Alexandria in ancient Egypt. However, during the pre-industrial and industrialization times, the steam engines served a critical role in the changing methods of production. One of the major advancement of the steam engine was made by Thomas Newcomn in 1712, and later by James Watt. Watt’s changes lead to better steam engine that opened ways for the manufacturing of the first steam locomotive in UK. Richard Trevithick in 1804 created the first steam locomotive train that was almost successful. However, it was Engineer George Stephenson who invented the first ...

Staying and watching my father undertake engineering work was fun and cheering. I could clearly figure out that there was uniqueness in his work and certainly, I loved what he did. Engineering was the first thing I was exposed to as a young man and as some would say, I grew up in it. My childhood exposure to the engineering career made me develop interest of joining the University of Michigan to pursue my academic and career goals. The cultural background of my family has also motivated me into pursuing a course in engineering at the University of Michigan. I have ...

Part 1: Roles of an engineer

1. A project engineer is in charge of managing projects and supervising staff by providing administration support. Engineers are usually involved in projects and therefore they play an active role in the management of a project. This is achieved by ensuring that the project is within its scope, schedule, and budget. Engineers also offer administration support during project and can be in charge of managing the staff working on the project [].

2. The main role carried out by engineers is analyzing engineering problems that arise. Engineers are constantly faced by problems that they need to solve through the development of ...

My desire to study civil engineering started when I visited Manila, Philippine for a vision trip in 2010. I wanted to study civil engineer so that I could help developing countries to improve their roads. In Manila, the road system was terrible. The roads in Manila lacked road signs such as pedestrian crossing. I am a warm, sympathetic and heart person. My personality indicates that I am creative and organized especially when assisting people to achieve personal objectives thus my desire to study civil engineering.

The work of Civil Engineers entails; designing, supervising, operating, constructing, and maintaining great construction developments such ...

INTRODUCTION

Civil Engineering (CE) is a career in existence since 4000 BC, where human beings begun changing from a nomadic lifestyle, to construct shelters (Narayanan 2003). Construction, design and maintenance of the structures has been made possible through the study of CE, to share scientific and physical principles. Currently, CE applies physics and mathematical principles in the study of design and construction of roads, bridges, buildings, dams, and canals (Narayanan 2003). The disciplines under the study relate to material science, soil mechanics, hydrology, geography, environment, design, and structures. To be a civil engineer one must pursue a Bachelor of Engineering degree, which takes three ...

Introduction

There are several theories that seek to explain the abilities, behaviors and skills of individuals in different stages of their life. They include the psychosocial, biosocial and the cognitive theories of growth and development. They propose the expected behavior of an individual at the different stages of their life. Naturalistic observation is one of the ways that researchers employ to support the external validity of various research findings. The researchers embark on the study of a certain behavior as it occurs in its natural behavior. To ensure the validity of the results, the researchers should neither interrupt nor manipulate the ...

Any hospital security engineer must observe the HIPAA privacy rule, which monitors the access and sharing of individual health information, as well as the HIPAA security rule, which comprises of the national security standards that safeguards the electronic health information. Since the hospital stores patient information using the paper based system, the manager will ensure that the implementation of electronic based health information systems is achieved within the shortest time possible (Keller & Associates, 2011). The paper records are always not secure and they contain massive irregularities and drawbacks towards the process of patient care and treatment. The paper based ...

Siemens Graduate Program (Engineering) (164802)

Brande, Denmark Dear Sir, In response to the job opportunity that you posted online, I have the honor to apply as an Engineer in your prestigious company. I am a graduate in Bachelor of Science in Engineering at Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2010, where I was awarded the National Talent Full Scholarship for Undergraduate Studies. I have also earned a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering at Western Michigan University, Michigan, USA in December 2013, where I qualified for a Perfect Academic Track Full Scholarship for Graduate Studies. At present, I am working ...

It is often said that you do not know someone until you have walked a mile in his or her shoes. Whose shoes would you walk in and why? Personally I have many people whom I would want to know and understand better. However the one person that fascinates and intrigues me the most is my father. For me he always has been a unique person and the role model respected by community, hard worker, carrying parent and loving husband. I envision him as an everyday hero of the twenty-first century. In the last couple of years, I realized ...

The history of Trebuchet dates back to ancient times. The trebuchet is believed to have originated from China and regions near Chinese territories about 2000 years ago. However, the trebuchet was first experienced in Europe during the dark ages or the early middle ages during 500 AD. The French were the prominent users of the trebuchet during the middle ages. The first version of the trebuchet was a variant of the sling and was referred to as a stave sling. The stave sling was made of a short piece of plank that elongated the arm to provide more leverage. The stave ...

Introduction

Disputes in the construction industry or in the process of honoring roles in a construction contract are not uncommon in many countries, a good of example which would be the United Arab Emirates (UAE) wherein the construction industry has been in a stage of boom for the past several years . Some of the world’s Mega structures and other fascinating architectural works are located in this Middle Eastern country. It is one of the largest exporters of oil and petroleum products and this country’s largest city, Dubai, is home to a range of spectacular and grand architectural works. It is home to ...

Quality and Project Management

SWOT analysis helps an individual or an organization to identify internal (Strengths (S) and Weaknesses (W)) and external (Opportunities (O) and Threats (T)) factors for success. The analysis then enables the individual or organization to focus on exploiting strengths and opportunities while addressing weaknesses and threats to improve performance. There are also other factors that affect a person or organization’s performance, which include political, economic, social and technological (PEST) factors. A PEST analysis considers each of the external forces particularly how they affect a person or organization. This is followed by the development of a plan for dealing with these forces ...

Philosophy and Engineering

Introduction Philosophy and electrical engineering belong to the same field, i.e. science, but the scope of the study of both are different. This has become a subject of study for many researchers in order to find out the level of relationship between the both.Philosophy can be defined as thelearning about reality, evidence, environment and significanceand importance of life, whereas, electrical engineering explains real-world use of electricity its production, distribution and etc.Engineering has its specificsource ofexistence, its particular dimensions and regulations to conduct its experiments and processes. Philosophy of engineering consists of the impact of the work of engineers ...

Summary overview:

The manufacture of beers has been in existence for quite a long while. Similarly, Keg beer has also been around for decades, although it has gone through a series of evolution to make it more desirable to consumers. In the process of all the evolution, the keg has become cost efficient and significantly reduced in its weight. From its initial manufacture, kegs were stored in wooden materials. This later changed as technology advanced, to usage of synthetic kegs which can withhold high pressures. The assembly of keg is simply a process of few steps such as collection of the keg components, ...

Introduction

Crossrail is considered as one of the largest construction project of Europe, which connects east and west side of London city cutting through its middle. The length of the railway project is about 118 kilometer, with 37 stations, which includes sea and air port links. The prominent centers it connects include Heathrow airport, Maidenhead, Canary wharf, Abbey wood, Shenfield, etc. The primary purpose of this multi-billion dollar project is to achieve large scale economic benefits, reduce cost of travel and significantly reduce the congestion in the central parts of the city. The projected is expected to completed in phases, ...

ABSTRACT:

It is essential to acknowledge the fundamental reality that face engineers when subjected to conflicting interests within their performance and in offering technical expertise. It is the duty of an engineer to uphold the well-being of the public health, safety, and the welfare during the course of execution of the professional duties. As outlined below, an engineer who commits to the decision of defending his recommendations will often be faced by the risk of losing their jobs and positions. However, we must acknowledge the fact that we would be refuting our professional obligations and responsibilities, as specified by the ...

The work that has been stated have some features that make it defined to be a project. The first definition is that it has a start and end date. The project has been defined to be having the start and the end date. The manufacturing of an actuator has been defined and will have some end date. The people who handle projects will ensure that they get out of the project as fast. The end is known once the project starts. There is even time that has been associated with the different tasks which have been identified. The principal engineer has ...

I am SONAGNON A. DABLI from Benin (West Africa) and now I live in New York. I am a transfer student at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM. Right now I would like to pursue graduate study from this institution in Petroleum Engineering. When I was undergraduate student in Civil Engineering, I got opportunity to work as intern in two good organizations. During one of my summer internship I got exposure in petroleum industry. At that time I worked on a gas station in a construction project and since then a strong interest was developed in me to pursue my ...

Summary:

A client who is the owner of a 60-year old apartment block has hired engineer A. His work is to investigate the structural integrity of the building. The engineer has agreed with the client that the report of the structural integrity test of the building will remain confidential. The client has informed the engineer that he intends to sell the building as it is and no corrective measures will be taken if any faults are discovered. During the course of the work, the engineer finds that the building is structurally safe. However, the client also confides in the engineer that ...

This memorandum provides guidance on the types of surveying that a civil engineer is allowed to carry out in the state of Arizona pursuant to the purpose; definitions section in the Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS), Title 32, Chapter 1 and Article 1. The state of Arizona identifies an engineer as a person who has special mathematical and physical sciences skills, and has gained engineering design and analysis principles through professional education and practical experience (Article 1, paragraph 16). The person should also be qualified to practice engineering which should be certified by registration as a professional engineer. Qualified civil engineers are ...

Civil engineering is a field that entails planning, developing, designing, rehabilitating, managing and building physical elements in the surrounding. This field of science comprises of several sub-disciplines which might include environmental, transportation and structural engineering, among many others. As a field of engineering, civil engineering has various careers. One can become an environmental engineer, a structural engineer, construction engineer, water engineer among several other careers (Riihelä, 237). There are several job openings under civil engineering. For instance, one can become an environmental engineer. This career entails one planning and designing projects that promote sustainability in the society. However, this sector is ...

Personal Statement

I often find myself looking up while walking, aspiring toward heights. I am simply mesmerized by the mega constructions that reshape my country’s infrastructure and I am personally interested in analyzing them from an engineering perspective. Subconsciously, I have desired since always to be a Civil Engineer, to plan, schedule, project and apply construction management principles, strategies or best practices, although I could only define my desire with these terms when I pursued a Civil Engineering education. As I grew convinced of my career aspirations, I told my professor about my plan to pursue the engineering profession. His words ...

The US Green Building Council

This agency is responsible for maintaining and re-designing the built environment with the aim of providing sustainable and environmentally-friendly buildings and structures. It advocates for more legislation concerning use of green energy and renewable materials. The Government Service Center Building in Boston is still unfinished and unused to date despite construction beginning in the year 1966. This is because the construction ended prematurely as it lasted till 1971. Due to this, the building is abandoned and is used for other purposes other than the intended. As a result of poor design and use of non-sustainable materials in its construction, ...

Response Paper about Civil Engineering

Engineering contains countless open doors and claims to fame. Utilizing the standards of science and science, environmental engineers create answers for environmental issues. They are included in the water and air contamination control, reusing, waste transfer and open wellbeing issues. Environmental engineers conduct perilous waste administration thinks about in which they assess the essentialness of the peril, offer investigation on treatment and regulation, and create regulations to forestall disasters. They plan metropolitan water supply and modern wastewater treatment frameworks. They lead investigate on proposed environmental ventures, break down experimental information, and perform quality control checks. They give lawful ...

For ages, knowledge invariably was the most valuable thing in the world. There are many specialties and professions that have appeared not long ago so nowadays it becomes relevant for people to look for the ways they can plan a career. This paper contains reasoning about career planning that surely has many preferences. Since I am studying a mechanical engineering, it is also a question of the manner in which career planning has helped me. Perpetual knowledge is an advance of knowledge that induces a person to become reasoned. Thus, person’s goal is about to receive the different types of information. ...

PART A

It is important to allow sufficient time for the preparation of the meeting for negotiation. It should not be squeezed into limited time frame nor it be adjusted with holidays. Proper time should be given to prepare for negotiation and gather information. Second rule is that a pre-meeting or a preparatory meeting is crucial and must be given due significance. To make the negotiation meeting successful, the participants ought to meet in the pre-meeting (Pohl, 2010). Basically, the reason behind setting a pre-meeting is to establish a plan for the negotiation. But it is not limited to establishing plan, as this pre-meeting can ...

It has always been my choice to pursue an engineering-related degree ever since being exposed to solving mathematical and scientific problems. My technical skills were further honed as I was given chance in my school to formulate ideas and design and develop new equipment that will be useful in making life simpler. Since I consider myself as someone good in the field of math, science and even computer sciences, I have chosen to pursue a career in electrical engineering. An electrical engineer works on solving problems, testing equipment, designing new equipment and developing existing equipment which are related to ...

Conferences in the Ethical Issues Inherent In Any Engineering Product Design

Abstract No one can deny the fact that technology has been the principle contributor to mankind’s immense development. It is, therefore, permissible to assert that the people who make these technological developments possible should be given all the credits for the level in which humanity is presently. These are the people that work day and night, studying sciences, its applications, and several other things. They make decisions about the products that are needed to improve the lives of man. In order for these product decisions to be made Engineers are always first saddled with the task of ...

One’s mindset is the totality of their knowledge, their thoughts and beliefs about themselves and the world they live in. Developing the right mindset is a very important ingredient to success in anything ones does in life. The state of the mind can either lead one to failure or success. One's perception affects how they act and react to information that gets to their mind. There are various types of mindset; they include the fixed mindset, the growth mindset, productive mindset and defensive mindset. Through this essay, I plan to give the reader an insight into my mindset using a ...

For example Elizabeth L. Angeli, Department of Psychology, State University.

This research was supported in part by a grant from the Sample Grant Program. Angeli, Department of English, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 55555 The Open System Interconnect (OSI) model is a set of layers that provide the levels in which the information (or Network packets) takes different forms while travelling from one host to another host.

The OSI model has the following layers,

- Application Layer - Presentation Layer - Session Layer - Transport Layer - Network Layer - Data Link Layer - Physical Layer (networks?, 2009)

Most of the time knowledge of these seven layers is taken to trouble shoot a network.

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In this case study, an employee who had worked as an engineer for a church in Utah had his employment terminated after the church claimed that he had failed to qualify for a temple recommend. A temple recommend is essentially a certificate that verifies that one is a member of a certain church and that he is, therefore, eligible to attend the church’s temples. This document is usually given to individuals who are observant of the Church’s standards in matters that include tithing, church attendance, and abstinence from alcohol and so on. The employee sued the church claiming that his dismissal comprised ...

Essay for Georgia Tech

My life long dream is to be an engineer, rocket engineer in particular. I believe Georgia Tech is an ideal college, which can help me make my dream come true. By enrolling into the aerospace engineering program at Georgia Tech, I can not only make aerospace engineering my major, but also it will allow me to deepen my knowledge about it. Georgia Tech offers a very well designed curriculum of aerospace engineering courses. Students will have to take five courses each semester for an undergraduate aerospace engineering major. If transferred to Georgia Tech, I will have chance to take twelve ...

When designing various projects for a client, an engineer is concerned with different aspects of the design. For instance, the aesthetic value of the design is very important to the engineer. Other factors that concern the engineer are the durability of the product and the cost effectiveness in both the design and production processes. However, and without belittling the importance of these factors, safety is ultimately the major concern of the engineer. Safety as a factor is incorporated into all designs, for both the client and the environment (including other people who might not necessarily use the product but stand in ...

I am an adult aged ..years. I was born and grew up in .Currently, I work as a sound engineer in a cinema in Columbia.

Bio 2

I was born in the year.in to Mr. and Mrs. I am a .born, in a family of.I have ..sisters and..brothers. I attended elementary education in.school .Thereafter, I attended high school in Upon completing high school, I undertook a course in sound engineering. Studying engineering has helped me acquire a job as a sound technician in a cinema in Columbia a job that I value very much .I love watching movies, making new friends, travelling and singing.

Bio 3

I have loved and aspired to ...

Abstract

Engineering ethics is the set of moral principles and ethics pertaining to engineering which is to be followed at both individual and organisational level [1].

Introduction

Engineering ethics can also be described as a study of moral values, policies, individuals’ character and the way of reaching a goal by an individual or an organisation[1]. The Quebec bridge disaster

Emergence of Engineering As A Profession

Engineering became popular and it emerged as a popular and wanted profession in the 19 century. Engineers were too independent and the industries employing them found it hard to have a control of them[1]. The beginning of 20th century saw a series of failures ...

Chemical engineering, which gained popularity after 1890, is a branch of mainstream engineering that applies experimental/ natural sciences (physics and chemistry) and life sciences (biology and biochemistry) together with economics and mathematics to produce, transform, transport and properly use materials, chemicals and energy. Much of chemical engineer’s work involves modeling processes and analyzing how they take place in the preliminary report or on the computer (Zydney, Matsoukas, and Bainbridge 22-23; The Princeton Review n. pag). Some of the career options that somebody with a chemical engineering masters or bachelors’ degree can get are chemical plant engineer, an aerospace engineer, computer ...

Mechanical engineering course enables an individual to build their career in mechanical engineering. Besides establishing a career in mechanical engineering, individuals choose to pursue mechanical engineering at academic levels for a number of reasons. Learners choose this field due to its broad nature, which gives them a chance to specialize in one of its sub-branches. It offers design and manufacturing, energy systems, nuclear engineering, biomechanical systems, dynamics, vibrations and controls, applied mechanics and automotive engineering as fields of specialization. Individuals also enroll for mechanical engineering to advance their knowledge regarding machines and mechanical systems (Iowa State University). In this case, people enroll ...

Mechanical engineering major is a noble course that enables people to establish successful careers in various sectors. Individuals who have pursued this course have the opportunity of specializing in General Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Sciences or Mechanical Systems. General Engineering is essentially recommendable for individuals who need to have broad mechanical engineering background. Thermal Sciences focus on conversion of energy from one form to another and its use. Mechanical Systems concentrate on the synthesis and optimization of various devices and machines. Besides being a noble career, most people choose mechanical engineering major because it has high job security and encouraging remuneration. ...

The spectrum challenge addressed in the article indicates that, students as well as individual radio hobbyists with technological expertise and skills demonstrated their capabilities to participate in the cooperative and the competitive tournaments. In the first instance, the competitors attempted to effectively share the spectrum as they transmitted random data files from their source to destination radios. However, in the competitive tournament, two teams sought domination of the spectrum, with the winner being the first to transmit all its files within three minutes from the source radio to the destination radio. In order to ensure fairness, DARPA provided all ...

1. Summary The engineers want to make a landfill analysis. The analysis was made in the Quillicom city, which was the beautiful town. it is the perfect location for the landfill analysis. It is located 3.7 Km south east. This place is for a mining community since 1974. The so called famous engineer Robert Delomc analysis the landfill zone and also he identified the landfill. This come on to operation on April 30th. There are two types of Lot’s; Lot 18 and Lot 47. The Lot 18 is located at the northeast of the town and where as ...

1. Summary The town called Quillicon is located at the northwest of Ontario, which currently operates the landfill. The landfill was constructed in 1958. In a report on Feb 27, 2010, Quillicom town engineer identified the existing landfill. We can divide our study into three components, include; examination of the area of geology, examination of physical properties, and evaluation of the financial and environment sustainability. The bedrock at quillicom and all the proposed landfill is about 15 to 30 meters. A layer is varying in thickness, approximately 10 to 20 meters. The whole area experienced repeated glaciations. The town ...

1. Summary The landfill sites were analyzed in the beautiful town called Quillicom. The town Quillicom is a beautiful place located at 3.7 Km south east. Since 1974, it is serving as the place for mining community of Melody Lake. Engiennr Robert Delomc identified the landfill sites and this site has come to operation at the month of April. Unfortunately, this town faces the serious replacement and landfills. The Lot 18 is the beautiful site located 3.4 km north east of Quillicom and Lot 47, is the subdivision 6E, 14.6 Km to the southeast. The cost and the operation ...

This cannot be a surprise to anybody that an engineering license is as important for an engineer as a law license for a lawyer and it is without a doubt a very tough job to get one after all becoming an engineer is not as easy as many some people anticipate. The road to becoming an engineer and eventually getting an engineering license is not easy. The interested candidate must first become an engineer intern, gain a significant amount of professional experiences, and get proper and valid information about the list of things the states want before handing in the license and finally to top ...

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Dear Sirs/Mesdames:

I have known the applicant in his initial role and capacity as a civil engineer for almost 14 months since I was transferred to the project office almost 10 months ago. The applicant was recently appointed as provisional Quality Control Manager, becoming one of the youngest individuals in the company’s history to be entrusted with this level of responsibility. As such, it could be deduced that the applicant’s innate drive and competency as a professional has been evidently exemplified. The applicant’s knowledge and discernment of appropriate applications of ...

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Lifelong Learning

[Author1, Designation, Organization] 1. Introduction Learning is a process of acquiring new or modifying, existing knowledge (1). Learning should develop oneself both in personal and professional development. All humans are not serious learners; some motivated humans learn to develop their self and for their profession. Let us consider a profession called Engineering, lot of engineers is their all around the world some engineers bought some great innovations in their projects. The dedicated learners only can bring some innovation in their work. In our ...

Abstract

The Segovia aqueduct is one of the most exceptional displays of roman hydraulic engineering to date. Constructed using masonry stones and with no mortar, the aqueduct has survived centuries and had been in use until mid-20th century when it stopped being used. Engineers today are applying some of the knowledge they learn from to develop stable structures. However, to develop such a structure in modern day a lot of work, engineering computations, machinery and skill are required.

Introduction The Roman culture at the time involved owning slaves. The slaves included Greeks who were captured as the Romans invaded Greek lands. ...

In Puppet High School, there is no system which has been put in place to help in information sharing within the school. This has been a very great challenge to the students and teachers because it has negatively influenced the teaching and learning process. This project, if fully implemented, will help in solving this problem. It is thus our prayer to look for the available financial support to enable us complete the project with fewer constraints. It will be appropriate for use in such a learning institution because it will be properly designed and tailored to suit the targeted users. To ...

Conflicting Ethical Dilemmas

An ethical dilemma that can be distinguished from the first example is the decision of Spire engineering to give Mary the lead reasonability in a construction of a parking structure in an instance where the soil is very poor. Since it is a parking structure carrying heavy loads, Spire engineering need to assign an experienced engineer to manage the construction of concrete structure designed in soils that provide inadequate foundation. Further, Mary’s inexperience with dealing with contractors also provides an ethical situation. The contractor’s superintendent undermines her authority and knowledge. Mary also notices some concerns, which when brought to the ...

Introduction

D1.3 welding code was developed to encompass structural arc welding of strip or sheet steels, incorporating other members of cold formed processes collectively known as sheet steel. The nominal thickness of the sheet steel worked on should be less than or equal to 4.8 millimeter. Furthermore, this code incorporates three categories of welding that are distinctive to sheet metal. They include arc plug, arc seam and arc spot welds.

This welding code is appropriate to the welding of mechanical sheet steels to similar structural steels or other supporting members.

The general stipulations of the code are relevant to a wide range of situations as provided for in the code’s fundamental premise. Approval principles for fabrication of welds diverse from ...

FIDIC stands for Federation International des Ingenieurs Conseils (International Federation of Consulting Engineers). It was founded in the year 1913 in Europe, and now has 60 countries as members. The Secretariat is situated in Switzerland. The FIDIC form of contract has evolved over a period. The contract conditions are equally suitable for use on domestic contract. In September 1999, FIDIC published four new editions of the forms of contract. They are complete replacement of old forms.

Conditions of Contract for construction: (Red logo).

Conditions of Contract for Plant and Design-Build: (Yellow logo). Conditions of Contract for EPC/Turnkey projects:(grey logo). Short Form of Contract: (Green ...

Accommodating different learning styles with regards to gender, culture and personality types

A noble and competitive field such as engineering requires that one work with people of diverse backgrounds, cultures and genders. In this understanding, the university will be a melting pot of diversity in all aspects. Learning to work in sync and collaboration with all the other students and faculty is a main objective for any serious and success seeking engineering student. Previous academic experiences provide students with varying backgrounds and may have different ways of solving the same problem. Harnessing this diversity in ideas is a good way of building a wide arsenal of methods for application in the engineering practice with different ...

Introduction to Engineering Technology

The career that one takes in life is a very crucial thing in life. It is important to choose a career that you were comfortable with since it determines what you will do for the rest of your life. The career that one takes is mostly determined by the passion that you have for a particular kind of work. The job market also determined your career that one takes. For instance, course like engineering and medicine are considered more lucrative. Biotechnology is basically a science based course that deals with the microorganism. The microorganism is used to perform different process to yield a product. ...

William Ekastern is a nuclear engineer at the thermal-hydraulic department of nuclear reactor firm. He is a member of the Administrative Law Judge-Technical on the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board under the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Also he sits at the National Academy of Nuclear Engineers and the American Association for Advancement of Science and America Nuclear Society. William finds himself in a challenging situation. A memo he wrote to his superiors concerning the potential impacts of operators to terminate High pressure Injection following the initial stage of LOCA at one of the plants receives a negative feedback. The memo was rejected ...

Systems engineer

A system engineer is charged with the responsibility of translating customer requirements and needs into specific and well-written requirements to which systems and sub-systems can be designed. Further, the system engineer has to ensure that the designed system adheres or conforms to the requirements by performing analysis such as memory usage and interface traffic analysis.

Civil engineer

A civil engineer is involved in the design, construction, and maintenance of structures such as roads, buildings, pipelines, railroads, and treatment plants. The civil engineer has to analyze different environmental factors and conduct testing of materials and samples to ensure that the materials used ...

What defines being an engineer has changed greatly over the last half century with the addition of more advanced technology and more applications for engineering in everyday items. At one time engineers were thought of as people who designed structures. For example, bridges and Skyscrapers were described as “feats of engineering.” Today, engineers still design structures as grand as bridges and buildings, however they also design items on the other end as small as nanotechnology and the applications that run it. Because of this the meaning of what it is to be an engineer has also changed. Being ...

Practitioners of engineering help the community by creating solutions for a future that is sustainable. The Code of Ethics provides principles and values that create the decisions made while in the practice of engineering. Lately, because of the recession in 2008, construction projects spring up with engineers lacking regard for the Code of Ethics. Monetary needs sometimes blind them from doing what is proper and ethical. (Lewis, 2007, p. 35). Members of Engineers Australia are committed to practice according to the Code of Ethics and accept the fact that they will be held responsible for their conduct regulated by ...

In the first case, if the drilling of oil is proceeded, chapter II, section 2d of the NSPE code of ethics shall have violated (NSPE 2). This is because the interest of the public shall have been violated. It is important to understand the fact that public interests should be of paramount importance while undertaking engineering practices. The act also takes care of the future generation. The act ensures that the environment, and in this case, the site that is to be drilled considers the future generations and how their knowledge shall have been dashed. In this case, the ...

Philosophy 334 Summer Essays

Engineers may design products in a laboratory, office or workshop. In these cases it might be one engineer working solo or a team of engineers working in tandem. They could be designing a coffee machine, or even a highway that will carry millions of people annually from place or another. When people imagine what engineers do all day, many picture someone in an office with a pencil in hand pouring over equations and sketches. While this may be true that this is where many engineering begins, it is not where it ends. Because whether or not an engineer is designing a coffee machine or a highway ...

Introduction

Technology is currently part and parcel of the everyday life. As such, people need to venture into careers that will ensure they meet the competitiveness of the market. Technology is applicable in various sectors such as dispatch of information, banking and learning. The course entails the coding of firmware and programs applied in embedded software, coding of information protection and cryptography (Chubin, May, & Babco, 2005). Computer engineering technology is a profession that combines a variety of computer science, information technology that is necessary in development of computer software and hardware. The computer engineering professionals are always equipped with skills in ...