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Engineering Fundamentals and Problem Solving, 6e

Chapter 2

Education for Engineering

Engineering: Fundamentals and Problem Solving, 6e Eide Jenison Northup Mickelson

Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

Chapter Objectives

• Understand the skills and abilities needed to pursue an engineering degree

• Understand how to prepare for a meaningful engineering career workplace

• Understand the importance of obtaining an internship/cooperative education experience

• Realize the importance of the engineering profession and the steps to becoming a professional engineer

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• What are the desirable characteristics for success in an engineering program?

• What knowledge and skills should be acquired in college?

• What is meant by continuing education with respect to an engineering career?

Education for Engineering

Questions to consider:



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Desirable Characteristics for

Engineering Students1. Interest and ability in math and science.

2. Ability to think in a logical manner.

3. Knack for problem solving

4. Curiosity about how and

why things work.

5. A passion for solving

modern-day challenges



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6. Leadership in student organizations

7. Internship or cooperative education experiences

8. Participation in community or service learning projects

9. Participation in many other related activities.

Desirable Characteristics for

Engineering Students



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Typical Course of Study

Engineering education is not limited to technical courses



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Preparation for an Engineering

Work Environment

Engineering programs must demonstrate that their students attain the following outcomes:

(a) Knowledge of math, science, and engineering

(b) Experimental design

(c) Design with constraints

ABET Accreditation: a-k



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Work Environment

(d) Multidisciplinary teamwork

(e) Problem solving

(f) Professionalism

(g) Communication

(h) Broad Impact




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Work Environment

(i) Life-long learning

(j) Contemporary issues

(k) Modern engineering tools




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Cooperative Education/Internships

• Co-op: Alternating full-time college training with full-time work experience.

• Internship: A single work period of institutionally supervised full-time employment.



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Continuing Education

• Seminars

• Short courses

• Professional conferences

Maintaining an up-to-date understanding of your area of expertise through:



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The Engineer as a Professional

• Professionalism

• Professional Registration

• Professional Ethics

• Professional Societies



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Ethics

Engineers must exhibit:

• Honesty

• Integrity

• Impartiality

Engineers must protect:

• Public health

• Safety and

• Welfare

• Fairness

• Equity

Engineers must adhere to the highest principles of ethical conduct.



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Engineers’ Creed

As a Professional Engineer, I dedicate my professional knowledge and skill to the advancement and betterment of human welfare.

I pledge:

• To give the utmost of performance;

• To participate in none but honest enterprise;

• To live and work according to the laws of man and the highest standards of professional conduct;

• To place service before profit, the honor and standing of the profession before personal advantage, and the public welfare above all other considerations.

In humility and with need for Divine Guidance, I make this pledge.

Adopted by National Society of Professional Engineers, June 1954



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Conclusions• Pursuing an engineering degree will be both challenging

and rewarding.

• It is important to develop the

−Overall knowledge

− Skills

−Abilities

needed for a successful engineering career through

− a well-designed academic program (including experiential education)

− co-curricular experiences

− extra-curricular experiences.

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