Problems of Part 1: Engineering Fud

Problems of Part 1: Engineering Fudamentals
1.1 Observe your own surroundings. What are some of the engineering achievements that you
couldn’t do without today?
1.2 Using the Internet, find the appropriate organization for the following list of engineering
disciplines.
Bioengineering
Ceramic engineering
Chemical engineering
Civil engineering
Computer engineering
Electrical engineering
Electronic engineering
Environmental engineering
Industrial engineering
Manufacturing engineering
Materials engineering
Mechanical engineering
1.3 Depending on your personal interests, prepare a brief one-page report about the goals and
missions of the organization you have selected in problem 1.2.
1.4 To increase student awareness about the importance of engineering and to promote
engineering education and careers among the younger generation, prepare and give a 10-
minute presentation.
1.5 Prepare a 10-minute oral presentation about engineering and its various disciplines.
1.6 This is a team project. Prepare a Web-based presentation of the history and future of
engineering. Collect pictures, short videos, graphs, and so on. Provide links to major
engineering societies as well as to major research and development centers.1.7 Each of you is to compile a list of products and services that are not available now that you
think will readily available in the next 50 years. Compile a complete list and present it to
class.
1.8 Perform a Web search to obtain information about the number of engineers employed by
specific area and their mean salaries in recent years.
1.9 If you are planning to study chemical engineering, investigate what is meant by each of the
following terms: polymers, plastics, thermoplastics, and thermosetting. Give at least ten
examples of plastic products that are consumed every day. Write a brief report explaining
your findings.
1.10 If you are planning to study electrical engineering, investigate how electricity is generated
and distributed. Write a brief report explaining your findings.
1.11 Electric motors are found in many appliances and devices around your home. Identify at
least ten products at home that use electric motors.
1.12 Identify at least 20 different materials that are used in various products at home.
1.13 If you are planning to study civil engineering, investigate what is meant by deal load, live
load, impact load, wind load, and snow load in the design of structures. Write a brief memo
to your instructor discussing your findings.
1.14 . Give examples of engineering codes of ethics.
1.15 Using the Internet, find what are the six main elements of engineering?
1.16 From Vietnamese newspapers, find an example of an engineering project that was not
implemented because it was economically or fiscally feasible.
1.17 Explain the difference between economic feasibility and fiscal feasibility.
1.18 You have received two job offers one from Toyota Vietnam at $15,000 per year and one
from Lilama at $12,000 per year. What criteria should you use in deciding which job to
take?1.19 List four questions you would like to ask during an engineering job interview.
1.20 Ask a practicing engineer or someone whether a master’s degree in engineering is desirable
for engineers in your area.
1.21 Ask a practicing engineer or someone whether an MBA (master of business
administration) is desirable for engineers in your area.
1.22 Describe your interest in two technical areas from two different engineering disciplines.
Are there common elements in the two technical areas that interest you?
1.23 Using the Internet, find two jobs performed by chemical engineers.
1.24 Using the Internet, find two jobs performed by civil engineers.
1.25 Using the Internet, find two jobs performed by electrical engineers.
1.26 Using the Internet, find two jobs performed by computer engineers.
1.27 Using the Internet, find two jobs performed by industrial engineers.
1.28 Using the Internet, find two jobs performed by mechanical engineers.