Engineering Spotlight (Intro to Engineering Design Process)

Introduction to The Engineering Design Process (Engineering Spotlight)

By OMAR PINEDA

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What is an engineer and what do they do?

Engineering Spotlight Activity

Engineering Spotlight Activity

Engineering is a very broad field in a sense that there are many specialties connected to the discipline itself. Engineering is an applied science in which math and science are used to come up with practical solutions to real-world problems. Engineers are people who have been trained to specialize in a specific field of engineering.

What do you think the following list of engineers do?

• Civil Engineer

• Mechanical Engineer

• Electrical Engineer

• Chemical Engineer

• Aerospace Engineer

• Structural Engineer

• Forensic Engineer

• ​Genetic Engineer

• Biomedical Engineer

• Computer Engineer

• Software Engineer

• Military Engineer

• Nuclear Engineer

• Environmental Engineer

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In your own words using the shared Google Sheet from the last slide tell me the following things about the engineering career you chose: The name of the Engineering Field, the average yearly salary, the description of what a person would do if they had that career (job description), the required education/training, colleges offering relevant programs, companies hiring this type of engineer, and why or why not you would be interested in this career.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION YOU LEARNED ABOUT YOUR ENGINEERING FIELD

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Write a paragraph comparing two fields of engineering. Make sure you include the following in your paragraph: The names of the two engineering fields/careers, the difference and similarities in their salaries, the differences and similarities in their job descriptions/or what someone working in those fields do, the differences and similarities in required education/training, the differences and similarities in colleges offering relevant programs, and the differences and similarities in companies hiring those types of engineers. (Make sure to type in complete sentences).