Humanity's Greatest Achievements Made Possible by Engineers
INTRODUCTION
Situation Analysis
Some of humanity’s greatest achievements were made possible by the bold imaginations of engineers. If not for the creativity and intellectual daring of engineers, there would be no feats such as the pyramids in Egypt, the Brooklyn Bridge or piloted spaceflight. (Stark, 2009)
Increasingly, engineering prowess is seen as a key to the progress of civilization. Engineering has never mattered more. The explosion of new information technologies, robotics, biotechnology, the increased blending of invention with scientific discovery: these are powerfully affecting every area of life, often in unexpected ways. Information technologies are not only speeding communication, but also creating upheavals in how work is carried out and how business is organized worldwide. Environmental and societal issues require local and global solutions. Engineers, at work at the center of all these developments, are also essential to efforts to grapple with the ramifying consequences of such rapid innovation. What engineers know and can do are critical resources for the world.
The intensified, global chase after greater economic value has placed a premium on technological innovation. Engineering prowess is ever more tightly connected to economic vitality through technological innovation. With such a vortex of change in the world of engineering, it is not surprising that leaders in government and industry- the primary employers of engineers- have undertaken serious efforts to understand what is happening to engineering practice and the knowledge on which it draws. (Sheppard, et. al., 2009)
Universities and colleges have always played a pivotal role in training engineers since engineering is such a challenging and demanding field of study. It is a process that applies mathematics and science to create, design, test, improve and develop a product, service or technology for the benefit of society. It involves areas of expertise that continue to evolve
Situation Analysis
Some of humanity’s greatest achievements were made possible by the bold imaginations of engineers. If not for the creativity and intellectual daring of engineers, there would be no feats such as the pyramids in Egypt, the Brooklyn Bridge or piloted spaceflight. (Stark, 2009)
Increasingly, engineering prowess is seen as a key to the progress of civilization. Engineering has never mattered more. The explosion of new information technologies, robotics, biotechnology, the increased blending of invention with scientific discovery: these are powerfully affecting every area of life, often in unexpected ways. Information technologies are not only speeding communication, but also creating upheavals in how work is carried out and how business is organized worldwide. Environmental and societal issues require local and global solutions. Engineers, at work at the center of all these developments, are also essential to efforts to grapple with the ramifying consequences of such rapid innovation. What engineers know and can do are critical resources for the world.
The intensified, global chase after greater economic value has placed a premium on technological innovation. Engineering prowess is ever more tightly connected to economic vitality through technological innovation. With such a vortex of change in the world of engineering, it is not surprising that leaders in government and industry- the primary employers of engineers- have undertaken serious efforts to understand what is happening to engineering practice and the knowledge on which it draws. (Sheppard, et. al., 2009)
Universities and colleges have always played a pivotal role in training engineers since engineering is such a challenging and demanding field of study. It is a process that applies mathematics and science to create, design, test, improve and develop a product, service or technology for the benefit of society. It involves areas of expertise that continue to evolve