From a very young age‚ I had aspirations of becoming an engineer‚ because I wanted to build machines that did not require direct human energy inputs to operate. I achieved this for the first time a few weeks later‚ designing a vehicle that carried it’s energy stored in rubber-bands; it wasn’t a roaring success‚ but the fact that it wasn’t perfect only increased my desire to learn more about engineering. Soon afterwards‚ I became a serious motor sport enthusiast‚ and to understand the sport more
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The Status of Engineers in Society Since the mid 1800s the government has debated the perennial question ‘what is the status of engineers in society?’ Even as recently as 5 years ago an new report was commissioned by the government to ask the very same question as almost their fellow MPs asked almost 150 years ago. The question itself is problematic as the very definition of an engineer is still hotly debated. It must be understood however that engineers vitally contribute to global challenges;
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ENGINEERS IN SOCIETY: ROLES‚ PROFESSIONALISM AND BEYOND Outline of a talk delivered to engineering students of Universiti Putra Malaysia on Friday‚ 20 February 2004 at Bilik Seminar‚ Faculty of Engineering‚ Universiti Putra Malaysia. BY Ir. Oon Chee Kheng BE(Civil)‚ LLB(Hons)‚ MBA‚ CLP‚ MIEM‚ PEng(M) Advocate and Solicitor 1.0 INTRODUCTION Contrary to the popular perception of life as an engineer‚ this talk will focus on different roles of‚ and played by‚ engineers. Not exactly life
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A World Without Engineers Once upon a time‚ in a galaxy far‚ far away‚ on the planet Zovirax‚ there was an evil king‚ King Syphilis‚ who was mighty pleased with himself‚ for he had just banished all the engineers on the planet to work in the Pixie Stick Powder mines on the moons of Gluteus. "You see‚" he told his sycophantic servants and lackeys‚ "I have solved two problems with one simple executive order. I have rid the planet of those annoying‚ nerdy‚ know-it-all‚ engineers." (King Syphilis
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Becoming an Architectural Engineer Architectural Engineering is a type of engineering that began around the mid 20th century. It has to deal with design‚ construction‚ and operation of engineering systems in the design of buildings. It is a profession in which takes the knowledge of mathematics‚ Natural science and problem solving. To become an Architectural Engineer there is a four step process that must be completed. First‚ a Bachelor of Science degree must be obtained from a university
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Engineering is not science. Engineers generally don’t "do" science. Science is about discovering the natural. Engineering is creating the artificial. The critical roles of engineering in addressing the large-scale pressing challenges facing our societies worldwide are widely recognized. Such large-scale challenges include access to affordable health care; tackling the coupled issues of energy‚ transportation and climate change; providing more equitable access to information for our populations; clean
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Topic: 1. Discuss the disciplinary actions that the board of engineer can take against its registered members. Discussion should also include; the action procedures and examples from of previous cases. All Engineers around the world must register under Board of Engineer of their own country. For Malaysia‚ we have The Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) which is a statutory body constituted under the Registration of Engineers Act 1967 with perpetual succession and a common seal‚ which may sue and
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Career Episode 2 Chronology : xxxxxxxxx Geographical Location : xxxxxxxxxx Organization : xxxxxxxxxx Background ` : xxxxxxxx dr bo ok .c Title of Position om Introduction I had worked as vascular support engineer to support the cardio vascular imaging systems in the region assigned to me. I had taken the responsibility to manage the overall service delivery and ensure the customer satisfaction to the optimum level. I provided expert phone and/or onsite
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why I want to be an engineer? What are the characteristics of succesfull engineer? Through my high school life‚ I have watching my father was working as a contractor for his part time job other than his permanent job. I am so fascinated by his job and get intrigued by all civil engineering channels on television. As I am on my expedition to define myself‚ I also acknowledge the value of life and aspire to value everything that dwells within it. My drive as civil engineers triggers when my closest
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Malaysia Perlis SCHOOL OF MECHATRONICS EUT 440 ENGINEERS IN SOCIETY INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT Question 4 NG CHAUR YANG 111061121 Lecturer: Dr. Kenneth Question 4 Discuss the statement in detail within the context of the Malaysian environment. Professionalism cannot be taught by regurgitating the IEM Regulations on Professional Conduct nor by memorizing a set of rules. Do you agree with the statement and why? The IEM‚ which known as Institute of Engineer Malaysia‚ was established in 1959 and it had
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