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What is Engineering?What is Engineering?Who is an Engineer?Who is an Engineer?Types of EngineeringTypes of EngineeringHow to become an EngineerHow to become an EngineerWomen in EngineeringWomen in EngineeringActivities Activities

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“Science is about what is,

Engineering is about what can be.” -Neil Armstrong

“The process of producing a technical product or system to meet a specific need .

Engineering” is derived from the Latin word “Ingenium” meaning the use of talent, native ability, genius, cleverness as in “Ingenuity”.

The art of applying scientific & mathematical principles, experience, judgement, and common sense to make systems/devices that benefit society..

This may sound confusing but all it really means is that Engineering is just using the principals of the Sciences to develop a product or system the best way possible.

A “Professional Engineer” is someone who A “Professional Engineer” is someone who has demonstrated their competence in a specifichas demonstrated their competence in a specificfield, and has been licensed by a recognized field, and has been licensed by a recognized Association of Professional Engineers.Association of Professional Engineers.

Not all Engineers are hardhat wearing Not all Engineers are hardhat wearing industrialists, train drivers, bridge-builders or industrialists, train drivers, bridge-builders or nerds.nerds.

Many Engineers are politicians, doctors, lawyers, professors, business people, volunteers, etc…

Industrious, Studious, Responsible

Be able to work hard and meet dead lines in life, work, and school.

Imaginative

To be able to see what may be.

Communicative

One of the most important abilities of a Professional Engineer. Just having the best idea is not enough, you have to be able to convey your message to others.

The most important The most important ability for a Professional ability for a Professional Engineer is to be able to Engineer is to be able to adapt.adapt.

Determination

Work hard and not give up in the face of failures.

An ability to work: with mathematicswith the natural sciences

Physics, Chemistry, Biology

with computersas part of a team

curiouscurious imaginativeimaginative intelligentintelligent creativecreative industriousindustrious studiousstudious responsibleresponsible communicativecommunicativedeterminationdetermination

–Personal TraitsPersonal Traits

These are some traits that are very helpful for an Engineer

Curious

Wondering why or how something works the way it does.

Creative

To be able to conceive something new from what you know or have into something new or better.

Intelligent

Intelligence is not just getting 85% and 90% in highschool. It is the ability to use commonsense, not just “book smart”.

AeronauticalAeronauticalAerospace Aerospace Agricultural Agricultural Biomedical Biomedical ChemicalChemicalCivilCivilComputerComputer

ElectricalElectricalEnvironmentalEnvironmentalIndustrial Industrial MechanicalMechanicalMiningMiningMetallurgicalMetallurgicalPetroleumPetroleum

Disciplines are the different types of Disciplines are the different types of Engineering. Many of the different fields Engineering. Many of the different fields cross over considerably.cross over considerably.

The oldest discipline.The oldest discipline.Involves design of: dams, Involves design of: dams,

bridges, roads and highways, bridges, roads and highways, buildings.buildings.

Building for a better futureBuilding for a better future.. Sewage treatment plants.Sewage treatment plants. High rise buildings.High rise buildings. Safe transportation routes.Safe transportation routes.

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The use of electricity and The use of electricity and magnetism in the design of magnetism in the design of products and services.products and services.

Examples: microchips, stereo Examples: microchips, stereo systems, power generating systems, power generating plants.plants.

Design & improve a wide Design & improve a wide variety of machines & variety of machines & devices. Generally devices. Generally anything moving would anything moving would be designed by one.be designed by one.

Examples of Mechanical Examples of Mechanical Engineering: Engineering: automobiles, aircraft's, automobiles, aircraft's, elevators & robots.elevators & robots.

Use the fundamentals of chemistry and engineering to design and manufacture chemical products.

Chemical engineers are needed to design environmentally friendly chemicals.

Examples: plastics, paint, fuel, medicine, fertilizers, and advanced fibers.

Design and improvement Design and improvement of computer hardware and of computer hardware and software.software.

integrating complex integrating complex systems.systems.

A option of Electrical.A option of Electrical.Examples: Examples:

microcomputers, microcomputers, mainframes. mainframes.

Plays an important role in the Plays an important role in the development of technically development of technically sound and economically sound and economically feasible solutions to problems feasible solutions to problems associated with air, water and associated with air, water and soil pollution.soil pollution.

Closely linked with biology.Closely linked with biology.Examples: oil spills, emission Examples: oil spills, emission

control & toxic waste disposal.control & toxic waste disposal.

““If you can’t grow it, you If you can’t grow it, you gotta’ mine it.”gotta’ mine it.”

Develop and improve new Develop and improve new ways of extracting minerals ways of extracting minerals from the Earth.from the Earth.

Design mines and the Design mines and the equipment that is used. equipment that is used.

Examples: Fossil fuels, Examples: Fossil fuels, minerals, & sub surface minerals, & sub surface structures.structures.

The design, testing and The design, testing and analysis of objects and analysis of objects and devices that move at high devices that move at high speeds through a fluid speeds through a fluid (gas or liquid). (gas or liquid).

Examples: aircrafts, Examples: aircrafts, spacecrafts, satellites, spacecrafts, satellites, rockets, high speed trains, rockets, high speed trains, and golf balls. and golf balls.

““Everything is made of something.”Everything is made of something.” Design and improve new types of Design and improve new types of

metal alloys and composites that metal alloys and composites that can be created into useful products.can be created into useful products.

These products must withstand These products must withstand different effects, such as: heat, different effects, such as: heat, stress, & chemical reactions.stress, & chemical reactions.

Examples: Examples: Mineral extraction, metal Mineral extraction, metal working processes, ceramics & the working processes, ceramics & the aerospace industry.aerospace industry.

The business side of The business side of Engineering.Engineering.

Seeks to integrate Seeks to integrate technological, social, technological, social, economic, and economic, and environmental factors in an environmental factors in an attempt to make a process attempt to make a process as efficient as possible.as efficient as possible.

Examples: Maximize Examples: Maximize employee production, design employee production, design plant layouts.plant layouts.

The “human” side. The “human” side. Invent & improve technology Invent & improve technology

that will benefit the wellbeing that will benefit the wellbeing of people.of people.

One of the fastest advancing One of the fastest advancing fields of engineering.fields of engineering.

Examples: Medical Examples: Medical equipment such as CAT Scan equipment such as CAT Scan or MRI machines, Artificial or MRI machines, Artificial organs & limbs.organs & limbs.

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Females make up 52% ofFemales make up 52% ofgeneral populationgeneral population

5.5% of professional 5.5% of professional engineers are women engineers are women

By the year 2005, 62% of By the year 2005, 62% of people entering work force people entering work force will be women and will be women and minoritiesminorities

IncentivesIncentives

Gender Distributions of Engineers in Canada, 1998

0 20 40 60 80 100

Environmental

Chemical

Civil

Electrical

Mechanical

Computer

P. Eng.

MALEFEMALE

P.Eng

Faculty

Graduate

Under-grad

Required High School Required High School Courses:Courses: EnglishEnglish Pre-calculus MathPre-calculus Math ChemistryChemistry PhysicsPhysics Biology or any other University Biology or any other University

Preparatory coursePreparatory course

Saint Mary’sSaint Mary’sDalhousieDalhousieUniversity College of Cape BretonUniversity College of Cape BretonUniversity of P.E.I.University of P.E.I.AcadiaAcadiaN.S.A.C.N.S.A.C.

Two years at an Associated University:Two years at an Associated University:

2 - 3 years at Dal Tech2 - 3 years at Dal Tech$ Paid work terms!!$ Paid work terms!!

4 years as an Engineer in 4 years as an Engineer in TrainingTraining

Professional Practice ExamProfessional Practice Exam Professional Engineering Professional Engineering

status (P. Eng.)status (P. Eng.)

$45,000-$65,000$45,000-$65,000starting salary for starting salary for

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia

Employment Employment Significantly Significantly

above averageabove average

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