What Is Engineering? What Steps Are Required In Order To Become An Engineer?

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What Is Engineering?What Steps Are RequiredIn
Order To Become An Engineer?

• Presenter Mr. Chuck Goodwin
• Past President Society of
  Plastics Engineers
• Binghamton, NY - Scranton, PA
  Section
• Technology Education / Pre-Engineering
• Union-Endicott Central Schools

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Top 10 Skills For High School Students

• Time Management
• 35 Hrs./Week Class time in High School
• 15 to 18 Hrs./week Class time in College
• The Ability To Set Attainable Goals
• Concentration

• Good Study Habits
• Be prepared for class
• Attend classes regularly
• Set aside quiet time
• Organizational Skills
• A place for everything and everything in its
  place.

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Top 10 Skills For High School Students

• Good Note-Taking
• Keep them organized
• Re-writing notes is a good strategy.
  Keep a Log.
• Study with a partner.
• Separate out the essential stuff.
• Review of Daily Notes
• Your goal should be mastery of the subject.

• Completion of Assignments
• You get out what you
• put in!
• Being Motivated
• Success is up to you!
• Commitment
• Staying the course!

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Ten Things Colleges Look For in High School
Students.

• Passionate Involve-ment in a few activities that
  represents solid leadership
• Community Service
• Show evidence as a contributor

• A High School Curriculum that is challenging.
• Honors / AP / IB / College Credit Courses,
  etc
• Grades that represent solid effort..
• Solid Scores on SATs ACTs, etc.

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Ten Things Colleges Look For in High School
Students.

• A well written essay
• Should reflect careful, well constructed writing.
• Letters of Recommendation
• by teachers, coaches, guidance counselors.
• Out of School Experiences
• Scouting, Work, Clubs, Sports, Community Service

• Supplementary Recommendations
• Provided by adults who have had significant
  and direct contact with you the student.
• Special Recognition's
• Honors-Awards-Evidence of an unusual talent-

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Academic Regimen of anEngineering School
Candidate

• Freshman Year- H.S.
• English 9
• Social Studies 9
• Course 1- Math
• Earth Science
• Foreign Language
• PLTW DDP
• Phys. Education

• Sophomore Year-H.S.
• English 10
• Social Studies 10
• Course 2- Math
• Biology
• Foreign Language
• PLTW- Digital Electronics
• Phys. Education

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Academic Regimen For anEngineering School
Candidate

• Junior Year- H.S.
• English 11
• Social Studies
• Course 3- Math
• Chemistry
• Principles Of Engineering- PLTW
• CIM - PLTW
• Phys. Education

• Senior Year- H.S.
• English 12
• PIG Economics
• Pre-Calc - Math 12
• AP Physics or Regents
• Engineering Design Development - PLTW
• Health
• Phys. Education

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What does an Engineer Do?

• An Engineer Solves Problems.

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What Is Engineering?

• Engineering is the art of applying scientific and
  mathematical principles, experience, judgement
  and common sense to make things that benefit
  people.
• Engineering is the process of producing a
  technical product or system to meet a specific
  need.

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Engineering Snap ShotU.S. Dept. of Labor

• In addition to design and development, many
  engineers work in testing, production, or
  maintenance. These engineers supervise production
  in factories, determine the causes of component
  failure, and test manufactured products to
  maintain quality.
• They also estimate the time and cost to complete
  projects. Some move into engineering management
  or into sales.
• In sales, an engineering background enables them
  to discuss technical aspects and assist in
  product planning, installation, and use.
  Supervisory engineers are responsible for major
  components or entire projects.

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What are the Fields or Disciplines of Engineering?

• Chemical Engineer
• Industrial Engineer
• Mechanical
• Electrical
• Civil
• Environmental
• Polymer/Plastics
• Test Engineer
• Nano-engineering
• Ceramic

• Architectural
• Structural
• Automotive
• Aerospace
• Sales Engineer
• Packaging
• Computer/Software
• Nuclear
• Biomedical
• Agricultural

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Top 10 Jobs For 2008

• Financial Analyst
• Major Bus. Admin
• Median Salary - 66,000
• Computer Systems Analyst
• Major Info. Sciences and Systems
• Median Salary69,700
• Computer Sys. Software Engineer
• Major Computer Science
• Median Salary 85,870
• Accountants
• Major Accounting
• Median Salary 54.630
• Civil Engineers
• Major Engineering
• Median Salary 68,600

• Marketing managers
• Major Advertising
• Median Salary 98,720
• Financial Managers
• Major Finance
• Median Salary 90,970
• Chemical Engineers
• Major Engineering
• Median Salary 78,860
• Electrical Engineers
• Major Engineering
• Median Salary 75,930
• Mechanical Engineers
• Major Engineering
• Median Salary 69,850

Source Careerbuilder.com
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Top Jobs For 2005-06 GradsNational Association
of Colleges Employers - 2006

• Management Trainee 38,408
• Sales 37,622
• Teaching 38,400
• Financial Analysis 46,051
• Project Engineering 49,759
• Consulting 49,991

• Accounting (Private) 43,987
• Design/Constr Engr. 47,681
• Accounting (Public) 44,776
• Software Design Dev. 53,330
• Auditing (Public) 46,245

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Fields of Engineeringby the numbers

• Civil -- 256,000
• Mechanical -- 227,000
• Industrial -- 201,000
• Electrical -- 153,000
• Electronics -- 138,000
• Aerospace -- 90,000
• Nuclear -- 15,000
• Biomedical -- 14,000
• Marine - Naval 9,200
• Agriculture -- 3,100
• All Others -- 170,000

Source U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Outlook Handbook - 2008-09
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What is the Career OutlookFor Engineering?

• More than 1.5 million Engineers work in the
  United States today. Engineering is the second
  largest profession (2006).
• More and more technologies are being developed
  that will require coordinated and creative
  applications.
• Today a large percentage of engineers are at or
  near retirement age.
• Engr. Average Salaries 55,000 to 64,000 (2008)

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Do You Have The Right StuffTo Become an
Engineer?

• Are you good at math and science?
• Do you enjoy taking things apart and putting them
  back together?
• Do you like to solve problems?
• Are you serious about studying?
• Can you work well with others?
• Do you communicate well?
• Can you see the big picture?
• Do you like to know WHY?

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Required Courses for Chemical Engineering

• Year Two
• Chemistry 271
• Mathematics 271
• Physical Chemistry 271
• Process Analysis 241
• Process Principles 241
• Solid Mechanics 241
• Engineering Materials 242
• Fluid Mechanics 242
• Mathematics 272
• Physical Chemistry 272
• Process Analysis 242
• Process Engineering 242

• Year One
• Chemistry 115
• Electrical Engineering 106
• Engineering Drawing 105
• Engineering Physics 175
• Engineering Statics 101
• Mathematics 171
• Chemistry 116
• Computer Technology 142
• Engineering Physics 176
• Mathematics 172

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How To Identify Quality Engineering Schools!

• Is the school ABET accredited? Meaning that it
  meets the minimum standards set by the
  Accreditation Board for Engineering and
  Technology. ABET accreditation is assigned to
  specific disciplines (exmechanical engineering)
  and not to an entire engineering program.
• For 2 year programs, how well respected are those
  programs for transferring students into four or
  five year engineering schools?

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Engineering Schools That Come To Mind?

• USNY Univ. at Buffalo, Binghamton Univ.,
  Stonybrook, BCC (2)
• Clarkson - Syracuse - RPI - RIT- Penn State - U
  of R - Embry Riddle - Cornell - MIT - Ohio State
  - Alfred U - U of Pittsburg - U of Maryland,
  etc. There are many excellent engineering
  schools (over 300) to choose from.

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Top 10 Benefits of Being an Engineer

• Job Satisfaction
• Varied Opportunities
• Challenging Work
• Intellectual Development
• Social Impact

• Financial Security
• Prestige
• Professional Environment
• Technological Scientific Discovery
• Creative Thinking

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Engineering New Careers!!

• The message here is simple we need to position
  engineering in the most personal way we can
• ..marketing engineering as a truly rewarding
  vehicle for career development, and not as an
  insurmountable elephant that scares people away.

Source Madhavan, Guruprasari, Binghamton Press
Sun, Dec. 3, 2008, Section B Pg.1.
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Good Luck In Your Quest!You have plenty of Time
To Decide!

• Time for Q A!

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Presentation Resources

• American Society for Engineering Education
• Engineering Your Future (ASEE)
• http//aolsvc.aol.family education.com
• Natl. Assoc.of Colleges and Employers
• Project Lead The Way
• U.S. Department of Labor
• Careerbuilder.com
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Binghamton Press Dec. 3, 2008 Section B