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Engineering

Engineering. Designing Tomorrow’s Technology Today. What is an engineer?. Designs new and innovative products To solve everyday problems Being Inspired by: Everyday objects Nature. Engineering: In General. Constant challenge Advancing with Technologically fueled world

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Engineering

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  1. Engineering Designing Tomorrow’s Technology Today

  2. What is an engineer? • Designs new and innovative products • To solve everyday problems • Being Inspired by: • Everyday objects • Nature

  3. Engineering: In General • Constant challenge • Advancing with Technologically fueled world • Designing new and innovative solutions • Excellent pay and benefits • Ever-expanding field of employment

  4. Engineering: In General • Requires a strong understanding of math • Numbers required for precision needed • Describe the designs and ideas • Math is the language of science • Innovative thinking

  5. Engineering: In General • Must consider • Functional requirements • Testing • Testing Results • Cost • Effectiveness

  6. Engineering: In General • Must consider • Training operators • Safety of operator

  7. Engineering: In General • Correct design flaws • Perfect design

  8. Engineering: In General • Also Involved: • Testing • Maintenance • Production

  9. Engineering: In General • Heavily use computers • Use many types of software • CAD • Simulators

  10. Many different types of engineers: Environmental Health and Safety Industrial Marine Materials Mechanical Mining and Geological Nuclear Petroleum Becoming An Engineer • Aerospace • Agricultural • Biomedical • Chemical • Civil • Computer Hardware • Electrical • Electronics

  11. Becoming an Engineer • Requires a bachelors degree for starters • 2-8 year degree • Field of interest • Classes offered • Classes taking

  12. Becoming an Engineer

  13. My Interests in Engineering • Mechanical Engineering • Aerospace Engineering • Dual degree • Offered by West Virginia University • 5 year degree • Take all classes at college of engineering

  14. An Engineers Earnings

  15. An Engineer’s Earnings

  16. Engineering Job Outlook

  17. Engineering Job Outlook • Rapidly Expanding • Demand High • Companies looking for fresh, young, innovative thinking employees • Expected to continue increasing in demand for years to come Job Outlook

  18. Engineering Job Outlook

  19. Personal Feelings • Many Benefits • Starting and Advancing Salaries • Challenge • Interests in hardware and software • CAD • Simulators

  20. Resources • "Engineering Open House at West Virginia University." Personal interview. Dec. 2009. • "Engineers." U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 17 Dec. 2009. Web. 10 Feb. 2011. <http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm>. • First Robotics Engineering Displays at the Palmetto Regional. Apr. 2006. University of South Carolina, Colombia.

  21. Resources • First Robotics Engineering Displays at the Palmetto Regional. Apr. 2009. Clemson University, Clemson. • Garner, Geraldine O. Careers in Engineering. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2009. Print. • Martin, Fred G. Robotic Explorations: a Hands-on Introduction to Engineering. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2001. Print. • USFIRST.org - Welcome to FIRST. Web. 10 Feb. 2011. <http://www.usfirst.org/>.

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