Chapter 1 Flashcards
(33 cards)
6000 to 3000 B.C.; a useful tool
stone bladed axe
6000 to 3000 B.C.; used to promote crop growing
irrigation system
600 B.C. to A.D. 400
roadbuilding by the Romans
100 A.D. to 1600 A.D.; Chinese
production of paper and gunpowder
1601 A.D. to 1799 A.D.
production of steam engine and weaving machinery
Manufacture of cars and household appliances
Modern times
- production of more food
- elimination of air and water pollution
- solid waste disposal and materials recycling
- reduction of noise
Problem concerns
- supplying the increasing demand for energy
- supplying the increasing demand for mobility
- preventing crimes
- increasing demand for communication facilities
Problem concerns
Where the engineer is engage in the process of learning about nature and codifying this knowledge to usable theories
Research
Where the engineer undertakes the activity of turning a product concept to a finished physical item
Design and development
Where the engineer works in a unit where new products or parts are tested for work-ability
Testing
Where the engineer is directly in charge of production personnel or assumes responsibility for the product
Manufacturing
Where the construction (civil engineer) is either directly in charge of construction personnel or may have responsibility for the quality of construction process
Construction
Where the engineer assists the company’s costumer to meet their needs
Sales
Where the engineer works as consultant of any individual or organization requiring his services
Consulting
Where the engineer may find employment in the government performing any of the various tasks in regulating, monitoring, and controlling the activities of various institutions, public or private
Government
Whee the engineer gets employment in a school and is assigned as a teacher of engineering courses
Teaching
Where the engineer is assigned to manage groups of people performing specific tasks
Management
Those with minimal engineering jobs like retailing firms
Level One
Those with a moderate degree of engineering jobs like transportation companies
Level two
Those with a high degree of engineering jobs like construction firms
Level three
Refers to the activity combining “technical knowledge with the ability to organize and coordinate worker power, materials, machinery, and money
Engineering management
Maybe defined as “creative problem solving-process of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling an organization’s resources to achieve its mission and objectives
Management
Is a process consisting of planning, organizing, directing (or leading), and controlling
Management
