4.1. Investigate the operation of various turbines. Write a
brief report explaining the operation of steam turbines,
hydraulic turbines, gas turbines, and wind turbines.
4.2. In a brief report, discuss why we need various modes of
transportation. How did they evolve? Discuss the role
of public transportation, water transportation, highway
transportation, railroad transportation, and air trans-
portation.
4.3. Identify the major components of a computer,
and briefly explain the function or the role of each
component.
4.4. Electronic communication is becoming increasingly
important. In your own words, identify the various sit-
uations under which you should write a letter, send an
e-mail, make a telephone call, or talk to someone in
person. Explain why one particular form of communi-
cation is preferable to the others available.
You may have seen examples of emoticons (derived
from emotion and icons)— simple printable characters
used in e-mails to convey human facial expressions.
Here are some examples of emoticons:: ) or :-) Smiling
:-D Laughing
: ( or :-( Sad
:,( or :.( Crying
:-O Surprised, Shocked
; ) or ;-) Wink
:-O Angry/ Yelling
:-( Angry/Grumpy
: -* Kiss
: -** Returning a kiss
3 Heart (e.g. I 3 U)
/3 Broken HeartThe following assignments could be done as group projects.
4.5. Prepare a 15-minute PowerPoint presentation about
engineering and its various disciplines, and the next
time you go home present it to the juniors in your high
school.
4.6. Prepare a 15-minute PowerPoint presentation about
your plans to receive a rewarding education and the
preparation that it takes to have a successful career inengineering. When preparing your presentation, con-
sider a four or five year detailed plan of study, involve-
ment with extra curricular activities, an internship,
volunteer activities, and so on. Share your plans with
your classmates.
4.7. From the subjects presented in this book, choose a
topic, prepare a 15-minute PowerPoint presentation,
and deliver it to your class.
4.8. If your introduction to engineering class has a term
project, prepare a PowerPoint presentation of a length
specified by your instructor and deliver it to your class
at a date specified by your instructor.
4.9. Prepare a 20-minute PowerPoint presentation about
the history and future of engineering. Incorporate
pictures, short video clips, graphs, and so on in your
presentation.
4.10. Prepare a 15-minute PowerPoint presentation about an
engineering topic, such as alternative energy or an envi-
ronmental issue that interests you and that you would
like to learn more about. Present it to your class.
4.11. Visit the Web site of the National Society of Professional
Engineers and research engineering ethics. Prepare a
PowerPoint presentation showing why engineering
ethics is so important and explaining why honesty and
integrity in engineering are essential. Give examples of
engineering codes of ethics. Present an ethics-related case
and involve the class by discussing it during your pre-
sentation.
4.12. Visit the Web site of an engineering organization, such
as ASME, IEEE, or ASCE, and prepare a PowerPoint
presentation about this year’s student design competi-
tions. Deliver your presentation at one of your engi-
neering organization’s meetings.
4.13. Prepare a 10-minute PowerPoint presentation about
engineering professional registration. Explain why pro-
fessional registration is important and what the require-
ments are.Problems 4.14 – 4.20
As described in the Data and Results part of Section 4.5, all
tables and graphs must have descriptive information such as
titles, column or row headings, units, and axis labels, and data
points must be clearly marked. All figures must be numbered104 Chapter 4 Engineering Communication
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