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two-page report about the goals and missions of the
organization you have selected.Bioengineering
Ceramic engineering
Chemical engineering
Civil engineering
Computer engineering
Electrical engineering
Electronic engineering
Environmental engineering
Industrial engineering
Manufacturing engineering
Materials engineering
Mechanical engineering1.3. To increase public awareness about the importance of
engineering and to promote engineering education and
careers among the younger generation, prepare and
give a 15-minute Web-based presentation at a mall in
your town. You need to do some planning ahead of
time and ask permission from the proper authorities.
1.4. If your introduction to engineering class has a term
project, present your final work at a mall at the date set
by your instructor. If the project has a competitive
component, hold the design competition at the mall.
1.5. Prepare a 15-minute oral presentation about engineer-
ing and its various disciplines, and the next time you
go home present it to the juniors in your high school.
Ask your college engineering department and engi-
neering organizations on your campus to provide
engineering-related brochures to take along.
1.6. This is a class project. Prepare a Web site for engineer-
ing and its various branches. Elect a group leader, then
divide up the tasks among yourselves. As you work on
the project, take note of both the pleasures and prob-
lems that arise from working in a team environment.
Write a brief report about your experiences regarding
this project. What are your recommendations for oth-
ers who may work on a similar project?
1.7. This is a team project. Prepare a Web-based presenta-
tion of the history and future of engineering. Collect
pictures, short videos, graphs, and so on. Provide links
to major engineering societies as well as to major
research and development centers.1.8. This is a class project. Each of you is to ask his or her
parents to think back to when they graduated from
high school or college and to create a list of products
and services that are available in their everyday lives
now that were not available to them then. Ask them if
they ever imagined that these products and services
would be available today. To get your parents started,
here are few examples: cellular phones, ATM cards,
personal computers, airbags in cars, price scanners at
the supermarket, E-Z Passes for tolls, and so on. Ask
your parents to explain how these products have made
their lives better (or worse).
1.9. This is a class project. Each of you is to compile a list
of products and services that are not available now that
you think will be readily available in the next 50 years.
Compile a complete list and present it to the class.
You can post your findings on Problems 8 and 9 to my
Web page, so that the rest of the country can look at
your results.
1.10. Perform a Web search to obtain information about the
number of engineers employed by specific area and
their mean salaries in recent years. Present your
findings to your instructor.
1.11. If you are planning to study chemical engineering, inves-
tigate what is meant by each of the following terms:poly-
mers,plastics,thermoplastics,andthermosetting. Give at
least ten examples of plastic products that are consumed
every day. Write a brief report explaining your findings.
1.12. If you are planning to study electrical engineering,
investigate how electricity is generated and distributed.
Write a brief report explaining your findings.
1.13. Electric motors are found in many appliances and
devices around your home. Identify at least ten prod-
ucts at home that use electric motors.
1.14. Identify at least 20 different materials that are used in
various products at home.
1.15. If you are planning to study civil engineering, investi-
gate what is meant bydead load,live load,impact load,
wind load, andsnow loadin the design of structures.
Write a brief memo to your instructor discussing your
findings.
1.16. This is a group project. As you can see from our dis-
cussion of the engineering profession in this chapter,
people rely quite heavily on engineers to provide them
with safe and reliable goods and services. Moreover,Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).圀圀圀⸀夀䄀娀䐀䄀一倀刀䔀匀匀⸀䌀伀䴀圀圀圀⸀夀䄀娀䐀䄀一倀刀䔀匀匀⸀䌀伀䴀