ECE 3103

Engineers and Society

Introduction to Engineering & Society
(Lecture 1)

PowerPoint Slides
by Ir Meheron Selowara Joo

Introduction

What

Engineering is

What Engineers do

Engineering

Engineering

Engineering - the

application of
science to commerce or
practical
industry

Engineering

Engineering

multidisciplinary
Engineering is

Interaction
Cooperation

MANUFACTURING

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION

Engineering

Engineers are responsible for

technological
development that has
created our modern society

Engineering

Industrial Revolation
The creation of the steam engine caused the rise of
mills and factories during the Industrial Revolution

Engineering

AWatt steam engine. Thesteam engine, fuelled primarily bycoal,

propelled the Industrial Revolution inGreat Britain and the world.

Engineering

1903 First Flight

Engineering

The Wright brothers and the

first flight
Controlled, powered flight had seemed
impossible until on the 17th December
1903. At 10:35 a.m., when the first heavierthan-air, machine powered flight in the world
was performed. In a flight lasting only 12
seconds and covering just 37 meters.

Engineering

The key to the Wright Brother's

success was engineering skill in
combining trial and error with
systematic experiments and
theoretical development.
Having limited resources they
showed great scientific ingenuity.

1969 APOLLO MISSION

Apollo 11 mission across 400,000 km of
space a giant leap for mankind, and for
engineering.

1969 APOLLO MISSION

Earth as seen from the moon.

1969 APOLLO MISSION

L-R Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., Neil Armstrong

(commander), Michael Collins

1969 APOLLO MISSION

2009 Airbus A380

Carries up to 850 passengers a
distance of 15,000 km at 900 km/h.

Airbus A380

Engineering

Engineers are responsible for

technological
development that has
created our modern society

Engineering

Role of engineering in human

development

to improve peoples lives & well-being

Standard of living

Design Engineering

The essence of engineering is

design.

Design Engineering

Need All design begins with

a clearly defined need
recognising and understanding
the nature of society, economics
and humanitys needs.
It is a multidisciplinary task

Design Engineering

Vision All designs arise

from a creative response to a
need

Design Engineering

Delivery All designs result

in a system, product or project
that meets the need
Deliverables
Quality Control

Design Engineering

Design consultancy
Sectors include transport,
energy, water and the
Environment, building, industry,
communications and education.

Engineering

social and
environmental
impacts of technology
Awareness of

Poverty
climate

reduction

change mitigation, low-carbon future

Engineering

Engineers without borders

Sierra Leone Water and Sanitation
2013

2011 to

Engineering

Engineering
The Roadster can travel 244 miles (393km) on a
single chargeof its lithium-ion battery pack, and
can accelerate from 0 to 60mph (0 to 97km/h)
in 3.7 seconds.

Tesla Roadster

Engineering

The practice of engineering

has an inherent (and
unavoidable)

society.

impact on

Engineering

Professional Responsibility
and Engineering Ethics
The rationale for teaching ethics to
engineers and computer scientists seems
fairly obvious. Their work (developing,
designing and implementing
technologies) has an enormous impact
on the world.

Engineering

An engineer's conduct toward other

engineers, toward employers, toward
clients, and toward the public is an
essential part of the life of a professional
engineer

Professional codes of
conduct

Engineering

Environmental Concerns
Occupational Health and Safety

Employment, Health
and Safety

Engineering

Engineering and
Entrepreneurship
Engineering Economics
Business Ventures
Legal Issues

Engineering

The future of the

engineering world is
in the hands of
young engineers