Culture Change in

Engineering
Josh Wendt, Trenton Novelli

(word and Spirit 2015)

What is Engineering?
The profession in which a knowledge of the
mathematical and natural sciences gained by
study, experience, and practice is applied with
judgement to develop ways to utilize,
economically, the materials and forces of nature
for the benefit of mankind (ABET).

(CMAA 2015)
What They Do
Engineers apply the principles of science and
mathematics to develop economical solutions to
technical problems and develop new products

(Architectural Digest 2017)

Concentrations
Civil Engineering
deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the
physical and naturally built environment, including works like
roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings.

(freevideolectures 2017)

Mechanical Engineering
the branch of engineering dealing with the design,
construction, and use of machines.

(technicalsymposium 2017)
Concentrations
Computer Engineering
embed computers in other machines and systems, build
networks to transfer data, and develop ways to make
computers, faster, smaller, and more capable.

(Kettering University
2017)

Electrical Engineering
someone who designs and develops new electrical
equipment, solves problems and tests equipment.

(Storify 2017)
Concentrations
Systems Engineering
a methodical, disciplined approach for the design,
realization, technical management, operations, and
retirement of a system
(Dussault Systems 2015)

Environmental Engineering
application of engineering principles to improve and
maintain the environment for the protection of human
health and at-risk ecosystems.

(Shutterstock 2017)
 Education
At UNC-Charlotte, engineering students must
take:
3 Science & 3 Lab Courses
5-6 Math Courses
20 Engineering Courses
24 Credit Hours of Engineering Electives
6 Credit Hours of Math and Science Electives
21 Credit Hours of General Education Courses

(NinerTech 2017)
 Education
Back in the day:
Engineers needed very little college
experience

Today:
Engineers are mostly required to hold a
Bachelors Degree with Masters
recommended

(Professional Framing
Company 2017)
 Origins of Engineering
The concept of Engineering has been around since
ancient times

The term however was derived from middle

English and French origin from around the year
1350

(History.com 2009)
 Timeline of Engineering
Classical & Antiquity Period
The forerunners of engineers proceeded
mainly by trial and error.
Yet tinkering combined with imagination
produced many amazing devices.
Medieval Period
Skills were often applied to the wider
advantage to civil society and therefore gave
us the early concept of civil engineering.

(Geopolicraticus 2012)
 Timeline of Engineering
Scientific Revolution
Engineers changed from practical artists to
scientific professionals as technical training
shifted to engineering schools.
Information flowed in organized meetings and
journal publications as professional societies
emerged.

(Home 2013)
 Timeline of Engineering
Industrial Revolution
College engineering curricula were well
established and graduate schools appeared.
Workshops turned into to laboratories, tinkering
became industrial research, and individual
inventions were organized into systematic
innovations.

(History.com 2017)
 Timeline of Engineering
Information Age
Research and development boomed in all
fields of science and technology after World
War II.
The explosion of engineering research, which
used to lag behind natural science, was
especially impressive, as can be seen from
the relative expansion of graduate education.

(Power Retail 2013)

 Timeline of Engineering
Globalization Period
There was an increasing trend toward
international markets and global connections
The impacts have been felt all over the world
This will lead to greater access to world
markets

(The Stream 2016)

 21st Century Engineering
Engineering has changed a lot over the years
which includes:
Achievements
Innovations
Challenges
Advancements

(Engineering
2017)
 21st Century Engineering
The top designs and achievements:
Millau Viaduct (France)
Burj Khalifa (Dubai)
Grasshopper rockets landing system (Texas)

(Teodorescu 2015)
 21st Century Engineering
Innovations and new ideas changed at the turn of
the 21st century:
New Technologies
Security Advancements
Meteorology Advancements
Space Exploration
Health and Medicine Advancements

(Unboxed Technology 2016)

 21 Century Engineering
st

Some challenges engineers face today:

Providing access to clean water
Making solar energy more affordable
Advancing medical data and research
Engineer tools for science discovery

(EcoWatch 2016) (Actclean 2017)

 21st Century Engineering
Big advancements that impact engineering today:
Mars and the Curiosity rovers
3D Computer-aided design
Three Gorges Dam (China)

(Teodorescu 2015)
Trend Changes: Engineering
Definition of engineering has changed:
Back in the day:
It used to be about design and was treated
like an art
Today:
It is viewed as making things function to solve
problems or create new inventions

(Kahn Academy 2017) (Business Insider 2016)

 Trend Changes: Women
Women in the engineering field has increased from
11% to 18.4% in less than 10 years (2007-2015)

(Baine 2015)
Trend Changes: Infrastructure
Infrastructure is continuing to be pushed overseas
as it is believed only 15% of engineering work is
done today in the US.

It cost about 80% more to engineer stuff in the US

then overseas (Trends 2016).

However, engineering is a growing field, so it is

expected that costs in the US will go down and
more engineering will be done here.

(Ochsoft 2016)
 Engineering: The Future
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts
job growth for [UNC-Charlotte Civil and
Environmental] graduates to be 20%, nearly
double the national average of all occupations
and four times higher than any other engineering
discipline through 2022 (UNC-Charlotte 2016).

(Engineering.com 2017)
 Engineering: The Future
By 2050, a little more than a generation from
now, the earths population is projected to reach
9.6 billion (Katehi 2015)
The unemployment rate for engineers is 6%, but
it is expected to go down with the need of
engineers going up every year.

(Species endangerment 2000)

 Engineering: The Future
The Top In-Demand Engineering Jobs In The Future:
Software Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Civil Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Biomedical Engineering

(TopUniversities 2017)
 Conclusion
Engineering is a field that is all about finding
ways to build or design things with keeping all
variables in mind.

Engineering is changing everyday and it will

continue to do that in the future and have a huge
impact on society.

(Leica Geosystems 2017)

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