Technology, Society and Engineering Practice

Technology,SocietyandEngineering
Practice
- Course Outline -

Prof.LiZhang( )
DepartmentofMechanicalandAutomationEngineering
TheChineseUniversityofHongKong

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Welcome to ENGG2600D!
Instructors:
Prof. LiZhang,Office(ERB318),Tel:39431150,lizhang@mae.cuhk.edu.hk
Lectures:
Monday 1:304:15pm

LeeShau Kee BuildingLT3(SLKLT3)

Tutors

Name
Phone
Office
Email
LAU, Kachun 39438040 ERB322 kclau@mae.cuhk.edu.hk
HAN, Long
39438062 ERB320 lhan@mae.cuhk.edu.hk
RRSSB mlzhu@mae.cuhk.edu.hk
Zhu Meiling 39435507
G12
WANG, Ben 39438048 ERB303 bwang2@mae.cuhk.edu.hk
Yan, Xiaohui 39438048 ERB303 xhyan@mae.cuhk.edu.hk
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E-learn assess:
Direct your browser to

http://elearn.cuhk.edu.hk

and login using your CUHK Computing ID and CWEM

password.
You should then be able to select
2014-15 Term 2 -2014R2-ENGG2600D Technology, Society
and Engineering Practice
Main communication channel among teachers, tutors and
students
General info./announcements, Assignments, Grades and etc.
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Textbook:
There is no textbook. Reference materials will be listed at the
end of some lectures.
Lecture Time: Monday 1:30pm 4:15pm, LSK LT3
Office Hour: 11-12am Tuesday, or by appointment

Tutorial: There will be not fixed time slot for tutorial class. The
tutors will be involved in the teaching of this course,
e.g., to conduct Discussion section, to organize field
trip, etc..
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What is this course about?

Give students a global picture of
a). technology, society and engineering practice
b). what it means to be
an engineer, and of
the skills and knowledge they need to
develop to become
one.

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Studying the engineering practice to identify the skills, knowledge, values, epistemologies, and ways of thinking of effective
engineers:
will lead to and retain a broader and more diverse
engineering workforce.

Course Objective
Overview of engineering, majors, career paths, and
resources.
Introduction to engineering, its disciplines, and its
interaction with society.

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How to Study This Course?

Learn work experiences and views of the profession
firsthand from practicing engineers.
Learn from other speakers about current issues
facing engineers, career decision-making strategies,
and options such as internships and study abroad.
Explore the field and your interests through field
trips and a team project.

Course Objective (cont.)

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Course Syllabus:

Impact of technology on society;

Introduction to engineering as a profession (different engineering fields,
professional societies and registration, soft skills for working in a team);
Engineering design and innovation;
Introduction to intellectual property (copyright, trademarks, registered
design and patents);
Engineering project management; product safety; professional ethics;
liability and responsibility; workplace safety; environmental impact and
market requirements;
Global energy policies and standards;
Case studies and experience sharing from industry;
Industrial and professional workshops or seminars as required by the
Major programme.
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Course Component
Lectures
Invited talks/Workshops/Seminars and Field trips
Summer Industrial Training
Invited Guest lectures:
Professional Engineering Careers and Prospect (HKIE talk)
ICAC Talk for Tertiary Students (anti-corruption legislation, work ethics, etc.)
HKPC: Market led technology development in applied R&D done at HKPC
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP): how to startup a company?
Prof. W. Ren, Renewable energy technology for our society
Field Trips (subject to minor changes, the schedule will be announced later):
(a) Technical visit to Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC)
(b) Lamma Power Station (Lamma Island)
(c) Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (HAECO), Chek Lap Kok
(d) Shatin Sewage Treatment Works / Lab tour of the Micro- & Nano Fabrication Laboratory
(e) Technical visit to MTR
(f) Ngong Ping 360, Tung Chung, N.T.
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Course Component (contd)

Summer Industrial Centre Training (IC Training programme)
Five-Week Training period (from May. 10 Jun. 30 latest), please reserve your time accordingly!
Submission of training report (by July 14, 2015). Training place: PolyU
Details of the training timetable will be announced later.
The tables below and in the next slide show the training programme in 2014 as a reference.

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Grading
Two term reports (individual): 20%
One project proposal with presentation (group)*: 20%
Test

40%

In-class activities (e.g., discussion, exercise, quizzes,

attendance, etc.) 20%
Please form the groups (3-4 students per group) by the end of
Jan. 2015, and inform TA - LAU, Kachun.

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CourseSchedule*
Date
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Topics

Course overview
Introduction
Jan.12,2015 Technology Impact on Society with case study
Jan.19,2015 Micro/nanotechnology and robotics technology for biomedicine

Jan. 05, 2015

Jan.26,2015 Renewable energy technology for society

Feb.02,2015 Guest lecture from HKPC
Feb.09,2015 Profession
Feb.16,2015 Engineering Design

Feb.18 Feb.24,2015
LunarNewYearVacation
Intellectual Property
8 Mar.02,2015
Professional Engineering Careers and Prospect (HKIE talk)*
9 Mar.09,2015 Talk given by HKSTP or field trip to HKPC
10 Mar.16,2015 Engineering Ethics, ICAC Talk for Tertiary Students**
11 Mar.23,2015 Project Management
12 Mar.30,2015 Product Safety, Course wrapup
Apr.06,2015,EasterHoliday
13 Apr.13,2015 Final Test (opennote)
Apr.18,2015,endofsecondterm
*subjecttominorchanges
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PlagiarismIssue

CUHK has clear definitions and guidelines on academic honesty; see

1. http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/
2. http://www.erg.cuhk.edu.hk/erg-intra/upload/documents/ENGG_Discipline.pdf
for the details.
3. Academic Honesty in Group Works

We adopt a policy of zero tolerance on plagiarism, simply stated.

Disciplinary actions, usually involving severe penalties, will be taken for

detected plagiarism cases.

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Deansmessage
Student/FacultyExpectationsonTeachingandLearning

The Engineering Faculty of CUHK believes that it is important

to continually strive for an atmosphere of mutual respect,
acknowledgement, and responsibility between faculty
members and the student body.
The Faculty strives here to enumerate the specific
expectations of each side. In the end, simple respect for
knowledge, hard work, and cordial interactions will help build
the environment we seek.
Thedocumentcanbedownloadedfrom:
http://www.erg.cuhk.edu.hk/StudentFacultyExpectations
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ProblemsandCommunication
Problemswiththeexercises,assignments,field
trips.
1.ContacttheTA
2.Contacttheinstructor
ProblemswithTA,problemswithTAsexplanation,
orjustwanttotalktotheinstructorabouttheclass
Contacttheinstructor(s)directly

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Questions?

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Lecture1:Introduction

What is Engineering?

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Engineering: Definition
ABETs Definition of Engineering
ABET (The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology )
Recognized in the United States as the sole agency responsible
for accreditation of educational programs leading to degrees in
engineering

Engineering is the profession in which a knowledge of the

mathematical and natural sciences, gained by study, experience,
and practice, is applied with judgment to develop ways to
utilize, economically, the materials and forces of nature for the
benefit of [hu]mankind.
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According to definition:
Profession
Math and natural sciences
Knowledge acquired by study, experience, and professional
practice
Knowledge applied with judgment
Attention must be paid to constraints (economic, materials,
forces of nature)
Benefit of mankind
Not based solely on trial, error, intuition
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Engineering uses scientific, technological, and

mathematical knowledge to solve practical problems.

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Engineering v.s. Science

Science:
Investigation, understanding, and discovery of nature, its
composition, and its behavior (i.e., laws of nature)
Why
Build (experiments, tools, devices, etc.) to learn
Engineering:
Manipulating the forces of nature to advance humanity
How
Learn to build (products and services useful for humans)
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Scientists

Understand why our world behaves the way it does (laws of nature)
Study the world as it is
Thinkers

Engineers

Apply established scientific theories and principles to develop costeffective solutions to practical problems
Cost effective

Consideration of design trade-offs (esp. resource usage)

Minimize negative impacts (e.g. environmental and social cost)

Practical problems: Problems that matter to people

Change the world
Doers

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In brief,
The scientist seeks to understand what is. The Engineer
seeks to CREATE what never was.
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Scientists

Technologists

Investigate our
natural world

Apply science and

math to designs
Working together
to solve problems
based on societal
needs and wants

Mathematicians
Use numbers and symbols
to solve problems
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Engineers
Create our
designed world
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How are They All Needed to

Create a Product?
Example

Science

Pencil

Discovery of
graphite and
the fact that
rubber
(eraser) will
remove
graphite

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Creating a
writing
device that
doesnt use
ink

Designing a
device with
graphite
insert,
exterior
holder, and
attached
eraser

Math
What is the
optimal
length,
diameter, or
shape for the
device?

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What Do Engineers
Do?

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Engineers Can Do Anything

(based on natural principles)

Invent Develop a new product, system, or process that

has never existed before
Innovate Improve an existing technological product,
system, or method
Development
Analysis

Invention
Design

Management
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Manufacturing

Improvement

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Thefocusofanengineersworktypicallyfallsintooneormoreofthe
followingareas:

Research :Advancedfields,emergingfields,etc.
explore,discoverandapplynewprinciples
develop&createthetools/systemsusedforpredictions&designs.

Development :Labtomarket
transformideasorconceptsintoproductionprocesses
e.g.,developandimplementwaystoextract,processanduserawmaterialssuchas
petroleumandnaturalgas.

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Design :Developspecsformanufacturing,construction,etc.
linkthegenerationofideasandtheproduction
Successfulengineeringdesignimprovesqualityoflife
whileworkingwithintechnical,economic,business,
societal,andethicalconstraints.

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Productionandtesting:Verifyintegrity,reliability,quality
manufactureandassemblecomponentsorproducts

Analysis:UsemathmodelstoaidinR&D

Operations: maintainequipmentandfacilities

Construction :Build
priortoconstructionorganizesbids,duringconstruction
supervisescertaincomponentsofprocess

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Management optimizetheuseofresources(equipment,
labor,finances)

Education teachengineeringprinciplesinuniversityand
industrialsettings

Consulting providespecializedengineeringservicesthe
clients.Mayworkaloneorinpartnershipotherengineers.

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Whethertheendresultisaproduct,aprocess or
service,engineersneedtoconsidersafety,reliability,
andcosteffectiveness.
Engineeringisacareerbasedon
logical,systematic problemsolving,
generallyinhightech,industrial,orscientificfields.

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Engineers make our lives better!

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Engineers Work to Solve Many

Kinds of Problems
AnelectricalengineermaydesignaGPSforyourvehicle.

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Apharmaceutical/chemicalengineermayfinda
curefordisease.

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Acomputerengineermaybuildacomputerthe
sizeofyourwatch.

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Amechanicalengineermaycreatearobotto
discoverwateronaplanet(anddomore)

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Thescaleofrobotics
1015
1012

Edgeofthe
solarsystem

109
106

Nearest
Stars

Earth
toMars

103
km

1
10-3
mm

10-6
10-9

Underwater robots
are working at the
site of the BP leak in
the Gulf of Mexico.

nm
CNT

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Making intelligent machines/robots

at micro-/nano scales.

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Roboticsinthesmall

E. coli bacteria

10-3

Body length ~2 m
Weight ~1 pg

mm
10-6
Contactless
tweezing

10-9

nm

MEMSgripper(ETHZ)

CNTNEMS(ETHZ)

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Microrobots for
Eyesurgery(ETHZ)

Addressing fundamental and

critical issues power,
actuation, locomotion, etc.
Robotically manipulating small
objects biomanipulation.
Building small robots for
biomedical applications.

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References
1.
2.
3.

4.

http://www.mos.org/eie/pdf/research/Pipeline_EiE_evaluation
_0405_final.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0KhQP_wphA
Robotics & Automation Magazine, IEEE (Volume:14, Issue:
2 ) , 92-103, June 2007, Robotics in the Small, Part I:
Microrobotics
http://pdf.wenweipo.com/2014/12/23/a12-1223.pdf

Thank you!
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Announcement
Officialopeningceremonyof
ourChowYukHoTechnology
CentreforInnovativeMedicine
willbeheldat11amatYIALT2.
Tosignup,please click ourTCIM
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