Explain the

important role of
engineering
technologist to
societies
Explain and
demonstrate the
benefits of
engineering
technologists work.

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To realize that
eng tech is a
multidisciplinary
experience.

To understand the
whole structure of
societies in which
related to the eng
tech

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 Plumber Engineer

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 Plumber Engineer
is is
non profession profession

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 Special knowledge & intellectual skills
Formal education, often graduate degree
Professional authority, judgment, peer review,
community sanction, accreditation & likening
Professional associations in engineer
(AIAA, AIChe, ASCE, ASME, IEEE..)

Characteristics of
profession
 2008 Employment by Engineering Specialty*
Occupational Title Employment, 2008
Engineers 1,571,900
Aerospace engineers 71,600
Biomedical engineers 16,000
Chemical engineers 31,700
Civil engineers 278,400
Computer HDR engineers 74,700
Electrical engineers 157,800
Environmental engineers 54,300
Industrial engineers 214,800
Materials engineers 24,400
Mechanical engineers 238,700
Nuclear engineers 16,900
Petroleum engineers 21,900
The National Society of Professional Engineers
describes the difference between engineering
and engineering technology:
"The distinction between engineering and
engineering technology emanates primarily
from differences in their educational
programs

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Engineering Engineering Technologist
Conceptual skills Application

Built on a foundation Introductory

of complex mathematics and
mathematics and science courses
science courses.
Qualitative
A sequence of introduction to
engineering engineering
fundamentals and fundamentals
design courses
To apply others'
Function as designers. designs
 "Engineering &
engineering
technology are
separate but intimately
related professions.
Here are some of the
ways they differ.
The Accreditation Board for
Engineering and
Technology (ABET)
More mathematics
work and higher
level mathematics

Engineering

Fundamental
mathematic
works

Engineering
Technology
Focus on
theory

Engineering

Focus
on
application
Engineering
Technology
Spend more
time on
planning

Engineering

Spend more
time making
plan work
Engineering
Technology
 Engineering and
engineering technology
programs are evaluated
and accredited by two
separate accreditation
commissions using two
separate sets of
accreditation criteria.

The Accreditation Board for

Engineering and
Technology (ABET)
 Graduates- Graduates-
Engineers Technologists

Engineering
Technology

Engineering
 Only graduates of
engineering programs
to become licensed
engineers (Ir), not for
engineering technology
programs!

U.S. state boards

of professional
engineering
licensure
Engineering
Technologist
as a
 Jobs aspect
of
Eng
Technologists
Manufacturing Management
Oil &
Research
gas

Construction Agriculture Maintenance

 Eng. Technologists
commonly use the term
"engineer"
In some regions no one is
legally permitted to offer
engineering services
without the Professional
Engineer License.
 Must be based
on a sound Understand how
technical technology is
education. developed and
transferred.

Promote
&
defend
works, Sensitive on the
society and
Breadth as well as depth
environment issue
in education
Engineer

Job
Aspects
What engineers do,
the education,
knowledge, and skills
they need, and their
roles and
responsibilities

Present and
How aspects of
possible future
engineering are
norms for how
changing. engineers ought
to behave,
including codes of
ethics.
 The skills
of eng. tech
competence in
communication,
industrial
relations people,
costs & resources
management

a well-developed
philosophies of sufficiently aware of the
engineering broad social context
is not about what
problems should
be addressed but
about how the
problems should
be addressed.
Philosophies
of
engineering
An emerging discipline that considers
what eng tech is, what eng tech do
and how their work impacts on
society.
Includes aspects of
ethics and
aesthetics, ontology,
epistemology &
philosophy of
science.
 FUNDAMENTAL
PRINCIPLES of
Eng. Tech
(ABET* Code of Ethics))
*The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
FUNDAMENTAL
RULES of
Eng. Tech

(ABET Code of Ethics)

 Act in professional matters for employer & client
as faithful agents or trustees
(avoid conflicts of interest)
(ABET CODES)
Build professional reputation on the merit of
services (not compete unfairly)
(ABET CODES)

To uphold and enhance the honor, integrity & dignity

of the profession.
(ABET CODES)
 Continue the professional
development throughout the careers
&provide opportunities for the junior
engineers

*The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology

Understand the choice,
development, values,
assumption, application of a
particular technology & Note
attitudes of those who
propose, develop, and apply it.

The variety of views and

attitudes will challenge and
stimulate our readers to
clarify their own thinking
on the issues that raised.
 The significant
outcome
of this subject is
to challenge
present and future engtech
to think issues through and
to come to their own conclusions!
 How many faces are in the tree ?
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