Engineer & Society.pptx

Engineer & Society

Why have you chosen to study engineering •

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Because you perceive it to be a good career Because you have skills that you believe will be well suited to a career in engineering Because you see the problems more as challenges and opportunities than as difculties Or because you ollowed the trend

Why have you chosen to study engineering •

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Because you perceive it to be a good career Because you have skills that you believe will be well suited to a career in engineering Because you see the problems more as challenges and opportunities than as difculties Or because you ollowed the trend

WHO IS AN ENGINEER?

WH! "S E#$"#EE%"#$ •

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 !he art and science concerned with the practical application o scienti'c knowledge( as in the design( construction( and operation o roads( bridges( buildings( machines etc)  !he combination o art and science by which the materials and power o nature are made useul to mankind) pplication and advancement o skills based on mathematics( science and technology( integrated with business and management)

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n engineer is one who e*ectively adapts the 'ndings o science to the use o man Engineers are involved in the implementation( application( design( development and management o pro+ects and processes

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AN ENGINEER EFFECTIVELY ADAPTS FINDINGS OF SCIENCE TO THE USE OF MAN HE IS THE VITAL LINK BETWEEN SCIENCE AND SOCIETY 

What does .having/ social responsibilities mean •

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0ommitment rom the engineering proession to place the public saety and interest ahead o all other considerations) "t means that engineers take into account and show due regard or the conse1uences o their conduct or the well2being o others as well as or the impact o their work on society and the citi3enry)  !his re1uires the engineer to make determined e*orts to discover all o the relevant acts concerning the design( development( and deployment and all o the possible outcomes o the choices available that may positively and negatively a*ect4impact society and the citi3enry

Social %esponsibilities o Engineers 6Some E7amples89 • •

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Ensure the saety and well2being o the public Ensure that society:s unds and resources concerning technology are well used %eusing to work on a particular pro+ect or or a particular company Speaking out publicly against a proposed pro+ect Blowing the whistle on illegality or wrong2doing ;roessional Societies: obligation to provide protection or whistleblowers "ndividual and organi3ational concern about the impact o engineering pro+ects on society 0ontributing one:s services to worthy( non2pro't groups and pro+ects Engineering schools: commitment to educating uture engineers about their social responsibilities <

Social %esponsibilities o Engineers 6Some E7amples9 •

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0ommitment o risk assessment e7perts to ethical risk4saety assessments =oluntarily assume the task o educating the public about important conse1uences o various technological and scienti'c developments 0ommitment o engineers to design and develop sustainable technologies ;rovide e7pert advice to non2e7perts E7plicit care and concern about technology:s impact on #ature and the Environment biding by the principles o sustainable development when thinking about engineering designs biding by the .precautionary principle/ when thinking about engineering designs "n engineering design( engineers have practiced social responsibility by applying actors o saety to their designs and by building in redundancy >

Engineering and Ethics •

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" we accept these de'nitions o engineering( it is crucial to reali3e the centrality o ethical concerns at the core o the engineering enterprise 0oncern or social well being and humanity are part o the very de'nition o engineering ssuming the intellectual rigor o these de'nitions( the need o ethics in engineering is nothing super?uous or added( but it is the essence o the engineering proession @A

%ationales or Social %esponsibility o Engineers •

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We( the members o the "EEE( in recognition o the importance o our technologies in a*ecting the 1uality o lie throughout the world( and in accepting a personal obligation to our proession( its members and the communities we serve( do hereby commit ourselves to the highest ethical and proessional conduct and agree @) to accept responsibility in making decisions consistent with the saety( health and welare o the public( and to disclose promptly actors that might endanger the public or the environmentC D) to improve the understanding o technology( its appropriate application( and potential conse1uences •

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E7amples o Engineering 0odes o Ethics •

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Fundamental Cann @)Engineers shall hold paramount the saety( health and welare o the public and shall !t"#$e t %m&l' (#t) t)e &"#n%#&le! * !u!ta#na+le de$el&ment in the perormance o their proessional duties)

Sotware Engineering 0ode o Ethics  –

P"#n%#&le,-./) pprove sotware only i they have a well2ounded belie that it is sae( meets speci'cations( passes appropriate tests( and de! nt d#m#n#!) 0ual#t' * l#*e1 d#m#n#!) &"#$a%' " )a"m t)e en$#"nment- T)e ult#mate e2e%t * t)e ("3 @ !)uld +e t t)e &u+l#% 4d

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%!"0FE "= Engineers shall( in ul'lling their responsibilities to the community  –

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;rotect the saety( health and welare o the public and !&ea3 ut a4a#n!t a+u!e! #n t)e!e a"ea! a2e%t#n4 t)e &u+l#% #nte"e!t5 0ontribute proessional advice( as appropriate( to civic( charitable or other non2pro't organi3ationsC Seek to e7tend public knowledge and appreciation o the engineering proession and its achievements

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E7ercise))) cting as an Engineer •

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Economics Security Saety %eliability

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 !he dynamic & ast changing world demands a more comple7 role or an engineer) Besides technical skills( they must be good in non2technical skills like  –

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0ommunication ;roblem solving Ianagement

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E#$"#EE%:S HE%"!$E •

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Engineering was an art or long centuries beore it became a science Engineer is heir to a great tradition Egyptians channeled water to irrigate land %omans built great roads( bridges and a1ueducts ;eople o Iohen+odaro and Harappa built the 'rst planned cities

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Feonardo da =inci Iany2 sided genius $alileo  !he ather o mechanics Bessemer 0onverter to make cheap steel Edison !he electric bulb  !homson ) 0) transormer $oodyear =ulcani3ed rubber ,iesel utomobile engine Bell !elephone -ord and Ben3 utomobiles Fangley and Wrights brothers -lying

SOIE $%E! "#,"# E#$"#EE%S •

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Iokshagundam =isweswaraya K -ather o "ndian Engineering ) ;) L) bdul Jalam K -ather o "ndian %ocketry #arayana Iurthy K -ounder o "nosys Sam ;itroda K -orce behind the "! revolution in "ndia I) #) ,astur K ,esigner o steel plants Brahm ;rakash K tomic energy metallurgist

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0ourage and integrity  !hirst or knowledge "magination 0apacity or sound +udgment ccuracy o thought and action "nstinct or economy ptitude or leadership "ngeniousness 0apacity or hard work bility to think and speak lucidly

 ABET Engineering Criteria 2000 •

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n ability to apply knowledge o mathematics( science( and engineering) n ability to design and conduct e7periments as well as to analy3e and interpret data) n ability to design a system( component( or process to meet desired needs) n ability to unction on multidisciplinary teams) n ability to identiy( ormulate( and solve engineering problems) n understanding o proessional and ethical responsibility) n ability to communicate e*ectively)  !he broad education necessary to understand the impact o engineering solutions in a global4societal conte7t)  recognition o the need or and an ability to engage in lielong learning) Jnowledge o contemporary issues) n ability to use the techni1ues( skills( and modern engineering tools necessary or engineering practice)

ESSE#!"F SJ"FFS O- # E#$"#EE% •

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 !echnical knowledge and skills "ntellectual skills ttitudes Standards o Engineering practice Business practices "nternational & national history & culture ;ro'ciency in languages

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Science undamentals Engineering undamentals & application ;robability & Statistics 0omputer science & technology Engineering practice

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Fogical thinking ;roblem2solving skills 0ommunication skills ,esign skills Organi3ational( management and administrative skills

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0ompetence "ntegrity 0ommitment  !olerance -le7ibility Fie2long learning

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%eliability 0onscientiou s ;unctuality pproachabili ty

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-ree market economy "nternational marketplace I#0s "nternational competitiveness Muality assurance "nsurance Warranties Bidding procedures

"#!E%#!"O#F4#!"O#F H"S!O% & 0NF!N%E •

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0ommon history #ational history & development 0ultural di*erences Economic & political issues Social lie & customs $ender %eligion Iulticulturalism

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Spoken oreign language Written oreign language %egional dialects  !echnical terminology ;roessional +argon

 !he ,esired Skills and ttributes or an ideal Engineer

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$ood Habits 0leanliness ,ressing E7ercise -ood Habits -riendship 0ollege ;lay $round Fibrary  !ours4=isits Nsing "normationPs Sources Fearn our 0ulture 0iti3enship2%ights & ,uties Ioral & Spiritual =alues

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Fetus work hard( my brothers and sistersC there is no time or sleep) On your work depends -uture o "ndia) She is there( ready waiting) rise and wake and see her seated on her eternal throne( re+uvenated( more glorious than she ever was2!his motherland o our 2Swami =ivekananda