Ten weeks ago I made this blog about
engineering. I knew that engineering was a broad field with different
categories and it was used to make a lot of things people use on a daily basis.
However the blog requirements made me search deeper into the profession and
when I did I noticed some pretty interesting things about engineers as a whole.
Problem Solving:
Frist as engineers problem solving is
the central part of the profession. I
found from my research that all engineers deal with problems every day and at
every moment of their work. The problems allow engineers to create new
solutions. They are constantly challenged to think outside the box to create
better more efficient solutions. In Week 10 Free Post Perfume companies had to
come up with new ways to create popular smell after the main ingredient was
restricted. The engineers working on the problem had to be creative and use
unusual ingredients to attempt to make a solution.
Communication:
Communication is a very important part
of engineering. Engineers have to take the problem at hand and use various
types of math and science to create solutions. Then they have to take the data
and final solution and present it in a way that a person whom has never seen
the project would understand. In my Week3 Prompted Post interview with a Civil Engineer she, explained the various types
of communication she used and why she used it. For instance she explained her
report on a water tower project. The report had to be detailed and clear so she
could communicate what the project was in a way her boss and his superiors
could understand what was going on.
Design:
Engineers also design a lot for their
field. Engineers constantly go through some design process. In the video from my
Week 9 Free Post, the IDEO video showed the team making multiple designs of the
object/solution and then going back and changing or combining designs. They do
this because to minimize materials used and get an idea of what the
object/solution will be. Also they do this to save time because the project may
have a deadline that has to be met.
Language:
Working on this blog has showed me that
engineers have their own standards for the language they use. Engineers have to use a detailed yet brief
critical writing. They write reports, memos, emails, and more to a wide variety
of people like bosses, concerned citizens, and press so; the engineer has to be
able to effectively explain what’s going on in the project. Week 3
Week 3 Prompted Post I asked a civil engineer what they typical styles of writing is used by
engineers and she explained that whatever she writes has to be clear concise
and sometimes brief. Later that week during class our professor said almost the
exact same thing.
This blog has allowed me to explore
engineering in deeper detail. I feel I have a better understanding of what it
is to be an engineer and I found some interesting facts about the field that I
previously didn’t know.
