Introduction-To-Engineering-Technology.ppt

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Introduction to Engineering
Technology
Seventh Edition
Robert J. Pond & Jeffery L. Rankinen
Chapter 1
Engineering Technology as a
Career

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Purpose
• Introduces a variety of fields in Engineering
Technology
• Provides motivation for continued study
• Prepares students for employment, both internship
and employment after graduation
• Prepares students for future coursework

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Introduction
• Technology
– Improves subsistence and comfort
• Examples: automated heating, running water,
automobiles, etc…
– Many career opportunities
• Examples: Verizon Fiber Optic Technician, Comcast
Technician, Consultant, etc…

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Contents
• History of Engineering Technology
• The Industrial Team
• The Career Decision
• Engineering Technology – The Right Career
for You

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History of Engineering Technology
• Great wall of China
• Pyramids
• Five main branches of engineering
– Civil
– Mechanical
– Mining and Metallurgical
– Chemical
– Electrical

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History of Engineering Technology
• Examples of Today’s Engineering Fields
• For a larger list see link below from
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_engineering_fields
Aerospace Electromechanical Materials
Agriculture Engineering Science Nuclear
Architectural Environmental Petroleum
Biomedical Industrial Systems
Computer Marine Welding

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History of Engineering Technology
• Need increasing for technicians and
technologists
– Specialized and scientific – Engineers
– Practical and less specialized - Technicians

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The Industrial Team
• Today’s industries – two types
– Manufacturing – production of goods, such as
clothing and steel (“blue collar”)
– Service – such as professional (lawyers) and
technical work (computer programmers) (“white
collar”)
• Transition is taking place from goods
production to the provision of services –
post-industrial society

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The Industrial Team
• The Role of the Technician and Technologist
– Communicators
– Implementers
– Calibrators and Testers
– Manufacturing Engineering Technologists

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The Industrial Team

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The Industrial Team
• Teamwork in
Manufacturing
• Nanomanufacturing
program available at
PSU:
http://cneu.psu.edu

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The Industrial Team
• Teamwork in Manufacturing
– Roles of the Engineer and Engineering Technician
Engineer Engineering Technician
Designs systems Designs individual circuits
Directs fabrication of new systems Supervises the assembly of specific
electronic subsystems
Develops new systems Breadboards systems, troubleshoots
and improves circuitry, brings the
system to the real world

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The Industrial Team

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The Industrial Team
• Communication and the Industrial Team
• Organizational Structures and the Industrial
Team – chart next page
• Competition vs. Teamwork

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The Industrial Team

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The Career Decision
• Career exploration – at least 3 important
elements
– Occupational satisfaction
– Availability of employment
– Salary potential

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The Career Decision

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The Career Decision
• Salaries

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Engineering Technology – The Right
Career for You
• Challenging
• Rewarding
– Good salary potential
– Excellent employment opportunities