Sub-Title
Engineers and Society ECV 3001
Content
1. Engineering as Profession
2. Early Engineering Schools
3. Engineering Education
4. Engineering Profession
5. Engineering Society in America
6. Engineering Society in Malaysia
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Engineering Profession
• John Smeaton of Great Britain was
the first to use the title Civil Engineer
• Institution of Civil Engineers in the UK
(1818)-John Smeaton
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers,
UK (1847)-George Stephenson
• Through such learned societies,
engineers began to set the standards
for the engineering profession
John Smeaton “Father of civil engineering”
George Stephenson “Father of Railways”
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A Closer Look at Engineering Professions
Aerospace Engineers
• designs, constructing the aircraft and testing the functionality of it.
• deals with sound control, flight-testing and software development.
Agricultural Engineers
• implementing a system for efficient crop production.
Biomedical Engineers
• development of artificial DNA
• design technique: bring about new and life-saving machinery
Chemical Engineers
• invent, develop and design processes that convert raw materials into
useful products - with minimal environmental impact.
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Civil Engineers
• making sure a structure will be sound, assessing water pathways and
laying out roadways.
Computer Hardware Engineers
• work in programming, analysis, robotics, artificial intelligence and digital
electronics.
Electrical Engineers
• Lighting and supplies of power.
• Involve wiring, power control and even automobiles.
Electronics Engineers
• focus on smaller scale items
• develop everything from digital phones to global positioning system i.e
televisions, microprocessors and computers.
Environmental Engineers
• Water treatment, land/pollution mitigation and the management of air
quality.
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Health and Safety Engineers
• organize various aspects of safety polices.
Industrial Engineers
• Making sure that production are running smoothly.
• manufacturing specialists, engineering managers and production
engineers.
Marine Engineers
• focused on the advancement of naval architecture.
Materials Engineers
• brainstorming ideas for materials uses and then implementing those
ideas.
• Also called test engineers, process engineers, research engineers and
materials branch chiefs.
Mechanical Engineers
• design, analyze, manufacture, testing and maintain mechanical systems
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Nuclear Engineers
• handling nuclear elements in order to utilize energy.
Petroleum Engineers
• work related to the production of hydrocarbons, which can be either
crude oil or natural gas.
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Early Engineering Schools
1747
1749
School of Road
School for
and Bridges
Military
Engineers
1778
1794
School for
School for
Mining
theoretical
Engineers
and mathematic
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Engineering Education
• In America, early education consists of mainly
apprenticeships
• Mostly by trial and error due to lack of formal
engineering schools
• The first engineering school was at West Point
• Public Engineering Schools only started in 1820
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Do you know any
engineering
societies?
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Engineering Societies in America
In America, the earliest and most prominent
engineering societies are:
1852
1871
American
Society of
Civil
Engineers
American
Institute of
Mining,
Metallurgical
and
Petroleum
Engineers
1880
American
Society of
Mechanical
Engineers
1884
1908
American
Institute of
Electrical
Engineers
(forerunner
of the
IEEE)
American
Institute
of
Chemical
Engineers
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How about in Malaysia?
Any idea
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Engineering Society in Malaysia
• The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) was
founded in 1959.
• IEM is a learned society for engineers, and it
also performs accreditation for engineering
degree programs.
• The Board of Engineers, Malaysia (BEM), on the
other hand, is responsible for registering
engineers.
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Engineers in Public &
Private Practice
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Engineers in Public Sector
Government jobs are services such as
 military & defense
 police
 fire services
 economic and
international
development
 public transit
 legal services
 human resources
 accounting
 IT
 research
 civil services
 public relations
 health care and
 education
 etc.
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Benefits to Government Employees:
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Employee Development Schemes
Long term care insurance program
Recruitment bonus
Leave and Holidays
Health benefit programs / various medical schemes
Life Insurance programs
No working on Government Holidays
Social security for government employees
Thrifts Savings plan
Awards and incentives
Pension Funds
Recognition and honors
Valuable work experience
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Engineers in private sector
 Focus on output, skills, productive
 Special ability in business administration and marketing
Examples of private sectors
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TNB
Petronas
MAS
Consultants
Contractors
Suppliers
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Others
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Manufacturing Company; INTEL, PROTON,
Construction company; PLUS, YTL
Oil & Gas Companies; Petronas, Shell, MNLG
IWK
SIRIM, MIMOS
IPTS; UNITEN, UTP, MMU; KLIUC
Petroleum Research Center, Petronas
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• Learning outcomes …..
• Why you choose public…..
• Why you choose private …..
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• Differentiate between IEM and BEM.
• Give your opinions about working as a
mechanical engineer in government agencies
and in private sectors.
• Differentiate the job as industrial engineer
and manufacturing engineer.
• Discuss engineering societies in Malaysia.
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