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What is Engineering?

• Dr Sam Man Keong (???)
• CEng, FIET, FSIET(F)
• Honorary Secretary
• Singapore Institute of Engineering Technologists
• Email sammk1951_at_gmail.com

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Engineering The Career Field That Improves
Our Quality of Life.
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Marina Bay Sands with Singapore Merlion
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Singapore - View of the CBD skyline, City Hall,
and Esplanade from the SkyPark
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View of Singapore Flyer from the SkyPark
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Highlights

• About the Speaker Dr Sam Man Keong
• Overview of Engineering.
• A History of Engineering.
• Major Engineering Areas and Specialties.
• The Technology Team.
• Engineering Education in Singapore.
• The Engineering Profession in Singapore.

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Highlights

• What an Engineer does?
• What are Some Engineering Career Paths?
• Future Projections.
• Q A.

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About the Speaker Sam Man Keong (???)

• A Self-directed Lifelong Learner for more than 40
  years.
• Have gone through both non-traditional
  traditional education routes.
• Chartered Engineer (UK/Ireland/Australia)
• Chartered Builder(UK)
• Chartered Environmentalist (UK)
• Chartered Mathematician(UK)
• Chartered Scientist(UK).

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Overview of Engineering

• Most people have no idea what engineers do.
• Engineers create solutions to human problems
  using the principles discovered by scientists and
  mathematicians.
• They invent the things that we need, and they
  improve things that are not working well for us.

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What is Engineering? ASEE Engineering is the
profession in which a knowledge of the
mathematical and natural sciences gained by
study, experience, and practice is applied with
judgment to develop ways to utilize the materials
and forces of nature, economically for the
benefit of mankind.
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Ten rewards of an engineer career

• 1. Job satisfaction.
• 2. Variety of career opportunities.
• 3. Challenging work.
• 4. Intellectual development.
• 5. Potential to benefit society.

• 6. Financial security.
• 7. Prestige.
• 8. Professional environment.
• 9. Technological and scientific discovery.
• 10. Creative thinking.

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A History of Engineering

• First engineer known by name and achievement
  Imhotep built the famous stepped pyramid in
  Egypt circa 2550 B.C.
• Egyptians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans.

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Great Wall of China (????)
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A History of Engineering

• Medieval European engineers Gothic arch and
  flying buttress.
• 1747 first engineering school in France the
  National School of Bridges and Highways.

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A History of Engineering

• John Smeaton (1724 1792), British designer of
  the Eddystone Lighthouse, was the first to
  actually call himself a civil engineer.
• Civil ? Mechanical ? Electrical and Electronics ?
  Chemical.

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The Institution of Civil Engineers's headquarters
at One Great George Street , London Founded in
1818
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A History of Engineering

• Scientific and technological breakthroughs from
  1900 to 2000
• artificial hearts,
• airplanes,
• computers,
• lasers,
• plastics,
• space travel,
• nuclear energy, and
• television.

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Major Engineering Areas and Specialties

• Six Core Areas of Engineering
• Chemical engineering
• Civil engineering
• Electrical and electronics engineering
• Industrial engineering
• Materials science engineering
• Mechanical engineering

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Hoover Dam (1931-1936)
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Golden Gate Bridge (1933 1937)
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Sydney Harbour Bridge from Circular Quay (1923
1932)
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Three Gorges Dam(??????) -China (1994 2008)
Three Gorges Dam Francis turbine. Turbine
diameter is 9.7/10.4 m (VGS design/Alstom's
design) and rotation speed is 75 revolutions per
minute. Rated power is 778 MVA, with a maximum of
840 MVA and a power factor of 0.9. The generator
produces electrical power at 20  kV. The outer
diameter of the generator stator is 21.4/20.9 m.
The inner diameter is 18.5/18.8 m. 
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Major Engineering Areas and Specialties

• Specialties
• Aerospace engineering
• Agricultural engineering
• Automotive engineering
• Biomedical engineering
• Computer engineering
• Environmental engineering
• Manufacturing engineering
• Petroleum engineering

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Control systems play a critical role in space
flight
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Marina Bay Sands - Construction on 5 August 2009
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Jurong Island, photographed in February 2011 -
Petrochemical industries
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Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 1
A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 and a Northwest
Airlines Boeing 747 at the airport
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A C751B train at Eunos MRT Station.
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Singapore Deep Tunnel Sewerage System - Contract
T-06 (Queensway Tunnel) The Queensway Tunnel
comprises a 9.7km long and 30-45m deep bored
tunnel of 3.3m internal diameter, including drop
shaft, access shafts, work shafts and other
underground wastewater structures.
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The Technology Team

• They link scientific discovery with day-to-day
  applications.
• Engineers are team players who improve products,
  processes, and services.
• The technology team scientists, engineers,
  technologists/technicians, and craftsworkers.

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The Technological Team The Technological Team
Scientists To discover knowledge.
Engineers (PE CEng) Conceiving and planning efforts to apply scientific knowledge to solve problems.
Technologists/ Technicians To see that engineers design or plan is implemented concerned with doing.
Craftsworkers (e.g. electricians, machinists) Who use their hands and special skills
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Engineering Education in Singapore - Government
Level of Training Universities/Polytechnics/ ITEs
Professional Engineers PE/CEng(UK) NUS BEng(4-year FT) BTech (PT for Poly Dip holders) NTU BEng (4-year FT PT for Poly Dip holders)
Engineering Technologists/IEng(UK) Polytechnics SP NP TP NYP RP Dip 3-year FT AdvDip 2-year PT
Engineering Technicians ITEs East Campus (Tampines) West Campus (CCK) Central Campus (AMK) Higher Nitec Nitec
Tradesmen/Craftsmen ITEs East Campus (Tampines) West Campus (CCK) Central Campus (AMK) Higher Nitec Nitec
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Engineering Education in Singapore Overseas
Universities via local PEIs
Level of Training OverseasUniversities local PEIs
Professional Engineers CPEng(Australia) UniSA BEng(Mechanical Electrical) via Kaplan UON BEng (Electrical Mechanical) via PSB Academy RMIT BEng(Mechanical) via SIC
Incorporated Engineers (UK) Bradford BEng(Electrical Mechanical) via MDIS. Hertfordshire BEng (Electrical) via BMC Coventry BEng(Electrical) via Auston
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The Engineering Profession in Singapore.

• Professional Bodies
• Engineers Institution of Engineers, Singapore
  (IES)Founded 1966
• Technologists/Technicians Singapore Institute
  of Engineering Technologists (SIET)Founded
  1980
• Professional Registration
• Professional Engineers Act
• Building Control Act
• Energy Act
• Workplace Health Safety Act

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What an Engineer does?

• Engineers plan, design, construct, and manage the
  use of natural and human resources.
• Major Functions
• Research
• Development
• Design
• Construction
• Production
• Operation
• Management

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What are Some Engineering Career Paths?

• Five primary career paths
• The Industry Career Path
• The Consulting Career Path
• The Government Career Path
• The Academic Career Path
• The Internet Career Path
• Other Career Paths for Engineers law
  management etc

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Future Projections

• The changing economy and world events impact
  opportunities in engineering.
• New and emerging industries will create
  competition in a global market.
• The electronics and health-care industries are
  examples of growing industries that are providing
  new opportunities for engineers.

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Studying what interests you will most likely be
easier, and therefore, you are more likely to do
better in your course work. However, the most
important reason for pursuing what most interests
you is that you will be more likely to be
successful and satisfied with your career choice
in the years to come.
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Questions Answers
Thank You
The CPD to Success C Courage ?? ?? P
Patience ?? ?? Perseverance ?? ?? D
Determination ?? ??