1. Career Day
A power point presentation to initiate middle and high school students to engineering and electrotechnology with a particular interest in electrical engineering and technology and to introduce them to
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2. What Is Engineering
Engineering is the application of mathematical and scientific principles to solve a problem with minimum cost to the owner.
Engineering is an iterative process.
The engineer is educated as a scientist, a mathematician and a problem solver.
The technologist is trained in the practical aspects of the field.
The engineer and technologist are always SAFETY conscious minimizing risks to life and limb.
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3. Minimum Cost Scientists demonstrate that certain processes work.
Engineers make this process work as fast as practical with a minimum of resources (materials and labour).
Engineers solve problems by analyzing malfunctions to correct deficiencies and restore proper operation.
Technologists often work side by side with engineers although many provide independent services.
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4. Safety Buildings must be designed to minimize risk of injury.
Bridges must be designed to withstand most credible risks.
Roads must be designed to minimize hazards.
Machines must be built to operate safely.
All designs must include an ample safety factor.
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5. Iterative Process
A design is done taking all available variables into account to solve the problem efficiently.
The project is built and commissioned into service.
Any shortcomings are brought back to design for re-evaluation.
Shortcomings are corrected and re-commissioned as needed keeping cost in mind.
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6. Iterative Process… An Example
Early computers were large, slow, difficult to program and used much energy.
The Transistor was invented allowing the energy hungry Vacuum tube to be made obsolete.
Large Computing Centre Mainframes gradually gave way to minicomputers, and finally personal computers… Altair 88, ZX81, Commodore PET, Vic 20 and Commodore 64, when the IBM PC and its clones hit the street.
The IBM PC was a Standard imitated by many other manufacturers which, by competition, forced the computer completely out of the box and into your hands in the last decade.
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7. Education
Engineering is usually a 5 year program at most Canadian Universities.
Co-Operative programs with industry can give engineering students practical experience in the field.
Engineering Education usually includes a core program and electives depending on the chosen discipline of practice.
Technologists’ and Technicians’ programs are about 3 and 2 years respectively in community colleges.
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8. Engineering Disciplines
Military
Civil
Mechanical
Chemical
Electrical
Geomatics (or Surveying)
Industrial
Computer
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9. Electrical Engineering
Communications Engineering
Power Engineering
Controls Engineering
Computer Engineering
Software Engineering
The above are only a bird’s eye view of the many other fields and sub-fields
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10. IEEE Canada
Canada is Region 7 of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The IEEE is the largest educational institution in the world
The IEEE is the largest single publisher of educational material in the world
IEEE Xplore Contains:
nearly 900,000 Articles
including 85,000 from 1952 to1987
2 million PDF files viewed each month
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11. The Logo The IEEE logo represents the form of Benjamin Franklin’s kite
The symbol of the two arrows inside the kite represent the Right Hand Rule for the direction of the magnetic field around a wire carrying current
Grasp the wire with the right hand, the thumb pointing in the direction of the current. The fingers will curl around the wire in the direction of the magnetic field.
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12. More about IEEE Kinds of Memberships Associate Member Full Member
Gold Member
Senior Member
Fellow
Life Member
Platinum Member
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13. Why IEEE Membership
Publications keep members on the leading edge of technological development
Industry Relations
Meet Peers at events and conferences
Cross Pollinate ideas with others in the same field
Management training by participating in volunteer activities
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14. Societies More than 40 Societies include...
Power Apparatus and Systems Society
Computer Society
Communications Society
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15. IEEE Services Courses usually with conferences
Seminars on the web or with conferences
Conferences around the world
Guides
Standards, like guides, are used globally. These are generated and revised by committees representing many industries and universities while being conscious of governmental regulations, and in many cases, guide them also.
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16. IEEE Standards & Guides
Standards and guides assure that knowledge from past experiences is passed on to future engineers and technologists
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17. Web Information Links IEEE Canada www.IEEE.ca IEEE Global www.IEEE.org
Future City Competition
Engineering Week
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18. The Mark of a Canadian Engineer
The Iron Ring is the mark of a Canadian Engineer
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19. The end
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