1. Engineering design
At dcit

2. ENGINEERING What is Engineering? Who Would Make a Good Engineer?
What are the Major Types of Engineering?
What types of Tools Do Engineers Use?
Where can I learn about Engineering?
What is the Employment Outlook?
Where can I work as an Engineer?

3. Definition
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes.1
A career where people create things for other people to use
1Wikipedia

4. WHO WOULD MAKE A GOOD ENGINEER
People who are creative
People who are good problem solvers
People who are good listeners
People who are able to take abstract ideas and turn them into concrete products
People who can think outside the box

5. Major Types of Engineering
Electrical
Mechanical
Civil
Nuclear
Chemical
Architectural

6. Tools that you will use:
Engineering Ruler
Compass
AutoCAD
Drawing Printer
3-D printer

7. Where to Learn About Engineering
Classes At DCIT
Engineering Design 1
Engineering Design 2
Principles of Engineering
Engineering Design and Development
Associates Degree at a Technical College
Florence-Darlington Tech
Bachelor’s or Post-graduate Degree at a University
University of South Carolina
Clemson

8. Employment Outlook Occupational Title Employment 2008
Projected Employment 2018
% Change
Lowest 10% Earning
Highest 10% Earning
Aerospace Engineer
71,600
79,100
10%
$58,130
$134,570
Biomedical Engineer
16,000
27,600
72%
$47,640
$121,970
Chemical Engineer
31,700
31,000
-2%
$53,730
$130,240
Computer Engineer
74,700
77,500 4%
$59,170
$148,590
Civil Engineer
278,400
345,900
24%
$48,140
$115,630
Electrical/Electronics Engineer
301,500
304,600 1%
$54,160
$127,865
Environmental Engineer
54,300
70,900
31%
$45,310
$115,430
Industrial Engineer
214,800
245,300
14%
$47,720
$107,270
Mechanical Engineer
238,700
253,100 6%
$47,900
$114,740
Nuclear Engineer
16,900
18,800
11%
$68,300
$136,880
Engineers
1,571,900
1,750,300
49,270
$132,070

9. Where Are The Jobs? Nucor ESAB Progress Energy Aluminum Ladder Honda
Otis Elevator Company GE
BMW
Lockheed Martin
Military
Air Force
Army
Marines
Navy
Westinghouse Electric
Johnson Controls