1. Pre-EWeek Information
Engineering
Pre-EWeek Information

2. What is engineering?
Engineering combines the fields of science and math to solve real life problems that improve the world around us.
If you use it, chances are an engineer designed it
Reference: Link to video on YouTube about what engineering is

3. What types of engineers are there?
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4. How do you become an engineer?
Take science and math classes in high school
Go to college to earn a Bachelor of Science degree
4+ years of college at an accredited university
Participate in an internship or coop work experience
Typically 3-6 months
For further specialization earn a higher degree
Master of Science degree (2 more years)
PhD degree (4-6+ more years)
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5. Engineering as a career
Engineering can be a very rewarding career
Innovation & Cutting edge technology
Development of products that change the world
Turn your ideas into real products
Work with teams from around the world
Make a good salary
Average salary = $85K/year (that’s almost $43 an hour!)
Tremendous flexibility
Work at a job site
Travel (domestic and international)
Some engineers even work from home!
Reference: Link to Engineering Salary Info

6. Is engineering right for me?
Are you curious about how things work?
Do you like to take things apart?
Do you like to experiment with stuff?
Do you have ideas about ways to improve things?
Do you enjoy math and science?
Would you like to help make the world better for people?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, engineering may be for you!
Reference Video (6:29): Is engineering right for me?
Engineering quiz: What kind of engineer should you be?

7. 10 Reasons to Love Engineering
Love your work and have time to live your life too
Opportunity to be creative
Work with amazing people
Solve problems and design things that matter
Never be bored
Earn a great salary
Enjoy job flexibility
Travel
Make a difference
Change the world

8. Fun engineering facts Reference: Fun Engineering Facts
The word engineer comes from a Latin word meaning ‘cleverness’.
In 1899 the commissioner of the US Patent office said "everything that can be invented has been invented."
Did you know the snowboard was invented by an engineer?
Ever play on a slip-and-slide or slide down a waterslide during a hot summer? It was a civil engineer that invented the slippery part!
Did you know engineers designed the shoes you’re wearing now? Engineers designed running shoes in order to distribute our weight evenly throughout the whole foot so that we can walk, run and play comfortably!
Ever ridden a roller coaster? All roller coasters are designed by engineers! The world’s tallest steel roller coaster – The Kingda Ka – reaches a height of 468 feet, and a top speed of 128 miles per hour!
Can you guess what engineer George W. Ferris created? Answer: The first Ferris Wheel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1893!
Did you know golf balls have dimples to help the ball fly further? An engineer discovered that.
Engineers also built high speed trains in China that can reach speeds up to 220mph. Now that’s fast!
Reference: Fun Engineering Facts

9. Engineering design process
Design → Build → Test → Re-design
1) Design:
What problem(s) are you trying to solve?
How will it work?
What materials will it be made of?
How big/small/fast will it be?
How do all the pieces fit together?
4) Re-design:
Make it faster/smaller/cheaper/more reliable
Fix problems
Add new features
2) Build:
Prototypes provide the best learning
How much does it cost?
How long does it take to build?
Is what you’ve designed really buildable?
3) Test:
Are all the features working as designed?
Did you cover all the “what-if’s”?
Does it work in the cold/heat?
Reference: The Engineering Design Process

10. Real life engineering
Activity idea: Choose a real product (iPhone, Tesla, PS4, etc.) and research on the Web to answer some of the following questions:
How many engineers did it take to design?
How long did it take to design?
What are all of the costs of bringing the product to market?
(Design labor, materials cost, manufacturing labor, shipping, advertising, warranty, infrastructure, etc.)
How many of the item have been sold to date?
How much money could be saved (or profit made) if you re-designed it to “cost reduce” it so is cost $1 less to build?
Good engineers can always make a good product, but can they make money on it?
Would you pay $2,000 for an iPhone?
Would you pay $2 million for a car?
Reference: Link to engineering economic analysis

11. Fun Engineering Activities
Build a bridge out of spaghetti and glue - see how much weight it can support
Build structures/towers out of toothpicks and marshmallows – see how high you can go
Design “vehicles” out of paper and power them by blowing on them
Fold paper airplanes and see what designs are the best for longest flight, best gliding, etc.
Hang a string tightly at a steep angle to make a “zip line” and build “vehicles” that travel down the string
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12. References/Resources
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