Engineering and its Scope

I delivered this presentation at Career Fair 2016 at Anjuman-i-Islam's Kalsekar Technical Campus, New Panvel on 21-05-2016 (Saturday)

2. What SCOPE
does
ENGINEERING
have?
What exactly is
ENGINEERING?

3. ENGINEERING
& ITS SCOPE
PROF. ROHAN DASGUPTA
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
AIKTC - SoE

4. WHAT IS ENGINEERING?
The term Engineering is derived from the Latin
word ingenium, meaning "cleverness" and ingeniare,
meaning "to create".
Engineering is the application of scientific principles
to provide feasible solutions to problems in real life.

5. WHAT DO ENGINEERS DO?
INVENT

INNOVATE

DESIGN

BUILD

MAINTAIN

RESEARCH

IMPROVE

6. HOW DO ENGINEERS DO IT?
by applying:

MATHEMATICS

SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE

EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE

SOCIAL KNOWLEDGE

ECONOMIC KNOWLEDGE

PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE

7. ELECTRONICS
&
TELECOMMUNICATION
CIVIL COMPUTER
ELECTRICAL
MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING
BRANCHES

8. VAST CAREER OPTIONS

NEW OPPORTUNITIES

MONETARILY REWARDING

EQUIPPED FOR HIGHER TECHNICAL STUDIES

SOLVE GLOBAL PROBLEMS

SOCIAL CREDIBILITY

PERSONAL SATISFACTION
WHY SHOULD I GO FOR ENGINEERING?

9. RESEARCH
&
DEVELOPMENT
ACADEMICS
MANUFACTURING/
P
RODUCTION/
EXECUTION
ANALYSIS /
DESIGNING
TESTING
CAREERS
IN
ENGINEERING
ADMINISTRATION
PLANNING /
MANAGEMENT
CONSULTANCY

10. CAREERS IN ENGINEERING: MANUFACTURING / PRODUCTION / EXECUTION
• Supervising the work

• Getting the work done from
the workers (or machines)

• Checking for malfunctions
• Checking for malpractices

• Sticking to the plan

• Sticking to the schedule

• Taking decisions in case of
emergency

11. CAREERS IN ENGINEERING: TESTING
• Testing the product

• Check for malfunctions

• Check for quality

12. CAREERS IN ENGINEERING: ANALYSIS / DESIGNING
• Technically analyzing the
problem in hand

• Using softwares for in depth
and detailed analysis
• Designing a solution based on
the above analysis

• Presenting it in a format that is
easily understandable for the
executioner.

13. CAREERS IN ENGINEERING: PLANNING / MANAGEMENT
• Preparing a plan for execution
of the design
• Using softwares to optimize
your plan for utmost utilization
of resources and time
• Presenting it in a format that is
easily understandable for the
executioner

14. CAREERS IN ENGINEERING: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
• Carry out research on existing
technologies

• Invent new technologies

• Develop new technologies

15. CAREERS IN ENGINEERING: ACADEMICS
• Teaching as a career

• Technical teaching goes hand-
in-hand with R&D and
Consultancy
• B.E. pass-outs are eligible to
teach in diploma colleges

• M.E. pass-outs are eligible to
teach in engineering colleges

16. CAREERS IN ENGINEERING: CONSULTANCY
• Sharing your technical
assistance / knowledge

• Providing technical solutions as
a service
• Working under a consultant OR
starting a consultancy yourself

• Being an entrepreneur

17. CAREERS IN ENGINEERING: ADMINISTRATION
• Administrative management
• Directory maintenance
• Handling logistics
• Equipment inventory and
storage
• Sourcing for supplies
• Coordinating between
departments
• Operating units in resolving
day-to-day problems

• BE THE BOSS!

18. ONGOING CAMPUS PLACEMENT - BE 2016

19. SUCCESSFUL ENGINEERS
OF INDIAN ORIGIN
SHIV NADAR
Founder, HCL
Electrical Engineer
SUNDAR PICHAI
CEO, Google
Computer Engineer
KUMAR BHATTACHARYA
Founder, Warwick Manufacturing Group
Mechanical Engineer
M. VISVESVARAYA
His birthday = Engineer’s Day
Civil Engineer
AMAR BOSE
Founder, Bose Corporation
Electronics Engineer

20. QUALITIES OF A SUCCESSFUL ENGINEER
ANALYTICAL APTITUDE
ATTENTION TO DETAIL
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
CONTINUING TO LEARN
CREATIVITY
LOGICAL THINKING
MATHEMATICALLY INCLINED
PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS
TEAM PLAYER
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
Ref: http://engineeringschools.com/resources/top-10-qualities-of-a-great-engineer

21. Can these qualities be learnt

22. Yes*
*Conditons Apply: Yes, only if you have the correct learning attitude.

23. LEARNING ATTITUDE OF AN ENGINEERING STUDENT
WILLINGNESS TO LEARN

UNDERSTANDING, RATHER THAN MEMORIZING

READ COMPREHENSIVELY

WRITE EFFECTIVELY

COMMUNICATE CLEARLY

INTERPRET MEANINGFULLY

SELF-DISCIPLINE

24. OUTCOME BASED TEACHING

based on recommendations by
ENGINEERING KNOWLEDGE

PROBLEM ANALYSIS

DESIGN / DEVELOPMENT OF SOLUTIONS

CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS OF COMPLEX PROBLEMS

25. NGINEERING
Engineering Student + Correct Learning Attitude + Outcome Based Teaching
= Successful Engineer

26. Thank you!