Human Side of Engineering

Expose people to positive aspects of engineering, e.g., the human side, require engineering for nonengineers in college, inform students at a young age, get an engineer on Sesame Street... 

Globalization will be a key element of the knowledge-based economy. Capital, market and human resources will travel around the world transcending national boundaries. Thus when one engineer sleeps, his customers, suppliers and competitors will be busily working on the other side of the globe. A global business culture with 24-hour service readiness will become the norm. 

How can a systems approach minimize inadvertent ecological damage by human activities What are some available means to minimizing environmental effects of human activities Describe what you think it would be like to have eyes located on both sides of your head, like a bird or horse, instead of in the front of your head. How would your perspective of reality change How does this different perspective influence a biological engineering design ... 

The left-hand side of Fig. 8.2 symbolizes the detailed event and fault tree analyses of the engineered systems of the plant. The right-hand side, on the other hand, represents the event tree analyses of the accident consequences as well as their impact on humans, environment and valuable property. 

Electronics and electronic engineering make up the essence of the computer industry indeed, electronics is an industry worth billions of dollars annually. Electronics affects not only the material side of industry but also the theoretical and actuarial side. Business management, accounting, customer relations, inventory and sales data, and human resources... 

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