What
is an Engineer?
Type
your answer in the following box:
1. The term engineer means talent, genius,
cleverness, or native ability.
2. An engineer is a person who uses
science, mathematics, management
skills, experience,
and judgment to create, operate, manage,
control, or
maintain devices,
mechanisms, processes, structures, or
complex
systems, and who does
this in a rational and economic way.
3. Although science and mathematics
are the basis of engineering
knowledge, real projects
require the human skills of leadership,
management, and communication.
4. Engineers are builders and problem
solvers who provide the link between
theory and practice.
5. Very importantly, the engineer must
be creative and have the ability to
lead a team toward
a common goal.
|