Engineering Fundamentals Quiz

Engineering Fundamentals

• Engineering is the application of science and mathematics to solve real-world problems.
• Engineers create solutions for systems and products.
• Key engineering functions include research, design, development, analysis, and management.
• Major engineering disciplines are civil, mechanical, electrical, chemical, biomedical, and environmental.
• Reasons to choose engineering include job satisfaction, financial stability, and career variety.

Teamwork in Engineering

• Effective teams progress through stages: forming, storming, norming, and performing.
• Team roles involve leaders, facilitators, recorders, and encouragers.
• Decision-making methods include consensus, authority, majority control, and expert decision.
• Conflict management strategies include forcing, smoothing, confrontation, and compromise.

The Design Process

• Design process steps: identify the need, define the problem, search for solutions, set constraints, develop criteria, brainstorm, analyze alternatives, make a decision, and communicate the design.
• Testing validates the design.

Documentation

• Documentation ensures clarity, accountability, and adherence to professional standards.
• Report structure includes cover page, abstract, table of contents, introduction, body, conclusion, and appendix.
• Visual aids like CAD (Computer-Aided Design) and graphs enhance understanding.

Oral Presentations

• Prepare presentations by planning, developing content, and creating visual slides.
• Engage the audience with a strong opening, clear delivery, and a strong conclusion.

Ethics in Engineering

• Key ethical principles include public safety, honesty, competence, and respect for intellectual property.
• Whistleblowing is crucial in situations where public safety is at risk.
• Ethics encompass societal rules, etiquette is courtesy, and morals are personal.

Sketching and Technical Drawing

• Drawing types include freehand, orthographic (multi-view), and pictorial (3D).
• Key lines include visible, hidden, center, and dimension lines.
• Technical drawings facilitate effective collaboration and communication of design ideas.

Time Management

• Use SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Timed).
• Prioritize tasks using matrices that consider urgency and importance.
• Break tasks into manageable steps using techniques like the Pomodoro method.

Project Management and Gantt Charts

• Gantt charts visualize project tasks and timelines.
• Tasks, durations, and dependencies are represented on timelines.
• The critical path identifies the shortest project duration.

Problem-Solving and Engineering Methodology

• Problem-solving steps include recognizing the problem, gathering data, selecting principles, solving, and verifying.
• Problem types include research, troubleshooting, design, and knowledge-based.
• Solutions should be documented clearly with problem statements, diagrams, assumptions, and steps.