• DocumentCode
    1484923
  • Title

    So, you are going to be an engineer!

  • Author

    Floyd, Raymond E. ; Spencer, Richard H.

  • Author_Institution
    Florida Inst. of Technol., Melbourne, FL, USA
  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    9
  • Lastpage
    21
  • Abstract
    The term "engineer" may encompass a variety of studies and career paths for the engineering student. It is somewhat like an onion, it appears simple on the surface, but as you peel back the layers, there are many more layers to explore. There is a growing demand in industry for trained, skilled engineers. No matter what field of engineering, engineering support, or other technical field you may choose, you must be able to communicate your findings, suggestions, or results to others. Those "others" will in many cases be other technical or scientific persons, and such communication may be easy.
  • Keywords
    educational courses; engineering education; career paths; engineering student; engineering support; skilled engineers; technical field; Accreditation; Algebra; Computer industry; Design engineering; Educational institutions; Electrical engineering; Engineering profession; Mathematics; Physics; Power engineering and energy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Potentials, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-6648
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MPOT.2010.936927
  • Filename
    5458461