Engineering Curriculum Content
Engineering curriculum

Acquiring Engineering education is essential in training good quality engineer who afterwards becomes equipped to take up challenging task and responsibility as they undertake their duty. As one who is bestowed with responsibilities of administering an institution with limited resources and assigned to take part in revising the engineering curriculum that can accommodate more number of graduates, it is important to have necessary curriculum contents.

As time passed by, Engineering has continued changing in order to accommodate new challenges as well as the growing technology. Indeed there has been current technological breakthrough in the following areas: nanotechnology, biotechnology, materials science, information and communications technology, and photonics, among others, (Advisory Committee on Engineering and Technology Education in Georgia., 2008). While responding to the changes that are taking place in engineering, engineering education is also experiencing changes. While engineering is increasingly becoming more specialized, many other materials have to be…...

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References

Advisory Committee on Engineering and Technology Education in Georgia. (2008).

Final report: Investigation of engineering design as a focus for Georgia technology education. The Georgia Department of Education, Atlanta, Ga.

Akmal, T., Oaks, M.M., & Barker, R. (2002). The state of technology education: A national report on the state of the profession. Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 39(4), 1- 20.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, (1986) Goals and priorities for research in engineering design: Goals and priorities for research in engineering design: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, July, p.4.) in (Moriarty, 1994, p. 135).

Engineering Ethics
Ethics and Morality elated to the Field of Engineering

The purpose of this paper is to define engineering ethics in brief, here the discussion will also be about why successful engineers should be able to inspire trust and confidence in others where their integrity and honesty is concerned. Some references will also be given regarding why college students have to be loyal before they step into the practical world. All of this would be supported by brief examples regarding engineering ethics.

Ethics for engineers

The field of engineering ethics is related to applied ethics as well as the system of moral principles which apply towards the practice of engineering. "The purpose of ethics in engineering is to set up obligations by engineers towards the society, clients and the profession itself " (Schurman, 2003). Many professional societies of engineering have prepared a set of codes of ethics, these codes of ethics tend to…...

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References

Schurman, R. (2003). Engineering Trouble. California: University of California Press.

Meskell, L. (2005). Embedding Ethics. New York: Berg Place of publication.

Shenhav, Y. (1999). Manufacturing Rationality. Oxford, U.K: Oxford University Press.

Macfarlane, B. (2004). Teaching with Integrity. London: RoutledgeFalmer.

2009). This gives a strong idea of where the ethical onus lies in the practice of engineering.
Another rather more expansive case study can be derived form the current state of bridges in the United States, and the general state of disrepair of many bridges that are still n regular heavy use (Harris et al. 2009). A rating system has been developed that determines when a bridge should be put out of commission, but it is not especially definitive in terms of assessing load restrictions or mandating repairs prior to continued use, and thus is largely ineffective in much of what it aims to accomplish (Harris et al. 2009). While also ultimately an issue of the failure of an engineering project in its pragmatic intents, this case is considerably different to that of the Aberdeen incident in terms of the degree and type of responsibility borne by engineers. It is…...

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References

Harris, C., Pritchard, M. & Rabins, M. (2009). Engineering ethics. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

IEEE. (1996). IEEE Guidelines for Engineers Dissenting on Ethical Grounds. Accessed 12 December 2010.  http://www.onlineethics.org/Resources/ethcodes/EnglishCodes/IEEEguidelines.aspx 

NSPE. (2010). Code of Ethics. Accessed 12 December 2010.  http://www.nspe.org /Ethics/CodeofEthics/index.html

TAMU. (2010). Introducing Ethics Case Studies Into Required Undergraduate Engineering Courses. Accessed 12 December 2010.  http://ethics.tamu.edu/

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Cascio, W.F. "Decency Means More than 'Always Low Prices': A Comparison of Costco to Wal-Mart's am's Club." Academy of Management Perspectives

(August 2006). Accessed 18 June 2012 from:

http://www.ou.edu/russell/UGcomp/Cascio.pdf

This source is an article that appeared in the professional Journal, Academy of Management Perspectives. It provides a comparison of Wal-Mart and Costco from the perspective of their respective ethical approaches to various issues. Generally, the author contrasts the manner in which Wal-Mart takes unfair advantage of its market position with the way that Costco does not. pecifically, Wal-Mart pressure suppliers for prices that are too low to permit continual research and product development, which harms all stakeholders, including customers and supplying companies.

The author also details the way that Wal-Mart deliberately refuses to allow many part-time employees to work enough hours to qualify for employment benefits such as health insurance. According to the author, this approach allows Wal-Mart to profit…...

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Johnston, S., McGregor, H., and Taylor E. "Practice-focused Ethics in Australian

Engineering Education." European Journal of Engineering, Vol. 25, No. 4

(2000): 315 -- 324.

This source is an article that appeared in the professional Journal, European Journal of Engineering. It focuses on the need for professional engineering companies to improve their compliance with engineering ethics principles on the part of their employees. The author determined that there was a substantial gap between the theoretical awareness of ethical principles among Australian engineers and the actual compliance with those principles in professional practice. It detailed some of the ways that engineering firms must promote better practical application of ethical concepts in professional practice.

Engineering Ethics
This post-mortem report is directed to the British Petroleum (BP) board of directors concerning the BP Texas City refinery explosion incident that took place on March 23, 2005. A series of explosions occurred during the restarting of the hydrocarbon isomerization unit in the Texas City refinery. The main technical reason behind the initial explosion was the flooding of the over-pressurized distillation column, which ended up in a geyser of combustible vapor release in the vent stack. A car engine near the tower then ignited the vapor, causing ghastly explosions that resulted in 15 deaths and 170 injuries. This post-mortem report is especially relevant given that the very same Texas City refinery had a fire on October 30, 2012 at its esid Hyrdotreating Unit. The fire was extinguished with no major injury or damage occurring, but it was officially rated as a Level 2 emergency within the refinery and for…...

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References

British Petroleum (2005). BP Issues Final Report on Fatal Explosion, Announces $1 billion Investment at Texas City. Retrieved online:  http://www.bp.com/genericarticle.do?categoryId=2012968&contentId=7012963 

"CSB Investigation of BP Texas City Refinery Disaster Continues as Organizational Issues Are Probed," (2006). United States Chemical Safety Board. 30 Oct 2006. Retrieved online:  http://www.csb.gov/newsroom/detail.aspx?nid=215 

Galveston County Health District, June 2, 2010, Blast Rips Texas City. [ Accessed May 9, 2012]http://www.gchd.org/press/2005/03BPFire.htm,

Mauer, R., Tinsley, A.M., May 8, 2010, Gulf Oil Spill: BP Has a Long Record of Legal, Ethical Violations: McClatchy Newspaper. [ Accessed May 9, 2012]http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/05/08/93779/bp-has-a-long-record-of-legal.html,

The second approach was accepted.
Manufacturing, Assembly, and Implementation of Selected Design

During preliminary testing, it was determined that the main engineering problems would be: (1) limiting the force of the mechanism, and (2) determining the best way to attach an appropriate weight so that the release point would allow energy to be converted into forward propulsion as efficiently as possible. In that regard, string with attached metal hooks was used to hold back the trapping bar at the halfway position and a slipknot was used to permit the activation and release of the bar. A small piece of tin was added to the middle of the horizontal segment of the trapping bar and positioned at an appropriate angle to launch a small weight backwards.

Testing, Evaluation, and Conclusion

Testing the selected design revealed the importance of limiting the energy and speed of the trapping bar, mainly to launch the weight backwards instead…...

Engineering Economy
Among the many theoretical frameworks that have developed in order to provide the best financial management practices, engineering economy "analysts and engineers with the tools to determine which course of action results in the lowest cost, greatest profit, or other aspects, often using comparative cost studies." Very often, engineering economy is used to evaluate projects relating to their costs and their future-value, so, in this sense, it can also be considered a decision-taking tool.

As one of the papers on the subject describes engineering economy, a proper definition of engineering economy should start from the two words forming the term. As such, economy is generally defined as "thrifty and efficient use of resources." In this sense, engineering economy answers the question "is it in the best interest of the enterprise to invest its limited resources in a proposed technical endeavor, or would the same investment produce a higher return elsewhere?."…...

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Bibliography

1. Halpern, Paul. Canadian managerial finance. Harcourt Brace & Company. Canada. 1994

2.  http://www.heiconsulting.com/eglossary.html 

3. Tockey, Steve. Engineering Economy, a Required Component of Software Engineering. On the Internet at   www.rpi.edu/~carbom2/Chapter%201.ppt http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~sullivan/EDSER-1/PositionPapers/tockey.pdf 

Engineering Ethics
According to the official website of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers, the mission of TSPE is to promote the ethical, competent and licensed practice of engineering, and to enhance the professional, social and economic well being of its members. Ethically, all engineers must fulfill their professional duties, in a way that puts the safety, health and welfare of the public first. They must perform services only in areas of their competence, issue public statements only in an objective and truthful manner, act for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustee, avoid deceptive acts and conduct themselves honorably, responsibly, ethically, and lawfully so as to enhance the honor, reputation, and usefulness of the engineering profession. (TSPE, 2002)

Engineers thus have a responsibility to the public, to their fellow professionals, to the law, to their employers, and also to the other professionals whom they work with to realize their…...

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Works Cited

Texas Society of Professional Engineers. (2002) Official Website. Retrieved 29 November 2004 at www.tspe.org

Engineering Specialization Management
The rapid evolution of computer networking is completely redefining the role of computer and system engineering within companies globally, in addition to making the management of these systems critical for long-term success. Management Information Systems as a field is rapidly expanding due in large part to the need of enterprises to integrate their many of their legacy systems, many of them built in-house, with new Enterprise esource Planning (EP), Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Customer elationship Management (CM) systems (Wyckoff, 1997). Combined spending on all of these technologies and supporting services is $57B in 20121 growing to $72B in 2015 (Buckley, 2009).

Interest in Computer Science and Management Information Systems

I was fortunate to discover my natural abilities early in my academic career, excelling at chemistry, math, science and operations research, in addition tot the ability to learn compute languages quickly. Being able to quickly categorize different components or segments…...

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References

Buckley, M. (2009). Viewpoint computing as social science. Association for Computing Machinery.Communications of the ACM, 52(4), 29.

Ford, N. (1999). The growth of understanding in information science: Towards a developmental model. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 50(12), 1141-1152.

Li, D., Paranto, S., & Rong, Y. (2010). Management information systems curricula: A comparison between china and the U.S.A. Research in Higher Education Journal, 6, 1-19.

Patterson, D.A. (2006). Computer science education in the 21st century. Association for Computing Machinery.Communications of the ACM, 49(3), 27-30.

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The bomb release trapeze operated according to very simple mechanical principles and relied on gravity. Upon activation of the bomb release lever, a simple cable-catch attached directly to the exterior of the bomb released the hook and allowed the bomb to fall under its own weight. The trapeze prevented the bomb from detaching until the device had swung out 180 degrees from the aircraft fuselage at which point notches on the inside of each longitudinal tranverse arm (visible in Figure 1 near the bomb attachment) allowed the pins holding the bomb to the tranverse arms to fall away from the tranverse arms.

IV. Operating Description

The principal function and purpose of the device was to allow an aircraft to release a large bomb (typically 500 lbs) in the vertical…...

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References

Crosby, F. (2007). The Complete Guide to Fighters & Bombers of the World. London,

UK: Hermes.

Jackson, R. (2002). The Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft. London, UK: Parragon.

Jackson, R. (2003). Modern Military Aircraft: Development, Weaponry, Specifications.

Engineering Arbitration Case
Kevin F. O'Neill vs. Birkelbach Investment Securities, Inc. And William James Murphy

Case Number: 12-00271

Hearing Site: Chicago, Illinois

The case was filed on January 25, 2012. The claimant alleged that the respondent violated the following Acts: the Securities Act Rule 10b-5; the Illinois Blue Sky Law; excessive trading and churning of investment account; unauthorized trading; unsuitability; negligent supervision; breach of fiduciary duty; and Fraudulent misrepresentation.

The claimant also alleged that the respondent accrued $3 million worth of unauthorized trades in his non-discretionary investment account in an eight-month period as well as short-term trading of mutual funds without the Claimant's consent.

Issues Considered

On November 29,2012, Respondent, William James Murphy, filed for bankruptcy therefore all proceedings against him were stayed

On February 27, 2013 Claimant filed a Request for Sanctions and on Feb 28 an amended request for sanctions.

The Procedure

1. Since Birkelbach Investment Securities had no counsel of their own, the Arbitration tribunal (FINRA) appointed…...

Engineering Ethics to Prevent Suicidal Attempts
Death and mortality rates in the recent decades have escalated at an unprecedented rate all across the globe. Suicide is one of the integral attempts of numerous people in order to end the beautiful gift of life given by God. However, while taking the United States into account, it is prudent to note that suicide is amongst the leading causes of death where the ratio of people committing suicide is very high on annual basis. In fact, the rates of suicidal attempts are much more than homicide and murder rates.

Bridges, skyscrapers, tall structures and buildings are amongst the integral constructed sites from where the natives commit suicide. The accidental incidents on these structures are usually undersigned and unintended but on many instances these events are forced (triggered through suicide). Severe mental catastrophe, trauma or overall circumstances are the principal reactive and responsive aspects of the…...

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Works Cited

Dyble, Louise. Paying the Toll: Local Power, Regional Politics, and the Golden Gate Bridge. USA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011. Print.

Gorp, Anke van. Ethical Issues in Engineering Design; Safety and Sustainability. Netherland: 3TU Ethics, 2005. Print.

Poel, I.V. D, & Royakkers, L. Ethics, Technology, and Engineering: An Introduction. USA: John Wiley & Sons, 2011. Print.

Schinzinger, R. & Martin, Mike, W. Introduction to engineering ethics. USA: McGraw Hill, 2000. Print.

If Liz is supportive of the CDC plan, she has a greater duty to disclose her situation to the Committee. If Liz cannot make a full-faith effort on behalf of the Committee because of her concerns about her employment, she must disclose her concerns to the Committee. Likewise, if Liz cannot fulfill her work responsibilities because of her personal beliefs and association with the Committee, Liz has an obligation to notify CDC so that they can appoint someone without any such conflicts to perform the role for which Liz would have been responsible. Liz may not remain silent and simply shirk (or fake) her performance in the CDC effort.
Liz has every right to oppose the CDC project in her personal time although from a practical matter, it may cost her the job. The safest alternative course of action for Liz might have been to simply respond truthfully that she…...

The most important thing that it provides is friction which slows cars and obligates drivers to travel more safely and attentively. It is immensely beneficial to retail shops that adjoin such parking. The second best form of parking is that which is in parking garages. Garages provide longer parking than on-street parking, and provide more protection for the car from weather and perhaps vandalism. Garages take up far less downtown land than off-street surface parking. Also the fact that they are vertical helps define and enclose the public realm. The least kind of parking that people like is that of surface parking lots. These lots fail to define space. They create ugly, dead zone gaps in the downtown fabric while leaving pedestrians feeling exposed and unsafe. They also tend to attract undesirable behavior from students and teenagers. They tend to increase downtown maintenance costs by far more than on-street…...

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Works Cited

4.3 Management of Parking Lots. (n.d.). Retrieved from Sustainable Urban Transport Web site:

http://www.proudcities.gr/sust_tran_chapter4_3.htm

Manville, Michael and Shoup, Donald. (2005). Parking, People, and Cities. Retrieved from Web

site: Parking, CitiesJUPD.pdfhttp://shoup.bol.ucla.edu/People,

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Following this period of exploration one must tackle the seismic interpreters with their predictions and drill exploration wells. If these wells are on-shore, then the cost can be modest, but if the prospected reservoir is off-shore in ultra deep water, drilling a well is very expensive and it becomes an interesting strategy game to balance the risk of drilling a dry well against the risk of missing a big cat. Seismic data gives the wide contours of the reservoir but with low data motion. Near the exploration wells one can remove a very detailed picture of the reservoir rock and fluids, using down-hole logging tools that use quite advanced methods like gamma-rays, NM and electrical resistivity, in order to map-out the reservoir properties very close to the well. Obviously there remains a lot of uncertainty in the reservoir properties even after combining seismic data, well-log data and educated guesses from…...

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Al-Shalchi, Wisam. (2008). Development of Akkas Gas Field in Iraq. Retrieved April 29, 2010,

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Gas-Field-in-Iraq

Boyce, John R. And Nostbakken, Linda. (2007). Exploration and Development of U.S. Oil and Gas Fields, 1955-2002. Retrieved April 29, 2010, from Web site:

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