Chapter 1: 1. There is a vast array of different ways to practice as an engineer, but all engineers need to be technically competent.

All engineers should be technically competent (beyond that there are vast arrays of different ways to practice and be as an engineer. Roads are not an example of natural capital The whole life cycle of a product is the time between extractions of raw material to disposal of a product. The attribute of or area of knowledge most lacking in recent graduates is teamwork. Engineers who apply creativity, innovation and leadership to solve high-profile issues, such as ecological sustainability and climate change are change agents. Electrical Engineering is concerned with the way that electrical energy is produced and used in homes. Mining engineering is concerned with the extraction of ore and mineral deposits. Chemical Engineering is concerned with the design and management of the technology and process of converting raw materials The average level of annual salary for a graduate entering the workforce as an engineer in Australia is $51,000-$60,000

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10. Currently women only represent 11 percent of engineering graduates in Australia, and the next lowest field in terms of female participation is Architecture. 11. Engineering students should develop their generic skills as well as mastering technical skills. These generic skills fall into three categories: basic, practical and higher order thinking. Which of the following options best describe these basic skills. Communications, information literacy and computer skills. 12. Engineering students must de3velop generic as well as technical skills. Which of the following options describes practical generic skills? Budgeting, project management and interpersonal skills. Note 11 and 12. Are different questions and different answers. 13. Engineering students must develop generic as well as technical skills. Which of the following options describes higher order thinking skills? Creativity, critical thinking and reflective practice skills. 14. Which of the following best describes the importance of statics, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, control, electromagnetic, quantum theory and modelling. The basic pieces of knowledge for the profession. 15. A Washington accord is an agreement for international recognition of engineering qualifications.

16. Prior to coal driven steam power, industry primarily obtained the energy it required from human physical effort. 17. One of the negative aspects of recent engineering developtments is an ever increasing amount of ewaste. What is e-waste? Discarded electronic items. 18. 18. A professional engineer is in a position of trust. This means that an engineer should always, do the right thing, technically and ethically. 19. Who were the first austrtalian engineers? Aboriginal australias. 20. In order to be registered as a chartered engineer you need to follow five basic steps. What does the last step before registration entail? Submit a report and defend it in interview to senior practitioners in your area.

Chapter 2: 1. The engineering method has five steps. The first is to research the problem, what is the second? Generate alternative solutions to the problem. What is the third step? Evaluate the alternative solutions against the performance criteria? Values and goals of an engineering project best describe performance criteria. The engineering method, the basis of engineering problem solving is controlled by the project management process. What is data called that directly observed and recorded or collected from respondents? Primary Data. Which of following sources requires the most validating by the user? Internet sites. The main advantage of using mind mapping software as opposed to free hand maps is that it helps you see patterns that are difficult to see in list form. AQ client will consider that some criteria they have specified are more importance than others. How can this be taken into account when using numerical rating system for evaluating solutions. Apply a weightlifting factor to each criteria. Often engineers are required to assist the client in identifying the real problem. Which of the following terms best describes the type of thinking required for this activity? Systems thinking.

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12. What is the process of managing a temporary endeavour designed to produce a specific product or service? Project management. 13. A project is made up of a number of distinct but dependent activities. Which must be scheduled. 14. A final date which a project must be completed is commonly known as is the deadline. 15. A gantt chart communicates tasks to be done, their duration and the start dates. 16. Risk management is the process of identifying impacts, their consequences and their likelihood. 17. Action learning involves planning, acting, observing and reflecting. 18. Which of the following statements best describes the term detailed design? Deciding on the side and materials of components. 19. The main reason an engineer has to qualify their work with a statement of uncertainty is due to the lack of allowed time. 20. Engineering is often described as applied science, but it is much more complex then that. It is a combination of science economics, social science and management Chapter 4: 1. If you observe the engineering in your environment you will begin to understand the complexities and extent of the networks which give you a breadth of engineering understanding. 2. Many technologies evoke strong public opinion, particularly when health and social factors have not been fully considered. Telecommunication towers are cited in text as one current example. 3. Engineers can best optimise their learning by being aware of and understanding their learning preferences. 4. Personality is the enduring patterns of thought, feeling, motivation and behaviours that are expressed in different circumstances. 5. Attitude can be best defined as a position, disposition or manner with regard to a person or thing. Attitudes can develop and change over time. 6. An area of strength is usually defined by referring to intrinsic factors that you control. A best sign of strength in a task is when you are successful. 7. The purpose of personality tests is to help you understand how you and your colleagues behave. They can also help you act in team situations. 8. Do people learn something from a shared experience? ALWAYS

9. Team briefings enable members to reach mutual understanding, share experiences and discuss ideas for improvement this fosters collective learning. 10. The underlying hypothesis of Felder and Solomons (1991) ILS questionnaire was that all students fall on position somewhere between two externalities. They do this on four different scales: Processing, perception, input, context 11. Spatial ability according to Burton (1998) is the ability to visualise and manipulate two and three dimensional objects. 12. A black box is a device or process which is only studied from an input-output perspective and is frequently used in designing large complex systems that consist of many components and linkages. Once the overall system is designed, each component is treated as a black box. 13. Engineers can best develop an understanding of each new technology before using it is by conducting trials and comparing its performance against design specifications or other requirements. 14. Reflective practice can be described as thinking about the past and trying to understand what happened and why. 15. Analytical reflection seeks to understand what occurred and why (perhaps comparing outcomes to previous understanding). 16. The four developmental sequences in Kolbs learning cycle are: The cycle b egins with a concrete experience, followed by a reflection about what occurred. The third step involves trying to understand what occurred and why, and this understanding is then tested in the final step in the cycle. The cycle is then repeated where ever necessary. 17. When the activity is finished, the individual considers how successful it was and why. This is called reflective observation. 18. After a conceptual understanding of the experience has been achieved, strategies aimed at improvement can be planned. This is called active experimentation. 19. Surface learning is when learners memorise facts without understanding. 20. Having aims that are not too demanding will not assist you in becoming a strategic learner. Chapter 5: 1. 54% of recruiters ranked interpersonal and communication skills as a key selection criteria. 2. Communications is defined as information by speech, writing or signs, communications is generally associated with communications technology. 3. A telephone conversation is a form of verbal conversation, and not non-verbal. 4. The aim of communication is known as the purpose.

5. The effect of communication on a person is known as the response. 6. The consumer or listener holds the key to a successful communication. 7. A message is information conveyed by any means 8. A channel is the means of which a message is conveyed. 9. Noise is anything that disrupts a message. 10. A gate keepers main role is to check and approve messages before they are released. 11. In the contemporary model of communication the person who develops a message is called the creator. 12. The consumer is the person who chooses to access a message. 13. A communications package is a number of messages assembled together. 14. A interactive model is a type of two-way communication model. 15. The simple interactive model is a one-way model with the addition of a feedback loop. 16. Less than 35% of social meaning of communication is conveyed through verbal component. 17. Creator, Communication package, colleague, channel, corruption, contexts, connection and consumer. 18. A range of contexts is the personal environment that engineers communicate within and are influenced by. 19. A project report focuses on the consumer first. This needs to focus on the desired response you are aiming for from the consumer. 20. The last step in creating effective communication is getting a response from the consumer.

Miscellanious: How many people live on under $2 a day? The percentage of women engineers in Australia? Why you have team meetings? Why is telecommunications a controversial issue?

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