TAKLIMAT DIBAHAGIKAN

KEPADA 4 PERKARA
BERIKUT:
1. PENGENALAN ITTHO
2. PROGRAM PENGAJIAN DI ITTHO
3. KAEDAH AMBILAN PELAJAR
4. PENDIDIKAN KEJURUTERAAN

PENGENALAN
SEJARAH INSTITUT TEKNOLOGI TUN
HUSSEIN ONN (ITTHO) BERMULA PADA
16
SEPTEMBER
1993
DENGAN
PENUBUHAN PUSAT LATIHAN STAF
POLITEKNIK
(PLSP).
TUJUANNYA
MELAHIRKAN DAN MELATIH TENAGA
PENGAJAR
DALAM
BIDANG
KEJURUTERAAN
AWAM,
KEJURUTERAAN
ELEKTRIK
DAN
KEJURUTERAAN MEKANIKAL UNTUK
SISTEM POLITEKNIK DI NEGARA INI.
ITTHO
DIKENDALIKAN
OLEH
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA
(UTM)
MELALUI
MEMORANDUM
PERSEFAHAMAN
YANG
TELAH
DITANDATANGANI ANTARA UTM DAN
KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA
PADA 28 JULAI 1993.

IJAZAH DAN DIPLOMA BAGI PROGRAM

YANG
DIJALANKAN
DI
ITTHO
DIANUGERAHKAN OLEH UTM.
SEMUA PROGRAM DAN KURSUS YANG
DIJALANKAN OLEH ITTHO TELAH
DIIKTIRAF OLEH KERAJAAN DAN
BADAN-BADAN
PROFESIONAL
TERUTAMANYA
OLEH
JABATAN
PERKHIDMATAN AWAM MALAYSIA DAN
LEMBAGA JURUTERA MALAYSIA.

PENGAJIAN YANG DITAWARKAN

ITTHO

MENGENDALIKAN

PROGRAM

DI

PROGRAM-

PERINGKAT

PASCA

IJAZAH, IJAZAH SARJANA MUDA DAN

DIPLOMA. KURSUS YANG DITAWARKAN
IALAH

KEDOKTORAN

(KEJURUTERAAN

AWAM,

ELEKTRIK,

MEKANIKAL), SARJANA PENDIDIKAN,

SARJANA

MUDA

KEJURUTERAAN

(AWAM,

MEKANIKAL)

DAN

SAINS
ELEKTRIK,
DIPLOMA

KEJURUTERAAN SERTA PENDIDIKAN

DENGAN

KEMAHIRAN

(AWAM,

ELEKTRIK, MEKANIKAL)

KAEDAH AMBILAN PELAJAR

PENGURUSAN PENGAMBILAN PELAJAR
BAGI

MENGIKUTI

IJAZAH

SARJANA

MUDA DAN DIPLOMA DISELARASKAN

OLEH BAHAGIAN PENGURUSAN DAN
KEMASUKAN
JABATAN

PELAJAR

(BPKP),

PENDIDIKAN

TINGGI,

KEMENTERIAN

PENDIDIKAN

MALAYSIA.
BPKP

MENGELUARKAN

PENGAMBILAN

PELAJAR

IKLAN
MENERUSI

AKHBAR-AKHBAR TEMPATAN UTAMA.

PENJUALAN

BUKU

PANDUAN

DAN

BORANG PERMOHONAN KEMASUKAN

JUGA DISELARASKAN OLEH BPKP.

CALON

PELAJAR

DIKEHENDAKI

MENGEMUKAKAN

PERMOHONAN

TERTAKLUK

KAEDAH

KEPADA

DAN

PROSEDUR YANG DITETAPKAN OLEH

BPKP.

WALAU

PEMILIHAN
BERJAYA
ITTHO

BAGAIMANAPUN

CALON

AKAN

PELAJAR

YANG

DITENTUKAN

OLEH

TERMASUK

PENGELUARAN

SURAT TAWARAN KEMASUKAN KEPADA

CALON PELAJAR YANG BERJAYA.

SYARAT KEMASUKAN
PROGRAM IJAZAH SARJANA MUDA
CALON-CALON
MENGIKUTI

YANG

PROGRAM

BERMINAT
DI

PERINGKAT

IJAZAH SARJANA MUDA DIISYARATKAN

MEMILIKI KELAYAKAN BERIKUT:
LULUS DI DALAM PEPERIKSAAN SIJIL
PELAJARAN
MALAYSIA
ATAU
YANG
SETARAF DENGANNYA SERTA MENDAPAT
LIMA (5) KEPUJIAN DI DALAM MATA
PELAJARAN YANG DITETAPKAN OLEH
JABATAN TERMASUK BAHASA MALAYSIA
DAN MATEMATIK

ATAU
LULUS DAN MEMILIKI DIPLOMA DALAM
BIDANG
UNIVERSITI
UNIVERSITI

YANG

BERKAITAN

TEKNOLOGI
TEKNOLOGI

DARI

MALAYSIA,
MARA

ATAU

POLITEKNIK ATAU YANG SETARAF DARI

INSTITUT

PENGAJIAN

TINGGI

YANG

DIIKTIRAF

PROGRAM DIPLOMA
CALON-CALON

YANG

BERMINAT

MENGIKUT

PROGRAM

DI

PERINGKAT

DIPLOMA

DIISYARATKAN

MEMILIKI

SYARAT BERIKUT:
LULUS DI DALAM PEPERIKSAAN SIJIL
PEPERIKSAAN MALAYSIA ATAU SETARAF
DENGANNYA SERTA MENDAPAT TIGA (3)
KEPUJIAN DI DALAM MATA PELAJARAN
YANG

DITETAPKAN

TERMASUK

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JABATAN

MALAYSIA

DAN

MATEMATIK

QUESTIONS STUDENTS ASK

MOST ABOUT ENGINEERING
What is engineering?
What is the career outlook for
engineers?
What type of education do I need to
become an engineer?
What type of academic background
do I need to get into engineering
school?
How do I select a quality engineering
school?
How open is engineering to women?

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WHAT IS ENGINEERING?
Engineering is the art of applying
scientific and mathematical principles,
experience, judgment, and common
sense to make things that benefit
people.

Engineers design bridges and

important medical equipment as well as

processes for cleaning up toxic spills
and systems for mass transit. In other
words, engineering is the process of
producing

technical

product

or

system to meet a specific need.

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Engineers have many different types

of jobs to choose from, including
research,
design,
analysis,
development,
testing,
and
sales
positions.
If you are interested in
discovering new knowledge, you might
consider a career as a research
engineer.
If you are imaginative and
creative, design engineering may be for
you. The work of analytical engineers
most closely resembles what you do in
your mathematics and science classes.
If you like laboratory courses and
conducting experiments, look into
becoming a development engineer.
Sales engineering could be a good
choice if you are persuasive and like
working with people.
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WHAT IS THE CAREER OUTLOOK

FOR ENGINEERS?

An engineering degree also opens

doors

to

other

careers.

Many

engineering graduates have moved into

other professions such as medicine,
law

and

business

where

their

engineering background has been a

valuable asset.

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WHAT TYPE OF EDUCATION DO I

NEED TO BECOME AN
ENGINEER?
Your will need a bachelors degree in
engineering, which takes four to five
years.

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WHAT TYPE OF ACADEMIC

BACKGROUND DO I NEED TO GET
INTO ENGINEERING SCHOOL?
Its pretty obvious that you will need
good

grades,

mathematics

and

particularly

in

science,

be

to

considered for enrollment in a course of

study as demanding as engineering.
But you do not need to be a genius.
Ideally you should rank in the top onethird of

your secondary school class

and certainly in the top half.

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Because engineers spend much of

their time solving problems, a strong
engineering candidate should enjoy
problem solving and excel at it. Enrich
your problem solving know-how by
taking as many math courses as your
school offers, including laboratory
science courses such as chemistry and
physics. Most engineering institutions
expect you to have good grades in the
following:
Mathematics, Additional
Mathematics,
Physics,
Chemistry,
Biology, English and social studies.
Because engineers convey ideas
graphically and may need to visualize
products or processes in three
dimensions, courses in graphics,
drafting, or design are helpful as well.
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HOW DO I SELECT A QUALITY

ENGINEERING SCHOOL?
A
solid
engineering
school
emphasizes good teaching, is known
for its accomplished faculty members,
and
often
conducts
important
engineering research.
In
addition,
good
engineering
programs are BOARD OF ENGINEER
MALAYSIA (BEM) accredited, meaning
they meet the minimum education
standards set by the Accrediation
Board for Engineering.
Graduate
schools as well as employers in
industry and the federal government all
attach
great
weight
to
BEM
accreditation. It is important to note
that BEM accredits disciplines, not
faculty; within an engineering faculty
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some fields may be accredited while
others are not.

HOW OPEN IS ENGINEERING

TO WOMEN?
Today, women comprise 40 percent
of first-year engineering students.
Women are attracted to engineering in
growing numbers for the same reasons
the

field

draws

men:

it

promises

challenging, interesting work and high

pay.

In recent years, universities and

industries have increased their efforts

to welcome women into engineering.

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WHY STUDY ENGINEERING:

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?
Engineering offers a rewarding and
lucrative career - one in which you can
use your mind to find creative solutions
to the challenges facing our society.
Top 10 rewards and opportunities that
an engineering career offers.
1. Job Satisfaction
2. Variety of Career Opportunities
3. Challenging Work
4. Intellectual Development
5. Potential to Benefit Society
6. Financial Security
7. Prestige
8. Professional Environment
9. Technological and Scientific
Discovery
10. Creative Thinking
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1. JOB STATISFACTION
Studies

show

number-one

that,

cause

of

by

far,

the

unhappiness

among people is job dissatisfaction.

Thus, it is important to find a career that
provides

you

with

enjoyment

and

satisfaction. After all, you might spend

40 or so years working eight hours or
more a day, five days a week, 50 weeks
a year. Do you want to dislike every
minute of that time, or would you rather
do something that you enjoy?

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2. VARIETY OF CAREER
OPPORTUNITIES
An engineering degree offers a wide
range of career possibilities. Within
the practice of engineering, there is
an
enormous
variety of
job
functions.
If you are imaginative and creative,
design engineering may be for you.
If
you
like
laboratories
and
conducting experiments, you might
consider test engineering.
If you like to organize and expedite
projects,
look
into
being
a
development engineer.
If you are persuasive and like
working with people, consider a
career in sales or field service
engineering.
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The
analytical
skills
and
technological expertise you develop as
an engineering student can also be put
to use in many other fields.
For
example, as an engineering graduate,
you could go on to study medicine or
law. You could become a politician and
use your knowledge of technology and
science to set important national policy.
You
could
also
become
an
entrepreneur in a related field such as
construction,
manufacturing,
or
consulting.
Or you could combine
engineering and business skills in a
career as a technical manager or a
salesperson for a high-tech company.
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3. CHALLENGING WORK
If you like challenges, engineering
could be for you. In the engineering
work world, there is no shortage of
challenging problems. Any engineering
manager will tell you that he or she has
a huge backlog of problems that need
to be solved.
Generally, real world engineering
problems are quite different from most
of the problems you will solve in
school. In school, most problems have
a single, correct answer. When you get
open-ended. There will be no single
answer, no answer in the back of the
book, no professor to tell you that you
are right or wrong. You will be required
to devise a solution and persuade
others that your solution is the best
one.
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4. INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT
An engineering education will
exercise your brain, developing your
ability to think logically and to solve
problems. These are skills that will be
valuable throughout your life-and not
only when you are solving engineering
problems. For example, your problemsolving skills can help you undertake
tasks such as planning a vacation,
finding a job, organizing a fund-raiser,
purchase a house or writing a book.

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5. BENEFIT SOCIETY
Just about everything that engineers
do benefits society. Engineers develop
transportation systems that help people
and products move about easily.
Engineers design the buildings that we
live and work in, the systems that
deliver our water and electricity, the
machinery that produces our food, and
the medical equipment that keeps us
healthy.
Depending upon your value system,
you may not view all things that
engineers do as benefiting people. For
example, engineers design military
equipment like missiles, tanks, bombs,
artillery, and fighter airplanes.
Engineers are also involved in the
production of pesticides, cigarettes,
liquor, fluorocarbons, and asbestos.
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As an engineer, however, you can

choose to work on projects that clearly
benefit society, such as cleaning up the
environment, developing prosthetic
aids for disabled persons, developing
clean and efficient transportation
systems, finding new sources of
energy, alleviating the worlds hunger
problems, and increasing the standard
of living in underdeveloped countries.

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6. FINANCIAL SECURITY
While financial security should not
be your only reason for choosing a
career in engineering, if you decide to
become an engineer you will be will
paid. Engineering graduates receive
the highest starting salary on any
discipline.
7. PRESTIGE
Engineers play a primary role in
sustaining our nations international
competitiveness,
maintaining
our
standard of living, ensuring a strong
national security, and protecting public
safety. Furthermore, most people know
that engineering requires hard work and
strong technical skills. As a member of
such a respected profession, you will
receive a high amount of prestige.
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8. PROFESSIONAL
ENVIRONMENT
As an engineer, you will work in a
professional environment in which you
will be treated with respect and have a
certain amount of freedom in choosing
your work. You will be also be in a
position to influence what happens at
your company.
In most cases, you will receive
adequate work space and the tools you
need to do your work, including the
latest computer hardware and sofware.
You will probably
also receive the
secretarial and technical support staff
you need to get your work done. After
all, your employer will benefit from
making sure you have what you need to
do a good job.

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Most likely, you will not be required

to punch a time clock. Rather, you will
be judged on your productivity--on the
quality and quantity of your work. You
can usually expect to receive an annual
merit salary increase, which will be
based on your managers evaluation of
your performance.
You will have the opportunity to
learn and grow through both on-the-job
training and formal training.
Often,
your immediate supervisor will closely
mentor you and help you tackle
progressively more challenging tasks.
You will learn from experienced
engineers in your organization and will
be offered seminars and short courses
to increase your knowledge.

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Most likely, your employer will have

an educational reimbursement program
that will pay for you to take classes
toward a graduate degree or for
professional development.
As a professional, you will receive
liberal benefits, which will typically
include a retirement plan, life insurance,
health insurance, sick leave, paid
vacation, holidays, and savings or
profit-sharing plans.

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9. TECHNOLOGICAL AND
SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY
Do you know why golf balls have
dimples on them? Do you understand
how the loads are transmitted to the
supports on a suspension bridge? Do
you know what a laser is or how a
computer works? When you drive on a
mountain road, do you look at the guard
rails and understand why they were
designed the way they were? Do you
know why split-level houses experience
more damage in earthquakes?
An
engineering education can help you
understand how these and many other
education can help you understand how
these, and many other things in the
world, work.

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Furthermore, an understanding of
technology will provide you with a
better understanding of many issues
facing our society. For example: Why
dont we have zero-emission electric
vehicles rather that highly polluting
cars powered by internal combustion
engines?
Should we have stopped
building nuclear reactors? What will we
use for energy when oil runs out? Is it
technically feasible to develop a Star
Wars defense system that will protect
us against nuclear attack? Can we
produce enough food to eliminate world
hunger? Do high-voltage power lines
cause cancer in people who live or play
near them?

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10.

CREATIVE THINKING

Engineering is by its very nature a

crative profession.
When practicing
engineers develop solutions to openended, real-world problems, they must
employ conscious and subconscious
mental processing as well as divergent
and convergent thinking.
Because we are in a time of rapid
social and technological changes, the
need for engineers to think creatively is
greater now than ever before. Only
through creativity can we cope with and
adapt to these changes. If you like to
question, explore, invent, discover, and
create, then engineering could be the
ideal profession for you.

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THE ENGINEERING
DISCIPLINES
Careeres in engineering span the
alphabet.
From
aerospace
to
manufacturing
to
transportation
engineering, no other career field offers
young men and women such a wide
choice of options.
Here is a partial listing of these
disciplines:
Aerospace Engineering
Agricultural Engineering
Architectural Engineering
Bioengineering/Biomedical
Engineering
Ceramic Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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 Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Fire Protection Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgy and Materials
Engineering
Mineral and Mining Engineering
Nuclear Engineering
Ocean Engineering
Transportation Engineering
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AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Aerospace engineering design and
develop technology for commercial
aviation, the national defense, and
space exploration.
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
Agricultural engineers design farm
and
food processing equipment;
construct crop storage and livestock
buildings; and develop systems for
drainage, irrigation, and waste disposal.
Sometimes agricultural engineers work
in labs like EPCOTs Land Pavilion,
where they experiment with promising
indoor farming techniques such as
hydroponics-the science of growing
plants in fluids without dirt.

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ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING
Working
alongside
architects,
architectural engineers focus on the
safety, cost, and construction methods
of designing a building.
BIOENGINEERING/BIOMEDICAL
ENGINEERING
Bioengineering combines biology
and engineering.
Some of these
engineers work closely with biologists
and medical doctors to develop medical
instruments, artificial organs, and
prosthetic devices. Others investigate
questions that involve technology and
humans such as: How does working
with computers all day affect ones
health.

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CERAMIC ENGINEERING
Ceramic engineers direct processes
that convert clay, nonmetallic minerals,
or silicates to ceramic products such as
automobile parts, tiles on space
shuttles, and solar panels.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Chemical engineering involves the
processing and treating of liquids and
gases. For example, some chemical
engineers are studying ways to
desalinate seawater-stripping it of salt
to make the water safe to drink. Many
chemical
engineers
work
with
petroleum and plastics, although both
of these are the subject of independent
disciplines. The term environmental
engineering also applies to certain
areas of chemical engineering, such as
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pollution control.

CIVIL
ENGINEERING
One of the largest branches of
engineering, civil engineering is a field
that deals with buildings, bridges,
dams, roads, and other structures. Civil
engineers plan, design, and supervise
the construction of facilities such as
high-rise buildings, airports, water
treatment centers, and sanitation
plants. Civil engineers will need to
design the special rail beds for the
magnetic levitation trains of tomorrow.
Soon we will be able to travel on these
environmentally safe and efficient trains
from coast to coast at 200-300 miles per
hour.

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COMPUTER/SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING
Computer engineers deal with all
aspects of computer systems including
design, construction, and operation.
Some computer engineers specialize in
areas like digital systems, operating
systems, computer networks, and
software.
For example, we rely on
computer engineers to design the
software for a computer simulation that
will test stress points in a bridge before
it is built.

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ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING
Electrical engineering, the discipline
that employs the largest number of
engineers, covers everything related to
electrical devices, systems, and the use
of electricity. Electrical engineers work
on power plants, computers, and other
electrical devices. Electrical engineers
are designing the dashboard computers
that will monitor engine functions on
automobiles of the future.

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ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING
Environmental engineers assist with
the development of water distribution
systems, recycling methods, sewage
treatment plants, and other pollution
prevention and control systems in the
water, air, and land.
Environmental
engineers constantly seek new ways to
reduce air pollution and pesticides.

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FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEERING

Fire protection engineers design
systems and equipment that prevent or
combat fire. Engineers in this field are
also concerned with the fire safety of
structures.
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
Industrial engineers organize the
people, information, energy, materials,
and
machines
involved
in
the
production
process.
They are
concerned with plant design and
management, quality control, and the
human factors of engineering.
Industrial engineers perform tasks such
as finding the best location for a hightech companys new plant.

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MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING
Manufacturing engineers design
tools and equipment and work with all
aspects
of
manufacturing-from
production control and materials
handling
to
mechanization
and
automation. Manufacturing engineers
design the sensitive equipment that
make vaccines. These specialists also
improve
manufacturing
systems,
enabling the United States to stay
competitive with other industrialized
nations.

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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Mechanical
engineers
use
mechanics and energy principles to
design machines such as engines and
motors. Many mechanical engineers
work in the areas of air-conditioning
and
refrigeration,
automotives,
manufacturing, welding, and robotics.
They
designed
the
robotically
controlled braces that people with
disabilities use to walk.

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METALLURGY AND MATERIALS

ENGINEERING
Metallurgical
and
materials
engineers extract, process, refine,
combine, and manufacture natural
substances to create new materials that
are stronger and resist corrosion.
Metallurgical engineers work with metal
only.
Teams of metallurgy and
materials engineers created the U.S Air
Forces stealth technology that makes
a fighter planes surface nearly invisible
to radar.

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MINERAL AND MINING

ENGINEERING
Mineral and mining engineers locate,
remove, and appraise minerals they find
in the earth. Mining engineers lay out
the mines, supervise their construction,
create a materials transportation
system, and return the area to its
natural state upon mining completion.
Mineral and mining engineers need to
know how to mine the natural wealth
underground without destroying the
land above or disrupting the people that
live on it.

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NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
Nuclear engineers design, develop,
and control plants that use nuclear
energy for fuel and medical purposes.
OCEAN ENGINEERING
Ocean
engineers
direct
the
exploration and utilization of the
oceans resources.
Their work is
closely tied to petroleum and civil
engineering.
For example, ocean
engineers might focus attention on
underwater oil or gas exploration
(petroleum engineering tasks), or they
might design structures such as
offshore drilling platforms,
harbor
facilities, and underwater machines
(civil engineering tasks).
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TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Transportation engineers design

streets, highways, and other transit
systems that allow people and goods to
move safely and efficiently.
For
example, before constructing a new
sports stadium, city officials rely on
transportation engineers to plan traffic
patterns that will prevent major tie-ups
after the game.

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ASSESS YOURSELF!
If you are wondering whether engineering
is the career path for you, check out the
following:

Do You Fit The Profile?

1. Do you get good grades in math
and science?
2. Do you enjoy knowing how things
work?
3. Do you ever think of new or better
ways to do things?
4. If you get a gift says Assembly
Required do you put it together
yourself?
5. Do you like to work with computers
and play video games?
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6. Do you like to do mazes and jigsaw

puzzles?.
7. Do you usually make sound
decisions and do people trust your
judgement?
8. Can you express yourself easily and
clearly?
9. Do you work well with others?
10. Do you like to know why?

If you answered Yes to many or

most questions, your potential for
success in engineering is high.
Each of the above questions is
important for the following reasons:

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1. Math and science are basic tools in

engineering.
2. Wanting to know how it works is
essential to finding better ways to
design things.
3. The desire to figure things out and
do it better is an important drive
in engineers.
4. See No. 3
5. Computers and video games
provide an introduction to working
with graphics as well as to problemsolving.
6. Analytical problem solving, the skill
you use when working on mazes
and puzzles, is among the most
important aspects of engineering
work.
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7. As an engineers, your ability to

focus on the problem at hand and
make knowledgeable comments
and decisions will help you gain
respect and will make you a
valuable member of the engineering
team.
8. Engineers must be able to explain
ideas
and
decisions
to
all
audiences.
9. Engineers work with technologists
and technicians as a team. They
must be able to work with people
who have different backgrounds
and special interests.
10.Wanting to know how things work
is something that drives all
engineers.
This
curiosity
encourages engineers to break
complex problems into more simple
ones that will be easier to handle. 53