1.1 Introduction of EIS

DCC50232
ENGINEERING IN SOCIETY
TOPIC 1.0
ENGINEERING CHALLENGES IN MODERN SOCIETY
PN. SHARINATOL AKMANIDA BINTI JAMALUDIN
Civil Engineering Department
Polytechnic Ungku Omar, Ipoh
CONTENT
1.1 The Impact of Engineering in Society
1.2 The Important of Engineering in Society

INTRODUCTION
Engineering has evolved and developed as practical art and a
profession over more than 50 centuries. Historical studies of engineering
teach people respect for the past and its achievement.
The concept of engineering has existed since ancient times as humans

devised fundamental inventions such as the pulley, lever, and wheel.
Each of these inventions is consistent with the modern definition of
engineering, exploiting basic mechanical principles to develop useful
tools and objects.
The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) defines

engineering as “the profession in which a knowledge of the
mathematical and natural sciences gained by study, experience, and
practice is applied with judgment to develop ways to utilize,
economically, the materials and forces of nature for the benefit of
mankind.”
WAVES OF INNOVATION
Source: Wall, K. (2010). Engineering: issues, challenges and opportunities for development. UNESCO.
DEFINITION OF ENGINEERING
❑ The art or science of making practical application of the knowledge of

pure sciences, as physics or chemistry, as in the construction of engines,
bridges, buildings, mines, ships, and chemical plants.
❑ The action, work, or profession of an engineer.
❑ Digital Technology. the art or process of designing and programming
computer systems: computer engineering; software engineering.
❑ Skilful or artful contrivance; manoeuvring.
Source: Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Engineering. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved August 1,

2020, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/engineering
ENGINEERING
Discipline, practice, profession and derives from the word Connects to the natural sciences,
and to the social and human
art that relates to the ‘engineer’ sciences. Science, from the Latin
development, acquisition and
application of technical, scientific
used in the 1300s for a scientia for knowledge, relates
broadly to a systematic approach
and mathematical knowledge person who operated a to the observation of phenomena
about the understanding, design, military engine and the development of hypothesis,
development, invention, experimentation and theory
innovation and use of materials,
or machine – such as a regarding these phenomena, and
machines, structures, systems and catapult or, later, a the production of knowledge upon
which predictions or predictable
processes for specific purposes. cannon. outcome may be based.
FIELD TERM SCIENTIFIC METHOD
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ENGINEERING BRANCHES
SPECTRUM OF ENGINEERING AND
ENGINEERING JOBS
Jobs function in industry as defined by University of Central Florida.

SOCIETY
❑ a large group of people who live together in an
organized way, making decisions about how to do
things and sharing the work that needs to be done.
All the people in a country, or in several similar
countries, can be referred to as a society:
classless/multicultural/capitalist/civilized society
Source: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/ (1August 2020)
❑ an extended social group having a distinctive

cultural and economic organization
Source: https://www.definitions.net/definition/society (1August 2020)
The key features:

❑ Members of each society share common
characteristics which makes them different from
members of other societies
❑ One can be part of diverse societies at the same
time (e.g. student, athlete, volunteer, etc.)
❑ Societies are made up of social institutions.
RELATIONSHIP ENGINEERING AND SOCIETY
Industry
Engineering Society
(Aslaksen, 2015) (Aslaksen, 2014)
Aslaksen, E. W. (2015). The Relationship Between Engineers and Society: is it currently fulfilling its potential?. In Journal and
Source: Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales (Vol. 148, No. 455/456, p. 28). Royal Society of New South Wales.
THE IMPACT OF ENGINEERING IN SOCIETY
ENGINEERING allows scientists, ENGINEERING has essentially

analysts and engineers from 01 allowed us to understand the
medical issues in today’s
all over the planet to come
together and conduct society
research.
05 SPACE HEALTH
ENGINEERING allowed
02
businesses to work smarter DEVELOP TECHNO ENGINEERING access the
and faster than ever before. world with fingertips, to build
Improvements to travel have MENT LOGY satellites and machines that
changed the way humans help society to understand
connect with one another, the world that people live
opening trades for business COMMUNIC and shape on a daily basis
and allowing us to literally
travel to the other side of the 04 ATION
planet in a mere 24 hours. 03

ENGINEERING has greatly improved
the way society do business and
how to talk with friends, family and
strangers on a daily basis
THE IMPACT OF ENGINEERING IN SOCIETY
MOTOR VEHICLES & AIR
TRANSPORTATION
CONSTRUCTION Henry Ford contributed the
development automobiles WATER RESOURCES
Empire State Building, by introducing modern
The George mass production and Hoover Dam,
Washington Bridge,
affordable vehicle costs. pioneering
In 1903, Wilbur and
concrete dam.
The Sears Tower.
Orville Wright flew their
airplane lasted 12 seconds
and distance of 120 feet
TREATMENT OF ELECTRONIC FIELD

WATER AND Invention of transistor NUCLEAR
in 1947 replaced
SEWAGE semiconductor 1967 the first
Rapid sand filter, devices have in large nuclear power
large-scale of measure replaced generating
sludge settling, vacuum tubes as station
uses of liquid amplifying devices operated.
chlorine. for electronic signals.
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY IN 20TH CENTURY

ADVANCEMENT IN ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY
Steam Engines Electricity Road Development

• One of the most significant • One of these first pioneers • In 1783 Mac Adam
industrial challenges of the was William Gilbert, a purchased an estate at
1700's was the removal of British physicist during Sauchrie, Ayrshire, and
water from mines. the1600's, who coined the started experimenting with
• Steam was used to pump term electricity and was the a new method of road
the water from the mines. first to connect the construction.
• The development of steam- relationship between • He remade the roads under
based power is the magnetism and electricity. his control with crushed
principle that condensation • Thomas Edison, Alexander stone bound with gravel on
of water vapor can create Bell, George Ohm a firm base of large stones.
a vacuum.
MALAYSIA ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT
1980 – 1983 –
Manufacturing PROTON 1985 -
(World Largest (First PENANG
Semiconductor National BRIGE
Manufacturer) Car)
1995 –
1991 – KL Sunway 1995 –
TOWER Lagoon Putrajaya
Suspension
Bridge
1998 – 1999 – 1999-

National SEPANG PETRONAS
Stadium INTERNATI TWIN
Bukit Jalil ONAL TOWER
CIRCUIT
2000 – 2006 – 2010 – ZEO

PUTRA/ LRT ISKANDAR Building
2010 – ETS 2016 – MRT
2018- RAPID 2019 – DRAW

PETRONAS BRIDGE
THE IMPORTANT OF ENGINEERING IN SOCIETY
ENGINEERS AND THE EVOLUTION OF SOCIETY: THE PROCESSES DRIVING EVOLUTION
Group 1: physical development status, such as housing, public
transport, health and education infrastructure, government
Institutions.
Group 2: the society’s intellectual content, contained within
literature, visual art, music, science, technology
SOCIETY ENGINEERS
Information the engineers would have

primarily concerned with the performance and
available as a result of developing the
cost of the application throughout its life cycle
application
requires the additional information about how its intended or primary use, an application
the application relates to the various societal may have other uses or features, some of
concerns, and here there are a number of which would potentially change society in an
problems unwanted direction
the direct interaction of an application with a involves the interface between engineering
societal concern may be a matter of straight- and science, as well as the distinction between
forward technical information, such as the definite data and probabilistic data
amount of carbon dioxide produced
THE IMPORTANT OF ENGINEERING IN SOCIETY (CIVIL)
Civil Engineering Environmental Engineering

provides construction and designs that allow people to use Sanitary engineering, municipal engineering and hydraulic
land without deriving from it. There are a few sub-disciplines engineering are applied help protect our environment and all
within the civil engineering field. Each can help transform of its surroundings. It helps create a cohabit for all living and
the environment and offers a distinctive outlook to the non-living things to work alongside each other.
practice.
Geotechnical Engineering Structural Engineering

surveying land and do a soil analysis. If surveying finds that Ensure building against such a natural disaster. Other facts
the land contains hazardous materials that may harm a such as wind and water can affect how a building reacts or
water supply or puts others at risk, the project may be lasts over time and an engineering will make the necessary
moved to a different area. Provide recommendations and changes to protect against these obstacles.
analysis based on any data collected for society benefits.
Transportation Engineering
The safety of people and moving of goods, allowing for a
smooth transition of goods from one location to another,
schedule the flow of traffic during high congestion times by
opening and closing roads or lanes of traffic, work with
railways and airlines to ensure safe flights and rail travel.
CONCLUSION
The standing of the engineering profession in society, the visibility of
the relationship of engineering with technology, and the ability of
engineers to provide information to society, are all closely
interrelated, and they need to be addressed in a coordinated fashion
when assessing the responsibility of engineers to society.
THANK YOU
Sharinatol Akmanida binti Jamaludin

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1.1 The Impact of Engineering in Society

1.2 The Important of Engineering in Society

The concept of engineering has existed since ancient times as humans

The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) defines

❑ The art or science of making practical application of the knowledge of

Source: Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Engineering. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved August 1,

FIELD TERM SCIENTIFIC METHOD

Jobs function in industry as defined by University of Central Florida.

❑ an extended social group having a distinctive

The key features:

(Aslaksen, 2015) (Aslaksen, 2014)

ENGINEERING allows scientists, ENGINEERING has essentially

planet in a mere 24 hours. 03

TREATMENT OF ELECTRONIC FIELD

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY IN 20TH CENTURY

Steam Engines Electricity Road Development

1998 – 1999 – 1999-

2000 – 2006 – 2010 – ZEO

2010 – ETS 2016 – MRT

2018- RAPID 2019 – DRAW

Information the engineers would have

Civil Engineering Environmental Engineering

Geotechnical Engineering Structural Engineering

Sharinatol Akmanida binti Jamaludin

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