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1. AN ENGINEER
And
Its Skills
Presented By:-
Vikram Gurjar
VII sem , EE

2. CONTENT
 World Without Engineering
 Who is an Engineer?
 Difference between Engineer And Scientist
 Some Great Engineers
 Qualities of an Engineer
 Essential Skills
 Intellectual Skills

4. WHO IS AN ENGINEER?
 An engineer is one who effectively adapts the
findings of science to the use of man
 A person specifically trained and experienced in
planning and developing the structures and devices,
and in supervising the processes for the benefit of
mankind
 Engineers are involved in the implementation,
application, design, development and management
of projects and processes

5. DEFINITION OF AN ENGINEER
 AN ENGINEER EFFECTIVELY ADAPTS FINDINGS OF
SCIENCE TO THE USE OF MAN
 HE IS THE VITAL LINK BETWEEN SCIENCE AND SOCIETY

6. MAKING OF A MODERN ENGINEER
 The dynamic & fast changing world demands
a more complex role for an engineer.
 Besides technical skills, they must be good in
non-technical skills like
 Communication
 Problem solving
 Management

7. MAKING OF AN ENGINEER

8. WWhhaatt iiss tthhee DDiiffffeerreennccee BBeettwweeeenn aa
SScciieennttiisstt aanndd aann EEnnggiinneeeerr??
 EEnnggiinneeeerr::
– UUsseess kknnoowwlleeddggee ooff mmaatthh aanndd sscciieennccee
ttoo ccrreeaattee ssoommeetthhiinngg nneeww
– CChhaarraacctteerriissttiicc aaccttiivviittyy:: ccrreeaattiivvee
ddeessiiggnn
– WWoorrkk iinn ddiisscciipplliinneess ssuucchh aass::
 CCiivviill EEnnggiinneeeerriinngg
 MMeecchhaanniiccaall EEnnggiinneeeerriinngg
 EElleeccttrriiccaall EEnnggiinneeeerriinngg
– AA pprraaccttiittiioonneerr ooff eennggiinneeeerriinngg iiss aann
eennggiinneeeerr
 SScciieennttiisstt::
– DDeevveellooppss kknnoowwlleeddggee ffrroomm
aannaallyyssiiss aanndd ssttuuddyy
– CChhaarraacctteerriissttiicc aaccttiivviittyy:: rreesseeaarrcchh
– WWoorrkk iinn ffiieellddss ssuucchh aass::
 BBiioollooggyy
 CChheemmiissttrryy
 PPhhyyssiiccss
– AA pprraaccttiittiioonneerr ooff sscciieennccee iiss aa
sscciieennttiisstt

9. SOME GREAT ENGINEERS
 Leonardo da Vinci: Many- sided genius
 Galileo : The father of mechanics
 Bessemer: Converter to make cheap steel
 Edison: The electric bulb
 Thomson: A. C. transformer
 Goodyear: Vulcanized rubber
 Diesel: Automobile engine
 Bell: Telephone
 Ford and Benz: Automobiles
 Langley and Wrights brothers: Flying

10. SOME GREAT INDIAN ENGINEERS
 Mokshagundam Visweswaraya – Father of Indian
Engineering
 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam – Father of Indian Rocketry
 Narayana Murthy – Founder of Infosys
 Sam Pitroda – Force behind the IT revolution in India
 M. N. Dastur – Designer of steel plants
 Brahm Prakash – Atomic energy metallurgist

11. QUALITIES OF ENGINEERS
 Courage and integrity
 Thirst for knowledge
 Imagination
 Capacity for sound judgment
 Accuracy of thought and action
 Instinct for economy
 Aptitude for leadership
 Ingeniousness
 Capacity for hard work
 Ability to think and speak lucidly

12. ESSENTIAL SKILLS OF AN ENGINEER
 Technical knowledge and skills
 Intellectual skills
 Attitudes
 Standards of Engineering practice
 Business practices
 International & national history and culture
 Proficiency in languages

13. TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
 Science fundamentals
 Engineering fundamentals & application
 Probability & Statistics
 Computer science & technology
 Engineering practice

14. INTELLECTUAL SKILLS
 Logical thinking
 Problem-solving skills
 Communication skills
 Design skills
 Organizational, management and
administrative skills

15. ATTITUDES
Competence
Commitment
Flexibility
Life-long learning
Reliability
Punctuality
Approachability