AN ENGINEER 
And 
Its Skills 
Presented By:- 
Vikram Gurjar 
VII sem , EE
CONTENT 
 World Without Engineering 
 Who is an Engineer? 
 Difference between Engineer And Scientist 
 Some Great Engineers 
 Qualities of an Engineer 
 Essential Skills 
 Intellectual Skills
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
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
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
MAKING OF AN ENGINEER
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
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
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
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
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
TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS 
 Science fundamentals 
 Engineering fundamentals & application 
 Probability & Statistics 
 Computer science & technology 
 Engineering practice
INTELLECTUAL SKILLS 
 Logical thinking 
 Problem-solving skills 
 Communication skills 
 Design skills 
 Organizational, management and 
administrative skills
ATTITUDES 
Competence 
Commitment 
Flexibility 
Life-long learning 
Reliability 
Punctuality 
Approachability

Engineer and Its skills

  • 1.
    AN ENGINEER And Its Skills Presented By:- Vikram Gurjar VII sem , EE
  • 2.
    CONTENT  WorldWithout Engineering  Who is an Engineer?  Difference between Engineer And Scientist  Some Great Engineers  Qualities of an Engineer  Essential Skills  Intellectual Skills
  • 4.
    WHO IS ANENGINEER?  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 ANENGINEER  AN ENGINEER EFFECTIVELY ADAPTS FINDINGS OF SCIENCE TO THE USE OF MAN  HE IS THE VITAL LINK BETWEEN SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
  • 6.
    MAKING OF AMODERN 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 ANENGINEER
  • 8.
    WWhhaatt iiss tthheeDDiiffffeerreennccee 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 INDIANENGINEERS  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 OFAN 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