1st Entry

After reading the article “The expanding world of engineers” by professor Seeram Ramakrishna, as an engineer student, I feel proud of the discipline I’ve chosen. The modern engineer is now playing an important role in various disciplines due to their ability to work systematically.

As an engineer, we have to adapt to the new working environment, new challenges, which require engineer to have broad knowledge to come up with appropriate solutions. In order to achieve anything, firstly, we need passion. In my opinion, it’s the most important one. Passion would give us the urge to learn, to observe on variety of phenomenon. By attending lectures, we are able to obtain the knowledge of analyzing the problem and step-by-step construction of the solution. Further more during laboratory sessions, we should seize the opportunity to gain more hand-on experiences because that’s the most effective way of learning. An experiment is a good practice for us to work systematically from setting up the experiment to collecting and analyzing the data. Another important skill is observing, a good observer can simply understand any process or procedure quickly and holistically. That would eventually help an engineer to build up the skill to analyze complex information.

In order to solve more complex problems effectively, engineer should build up a strong foundation on their respective field. Next, we would try to gain board knowledge by taking initiative to venture into different fields. We need to open up our social network, meet more people from various disciplines to exchange experiences. By joining more collaborative projects, engineer would be able to expose themselves to more techniques of problem solving. Lastly, we should keep a positive thinking, willing to work and to face tomorrow’s challenges.