ASSIGNMENT 3
Problem 2.3
Discuss the spectrum of engineering job function with regard
to such factors as (a) need for advanced education, (b) intellectual challenge
and satisfaction, (c) financial reward, (d) opportunity for career advancement,
and (e) people versus thing orientation.
Engineering job function
- Engineering is the professional art of applying science to the optimum conversion of the resources of nature to benefit man and organization
- Engineer capable to handle variety of field that can be analyze, develop and evaluate large scale complex systems
- Responsible to make decision on important aspect, material selection and evaluate the process and the procedure.
- Engineering is an art requiring the judgment necessary to adapt knowledge to practical purposes, the imagination to conceive original solutions to problems, and the ability to predict performance and cost of new devices or processes.
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a) Need
for advanced education
An engineer must prepare themselves with
knowledge of sciences and application, so can solve any problem. The engineer
must have the basic education about engineering at least have university
diploma or degree (undergraduate curriculum). During this time they can learn
new theories and develop new technique that can help in the future.
Furthermore, in engineering, graduate study
is characterized by highly sophisticated concepts, more advanced mathematics,
greater depth in special topics, more opportunity for individual work, and less
dependence on formal courses.
Lastly, are modern trends, early engineers
were trained by apprenticeship to a skilled practitioner. As the body of
knowledge gained by observation, testing, and research increased, organized
programmes of study were initiated in established institutions the engineer can
be train by apprentice. Engineer required a lot of skill because the
engineering filed is so vast, so it is an advantage to engineer with various
skill and experiences.
b) Intellectual
challenge and satisfaction
- Engineer need to make big decision which the best among other and can convince their subordinate to follow the decision
- Have high confidence to deal problems effectively
- Manage to control their co worker with have different background to work as a team
- Facing many challenges in order to solve the problems before make crucial decisions.
- Responsibility to decide on priorities, establishes performance criteria, select materials and processes, and specifies evaluation procedures.
c) Financial
reward
Financial reward is important as reward or
sign of gratitude from the organization that have contributed. Reward also can give motivate the employees to
give the best effort and stay loyal to the organization. The employees can earn
financial rewards as a result of good performance. All financial rewards are
extrinsic. Furthermore, the rewards are aligned with organization goals
d) Opportunity
for career advancement
- With career path clear, it can be motivated to improve them self to achieve the goals
- With unclear path, its tend to be less motivated which poor performances
- Components of effective career advancement were expanding employees’ skill, acknowledge their contribution through reward and promotion and give an opportunity to take additional responsibility.
e) People
versus thing orientation
- In term of sex differences, men orienting toward thing more than women and women generally orienting towards people more than men
- Thing orientation is related to occupational choices, psychopathology and social behaviour
- To provide substantial evidence that the person and thing orientation are consequential for human interaction and connection
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