1.2 - The Role of Engineering in Society

DJJ40132:
ENGINEERING AND SOCIETY

INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING IN
SOCIETY

01 SUBTOPIC 1.2: THE ROLE OF ENGINEERING IN SOCIETY 1
1.2.1 - The role of engineering as indicator of development

Prepared By: Muhammad Nur Azuan bin Kamaruddin,
Grad.Eng. (BEM)

1.2.1 - THE ROLE OF ENGINEERING AS INDICATOR OF
DEVELOPMENT

1 CONTRIBUTION OF ENGINEERS IN DEVELOPMENT 2
OF NATION

2 OTHERS COUNTRY DEVELOMENT BASED ON
ENGINEERING CONTRIBUTION

3 HOW ENGINEERING CAN CONTRIBUTION TO
DEVELOPMENT
Prepared By: Muhammad Nur Azuan bin Kamaruddin,
Grad.Eng. (BEM)

CONTRIBUTION OF ENGINEERS IN DEVELOPMENT
OF NATION

Prepared By: Muhammad Nur Azuan bin Kamaruddin, 3
Grad.Eng. (BEM)

Engineering plays a key role in supporting the growth and
development of a country's economy as well as in improving
the quality of life for citizens. As such, there is an important link

between a country's engineering capacity and its economic
development.

Prepared By: Muhammad Nur Azuan bin Kamaruddin, 4
Grad.Eng. (BEM)

Developed countries like South Korea and Singapore have been
investing heavily in engineering education because they see quality

engineers as the wealth of the nation.

Prepared By: Muhammad Nur Azuan bin Kamaruddin, 5
Grad.Eng. (BEM)

“If Malaysia is to be at the forefront of technology, to be the
inventor that defines the future instead of merely users, then

we really need good engineers”

Prepared By: Muhammad Nur Azuan bin Kamaruddin, 6
Grad.Eng. (BEM)

“To be competitive and enable the transition to K-economy
(knowledge economy), Malaysia needs to have engineers who

are capable of doing research, design and product
development,”

Prepared By: Muhammad Nur Azuan bin Kamaruddin, 7
Grad.Eng. (BEM)

EXAMPLE OF DEVELOPMENT RELATED TO ENGINEERING

Prepared By: Muhammad Nur Azuan bin Kamaruddin, 8
Grad.Eng. (BEM)

OTHERS COUNTRY DEVELOMENT BASED ON
ENGINEERING CONTRIBUTION

Prepared By: Muhammad Nur Azuan bin Kamaruddin, 9
Grad.Eng. (BEM)

CHINA 10

China is known for manufacturing electronic appliances at
a cheaper cost. This is not possible without an electrical

engineer. Now, we know China try to take the lead for
automotive industry. They cannot product the car without

mechanical engineer.

Prepared By: Muhammad Nur Azuan bin Kamaruddin,
Grad.Eng. (BEM)

INDIA

India, it has a very big market of textiles, that too a lot of
varieties. All these are not possible without textile
engineers.

Prepared By: Muhammad Nur Azuan bin Kamaruddin, 11
Grad.Eng. (BEM)

JAPAN 12

Japan, Famous with anime and manga. Now, did you
know in order to design those they hire a lot of animation

engineers. Japan also known by their advanced
technology. This cannot be done if they do not have

enough engineer

Prepared By: Muhammad Nur Azuan bin Kamaruddin,
Grad.Eng. (BEM)

SOUTH KOREA 13

When we talk about Korea, we will talk about Samsung.
More than 50% of Korea economy related to Samsung.

We know Samsung had many advance technology
product. So they need high numbers of engineer.

Prepared By: Muhammad Nur Azuan bin Kamaruddin,
Grad.Eng. (BEM)

HOW ENGINEERING CAN CONTRIBUTION TO
DEVELOPMENT

Prepared By: Muhammad Nur Azuan bin Kamaruddin, 14
Grad.Eng. (BEM)

‘CONNECT’ Transportation
Telecommunication

Prepared By: Muhammad Nur Azuan bin Kamaruddin, 15
Grad.Eng. (BEM)

‘SUPPLY’ Gas
Water
Electricity

Prepared By: Muhammad Nur Azuan bin Kamaruddin, 16
Grad.Eng. (BEM)

‘PROTECT’ Flood defense
Green transport
Safety building

Prepared By: Muhammad Nur Azuan bin Kamaruddin, 17
Grad.Eng. (BEM)

Prepared By: Muhammad Nur Azuan bin Kamaruddin, 18
Grad.Eng. (BEM)

Prepared By: Muhammad Nur Azuan bin Kamaruddin, 19
Grad.Eng. (BEM)