Saturday, December 11, 2010

RRJ#4

Engineer Jobs - 7 Steps to Becoming an Engineer. engineeringcrossing.
Retrieved from: http://www.engineeringcrossing.com/article/300349/Engineer-Jobs-7-Steps-to-Becoming-an-Engineer/

Summary:
According to this article, there are alot of majors under engineering, such as mechanical engineer jobs and electrical engineer jobs. Also, the author mentioned seven steps to be an engineer. the first step is Start Your Studies as Soon as Possible. The second steo is Prepare for the SAT. The third step is Investigate the Different Engineering Fields. The fourth step is Investigate the College Programs Available for Engineers. The fifth step is Ambition is Good But Self Preservation Is Important. The sixth step isConsider Furthering Your Specialization. The seventh step is Get Your Engineer License.

Reaction:
The article was very helpful. In this article, I learned alot of information about engineering in general. Moreover, I learned how to becom an engineer. In addition, this article gave me ideas about my major. Also, this artical showed me a new thing about the major. Befor I read this article, I did not know about the SAT test, but the article gave me an idea about it. To conclude, the article helps me to know alot of information about the engineering.

RRJ#3

Reference:

Graduating Engineers Command the Highest Salaries. Mechanical Engineering Magazine

Retrieved from: http://memagazine.asme.org/Web/Graduating_Engineers_Command.cfm

Summary:

The article talked about the paid degrees. And he discussed the best salary, and engineering accounted for the eight of the 10 most highly paid. And, the mechanical engineering was the seventh best paying degree. The petroleum engineering was the best paying degree, The average of offers rose to 86,220 from 83,121. Also, the article mentioned that the engineering became better than business majors, yet the Liberal art majors fell down. Finally, the article said that the factors play big roles in the salary rising.

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The article was interesting for me because my major is mechanical engineering. The article mentioned one of the most important offers in job which is the salary. And, it surprised me, because I thought that the Mechanical Engineering salary was less than what the article said. And, the new information that I learned from the article was that the Engineering became better than business majors.

RRJ#2

Reference:
Getz,M (2008, Sep). Engineering jobs following the money but can engineers follow the jobs?. California Job Journal Retrieved from: http://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/design/engineering-jobs-follow-the-money


Summary:
The article discussed how much the engineers can get from the engineering jobs. The article mentioned an example, that after years of stagnant oil price, money is flowing into the oil patch. This news is good for the petroleum engineers. And, the article said that each kind or engineering has its own market with different starting salaries. Also mentioned is that if the salary is high, the job will not be very easy.

Reaction:
In the last article I read about the engineering job situation. Moreover, I found that the mechanical engineering is the best job for me. Therefore, in this article I looked about the mechanical engineering (on other side). I looked into the financial situation, and I learned from the article many things. The first thing is the engineering job is following the money. The second thing is that the employment has grown 8 percent per year. Lastly, that the civil, mechanical, and industrial engineering have the most jobs, but median earning are higher for petroleum, computer hardware, and aerospace engineering.