Week 4

Highlight

The seminar will be presented by Prof. Ir. Ts. Dr. Abd. Rahim Abu Talib from the Department of Aerospace Engineering. The introduction to engineering as a multidisciplinary field is the major topic of this session. This seminar's topics includeorigin of engineering careers, engineering specialties, and multidisciplinary engineering. I learned about three of the early engineers who made significant contributions to engineering developments.

The speaker then goes on to mention some more distinguished Islamic scholars who have helped the engineering profession advance. Al-Jazari, Taqi Al-Din, and Ibnu Al-Haytham are a few examples. One of the best mechanical engineers of his era is Al-Jazari. He was a significant Arab Muslim academic. A Compendium on the Theory and Useful Practice of the Mechanical Arts, a work he wrote as a mechanical engineer and inventor, brought him renown and acclaim. The Crank scoop, the Sindi wheel, and the Elephant clock are a few of his most well-known creations. His invention principle has so far been used in modern machines that give individuals free time.

The speaker also share some advantages by being in the course of main branches. However, the sharing about multidisciplinary engineering extend my horizon of perspective about engineering course. having a multidisciplinary engineering expertise could wield the experience and knowledge about two or more specific field. This would help to enhance the critical thinking of future engineers and marketability of that engineers.

The speaker then moves on to the topic of engineering disciplines by asking the students which engineering areas they would like to study and which engineering branches would be most influential in this time period. The speaker's questions generate a lot of discussion and student perspectives, which keeps everyone's attention on the presentation. They differ from the majority in wanting to pursue a career in the chosen field. The development of the nation's infrastructure and buildings depends on civil engineering, therefore they see it as playing a major role in modern life. The talk then moved on to the branches and sub-branches of engineering. Civil, mechanical, electrical, and chemical engineering areas would be split into 4 broad categories. Subbranches of the four major branches would be arranged beneath them. All of the students were reminded that in order to obtain a legal certificate identifying them as a particular engineer, they should register with Lembaga Jurutera Malaysia (LJM) after completing their studies. A registered graduate engineer may only take on tasks if he is educated and experienced in the particular technical areas of the task he is to be involved in. To make things clearer, a student who does not have knowledge in that particular branch cannot register under that branch since they run the risk of making an error that could cause problems for others.

Conclusion

The speaker then moves on to the final learning objective, interdisciplinary engineering. Multidisciplinary engineering is the merging of several engineering branches. To complete an engineering project, multidisciplinary engineers have knowledge in several engineering disciplines. The phrase "multidisciplinary" is frequently used in engineering to describe many technical branches. On the team, nevertheless, there may be industrial, mechanical, and electrical engineers. This multifunctional engineering discipline is important because it will enable engineers to use exceptional talents and focus on areas that may not be available in the traditional engineering profession alone. This would teach engineers to think critically and come up with original solutions to problems. Additionally, this multidisciplinary engineering sector assists engineers in leaving behind broad technical specialties and achieving their goal of having a rich multidisciplinary experience. Mechatronics, biomedicine, and process engineering are a few examples of multidisciplinary engineering professions. All of this is a synthesis of two components from several fields.

Personally, I love how the speaker gave his speeches and info via slides and simple explanations which made me easier to understand.

To conclude, I learned a lot from this seminar, especially about the history of engineering, and it was a piece of new knowledge for me. I hope to see more of this kind of seminar again in the future. Therefore, I should employ these new knowledges and skills as a student of civil engineering so that I can apply them in the future.