During writing practices, I will face some problems and the first one is, my ideas and points are always not organized properly, thus, the flow of ideas in my essay is not good. I will always get my ideas all mixed up, and let myself stuck during half way of writing. Besides that, sometimes I’ll have more ideas in certain paragraphs and just a few ideas in the other paragraphs, it makes my essay looked imbalance as certain paragraphs are too long while comparing to others. Also, I face difficulties to generate ideas while writing essays, I always find myself lack of ideas. Other than that, I also do not know how to express myself well, and I always end up writing ideas that are deviating from my original ideas.
Since I’ve attended EG1471 courses, I have realized my mistakes and I’ve tried to let myself to be more organized while writing an essay. First, to prevent me from lacking ideas to write an essay, I will go library and online to do some researches on the topic I should write about, and then I will jot down the important ideas whenever I found it relevant. Next step, to organize my ideas, I will categorize them into few sections, and each section will have almost same amount for ideas if possible. Then, I will draft an outline how am I going to present my ideas, with thesis statement, the body of the essay and conclusion. To express my ideas well, I will make sure myself to understand the topic well first before writing my essay and I will also improve my vocabulary so that I can express the idea in the most accurate way.
I will continue to improve myself by reading up many different reading materials, analyzing their writing style and developing my own style, and also by reading, I can improve my knowledge level
Friday, April 17, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
EG1471 e-portfolio 6
There are three grammar mistakes that I normally faced when I’m doing writing assignment, that is, article, perfect tenses, and gerund. For article, I will always use it wrongly or even neglect it when a sentence really needs it. I’m confused about the types of perfect tense, like when to use had plus the past participle or have/has plus the past participle. Also, I’m always confused about the usage of gerund.
Articles are commonly used with common nouns or noun phrases and it consist of the nonspecific articles (a/an) and the specific article (the). The usage of article is depending on generic or specific reference. ‘The” article is used to indicate some specific object in the sentence after a general reference is made about the object or the object is unique, and it is also used when the noun has been modified by a adjectival phrase or clause. As for article ‘a’ and ‘an’, they are used before a singular countable noun that is non specific. ‘An’ is used when the beginning sound of the nonspecific singular countable noun is a vowel sound. Where as, ‘a’ is used when the beginning of the noun is a consonant.
Mistake:
Governments should set up rules and regulations on the use of the technology, so that it would not be misused for wrong or even criminal purposes.
Corrected version:
Governments should set up rules and regulations on the use of the technology, so that it would not be misused for the wrong or even criminal purposes.
There are four types of perfect tenses, present perfect, past perfect, present perfect progressive and past perfect progressive. Present perfect tense (has/have + past participle) is used to express an action or state has happened in the very recent past where as past perfect tense (had + past participle) is used to express an action which is completed in the past. Present perfect progressive (has/have + been + past participle) is used to stress the duration of an activity happened in the recent past. Past perfect progressive (had + been + past participle) is used to stress the duration of an activity that was completed before another action or time in the past.
Mistake:
Recently, researchers Mitchell and Just had utilized the new technology, computational modeling in human brain studies.
Corrected version:
Recently, researchers Mitchell and Just have utilized the new technology, computational modeling in human brain studies.
As for gerund, it is ‘-ing’ form of the verb but it is used as a noun. It is often called a verbal noun. A gerund can be a subject of a sentence, an abject of a verb, and an object of a preposition.
Mistake:
I prefer stay at home to watching a film at the cinema.
Corrected version:
I prefer staying at home to watching a film at the cinema.
Reference:
Lane, A. and Lange, E. (1999). Writing Clearly: An Editing
Guide (2nd ed.). Boston: Heinle and Heinle Publishers,
198-209.
Raimes, A. (2006). Grammar Troublespots: A Guide for
Student Writers (3rd ed.). New York: Cambridge
University Press, 98-105.
Swales, J.M. and Feak, C.B. (2009). Academic Writing for
Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills (2nd ed.).
USA: The University of Michigan Press, 289-301.
Articles are commonly used with common nouns or noun phrases and it consist of the nonspecific articles (a/an) and the specific article (the). The usage of article is depending on generic or specific reference. ‘The” article is used to indicate some specific object in the sentence after a general reference is made about the object or the object is unique, and it is also used when the noun has been modified by a adjectival phrase or clause. As for article ‘a’ and ‘an’, they are used before a singular countable noun that is non specific. ‘An’ is used when the beginning sound of the nonspecific singular countable noun is a vowel sound. Where as, ‘a’ is used when the beginning of the noun is a consonant.
Mistake:
Governments should set up rules and regulations on the use of the technology, so that it would not be misused for wrong or even criminal purposes.
Corrected version:
Governments should set up rules and regulations on the use of the technology, so that it would not be misused for the wrong or even criminal purposes.
There are four types of perfect tenses, present perfect, past perfect, present perfect progressive and past perfect progressive. Present perfect tense (has/have + past participle) is used to express an action or state has happened in the very recent past where as past perfect tense (had + past participle) is used to express an action which is completed in the past. Present perfect progressive (has/have + been + past participle) is used to stress the duration of an activity happened in the recent past. Past perfect progressive (had + been + past participle) is used to stress the duration of an activity that was completed before another action or time in the past.
Mistake:
Recently, researchers Mitchell and Just had utilized the new technology, computational modeling in human brain studies.
Corrected version:
Recently, researchers Mitchell and Just have utilized the new technology, computational modeling in human brain studies.
As for gerund, it is ‘-ing’ form of the verb but it is used as a noun. It is often called a verbal noun. A gerund can be a subject of a sentence, an abject of a verb, and an object of a preposition.
Mistake:
I prefer stay at home to watching a film at the cinema.
Corrected version:
I prefer staying at home to watching a film at the cinema.
Reference:
Lane, A. and Lange, E. (1999). Writing Clearly: An Editing
Guide (2nd ed.). Boston: Heinle and Heinle Publishers,
198-209.
Raimes, A. (2006). Grammar Troublespots: A Guide for
Student Writers (3rd ed.). New York: Cambridge
University Press, 98-105.
Swales, J.M. and Feak, C.B. (2009). Academic Writing for
Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills (2nd ed.).
USA: The University of Michigan Press, 289-301.
Friday, March 20, 2009
EG1471 e-portfolio 5 (roundtable dicussion summary)
During week 6, we had a roundtable discussion on issues related to our Writing Assignment 2. For my group, we had chosen the topic about the technology called computational modeling in brain studies. We had discussed about the benefits and the potential bad effects of the technology on society, and also the question whether institutions or government should regulate the use of this technology.
First of all, our group moderator, Lance, explained what is computational modeling in brain studies and its uses in modern day life. Computational modeling in brain studies is a technology that enables scientists to analyze how a human brain functions, how it processes information and thoughts. The technology is now widely used in medical domain to help those patient who a paralyzed to regain control of body motion and even communication. By using fMRI, scientists are able to scan a person’s brain and obtain the brain activation pattern, thus predict what the person is thinking.
For the side which opposes the regulations, Wei ling and Yi Xiang stated that the technology brings far more benefits than bad effects to the society. Based on studies by researchers, the technology has potential in the future to find out the causes and the solution for mental illness. Other than that, the machine also can serve as the purpose of detecting the people who has a high risk of obtaining mental illness. In addition, the machine is also able to treat ADHD patients. By providing a gaming environment, patients use brain-controlled virtual joysticks to play games, thus, it will enhances their concentration on certain object.
As for the side which supports regulations, Ei Hong pointed out a fact that, currently, the accuracy of the machine is still unreliable. The reason is, different people may have different perception on things, and thus, it causes difference in the brain activation pattern with the default pattern. Moreover, people with different culture have different thinking too. To add on, Phyllicia said that, when a person is feeling anxious, the machine will also give inaccurate results and initially when the machine is tested, the data used is only based on a few research subjects, and the number cannot represent the whole human population. For my own part, I stated out the point that the machine might violate human right, that is, human privacy is not ensured. If the machine is being overused, we might end up with a future where people’s thought is stored up as data files and brain scanning may be necessary during job interview or requirement for school.
In conclusion, we found out that, the technology still have many flaws and requires time and advance skills of scientists in the future to make it more accurate. So, we all agree on the conclusion that government should set up rules and regulations to protect the technology from being misused. It should be restrained for medical and crime investigation purposes instead of being a lie detector or a daily use machine for everybody.
First of all, our group moderator, Lance, explained what is computational modeling in brain studies and its uses in modern day life. Computational modeling in brain studies is a technology that enables scientists to analyze how a human brain functions, how it processes information and thoughts. The technology is now widely used in medical domain to help those patient who a paralyzed to regain control of body motion and even communication. By using fMRI, scientists are able to scan a person’s brain and obtain the brain activation pattern, thus predict what the person is thinking.
For the side which opposes the regulations, Wei ling and Yi Xiang stated that the technology brings far more benefits than bad effects to the society. Based on studies by researchers, the technology has potential in the future to find out the causes and the solution for mental illness. Other than that, the machine also can serve as the purpose of detecting the people who has a high risk of obtaining mental illness. In addition, the machine is also able to treat ADHD patients. By providing a gaming environment, patients use brain-controlled virtual joysticks to play games, thus, it will enhances their concentration on certain object.
As for the side which supports regulations, Ei Hong pointed out a fact that, currently, the accuracy of the machine is still unreliable. The reason is, different people may have different perception on things, and thus, it causes difference in the brain activation pattern with the default pattern. Moreover, people with different culture have different thinking too. To add on, Phyllicia said that, when a person is feeling anxious, the machine will also give inaccurate results and initially when the machine is tested, the data used is only based on a few research subjects, and the number cannot represent the whole human population. For my own part, I stated out the point that the machine might violate human right, that is, human privacy is not ensured. If the machine is being overused, we might end up with a future where people’s thought is stored up as data files and brain scanning may be necessary during job interview or requirement for school.
In conclusion, we found out that, the technology still have many flaws and requires time and advance skills of scientists in the future to make it more accurate. So, we all agree on the conclusion that government should set up rules and regulations to protect the technology from being misused. It should be restrained for medical and crime investigation purposes instead of being a lie detector or a daily use machine for everybody.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Summarize 2 articles (computational modeling of brain studies)
The new technology computational modeling in brain studies has led us to discover how human brain functions, how it processes our daily input of information from the environment and how and what are we thinking. According to Marano , in his article “ Ethics and mapping the brain”, “ the technology are bringing us closer to a world where blindness is overcome with visual prostheses and Alzheimer’s disease is understood…”Marano (2003) It is true that the technology brings benefits to the society, however, it is still unprepared to be widely used, not only because of the, accuracy of the machine, expensive cost and some ethical issues are still being question by experts and society in the world.
What is computational modeling in brain studies? Based on the new research by Tom Mitchell, a computer scientist and Marcel Just, a cognitive neuroscientist, by using brain scan data obtained from functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), researchers able to develop a computational model that enabled a computer to correctly determine what word a research subject was thinking about. National Science Foundation (2008) . By comparing brain activation patterns generated by brain scan, the computer is able to identify thoughts. Other that that , the technology also have the potential to determine whether the subject is lying or not, by using fMRI to detect the significant difference of blood oxygen level in the brain between lying and truth telling. This technology is very useful in criminal investigation.
Accuracy of the machine is still a problem until today. When the computer is first tested, there are only a few research subjects involved, the result data does not include the whole human population. In other words, different person have different perspective on things, and different people may react differently, thus resulting in different brain activation patterns that may cause the computer to interpret the information wrongly. Arthur L. Caplan, a professor from Pennsylvania said that the machine is not ready to be widely used yet, because of the high false positive rates and false negative rates occurred. Marano (2003). For the case of criminal detecting, the inaccuracy of the machine may cause innocent people to be sent to jail. Besides that, the rule of the result of the machine to be made evidence in court is also questionable.
On the other hand, the cost of the machine is also expensive. If the brain scan services is made common to society, who would afford to pay for the expensive cost of the data processing? Another question popped up, if everybody’s brain image is easily taken and stored as a data, how is privacy ensured? People can be fired from company because of the interviewer got to know that the person have the potential of developing schizophrenia. This is not the right direction the technology supposes to lead. Children in the future may have their brain scan to determine whether they are suitable for certain lesson. The question “is your brain your fate?” occurred Caplan cautioned, “Yes, it predictive, but a person still can change things with learning and environment.” Marano (2003).
In conclusion, government’s regulations on the technology are important. They should set rules like who have the permission to use it and who do not, so that the misuse of the technology can be prevented.
Vocabulary/ Phrase :
Prostheses : An artificial device used to replace a missing body part, such as a limb, tooth, eye, or heart valve.
Cognitive : Having a basis in or reducible to empirical factual knowledge.
Schizophrenia : Psychiatry. Also called dementia praecox. a severe mental disorder characterized by some, but not necessarily all, of the following features: emotional blunting, intellectual deterioration, social isolation, disorganized speech and behavior, delusions, and hallucinations.
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) : a form of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain that registers blood flow to functioning areas of the brain.
Predictive : being an indication of the future or of future conditions: a cold wind predictive of snow.
Reference:
Marano, L. (2003, June3). Ethics and mapping the brain (An abridged version of the original in The Washington Times). Retrieved August 6, 2008, from the Center for Cognitive Liberty and Ethics Web site:
http://www.cognitivelibert.org/neuro/brain_mapping_ethics.htm
National Science Foundation. (2008, May 30). A computer that can ‘read’ your mind
[Press release 08-091]. Retrieved August 6, 2008, from
http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111641&org=olpa&from=news
What is computational modeling in brain studies? Based on the new research by Tom Mitchell, a computer scientist and Marcel Just, a cognitive neuroscientist, by using brain scan data obtained from functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), researchers able to develop a computational model that enabled a computer to correctly determine what word a research subject was thinking about. National Science Foundation (2008) . By comparing brain activation patterns generated by brain scan, the computer is able to identify thoughts. Other that that , the technology also have the potential to determine whether the subject is lying or not, by using fMRI to detect the significant difference of blood oxygen level in the brain between lying and truth telling. This technology is very useful in criminal investigation.
Accuracy of the machine is still a problem until today. When the computer is first tested, there are only a few research subjects involved, the result data does not include the whole human population. In other words, different person have different perspective on things, and different people may react differently, thus resulting in different brain activation patterns that may cause the computer to interpret the information wrongly. Arthur L. Caplan, a professor from Pennsylvania said that the machine is not ready to be widely used yet, because of the high false positive rates and false negative rates occurred. Marano (2003). For the case of criminal detecting, the inaccuracy of the machine may cause innocent people to be sent to jail. Besides that, the rule of the result of the machine to be made evidence in court is also questionable.
On the other hand, the cost of the machine is also expensive. If the brain scan services is made common to society, who would afford to pay for the expensive cost of the data processing? Another question popped up, if everybody’s brain image is easily taken and stored as a data, how is privacy ensured? People can be fired from company because of the interviewer got to know that the person have the potential of developing schizophrenia. This is not the right direction the technology supposes to lead. Children in the future may have their brain scan to determine whether they are suitable for certain lesson. The question “is your brain your fate?” occurred Caplan cautioned, “Yes, it predictive, but a person still can change things with learning and environment.” Marano (2003).
In conclusion, government’s regulations on the technology are important. They should set rules like who have the permission to use it and who do not, so that the misuse of the technology can be prevented.
Vocabulary/ Phrase :
Prostheses : An artificial device used to replace a missing body part, such as a limb, tooth, eye, or heart valve.
Cognitive : Having a basis in or reducible to empirical factual knowledge.
Schizophrenia : Psychiatry. Also called dementia praecox. a severe mental disorder characterized by some, but not necessarily all, of the following features: emotional blunting, intellectual deterioration, social isolation, disorganized speech and behavior, delusions, and hallucinations.
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) : a form of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain that registers blood flow to functioning areas of the brain.
Predictive : being an indication of the future or of future conditions: a cold wind predictive of snow.
Reference:
Marano, L. (2003, June3). Ethics and mapping the brain (An abridged version of the original in The Washington Times). Retrieved August 6, 2008, from the Center for Cognitive Liberty and Ethics Web site:
http://www.cognitivelibert.org/neuro/brain_mapping_ethics.htm
National Science Foundation. (2008, May 30). A computer that can ‘read’ your mind
[Press release 08-091]. Retrieved August 6, 2008, from
http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111641&org=olpa&from=news
Sunday, February 1, 2009
EG1471 e-portfolio 3
On 30th January, three lecturers had shared with us, their thoughts about some current issues which, I found, quite interesting and motivating. One of the lecturers was Professor Palmer, what he had presented was a short talk about new technology and policies that are planned to reduce the effect of global warming. Next, we had Dr Sevacool to explain to us the reason why people resist new technology, and lastly, Professor Rajasekhar told us about the ways to deal with large scale environmental problems.
Professor Palmer started the lecture by explaining some current statistics about carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere, and then proceed to show us two new technology created by scientists to try solve the effect of global warming. One of the approaches is, scientists planned to capture carbon dioxide in the air and store them in depleted oil or gas field underground or under the ocean. A thin membrane will be made to bound the liquefied carbon dioxide, prevent them from acidifying the sea water. The other way is, to pump sulfur into the atmosphere to reduce Earth’s temperature.
Dr. Sevacool was next to explain the fact that the success of a technology is depending on social factors, not the quality of the technology. He gave the example of electrical vehicles invented in the early 19’s to explain how economic, politic and social cause the downfall of the production of electrical vehicles. Firstly, economic challenges like declining cost of oil and mass production of gasoline vehicles by Henry Ford reduced the market for electrical vehicles. Political challenges like the mass requirement of gasoline vehicles rather than electrical vehicles in World War 1 due to shortage of coal and rail congestion. Lastly, social challenges like argument of privacy during travelling and the safety travelling in electrical vehicles.
Professor Rajasekhar had stressed on the effect of global warming and pointed to us the main approach to reduce climate changes is to target on reduction of green houses gasses. He suggested some solutions to the problem such as, all countries shall cooperate internationally on policies like taxes on green house gas emission, increase of energy efficiency and subsidize for renewable energy.
It is quite surprising to know the idea of carbon storage, because I had never realized that carbon dioxide can be gathered in this way. I also found the fact which electrical vehicles is actually eco-friendly quite interesting, imagine the world with only electrical vehicles running on the road, maybe we will not be troubled by global warming. There are also some inspiring words from Professor Rajasekhar, like “Think globally and act locally” which makes me like the lecture so much.
Professor Palmer started the lecture by explaining some current statistics about carbon dioxide level in the atmosphere, and then proceed to show us two new technology created by scientists to try solve the effect of global warming. One of the approaches is, scientists planned to capture carbon dioxide in the air and store them in depleted oil or gas field underground or under the ocean. A thin membrane will be made to bound the liquefied carbon dioxide, prevent them from acidifying the sea water. The other way is, to pump sulfur into the atmosphere to reduce Earth’s temperature.
Dr. Sevacool was next to explain the fact that the success of a technology is depending on social factors, not the quality of the technology. He gave the example of electrical vehicles invented in the early 19’s to explain how economic, politic and social cause the downfall of the production of electrical vehicles. Firstly, economic challenges like declining cost of oil and mass production of gasoline vehicles by Henry Ford reduced the market for electrical vehicles. Political challenges like the mass requirement of gasoline vehicles rather than electrical vehicles in World War 1 due to shortage of coal and rail congestion. Lastly, social challenges like argument of privacy during travelling and the safety travelling in electrical vehicles.
Professor Rajasekhar had stressed on the effect of global warming and pointed to us the main approach to reduce climate changes is to target on reduction of green houses gasses. He suggested some solutions to the problem such as, all countries shall cooperate internationally on policies like taxes on green house gas emission, increase of energy efficiency and subsidize for renewable energy.
It is quite surprising to know the idea of carbon storage, because I had never realized that carbon dioxide can be gathered in this way. I also found the fact which electrical vehicles is actually eco-friendly quite interesting, imagine the world with only electrical vehicles running on the road, maybe we will not be troubled by global warming. There are also some inspiring words from Professor Rajasekhar, like “Think globally and act locally” which makes me like the lecture so much.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
EG1471 e-portfolio 2
Global warming has been a serious problem that haunts us since human started to be active in all kinds of industrial activities, we cut off trees to build houses, we invented vehicles that emitted green house gasses, we even burned down forests for farming purposes. Thus, what we have done lead us to the problem of drastic climate change, chaos, such as typhoons, floods and droughts are happening every year, and that has threaten the life’s of the people living on earth. Now, every country is seeing to this problem and some has started carrying out policies to try save the earth. For my country, Malaysia, the government is trying hard to carry out two policies, controlled deforestation activities and reduced emission of green house gasses by vehicles.
The government of Malaysia started to reduce the number of lessens issued to the land developers for caring out deforestation. Those land developers are also needed to obey the new policy, that is, the number of trees is replanted should be equal or more than the number of trees being cut down. This will help to maintain the low level of carbon dioxide. Besides that, Malaysia government also set up strict rules like banning the usage of fire for clearing land, and those who were found carrying out open burning shall be fined a huge amount of money. Idle land also is being replanted with trees and oil palms to help maintain the moisture and the level of oxygen in the air.
On the other hand, Malaysia is upgrading the services of public transports, the purpose of this is to encourage the people to use public transport instead of driving themselves. Public transports like LRT (Light Rail Transit) and commuters were built because they do not emit carbon dioxide, and the tickets are cheap to attract more passengers. People are also encouraged to share their transport when they are going to work or travel. This will help on reducing the amount of traffic jams during peak hours and more importantly, reduce the emission of carbon dioxide and other harmful green house gasses.
In my opinion, everybody have the responsibility to do something to save Mother Nature. I’m sure everyone does not wish to see our future earth to turn into a dreadful place to live in. So, let’s wait no more, start planting trees and stop global warming from getting more and more serious.
The government of Malaysia started to reduce the number of lessens issued to the land developers for caring out deforestation. Those land developers are also needed to obey the new policy, that is, the number of trees is replanted should be equal or more than the number of trees being cut down. This will help to maintain the low level of carbon dioxide. Besides that, Malaysia government also set up strict rules like banning the usage of fire for clearing land, and those who were found carrying out open burning shall be fined a huge amount of money. Idle land also is being replanted with trees and oil palms to help maintain the moisture and the level of oxygen in the air.
On the other hand, Malaysia is upgrading the services of public transports, the purpose of this is to encourage the people to use public transport instead of driving themselves. Public transports like LRT (Light Rail Transit) and commuters were built because they do not emit carbon dioxide, and the tickets are cheap to attract more passengers. People are also encouraged to share their transport when they are going to work or travel. This will help on reducing the amount of traffic jams during peak hours and more importantly, reduce the emission of carbon dioxide and other harmful green house gasses.
In my opinion, everybody have the responsibility to do something to save Mother Nature. I’m sure everyone does not wish to see our future earth to turn into a dreadful place to live in. So, let’s wait no more, start planting trees and stop global warming from getting more and more serious.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
EG1471 e-portfolio 1
Throughout history, engineers had been there to solve daily life problems and accomplish human needs. Since the society is getting more and more advance, technology used are getting more and more complicated, engineers need to work harder as the problem in daily life is getting tougher to be solved. Engineering courses given by universities nowadays will help all the engineering undergraduates to develop the ability to analyze complex information systematically and thus apply a systematic approach in designing solutions.
The main part of engineering is to know how to analyze problems occurred. First of all, engineers need good skills in both math and physic because the two subjects is the main core to help engineers calculating all those figures and numbers occurred during their encounter with problems in fields like financial, investment, development of buildings, building electronic devices and creating new technology. Besides that, to be effective in analyzing data, engineers should develop a strong base of programming skill, so that they can build computer programs that able to help them on analyzing complex information or data correctly and accurately.
The other important part about engineering is about having a systematic approach in designing solutions for respective problems. Due to the complexity of the problems in daily life, an engineer should have a mind set to think generally, logically, be sharp and concise. While designing a solution, engineers need to think about all the consequences that will happen and try to solve it one by one. Engineers will also need to be patient because there will be times where engineers have to struggle or in other words, troubleshooting a few times to obtain satisfied results.
With both analytical skill and systematically thinking, engineers can involve themselves in many fields. For me, I believe that, in the future, in any fields, there will be engineers to do the job.
The main part of engineering is to know how to analyze problems occurred. First of all, engineers need good skills in both math and physic because the two subjects is the main core to help engineers calculating all those figures and numbers occurred during their encounter with problems in fields like financial, investment, development of buildings, building electronic devices and creating new technology. Besides that, to be effective in analyzing data, engineers should develop a strong base of programming skill, so that they can build computer programs that able to help them on analyzing complex information or data correctly and accurately.
The other important part about engineering is about having a systematic approach in designing solutions for respective problems. Due to the complexity of the problems in daily life, an engineer should have a mind set to think generally, logically, be sharp and concise. While designing a solution, engineers need to think about all the consequences that will happen and try to solve it one by one. Engineers will also need to be patient because there will be times where engineers have to struggle or in other words, troubleshooting a few times to obtain satisfied results.
With both analytical skill and systematically thinking, engineers can involve themselves in many fields. For me, I believe that, in the future, in any fields, there will be engineers to do the job.
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