·“Communication skills are Vital, particularly in organisational
structures where there is extensive team working.”
·Team work is required for success.
·Greater responsibility within a project normally increases
an individual’s commitment.
·Communication doesn’t just mean verbal or written it
can include…
- Numerical material, Statistical , algebraic and
graphical information.
- Scale Drawings or other pictorial communication.
Knowing
what and knowing how.
·“In order to do engineering you need to able to
solve problems”.
·Modelling cycle often used within engineering. –
Model is a tool for thinking with – An abstraction which often helps to solve
an engineering problem.
*
See attached file for Modelling cycle diagram. *
·The cycle starts with a problem – the problem being
the item that needs to be created for example a bridge to cross water.
·The second step is the model – This being the original
concept or plan, in this case may be a scale drawing of a bridge or idea of
material that will be required for the build.
·The next arrow shows that you should use your model
to plan a solution , this may be where your occur problems such as the material
required may not be available to the amount of specialised craftsman etc.
·The final step is the solution, this is where you
will fix the problems or adapt the design sp that your earlier problems are identified
and minimalised. This will then allow you to have another solution or final product,
you can continue to break this down and test your solution until you happy with
your final product.
Section 3.1 notes.
Section 3.1 notes.
Communicating in teams.
· “Communication skills are Vital, particularly in organisational structures where there is extensive team working.”
· Team work is required for success.
· Greater responsibility within a project normally increases an individual’s commitment.
· Communication doesn’t just mean verbal or written it can include…
- Numerical material, Statistical , algebraic and graphical information.
- Scale Drawings or other pictorial communication.
Knowing what and knowing how.
· “In order to do engineering you need to able to solve problems”.
· Modelling cycle often used within engineering. – Model is a tool for thinking with – An abstraction which often helps to solve an engineering problem.
* See attached file for Modelling cycle diagram. *
· The cycle starts with a problem – the problem being the item that needs to be created for example a bridge to cross water.
· The second step is the model – This being the original concept or plan, in this case may be a scale drawing of a bridge or idea of material that will be required for the build.
· The next arrow shows that you should use your model to plan a solution , this may be where your occur problems such as the material required may not be available to the amount of specialised craftsman etc.
· The final step is the solution, this is where you will fix the problems or adapt the design sp that your earlier problems are identified and minimalised. This will then allow you to have another solution or final product, you can continue to break this down and test your solution until you happy with your final product.