Engineering Task

An Engineering Task is a general problem-solving task that is an analysis task and/or a design task/modeling task and/or a build task and/or a maintenance task.

• Context:
  • It can (typically) require Scientific Knowledge and Mathematical Knowledge.
  • It can (typically) involve Problem Analysis and Solution Design.
  • It can (often) apply Scientific Principles to solve Technical Problems.
  • It can (often) focus on improving System Efficiency and Productivity.
  • ...
  • It can range from being a Simple Engineering Task to being a Complex Engineering Task, depending on its Problem Complexity.
  • It can range from being a Specific Domain Task to being a Cross-Domain Task, depending on its Engineering Scope.
  • It can range from being a Technical Task to being a Socio-Technical Task, depending on its Impact Domain.
  • ...
  • It can be studied by an Engineering Discipline.
  • It can require Engineering Skills and Professional Certifications.
  • It can involve Safety Considerations and Risk Assessment.
  • It can produce Technical Solutions and Engineering Designs.
  • It can improve existing Systems and Processes.
  • It can create new Structures and Devices.
  • It can optimize Resource Usage and Cost Efficiency.
  • ...
• Example(s):
  • Civil Engineering Tasks, which involve Infrastructure Design and Construction.
  • Electronics Engineering Tasks, which create Electronic Systems.
  • Software Engineering Tasks, which develop Software Solutions.
  • Knowledge Engineering Tasks, which structure Knowledge Systems.
  • Ontology Engineering Tasks, which define Knowledge Organization.
  • ...
• Counter-Example(s):
  • Design Tasks, which focus on Aesthetic Design without Engineering Analysis.
  • Exploration Tasks, which discover rather than Engineer Solutions.
  • Hypothesis Evaluation Tasks, which test Scientific Theorys rather than create Solutions.
  • Organizational Analysis Tasks, which study Organizations without Engineering Change.
  • Systems Analysis Tasks, which examine Systems without Implementation.
• See: Engineering Process, Engineering Branch, Engineering Method, Technical Solution.

---

---

References

2024

• (Wikipedia, 2024) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering Retrieved:2024-11-18.
  • Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to solve technical problems, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve systems. Modern engineering comprises many subfields which include designing and improving infrastructure, machinery, vehicles, electronics, materials, and energy systems. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad range of more specialized fields of engineering, each with a more specific emphasis on particular areas of applied mathematics, applied science, and types of application. See glossary of engineering. The term engineering is derived from the Latin , meaning "cleverness".

2013

• (Wikipedia, 2013) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/engineering Retrieved:2013-12-6.
  • Engineering is the application of scientific, economic, social, and practical knowledge in order to design, build, and maintain structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes. It may encompass using insights to conceive, model and scale an appropriate solution to a problem or objective. The discipline of engineering is extremely broad, and encompasses a range of more specialized fields of engineering, each with a more specific emphasis on particular areas of technology and types of application.

    The American Engineers' Council for Professional Development (ECPD, the predecessor of ABET) has defined "engineering" as:

    The creative application of scientific principles to design or develop structures, machines, apparatus, or manufacturing processes, or works utilizing them singly or in combination; or to construct or operate the same with full cognizance of their design; or to forecast their behavior under specific operating conditions; all as respects an intended function, economics of operation or safety to life and property.

    One who practices engineering is called an engineer, and those licensed to do so may have more formal designations such as Professional Engineer, Federal Aviation Administration Designated Engineering Representative, Chartered Engineer, Incorporated Engineer, Ingenieur or European Engineer.

---