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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

SKMJ 1902

ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES

AND PRACTICE

UTM JOHOR BAHRU

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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROFESSION

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A statutory body constituted under the Registration of Engineers Act 1967 (REA).

Officially formed on 23^rd August 1972.

BEM falls within the ambit of responsibility of the Minister of Works .

BEM is established for the purpose of regulating the professional conduct and practice of registered engineers in order to safeguard the safety and interest of the public.

Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM)

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Keep and maintain the Register
Process the Application for Registration
Conduct and Monitor Continuing Professional
Development Programmes
Assess Academic Qualification
Regulates the Practice & Conduct of the Engineering Profession
Conduct Professional Assessment Examination

Functions of BEM

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BEM through its Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC) assesses and accredits engineering degrees offered by institutions of higher learning in Malaysia.

The EAC is the coordinating body on accreditation, representing the BEM, IEM, Lembaga Akreditasi Negara (LAN) and Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia (JPA).

The accreditation team visits the institution to audit the facilities and have dialogue with academic staff and students.

Assessment of Academic Qualifications by BEM

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It is mandatory for university graduate to register as “Graduate Engineer” if he/she wants to take up employment as an Engineer.

A “Graduate Engineer” is a person registered under Section 10(1) of the Registration of Engineers Act 1967 (Revised 2015).

BEM recognises the experience gained by an engineering graduate only after he/she has registered as a “Graduate Engineer”.

“Graduate Engineer” Registration with BEM

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Any “Graduate Engineer” who wants to apply for registration as a Professional Engineer (Ir.) must:

be registered as a Graduate Engineer with BEM; and
have satisfied the training requirements of BEM; and
have passed the Professional Assessment Examination (PAE) of BEM, or Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM).

Professional Engineer (Ir.) Registration with BEM

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RESEARCH IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

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ENGINEER NEED TO SOLVE PROBLEM?

Problem Definition

A problem statement identifies the gap between the current state (i.e. the problem) and the desired state (i.e. the goal) of a process or product. Within the design context, you can think of the user problem as an unmet need.

Soln: must have a complete research background

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BACKGROUND RESEARCH

Background research is carried out after the problem and mission statement is set.
With the background research, the detail specification will be outlined.

Design a Method to dispose garbage from housing area (Q & A)

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WHAT SKILLS DO MECHANICAL ENGINEER NEED?

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