• Question: How will Engineering in DT help me in the future, if I didn't choose engineering for a career? eg: Maths helps with money and knowing what i can afford etc

    Asked by 284trnb34 to Fe, Joe, Lauren, Olivia, Pete on 9 Mar 2015.
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      Lauren Dransfield answered on 9 Mar 2015:

      I think it’s important to be able to understand where the things you use on a daily basis might have come from or how they were made. It could potentially help you to fix things without having to call a technician or engineer to do it for you, or at least give you the ability to understand a problem you have even if you’re unable to fix it yourself.

      I do think both maths and DT can both be all about problem solving too, which is applicable to almost all aspects of your day, for example: which trains do I need to catch to get somewhere on time, which are the most useful or beneficial changes to make throughout a journey, what happens if the line is down and I need to take a replacement bus. There are tonnes of ways you use the skills you learn without necessarily applying it to the exact same situation.

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      Peter Roskilly answered on 10 Mar 2015:

      Lauren kind of nailed the answer to this one, so I don’t have much to add.

      Engineering (from my point of view at least) is all about figuring out how stuff works. More importantly it’s about WHY things work the way they do. Seeing these patterns of rules and limitations makes understanding the world around you easier. Being able to understand rules and patterns can be applied to pretty much anything.

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      Olivia Stodieck answered on 10 Mar 2015:

      Yes, I completely agree with the Lauren and Pete on this one. Especially in the world we live in today, with technology evolving so fast – it’s important I think to have some basic understanding of engineering and computing too.

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      Felicity Harer answered on 11 Mar 2015:

      Sadly the clichéd answer is true for this one! Welcome to the idea of transferable skills… Learning a way of thinking and approaching problems that you can use anywhere.
      Engineering is pretty awesome for things like understanding how things work, basic maths, and problem solving. These help with stuff like fixing things that go wrong, splitting the bill in restaurants, and working out how you’re going to make it home after you miss your train… Essentially doing Engineering helps you do nearly everything else a bit better!
      Plus when you see the next SpaceX launch or Apple iSomething you’ll be able to sound smart talking about it in Engineering terms 😛

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