Personal Statement: My Journey To Civil Engineering

My education and work experience have been great preparation for a career in this field. Engineering, by nature, requires strong analytical and problem solving skills. Even outside the classroom, I have learned to look at a situation and break it down systematically. Sometimes when a direct solution is not possible, an optimal alternative or repurpose is appropriate. For example, I worked

In brief, this article presents a view that women in engineering must enter the field as “conceptual men”.

Again, the assignment present for my rhetorical analysis is a project essays regard previous experience related to a Civil Engineer (CE) course. Around the time I signed up for that course, I was a Chemistry major, and was searching for alternative field

As with many other professions, civil engineering is deemed by society to be of higher ethical and moral standards due to the nature of our work affecting the general public in numerous ways. This comes as no surprise seeing as how our profession is responsible for planning and designing so much of the world around us. The roads we drive on, the

According to an article on the Indiana State University website over the construction started in 2010, of the 12 major construction projects due to finish, only one of them concerned the well-being of our disabled students. Brought to the universities attention and fixed, the 2 lecture halls in Holmstedt Hall were finally accessible to our disabled students. Does this mean that if we have halls and buildings that are not accessible that our campus has the threat of having more construction in the near future? With this, does it mean that until the construction is complete, our disabled students will struggle even more?

Another job is what the engineers do in terms of building and manufacturing. Engineers are undertaking signifincant roles in designing and constructing

I seem to have always had an underlying passion for infrastructure. That is a fact which I only came to fully comprehend during the summer. The Python Bridge, with its red snake-like abnormal shape, and Magere Brug, with its iconic drawbridge properties, are both picturesque examples of engineering done “right”. Perhaps it is that realisation of modern life being wholly dependent on engineering, which is everywhere and is always changing; perhaps it is the pressures of the ever increasing population and global warming; or perhaps it is the idea of helping to change the world around me to meet the demands of the future generations. That has driven me to hope for a challenging career which I will find personally gratifying and feel that I have given something back to the community.

Structure reformations of institutions that allow more female to enter the workforce and leading positions are more fundamental and influential to female’s role in the society. Since it celebrates a shared agreement of both male and female fighting against gender inequality, which make gender inequality not just a issue for women, but to a broader public. Lea Verou, on the contrary, emphasizes that women need be educated in the same way as male when they are still children, be creative and learn technical skills. She claims the reason that engineers are full of male is women are not be raise to fit that position, rather they are trained to be domestic housewives and pretty dolls (7). Though Verou has great confidence that parents will solve the problem of gender inequality, only emphasizing on family impact on women at young age cannot fully solve the problem of discriminated view from men. First, parents do not have sufficient time to look out for their children and keep them from any traditional view. Second, if the scientific institutes are gender bias to only

Positively, my experiences have assured me that the engineering field is one I want to pursue, regardless of what specific type I choose. Additionally, I was exposed to the diverse opportunities within civil engineering, including transit engineering, bridge engineering, environmental engineering, roadway design, and construction management. I appreciated the variety of paths and options that are available to follow in the future. For instance, I also shadowed a bridge engineer at RTA and was able to ride in a lift up to the viaduct bridge to observe maintenance occurring and learn about the inspection process. Notably, another experience I enjoyed was touring the rail shop. The behind the scenes look of how the trains run and the intricate electric systems that control the railway was intriguing. Conversely, the one negative I experienced in working within the public sector was the lack of funding and thus the extensive time required for projects to begin

AECOM recruits graduates who have specialized in Civil Engineering. In general, civil engineers translate detailed designs into structures such as bridges, roadways and buildings. In order to qualify for employment at AECOM, an aspiring engineer must be proficient in computer aided design (CAD) using relevant software. In addition, they must be capable of interpreting blueprints and technical specifications. Generally, potential candidates are expected to be knowledgeable in all aspects that touch on construction. Furthermore, must demonstrate their ability to troubleshoot technical challenges that may arise at any given phase of the project. The role of civil engineers is to ensure that a project conforms to its blueprints (Fasano 1).

In my country, women are not important and are not placed in influential positions, thus, being there would have deprived me of getting an education that would satiate my hunger for knowledge and wisdom, the hunger to be something and help the world better itself. As a woman, I would like to be an engineer and break all stereotypes that restrict women from pursuing an education in math. I was born in Iraq, the country of war, and within that country, women are meant for childbirth and care giving. There was no chance at an education that empowered women in the math field, or a male dominant field. During the time that I lived there, which was during the American-Iraq war, an opportunity for education was even tougher to chase after due to the danger that lied within the country. Although I was an

Going into ENG 102 I aim to challenge myself as a writer and an online learner. Having never taken an online class at Stout before, I look forward to this new experience. By taking ENG 102 online I would like to improve my time management skills, by having the freedom to take ENG 102 while I also take a speech class this semester is important to me. While I enjoy writing, my greatest weaknesses are spelling and grammar. By improving my weaknesses, I plan to develop a more professional writing style, along with expending my vocabulary. Throughout high school, I greatly enjoyed reading, and discussions, that come along with analyzing literary works. Two of my favorite authors are Donna Tratt and Willa Cather, I look forward to learning with

A five-foot five-inch replica of the Empire State Building that I stacked entirely with playing cards back in high school was the first time I appreciated the subtleties involved in creating complex card structures. I gradually progressed to stacking domes and a full-sized stadium, but the way this tower held together fascinated me, and I realized that there was much more going on in addition to the seemingly obvious concept of maintaining the right balance. After all, nothing could be that simple. Likewise, after four years of undergraduate studies in civil engineering, it seems to me I have barely scratched its surface. A graduate school will allow me to delve deep and let me explore the finer aspects of the field. Furthermore, this is crucial in terms of achieving my long-term goal of pursuing a PhD to carve out a career in industrial research.

I have literally known what I want to be since I was a toddler. Of course, as a three-year old putting together Legos, I could not have verbalized that I want to be a mechanical engineer. However, it was at that time that I began to develop and use the skills that I will need for my desired career. I began to consider how parts went together and the different components necessary to build and sustain various systems. Part of the inspiration was the simple fun that I had while putting together these small toys, but part of my inspiration was my father. He was a maintenance turn-around coordinator at an oil refinery, which led to my own desire to work as a mechanical engineer in a refinery one day. As I grew older, my interest in mechanical engineering remained constant, though I expanded my interest beyond the oil refineries. In fact, after attending a pre-college program, Jackling Introduction to Engineering, offered by Missouri Science and Technology in Rolla, Missouri in the summer of 2011, I realized that engineering was the perfect way to exercise my curiosity and inventiveness in a constructive and productive manner.

As mentioned above, it is very important for engineers to understand their own responsibilities. In 1960, the Conference of Engineering Societies of Western Europe and the United States of America defined "professional engineer" as follows:1 “A professional engineer is competent by virtue of his/her fundamental education and training to apply the scientific method and outlook to the analysis