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Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by strangest(m): 1:16pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
Know person wey know road... Top skill |
Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by SonofGod231: 1:25pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
Using AutoCad,PVsyt, ArchiCAD, PDMS ,Autodesk inventor depends upon the task. Are you making a 2D schematic? How about routing and laying out a PCB board? Or making a complex 3D wiring harness? How about working on complex SCADA designs? Do you need software to check your work? For Construction, Architectural and Civil engineering design ArchiCAD is better. As an Electrical engineer it's best you learn how to use Autocad electrical,Autodesk inventor,PMDs. I was lucky enough,In my 300level as a mechanical/Software engineering student we treated Autocad as a course. Not many schools do that. 2 Likes |
Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by vickydevoka(m): 1:40pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
ModelLook:That's i stopped. I left the useless country 1 Like |
Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by Standing5(m): 1:44pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
ModelLook:what is being discussed here is tools for improved engineering practice and not how to make them earn. When product is competitive and selling is when profit comes in. Before then, you need the right tools. |
Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by Sheriman(m): 1:53pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
Naturallyme:Some Nigerians Engineering students don't even know all these things na how to do Yahoo and buy the latest benz full their head |
Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by SonofGod231: 1:54pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
ModelLook:One thing is to have an engineering certificate in Nigeria,another thing is having the practical/technical know how. Engineers are living well in this country. Yes,Oil Company Yakpa for Naija if you sabi work dem go sharply employ you. Just the other day a maritime company in Lagos was searching for marine engineers to man their new vessels. One other company was crewing,I reached out to my former colleagues but many of dem no even get marine papers. Some no even fit change engine oil from a marine generator yet you say you be marine engineer? Those are the things. All those Airplanes for airport, vessels and ships for seaports,Trains for Train stations,plants for big hospitals and hotels. Na ghosts dey maintain and repair dem?! Money dey there,Big money because nothing moves without an engineer. 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by Cousin9999: 1:57pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
1. You should be curious enough to want to take random machines apart and rebuild them. But definitely don't do that without researching it first. 2. You should be passionate enough to have personal projects going. It can be anything, a robot or a cooking appliance. 3. If you don't like math, you better learn to enjoy its beauty. 4. You will have to code (regardless of discipline). So familiarize yourself with that. Your specialization will determine just how much you have to do. Explore MOOCs on https://www.edx.org/ You won't be disappointed. Also, think about what you can create specifically for Nigeria. It doesn't even have to be amazing. It could be various mods to existing technology. 1 Like |
Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by ofiko123(m): 2:06pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
Franking: My brother you have spoken.. 1 Like |
Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by sweetMichael(m): 2:19pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
Safety training... 1 Like |
Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by Kolisky(m): 2:40pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
kayttah: You’re quite right. When I watch all these tutorials videos from these advanced countries, I wonder what we are studying here I met a topic here on Nairaland that explicitly explained How to calculate blocks used in construction Imagine, as a student engineer going to 500L, I had to learn it quite well. Educational sector here is totally outdated. They need to start teaching us what we gonna face in the real world |
Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by IkemChris(m): 2:40pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
Grow as much as you can... As a civil engineer, I worked in a design firm from there to field from field to Human resources... I just decided to be as vast as I can... Them no dey stay one place watch masquerade... I have gotten my COREN the next move is to do MBA... Life no straight (especially in Nigeria so I go bend small)... |
Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by olaztek(m): 2:41pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
Electronics design skills 1 Like |
Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by mikemiyaki: 2:44pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
Go learn PLC. I lost a job few years ago in NB because of it. Thank me later. 2 Likes |
Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by GerogeI(m): 3:13pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
I am going to speak generically a bit, but specifically about Mechanical Engineering. As an Engr, the hard truth is that what we are learning in schools are not cutting edge nor functional, so do not expect to go to a first world country and bag front edge engineering jobs. The only way that happens is when you re-educate over there and slave for sometime to learn from experience. Coming over to Nigeria, Remember engineering is all about solving problems of the society. There are many unsolved problems in our Nigerian and African Society, and the funny thing is they are all things that involve already matured Technology. Why? Because in school we are thought many first principles and physics and complex mathematics, but no body ever taught us how to put these things together to solve actual real world problems. So you have many people who understand energy, heat, thermodynamics, but cannot create a simple oven. The greatest gift you can give yourself as a Nigeria engineer is to sit yourself down and get a wholesome understanding of Engineering design(Never Read Shigley alone, you only reference it for design process if you want to make headway) putting together all you have learnt. If you can do this, you only need a few years of industry experience to work with codes and standards and you will never need a job. I will be very specific For a Mechanical Engr. There are two Major Areas. 1.Materials and 2.Heat For Materials. 1. Understand 3D stress How and why you should resolve it to plan stress Convenience of Mohrs circle How come Von Misses stress can give 1 figure stress representation. Bending and how these stress applies Torsion and its stresses Tension and Compression. How to actually put all these together to create shafts, gears, sprocket, belt drives, screws, etc. This is the primary reason why you studied Mech Engr. 2. Do same for Heat Understand how to Apply Heat transfer and thermodynamics to create actual applications, not just those engines you cram and vomit. 3. A. Learn to use just 1 CAD software. The rest are all based on the same graphics and matches concept, just the user interface is different. B. Learn how to program the computer in just 1 language. The rest are all same, only syntax or grammar is different. They all use same ideas of variables, conditional statements, loops, object or data encapsulation. So just learn 1, you can always easily learn another one if required as long as you learnt the first one properly. One good choice would be how to program spreadsheets with vba. C. Learn how to use spreadsheets like excel to build mathematical models manually. Nobody has time for paper calculations anymore. And no, Excel is not for accountants. You will be surprised how much you can do on a spreadsheet. Finally look around you, you will find a problem that only someone with your skillset can solve. Choose something that people are already paying heavily for an imported solution. When you solve it locally you can cash out. Create a solution on your computer. Sell the idea to someone to fund a prototype. Then sell the idea again for commercialization. You do not need to be employed, rather you have the capacity to create things that will employ others and take your share. 4 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by PediakAuthor: 3:18pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
Automated Computer Aided Designs (AutoCAD) technology is quite prerequisite, and there are several software to acquire the knowledge. However, make sure you understand the complexities of Engineering Drawings & Advanced Technical Designs before you proceed with any Computer Aided Designs (CAD) Applications, it makes things easier. You can also learn some computer programming languages - even if it entails learning QBasic or HTML for a start for you to understand programming concept. Beyond APP's interactivity, you can also learn JavaScript for Automations. For instance, with respect to my #Green4Blue Initiative, I drew this attached Coastal Green City (unrendered version) years back... I afterwards wrote a computer program for its interactive digital map which was also used during the #ICSDE2020 virtual presentation... I can still recreate such solutions, Deo-Volente. By Jawolusy of NETISM.org
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Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by GerogeI(m): 3:19pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
How does an Engr find problems to solve? Observe your environment. Solve simple problems first, and graduate to more complex things. If I was an Engr from a place like Kano, One problem I have observed is seasonal wastage of tomatoes. People are already paying for an imported solution in form of can tomato starch mixtures important from China and labelled TIN tomatoes. Govt. Believes the problem can only be solved by a large factory built by the likes of Dangote. As an Engr. I would want to design a cottage factory process that can pulverise and dehydrate tomatoes without losing the flavours. And a packaging that will pasteurize and seal the tomatoes in sachets for easy distribution and longshelf life. 2 Likes |
Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by haslaw(m): 3:28pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
Jammy2012: You are a quark and a very dangerous person. 1 Like |
Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by Jammy2012(m): 3:38pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
How am I dangerous. Being an electronic hobbyist doesn't mean I am dangerous. I do my homework and go extra miles to do that I have a certificates from Coursera bro... By the way, I have this nanobot I want to test. It stops people from doing dangerous exercise like jumping into conclusions... Talent is not a sin, and doing it better is not a sin. I'm an Electronics hobbyist haslaw: |
Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by AbuAeesha: 3:41pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
it depends on what u wish to go for. 1. if u are going for construction =constructive engineering career in Nigeria today is more of the civil engineering part, we rarely construct high value electrical/mechanical components . 2. while for electrical=u can learn electrical service designs from reputable organisations and probably get designing jobs. my little advice. i studied electrical engineering too |
Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by Tolu100(m): 3:47pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
mikemiyaki:. I Need your help on this sir.. |
Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by cosmos2000(m): 4:05pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
Naturallyme: Nice OT 1 Like |
Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by mmpharrison: 4:14pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
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Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by Kokaine(m): 4:22pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
If its electrical, Lab center Proteus with PCB. If you know it even, you can get jobs online on upworks |
Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by Christabeliciou: 4:45pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
How can one get to register for this NEBOSH and how much is it. Thanks Josephkabila12: |
Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by swiftsulex(m): 5:31pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
Cognitivereason: Learn Matlab and Python in addition to the skills you've already mentioned. Engineering is rapidly expanding and as such you will need these skills to model and automate processes. Best wishes in your career. |
Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by Cognitivereason: 6:11pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
Thank u for ur contribution.. Pls how can I communicate with u better ...please I need a much more detailed advice AbuAeesha: |
Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by blogbuilder: 6:39pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
GerogeI:Evening sir.. Pls how can I contact you? I need to learn a lot from you |
Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by VoidLoop: 6:57pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
As an Electrical, Electronics, Computer or Mechanical Engineering Student, you can learn Embedded Systems so that you can explore and implement trending technology like IoT,AI, Networking e.t.c in real time scenario. I'm an embedded system engineer. You can check my signature to contact me. |
Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by techmatas: 7:05pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
You can try Advanxis Technologies and process automation. Our trainings are affordable and on the Job based training 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: What Are The Necessary Skills Every Engineering Student Should Have by trigger11(m): 7:33pm On Sep 27, 2021 |
everyone is talking about civil mechanical and electrical engr .... please how about we that studied agricultural/environmental engineering what should be our own someone should please advice |
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