Crash Course
How To Become An Engineer: Crash Course Engineering #45
Hopefully this course has gotten you excited about all the things we can do with engineering. If so, today we’re going to try to help you answer a very important question: how do you become an engineer? What are the steps? What kinds of...
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New Research on Tesla Semi Truck Energy Usage, Microrobots, and more - Today In Engineering 5
This episode of today in engineering includes: 1. Tesla Semi Truck Energy Usage 2. Autonomous Flying Microrobots 3. Floating Island
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The Hidden Women of STEM
Despite the recent push to involve young women in STEM careers, the percentage of women in science, technology, engineering, and math is still low. In a short video, Alexis Scott, scientist, engineer, and mathematician offers advice on...
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Career Connections | Operations Strategic Planner
The job of an operations strategic planner is to ensure that decision-makers have the information they need to make sure the company operates smoothly and cost-effectively. Watch a brief video to take a look at the range of...
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Career Connections | Lean Manufacturing Manager
The lean manufacturing manager's job is to keep production costs down by increasing the efficiency of the production processes. Viewers get the inside scoop as they watch a short video of a manager's typical day at Whirlpool Corporation.
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Career Connections | Network Architect
Network architects are the people who build those computer networks that we use every day. Advice? "Keep learning!" binary.
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Career Connections | Sound Engineer
Love the sound of music? Sound engineers produce the audio for music, radio, film, and television. Learn what it takes to run those fantastic soundboards from a short video.
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Career Connections | Multi-craft Maintenance Technician
Get the motor running, back on the roadway! That's the call for multi-craft maintenance technicians whose job is to troubleshoot and maintain mechanical, electrical, and welding equipment.
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Career Connections | Industrial Designer
There ought to be a tool for that! Industrial designers meet the challenge of designing new tools that accomplish tasks. A short video introduces viewers to a designer who crafts tools for musical instruments.
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Career Connections | Web Developer
Rather than spinning webs like your friendly neighborhood Spiderman, web developers save us by making computer code efficient. A video describes how their utility belts are loaded with HTML, CSS, and programming languages; with Sublime...
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Career Connections | Structural Engineer
Images of buildings collapsing underscore the importance of the role of structural engineers, the people who design the skeleton that safely supports a building. A short video shows the many design tools such engineers use to create...
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Career Connections | Mechanical Engineer
Like to figure out how things work? Three mechanical engineers who design jet engines talk about the curiosity that led them to become mechanical engineers.
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Career Connections | Electrical Engineering
Learn about how to become a professional engineer with a short video. The narrator details some of the many fields in electrical engineering as well as the education requirements.
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Career Connections | Software Developer Dayton
Like coding and 3-D design, like working with computers and with people? A career as a software developer might be in your future. Find out what's involved by watching a short video narrated by a software developer.
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Career Connections | Prosthetist Dayton
Like a challenge? Not afraid of seeing blood? Have good interpersonal skills? Try looking into a job as a prosthetist. A lower-limb prosthetist discusses his unusual pathway to a career that enables him to design and fit artificial limbs.
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Career Connections | Prosthetic Specialist Cleveland
A short video introduces viewers to a prosthetic specialist who combines her love of art and science to create prosthetic craniofacial implants for those who suffer from head injuries.
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Career Connections | Prosthetist Columbus
Star Wars fans have long been fascinated by Luke Skywalker's prosthetic hand. The goal of a prosthetist is to create an artificial limb that is comfortable, functional, and improves one's quality of life. Watch a short video that...
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Career Connections | Construction Manager
Don a hard hat and grab an iPad; both are essential tools for construction managers. A short video details the education, skills, and tools required for those interested in a career in this fast-growing field.
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Hot Shots and Hot Jobs: Powering Up with Renewable Energy
Imagine being a part of the hot new field of renewable energy! A short video details a few of the many job opportunities for those interested in the infrastructure of the systems that provide the power we use daily.
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Hot Shots and Hot Jobs: Biomechanical Engineering of a Nano-Tattoo
The job of the biomechanical engineer is to figure out how physical forces influence living organisms. The narrator describes the education needed, while a fascinating video shows how engineers develop tattoos that can control remote...
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Hot Shots and Hot Jobs: Software Engineers Create Solutions through Code
Tech is cool! That's the takeaway from a short video that details the challenges and rewards of being a software engineer.
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Career Connections | Civil Engineer
Like to work outdoors? Like to build massive things? Or little models of those massive things? An informative video details how a civil engineer gets to do all these things.
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Career Connections | Chemical Engineer
Follow along with a chemical engineer at an oil refinery as he explains the many aspects of his work. Viewers learn about the processes and technologies these engineers use to turn crude oil into fuels and the other skill sets that are...
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Career Connections | Chemical Engineer
Like chemistry? Like math? Like research? A short video explains how scholars can combine those interests into a successful career as a chemical engineer. The chemical engineer featured in this episode is flush with success.