Robocon 2009

Title

ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2009 TOKYO
(Alias: ABU Robocon 2009 TOKYO)

Organiser

ABU (Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union)

Host Organisers

ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2009
Host Organising Committee
(Comprised of NHK, NHK ENTERPRISES INC.)

Venue

TBA

Schedule (tentative)

Thu. 20 Aug.
Participants' arrival

Fri. 21 Aug.
Rehearsal & test-run

Sat. 22 Aug.
Contest Day

Sun. 23 Aug. 
Friendship Exchange Programme
General Meeting, PD Workshop

Mon. 24 Aug.
Participants' departure

Contest theme & rules

Travel Together for the Victory Drums

For more information, please go to: http://www.aburobocon2009.com/

Happy chinese new year

I would like to wish Happy chinese new year to all my blog reader. Remeber, don't take a long leave. Please come to work you enjoy the holiday. Engineers need to ensure everything run as planned.

Please ensure, after you come back, you're still in a good condition.For others, happy holiday.

Please take care of yourself.Please ensure, after you come back, you're still in a good condition (without any modification on your body).

bear in mind. Engineers move the nation.

Thank you.

Song for P. Eng., MIEM

This song is special dedicated to all professional engineers in malaysia. ( lyric is here, you need to sing your own)

here i present,

stay the same by john mcintyre



Don't you ever wish you were someone else,
You were meant to be the way you are exactly.
Don't you ever say you don't like the way you are.
When you learn to love yourself, you're better off by far.
And I hope you always stay the same, cuz there's nothin' 'bout you I would change.

[Verse]I

think that you could be whatever you wanted to beIf you could realize,
all the dreams you have inside.
Don't be afraid if you've got something to say,
Just open up your heart and let it show you the way.

[Chorus][Bridge]

Believe in yourself.
Reach down inside.
The love you find will set you free.
Believe in yourself, you will come alive.
Have faith in what you do.
You'll make it through

welcome back and happy new year

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome back UniMAP student from a long rest.
Hope you have perform very well during last semester.

I also would like to wish Happy New Year to all!

For student who may taken ECT 100 and ECT 200, please, regularly check the notice board for an information regarding this subject.

I'll all of you will perform better for this semester.

Electrical engineering

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Electrical Engineers design complex power systems...

... and complex electronic circuits.

Electrical engineering, sometimes referred to as electrical and electronic engineering, is a field of engineering that deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical power supply. It now covers a range of subtopics including power, electronics, control systems, signal processing and telecommunications.

Electrical engineering may or may not include electronic engineering. Where a distinction is made, usually outside of the United States, electrical engineering is considered to deal with the problems associated with large-scale electrical systems such as power transmission and motor control, whereas electronic engineering deals with the study of small-scale electronic systems including computers and integrated circuits.^[1] Alternatively, electrical engineers are usually concerned with using electricity to transmit energy, while electronic engineers are concerned with using electricity to transmit information

Happy Deepavali

I would like to wish our Hindu members, a very happy and joyous Deepavali, a celebration of Light and receiving much successes and healings ahead for the year.

Thank you

ACEM wish list for "Revamp of REA"

By Ir. TL Chen

No.	Proposed Wish List	Rationale
.1	Re-examine or re-establish the purpose of the Registration of Engineers Act and determine its Prime/Principal objective(s): · Serve and protect public interest? · Regulate the practice of professional engineering? · Regulate the qualifications and conduct of professional engineers? · Regulate corporations which supply professional services? · Regulate the practice of engineering consultancy profession?	If the Act is to protect public interest by regulating the engineers, then the Act should be steered towards the practising engineers.
.2	To clearly define and differentiate between ‘Practising Engineers’ and ‘Practising Engineering’.	To enable the Act to achieve its Prime/Principal objective(s).
.3	The BEM Board should comprise more than 50% practising engineers. The President or Deputy President of BEM should be a practising engineer.	If the principal objective is to regulate practising engineers, then majority of the Board members should be conversant with practice issues to understand the in’s and out’s of the industry. It should be worth noting that in Canada, the regulation and licensing of consulting engineers is by its Association of Consulting Engineers established under an ACT! To consider the Singapore model of the entire Board being elected by members including the position of President.
.4	There is need to either forget totally about registering engineers or clearly define distinct categories of engineers who wish to sell their services and those who prefer other vocation, related or unrelated to engineering.	All engineers have a choice of either upholding the profession in providing service or not to practise. Perhaps these can be segregated with the use of Ir. for both categories, and P Eng. for those electing to practise. 1)
.5	Registration of engineers and licensing should be separated. A registered engineer should have at least 10 years relevant experience before he/she could be licensed to practise as a sole-proprietor, partner or Director in a body corporate.	The Act does not uphold the status of engineers – the entry qualification to P.Eng status enables ‘automatic’ licence to practise, which has led to a decline in practice standards. The present Professional Interview format must be reviewed. Consider adopting the format of registration for: 2) Graduate Engineers (similar to issuance of Birth Certificates) to ascertain that their degree are bona fide; 3) Non Practising Professional Engineers (akin to Identity Cards) for those with 4 years experience and pass the Board’s ‘existing format of’ professional examination; 4) Practising Engineers (practising licence similar to driving licence) for Category 2) Non Practising Engineers who pass the Board’s competency tests.
.6	Limitation of Professional Liability to be included in the Act.	The issue has been documented in the paper prepared by BEM Working Group on Long Stop Liability, which is still pending AG approval.
.7	Registration of Accredited Checkers should include body corporates, not just individuals.	An individual may not have Professional Indemnity Insurance coverage, whereas a firm would likely obtain PII coverage when acting as a Checker. Moreover, an individual would need technical support from his firm to carry out the tasks as a Checker.
.8	Disciplinary action needs to be dispose off expeditiously. It is suggested that BEM’s disciplinary proceedings to follow along the lines of the Bar Council for their method of expedient disciplinary hearings and decisions. The Bar Council’s Advocates & Solicitors Disciplinary Board dispose off a case between 6 months to 3 years depending on the complexity of the case. As such BEM must have the power to summon people to appear before the Investigation Committees.	Board members must also be appointed from members who are willing and ready to give priority to the function of the Board during the period that they agree to serve. Perhaps typically busy corporate figures should be exempted from such regulatory service to the nation. Without resolving this issue, even if the disciplinary quorum is reduced further to 3, there will still be no quorum. And worst still, if there is no regular meeting, there is no case to dispose of.
.9	Right to arbitrate to be included in the Act.	The Act should empower BEM to arbitrate on fee disputes between Clients and Engineers, which are relatively simple and straight forward to resolve.
.10	The Act should empower BEM to take action against engineers not registered with BEM and non-engineers.	The current Act can be termed as discriminating against registered engineers, and the Act has no clout against others who flout its laws.
.11	Review the registration of engineering consultancy practices (sole proprietorship, partnership and body corporates).	The current Act can only regulate individuals. As such, the need to register engineering consultancy practice is meaningless, apart from fee collection. Registration of ECP can be made relevant by mandating that engineers can only practise consulting services through approved ECPs.
.12	Definition of engineering services should cover all aspects of the engineering fraternity and not leave loopholes for others to attempt to exploit/monopolise any engineering sector.	Any loophole in the definition of engineering services allow for others such as the Valuers/Building Surveyors, to attempt to exploit/monopolise as is currently being debated for Facility Maintenance.
.13	The Act should empower BEM to enforce the Scale of Fees.	It is crucial that engineers get a fair fee for their services to ensure a high standard of engineering services.

Review of the Registration of Engineers Act 1967 (Revised 2007)

By Engr. Dr. Teoh Seng Giap, incorporating comments from Engr. David N. Welch, Engr. Dr Aminuddin Mohd Baki & Engr. Nor Hisham b Mohd Ghazali.

1) Clause 8: Only Professional Engineer and Engineering consultancy practice may submit plans, drawing, etc.

1.1) Interpretation:

1.1.1) Who is qualified to do submission?

1.1.2) Submissions of products of engineering services (e.g. plans, drawings, design, and etc. al.) are exclusive to qualified Professional Engineer (PE) or Engineering Consultancy Practice (ECP).

1.1.3) Except otherwise provided under other written law and sub-clause (4).

1.2) Intent:

1.2.1) To ensure engineering services are delivered with predetermined standards by qualified personnel.

1.2.2) To safeguard public from misled by unqualified personnel.

1.3) Review:

1.3.1) There are engineers without Ir., but are qualified in technical experience. Perhaps the Act could be amended to differentiate this group of engineers from recent graduated engineers. The contributions of these experienced engineers toward mentoring and training the recent graduated engineers in technical areas are worth noticing. Also, these experienced engineers surely could perform many “professional engineering services”.

1.3.2) Currently the submitting person is responsible for the submitted plans, design, etc. al., and not the ECP. Perhaps ECP could be made to share responsibility, just like a PE. In my opinion, ECP has an essential role in ensuring the quality of engineering services. This is just another corporate social responsibility.

1.3.3) A variation to the above Item 1.3.2 is a suggestion for the rules to state that the submitting body (person or company) be the entity named by the Client in the Agreement as the Consulting Engineer. If this is an individual, said individual should undertake all submissions in compliance with the ACT; if on the other hand the service provider in the Agreement is an ECP, then the ECP should undertake the submission, not a staff of the ECP in his individual capacity. Who can represent and be held responsible for the ECP should also be clearly spelt out.

1.3.3.1) Incidentally, this suggestion is somewhat inline with "Universal Declaration of Engineers' Rights" by Walter L. Elden, i.e.” ... Further, as nearly all Professional Engineer licensing laws provide that there is an "industry exemption" from those laws, employee engineers engaged in industry have no recourse to these regulatory bodies either when their employment is threatened as they attempt to "protect the public", in opposition to some wish or dictate from their employer to the contrary....”.

1.3.4) The Clause implies that any of the listed “professional engineering services” should be signed on handover by a PE. This means, say, a resident engineer representing ECP on site must be a PE because only then he can perform “professional engineering services”, and sign and submit as-built plans to the ECP on completion of works (as he is employed by the ECP). The ECP will subsequently engage another staff (a PE) to submit the plans to the Authority (as very often the resident engineer is not the first or original submitting person). Is this the correct interpretation?

1.3.4.1) If yes, it also implies that as-built plans must be submitted by more than one qualified person, namely, M&E PE to submit M&E as-built plans and C&S PE to submit C&S as-built plans.

1.3.4.2) Item 1.3.6.1 is further complicated by various sub-disciplines that the PE is qualified. E.g. a resident engineer may be a qualified structural PE, but not necessary qualified geotechnical PE or drainage PE or highway PE.

1.3.5) The liability for the submission should not be carried indefinitely but for a stipulated duration, say 10 years.

1.3.6) Submitting person is normally fully responsible for the plans submitted to Authorities. In today’s practice, contractors often propose alternate design to the original design that has been submitted. Currently, if the alternate design is accepted either “at-will” or being “coerced into accepting” by the first original design engineer, the first design engineer will have to take a huge responsibility. Because of this and other commercial reasons, the first design engineer and the second alternate design engineer often spend quite a bit of time in resolving the acceptance. Sometimes, the second design engineer is overly simplified and optimistic (and occasionally overly commercial), while the first design engineer could be conservative and unreasonably demanding on the second design engineer. The Client often has to mediate between the two and it is not always easy to find an agreement (especially if the Client is not technical incline).

1.3.6.1) I propose second design engineer ought to take full responsibility of the alternate design and be allowed to re-submit to Authority, and hence discharge the first design engineer of his duty.

2) Clause 9: Registered Engineers, etc., subject to this Act.

2.1) Interpretation:

2.1.1) Who is bound by the Act?

2.1.2) All registered engineers and ECP must comply with this Act.

2.1.3) The Act stipulates who is permitted to provide “professional engineering
services”; they are essentially those who are registered with the Board and thereby required to comply with the provisions of the Act. The exceptions to this are those listed in Clause 8 (4)(a) to (4)(d).

2.2) Intent:

2.2.1) To regulate engineers and ECP.

2.3) Review:

2.3.1) Consequences for unqualified personnel or ECP submitting plans and providing professional engineering services are stipulated in Clause 24. However, bringing public awareness on the matter, policing and enforcement machinery and procedure of enforcement on non-engineers (or companies engaging engineers) are silent. Perhaps the revised Act could improve on this.

2.3.2) Interesting question that needs to be answered is whether the Act enables criminal proceedings to be brought against those (engineers or non-engineers) unregistered with the Board (and not in the list mentioned in Clause 8 (4)) who have provided “professional engineering services” in Malaysia. If so who initiates actions.

2.3.3) Hypothetically, an engineer recently graduated from University and currently practicing engineering, but does not registered with the Board. What will happen next? Does the Act entrust the Board to take actions and stop the engineer from continuing the service?

2.3.4) Another scenario. Say a sale person is promoting an engineering product. In the process of promoting sales, the sale person extends additional service to the potential purchaser. The sale person advises the purchaser on the usage of the product from the engineering perspective and claiming performance of the product in resolving issues at hand. However, the sale person is not a qualified engineer and does not register with Board. Does the Act entrust the Board to take actions and regulate the engineering service?

3) Clause 10: Qualifications for registration.

3.1) Interpretation:

3.1.1) Who is qualified to register with the Board?

3.1.2) Briefly, Graduate Member of IEM or person with the recognized qualification may register with the Board.

3.1.3) Who is qualified to register as PE?

3.1.4) Person who complies with the requirements of the Board and passes the professional assessment examination or a Corporate Member of IEM.

3.2) Intent:

3.2.1) To regulate engineers (with or without Ir.) and ECP.

3.3) Review:

3.3.1) In between Graduate Engineer and PE, perhaps there should be another group of engineers, namely those who have graduated many years and have adequate technical experience but no Ir. (See Item 1.3.1 above).

3.3.2) Person who is holding a position carrying the title “engineer” perhaps should be registered with Board (e.g. sale engineer). This is to ensure the word “engineer” is used in appropriate context. Likewise, all graduate engineers ought to register with the Board.

4) Clause 10A: Registration of Temporary Engineers.

4.1) Interpretation:

4.1.1) Can foreign engineers register with the Board?

4.1.2) Foreign engineers with the necessary qualification and reside in Malaysia for not less than 180 days may registered as Temporary Engineers and perform the function of PE.

4.2) Intent:

4.2.1) To regulate foreign engineers.

4.3) Review:

4.3.1) As worded in Clause 2(a), it implies that a foreign engineer becomes eligible for consideration if “he possesses the necessary qualification which is recognized for the practice of engineering as a professional engineer in the country where he normally practices”. Therefore

4.3.1.1) the person need not be currently registered in his country to practice (he may have allowed his registration to lapse, or perhaps have had his registration revoked temporarily or otherwise for one reason or another).

4.3.1.2) it could be any country, regardless of whether Malaysia recognizes their standards for licensing professional engineers.

4.3.2) A suggestion for alternative wording on Clause 2(a):

4.3.2.1) “he holds a current registration for the practice of engineering as a professional engineer in a country in the Board’s list of approved countries.”

4.3.3) Clause 2(b) excludes a resident representative of a local based foreign company from providing “professional engineering services” unless the foreign company is in a joint venture with a local company? Is this by design?

4.3.4) Can the Board (or any other body) impose and enforce the Act on a Temporary Engineer who has submitted plans, design, and etc. al. or perform engineering services and left the country (or after their temporary registration has lapsed, especially since it would seem from Clause 15 (1), that Board can only take action against engineers registered with it)? Legal help may be necessary to clarify this and tighten loose ends, should there be any.

4.3.5) Incidentally, concern described in Item 4.3.4 also applies to local engineers, who have retired or decided to discontinue with their Board’s registration (like if they suspect some very drastic action could be pending).

5) Clause 10B: Registration of Accredited Checker

5.1) Interpretation:

5.1.1) Who is qualified to register as Accredited Checker?

5.1.2) A person with a recognized standing in the profession may be registered as
Accredited Checker.

5.2) Intent:

5.2.1) To regulate the Accredited Checkers.

5.2.2) To ensure Accredited Checker could perform their function to predetermined standards.

5.3) Review:

5.3.1) It would seem from 10B (1)(b) that the services of Accredited Checkers are only anticipated for review of structural works, particularly with respect to “design and construction of buildings”. What about infrastructure and geotechnical works or for that matter for disciplines other than civil? Even if the present intention is have accredited checking only for limited applications, why be restrictive in the Act. Why not allow now for future expansion of the scope for Accredited Checkers, as and if the need arises? Suggest wording as follows for 10B (1)(b):

5.3.1.1) “he has at least 10 years practical experience satisfactory to the Board in the relevant branch and discipline of engineering.”

5.3.2) The scope for accredited checkers is not clear and needs to be explained. Elaboration of Clause 10B (2) is necessary.

A new and fit-for-purpose Malaysian “Engineering Act”

By Engr. HT Wong

A new and fit-for-purpose Malaysian “Engineering Act” relevant for the time and the 21^st Century borderless and competitive global market; a primer by Engr. Rocky HT Wong for the proposed IEM Blog to enable exchange of views and ideas among IEM members – with a view to float up a consensus towards a brain-storming session among the IEM membership:-.

Historical back-drop:

In the early 60’s when certain failures of engineering works occurred; especially the high-profile case of the collapse of a shop-house, under construction, in Jalan Raja Laut K.L, which resulted in fatalities – a Royal Commission of Enquiry was formed to look into the causes.

Typically of the “pendulum-swing theory” and in response to the public out – cry, the call to regulate the practice of engineering, among other reasons, resulted in the “Registration of Engineers” Act (REA) passed by Parliament in 1967.

However, the Board of Engineers, Malaysia (i.e BEM) was only operationalised on 22nd August 1972; and that too, was after an amendment was made to the REA on 7th July 1972.

The original intention of the Act was to register all Malaysians who practice engineering (one way or another, either in private practice, or in employment). Hence, the BEM was effectively the “Register” of Malaysian engineers who were expected to follow a set of “Do’s” and “Don’ts” rules; with additional guidelines for those natural persons, the engineers, in private practice as Consulting Engineers such as “Model Forms” of Agreement etc.

Then in 1987, by Act A662 (of 16th January 1987), the REA (1967) was amended to also register “Bodies Corporate” (in other words, legal persons) with the introduction of Clause 7A.

With WTO coming into being in 1995-following that and on the instruction from the Cabinet (the Minister of Works then was Leo Moggie instead of Sammy) the BEM was instructed to amend the REA to be relevant for globalization and trade liberalization.

It was a long time in coming among the various reasons given was that the consisting REA was a “mosquito act” but frankly, the “powers that be” did not understand “globalization”; and that the Board consisting of too many government servants, who were not in private-practice, and hence their views were not in sign with the realities of the market practice.

However, for all the “long and the short”, and with much “cut and paste” and the Act still remaining in its original forum, the “major” amendment was finally approved by Parliament on 1st December 2002 via Act A1158 – with “Bodies Corporate” being replaced by Engineering Consultancy Practices; ie ECP’s - applying to natural and legal persons.

Then with the Prime Minister’s call to improve the public delivery system (after the 2004, 11th general elections) – with the introduction of the “CCC” the REA (1967) was promptly amended by Act A1288 on 1st April 2007.

All the amendments to date (there were 6 in total) kept the REA in its original form but has since shifted from purely a “Register” of natural persons – the engineers – to be both a “Register” of natural persons – the engineers, and the “Licensing Board” of ECP’s (be they natural or legal persons).

The Board’s Amendments to the REA Committee (or Engineers Act Committee), has been tasked since 2004, to look into the “re-vamp” of the REA to be relevant for the time and the globalized economy which is highly competitive.

Then, the Board (i.e the BEM) at its meeting held on 15th April 2006, resolved to embark on a major effort to critically and comprehensively review the current Act and to propose necessary changes to note; it is not going to be a “revamp” of the Act! Well, well.

There is a recommendation to the Board to solicit feedback and inputs from various stakeholders; and accordingly, the IEM (which has representations to the Board of the BEM, the Engineers Act Committee as well as the Committee’s Working Group) in tern is now, by way of its blog, seeking feedback and inputs from the IEM membership at large.

The Position-to-Date

To date, work by the various parties and the BEM’s and EA Committee’s WG have gone through the fundamentals of a relevant Act for the practice of engineering from the dual stand points of:

1. Protect public interests; and
2. The practice of the full spectrum of engineering and integrated engineering services in a competitive market environment.

Areas covered so far include the following: -

1. To look at the safety of the public
2. To emphasis more on the qualification regulation
3. To emphasis more on the professional services application
4. To emphasis more on the consultancy license
5. Do wee need to register the graduate engineers?
6. Issues of safety and competency
7. CPD requirements; is it necessary?
8. MRA

Request:-

Please post your views on any or all of the above areas, or other areas, which you believe, are of importance to the practice of engineering and to the profession of engineering.

A new and fit-for-purpose Malaysian “Engineering Act”

By Engr. HT Wong

A new and fit-for-purpose Malaysian “Engineering Act” relevant for the time and the 21^st Century borderless and competitive global market; a primer by Engr. Rocky HT Wong for the proposed IEM Blog to enable exchange of views and ideas among IEM members – with a view to float up a consensus towards a brain-storming session among the IEM membership:-.

Historical back-drop:

In the early 60’s when certain failures of engineering works occurred; especially the high-profile case of the collapse of a shop-house, under construction, in Jalan Raja Laut K.L, which resulted in fatalities – a Royal Commission of Enquiry was formed to look into the causes.

Typically of the “pendulum-swing theory” and in response to the public out – cry, the call to regulate the practice of engineering, among other reasons, resulted in the “Registration of Engineers” Act (REA) passed by Parliament in 1967.

However, the Board of Engineers, Malaysia (i.e BEM) was only operationalised on 22nd August 1972; and that too, was after an amendment was made to the REA on 7th July 1972.

The original intention of the Act was to register all Malaysians who practice engineering (one way or another, either in private practice, or in employment). Hence, the BEM was effectively the “Register” of Malaysian engineers who were expected to follow a set of “Do’s” and “Don’ts” rules; with additional guidelines for those natural persons, the engineers, in private practice as Consulting Engineers such as “Model Forms” of Agreement etc.

Then in 1987, by Act A662 (of 16th January 1987), the REA (1967) was amended to also register “Bodies Corporate” (in other words, legal persons) with the introduction of Clause 7A.

With WTO coming into being in 1995-following that and on the instruction from the Cabinet (the Minister of Works then was Leo Moggie instead of Sammy) the BEM was instructed to amend the REA to be relevant for globalization and trade liberalization.

It was a long time in coming among the various reasons given was that the consisting REA was a “mosquito act” but frankly, the “powers that be” did not understand “globalization”; and that the Board consisting of too many government servants, who were not in private-practice, and hence their views were not in sign with the realities of the market practice.

However, for all the “long and the short”, and with much “cut and paste” and the Act still remaining in its original forum, the “major” amendment was finally approved by Parliament on 1st December 2002 via Act A1158 – with “Bodies Corporate” being replaced by Engineering Consultancy Practices; ie ECP’s - applying to natural and legal persons.

Then with the Prime Minister’s call to improve the public delivery system (after the 2004, 11th general elections) – with the introduction of the “CCC” the REA (1967) was promptly amended by Act A1288 on 1st April 2007.

All the amendments to date (there were 6 in total) kept the REA in its original form but has since shifted from purely a “Register” of natural persons – the engineers – to be both a “Register” of natural persons – the engineers, and the “Licensing Board” of ECP’s (be they natural or legal persons).

The Board’s Amendments to the REA Committee (or Engineers Act Committee), has been tasked since 2004, to look into the “re-vamp” of the REA to be relevant for the time and the globalized economy which is highly competitive.

Then, the Board (i.e the BEM) at its meeting held on 15th April 2006, resolved to embark on a major effort to critically and comprehensively review the current Act and to propose necessary changes to note; it is not going to be a “revamp” of the Act! Well, well.

There is a recommendation to the Board to solicit feedback and inputs from various stakeholders; and accordingly, the IEM (which has representations to the Board of the BEM, the Engineers Act Committee as well as the Committee’s Working Group) in tern is now, by way of its blog, seeking feedback and inputs from the IEM membership at large.

The Position-to-Date

To date, work by the various parties and the BEM’s and EA Committee’s WG have gone through the fundamentals of a relevant Act for the practice of engineering from the dual stand points of:

1. Protect public interests; and
2. The practice of the full spectrum of engineering and integrated engineering services in a competitive market environment.

Areas covered so far include the following: -

1. To look at the safety of the public
2. To emphasis more on the qualification regulation
3. To emphasis more on the professional services application
4. To emphasis more on the consultancy license
5. Do wee need to register the graduate engineers?
6. Issues of safety and competency
7. CPD requirements; is it necessary?
8. MRA

Request:-

Please post your views on any or all of the above areas, or other areas, which you believe, are of importance to the practice of engineering and to the profession of engineering.

Shape shifting skyscraper

Imagine a skyscraper with floors that each rotate independently at different speeds. That's the idea behind architect David Fisher's Dynamic Tower, which, once built, would be the world's first 'moving' building.

Because each floor of such a tower would rotate independently, the building would constantly change shape, resulting in a unique and evolving architectural structure.

The tower would also be designed to be self-powered, generating its own electricity, as well as power for other nearby buildings, with wind turbines fitted between each rotating floor. 'An 80-story building would have up to 79 wind turbines, making it a true green power plant,' Dr Fisher said.

The skyscraper itself could be built entirely from prefabricated parts that are custom made in a workshop, resulting in cost savings. The approach - known as the Fisher Method - requires far fewer workers on the construction site, lowering costs.

Indeed, Fisher believes that construction of one tower would require only 600 people in an assembly facility and 80 technicians on a construction site, instead of the 2,000 workers usually required to erect a traditional building of a similar size.

The Rotating Tower might make its first appearance in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, if Fisher has his way. This week, he said that a 420 metre, 80 floor tower would be be constructed there housing apartments ranging in size from 124 to 1,200 square metres. But although he has received a development license for construction in Dubai, he has not disclosed the site of the building, according to CNN reports.

fr: http://www.theengineer.co.uk

Network Engineer aka jurutera rangkaian ;-D

Jurutera rangkaian atau network engineer merupakan salah satu cabang kerjaya dibidang teknologi maklumat. Bidang tugas Jurutera rangkaian ialah membuat lakaran dan menyelengara rangkaian LAN dan WAN di sesebuah organisasi. Ini termasuklah memilih atau mengesyorkan apakah jenis peralatan dan perisian yang patut digunakan bagi menepati kehendak sesuatu organisasi disamping memperbaiki peralatan dan sistem yang lama supaya menepati kehendak pelangan atau organisasi.

Tugas sebagai jurutera rangkaian termasuklah membuat analisis keperluan organisasi dan kemudian membuat lakaran, membangunkan dan membuat penyelengaraan kepada infrastruktur rangkaian tersebut bagi memenuhi keperluan perniagaan.
Siapakah Jurutera Rangkaian ?

Jurutera rangkaian ialah mereka yang mengendalikan kesemua urusan yang berkaitan dengan rangkaian. Diantaranya ialah membuat lakaran kepada rangkaian yang akan dibangunkan, kemudian membangunkan rangkaian yang telah dipersetujui oleh sesuatu organisasi dan akhirnya membuat penyelengaraan terhadap rangkaian yang telah dibangunkan. Penguasaan didalam memahami bagaimana kebolehan sistem operasi rangkaian, kelengkapan rangkaian dan protokol rangkaian adalah penting begitu juga kebolehan dalam memprogramkan skrip dan sejumlah fail.

Kekuatan dalaman juga penting, jurutera rangkaian mesti memahami keperluan rangkaian bukan hanya penguna malah organisasi luar dan berkemampuan mempromosi pengurusan syarikat sebagai mempunyai kelengkapan infrastruktur yang terbaik. Akhir sekali jurutera rangkaian mestilah berkebolehan merancang rangkaian, mengetahui pelbagai teknologi terkini dan mengetahui teknologi manakah yang berpotensi dan yang mana tidak. Selain itu jurutera rangkaian juga berkebolehan mendokumenkan semua keperluan rangkaian yang telah dibangunkan, berunding dengan penyelesaian teknikal yang disediakan dan membuat penyelesaian masalah serta mencari penyelesaian terbaik kepada masalah pekerja bawahan yang tidak dapat diselesaikan.

Bagaimana hendak menjadi Jurutera Rangkaian

Sesorang yang ingin menjadi jurutera rangkaian perlulah mengambil kursus yang berkaitan dengan teknologi maklumat didalam bahagian yang berkaitan rangkaian. Seseorang itu mestilah mendapatkan ijazah sarjana muda dan mempelajari perkara berkaitan dengan rangkaian seperti LAN, WAN, CCNA, CISCO dan sebagainya.

Sesorang yang menjadi jurutera rangkaian mempunyai gaji permulaan sebanyak RM1800 keatas. Jika mempunyai pengalaman yang lama dan luas gaji mereka boleh mencapai sehingga ratusan ribu.

Kelebihan menjadi Jurutera Rangkaian

Diantara kelebihan jurutera rangkaian ialah kebolehan mencipta sesuatu yang baru seperti telefon bimbit, talian baru seperti streamyx, dan sebagainya. Jurutera rangkaian juga dapat menjadi seorang yang mahir dalam rangkaian wireless dan teknologi keselamatan.
Peluang Pekerjaan

Peluang pekerjaan luas. Sesorang yang ingin menjadi jurutera rangkaian perlulah pandai berkomunikasi dan mencipta kerjaya. Di Malaysia, jurutera rangkaian tidak ramai kerana bidang ini masih baru. Jika di negara-negara maju, bidang ini sudah pun meluas. Peluang pekerjaan dibidang ini sangat banyak.

JURUTERA...PELUANG KERJA TERBUKA LUAS

JURUTERA...PELUANG KERJA TERBUKA LUAS

KERJAYA jurutera penting dan besar kepada kemajuan negara. Tanpa jurutera, siapakah yang akan merancang dan mereka bentuk projek-projek seperti pengairan, jalan raya, jambatan, perlombongan, jana kuasa dan kilang?

Malah tugas mereka meliputi kajian dan pembangunan, pembinaan, penyenggaraan dan pengawalan, pengeluaran, perundingan, pengurusan serta latihan.
Apa itu kejuruteraan? Kejuruteraan secara umumnya ialah penggunaan pengetahuan sains dan matematik untuk menyelesaikan masalah-masalah praktikal.
Pengetahuan itu digabungkan dengan pengalaman yang dipraktikkan sebaik-baiknya menggunakan bahan dan sumber semula jadi.

Jurutera ialah individu yang terlatih dalam mereka, membuat dan menggunakan (menjaga) jentera atau terlatih dalam mana-mana cabang kejuruteraan seperti jurutera awam, elektrik dan kapal terbang.

Mereka perlu menitikberatkan inovasi mengenai komposisi sesuatu produk dan struktur, mengubah idea-idea baru kepada realiti, menyelesaikan masalah-masalah kemahuan dan kehendak manusia, memperbaiki kaedah-kaedah sedia ada dan merintis kaedah baru dengan menekankan pengetahuan saintifik, kebolehan dan kepandaian yang kreatif.
Pelbagai pengkhususan di bidang kejuruteraan ditawarkan oleh institusi pengajian tinggi tempatan atau luar negara.

Di antara pengkhususan itu ialah kejuruteraan awam, elektrik, elektronik dan sistem, kimia, proses, sumber asli, mekanikal, bahan, komputer, kaji terbang, pembuatan, telekomunikasi dan pertanian.

Perkembangan semasa di Malaysia mendorong permintaan yang tinggi terhadap profesion ini.
Setiap hari, pasti ada syarikat mengiklankan jawatan kosong sebagai jurutera di akhbar-akhbar tempatan.

Walaupun kerjaya ini mencabar, ia mampu memberi kepuasan kepada mereka. Tambahan pula gaji dan imbuhannya lumayan sekali gus mampu menarik minat pelajar untuk menceburi kerjaya ini.

• Ciri-ciri peribadi yang diperlukan
• Meminati profesion ini
• Mempunyai pengetahuan di bidang sains, matematik dan bahasa
• Mempunyai kemahiran komputer
• Tekun dan bekerja keras
• Mempunyai keinginan untuk berjaya
• Seorang yang dinamik
• Dapat bekerja secara berkumpulan

Syarat menceburi bidang ini

Calon harus memiliki ijazah mana-mana bidang kejuruteraan dari universiti tempatan atau luar negara.
Lulusan kejuruteraan perlu menjadi ahli Institute of Engineers Malaysia sebelum boleh mendaftar dengan Board of Engineers Malaysia.
Mereka memerlukan tiga tahun pengalaman pekerjaan yang diiktiraf di dalam bidang-bidang berkaitan sebelum layak ditemuduga bagi mendapat tauliah jurutera profesional.

Tempat melanjutkan pengajian
Universiti yang menawarkan kursus di peringkat ijazah sarjana muda ialah Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Universiti Malaya (UM), UKM, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM), Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) dan Institut Teknologi Tun Hussein Onn (ITTHO).
UTM, UPM, UiTM dan politeknik Kementerian Pendidikan menawarkan kursus di peringkat diploma.
Universiti-universiti luar negara seperti di Amerika Syarikat, United Kingdom, Australia, Kanada, New Zealand dan Singapura turut menawarkan kursus ini.


Syarat melanjutkan pengajian

Calon perlu lulus peperiksaan Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)/ Vokasional (SPMV) dan mendapat kepujian mata pelajaran matematik moden, matematik tambahan, fizik, kimia, biologi, bahasa Melayu dan Inggeris.

Bagi peperiksaan Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) pula, calon perlu lulus matematik tulen, matematik gunaan, fizik, kimia, biologi dan pengajian am.
Tempoh pengajian adalah di antara empat hingga enam tahun.

Lulusan Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) boleh memohon masuk ke UKM, UM, UPM, USM, UNIMAS, UMS dan UiTM serta universiti-universiti di Australia, Kanada, United Kingdom, New Zealand dan Singapura.

Lulusan program matrikulasi atau asasi sains yang berjaya akan diterima masuk ke peringkat ijazah pertama di universiti-universiti tempatan.
Di UTM pula, kursus kejuruteraan yang memakan masa lima tahun pengajian boleh diikuti secara terus selepas SPM.

Universiti swasta tempatan seperti Universiti Telekom, Universiti Tenaga Nasional dan Universiti Teknologi Petronas juga menawarkan kursus di peringkat ijazah sarjana muda.
Lulusan diploma dari UTM, UPM, UiTM, politeknik Kementerian Pendidikan dan kolej swasta juga boleh memohon.

MMC Corp. Bhd.

Tahukah kamu salah sebuah syarikat kepunyaan tokoh korporat terulung diMalaysia yang berbangsa melayu, iaitu Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al Bukhary? Ya memang betul… MMC Corp. adalah salah sebuah dari puluhan syarikat milik beliau. Adakah anda bercita-cita menjadi Jurutera yang tak boleh “dikencing”?

Mohon lah untuk bekerja disini.


MMC CORPORATION BERHAD
Website: www.mmc.com.my
Human ResourcesFax: +603 2093 9924 E-mail: career@mmc.com.my

Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, MMC is an investment holding company with interests in transport & logistics, energy & utilities and engineering & construction.


MMC holds equity stakes in Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas Berhad (the fastest growing container port in South East Asia), highway concessionaire Konsortium Lebuhraya Butterworth-Kulim (KLBK) Sdn Bhd, Malakoff Berhad (the country's largest independent power producer) and natural gas distribution company Gas Malaysia Sdn Bhd, among others.
MMC is also involved in major engineering and construction projects such as the Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART) project, a flood mitigation project for the city of Kuala Lumpur.

Through Tronoh, MMC has interests in IJM, a leading construction company with a strong track record locally and overseas, and Zelan, a specialist design & civil contractor for power plants
In all this, we have strived to maintain MMC's core values of innovation, transparency and integrity; as well as a commitment to our employees and the community we work in.
We trust this section provides you with sufficient information from a corporate perspective. Should you require additional corporate information, please check our Corporate FAQs section or contact us at corporatecomm@mmc.com.my.

Core Business
· Port Operations
· Natural Gas
· Power Engineering
· Power Plant
· Smelting
· Defense contracting
· Contractor

Gamuda Berhad

Gamuda Berhad adalah salah sebuah syarikat kejuruteraan yang bertaraf antarabangsa. Syarikat ini sememangnya di huni oleh ramai jurutera yang bertaraf antarabangsa. Dengan projek-projek yang bernilai ratusan juta ringgit, maka memang tidak diragui lagi keupayaan syarikat ini dalam bidang kejuruteraan. Terutama dalam kejuruteraan awan. Walaupun begitu, terdapat juga disiplin kejuruteraan yang lain. Sekiranya anda berminat dengan kerjaya yang mencabar dan pasti memberatkan poket anda, silalah mohon untuk bekerja disini. Mungkin anda juga berpeluang untuk mendapat seorang kekasih dari negara lain ;-)

website: www.gamuda.com.my


Company review.

Gamuda is a leader in turnkey and B.O.T. civil engineering infrastructure and township development, with projects and investments in South East and Far East Asia, Indochina, South Asia and the Middle East.

We have delivered more than USD3billion of civil infrastructure, operate and maintain 230km of highways that serve more than two million road users daily, provide water supply to more than 2 million consumers as well as built more than 13,000 homes in our lifestyle townships.
Our scope of expertise covers highways and expressways, bridges, tunnels, dams and hydropower, hydraulic engineering and water treatment, railways and mass-rapid transit systems, marine works and ports, and building, which are delivered through general contracting, design & build, turn-key, as well as Build–Operate–Transfer methods.
We are also a major township and property developer with four township projects that will eventually provide more than 30,000 homes when completed.
Our emphasis on differentiation and value-creation, as well as on operational excellence has enabled the group to consistently deliver distinctive infrastructure and homes bearing Gamuda’s hallmark traits of innovation, superior quality, outstanding value and assured completion.


Engineering and Construction

Construction is the mainstay of Gamuda’s earnings and the heart of the Group’s activities. For the past 28 years our engineering and construction teams have realized the visions and aspirations of our clients and customers through our relentless focus on operational excellence and reliability in delivery.

Over the years, we have achieved a number of significant milestones as we help build Malaysia to its status of world-class infrastructure. We have undertaken more than 40 major sized civil engineering projects and these have demonstrated our expertise in the construction of marine ports and industrial buildings, highways, bridges, tunnels, water infrastructure and storm water management projects.

Leveraging on our breakthrough successes in Malaysia as well as banking on our financial strength and good track records, we first ventured into India in 2001 and secured two deferred payment projects: the Panagarh-Palsit Highway and the Durgapur Expressway, Dankuni-Palsit Section, in the State of West Bengal.

In 2002, we have also become the first Malaysian company to successfully penetrate the Taiwanese construction market when we, together with New Asia Construction & Development Corporation, Taiwan signed an agreement with Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation, Taiwan to undertake the Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) System Project, Orange line Package CO4.
We had in 2004 signed a Project Development Agreement (PDA) with the Government of Laos to develop the 450 MW Nam Theun 1 (NT1) hydropower project, located in Bolikhamsay province, central Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR).
We are also constructing the Dukhan Highway from Shahaniya to Zekreet in Qatar.
We are focused on further enlarging our presence in international infrastructure construction in West Asia, India, Indo-China and the far east.


Construction Services

To enable cost effective and reliable operational support to Gamuda’s projects, several business units provide the following services;
Construction equipment & plant supply and maintenance
Asphaltic pre-mix and ready-mixed-concrete production and supply
Quarrying operations and aggregates production
Pre-cast concrete products production
Road pavement laying and maintenance

Northern Malaysia University College of Engineering (KUKUM)

KUKUM is established as a public institution of higher learning on 25th July, 2001. The Rector and Deputy Rector were officially appointed in February, 2002. It now has a workforce of approximately 300 people comprising of academic and non-academic staff. KUKUM aims to produce engineers who have good technical skills to support the Malaysian National Industrial Plan.

KUKUM adopts a practical-oriented approach whereby 60% of the time students are guided in laboratory settings, including industrial exposure; whilst the remaining 40% is spent on formal lectures. This facilitates in the development of competency in design and assembly of parts, as well as the ability to test, maintain, and apply whatever theoretical concepts imparted during lecture sessions. In addition, KUKUM students are also groomed to be competent and confident enough to explore entrepreneurial possibilities upon graduation. Students also take part in various co-curricular activities that build their strength and character outside of the academic domain. KUKUM graduates are expected to not only exhibit excellence in knowledge and skills directly related to their academic fields of study, but are also proficient in communication and ICT skills, as well as possessing unsurpassed traits of professionalism and patriotism.

School that being offered in KUKUM
1) School of Computer & Communication Engineering
2) School of Microelectronics Engineering
3) School of Mechatronic Engineering
4) School of Electrical System Engineering


For more information, don't hesitate to visit www.kukum.edu.my. the heaven for all engineers