从表面上看，社会学和工程学是两个天壤之别的学科。但是通过对一些社会学原理的基本了解，工程师可以极大地提高他们的技能。工程师利用他们在科学、数学和逻辑方面的知识找到问题的适当解决方案。例如保持环境自然清洁、开发生物燃料或电动汽车，从而使我们的土地变得安全、清洁和改善。
为什么那么多留学生选择工程学？
工程学是一个不断发展的学科。有许多专业可以根据你的兴趣选择，也有大量的工作可供选择。作为一名工程师，你可以以一种积极的方式在世界上留下你的印记。
1. 就业能力
在工程学位期间，你将练习所有的技能，这些技能在工作场所和日常生活中都是至关重要的。你将发展的逻辑思维、客观性和决策是工程工作的关键，同时也是其他职业的可转移技能。工程师是伟大的管理者，因此，工程是财富500强CEO中最常见的本科学位。其中最有名的包括蒂姆-库克（苹果）、萨蒂亚-纳德拉（微软）和玛丽-巴拉（通用汽车）。
2. 高薪潜力
工程学是一个稳定和高收入的职业。在收入最高的10个学位科目中，有9个与工程有关，2017年，拥有工程学位的毕业生平均年薪总额为45,000英镑，几乎是英语、语言学、语言和媒体专业毕业生的两倍。
3. 国际机会
世界上每个国家都需要工程师。他们设计和实施日常问题的解决方案，如获得水和电、安全的交通和医药–这些都是各地需要的东西。这意味着你将有机会在其他国家旅行和工作，享受随之而来的所有经验。
4. 创造性地思考
工程学是一个令人兴奋的学科，因为它将科学和数学知识与创造性思维相结合。它教你质疑既定的做事方式并提出新的想法。为了做到这一点，你需要创造力和超越前人的能力。
Engineering代写：Engineering and society ENGEN170，高分案例
Q1：Please link the following components to form a causal loop diagram that represents the potential impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the future of work. Identify, clearly label and name any reinforcing and balancing loops you identify in the diagram.
1.Components: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Unemployment, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Tax revenue, Education spend ($), Crime, High Value Jobs, Repetitive Jobs, Retirement.
2.Complete the influence matrix on your answer sheet using the above components and to identify the strength of relationships.
3.Describe three potential interventions or solutions to improve livability within New Zealand regions and societies that could reduce the impact of automation and what is commonly known as the 4th industrial revolution. Provide sketches to explain your concepts including a rationale explaining why the interventions are sustainable, (approximately 2-3 sentences for each intervention).
Q2：The Smith family run an apple orchard close to Nelson. They are faced with the following challenges:
• Changes in weather patterns resulting from global warming.
• Challenges in obtaining seasonal labour to monitor and harvest the apples.
• Increasing regulations from the regional council around water and fertilizer utilization.
• The spread of disease.
To counter these challenges, the family have decided to engage your company to review existing and emerging digital technology to address these problems.
For each of the functions below, identify a solution that could automate or augment workers using one or a combination of technologies. Provide sketches to explain your concepts along with a description of approximately 2-3 sentences for each solution, plus a rationale to why you selected each technology combination.
i) Frost detection,
ii) Detection of disease on the trees.
iii)Harvesting of the apples.
iv) Predicting fruit growth rates.
v) A distributed de-centralised traceability solution that can be used from the orchard through the supply chain to the super market.
