ENGT 2000 Professional Development

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ENGT 2000Professional Development

• Allen Rioux
• Myrna Rudder
• Susan Rowe

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Course Objectives

• Prepare you to
• Communicate confidently, both verbally and in
  writing.
• Behave appropriately and ethically in a
  professional environment.
• Appreciate the value of life-long learning.
• Prepare an effective resumé, cover letter and
  conduct a successful professional job interview.
• Enter the engineering profession with poise and
  confidence.

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Major Topics

• This course provides an introduction to and
  appreciation of the various performance
  expectations in the engineering profession.
• Emphasis will include
• professionalism
• workplace behavior, etiquette
• engineering ethics

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Major Topics

• The course prepares students for entry into the
  engineering profession.
• Topics covered include
• resumé preparation
• interviewing skills
• engineering ethics
• social responsibilities
• employment practices
• value of continuing education
• value of professional registration

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Course Benefits

• Students who participate in co-op
• all majors
• Students who want/need to learn about
  professional/ethical topics
• Graduates who seek full-time employment

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Course Outline

• Current list is tentative
• We will make adjustments as needed
• We will take advantage of employer availability
• Consult the course web site often
• Changes will be reflected in the online version
  of the outline
• Be flexible

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Course Outline

• Current list includes assignments
• generally, one assignment each week
• assignments due next class meeting or next week
  (in the case of a holiday)
• Keep all returned/graded assignments
• assemble in a folder or binder
• needed to review for the final exam and to
  understand your final course grade

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More About Assignments

• Submit assignments on time
• assignments due at the start of the next class
  meeting
• usually, submit in paper form
• Email prior to deadline if missing class
• Late assignments
• One day, less 10
• Two days to next class, 25
• After start of next class, 100

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Attendance

• Mandatory, required, essential
• Every session!
• Cannot pass course without attending the in-class
  sessions
• It is a spoken event
• Dynamic
• Reactive
• Cannot be easily repeated

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Interaction

• In-class meetings
• Thursday, 1230 145 p.m.
• Pay attention to holiday dates
• Listserv (email based)
• Check frequently
• Announcements, reminders
• Continuation discussions
• Assignment clarifications, results
• Email, telephone, office

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Instructional Materials

• No textbook
• Course web site
• Web pages
• PowerPoint presentations
• Forms, handouts
• The broader web
• Use of Google
• Company web sites

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Co-op Program

• Eligibility
• Optional in ET
• Not everyone qualifies
• Purpose
• Organization
• Policies
• Procedures

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Co-op Program

• Academic Program Coordinator
• Ms. Myrna Rudder
• Get to know Myrna
• General information about co-op
• Co-op applications

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Co-op Office

• Get to know Susan
• Office hours in ET
• Visit her in NI
• Ongoing communications
• Co-op Office services
• What services are provided?
• What are the rules?
• What does it cost and why?

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Guest Speakers

• Employers
• Value of co-op program
• What are they looking for?
• Life-long learning
• Students
• Describing their co-op assignments
• Engineering Professionals
• Value of registration

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Interviewing Practice

• Mock interview near end of semester
• Preparation for the real thing
• Realistic environment
• Space in NI/NE used by employers
• By appointment
• Applying for a specific position
• Dress the part (plan ahead, start now)
• Immediate feedback

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Events

• Career Fair
• Observe, learn
• Senior Design Expo
• Quality of ET projects
• Variety of ET projects
• Professionalism of teams
• Sponsors
• Student Group Meetings

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Questions?

• Your questions and comments are welcome