Engineering Work Experience

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Engineering Work Experience

• Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
• The University of Texas-Pan American
• College of Science and Engineering

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Objectives

• Explain the Forms of Experiential Learning.

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Introduction

• Many employers expect todays college graduates
  to have significant work experience.
• How do you get experience without a job, and how
  do you get a job without experience?

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Forms of Experiential Learning

• On-campus and off-campus jobs.
• Summer work.
• Volunteer experiences.
• Academic internships.
• Research internships.
• Cooperative education.

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Summer Jobs and On- and Off-Campus Work
Experiences

• Useful in helping you identify your personal
  strengths and weaknesses, interests, personal
  priorities, and the degree of challenge you are
  willing to accept in a future position.
• Career-related work experience is clearly
  preferred by engineering employers.

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Volunteer or Community Service Experiences

• Particularly beneficial to freshman or sophomore
  students who are trying to gain some practical
  experience and/or complement resume.

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Research Assistantship

• Planned program of research that involves careful
  advanced planning between the instructor and
  student, with the goals, the scope of the
  project, and evaluation method specified.

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Internships

• Some internships involve observing practicing
  engineers and professionals to see what working
  in the field is really like.
• Under the best of circumstances, directly related
  to the students field of study.
• No obligations by either party for future
  employment.

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Cooperative Education

• Co-op programs integrate theory and practice by
  combining academic study with work experiences
  related to the students academic program.

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Open Forum
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Professional Engineering Licensure

• Introduction to Engineering
• College of Science and Engineering
• Spring 2006

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Objectives

1. Explain the Purpose and History of the
   Professional Engineering Licensure.
2. Explain the General Requirements and the Texas
   Requirements for the Professional Engineering
   Licensure.

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Purpose and History

• Safeguard life, health, and property, and protect
  the public welfare.
• 1937 - Explosion at school (New London, TX).
• http//www.depotmuseum.com/newLondon.html
• The terms engineer or professional engineer
  are restricted.

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General Requirements

• Requirements are determined by each state and
  territory of the U.S. (55 Boards of
  Registration).
• The requirements are for a combination of
  education, two eight-hour exams, and experience.

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General Requirements for P.E.

• ABET accredited engineering degree
• 4 years experience under supervision of a P.E.
• pass two 8-hour exams Fundamentals of
  Engineering and Principles and Practices.

• Non-accredited degree in a related field (math,
  physics, chemistry, computer science, etc)
• 6 years experience
• pass two 8-hour exams.

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General RequirementsContinued

• No degree
• some states allow registration with 12 or more
  years of experience along with passing the two
  8-hour exams.

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TEXAS Requirements

• ABET 4 years experience.
• Non-ABET 8 years experience.
• No degree no license in Texas!
• Pass the two 8-hour exams.

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Open Forum