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Global Engineering Professional Seminar ME 290 Agenda Week 10: October 27, 2011. Quiz 3 today—Chapters 6 & 7; Picture Make-Up next week! Co-op Opportunities—OPP, Room 118 in Potter Engr. Bldg. -- Linda Olechowski Black Cultural Center—sign up by Tuesday, November 1
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Global Engineering Professional Seminar ME 290 Agenda Week 10: October 27, 2011 Quiz 3 today—Chapters 6 & 7; Picture Make-Up next week! Co-op Opportunities—OPP, Room 118 in Potter Engr. Bldg. -- Linda Olechowski Black Cultural Center—sign up by Tuesday, November 1 Global Profile next week—1000 words, November 3. Global Semester 6—”ETA-SJTU”—apply by December 15.
Looking ahead: • 1.Make BCC appointment by Tuesday, November 1, Week 11. • 3. Profiles are due NEXT WEEK, November 3, Week 11. • 4. Post “Profiles” on GlobalHUB, Week 14. • 5. Complete bonus point seminars, Week 14. • 5. Apply for ETA-SJTU Semester 6, Week 15.
Your semester “6”? • Unique among all Purdue Engineering! Open to all ME’s Open to all ME’s(only) in good standing! SJTU Gate • Class-size group, flying to Shanghai January 5, 2012—34 ME’s, start classes same as Purdue on January 9th—in China! Fifth year for this program! • Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) Mechanical Engineering program ranked #1 in China! • No additional cost (includes air-fare), Purdue calendar for classes, all classes count (credit transfers), no delay in graduation!
Profile—Part I • Overview of the document—indicates the purpose of the profile. • Discuss your background briefly—i.e., introduce yourself by including the basics such as—name, current affiliation/s, program of study (BSME, etc). • Some background—why engineering? Why mechanical engineering at Purdue?
Profile – Part II • Identify current degree program by name and by university. • Identify specific “path” through this program—minors, international programs, languages. • Name and describe summer internships, part-time employment, supplemental programs and experiences. • Include co-curricular activities at Purdue, e.g., ASME, Purdue Bands, etc., as they relate to professional credentials, e.g., opportunities to gain leadership skills.
Profile—Part III • What career goals to you hold out for yourself? Do you want to have your own company? • What focus do you want to develop? Energy? “Green”? Biomedical? • Vision:Looking ahead, how to you expect to contribute—as a global engineer-- to the big technological issues of this century?
Helpful links for profiles…. • National Academy of Engineering “Grand Challenges” http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/ Ethics (also class hand-out!) http://onlineethics.org/ plus your experience! • GlobalHUB https://globalhub.org/