Professionalism Tools Communication Teamwork Leadership 1

Objectives Know how to communicate effectively Know what a team is Know how to function effectively on teams Recognize leadership traits 2

Communication Oral Between individuals Presentations to manager, public, etc. Written Between individuals Professional reports 3

Oral Presentations Plan Develop objectives Analyze the audience Organize Main ideas and sub-ideas Handouts and visual aids Beginning, details, conclusion Practice Technical-Add graphs/tables 4

Oral presentations Avoid Blocking visual aids Spelling errors on visual aids Using filler words Apologizing Belittling your audience or putting them “on the spot” Speaking to your visuals 5

Written Communications Treat as a legal document Separate business and personal Letters Treat as a legal document Reports Should be complete, detailed and accurate 6

References Use MLA or APA formatting Be familiar with formatting online references 7

Team A group of people who: Have a common purpose Have division of labor Work together to accomplish a goal 8

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Team Hints Communicate, communicate, communicate Use individual strengths to overcome individual weaknesses Use the power of diversity to catch major mistakes It is “fun” when you work on a productive team 10

Meetings Agenda with approximate times for each item Members feel safe in speaking Members support one another Members are eager to participate All members are encouraged to speak up Members cooperate as a team (no personal agendas) The team makes decisions through consensus 11

Team Breakout Teams of 2 Different teams for six different assignments: Professionalism Engineering Ethics Globalism Lifelong Learning Cultural Diversity Continuous Improvement 12

Presentation (Team) Research “professionalism” sub-topic. Prepare and present a.ppt presentation two weeks from today on your assigned sub-topic (10 minutes in length) Submit electronic copies of the.ppt via Angel dropoff. Cite your references at the end of the.ppt (3-5) using MLA or APA. 13

Acceptable Academic Citation Styles APA-American Psychiatric Association Style MLA-Modern Language Association 14

Professionalism Topics 1. Preparing for FE exam (reference materials, classes, etc.) 2. Rules for taking the FE/PE in New York State. Research differences between Engineering and Engineering Technology 3. Job Search Engines (find and review 3) 4. What’s on FE exam; What’s on PE exam? 5. FE exam (Computer-Based testing) 6. Dress Codes 7. Appropriate use of Technology at Work 8. Patents 9. MLA/APA Citation and Citations for online Sources 10. Working With “Difficult” Personality Types 11. Determining who is licensed as a Professional Engineer in New York State; Other states? 15

Leadership Proactive vs reactive Vision Can move others in one direction Others: Marine Corps