Professional Guidance Dr.-Ing. J. Mossbrucker Dr. R. Kelnhofer

GE300 – Purpose Provides Perspectives On: Different Engineering Disciplines and Functions Professional Issues and Career Planning Does the Following: Discuss/Vote on Sr. Electives/Sr. Projects Discuss Senior Design/Senior Projects Form Plan for Post-Graduation

What GE300 is & is NOT!!!! It is intended to be informative – But being informed is an active process – YOU must be willing to listen and think and PARTICIPATE Potential disappointments – Entertainment aspects are coincidental – Not all material will be relevant to all of you Impossible task with a diverse group Course and session feedback used for improvements

GE300 – Course Focus Helping you get the job you want – Career opportunities – Placement office, Resume writing – Interview skills Preparing for the senior year – Electives, Senior Design, Senior Project Career financial planning Graduate School

Career Opportunities – Example What industry? – Telecommunications – Automation, etc. – Mature industries/Startups What company within that industry? – Motorola, ATT, Nortel What function within that company? – System/Component Design – System Integration – Customer Applications/Marketing

Examples of Job Functions Research Design Manufacturing Testing Product Development Components Systems Interfacing Technical Marketing Applications

Something VERY Important Do you want to be successful? – Really? – What are you doing about it? Do you know how to get what you want in life? – How to prepare for life? – Do you understand the world you will enter? – What to say to people?

80/20 rule -Technical competency Assumed nothing special Ratio of time spent on technical versus other topics 50/50 rule – Professional competency Ratio of needed technical versus professional skills Does this define you? Are you prepared for this? Are you serious about this? Your Future and the Rules of Life