School of Mechanical Engineering Global Engineering Professional Seminar Week 7 Agenda, 25 February Please take one hand-out from accordion folder 2.Introduction & announcements 3.WIF Quiz 1 4.Ahead: China! Note: March 4, and April 30 5.Overview: Seminar Assignments
Global Engineering Professional Seminar 2 Introduction ›Dianne Atkinson, Ph.D. ›Office: ME 109, inside “Thermo Area,” end of first floor hallway toward Bell Tower. – Hours: 10 to 11:30 a.m., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday › ›URL:
Global Engineering Professional Seminar 3 Announcements--Spring Job Fair Date: Monday, March 1, 2010 Time: 9:00AM - 4:00PM Location: Purdue Union Ballrooms
Global Engineering Professional Seminar 4 Announcements – Expo Prep-Night: Get ready for the job fair, plus free food! – Tonight--Thursday Feb 25th, 7pm in PHYS 114, – Company information—go beyond websites! Krannert Library? Wall Street Journal news?
Global Engineering Professional Seminar 5 Seminar News ›Supplemental seminars—great value!Supplemental seminars—great value! – Nominations invited! – Be sure to “same day”! – Offer is good until April 23 (Week 14) – All points created equal Make up missed classes Make up missed points on assignments
Global Engineering Professional Seminar 6 Friedman Quizzes ›1. First quiz – today, pp ›2 Second quiz—pp ›3. Third quiz—pp. 375—635 ›Start quiz one…..
Global Engineering Professional Seminar 7 Engineering Term Abroad—CHINA! ›Shanghai Jiao Tong University, new engineering campus at Minhang, Shanghai, PRC
Purdue University Global Engineering Programs Engineering Term in China—Semester 6 at Shanghai Jiao Tong University ›No additional cost—airfare is included ›No additional time to graduation—POS friendly ›Take your friends with you—a classroom full of 30 Purdue ME’s ›Earn significant international credential just in time for the senior year job search
Global Engineering Professional Seminar 9 Classroom buildings at Minhang ›Red bricks?
Global Engineering Professional Seminar 10 Shanghai is the “Paris of the East” ›The “Bund” is the “downtown” area along the river….
Global Engineering Professional Seminar 11 Current Participants ›30 Purdue Mechanical Engineers now at Shanghai Jiao Tong!
Global Engineering Professional Seminar 12 Shanghai has history ›This is Yuyuan Garden built by the Pan family about 1560—Shanghai grew up around it.
Global Engineering Professional Seminar 13 Shanghai has technology ›Ride the “Maglev” from the airport to downtown!
Global Engineering Professional Seminar 14 Consider the “Fact Sheet” ›Applications require $500 deposit ›Applications due April 30, 2010 ›Talk over during Spring Break? ›Call-out for all international programs is March 4 at 6 p.m. “here”
Global Engineering Professional Seminar 15 MEME 290 Seminar Objectives: “Pillars”Pillars 1.Global Professional foundation—global literacy, global opportunities both outside and inside the School. 2.Global Communications—Cultural Issues; Generating a “Professional Profile.” 3.Professional Ethics: Making decisions in global professional contexts, informing the Profile.
Global Engineering Professional Seminar 16 Seminar Overview ›Schedule:Schedule: – First 8 weeks: foundation in globalization, speakers, “The World is Flat 3.0, professional ethics – Second 4 weeks: Communications project, Cultural visit, professional picture – Last 3 weeks: Technical Area presentations, International Opportunities, closure.
Global Engineering Professional Seminar 17 Seminar Assignments ›World is Flat—3 quizzes 30 points ›Cultural Center Lecture-Tour 5 points ›Professional picture and Global Profile, posted to NSF GlobalHUB20 points ›15 3 points45 points ›Total100 points
Global Engineering Professional Seminar 18 Professional engineering— Look back to achievements… ›
Global Engineering Professional Seminar 19 Professional engineering--Look forward to challenges… ›Examine the National Academy of Engineering’s “Grand Challenges”Examine the National Academy of Engineering’s “Grand Challenges”
Global Engineering Professional Seminar 20 Visit National Academy of Engineering Website