1. Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen © 2009Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved. 1 Introduction to Engineering Technology Seventh Edition Robert J. Pond & Jeffery L. Rankinen Chapter 3 Survival Skills – Preparing for the Engineering Technologies

2. Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen © 2009Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved. 2 Pursuing the Technology Degree

3. Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen © 2009Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved. 3 Pursuing the Technology Degree CurriculumCurriculum –Technical course in addition to general studies courses –Employer requirements for technicians

4. Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen © 2009Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved. 4 Pursuing the Technology Degree Cooperative educationCooperative education ResumeResume Planning for GraduationPlanning for Graduation

5. Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen © 2009Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved. 5 Pursuing the Technology Degree Succeeding in college lifeSucceeding in college life

6. Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen © 2009Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved. 6 Using the Engineering Library BooksBooks HandbooksHandbooks PeriodicalsPeriodicals O*NETO*NET

7. Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen © 2009Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved. 7 Problem Solving Good problem-solving skills importantGood problem-solving skills important Basic elements of problem solvingBasic elements of problem solving

8. Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen © 2009Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved. 8 Problem Solving Financial problem solvingFinancial problem solving

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11. Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen © 2009Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved. 11 Problem Solving Attitude and problem solvingAttitude and problem solving

12. Introduction to Engineering Technology, 7 th ed. Pond and Rankinen © 2009Pearson Education, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All Rights Reserved. 12 Professionalism Each profession has ethicsEach profession has ethics Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society (ISA) Code of EthicsInstrumentation, Systems and Automation Society (ISA) Code of Ethics