1. School of Mechanical Engineering Global Engineering Professional Seminar 1. Intro: Seminar Policies, Text, and Assignments 2. Discuss: Resume Drafts, resume “hand-out” today 3. Complete: Required “Writing Sample” 4. Next week: Turn in revised resumes with an attached review! Note SA FAIR on Wednesday! ME 290 Week 2: August 29, 2013

2. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2013 2 ›Dianne Atkinson, Ph.D. ›Office: ME 3003B, enter via ME 3003, Main Bldg. ›Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri. Email: dla@purdue.edudla@purdue.edu ›Seminar Head TA: Kaitlyn Dalton ›Course webpage: https://engineering.purdue.edu/MECOM/ https://engineering.purdue.edu/MECOM Remember! Seminar Contacts

3. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2013 3 ›Fareed Zakaria’s ›Post-American ›World, Release 2.0 ›Available in PB, in bookstores and on Amazon.com Textbook

4. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2013 4 ›Seminar meets each week—sign in! ›Begin reading Zakaria text “on your own,” note three quizzes in class! –Weeks 4, 7, and 10. ›Complete a professional resume—Week 3 ›Complete a global profile-- Week 11 › Course Schedule

5. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2013 5 ›12 Thursday Seminars needed to earn course credit ›Class participation and professional decorum encouraged— professionals have good questions! Course Policies

6. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2013 6 Course Materials All course materials, except the text, will be posted on our course webpage, https://engineering.purd ue.edu/MECOM/ “Communications” drop down menu on ME HOME

7. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2013 7 ›Text/ 3 quizzes (30%) ›Global Profile and Reviewed Resume —Global Profile also posted on NSF GlobalHUB (15%) ›Professional activities (10%) ›Attendance (45%) Course Grades

8. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2013 8 ME 290 Seminar Objectives 1.Global Engineering Professional Issues—encourage literacy about the global professional engineering community and about global issues. 2.International opportunities–provide information about opportunities in the Purdue BSME program and beyond. 3.Global Communications—develop skills for working across disciplinary and cultural boundaries. 4.Professional Ethics—develop a foundation useful in making ethical decisions in the professional workplace.

9. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2013 9 Professional Documents--Resume ›Resume—what is it? – One page application for an interview – Presents an argument or a “case” – Introduces you as a professional and as a person for a specific opportunity! ›Resume—what is it not? – Not history!

10. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2013 10 Resume conventions ›1. Formal—like a business card: lists, not sentences; correct, concise. ›2. Hierarchical—most important first; most space used for most important ›3. Informative—provides contact information, credentials, selected experiences ›4. Complete—uses all available space!

11. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2013 11 ›Bring revised resumes with a (stapled) signed review to class next week, and place in brown folders (Week 3)! ›Receive “Go!” (green stamp) or “No Go!” (red stamp) (Week 4) ›Industrial Roundtable September 17 and 18, Purdue Memorial Mall (Week 5) ›Revised resumes (with reviews) are 1/3 of the final “Professional Profile” package that is completed in Week 11. ME 290 Resumes

12. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2013 12 Professional engineering— Look back to achievements… ›http://www.greatachievements.org/http://www.greatachievements.org/

13. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2013 13 Professional engineering--Look forward to challenges… ›Examine the National Academy of Engineering’s “Grand Challenges”Examine the National Academy of Engineering’s “Grand Challenges” ›http://engineeringchallenges.org/cms/challenges.asphttp://engineeringchallenges.org/cms/challenges.asp

14. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2013 14 Your Semester Six? ›Engineering Term Abroad-CHINA! ›Unique among all Purdue Engineering SJTU Gate ›Open to all ME’s in good standing ›Offers Semester 6 coursework – Class-size group, flying to Shanghai in January, starting classes same time as Purdue —in China! Seventh year for this program! – Costs same as West Lafayette (includes air-fare), all classes count (credit transfers), no delay in graduation, go with 40 friends!