1. Manufacturing Engineering Career Exploration and Employer Expectations - Part 1 Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. 1.

2. Bell Work Activity Directions: Please take out a sheet of paper and answer the following questions. 1. Why is it necessary to organize workgroups before starting a project? 2. List 3 traits that you admire in a Leader. 3. How would you feel, if you were told at the end of a job interview that: “We don’t hire people that look like you”? Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. 2

3. a. There are several important terms and definitions students need to know. b. Students will now complete the Matching Definitions handout on Career Exploration. Students may work in groups. Warm-up Activity Career Exploration Terms Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. 3

4. What is Teamwork?  Teamwork is the combined effort of a group working to achieve a common goal.  Completion of the goal can usually be measured. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. 4

5. Team Operations  Teams operate best when each member fulfills their role to complete what is necessary to accomplish the overall team goal.  Team Leaders are often needed to motivate, monitor and help resolve issues.  Team Members are required to fulfill their specific role while supporting other team members. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. 5

6. Team Operations and Problem Solving  Teams are used effectively in many industries. Emergency room teams are used in hospitals around the country.  Lets take an overview of typical department operations:  Triage - prioritizing patients  Resuscitation - patients with life threatening injuries / issues  Major / Minor Section - p atients with non-life threatening issues  Pediatrics Area - treatment of children  Psychiatric Area - for patients with mental health issues Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. 6

7. Characteristics of Good Leaders  Leadership can be defined as the ability to influence others to reach goals.  Great leaders possess many traits but one common theme is to win the respect of their followers and peers. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. 7

8. Work Expectations of Employers  Hiring Standards: the goal of the hiring process is to properly match qualified people with available positions in the company  Performance Standards: in the workplace each employee is expected to perform their tasks in a timely, productive and efficient manner; Employee performance is evaluated regularly to drive improvement Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. 8

9. Equal Employment Opportunity Law in the Workplace  A historical review of the workplace in the United States will show that we have had great difficulty treating certain groups equally in regards to hiring, pay and benefits.  As society’s attitude changed, several laws and Supreme Court decisions have been passed to reflect a new attitude toward Equal Employment Opportunity in the workplace. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. 9

10. Safety and Health in the Workplace  In our modern society, most employees work in relatively comfortable environments, free from constant threat of dangerous injuries and death. But this was not always the case.  The American workplace has evolved in the past 150 years to greatly improve the safety, health and welfare of employees.  Driven by organized workers, several laws were passed to mandate safer work environments; The Occupational Safety and Heath Agency (OSHA) was created to enforce safe practices in the workplace. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2012. All rights reserved. 10