Transcript Chapter 2
Good Morning! Announcements Please pick up an Attendance Form. Take the Library Audio tour (has to be taken by October16th) Go to: http://libguides.consortiumlibrary.org/ENGR151 and do the preliminary work (due October 16th). Check blackboard/Course Materials for Q&A of commonly asked questions. Feedback from Attendance Forms How can I get started on the project? – Download the template from blackboard and start adding material constantly. What style should the project be written in? – The final report of your project is not a technical report, rather a self analyses of yourself. Therefore, the style you would use is more like writing an essay, for example, you can use personal pronouns (which you would not use in technical reports). Feedback from Attendance Forms Is it impossible to work and go to school full time? – No, but you need to find the right balance between working and studying. Use the 60-hour rule (see textbook page 26) and talk to your academic advisor. Does graduating in more than four years hurt my chances for employment? – No. Feedback from Attendance Forms When making a roadmap, is it still possible to follow it when adversity strikes and change the direction you are trying to pursue? The Good News: You can choose your Mindset! FIXED MINDSET G ROWTH MINDSET Avoid challenges; stick to what Embrace challenges; overcoming you know well challenges makes you stronger, Obstacles Give up easily when you encounter obstacles smarter Persist in the face of setbacks; failure is an opportunity to learn Effort See effort as unpleasant and See effort as the path to growth fruitless; the need for effort is a sign of low ability and mastery Ignore useful criticism; see Seek feedback and learn from negative feedback as an insult criticism Challenges Criticism Success of Feel threatened by the success Find lessons and inspiration in others of others the success of others Chapter 2 The Engineering Profession What is Engineering? If someone (father, grandmother, aunt, friend, fellow student) asked you the question: “What is engineering?” How would you respond? Greatest Engineering Achievements of 20th Century 20. High performance materials 19. Nuclear technologies 18. Laser and fiber optics 17. Petroleum and gas technologies 16. Health technologies 15. Household appliances 14. Imaging technologies 13. Internet 12. Space exploration 11. Interstate highways Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century (continued) 10. Air-conditioning and refrigeration 9. Telephone 8. Computers 7. Agricultural mechanization 6. Radio and television 5. Electronics 4. Safe and abundant water 3. Airplane 2. Automobile 1. Electrification What will be the Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 21st century? New Health Technologies Renewable Energy Interstellar Space Travel Quantum Computer 3-D Printers Automation Artificial Intelligence Force Fields Rewards and Opportunities of an Engineering Career 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Job satisfaction Varied opportunities Challenging work Intellectual development Social impact Financial security Starting Salaries www.naceweb.org/salary-survey-april-2012-executive-summary.pdf Rewards and Opportunities of an Engineering Career 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Job satisfaction Varied opportunities Challenging work Intellectual development Social impact Financial security Prestige Professional environment Understanding how things work Creative thinking The Engineering Design Process Customer need or opportunity Problem definition/Specifications Data and information collection Development of alternative solutions Evaluation of design/selection of optimal design Implementation of optimal design Hand in your attendance form! Assignments due by Monday 9/24 Read Chapter 2, sections 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10 of the textbook – – Inform yourself about the different majors/departments the School of Engineering has to offer (go to the SOE webpage). Prepare at least three question for each departments’ representative and write them in your journal (questions can be about what courses they teach, what excites them about their program, why you should chose their program etc.) Homework #2: – – Note your opinions of the sections in your journal Note questions, issues or perspectives you have/gained a) Make your own top ten list of the rewards and opportunities of an engineering career. Use Ray's list as a guide but feel free to add items you perceive as important to you. b) Write a 2-3 page paper on "Why I Want to be an Engineer" by expanding on your top three items from a). Homework #2 needs to submitted as doc(x) or pdf file through blackboard (email submissions will not be accepted)