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Career Exploration Reception

Welcome to the

Mr. Rosnik

Marriotts Ridge High School

Have you had the same thoughts as some other Have you had the same thoughts as some other kids?kids?

I want a career that………..• Is Enjoyable –

“How happy I will be—what’s the point of doing something you don’t like?”• Provides a Good working environment

“If I can’t interact with people…I will probably quit the job.”

• Will Allow Me To make a difference

“That I would make a difference in some way, you know, make my mark on the world.”

• Earns a Good Income

“As shallow as it sounds, money is the one thing I have to consider when I’m choosing a job. I’m not going to do something that I know can’t help me pay bills.”

• Has Flexible Schedules

“My career can’t consume all of my time…I need free time to do a lot of other things…before I die.”

You may want to consider getting a degree in engineering or engineering technology.

I know that you aren’t “one of those students". You know the geeky type. You know the geeky type.

I know that math & science may not be your best subjects yet.

I know engineering may sound hard.

I know that you don’t want to work in a cubicle and get fed pizzas all your life.

• Love your work and live your life

• Be creative

• Work with other great people

• Solve problems that improve life

• Not be bored

• Make a great salary

• Have job flexibility

• Travel

Dream, Discover, Imagine and Innovate

Engineers use their imagination and analytical skills to invent, design, and build things that matter. They are team players with

independent minds who ask, “How can we develop a better recycling system to protect the environment, design a school

that can withstand an earthquake, or create cutting-edge special effects for the movies?” By dreaming up creative and practical

solutions, engineers are changing the world all the time.

Source: Engineeryourlife.org

Engineers aren’t all like little Dilbert. Let’s take a look at some other engineers.

• Design Sports Equipment

• Design Musical Instruments

• Imagine New Products

• Design Theme Parks and Rides

• Save Lives

• Enter Medical School

• Become Lawyers

• Become Presidents

• Become CEO’s

• Make a difference

• Change the world

Create dynamic partnerships with our

nation’s schools to prepare an increasing

and more diverse group of students to be

successful in science, engineering and engineering technology programs.

-a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit corporation

How to Solve problems

How to Listen to others

How to work in Teams How to conduct

Research How to Analyze

information How to Speak in front of

a group

Write Technical information

Cope with failures and try again

Improve previous work Manage Time to meet

deadlines Have Fun & work hard

► Introduction to Engineering DesignTM

► Principles Of EngineeringTM

► Digital ElectronicsTM

► Computer Integrated ManufacturingTM

► Engineering Design & DevelopmentTM

Specialization Course:

Foundation Courses:

Capstone Course:

Course program requires college

entrance mathematics each

year.

Problem: a fast method of clearing the air passageway of a patient while in transit should he/she become sick to his/her

stomach.

See what some other PLTW students have invented!!!

Note – Insert Video or picture of students from EDD class -

• College Preparatory Mathematics– Algebra– Geometry– Algebra II– Pre-calculus or Trigonometry

• College Preparatory Science– Biology– Chemistry– Physics

Grade 9

•English 9•U.S. History•Algebra I•Biology•Lifetime Fitness/Health•Fine Arts

Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12

•English 10•American Government•Geometry•Chemistry•Foreign Language•Elective

•English 11•World History•Algebra II•Physics•Foreign Language

•English 12•Gov’t/Economics•Trig or Pre-Calculus•Science•Elective•Elective

Introduction to Engineering Design

Principles of Engineering

Digital Engineering and Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Engineering Design & Development

American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) http://www.engineeringk12.org/

www.asee.org/precollege

Discover Engineering http://www.discoverengineering.org/

Engineering Education Service Center (EESC) links to Engineering/Tech Universities, Scholarships, Resources

www.engineeringedu.com

Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS)- Info on engineering careers

www.jets.org

National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE) www.napequity.org

The Society of Women Engineers www.swe.org

Women in Engineering Proactive Network (WEPAN) http://www.wepan.org/

Sightseer’s Guide to Engineering http://www.engineeringsights.org/

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Mr. Rosnik

Marriotts Ridge High School

rmrosnik@hcpss.org