School of Mechanical Engineering

1. Quiz this week: 10 questions, first three chapters

2. GlobalHUB—please register on GlobalHUB and join our ME 290 group—Global Engineering Student Profiles at http://globalhub.org/

3. Profile Assignment—see blue hand-out, due November 3

4. Survey #2—Prof. Jesiek, Global Engineering research

Global Engineering Professional Seminar ME 290 Agenda Week 5: September 22, 2011

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1. Go to the website: http://globalhub.org/

2. “Register” with a login, create password

3. Under “Members,” click on “groups” and search….any term in “Global Engineering Student Profiles.”

4. Click on “Request Membership.”

5. Browse around a little, e.g., East Asia…

How to “join” GlobalHUB?

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Profile: Professional Opportunity

› Way to discover what you really have to offer!

– 50% completion of BSME

– Credentials—courses, projects, activities

– Capabilities—illustrated with extended examples, evidence!

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The Profile Package

› About 1000 words

› Two pages, single-spaced, formal report format

• Title, headings (3 minimum), subheads, page numbers, etc.

• open line between paragraphs

• Perfection!

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What’s inside?

› The answer to the interview question, “Tell me about yourself!”

– Timeline: present, then past and future!

– Begin with present—”Who are you?”

• “context”—an introduction, e.g., current status as a sophomore in the Purdue BSME program

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What else….

› The past

•Only those elements that relate to where you are going in the future!

•Examples: reasons why you have chosen the profession of engineering, examples of character or strengths

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And, in conclusion….

› Future

– Where are you headed?

– Show literacy!

– Show passion!

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Professional engineering--Look forward to challenges…

› Examine the National Academy of Engineering’s “Grand Challenges”

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“Professional Profiles” provide: – Identity—who you are…as a professional

engineer in a particular time and place

– Opportunity space—what is held in common with reader/audience/site visitor, what is the transactional/collaborative potential?

– Action—what is a strategic approach to going forward?

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The Global Professional Profile

A document that conveys the current identity of a mechanical engineer in training who has particular technical interests and the intention to become a contributing professional in a world that is increasingly interdependent and where major challenges are emerging.

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Profile content useful:

1.Cover letters

2. Interviews

3. Scholarship applications

4. “Statement of Purpose” for graduate school

5. Career planning

6. Posted on NSF’s GlobalHub