EMGT 4110 Week1 Thursday Lecture1

8/13/2019 EMGT 4110 Week1 Thursday Lecture1

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J O S E C A R R I L L O , C M F G E

I N S T R U C T O R : M I E

Introduction to EMGT 4110:Engineering Professionalism

and Practice


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Class Introduction

Instructor Information

Student Information

Class Syllabus/Schedule


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Class Syllabus/Schedule

Required Texts for this Class The Unwritten Laws of Engineering

Intellectual Property: A Guide for Engineers

Recommended Reading Memory Jogger II

Project Management Memory Jogger Grading

Homework/Participation (18%)

Project /Presentation (12%)

Exams (2 @ 20%)

Final Exam (20%)

Out of class requirements (10%)

Policies

Schedule (Tentative)


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Introduction to EMGT 4110 Lab

Not your typical lab

Will include

Activities

Some lecture material Guest speakers

Quizzes/exams

Lab assignments due as specified; typically,

At the end of the lab time

At the beginning of next weeks class (lab)


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Goals for This Course

Course objectives as stated in the syllabus, i.e.: Engineering professionalism

Project management

Ethics and law Design

Problem solving and decision making

In doing so, we will achieve these broad goals: Recognize our individual strengths and weaknesses, and build

on them

Become acquainted with what to expect in the real world

Be more effective and happier in work and life


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What is Professionalism?

First answer What is meant by Profession? A profession has a body of knowledge that must be acquired and maintained, and

also:

Skill

Authority

Compensation /recognition

A society to promote and support the practice

A Code of Ethics

A strong sense of public service

A Professional is one who is engaged in a profession A professional has, among other things, high academic standards, self-confidence,

personal responsibility for work, authority to make decisions, and service for society A professional continually renews his/her knowledge

Professionalism is the conduct that characterizes or marks a professionor professional person.

http://ewh.ieee.org/cmte/pa/Status/Professional.html


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Engineering Professionalism

According to IEEE, engineering professionalism has to do with howengineers practiceand conduct themselves in their work and asindividuals in society, including

Relationship with their clients/employers

Recognition bestowed upon them by society as a result of their contributions

Buried somewhere in the notion of professionalism are ethics and/orhonest practice.

http://ewh.ieee.org/cmte/pa/Status/Professional.html


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Why Engineering Professionalism?

The technicalaspects ofengineering willonly get you sofar

From: http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/dcr0254l.jpg


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The Unwritten Laws of Engineering

Publication by American Society of MechanicalEngineers

Originally written in 1944, as 3 articles in MechanicalEngineering

Last updated in 2001, to account for shifting societal values,changing employment laws, and evolved corporate structures

Three parts: What the Beginner Needs to Learn at Once

Relating Chiefly to Engineering Managers

Professional and Personal Considerations


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Part 1: What the Beginner Needs to Learn at Once

What the Beginner Needs to Learn at Once, inRelation To:

The Work

Your Supervisor

Relations with Colleagues & Outsiders

Applies to internships and jobs you have while inschool, in addition to your career


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Part 2: Relating Chiefly to Engineering Managers

Behavior and Technique (wks 3, 8-9)

Delegating, put first things first, managing crises, schedulingmeetings, decision making

Managing Design and Development Projects (wk 4)

Organization Structures (wk 7)

What Managers Owe Their Employees (wks 6,7)


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Part 3: Professional and Personal Considerations

Laws of Character and Personality(wk 1)

Regarding Behavior in the Workplace

(wks 3, 6, 7) Regarding Career and Personal

Development (wks 2, 3)


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The Laws of Character and Personality

A valuable personal trait: the ability to get along with allkinds of people. Do this by

Appreciate a persons good qualities

Dont vent impatience and annoyance on the slight provocation

Dont harbor grudges Consider feelings & interests of others

Dont be preoccupied with our own selfish interests

Help others when an opportunities arises

Be fair and objective

Dont take yourself too seriously

Be genuinely cordial

Give people the benefit of a doubt


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The Laws of Character and Personality, continued

Dont be a pushover (as a caveat to the advice given on thelast slide ) Do your best to be friendly and get along with everyone, but still stand

your ground

Regard your personal integrity as one of your mostimportant assets (wks 13-14)

Let ethical behavior govern your actions and those of yourcompany (wks 13-14)

Never underestimate the extent of your professionalresponsibility, or personal liability (wks 13, 14)


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Week One: Wrap Up

Introduction to Engineering Professionalism

Goals and Objectives for this Course

The Unwritten Laws of Engineering, with regard to

What you should know right away What you should know when you have some level of authority

Professional and personal considerations

Introduction to Career Services Lab 1: Personal Style Inventory and Skills Assessment

(next slide)


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Lab #1 Assignment #1(due by the end of lab class time)

Complete the following: Interests Inventory

Personal Style Inventory

Skills Assessment

They are found at the Career Services website, byfollowing the link:http://www.d.umn.edu/careers/services/assessments.html

Email the results FIRST to yourself, then forward it

to me by the end of lab time Jan 19

th

. You can simply copy and paste the results of the skillsassessment into email if you wish.

NOTE: Lab #2 is due at the end of class time if you want toget started (see next page)
http://www.d.umn.edu/careers/services/assessments.htmlhttp://www.d.umn.edu/careers/services/assessments.html


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Lab#2/Homework #2

Find a job or internship you might be interested in.

Briefly describe the job/internship (i.e., the company name, thenature of the work, etc.). Include the source of the information (weblink, news ad, etc.)

Prepare a rsum to send to the company Prepare a cover letter to accompany the resume

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