Engr 10: Transfer ExperiencePhillip Swanson

Mechanical Engineering

Why Community College?

• Price• Flexibility with choosing major• Education quality• Easier to boost GPA• Unique internship opportunities• Flexibility with schedules

Engineering: CSU VS. UC• UC: Well Known; job/internship fairs• CSU: Cost effective (CSU$ ≈ UC$/2)• UC: Less GE and shorter graduation time• UC: Often higher quality labs/equipment• CSU: More locations• UC: More focus on graduate study and research• CSU: More focus on skills needed to enter workforce• UC: Evening classes are more rare• CSU: More faculty taught classes/office hours• CSU: Easier to go to school part time

BOTH ARE GOOD OPTIONS

Why San Jose State?

• Close to silicon valley companies• Part of the top 50 engineering schools in the world.• “Full Service” engineering department• Probably 3rd most well known for engineering in the Bay Area• Smaller class sizes than most UC’s• Well known engineering projects by students and faculty

ENGINEERING TRANSFER SEQUENCE:

ENTRANCE INTO ENGINEERING MAJOR: CALC1, PHYS 4A, ENGL 1A

ADVISINGCONSULT WITH ENGINEERING AND PHYSICS PROFESSORS

MAJOR COURSES GE COURSES

ENGR 10

GE REQS: TRANSFER vs. GRADUATION

APPLY TO COLLEGESASSOCIATES DEGREE

CSU UC OTHER

VISIT PROSPECTIVE UNIVERSITIES: TRANSFER REQSTRANSFER

Pitfalls for Transfers

• Know the difference between university’s graduation and transfer requirements

• Know the difference between CSU and UC GE requirements• Harder to transfer if no major declared• Keep track of major requirements: They may change!• If your major is impacted at a certain school; double check

that you have met the most up to date transfer requirements• Check transfer requirements both at JC and University• Articulation between courses at JC and University• IGETC for engineering transfers

Student ProjectsResearchSpecificationsTheory/CalculationsPresentationsPrototype(s)Testing Engr 11 Aquarium Wave

Generator

University Projects

• Class projects common• Design and

analysis projects• Teamwork• Student

Organizations

Current Project

Cutting Device for Autonomous Satellite ServicingObjective: Cut carbon fiber booms with minimal waste and torque on the satellite and servicer.

Engineering Tips• Don’t overcomplicate problems: – Engineering is an inexact science – Reasonable Approximations will be used.

• Learn CREATIVITY:– I advise shop and welding classes, especially for ME’s– Build or sketch something cool

WHY? -> Engineering is a creative process

Engineering is Opportunity

• Engineering expands your horizons• Engineering covers a broad swath of majors, areas of focus, and careers• Engineering is in Demand

ENGINEERING A PRODUCT

R&D

SALES

MANAGEMENT

QUALITY ASSURANCE

MANUFACTURING

DESIGN

PRODUCT SUPPORT

Example of Overlap of Engineering Disciplines

Student opportunities

• Engineering Associations/Societies• Student Alumni Engineering Societies• Informational Seminars• Research opportunities• Job Fairs• Career Center:– Resume/interviews– Career development

• Trade Shows• Site visits/tours

Campus Visits

Some Cool Employers in Bay Area

• Tesla• Nasa Ames• Mass Precision• Applied Materials• IBM• Loral Space Systems• Lockheed• Google• Congenra Solar

Trade Shows + Events

• Design to Part Show• Machine Tool Expo• Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Open House• Maker’s Faire• Moffet Field Open House

Tips for Engineering Transfers• Use ASSIST.org and university articulation websites• Visit booths of UC’s and CSU’s as well as any other colleges

you may be interested in on transfer day• Consult with professor Mayer on community college courses

to take• Consider an associates degree if you have the credits

Tips For Engineering Students

• Learn all you can here• Use office hours• Form Study Groups• Find What excites you about engineering

Internship Experience

• (Summer 2008)• (Summer 2013)

Be Creative!• Helps build essential engineering skills that aren’t explicitly

taught in school• Could matter to employers• May gain technical experience along the way