1. School of Mechanical Engineering Global Engineering Professional Seminar ME 290 Week 10: October 25, 2012 1.Today: Quiz 3, last two chapters, Zakaria text, ”American Power” and “American Purpose.” 2.Also today: Global Profiles, Review specification, discuss development. 3.Next week: Please bring Profile “print-out” to class— this is the version that will be graded. 4.No additional assignments after November 1—next week!

2. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2012 2 1.Limit to two pages, “single-space” paragraphs—about 1000 words. 2.Use formal report format—headings, subheadings, page numbers, standard font size and style—assignment hand-out is guide. 3.Include: (1) introduction of yourself, the document, (2) describe where you have been and (3) where you want to go. Review—profile specifications

3. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2012 3 1.Find an example of a situation where you had to reason about an ethical issue in the workplace or at school—where “two rights” were in conflict. 2.Show your reasoning, show awareness of the ASME Code of Ethics, for example, public safety is first. 3.Describe what you did and why. Note requirement to include “ethics”

4. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2012 4 ›Think of the profile as three time frames: – 1. Present time frame—introduction, why you are writing this document, current Purdue BSME program… – 2. Past time frame--what you have accomplished, earned, learned, how you arrived here… – 3. Future time frame--where you are headed, what are your passions, ambitions, goals? Basic Structure

5. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2012 5 ›Examine the National Academy of Engineering’s “Grand ChallengesExamine the National Academy of Engineering’s “Grand Challenges —how will you connect to the big picture? ›Use the Zakaria text to add specifics about your professional interests Suggestions for development, depth…

6. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2012 6  What your reader already knows.  What is too personal for distribution.  What does not illustrate strengths.  The decisions are all yours—build your best case! Leave out? (Most of your life!)

7. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Fall 2012 7 1.Cover letters 2. Interviews 3. Scholarship applications 4. “Statement of Purpose” for graduate school 5. Career planning 6. National Science Foundations’s GlobalHub Profiles are useful for: