1. School of Mechanical Engineering Global Engineering Professional Seminar ME 290 Week 7: February 23, 2012 Today: Introductions, ETA-China, Quiz 1, Policy and Assignments Overview

2. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Spring 2012 2 Course Instructor ›Dianne Atkinson, Ph.D. ›Office: ME 3003B, enter via ME 3003, Main Bldg. ›Hours: 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri. Email: dla@purdue.edudla@purdue.edu ›ME 290 Course URL: https://engineering.purdue.edu/MECOM https://engineering.purdue.edu/MECOM ›TA’s: Kaitlyn Dalton and Rachel Grossman

3. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Spring 2012 3 Your Semester Six? ›Unique among all Purdue Engineering! ›Open to all ME’s(only) in good standing! SJTU Gate ›Class-size group, flying to Shanghai the first week in January 2013, starting classes same as Purdue —in China! Fifth year for this program! ›Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) Mechanical Engineering program ranked #1 in China! ›No additional cost (includes air-fare), Purdue calendar for classes, all classes count (credit transfers), no delay in graduation!

4. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Spring 2012 4 Announcements Blackboard now updated!Check attendance, confirm assignment credits! Course Website: https://engineering.purdue.edu/MECOM https://engineering.purdue.edu/MECOM Now includes “Supplemental Seminars” listing for class make-ups! Will include each week’s announcements, assignments, hand-outs

5. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Spring 2012 5 https://engineering.purdue.edu/ME

6. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Spring 2012 6 https://engineering.purdue.edu/MECOM

7. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Spring 2012 7 ›Begin with technical and professional seminars ›“On your own” reading (Zakaria), quiz points ›Complete major work, Professional Profile, by Week 11 Course Schedule

8. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Spring 2012 8 ›Complete 12 Seminars for credit ›Please make-up missed Seminars ›Supplemental Seminars 1 due same day as event › 1 Sup Sems for makeups! (not other assignments) Course Policies

9. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Spring 2012 9 ME 290 Seminar Objectives 1.Global Engineering Professional Issues—knowledge about the newly global markets and information about international opportunities in ME School, 2.Global Communications—Cultural Issues; constructing a “Professional Profile.” 3.Professional Ethics: Making decisions in global professional contexts and informing the Profile.

10. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Spring 2012 10 ›Text/quizzes (3) ›Picture, culture center visit, survey, attendance ›Profile—posted on NSF Global HUB Points!

11. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Spring 2012 11 Professional engineering— Look back to achievements… ›http://www.greatachievements.org/http://www.greatachievements.org/

12. Global Engineering Professional Seminar Spring 2012 12 Professional engineering--Look forward to challenges… ›Examine the National Academy of Engineering’s “Grand Challenges”Examine the National Academy of Engineering’s “Grand Challenges” ›http://engineeringchallenges.org/cms/challenges.asphttp://engineeringchallenges.org/cms/challenges.asp