School of Mechanical Engineering Global Engineering Professional Seminar ME 290 Agenda Week 2: September 2, Introductions--ME Tech Services & Mike Logan 2. China Maymester—ME 497 tech elective credit, Eric Todd 3. Begin today: Professionalism & Ethics 4. Next week: Looking toward RT, Sept 14 and Last 15 minutes today: Required Writing Sample

Global Engineering Professional Seminar 2 ME Technical Services › Mike Logan, ME 242

Global Engineering Professional Seminar 3 Announcement! China! ›ME 497K, 3 credits of technical elective, 2 weeks on site in China, returning May 29, 2011—same cost as Maymester here— includes air fare! Fee: $2500 ›Apply by December 1, 2010; applications available in class today, also online at “MECOM” See China for yourself!

Global Engineering Professional Seminar 4 See info, get application!

Global Engineering Professional Seminar 5 Further notes re textbooks! ›Please get books right away—cheap on- line! ($1.99?) ›For Thermo students, easy to remember quiz dates – October 21 – November 18

Global Engineering Professional Seminar 6 Profiles due November 11 (Week 12) ›Global Engineering Profile – Global professional narrative —how you as an engineer connect to the “grand challenges” facing this planet – About 1000 words (2 pages, single spaced) – May include professional picture – Must include at least a paragraph relating to professional ethics – Posted on Global-Hub; also printed out for class

Global Engineering Professional Seminar 7 Profile content useful: 1.Cover letters 2. Interviews 3. Scholarship applications 4. “Statement of Purpose” for graduate school 5. Career planning 6. Posted on GlobalHub/ME Tools

Global Engineering Professional Seminar 8 Professional engineering--Look forward to challenges… › ›Examine the National Academy of Engineering’s “Grand Challenges”Examine the National Academy of Engineering’s “Grand Challenges” ›…begin now to identify the intersection between your interests and these opportunities

Global Engineering Professional Seminar 9 Define “Professional”? Lee Shulman, Stanford University and Carnegie Foundation: “The idea of ‘profession’ describes a special and unique set of circumstances for deep understanding, complex practice, ethical conduct, and higher-order learning.” Historical professions: medicine, law, engineering

Global Engineering Professional Seminar 10 Contrasts with “Professions” Science and Systems: Sciences: the science of biochemistry or physics – as applied, becomes the profession of medicine Systems: reasoning systems such as philosophy or mathematics – as applied, these become tools in the professions of law or engineering.

Global Engineering Professional Seminar 11 What is distinctive about professions? (From Shulman) Historical professions address critical needs for society: Health, namely, doctors; Justice, namely, lawyers; Productivity and safety, namely, engineers.

Global Engineering Professional Seminar 12 Steven Brint, In the Age of Experts* ›Two components of professionalism : Technical: application of broad and complex knowledge [requiring] formal academic study. Moral: commitment to “important social ends…[and] demanding high levels of self-governance.” * Princeton University Press

Global Engineering Professional Seminar 13 Example of “morality "dimension: --From the ASME Code: engineers are ethically required to limit their practice to their area of competency, which is usually a small portion of a discipline, which can be a factor in negligence lawsuits.

Global Engineering Professional Seminar 14 Professional Codes Evolve ›ASME Code --Continues to evolve, e.g., a recent addition (#8) is the ethical responsibility of professional mechanical engineers to acknowledge environmental impactASME Code

Global Engineering Professional Seminar 15 Professions evolve collaboratively: ›Knowledge is not enough. ›Community is the core of professionalism. ›In an “age of experts,” professionals are accorded power that is based on knowledge but that is grounded in an ethical community of peers that self-regulate and that enforce on- going learning and collaborating.

Global Engineering Professional Seminar 16 Professional Practice a.Examines problems—define problems, design investigations, set up testing, make inferences. b.Conveys recommendations—propose possible solutions, address short falls— provide technical leadership. c.Explains decisions—connect with diverse audiences, unpack issues—deliver professional expertise.

Global Engineering Professional Seminar 17 Facts are not enough ›Roger Boisjoly has spoken widely about the Morton Thiokol O-rings test data that were provided to NASA prior to the Challenger launch that resulted in the loss of the mission.

Global Engineering Professional Seminar 18 Thiokol managers not persuaded…

Global Engineering Professional Seminar 19 Thiokol managers not persuaded…

Global Engineering Professional Seminar 20 Needed: Persuasive Communication ›The basic components of persuasion: – Successfully establishing who you are—your credentials, your character—that is, your credibility. – Successfully understanding the commitments and values of both yourself and your audience/client—the problem space. – Successfully conveying to your client/audience the information they need to continue to interact with you.

Global Engineering Professional Seminar 21 “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?

Global Engineering Professional Seminar 22 The Global Professional Profile A document that conveys a 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.