School of Mechanical Engineering

ME 290 Global Engineering Professional Seminar

ME 290 Week 101. Today: Quiz 2 over Chapters 4 (China) and 5 (India)!2. Remember +1 bonus for early Profiles—print-out

provided in class today or by end of tomorrow (ME 3003)!3. Today: Writing Sample (last 15 minutes)4. Next week: Guest Speaker Steven Plee

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›Distributed last part of class today.

›Required in ME 290 but not calculated as part of ME 290 grade.

› “Diagnostic”: Reviewed, not graded.

›Basis for recommendations about further coursework.

›Retained until you graduate from ME.

Writing Sample

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All Seminars! All Quizzes!

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Remember: “Hey—no cheating!”

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1. Connect with the assignment!

2. Follow the structure requested—formal formal, major divisions that provide

• Introduction

• Credentials and Experience

• Professional Future…– https://engineering.purdue.edu/MECOM

Profile – tips!

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›1. Provide specifics…what kind of project, what specific challenges…

›2. Bring in the reader…how exactly was that problem solved? (STAR—What was the situation? The task? What action? What result?)

›3. Include ethical reasoning example! Right versus right requires reasoning!

›4. Collaborate—standard professional practice!

Add impact…

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› 1. Early profiles (+1 bonus) can be put in the attendance brown folders today in class.

›2. Early profiles can be brought to ME 3003 before 5 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, March 22

›3. Due date for all other profiles: Class time, Seminar Week 11, that is, Thursday, March 28.

›4. Remember to include (and sign!) COVER PAGE!

Turning in profiles…