ME 290 GLOBAL ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL SEMINARGLOBAL ENGINEERING PROFILE SPRING 2009Worksheet 1: Getting StartedThe global engineering profile should be approximately 1000 words in length and should include a professional photograph. The photos are part of this assignment and will be scheduled with the School’s photographer in a future seminar, to be announced. Format: .pdf Due: Week 12, November 13, 2008Part I: Introduction, Identification1. The basics—name, current affiliation/s. 2. Some background—why engineering? Why mechanical engineering at Purdue?3. Why did you make this choice? What happened that made it clear to you that this choice was clearly the best one?4. What has happened recently that confirms this choice?5. What do you find most rewarding about this choice?6. What do you like to do best in connection with this choice?Part II: Credentials, Experience 1. Identify current degree program.2. Identify specific “path” through this program—minors, international programs, languages, emphasis in special areas as reflected in choices of restricted electives, etc.3. Name and describe summer internships, part-time employment, supplemental programs and experiences.4. Include co-curricular activities at Purdue, e.g., ASME, Purdue Bands, etc., as they relate to professional credentials, e.g., opportunities to gain leadership skills, etc.Part III: Interests, Vision/Goals 1. What career goals to you hold out for yourself? Do you want to have your own company? Other? Do you want to focus on energy issues? Other?2. What’s most important? Why? What’s at stake?3. Vision: Looking ahead, how to you expect to contribute—as a global engineer-- to the big technological issues of this century?GLOBAL ENGINEERING PROFILES SPRING 2009WORKSHEET 2: PROFILE DEVELOPMENTProfessional documents benefit from iteration—just as any important design project. The development worksheet is intended to keep the focus on choosing and developing content rather than polishing final form. There is no payoff in honing a section to perfection that is later deleted. A final “production” worksheet will guide production work—editing and format. Review: Introduction Segment7. Length: about 20%, minimum of 10%, maximum of 25% suggested.8. Identity: engineering as a professional interest is central to this segment. At least one event or narrative is included that demonstrates the engineering interest/s that will be further developed later in the profile. 9. Personal: specifics such as hometown and/or family are relevant only as connected to professional background, interests, and ambitions—can also be effectively mentioned as background to an important event if that “makes a point.”10. Scope: are all the major themes in the profile should be anticipated by “overview” comments in the introduction11. Opening sentences engage reader—by posing a question or promising to share the reasons behind a somewhat surprising statement or claim. Review: Credentials and Experience Segment1. Length: from 40% to 60%. With increasing experience, portions given to middle and last tendto switch—for major leadership roles, “vision” is often 60% while credentials and experience shrink (e.g., 20%) 2. Credentials (e.g., BSME, international programs, etc.): Significance is illustrated by describing several actual events. 3. Professional experiences (e. g., internships) are conveyed by one or more actual events—good to begin with a challenge or a surprise and then show how it worked out.4. Themes are developed—not more that about three different dimensions are selected for development across the range of credentials and experience that are identified. Examples include a love of design, being drawn to challenges, enjoying the play of mathematics in actual real-world problems, etc. These abstractions are “brought to life” by reference to actualevents.Review: Interests, Visions, Goals—Bring in “Global”1. Length: from 20 to 30%, growing as (paradoxically) the actual experience grows (e.g., more senior people). The additional space is usually taken from the middle section, which then shrinks. The additional space is used for a more developed presentation of what is “next” andwhy it matters--important when leadership is center stage for the purpose at hand (more senior positions such as directors, chairs, etc.)2. Show awareness of global issues by discussing a particular area such as one of thoseidentified on the NAE website, http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/3. Opportunity space: the overlap between the individual (“professional interests”) and the global opportunity that is identified or sought (“visions/goals”). Often this is the most valuable part of the profile. Show how your interests and credentials empower you to impact the globalchallenges that you identify as most relevant and significant.4. Specific illustrations: Often the more specific, the more useful. Describe events or situations that would show what achieving your vision or reaching your goals would look like.[Type text]GLOBAL ENGINEERING PROFILES SPRING 2009WORKSHEET 3: PRODUCTION Profile ProductionThe first two worksheets supported getting starting and also developing the various segments. The final worksheet focuses on production—revising, editing, and formatting.When profile content has been fully developed and reviewed, work can begin on production. Revising is amore comprehensive review than just editing. The most wide ranging review is completed first, as there isno reward in polishing was is not going to be retained in the final version. Only in the very last stages are “correctness” (spelling, punctuation) and format considered.Students post their profiles on GlobalHub to receive credit for completing their Global Professional Profile.Posting should be completed within one week of the professional picture download (TBA). A printout of the Profile is due in class on November 13 in “.pdf” format, available as a format choice in MS Word as installed on School machines.The final product will be evaluated by the following considerations:1. Content (75% or 15 points)a. Introduction: Profile describes author as someone who has chosen engineering, chosen Purdue.b. Experience and Credentials: Profile provides overview of both practical experience and academic credentials.c. Vision and Goals: Profile discussed what is viewed as important in the emerging “one world,” where technology is not