School of Mechanical Engineering Global Engineering Professional Seminar ME 290 Agenda Week 2 September 2 2010 1 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 15 5 Last 15 minutes today Required Writing Sample ME Technical Services Mike Logan ME 242 Global Engineering Professional Seminar 2 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 3 See info get application Global Engineering Professional Seminar 4 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 5 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 6 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 7 Professional engineering Look forward to challenges http engineeringchallenges org cms challenges asp 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 8 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 higherorder learning Historical professions medicine law engineering Global Engineering Professional Seminar 9 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 10 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 11 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 12 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 13 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 impact Global Engineering Professional Seminar 14 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 ongoing learning and collaborating Global Engineering Professional Seminar 15 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 16 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 17 Thiokol managers not persuaded Global Engineering Professional Seminar 18 Thiokol managers not persuaded Global Engineering Professional Seminar 19 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 20 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 21 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 Global Engineering Professional Seminar 22