ECC-001 is a three hour lecture series presented by Rob
Silverstein, the founder of YourEngineeringCareer.com
for High School students interested in pursuing a college engineering
education. The goal is to provide students with a broad orientation
to what they will encounter in college and what they must learn in
extracurricular activities to ensure success in their planned
engineering careers.
This
Lecture
covers the following topics:
- Why is a lecture like this necessary?
- Most students want vocational training
- Most engineering curricula focus on applied science rather than vocation
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What
are you looking for in an Engineering Career?
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Most
engineering students are good in math and science but lack an
“engineering orientation”
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They
choose engineering because they believe it will provide a secure
and high paying vocation
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They
lack the perspective of what their engineering curriculum will
provide and how that differs from what the practice of engineering
demands
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What
is an Engineering Career and what do engineers do?
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A
look at an engineering career through a dissection and analysis of
my career
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Different
university disciplines
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What
practicing engineers do
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Career
disciplines
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Graduate
education
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What
I have learned from the careers of hundreds of engineers
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Why
is Engineering so important and why are
you
important
to the future of our society?
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Population
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Globalization
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Energy
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Healthcare
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What
will you do as an Engineering Student?
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Learning
to be a technical problem solver, innovator and synthesizer
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Learning
the tools of the trade
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What
will you need to acquire outside
your Engineering Curriculum?
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Multi-discipline,
collaborative teamwork
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Interpersonal
skills
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Leadership
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Communication
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Project
management processes
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Summary
and your Personal
Engineering Career Preparation Checklist
ECC-101 consists of 20 hours of lectures presented by Rob Silverstein, the founder of YourEngineeringCareer.com. ECC-101 has been designed to provide you with a perspective on the non-technical skills essential to a successful engineering career. It gives you the tools you need to relate University engineering courses, extra-curricular activities, internships and elective courses to the work environment of the practicing engineer. Through the use of Virtual Teams (teams assembled from course participants of different disciplines and backgrounds), you will learn first hand how to perform in simulations of Real World engineering situations. Through the use of Guest Lecturers with varied Engineering Careers, you will hear how engineering careers develop, how individuals make the transition from the academic environment of teacher and student; objective tests and grades; to the environment of the workplace where performance is about what you can accomplish on multi-disciplined, collaborative teams and measurement of success is completely subjective.
ECC-101 covers:
- Types of Engineers (Industrial, Consulting, Research, Academic)
- Examples of Engineering Career Histories
- Engineering Disciplines versus Engineering Career Paths
- Engineering Projects
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Interdisciplinary and Interpersonal Skills
- Communication
- Project Management and Process
- Decision-Making
- Supervisory Management
- Leadership
- Undergraduate Goals
- Elective and Extra-Curricular Options
- Graduate Education