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School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

ECE 400: Professional Development and

Career Guidance Fall 2013

Prof. Mireille (Mimi) Boutin Joanne Lax


Answer with your clicker: (if you have it) What do you think of the new opening hours for

Restaurant Triple X?

a)  It’s good. b)  It’s bad. c)  It depends. d)  I don’t care.

Purdue School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Organizers › Prof. Mireille BouCn (Main Contact)

– MSEE 342 – mbouCn@purdue dot you know what

› Secretaries: Bonnie Misner and Sherry Leuck – MSEE 330 / 765-‐494-‐3554 – misner@purdue [email protected]

› Joanne Lax –  EE 250 / 765-‐494-‐0621 –  jlax@purdue dot you know what


Course Wiki Hosted on www.projectrhea.org

at

h[ps://www.projectrhea.org/rhea/index.php/2013_Fall_ECE_400


Objec<ve of ECE 400 › A series of seminars to help you

–  develop be[er skills to succeed in your career –  understand the responsibility and the code of ethics as an engineer

– widen your horizon and recognize opportuniCes – manage your professional life –  learn from speakers' experiences


Topics for Fall 2013 –  Career advice –  Start-‐up companies – Global engineering – Graduate School –  Intellectual Property –  Entrepreneurship –  Financial Planning –  Professional ECque[e –  and more …


Course Outcomes 1.  an ability to communicate ideas in a wri[en

form 2.  an awareness of skills necessary to achieve

success in the workplace 3.  the ability to research and evaluate current

events in an engineering context 4.  an understanding of the role of ethical

engineering in the work environment . It is necessary to pass all outcomes to receive a passing grade. (At least 50 points out of 100 on assignment tes<ng that outcome.)


ALendance and par<cipa<on –  A[endance will be taken using clickers at the beginning and end of each lecture.

–  ½ point to arrive on Cme, ½ point to not leave early. –  Maximum a[endance points=15, rescaled to 10% of grade. –  A[endance is mandatory. –  Missed classes must be made up by compleCng a wriCng assignment.

You must bring your clicker to class. You must register your clicker on Blackboard


ALendance and par<cipa<on –  You are expected to parCcipate in a respecjul fashion during class.

–  Disrespecjul behavior includes, but is not limited to, • Working on homework/labs during class • Reading the newspaper • Cell phone beeping/vibraCng • Talking

–  Penalty: one a[endance point per offense.

Cell phones must be turned off during class.


Speaker evalua<on –  You must fill out a short quesConnaire to evaluate each speaker –  QuesConnaire will be on Blackboard. –  Must be filled out within 7 days. –  Counts for 5% of your grade.


Grading › Score of F if a[endance score is less than 10 out of 15. › Score of F if you fail an ABET outcome.

› If a[endance score is at least 10 out of 15 and you passed all ABET outcomes, your course score will be computed as follows:

–  85% WriCng assignments

–  10% A[endance

–  5% filling out speaker evaluaCon aper each lecture


Grading › Score of F if a[endance score is less than 10 out of 15. › Score of F if you fail an ABET outcome.

› Otherwise – Grade A: Score ≥ 80 – Grade B: Score ≥ 70 – Grade C: Score ≥ 60 – Grade D: Score ≥ 50


WriLen Assignments › Assignment 1 (due 09/19/13, outcome 1,4):

Ethics

› Assignment 2 (due 10/17/13, outcome 1,2,3):

Professional Statement

› Assignment 3 (due 11/14/13, outcome 1,2,3):

Proposal


WriLen Assignments › Every assignment will be posted on the course wiki

› A wri<ng rubric will be given. Grades are based on the following criteria:

• Content • OrganizaCon and format • Style and tone •  WriCng fundamentals


Assignment Submission – Hand in using Blackbord learn (via SafeAssign) – No email submission –  Firm deadline – Only one 24 hour grace period (one assignment)


Plagiarism Checking –  Students caught engaging in an academically dishonest pracCce will receive an F for the course.

–  Plagiarism detecCon tools may be used. –  Cite all sources of quoted or summarized informaCon.


Academic Integrity Policy ›  The ECE faculty expect every member of the Purdue community to pracCce honorable and ethical behavior both inside and outside the classroom. Any acCons that might unfairly improve a student's score on homework or a[endance will be considered cheaCng and will not be tolerated. Examples of cheaCng include (but are not limited to): –  Sharing results or other informaCon on a homework. –  RequesCng a regrade of answers or work that has been altered. –  Filing an a[endance sheet for an absent student.

›  All occurrences of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Assistant Dean of Students and copied to the ECE Associate Head for EducaCon. If there is any quesCon as to whether a given acCon might be construed as cheaCng, please see the instructor or the teaching assistant before you engage in any such acCon.


EE 170 Emergency Informa<on


Emergency Procedures for Course › In the event of a major campus emergency, course requirements, deadlines and grading percentages are subject to changes that may be necessitated by a revised semester calendar or other circumstances. In such an event, informaCon will be provided through the course wiki.


EE 170 emergency informa<on


Ques<ons and Answers › One final note:

–  Joanne is available to help with resumes and graduate school statements of purpose


Answer with your clicker: (if you have it)

What do you think of the frequency of passenger trains in Lafaye[e?

a)  It’s fine as is. b)  There should be more trains/desCnaCons.

c)  There should be fewer trains/desCnaCons. d)  I didn’t know there are passenger trains in Lafaye[e.

Don’t forget to register your clicker on Blackboard.

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