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Welcome to ENCP 6000 Career Management for Engineers

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Multidisciplinary Graduate Engineering

ENCP 6000: Career Management

for Engineers

Preparing for Co-op Success

Professor Jessica Pike

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Matt Lenda

Maricla Pirozzi

Who are we?

A little about me

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B.A. English & Secondary Education

M.Ed. Student Affairs Counseling

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Rohini Mandewalkar

Mandewalkar.r@husky.neu.edu.

Teaching Assistants

karumuri.p@husky.neu.edu

PRUDHVI NAYAN KARUMURI

Vikash Sirwal

sirwal.v@husky.neu.edu

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Vikash Sirwal

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Your Success Starts Here

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Lesson 1 Learning Objectives

1. Review the goals of cooperative education

– How a co-op experience will help achieve your career goals

– What you expect to gain from a co-op experience

2. Understand course policies and requirements

3. Learn Co-op rules and eligibility requirements

4. Think about career goals

5. Write a draft positioning statement.

Goals of Co-op

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1. Apply knowledge and skills in new,

authentic contexts

2. Develop new knowledge and

skills

3. Integrate and use the deepened

knowledge and skills in our academic program

4. Reflect and articulate how you gained and used new knowledge and skills,

and how “theory and practice” work together and

help you succeed

Co-op is an optional part of your curriculum; it is not required or guaranteed Co-op is not intended to fund your degree

Theory of Experiential Learning?

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Process involves setting goals, thinking, planning,

experimentation, reflection, observation, and review

A cyclical process that capitalizes on the participants’ experiences for acquisition of knowledge—

experiencing, reflecting, thinking, and acting

Concrete Experience (doing/having an

experience)

Abstract Conceptualization

(concluding/learning from the experience)

Reflective Observation

(reviewing/reflecting on the experience)

Active Experimentation (planning/trying out what you

have learned)

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You have a solid foundation

Education

Experience

Knowledge Skills

Ability

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Co-op Job

When you create a building, what do you

start with?.

The weight of a structure is supported by? columns, and likewise it is the fundamental attitudes and

attributes that will support your career.

A plan!

What else do you need?

Build your first experience.

Tools!

Columns of Strength!

Then iterate and work on bigger and better

plans for your next experience

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Next: Create a plan and acquire tools

Resume

LinkedIn Profile

Interviewing Skills

Professional Correspondence: Cover Letters, Networking, and

Thank You Letters Positioning Statement

Career Goals

Learning Outcomes

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Add fundamental pillars of strength that

enable the success of your career!

Mindset, Mindfulness, Motivation, Ethics, Professional Behavior, Diversity

Course Details: Grading

• This is a graded course! Counts towards GPA

• You must pass to go on co-op work experience

• Work must be turned in on time; late = 0

• Make sure you have a digital receipt that shows you turned in your assignment

• Plagiarism will not be tolerated! Any work you turn in must be your own work!

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Course Points and Grading Assignment Points Grade to Students

Professionalism Score 250 Points

Career Goals 80 A, B, or F

Positioning Statement 40 A, B, or F

Resume Draft 1 25 A, B, or F

Resume Draft 2 25 A, B, or F

Resume Final 125 A, B, or F

LinkedIn Profile Draft 1 25 A, B, or F

LinkedIn Profile Final 80 A, B, or F

Cover Letter 60 A, B, or F

Interview Prep 40 A, B, or F

Interview Attire 20 A, B, or F

Ethics Case 50 A, B, or F

Learning Outcomes 50 A, B, or F

Quiz: Policies 25 Points

Quiz: Mindset 25 Points

Quiz: Mindfulness 25 Points

Quiz: Ethics 25 Points

Get Informed Module 30 Points

Course Point Total 1000 Convert to Final Grade per chart below

Model:

Professionalism: 25% = 250 pts

Assignments: 65% = 650 pts

Quizzes: 10% = 100 pts

Extra credit: Assignments survey,

workshops, perfect attendance, etc.

Grade Scale:

A > 93.3% = 934 pts

A- > 90.0% = 900 pts

B+ > 86.7% = 867 pts

B > 80.0% = 800 pts

I < 80.0% = 800 pts

Course Details: Professionalism

Course policies mimic work place professional expectations

• Come to class, be on time, and be prepared

• Participate and be engaged

• Don’t check phones during class or leave early

Exhibit Integrity and ethical behavior at all times

• Use your own device and only when present in class

• Never copy or plagiarize

• No cheating and no lying

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If you miss a class, you must make it up

• Failure to make up even a single class results in an incomplete grade for the course

• Make-up methods – 2 options

– Attend a different instructors class – does not count as missed • Email other instructor for permission to attend their session

– Submit a missed class paper – does count as a missed class • Max of 2 missed class papers to avoid incomplete in course

• If you are going to miss a class, notify me ahead of time

• Attendance is taken at the start of class via phone/web

• If you are late … you are absent = missed class!

• Read the Course Policies memo

To Write a Missed Class Paper

• Read the slides that are posted and speak with a classmate about what they learned

• Write a two page summary (double spaced)

– Pick two areas that interest you from the slides

– For each, write why it is relevant to a professional workplace, and what you have learned about it

• Write the paper in your own words

• Do NOT copy or cut/paste the slides

• Submit it on Blackboard and get a receipt 22

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How to make up a class

Professionalism Status Action Points

Present and attentive in class None required; you attended class 25

Attended a different section of the same class with prior

notice and approval of instructors

You get permission in advance to attend You arrive early and sign in to the section attended – This is not considered a missed class

– You do not have to submit a paper

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Missed Class

*Counts as a missed class You do not attend any class for this lesson.

You submit a “Missed Class Paper” prior to the next class.

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Missed Class

*Counts as a missed class You do not attend any class for this lesson.

You submit a “Missed Class Paper” after the next class. 0

* Missing more than two classes or failing to submit even a single “Missed

Class Paper” for any class that you missed will result in a grade of

“Incomplete” for the course.

Professionalism

Course Details: Blackboard

Check Blackboard often

• Announcements, Syllabus, Course Policies

• Assignments and Quizzes

 Your responsibility to know assignments and due dates

 Information is in the Syllabus and on Blackboard

 Most written assignments are submitted using “Turnitin”

• Course Materials: Readings and Resources

• Slides from class that you can review (posted after class)

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Course Details: Syllabus

Together with Blackboard and the course policies memo, contains all the course information

• Provides the Lesson Objectives for each lesson.

• Lists the required books, readings, and materials

• Lists the study assignment to be completed prior to each class

• Lists your homework assignments, point totals for the assignment and due dates

Please print and bring to each class:

• Course Syllabus

• Course Policies Memo

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Eligibility Requirements

for Co-op

• Complete 16 Semester Hours

• Considered one academic year

• Successfully passed ENCP 6000

• Must be in “Good Academic

Standing”

• 3.00 or higher GPA

• Must have at least one course left

in your program after co-op

Academic Integrity Policy – 3rd Notice What does this mean?

• Don’t Lie, Cheat, or Steal things that don’t belong to you!

• This applies to

– Thoughts and ideas

– Web based content

– Homework and tests

• Submit your own work. This means no copying from other students (past and present), no copying from websites, and do not use templates

• Take tests on your own after reading and making sure you understand the material

• Violators get reported to the Student Conduct Office for disciplinary action

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Career Goals: Career Plan

• Career Goals are the start of your career plan

– What do you want your building/career to look like?

– In what town/industry should it be located?

– What types of materials or job roles do you want?

• It is hard to get someplace if you don’t know where that place is

• What motivates you? (video) 31

Basis of Career Goals

That

which

you love

That

which you

can be

paid for

That

which

you are

good at

That

which

the

world

needs

MissionPassion

Profession Vocation

Purpose

Career Goals: Exercise

• Take a few minutes to think about your career plan and write an outline for your

– Background

– Co-op / 1st job goal

– 5 year career goal

– Ultimate goal

• Considerer motivators such as mastery, autonomy, connectedness, purpose?

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Career Goals Assignment

Your paper (due next week) will be assessed on:

1. Content:

• How your academic and work background lead to your goals

• Your goal for your co-op and first job after graduation

• Where you hope to be in 5-10 years after graduation

• A description of your ultimate career goal

2. Completeness and Quality:

• Following directions in syllabus (double spaced, length, font size)

• Having all the sections

• Quality of your writing (clarity of words and thoughts, grammar and spelling, etc.)

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What is a Positioning Statement and

why do you need one? • A key communication tool to describe you

• A well defined, strategic focus on what makes you marketable to hiring managers “your personal brand”

• Highlights the following:

• Background/Profession

• Experience

• Unique strengths and skills

• What you can do to add value 35

Positioning Statement Summary

• The positioning statement forms the basis of the summary section on your resume and your LinkedIn profile.

• Use it at the career fair, during networking meetings, and at the supermarket

• It can help answer the interview question:

Tell me About Yourself

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Positioning Statement: Your Brand

• Apple is associated with products that are easy to use, simple, and high quality. The brand is known to be representative of a way of life.

• Coca-Cola is the number one beverage brand. Has reinvented itself for healthier options.

“Taste the Feeling“

“Things Go Better wth Coke”

“Have a Coke and a Smile”

Positioning Statement In one to two minutes you want to convey who you are, what is special about you, and why the listener and potential hirer should be interested

1. What is your background?

2. What was your path to get where you are?

3. What are you good at? What are your values?

4. Share a key accomplishment or experience

5. What do you want to do, aspire to?

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Sample Positioning Statement CSYE Student

Hi. My name is Mei Zheng. I am a software engineer with one year of work experience in China. Currently I am computer systems graduate student with a commitment to developing innovative and creative systems solutions. I am particularly interested in the field of Healthcare related information and applications. I have designed my own application to aid a doctor’s office in billing clients more efficiently. I have a strong background in computer science and management, and a proven track record using the full software development cycle, including initial design, testing and technical support of the finished product. My areas of expertise include Software design & testing, Java, C++, SQL Server, ASP.NET, Javascript, and Linux.

For the next phase of my career I am interested in a software position with a fast- paced company in healthcare or other services. Ideally the company would offer training and possibly mentoring to help me learn and grow.

Do you have any suggestions for what areas I should explore, or how I might prepare for a job at your company, what types of jobs may become available, or anyone you might suggest that I should speak with?

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Exercise • Write a draft of your positioning statement. Work

individually.

• Think about how to best present yourself and your accomplishments to an employer or while networking.

• When finished, work with a teammate and present out loud; get feedback and brainstorm ideas to improve your statement.

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Positioning Statement In one to two minutes you want to convey who you are, what is special about you, and why the listener and potential hirer should be interested

1. What is your background?

2. What was your path to get where you are?

3. What are you good at? What are your values?

4. Share a key accomplishment or experience

5. What do you want to do, aspire to?

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Questions about Career Goals or

Positioning Statements?

Cover

Letter

Networking

Letter

Interview

Learning

Outcomes

Thank You

Note

Job Search

Strategy

LinkedIn

Positioning

Statement

Resume

Career

Goals

Submit on Blackboard (via ‘Turnitin’) before the due date/time, and get a digital receipt!

Follow the instructions in your syllabus Your paper (due next week) will be assessed on:

1. Content

2. Completeness and Quality

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Career Goals *** Assignment

Policies Quiz ***Assignment Complete the Policies quiz on Blackboard prior

to the due date and time

Quizzes are TIMED with NO BACK-TRACKING

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Office Hours and Appointments

• Office location: 5th Floor Dana Research Center on Forsyth Street – DA 505A

• My office hours are by appointment. Please schedule through your myNEU portal. Email me if you can’t get an appointment.

• Appointment Calendar • For directions on setting up an appointment, go to myNEU  Services and

Links  Support  ITS Teaching Support  Appointment Calendar (Appointment Calendar Training)

• State the purpose of the meeting so I can prepare for the appointment.

• If you can’t keep the appointment, please cancel 24 hours in advance.

• Office hours are for individual help in understanding the material or for individual guidance

• Please email any time with questions.

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NU Resources for your

Success

• Check out the NU Career Development Website at www.northeastern.edu/careers

• Visit the writing center for help with your writing Northeastern Writing Center

• Also, review the slides from this lesson

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