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ECE400: "Professional Development and Career Guidance", Fall 2013
Welcome to ECE400!
Course Information
Instructors
Lecture
- When? Thursday, 12:30-1:20
- Where? EE170
Syllabus
Lecture Schedule
- Lecture 1, (8/22/13): "Course Introduction and Expectations" by Mireille Boutin and Joanne Lax, course instructors.
- Lecture 2, (8/29/13): Brian Smith (MSEE '89)
- Short biography of Brian Smith
- Questions for Brian Smith
- Lecture 3, (9/5/13): Don Knebel (BSEE '68)
Short biography of Don Knebel
Questions for Don Knebel
- Lecture 4, (9/12/13): Dave Dayton (BSEE '66)
- Short bio of Dave Dayton
- Questions for Dave Dayton
- Lecture 5, (2/9): "Start-ups in Indiana, Lessons", by Gary Rush, Vice President for IT, Angie's List
- Lecture 6, (2/16): "Working in a Global Environment", by Bill Payne, Head of Innovation- CTO office, Nokia Corp., Nokia Siemens Networks
- Lecture 7, (2/23): "Professional Ethics", by Jim Bender, Director, External Manufacturing Quality, Texas Instruments
- Lecture 8, (3/1): "Aspects of academic leadership--as a faculty member and as an administrator-", By Dr. Chris Maziar, Vice President and Senior Associate provost, Notre-Dame University
- Lecture 9, (3/8): "Etiquette", By Anthony Cawdron, Westwood House Manager, Event Coordinator, Adjunct HTM Faculty.
- Lecture 10, (3/22): "Saving for Retirement", by Erin A. Robertson, TIAA-CREF
- Lecture 11, (3/29): "Professional Development", by Juan Ernesto de Bedout, Kcc executive
- Lecture 12, (4/5): "Non-technical interview questions", by Eric Auberry, Engineering Innovation.
- Lecture 13, (4/12): "The Evolution and Survival of a Small Hi-Tech Company Over 30+ Years," by Lawrence W. Kessler, President and
Founder, Sonoscan, Inc.
Short bio of Lawrence W. Kessler
Questions for Lawrence W. Kessler
- Lecture 14, (4/19): "A Fork in the Road--Using an Engineering Degree in the Legal Industry", Stephen F. Rost, Associate, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Short bio of Stephen F. Rost
Questions for Stephen F. Rost
- Lecture 15, (4/26): "Feedback to ECE (mandatory attendance)", by Prof. Michael R. Melloch, ECE, Purdue.
Assignments
- Assignment 1: "Professional Statement", due 02-02-2012
- Post your Professional Statement here for extra credit.
- Assignment 2: "Ethics", due 03-01-2012
- Assignment 3: "Proposal", due 04-05-2012
- Assignment "4": "Written Questions for the Speakers"
- Read this page on "how to address speakers" before posting your questions.
- Class absence excuse discussion: a bonus point opportunity, due 3-15-12.
Writing rubric for the first three assignments is here.
