Humanities 2 nd Year – Chemical Engineering

1. Humanities2nd Year – Chemical Engineering Tarek Moustafa, Ph.D. March, 2011 Tarek Moustafa

2. Acetone Acetic acid Acetic anhydride Acetone 10% Acetic acid 88% Acetic anhydride 3 Unit I 2 4 Number of variables 12 Number of balances 4 1 Acetone 7% Acetic acid 61.9% Acetic anhydride Number of specified 6 Flows 1 Number of relations 1 5 Acetic acid Acetic anhydride Degree of freedom 0 Tarek Moustafa

3. Course Objectives (TPO) • To perform an effective presentation • To communicatewith others in a better way • To organize and express thoughts clearly and concisely both in speaking and writing • To write with an acceptable performance a technical report • To differentiate between various types of sentences & paragraphs in technical writing Tarek Moustafa

4. References • Presentation Skills, 2009, Training course. • IMS, 2003, Learning International. • Unpublished Courses in Supervisory Skills Tarek Moustafa

5. Course ContentCommunication Skills • Part One - Presentation Skills - Inter-personal Management Skills (IMS) • Part Two Technical Writing Tarek Moustafa

6. IntroductionFactors of Effective Performance The primary outcome expected from an engineer in his company is to: • Build the business - Consistently deliver high-quality results, both short and long term • Build the organization capacity - Develop own capabilities - Support the development of others’ capabilities - Improves the business process Tarek Moustafa

7. Key Factors 2. Communication 3. Priority Setting 4. Leadership • Technical Mastery 5. Thinking/Problem Solving 6. Creativity and Innovation 7. Working Effectively with Others 8. Initiative and Follow-Through Tarek Moustafa

8. A Side Kick Commitment, we need to have it… particularly after our great revolution A quick quiz 1. Write 4 points on: what do you need from this course? Tarek Moustafa

9. Communication • Seeks first to understand, then to be understood. • Organizes & expresses thoughts clearly and concisely both in speaking & writing, so that other understand. • Expresses ideas in ways that build commitment to them, even when unfamiliar or unpopular; involves & fully inform others in a timely way. • Recognizes cultural differences & communicate in ways that works. Tarek Moustafa

10. Working Effectively with Others • Demonstrates integrity & high personal standards. • Respects & works effectively with diverse people; enable all to contribute their best work. • Builds & maintains productive working relationships, even in difficult situations. • Works across organization to develop the best approaches & get the best results. Tarek Moustafa

11. Technical Mastery • Achieves technical mastery & develops it in others. • Converts technical skills into practical applications to better meet customers needs. • Integrates linkages with the business process of suppliers and customers. Tarek Moustafa

12. Priority Setting • Thinks in terms of creating quality value. • Define who his customers are; seeks to understand their needs; sets priorities with those in mind. • Recognizes the most important issue; makes effective plans; get resources in place to achieve key objectives. • Works with the end result in mind, despite obstacles. Tarek Moustafa

13. Thinking/Problem Solving • Sorts through complex data; gather their relevant viewpoints; identifies important issues; thinks through alternatives. • Integrates intuition and data from variety of sources; makes well-reasoned conclusions and develops a solid plan of actions. • Learns from success and mistakes to solve problems better. • Recognizes developing problems and handle them well. Tarek Moustafa

14. Creativity & Innovations • Takes a broad view; finds meanings-full connection; uses both logic and intuition to define problems and solutions. • Goes beyond the accepted ideas; finds new improvement opportunities; generates ways to get better results. • Searches out and reapplies proven ideas and methods to new solutions. • Translates new ideas into workable solutions; encourages others to do the same. Tarek Moustafa

15. Initiative & Follow-through • Gets going on important priorities; overcome obstacles and takes appropriate risks; keeps moving towards objectives. • Handles multiple priorities well. • Sets specific; stretching objectives, and meets or exceeds them. • Finds improved ways of getting results. Tarek Moustafa

16. Leadership • Recognizes opportunities; forms a vision of what can be achieved, then challenges self and others to get the desired results. • Champions ideas and people to get breakthrough results. • Uses a variety of resources effectively. Tarek Moustafa

17. Other Key Factors 2. Seizing the Future 3. Breakthrough Thinking • Passion for Growth 4. Changing Catalyst 5. Holding People Accountable 6. Empowering Others 7. Team Leadership 8. Developing Self and Others 9. Team Commitment 10. Strategic Influencing 11. Organizational Awareness Tarek Moustafa

18. Quotes • “Everything that can be invented has been invented.” Charles H. Duell,Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents, 1899. • “There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.” Ken Olson,President & Founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977. Tarek Moustafa