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Announcements

Announcements. Today – Tools for success Next Week Monday – Review for final exam Get your Refund Be sure to turn your clicker in during lab. Announcements. We are on the home stretch – be preparing your robot reports. Read the report guidelines carefully & proofread your reports.

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Announcements

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  1. Announcements • Today – Tools for success Next Week • Monday – Review for final exam Get your Refund • Be sure to turn your clicker in during lab

  2. Announcements • We are on the home stretch – be preparing your robot reports • Read the report guidelines carefully & proofread your reports

  3. Announcements Two new quizzes in D2L • Extra credit quiz – engineering perceptions • Quiz to review for final exam Last SVLS • This Thursday (Dec 6) – Nora Denzel – Executive VP Intuit

  4. Maximizing Your Academic Experience for Professional Success ENGR 10 Fall 2012

  5. Where Do We Want to Be 5 Years From Now? BS/MS Advancing in a Great Profession We Love (Remember we work for 40 to 50 years!) Majors Specialization 5

  6. Many Paths – Be INTENTIONAL Semester or Summer Overseas Travel Study Enter SJSU Double Major Minor Entry level position or graduate school Major Courses / Major Emphasis Summer Research Experience Research with SJSU Professor Internship / Summer Job Service Learning/ Alt. Spring Break

  7. First Step – Academic Success • Means something different to each student • Each student – personal strategies • The #1 goal of the university • To achieve success – you have to WANT IT - it doesn’t just happen http://www.pajiba.com/think_pieces/exploring-the-most-important-question-in-the-history-of-internet-.php

  8. Personal Strategies • Form groups of at least 5 • Discuss these two questions • What is the best thing I have done at SJSU to help me succeed • What is the least effective (dumbest?) thing I have done in terms of my academic or professional success

  9. Seek Help Organization Get Involved Balance Work Seek Advice Study w/ Peers Listening Manage Time Ask Questions Set Goals Meet w/ Profs Ethics Study Skills Academic Success JKA_ 2009 9

  10. Study Abroad or Travel Study Study Abroad Office Clark Hall, Room 543 

  11. Research Experiences • Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) • 10 weeks at another university • Working with faculty and grad students • Working on real project • Get paid ($5000 to $7000) • Applications due December - February

  12. Finding Opportunitieshttp://www.pathwaystoscience.org

  13. Summer Jobs & Internships http://www.sjsu.edu/careercenter/

  14. Study Skills • Master the material from last class before the next one • Prepare for your lectures (and labs) • Sit near the front • “Be there” (not doing email, watching a movie, or reading a book) • Ask questions • Take notes

  15. Time can be put to good use or wasted People who accomplish a great deal • Place a high value on their time • Have a system for scheduling and managing their time Schedule time (and a place) to study • Plan what you want to study • Include breaks http://someffect.wordpress.com/2011/08/18/social-media-stopwatch-how-much-time-should-your-company-spend/

  16. Make School a Priority

  17. Manage Your Time • Make a weekly schedule

  18. Planning • Long term • Keep a calendar with due deadlines, important dates, appointments, activities, meetings • Daily • Make “To Do” lists • Prioritize items on the list

  19. Collaborate w/ Other Students 15 Free Tools for Web-based Collaboration See http://sixrevisions.com/tools/15-free-tools-for-web-based-collaboration/ Google Docs Skype Vyew Dropbox

  20. Make use of resources in the College of Engineering Engineering Student Success Center (E344) Monday-Friday8:30am-4:30pm(closed 12pm-1pm) Career Coaching Services Walk-in Tuesdays: 1:30pm – 3:30pm

  21. Make use of resources in campus (they are free) • Career Center • Writing Center • LARC • Health Center • Counseling Services • Disability Resource Center • Library • Financial Aid • Study Abroad Office • Student Organizations & Leadership • Fitness Center …….

  22. Behaviors to avoid • Late to class • Sleeping in class • Talking in class (when you should be listening) • Doing HW or checking Facebook in class • Leaving class early • Failing to do HW

  23. Second Step – Learn About Engineering • E10 class • Hands-on projects • Teamwork environment • Professors from various engr. disciplines • Your classmates • Student chapters of a professional society • Your professors • Other practicing engineers • Visiting engineering companies • Apply for student internships during summer

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