Faculty of Engineering CSI McGill (Cégep Student Information/Orientation )

1. Faculty of EngineeringCSI McGill (Cégep Student Information/Orientation) Dr. Chidinma Offoh-Robert Director, MESC McGill Engineering Student Centre (Student Affairs Office, Career Centre, Peer Tutoring Services)

2. McGill Engineering Today A discipline-driven academic unit structure • Six Departments • Bioengineering • Chemical Engineering • Civil Engineering & Applied Mechanics • Electrical and Computer Engineering • Mechanical Engineering • Mining and Materials Engineering • Two Schools • Architecture • Urban Planning • Engineering-related units outside the Faculty • Biomedical Engineering • Bioresource Engineering • Computer Science • Dentistry BEng ‘86

3. Institutes in the Faculty • McGill Institute for Aerospace Engineering (MIAE) • Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (TISED) • Institutes will coordinate • teaching and research in these areas • undergraduate internships & research • research grants and graduate projects

4. The Undergraduate Students • 3252 undergraduate degree students • 22% international • 19% female • 16% enrollment increase since 2009 • 61% international admissions increase since 2007 • Degrees offered • Bachelor of Engineering • Bachelor of Software Engineering • Bachelor of Science (Architecture) * Admission 2013 based on interim data

5. Minor Programs Typically involve taking on 9-15 credits of extra coursework • Biomedical Engineering • Biotechnology • Software Engineering • Construction Engineering and Management • Environmental Engineering • Materials Engineering • Mining Engineering • Technological Entrepreneurship • Offered by Other Faculties • Arts • Economics • Environment • Chemistry • Computer Science • Mathematics • Musical Science and Technology • Physics • Finance, Management, Marketing and Operations Management

6. McGill Engineering Student Centre The McGill Engineering Student Centre (MESC) opened in 2007. MESC is a one-stop facility for student services offering integrated academic and career advising.

7. Student Affairs Office • Engineering Student Center integrates academic and career advising • Objective is to graduate students who are self-reliant and professionally ready • Drop-in and group academic advising on academic performance, selecting majors and minors, workload, graduation requirements • Scholarships • Internal and External (values vary) • Fellowships for Masters and Doctoral Students • Upon nomination by your Department/School • Support for student Initiatives and Projects • Summer International Exchange • Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunities (including International programs) • Workshops to support student academic performance

8. Engineering Career Centre • Engineering Internship Program: Internships in industry for 4, 8, 12, 16 months • On-Campus Recruitment & job postings database: myFuture • Career development workshops & advising • Engineers-in-Action speaker series • Career Centre operated in part with student fees • McGill Tech Fair (www.mcgilltechfair.com)

9. On-Campus Recruitment (OCR) OCR Statistics • Among top-employers in 2012/2013: • Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Dessau, Bombardier Aerospace, Deloitte, National Instruments, Bell Helicopter, Cisco, SNC-Lavalin, Accenture, Bell Canada, CAE, Imperial Oil, Nexenand Rio Tinto * Declared offers only, including declined offers. Source of information: New graduating class surveys, Student and Employer follow ups

10. Career Education & Advising • In 2012/2013: • 46 career development workshops attended by 701 students (in 2006-07, 11 workshops were attended by 265 students) • 21 speaker and networking events attended by 709 students Student Participation in Workshops and Speaker events • Engineers in Action speakers in 2012-13 • Corporate Leaders and alumni from companies such as: • Canadian Space Agency • Shell Canada • Hatch • McKinsey • Bombardier Transportation • PepsiCo

11. Graduating Class Survey (2012-13)

12. Engineering Peer Tutoring Services • Located in the McGill Engineering Student Centre (FDA 6B/24) • First-year (Year 0 and Year 1) courses • Focus on Mathematics courses at all levels • Financially supported by the Faculty of Engineering • Tutoring by senior engineering students: group, one-on-one • Study sessions before mid-term and final exams • http://www.mcgill.ca/engineering/current-students/undergraduate/advising-programs/advising-peer-tutoring/peer-tutoring

13. Student Affairs Advising Academic Advising: Drop-in daily between 10:00am to 12:00pm Appointments: 2:00pm to 4:00pm daily For appointments: 514-398-7257 or book in person Visit: www.mcgill.ca/engineering/ Career Centre Advising Internship, CV Review, Career Advising: Drop-in daily between 10:00am to 11:00am and 3:00pm to 4:00pm For appointments: 514-398-8100 or book in person Visit: www.mcgill.ca/careers4engineers

14. EXPERIENTIAL LEARNINGOPPORTUNITIES: Learn Outside the Classroom! Engineering Internship Program (EPIP) McGill Institute of Aerospace Engineering (MIAE) McGill Institute of Advanced Materials (MIAM) Mining & Materials Engineering Co-ops Exchange Program Design Teams

15. EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING: Internships and Co-ops • In 2012 / 2013: • 527 students participated in either internships or co-op work terms through: • Engineering Internship Program • Mining Co-op Program, • Materials Co-op Program, • McGill Institute for Aerospace Engineering • Top internship employers: • Ericsson, Bombardier Aerospace, Suncor, BlackBerry, Canadian Natural Resources, Matrox, CAE, Ciena& Mannarino

16. EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING: Student Exchange 23 Preferred Partners for Engineering Student Exchange Roberto Manzo, University of Auckland Choucri Bachir (trip to Cambodia), National University of Singapore

17. EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING: Undergraduate Research Experience • Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering (SURE) • 4-month paid assistantships • Approximately 120 awards/yr • Applications invited in February • Talk to a professor in your area of interest • SURE International www.mcgill.ca/engineering/sure/ Professor Pascal Hubert and two of his graduate students present their research on composite materials at McGill ‘Applause’ 2008

18. EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING: Design Teams Formula SAE Race Car Formula Electric Mini Baja Off-Road Electric Snowmobile MANTIS Robot Space Elevator LunarEx

19. Engineering Undergraduate Societywww.mcgilleus.ca • Academic events and tutoring • Class representatives and academic representation to the Faculty • Social events • Clubs: Engineers Without Borders (EWB); Promoting Opportunities for Women in Engineering (POWE); Queer Engineer (QE); National Organization of Business and Engineering (NOBE); Reboot • Committees and Departmental societies • Services: Copi-EUS, Frostbite, General Store, Lockers

20. Life as an Engineering Student • The McGill semester is very short and you should work hard from day 1 – don’t fall behind on assignments • You are all elite students – the environment is very competitive • Engineering programs are considered to be difficult by McGill students - but are also recognized as the most fun and satisfying! • Take part in student design projects or extra-curricular clubs such as the Engineers without Borders • Don’t hesitate to seek help - peer tutorials, departmental and MESC advisors, professors

21. Resources • eCalendar: http://www.mcgill.ca/study/2014-2015/faculties/engineering/undergraduate

22. Resources • Degree Evaluation Tool: (In Minerva) SR Admin > Graduation Menu > Degree Evaluation

23. Resources • MESC Four Year Plan: http://www.mcgill.ca/careers4engineers/students/job-search

24. Resources • Visual Schedule Builder: https://vsb.mcgill.ca/

25. Resources • MyFuture(Events, Work Term Opportunities, Workshops): https://csm-mecc.mcgill.ca/

26. Resources • 2014-2015 Program Curriculum: http://www.mcgill.ca/engineering/future-students/undergraduate-programs

27. IMPORTANT Registration Dates Teresa Seminara Faculty Student Advisor, MESC McGill Engineering Student Centre (Student Affairs Office, Career Centre, Peer Tutoring Services)

28. IMPORTANT Registration Dates • Registration Deadline:Thursday, August 14, 2014 • Course Change (add/drop) Deadline:Tuesday, September 16, 2014 • Withdrawal Deadline (with refund): Tuesday, September 23, 2014 • Withdrawal Deadline (no refund): Tuesday, October 14, 2014

29. RACE Day – June 9, 2014 Registration and Advising for Cégep Entrants (RACE) Day Monday, June 9th, 2014 11:30 AM Macdonald Harrington Engineering Building, room G-10 All newly admitted Cégep students are invited to come to the Engineering Student Centre to: • Meet a Departmental/School representative • Discuss course selection • Register for courses in one of our computer labs • Tour the Engineering Complex • Pick up student ID cards from Service Point • Questions about RACE Day: newstudentadvising.engineering@mcgill.ca

30. Q&A Session! Susie Vodopivec Faculty Student Advisor, MESC McGill Engineering Student Centre (Student Affairs Office, Career Centre, Peer Tutoring Services)