This text explains the keys to success for students, helping them to learn how to acquire the skills necessary for successful through a system of examples, practice problems, and a series of end of chapter problems.
Engineering Skills for Career Success is intended to fit schools that are focusing on meeting the ABET guidelines by preparing their Engineering students for success in a wide variety of areas. Engineering professors will appreciate that the book takes a very applied case-oriented approach to the topic. The brief and modular nature of the text make it a natural fit for the B.E.S.T. series in CREATE.
Contents
SECTION I - BASIC SKILLS
- Chapter 1 Four Principles for Earning Higher Grades
- Chapter 2 Develop Your Skill Set
- Chapter 3 Time Management Skills
- Chapter 4 Communication Skills
- Chapter 5 Professional Presentation Skills
- Chapter 6 Information Capturing Skills
SECTION II - ENGINEERING SKILLS
- Chapter 7 Engineering Disciplines-A Fantastic Way to Have Fun!
- Chapter 8 The Skill to Apply the Systems Approach to Engineering to Enhance Your Career Success
- Chapter 9 Project Management and How to Use It as a Skill to Enhance Career Success
- Chapter 10 Team Building Skills
- Chapter 11 Engineering Skills for Ethical Dilemmas
- Chapter 12 Leadership Skills
SECTION III - CAREER SKILLS
- Chapter 13 Career Management Skills
- Chapter 14 Networking and Professional Development Skills
- Chapter 15 Co-Op/Internship and Other Practical Experiences and How This Can Enhance Career Success
- Chapter 16 Graduate School, Maybe the Ultimate Way to Enhance Career Success!
- Chapter 17 Through the Looking Glass, Bring All the Skills You Have Acquired to Build a Successful Career
About the Author
- Dr. Charles K. Alexander (Athens, OH) is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Ohio and served as the President and CEO of the IEEE from 1996-1999.
Book Details
- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 1 edition (©2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0073385921
- ISBN-13: 978-0073385921
- Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 0.5 x 9.1 inches
- List Price: 65.33