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Future-Ready Mechanical Engineers: A Comprehensive Guide for Professional Development

Join the Mechanical Engineering BOK Committee led by Jeffrey S. Russell to explore the key knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for professional success. Dive into topics like materials science, design, sustainability, and risk management while focusing on areas like project management, technical specialization, and ethical responsibility. Enhance your understanding of foundational subjects and embrace a forward-thinking approach to shape the professional of tomorrow.

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Future-Ready Mechanical Engineers: A Comprehensive Guide for Professional Development

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  1. Preparing the Professional of Tomorrow Mechanical Engineering BOK Committee Jeffrey S. Russell, P.E., Ph.D., F.ASCE Chair, Department of Civil & Environmental EngineeringUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison

  2. Objectives • Initiative • “Lessons Learned”

  3. Body of Knowledge Knowledge, skills, & attitudes necessary to enter into the practice of civil engineering at the professional level.

  4. Technical 5. Materials science 6. Mechanics 7. Experiments 8. Problem recognition & solving 9. Design 10. Sustainability 11. Contemporary issues & historical perspectives Risk & uncertainty Project management 14. Breadth in CE areas 15. Technical specialization Professional 16. Communication 17. Public policy 18. Business & public administration 19. Globalization 20. Leadership 21. Teamwork 22. Attitudes 23. Lifelong learning 24. Professional & ethical responsibility Foundational 1. Mathematics 2. Natural sciences 3. Humanities 4. Social sciences

  5. Bloom’s Taxonomy assess, evaluate, … 6. Evaluation design, create, … 5. Synthesis analyze, formulate, … 4. Analysis apply, solve, … 3. Application explain, describe, … 2. Comprehension list, recite, define, … 1. Knowledge

  6. What we have learned-Process 1. Alignment on charge 2. Organize for success 3. Get it in writing in “Draft” form

  7. What we have learned-Process 4. Function inclusively and transparently (need broad cross section of profession) 5. Communicate, communicate i.e., establish vocabulary and definitions early 6. Practice principled compromise

  8. What we have learned-Content 7. Connect to aspirational vision 8. Focus on tomorrow not today

  9. What we have learned-Content 9. Focus on the “what” and not the “how” 10. Be bold and think “out of box” 11. Do not shoot too low

  10. What we have learned

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