Title: Engineering Practicum IV (21047)

Demonstrating Personal Qualities and Abilities
  Demonstrate creativity and innovation.
  Demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving.
  Demonstrate initiative and self-direction.
  Demonstrate integrity.
  Demonstrate work ethic.
  WorkplaceReadinessSkillsPoster2019.pdf
Demonstrating Interpersonal Skills
  Demonstrate conflict-resolution skills.
  Demonstrate listening and speaking skills.
  Demonstrate respect for diversity.
  Demonstrate customer service skills.
  Collaborate with team members.
Demonstrating Professional Competencies
  Demonstrate big-picture thinking.
  Demonstrate career- and life-management skills.
  Demonstrate continuous learning and adaptability.
  Manage time and resources.
  Demonstrate information-literacy skills.
  Demonstrate an understanding of information security.
  Maintain working knowledge of current information-technology (IT) systems.
  Demonstrate proficiency with technologies, tools, and machines common to a specific occupation.
  Apply mathematical skills to job-specific tasks.
  Demonstrate professionalism.
  Demonstrate reading and writing skills.
  Demonstrate workplace safety.
Examining All Aspects of an Industry
  Examine aspects of planning within an industry/organization.
  Examine aspects of management within an industry/organization.
  Examine aspects of financial responsibility within an industry/organization.
  Examine technical and production skills required of workers within an industry/organization.
  Examine principles of technology that underlie an industry/organization.
  Examine labor issues related to an industry/organization.
  Examine community issues related to an industry/organization.
  Examine health, safety, and environmental issues related to an industry/organization.
Addressing Elements of Student Life
  Identify the purposes and goals of the student organization.
  Explain the benefits and responsibilities of membership in the student organization as a student and in professional/civic organizations as an adult.
  Demonstrate leadership skills through participation in student organization activities, such as meetings, programs, and projects.
  Identify Internet safety issues and procedures for complying with acceptable use standards.
Exploring Work-Based Learning
  Identify the types of work-based learning (WBL) opportunities.
  (Optional) Reflect on lessons learned during the WBL experience.
  Explore career opportunities related to the WBL experience.
  (Optional) Participate in a WBL experience, when appropriate.
Examining Employability Skills
  Research a principal field of interest in engineering.
  Identify educational requirements for the chosen field.
  Research postsecondary education opportunities.
  Compile requirements for Professional Engineering license.
  Develop a professional résumé.
  Complete the job application process.
  Participate in a mock interview.
  Build a complete work portfolio.
Examining the Design Process
  Define the engineering design process.
  Analyze the similarities and differences between the engineering design process and the scientific method.
Examining Intellectual Property
  Summarize the National Society of Professional Engineers Code of Ethics.
  Identify the types of intellectual property rights and how they are protected and enforced.
  Define patent and its function.
  Identify the patent application process.
  Perform a patent search.
  Identify the legal consequences of patent violation.
  Explain the necessity of the marketing process.
  Evaluate safety of designs.
  Compare professional and personal ethics.
  Identify ethical theories (i.e., utilitarianism, duty, rights, virtue).
Designing a Practicum Project
  Write an engineering technical report for your engineering practicum.
  Present a proposal to an engineering challenge.
  Peer review all proposals.
  Identify the need or opportunity for an engineering solution.
  Define a design problem.
  Identify the constraints of a design problem.
  Research potential solutions for a design problem.
  Generate new (i.e., original) solutions for the design problem.
  Evaluate potential solutions.
  Sketch/diagram solutions for a design problem.
  Identify potential risks involved with the solution(s).
  Research model-driven engineering.
  Create a model for the technological problem.
  Test the model’s effectiveness in solving the design problem.
  Evaluate potential solutions to a design problem.
  Analyze potential risk list.
  Choose the optimal solution to a design problem based on constraints and original identified solutions.
  Develop a budget.
  Create a work schedule.
  Implement the solution to the design problem.
  Communicate solution to stakeholders.
  Test the solution.
  Evaluate test results.
  Improve the solution.
  Deliver a final project presentation.
  Document a final project report.
  Develop a schedule using industry-standard software applications to ensure the solution can be completed during the course.
  Research cost-estimation tools and methods in the engineering field.
  Develop an engineering journal to compile important information.
  Control engineering project managerial tools.
ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION (for instructors only; do not publish for students)
  Student Competency Records (SCR)
  8453 Standards Correlations.pdf
  8453 Credentials-Sequences-Clusters.pdf
  8453 Acknowledgments and Copyright.pdf