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MSE-608B Management of Engineering Professsional

Professor-Dr.Mark Rajai

Homework Submitted by-Aziz Maredia

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Submitted on-December 3rd 2009 3rd Sep 2009

Home work #1 INTRODUCTION OF CLASS AND PROFESSOR: 

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The first thing that we learnt that the last lecture for becoming a good manager the first thing that we need is a good communication skill. Key points of lecture were that we have to be innovative in our work Also for becoming a good manager management of time is very important. It is also important to work as a team in a group to make a company successful The textbooks which the professor told to refer was “how to become a good manager” Professor also made us familiar with the webct course syllabus and sample project.

ARTICLES DISTRIBUTED IN CLASS:  The articles distributed by professor gave a brief idea of the inventions and creations of Dr. Mark Rajai.  Dr. Rajai invented lots of devices like the one that help drowsy drivers to stay awake, at the University of Louisville. Also, he invented a device that would help stop child abductions.

ABOUT THIS SUBJECT:  MSE 608B includes starting, organizing, and managing engineering professional and technology research, design and production.  Also includes one team project & PowerPoint presentation.  It is very interactive subject

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OVERVIEW FOR NEXT WEEK:  Management of time in new era  Class homework no. 2

10th Sep 2009

Home work # 2 FOLDER FOR MSE 608: 

Professor explained how to make the folder for the class and also showed the way in which articles to be arranged in the Folder

HANDOUTS: 

Personality test was handed out to all the students in the class.

WEB CT:  Professor explained how we are going to use WEB CT, a tool to communicate with professor and classmates Online.

RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT:  This is an individual assignment, which Presentations on article “Self-Management”.

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 Professor will pick few among us and they will have to show the same in front of class.

ABOUT THE LECTURE: • • • •

Review of book i.e. BECOMING A MANAGER From Linda A. Hill it mainly speaks about sales management in detail. Prof made one very important point for discussion i.e. Good manager is to be problem solver not a problem creator. He explained us different step process of self management. He also said so critic about the book. We were also asked to read the 2nd part of the book & also the lecture presentation.

OVERVIEW FOR NEXT WEEK: 3|Page

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Read the 3rd part of the book & also the lecture presentation.

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Also to bring the 3rd assignment & put some key point for discussion.

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Next week read & to bring the hard copy of review of grammar.

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We have to select on book from the reference books & prepare the individual presentation.

17th Sep 2009

Home work#3

WEB CT:

 Professor explained how we are going to use WEB CT, a tool to communicate with professor and classmates Online.

RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT:

 This is an individual assignment, which Presentations on article “Self-Management”.

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making

 Professor will pick few among us and they will have to show the same in front of class.

ABOUT THE LECTURE:

➢ Prof talked about the individual research assignment how it should be prepared. ➢ Presentation for the research assignment can be done in two ways either videotaped or we can present in the class. ➢ He explained us different step process of self management. He also said so critic about the book. ➢ Review of grammar: - Formatting guideline & before making the report we have to just follow the review of grammar.

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SELF MANAGEMENT: ➢ Process 1: Includes self management of yourself. Self management is

nothing but learning an art to become a good manager. ➢ It includes:• Self evaluation: One has to learn to evaluate himself in order to succeed in life. • Self Re-evaluation: To improve continuously at every step. • Self Realization & Acceptance: Realize and accept one’s Drawbacks. • Self Concentration (Focus): Focus is the key to managing yourself. • Self Preparation & Improvement: This process is like a cycle & ones needs to keep on improving. ➢ Process 2: Self management of yourself & others. • Self Relaxation & Meditation: One needs to find time to do some form of meditation every day, to relax the mind. • Self Motivation & Dedication: One needs to be motivated to motivate others. • Self Challenges: Challenges for which one has to be prepared for other’s Failures. • Self-Learning: One needs to learn from every step of his life & improvise. • Self Application: Run process on your head. • Self forecasting & Application: One has to implement futuristic plans. • Self Re-Application: Run Scenario with worst situation & have back plans. • Self Evaluation: This process is not only to self but entire organization. • Self Discipline: This is very important for succeeding in life. • Finally SELF MANAGEMENT: The entire process is a continuous cycle.

OVERVIEW FOR NEXT WEEK: ➢

Read the 3rd part of the book & also the lecture presentation.

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Also to bring the 4th assignment & put some key point for discussion.

➢ How to think like a leader & lecture will be on decision making.

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We have to select on book from the reference books & prepare the individual presentation.

➢ Very important point from the lecture is how to improve your leadership skills.

24th Sep 2009

Homework#4 RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT:

 This is an individual assignment, which Presentations on article “Self-Management”.

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making

ABOUT THE LECTURE: • • • •

Prof talked about the individual research assignment how it should be prepared. Three students presented in the class. He explained us different step process of self management. He also said so critic about the book. Prof explained us about the time management.

ABOUT THE PRESENTATION: •

Frank did a good job included everything in his presentation. 6|Page

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Rahul also did well but very descriptive presentation & did not include more of his own idea. Kevin did video presentation & used very less slides.

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OVERVIEW FOR NEXT WEEK: •

Read the 4th part of the book & also the lecture presentation.

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Also to bring the 5th assignment & put some key point for discussion.

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Only presentation will be conducted.

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Groups will be made for the team project presentation.

1st Oct 2009

Homework# 5 ABOUT THE LECTURE: • • •

Prof talked about the individual research assignment how it should be presented. All the students presented in the class. He selected the groups for the team project.

ABOUT THE PRESENTATION: •

Aziz presented well & included all the required details. There some part missing in conclusion but really did a good job.

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Manikant also presented well did some mistakes but good job.

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Kiran did lot of mistakes no self evaluation report & overall presentation was satisfactory. 7|Page

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Shirish did a video presentation slides were not clear but presentation was really good.

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Chirag also did video presentation lots of slides & did a good job.

OVERVIEW FOR NEXT WEEK: •

Read the 4th part of the book & also the lecture presentation.

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Also to bring the 6th assignment & put some key point for discussion.

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Lecture will be on RESUME & INTERVIEW.

1st Oct 2009

Homework#6 Agenda: • •

Lecture Group Discussions.

Issues Discussed: • •

Professor discussed about the group research and final project. Professor assigned Topics for Group Research Project. Following are the Topics assigned to all the groups in the class. 8|Page

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Group A: How to make a effective resume and what should a professional resume consist of Group B: Role of communication skills and interpersonal skills in the personal and professional field. Group C: Performance Evaluation and the areas to look at in order to evaluate performance Group D: Hiring process in an organization Group E: leading and managing people effectively

Lecture Topic: Resume •

Professor explained how a professional and effective resume should be. Discussed about various sources of resume model. He Presented the following videos on resume ○ Frank Carey: This video was all about frank speaking out his strengths, how good he ○ Was on getting his work done, his weaknesses and finally versatile he is. ○ Resume renovation: This video highlighted the goals and even dealt with different sections of resume. Professor gave some inputs on resume, getting to know people and how to get used to your social and interpersonal skills surroundings. Professor discussed with all the groups about their research assignment and suggested some changes required and different ways of presenting it. • •

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Outline for Next week ➢ Lecture : Communication Skill 15th Oct 2009

Homework#7 Agenda: • •

Discussed Group research assignment. Communication Skills Power Point presentation.

Lecture: •

Achieving Success through Effective Business Communication.

Topics Discussed: 9|Page

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Role of good communication skills and its benefits. Patterns and forms of Communication. Role and effective Communication. Employer’s expectation from their employee. Direct communication delivery and rapport building connection with the audience Effective communication Process Delivering what needs to be delivered with clear understanding and decoding messages Minimize Distractions and to avoid failure Audience centric approach

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Participate actively during the Lecture. Keeping a distinct gap between personal and professional relationship Audience understanding skills to know their requirement and concerns Personal drawbacks and appearance doesn’t matter in communication. One must have interpretational (Decoding) skills. Minimize distractions to communicate effectively. Effectively approach audiences. Must have knowledge about work and communication ethics.

Issues rose: • •

Being blunt/bossy towards subordinates is an effective communication? (By Joseph) Body Language (by Haginet)

Overview for Next week: •

Lecture: Personal management (Leadership and Hiring) 22nd Oct 2009

Homework#8 Agenda: •

Lecture about Self management

Lecture: •

Personal management (Leadership and Hiring).

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Topics Discussed: • • • • • •

Willingness and commitment towards professional life. Level of personal accountability. Down to earth attitude in leadership. Be careful when mix business and personal life. Alter leadership patterns in order to make it effective. Creating healthy relationship between employee and employer by having a good sense of humor at work. Have ethics and code of conducts and integrity at work. Be a visionary leader.

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Key Points: • •

Hire employee with good capability and give on the job training to improve their skills. Build an organizational culture and structure that enable the company to reach its potential.

Overview for Next week: •

Group Research Assignment Report and Presentation Due.

29th Oct 2009

Homework#9 Agenda • •

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Folder and course discussion. Discussion with the Groups. Final Project selection.

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Professor discussed about how to create and maintain the hard copy and soft copy of the e-Book. He presented the best research paper and discussed how each team should work on their research assignment. Professor discussed about the copyrights and how important they are and also the consequences of violating the copyrights. He asked us to follow numbering system for the references. He raised the issues where we are lacking Discussed that, companies always look up for people who seem to be productive within a short span. He made it clear the differences between a Technical presentation and a Managerial. Later the professor discussed groups about their Research assignment and how to present it.

Outline for Next week •

Group Research project presentations.

5th Nov 2009

Homework#10 Agenda • •

Group Research Assignment Report due. Group Research Assignments presentations.

Key Points: Group A: Resume 12 | P a g e

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The group presented different styles of resume and their delivery formats. They also presented a situational resume. Showed how to evaluate a resume from a managerial position. Format of resume and the DO’s and DONT’s in the resume. How innovate a resume can be.

Group E: Managing people • •

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Introduction to self management. Discussed developing individual skills. How to build team spirit. Giving motivation to people in a team or an organization. Discussion on Conflict management.

Group B: Communication skills • • • •

This group presented their research assignment on Communication skills. They explained the consequences of miscommunication. Their presentation depicted how important communication skills can be in this present day of competitive world. Finally they presented a video on miscommunication.

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Lecture: Job search.

12th Nov 2009

Homework#11 Agenda: • •

Presentation on Job Search. Group discussion.

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Key points of the Lecture: •

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Professor suggested making our self marketable. Resume is worth spending money, should have a professional resume. He suggested not postponing the graduation too late. He provided few inputs on job search. He suggested changing the field of job search, if we don’t find any. He discussed the importance of students networking. Look at a new opening and should make yourself better that others. Learn all new technology. He suggested doing PhD, part-times jobs. Professor discussed the market situation during the present financial crunch. He suggested not investing money in stocks.

Outline for Next week: •

Final project review and group meetings.

19th Nov 2009

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Final group research project review. Evaluation of the Course

Key points on Class Lecture • •

In detail discussion about the e-book. E-book has the potential to fetch a job even during the times of recession.

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Explained to create and maintain the e-Book (hard and soft copy).

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Discussed about the grading system.

Professor discussed about the Final group project and presentations. Professor asked us to make note of all the topics discussed so far and add them to Class assignments. Professor explained how an effective case study should be. Discussed about the importance of cover sheet for any project. He also explained that the cover page will cover 10% of the marks for the final project. He even discussed about the importance of layout and design of the report and presentation for the final project. Later the professor discussed with all the groups about their research assignment and how to present it. Handed over the Group Research Project Evaluation report. Evaluation of the course.

Overview for Next class: • •

Dec 3rd: e-book (hard copy & soft copy), class HW are due. Final project report is also due for feedback.

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