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First Individual Essay for MAE 400
• Topic: The need for a Life Long Learning plan
IMPORTANT FACT:
A Four-Year Engineering School degree is the beginning, not the end of your professional training!
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Need for life long learning
• Technology moves on… – Competition is global – Your current job can become obsolete – Companies are obsessed with outsourcing, so your job may
be volatile for reasons beyond your immediate control
• Your ability to get a job is about what can you bring to the party
• You need to continue to make yourself more valuable
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Topic of your essay….
• What is your Life Long Learning Plan? – How do you see yourself
keeping up with changing technology?
– For some ideas, you can look at this evergreen book
– The essay should be around 1000 words long (including the executive summary and references)
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Essay formatting and content
• Essays should have proper grammar usage and spelling – Turn on and USE SPELL AND GRAMMAR CHECK!!!
• Essays should have proper overall structure – Introduction – Main Body – Conclusions
• Paragraphs should exhibit internal logical argument structure – IRAC paragraph structure is a useful guide (more on this later) – Make sure arguments are backed up with facts!
• Use proper APA formatting for paper layout and cited work (Purdue OWL APA manual)
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Does not have to be a new page.
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Chapter from Book
Article
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