HW2

H a n d o u t : P r o fil e o f a T o p Q u a lit y E n g i n e e r

T his docum e nt d efin e s e xp e cte d qu alitie s of high p erforming e ngin e ers at gra du ation a nd after a pproxim ately fiv e y e ars of post-gra du ation e xp erie nc e . Attribute s are groupings of k e y a ctions th at would b e s e e n in th e s e individu als. N ot all of th e se attribute s or ke y a ctions are e qu ally importa nt nor are th e y unive rsally importa nt a cross all e ngin e ering disciplin e s.

A ttri b u t e K e y A c ti o n s D e monstrate s knowle dg e of math e m atics, physic al a nd life scie nc e s in e ngin e ering proble m solving D e monstrate s knowle dg e of statistics, e xp erim e ntal m ethods, a nd d ata a n alysis in e ngin e ering proble m solving D e monstrate s knowle dg e of e ngin e ering scie nc e s, e ngin e e ring e conomics, a nd inform ation te chnology in e ngin e ering proble m solving

T e c h n i c a ll y C o m p e t e nt C omp ete nt in knowle dg e a nd tools of e ngin e e ring

D e monstrate s a bility to use conte mporary e ngin e e ring tools to a n aly z e , solv e , a nd docume nt e ngin e ering proble ms A ble to a rticulate busin e ss go als a nd obje ctiv e s for a proje ct A ble to m a n a g e costs, sch e dule , a nd p erform a nc e to a chie v e stak ehold er re quire me nts A ble to e stim ate costs a nd b e n efits a ssociate d with a busin e ss pla n S e nsitiv e to intern ation al a nd multicultural issu e s in a glob al e conomy

B u s i n e s s A lig n e d C onducts e ngin e ering in a busin e ss e nvironme nt A ble to visu aliz e a nd articulate busin e ss opportunitie s in te chnologic al

d e v elopm e nt E sta blish e s succ e ssful relationships with intern al a nd e xtern al custome rs to und ersta nd th eir n e e ds a nd e xp e ctations C h ara cteriz e s, improv e s, a nd controls proc e ss e s th at e nsure high qu ality a nd custom er s atisfa ction

C u s t o m e r/ Q u a lit y F ocus e d P ursu e s qu ality targ ets e xpre ss e d by custom ers C ontribute s to a n e nvironm e nt th at supports continuous qu ality improv e m e nt

T hinks cre ativ ely (ind e p e nd e ntly a nd coop erativ ely) to id e ntify a nd formulate innov ativ e alte rn ativ es S e arch e s bro a dly a nd d e e ply to obtain rele v a nt inform ation, te chnologie s, a nd id e a s

Id e a G e n e ra t or F inds a nd cre ate s us eful id e a s

C ontribute s to a working e nvironme nt th at e nh a nc e s innovation R e cogniz e s k e y issu e s, proble ms, a nd opportunitie s th at m erit atte ntion F ormulate s cle ar d e cision a nd e v alu ation criteria th at incorporate all rele v a nt fa ctors a nd risks

D e c is i o n Ma k e r M a k e s sound d e cisions

E v alu ate s altern ativ e s a nd re sults relativ e to re quire m e nts a nd e sta blish e d criteria D e v elops e ngin e ering solutions th at m e et n e e ds of society in th e conte xt of glob al, social, politic al, a nd e nvironm e ntal constraints D e signs te chnologic al solutions th at ca n b e imple me nte d a nd th at are sustain a ble A pplie s syste ms e ngin e ering principle s to proble m solving

S ol uti o n Int e g ra t o r Produc e s e ngin e e ring products, proc e ss e s, pla ns, a nd/or syste ms

Incorporate s a ppropriate state-of-th e-art te chnologie s a nd products into solutions S hows s e nsitivity a nd re sp e ct for p ersp e ctiv e s a nd contributions of p e ople from differe nt culture s a nd b a ckgrounds B uilds a nd m aintains trusting , productive , e njoy a ble working relationships a nd re solv e s conflicts, a s n e c e ss ary, in a tim ely fa s hion D e v elops sh are d go als a nd strate gie s to guid e te a m effort

T e a m w ork e r B uilds a nd m aintains effe ctiv e colla boration

S erv e s a s a n effe ctiv e te a m pla y er contributing to individu al a nd te a m succ e ss e s

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Pla ns, monitors, a nd ma n a g e s ta sks for tim ely proje ct completion F ormulate s a nd articulate s a vision th at motiv ate s oth ers H elps oth ers re spond to ch alle ng e s a nd grow profe ssion ally

L e a d e r Initiate s a nd fa cilitate s a chie ve me nt R e cogniz e s a nd rew ards individu al a nd te a m a ccomplishm e nts

Liste ns a nd obs erve s atte ntiv ely a nd effectiv ely to a ss e ss a udie nc e information n e e ds D ocum e nts inform ation , re sults, a nd refle ctions for future us e O rg a niz e s a nd pre s e nts a me ssa g e to a chie v e d e sire d und ersta nding a nd imp a ct U s e s und ersta nding of constraints a nd p e rson al a nd org a niz ation al b e h a viors to g ain support

C o m m u n ic a to r E xch a ng e s inform ation to m e et n e e ds of sta ke hold ers

K e e ps sta k e hold ers informe d a bout m atte rs th at affe ct th eir work while prote cting n e c e ss ary confid e ntiality A cc e pts re sponsibility a nd a ccounta bility for a n a ssignm e nt E sta blish e s prioritie s a nd m aintains focus to complete importa nt ta sks on time a midst multiple d e m a nds

R e s ult s O rie n t e d Pro a ctively complete s a ssignme nts T a k e s n e c e ss ary initiativ e a nd a ppropriate risks to ov ercom e obsta cle s a nd

a chie v e obje ctiv e s in a tim ely fa shion S e e ks input a nd re mains fle xible to re spond to ch alle ng e s a nd fe e db a ck A nticip ate s a nd e mbra c e s ch alle ng e s b a s e d on knowle dg e of conte mpora ry issu e s

C h a n g e M a n a g e r P ursu e s strate gic p erson al d e v elopm e nt Inv e sts in s elf-a ss e ssm e nt, pla nning , a nd le arning for ongoing profe ssion al

growth Displa ys inte grity, consiste ncy, ethic al, a nd profe ssion al d e m e a nor in e ngin e ering pra ctic e a nd working relationships P articip ate s in profe ssion al a nd service org a niz ations for th e b e n efit of society

P ri n c i pl e C e n t e re d A cts from profe ssion al a nd ethic al principle s

C omplie s with a ppropriate profe ssion al cod e s, sta nd a rds, a nd re gulations

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