Good Morning!
Announcements
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Please pick up an Attendance Form.
Final Project paper due December 4th
(SafeAssignTM will be used)
Check your grades on blackboard
Semester Project – Objectives
Develop your process to be successful!
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Set your goal(s), which major to chose at UAA,
graduating, etc.  HW#1, HW#2
Strengthen your commitment to your goal(s)
 HW#1, HW#2
Clarify your goal(s)  HW#1, HW#2
Set‐up a "Road Map", a plan to guide you over
the next years to graduation  HW#10
Semester Project – Objectives
Develop your process to be successful!
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Be prepared to deal with adversity
Outline what attitudes and behaviors you need
to change/add to be successful  all HW,
especially 3, 4, 8, 9!
Enhance your self‐awareness and improve
your skills to practice academic success
strategies  HW#4, HW#5
Build relationships, making effective use of
your peers  peer review of journals
Semester Project – Objectives
Develop your process to be successful!
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Manage time and tasks  HW#6
Organize your learning process  HW#3,
HW#4
Co‐curricular activities
Navigate the UAA system, resources and
academic advising  HW#7
add at least 3 additional objectives you
perceive are important for your success
Semester Project – Objectives
Develop your process to be successful!
To develop your process to be successful,
evaluate each topic/objective based on:
a. Where are you currently on implementing
these topics/objectives
b. Where a "world‐class" engineering student
would want to be on each of these objectives
c. What you need to do to move from where you
are to where you want to be
Chapter 6
Personal
Growth and
Development
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Successful [people] are influenced by the desire for
pleasing results. [They] have a purpose strong enough
to make them form the habit of doing things they don’t
like to do in order to accomplish the purpose they want
to accomplish.
Failures are influenced by the desire for pleasing
methods and are inclined to be satisfied with such
results as can be obtained by doing things they like to
do.
“The Common Denominator of Success” – Albert E.N. Gray
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
SelfActualization –
“Do your best”
Esteem Needs –
self respect,
reputation
Social Needs – friends, family,
support from others
Safety Needs – security, freedom from
fear, order
Physiological Needs – food, water, air, shelter
“Needs” and “Wants”
Needs are things that you must have,
things that are essential.
Wants are things that you desire.
Do you really need it? Or just want it?
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With whom would you like to be acquainted?
Person A
Person B
Blindness to reality
Fear of the new and
unfamiliar
Hostility towards other
Realism
Willingness to admit
mistakes
Cooperativeness
Overcontrolling behavior
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Person A has a low self-esteem
Benevolence
I have low
self-esteem
Is it because
you suck?
Your college years
provide a unique
opportunity for you to
enhance your selfesteem by building
both your self-efficacy
and your self respect!
Your Engineering Education Will
Enhance Your Self-Esteem
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Building self-efficacy:
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Develop problem-solving skills
Technical knowledge
Work with other in teams/groups
Building self-worth
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Academic success will bring positive feedback from
professors and fellow students (self-respect)
Scholarships, internships, officer in student
organization, design competition,…
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
What Personality Type are You?
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E-Extrovert or I-Introvert
S-Sensing or N- Intuiting
T-Thinking or F-Feeling
J-Judging or P-Perceiving
Guardian
ESTJ –
Supervisor(2)
M - 11.2%
F - 6.3%
T - 8.7%
ISTJ –
Inspector(1)
M - 16.4%
F - 6.9%
T - 11.6%
ESFJ –
Provider
M - 7.5%
F - 16.9%
T - 12.3%
ISFJ –
Protector
M - 8.1%
F - 19.4%
T - 13.8%
Artisan
ESTP –
Promotor
M - 5.6%
F - 3.0%
T - 4.3%
ISTP –
Crafter
M - 8.5%
F - 2.4%
T - 5.4%
ESFP –
Performer
M - 6.9%
F - 10.1%
T - 8.5%
ISFP –
Composer
M - 7.6%
F - 9.9%
T - 8.8%
Idealist
ENFJ –
Teacher
M - 1.6%
F - 3.3%
T - 2.5%
INFJ –
Counselor
M - 1.3%
F - 1.6%
T - 1.5%
ENFP –
Champion
M - 6.4%
F - 9.7%
T - 8.1%
INFP –
Healer
M - 4.1%
F - 4.6
T - 4.4%
Rational
ENTJ –
Field
Marshall(5)
M - 2.7%
F - 0.9%
T - 1.8%
INTJ –
Mastermind(3)
M - 3.3%
F - 0.8%
T - 2.1%
ENTP –
Inventor
M - 4.0%
F - 2.4%
T - 3.2%
INTP –
Architect(4)
M - 4.8%
F - 1.8%
T - 3.3%
Number in () are the most frequent personality type found among engineering students
Guardian
Artisan
Idealist
Rational
ESTJ –
Supervisor(2)
ISTJ –
Inspector(1)
ESFJ –
Provider
ISFJ –
Protector
8.1% (5)
11.5% (2)
5.8%
4.6%
ESTP –
Promotor
ISTP –
Crafter
ESFP –
Performer
ISFP –
Composer
0%
1.2%
2.3%
1.2%
ENFJ –
Teacher
INFJ –
Counselor
ENFP –
Champion
INFP –
Healer
10.4% (3)
3.5%
3.5%
2.3%
ENTJ –
Field
Marshall(5)
INTJ –
Mastermind(3)
ENTP –
Inventor
INTP –
Architect(4)
28.7% (1)
4.6%
2.3%
10.4% (3)
Based on: Jung Typology Survey Results, ENGR A151, Fall 2012
Benefits of Knowing Your
Personality Type and Learning Styles
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Guide you in selecting the engineering job
functions you are most suited to
Guide you in creating your own learning
experience to meet your needs
Assist you in appreciating your own
uniqueness
Assist you in appreciating the uniqueness of
others
Employers Want More
National survey of over 1,000 engineering
employers revealed that industry’s #1 concern
was:
To give engineering students more
instruction in written and oral
communication.
Oral Communication Demands of
an Engineer
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Oral progress reports
Formal presentations
Project and committee meetings
Team collaborations
Short courses and training seminars
Guest lectures at engineering schools or
professional society conferences
Oral evaluations of subordinates
Writing Demands
of an Engineer
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Letters, memoranda, and e-mail correspondence
Design specifications
Requests for proposals (RFPs)
Proposals submitted in response to RFPs
Contracts, patents, and other government documents
Written progress reports
Technical reports
Publications in professional engineering journals
Written performance evaluations of subordinates
Developing Your
Communication Skills
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Importance of communications
skills in engineering
Employers want more
Developing a positive attitude
Developing a plan to improve
your communication skills
Develop a Plan to Improve Your
Communication Skills
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Take courses in oral and written
communications (COMM A111, 235, 237, 214;
ENGL A111, 211, 212, 213, 214, 311, 312,
414)
Look for opportunities to write (keep a journal,
write a poem or short story, send e-mails)
Read – anything and everything (newspaper,
magazines, technical journals, novels)
Look for opportunities to speak (student
organizations, high school class, regular class)
Tips for Good Health
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Eat nutritionally
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Engage in regular aerobic exercise
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Get adequate sleep
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Avoid drugs
Remember the 3 steps:
Knowledge, Commitment, Implementation
Strike
a balance between immediate and
future gratification
 Too much immediate gratification – Don’t get
work done; feel guilty
 Too much delayed gratification – feelings of
deprivation and resentment can sabotage your
commitment
Find a proper balance between work and
play which works for you!
Group Discussion Topic
Positive Aspects of being a College Student
In your group, brainstorm a list of the positive
aspects of being a college student. Then discuss
each item.
Appoint a leader to keep the discussion on topic
Make sure you note the important conclusions in your journal.
Date: 11/13/2012
Group Discussion–Positive aspects of being a college student
Hand in your attendance form!
Assignments due by Monday 11/19
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Read Chapter 8 sections 8.3, 8.4, 8.5 of the textbook
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Note your opinions of the sections in your journal
Note questions, issues or perspectives you have/gained
Homework #9:
a) Read the handout “Stress and the College Student” (posted
on blackboard)
b) Do the “How do you respond to stress” test on page 3. Write
a 1 page reflection on effective ways of coping with your
stress reactions.
c) Determine your stress score using the test on page 7. Write a
short paragraph what this score tells you.
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Homework #9 needs to submitted as doc(x) or pdf file
through blackboard (email submissions will not be
accepted)