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Personal Management Principles

03 Feb 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Isam Badawi

This course will prepare you to succeed in your professional life as a leader and manager. You will learn techniques to organize your day and week, set realistic short- and long-term goals, stay on top of your field, and lead a less stressful and happier professional and personal life. You will …

International exchange to create portable optical frequency references in photonic bandgap fiber

16 Oct 2008 | Online Presentations

Presentation at the International Research and Education in Engineering (IREE) in 2008.Kristan L. Corwin and Kevin Knabe

2008 Student Perspectives in China

05 Dec 2008 | Downloads | Contributor(s): Students in China

Five participants in a Purdue University short course describe their observations about how to meet social expectations in China--"how to be polite." As first-time travelers to China, their concern is to figure out how to make friends and complete transactions effectively. Another team of five …

Global Engineering Profiles

05 Dec 2008 | Student Contributions | Contributor(s): Dianne L. Atkinson

The profile is an extended but focused answer to the question, “Tell me about yourself,” one of the most useful interview question ever devised. The first challenge is to decide what to include—what is most relevant for the purpose at hand. The second challenge is to make that material …

Global Engineering Profile for Ashley Ellsworth

12 Dec 2008 | Student Contributions | Contributor(s): Ashley Nicole Ellsworth

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Global Engineering Profile for Alexander Harrison Taylor

12 Dec 2008 | Student Contributions | Contributor(s): Alexander Harrison Taylor

Why Engineering? I grew up in a small Indiana town where there was never much to do. The one thing I always had with me was my imagination. Whenever I looked at a plane as it flew overhead I would think to myself, “How does that work?” When travelling to Chicago on a family trip I saw the …

Global Engineering Profile for Dan Sachs

11 Dec 2008 | Student Contributions | Contributor(s): Dan Sachs

When I was about 9 years old my father went through his so called "Mid-life Crisis." For many years my dad has always been interested in cars; racing, fixing, or just being around them. So to help my dad through this situation, he decided to buy a sprint car, and race it. So for about 6 years I …

Global Engineering Profile - Samuel P. Cuellar

15 Dec 2008 | Student Contributions | Contributor(s): Samuel P Cuellar

Ever since I was a child math had always been fun and easy. It came to me so naturally. I had my first taste of being an engineer, in 5th grade when I volunteered to design the toothpick bridge for the grade wide competition. My design led our group to victory by supporting the most weight by a …

Global Engineering Profile by Fletcher Bean

11 Dec 2008 | Student Contributions | Contributor(s): Fletcher Bean

In the fall of the year 2007 I entered into the First-Year Engineering program at Purdue University believing that my choice of major that would carry me through my four-year bachelor’s degree program and out into the work force of society was Mechanical Engineering. I soon came to the …

Global Professional Engineering Profile for Ryan Phillip McCauley

11 Dec 2008 | Student Contributions | Contributor(s): Ryan Phillip McCauley

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Global Engineering Profile for Ashley Ellsworth

12 Dec 2008 | Student Contributions | Contributor(s): Ashley Nicole Ellsworth

As I think about my future, more specifically my future in mechanical engineering, I feel that my past and present will have a great impact on my development as a professional engineer. I do not want to be just one more mechanical engineer, I want to be the one who really impacts the world we live …

Global Engineering Profile for Anthony Drew Hood

11 Dec 2008 | Student Contributions | Contributor(s): Anthony Drew Hood

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Global Profile for Travis C. Langdon

12 Dec 2008 | Student Contributions | Contributor(s): Travis Langdon

I have attempted to live by three rules throughout my high school and college career. These rules are â??Work hard.â?? â??Stay balanced.â?? â??Serve others.â?? I believe that I have succeeded to live by them for the most part. In high school, my schedule included many difficult classes, yet …

Global Profile for James R McPherson

12 Dec 2008 | Student Contributions | Contributor(s): James R McPherson

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Global Engineering Profile for Jacob Miller

13 Dec 2008 | Student Contributions | Contributor(s): Jacob Kress Miller

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Christian Tate Profile

01 May 2009 | Student Contributions | Contributor(s): Christian David Tate

When did I first realize that I needed to be an engineer? As it invariably happens in such life defining decisions of a student, my earliest affiliations with engineering came to me more though the memories and convictions of those close to me ...

ESW-Purdue GTIA Project Overview Presentation

24 Feb 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Timothy Bond, Tyler Jay Williams, Erin Elizabeth Potrzebowski, Jeremy Koehler, Timothy Reid Gray

Presentation given to the Distinguished Engineering Alumni on February 20, 2009.

Workshop on Global Strategy for ME Department Heads - 2009

03 Apr 2009 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Edwin Daniel Hirleman

Departments, Colleges and Universities have always been involved globally. But a purposeful effort to add meaningful global elements to education, research and engagement has become increasingly important. This Workshop on Global Strategy for Mechanical Engineering Department Heads was designed to …

GTIA Gashora Irrigation Preliminary Design Review

08 Apr 2009 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Timothy Bond, Jeremy Koehler, Tyler Jay Williams, Erin Elizabeth Potrzebowski, Timothy Reid Gray

Preliminary Design Review presentation for the Global Team for Irrigation in Africa's Gashora Irrigation Project (ESW-Purdue). This is the PDR presentation for ESW-Purdue's joint project between National University of Rwanda and Purdue University. More information on the project can be found at …