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An Introductionto EngineeringChapter 2

Preparing for an EngineeringCareer

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Making the transition from high school tocollege requires extra eort:

you must start studying and preparing fromthe first day of class.

 attend class regularly.get help right away.take good notes.select a good study place. form study groups.consider the time management ideas.

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 ou !elong to an elite group of students now:

 ou will learn how to ask questions to find outhow things are made" how things work" how toimpro#e things" how to design something from

scratch" and how to take an idea from paper toreality and actually !uild something.

what you do for the next fi#e years will aect you

for the rest of your life.

 ou must take the responsi!ility for learning.

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$ith %& hours in a gi#en day" we ha#e" for a

one'week period" ()* hours a#aila!le.

E#en with generous relaxation and socialtime" this sample allows )* hours a week to

de#ote to your education.

A typical engineering student takes ()semester credits" which means simply a!out() hours a week are spent in the classroom.

 ou still ha#e +% hours a week to study.

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you need to learn to manage your timewisely if you want to !e successful in life.

,ook at the ta!le and adapt it to yourself.

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 ou start studying and preparing from the #ery

first day of class- It is always a good idea to read the material that

your professor is planning to co#er in class aheadof time.

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Attend our lasses /egularly: our professor mayoer additional explanations and discussion ofsome material that may not !e well presented in

your text!ook.

0et 1elp /ight Away: If for some reason youcannot see your professor during the designated

o2ce hours" ask for an appointment.

 

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 3ake 0ood 4otes: listen carefully during thelectures so you can identify and record theimportant ideas and concepts. 5ome studentsmay not reali6e that they should also take noteswhen reading the text!ook.

5elect a 0ood 5tudy 7lace:

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8orm 5tudy 0roups: the !est way to learnsomething is to teach it. ou need to study onyour own first and then get together with your

classmates to discuss and explain key ideas andconcepts to each other.

7repare for Examinations: 9ont wait until the

night !efore the exam to study-. 5pend a fewhours re#iewing your notes and sample pro!lems.Ask your instructor ahead of time what type ofexam it will !e" how many questions there will !e.onsider timing yourself when doing yourhomework pro!lems

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 3here are many good reasons to ;oin anengineering organi6ation. 4etworking"participating" listening to technical guestspeakers" attending social e#ents" taking

ad#antage of learning opportunities throughshort courses" seminars" and conferences"and o!taining student loans andscholarships are a few of the common

!enefits of !elonging to an engineeringorgani6ation.