Inspire Innovation: Discover Engineering Careers

A toolkit for career counselors and their students.

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Most students don’t know an engineer or even what engineers do.

This presentation, designed for one 45-minute class period, will help you show students the exciting and rewarding field of engineering.

This presentation will show students:

Engineers have the technical expertise to make a difference in the world.

Engineering touches many of their areas of interest.

The work of engineers is more than the stereotypical picture most people have.

About this Resource

The Inspire Innovation toolkit was produced through the collaborative efforts of:

ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers

ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers

NSPE National Society of Professional Engineers

IEEE-USA Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

DiscoverE A coalition of 100+ engineering organizations

About this Resource

Download and print out the following student handouts:

Exploring Engineering Careers: A Family Toolkit

Pathways to College: Preparing for College

Pathways to College: Researching Colleges

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What kind of impact do you want to have on the world?

Help people stay healthy?

Make it easier for people to connect?

Make sure people have enough to eat?

Keep the planet healthy?

Help prepare for natural disasters?

Keep people entertained?

Do you want to …

Have you considered engineering?

Meet Ariel

Ariel wants you to know that engineering offers amazing options.

What is Engineering?

Engineers are changing the world all of the time. They dream up creative, practical solutions and work with other smart, inspiring people to invent, design, and create things that matter.

Engineers create …

Satellites that detect drought

Chemotherapy that has fewer side effects

Plant-based products like biodegradable packaging

Apps that help customers choose styles—and then recommends matching accessories, and where to buy them

Do you know...Engineers have both the passion and technical expertise to make a difference in the world.

Do you know?

The average engineer’s salary is $99,738.

The average engineering technician’s salary is $48,815.

Engineers make a difference in the world.

There are so many different kinds of engineering jobs.

Engineering is about teamwork.

Engineering is about more than math and science.

Would you be surprised to know…

Meet Sandra

She wants you to know that engineers make a difference and work in groups.

Engineers Design

Artificial lenses that restore sight to the blind.

Incubators that keep premature babies alive.

PET scanners and MRI machines that detect a patient’s illness.

Khalid wishes more people knew that engineers workin teams.

Meet Khalid

Engineers have improved skiing and snowboarding by developing more flexible materials.

Did you know…

Did you know…Studying engineering can lead to a careerin medicine, law, finance and more.

Mike wishes more people knew you don’t have to be amazing in math to succeed in engineering.

Meet Mike

Do you know …. Engineers and technicians find jobs easily after graduation.

Did you know…Engineers ensure safe drinking water by managing a community’s water supply..

Did you know…Teams of engineers design methods of keeping harmful microorganisms out of our food supply.

Meet Mike

Mike wishes more people knew that people with learning differences can be engineers.

Are you: Do you like:

Creative Solving problems

Curious and persistent Improving a process

Looking to make a Working in teams

difference

Did you know?

There is no one “type” of person who becomes an engineer or technician.

Is engineering right for you?

Talk to your parents.

Do you know an engineer or technician? Talk to them about their job.

Go to an engineering event at a local university, museum, or local company.

Watch Design Squad and see engineering in action www.pbs.org/designsquad.

Go to an engineering themed summer program.

Is engineering right for you?

Career-technical What programs does your education programs school offer?

Dual credit Save time and money with courses classes that offer both high

school and college credit.

Internships or Juniors and seniors try out a Youth apprenticeships career through these opportunities.

Is engineering right for you?

Pathways to Engineering: Recommended High School Coursework

4 years of • Math • Science • Language Arts• Foreign Language

Option 1

Earn a two-year associates degree and start a great career as a technician or technologist.

Option 2

Earn a two-year associates degree and then apply to a four year university with an engineering school.

Pathways to Engineering:Community College

Option 1 Apply to the school then seek admittance into the engineering school.

Option 2 Apply for admittance directly into the engineering school.

With either option look for schools with ABET accreditation.

Pathways to Engineering:4-Year University or College

Option 3

Look for schools that offer a 3–2 program. Students first obtain a BA in liberal arts in three years and then transfer into the engineering college to earn their BS in engineering.

Pathways to Engineering:4-Year University or College

Option 1 Apply to a Service Academy.

Option 2 Enlist in the military. When you leave the service you can enroll in any of the previous options.

Pathways to Engineering:The Military

Make a list of your interests:

Do you want to play sports?

Stay close to home?

What else is important to you?

Pathways to Engineering:Researching Schools

When researching a school, ask questions like:

What is the first year of coursework like?

Are projects integrated into classes?

Do students have a chance to work in teams?

Pathways to Engineering:Researching Schools

Here are some more questions to ask:

Are their internships and other opportunities to get practical experience?

Are there clubs or programs (ie., Engineers Without Borders) where you can explore your interest further?

Pathways to Engineering:Researching Schools

U.S. Department of www.studentaid.ed.govEducation www.collegecost.ed.gov

Local opportunities Explore your own backyard.

Engineering societies Have you heard of NSBE, SWE,ASME, ACSE, IEEE-USA, NSPE?They all offer scholarships!

Pathways to Engineering:Financial Aid

Anne wants you to know there are lot of people you can count on for support.

Meet Anne

Once you get to school, maximize your college experience by joining some of these groups:

Engineering societies ASME, ACSE, IEEE-USA, and more

Diversity associations NSBE, SHPE, SWE, and more

Clubs & competitions Engineers without Borders, Concrete Canoe, Solar Decathlon, and more

Pathways to Engineering:Campus Life

Next Steps

Visit www.DiscoverE.org/discoverengineeringto learn more about engineering careers.

Talk to your parents.

Look for opportunities to continue to explore engineering.