ECE 2800 - Professional Development Seminar - Spring 2022

Instructor

Richard Perry, richard.perry@villanova.edu
Office Hours: [M/Tu]/W/Th 11-2, https://www.ece.villanova.edu/fmp/cgi/auth/appt

Course Description

Career development, ethics in the workplace, proposal development, written and oral presentations, guest speakers. Classroom discussions and assignments. Work performed both individually and in teams.

Course Grading

The course grade will be based on attendance and participation (25%), five individual assignments (25%), team written proposal (25%), and team proposal presentation (25%). The University policies and procedures on attendance, academic integrity, and students with disabilities will be followed. Excused absence and late assignments require approval from the Dean.

Semester Schedule

week#       Mon
   1   Jan   10  Introduction
   2         17  MLK Break
   3         24  A1; guest speaker: Ed Dougherty, small business and entrepreneurship
   4         31  A2; career fair (Feb 2)
   5   Feb    7  guest speakers: ECE Advisory Board members, networking and job search (slides)
   6         14  A3; guest speaker: Alfred Fry, finding references for engineering reports (slides)
   7         21  movie - notes
   8         28  Spring Break
   9   Mar    7  guest speaker @ 3:45pm: Michael Risch, intellectual property basics
  10         14  A4; Proposal Discussion
             19  Reflection assignment
  11         21  guest speaker @ 4pm: Doris Brogan, professional ethics
  12         28  Proposal Preparation
  13   Apr    4  Proposal Presentations
  14         11  Proposal Presentations
  15         18  Easter Break
  16         25  A5; Written Proposal