ECEN 289/689: Career Tips for ECE Students

Instructor:

Sunil P Khatri, email:i r t a h k l i n u s (spell backwards, drop spaces) at tamu dot edu

Phone: 979-845-8371

Office: Wisenbaker 333F

Videos: click here

Class Hours:

Wed 6:55 pm – 7:45 pm in ZACH 241

Office hours:

Wed 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm in WEB 333F

Class Conscience:

• • All sections: Saketh Molunguri

Resources:

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Class notes:

• • There is no textbook needed to be purchased by you
  • Posted here on this web page. The notes are either developed by the course instructor or derived from other original copyrighted classnotes.

 Grading Policy

• • • Attendance 50%.
    • Lecture summary 50%
      • Undergraduate students need to upload the summary of one lecture to canvas
      • Graduate students need to upload the summary of two lectures to canvas

Course Objective:

• • • The goal of this course is to provide the student with the skills for designing a long and rewarding career. It covers several tips such as how one can write an effective CV, how one can perform well at in-person and online interviews with mock interviews, managing AI in your career, techniques for effective networking, approaches for continuous evaluation and monitoring of one’s career trajectory, approaches for being effective at the job, and time management and work-life balance. Guest lectures from industry will be invited to present their opinions on career management

Important Logistical Issues:

• • • As indicated in the first week of class, you are responsible to read this page and familiarize yourself with the important logistical information on it.
    • *Excused absences:* Rules concerning excused absences may be found at http://student-rules.tamu.edu/rule7.htm. In particular, except for absences due to religious obligations, the student must notify his or her instructor in writing (acknowledged e-mail message is acceptable) prior to the date of absence if such notification is feasible. In cases where advance notification is not feasible (e.g., accident, or emergency) the student must provide notification by the end of the second working day after the absence. This notification should include an explanation of why notice could not be sent prior to the class. If the absence is excused, the instructor must either provide the student with an opportunity to make up any quiz, exam or other graded activities or provide a satisfactory alternative to be completed within 30 calendar days from the last day of the absence.
    • *Days of religious observance:* By state law, if a student misses class due to an obligation of his or her religion, the absence is excused. A list of days of religious obligation for the coming semester may be found at http://dof.tamu.edu/faculty/policies/religiousobservance.php.
    • *Disruptive behavior:* If a student’s behavior in class is sufficiently disruptive to warrant immediate action, the instructor is entitled to remove a student on an interim basis, pending an informal hearing with the Head of the Department offering the course. This hearing must take place within three working days of the student’s removal. This rule and supporting information may be found at http://studentrules.tamu.edu/rule21.htm.
    • *Accommodations for students with disabilities:* It is the responsibility of the student to provide instructors with documentation showing they have registered with Disability Services and requested accommodation. Instructors then have the responsibility to work with Disability Services to provide reasonable accommodations. If a student who has not registered with Disability Services requests an accommodation, they should be referred to Disability Services at http://disability.tamu.edu .
    • *Email Policy:* Please remember that your official TAMU email will be used as an official means of communicating class information to you.
    • *Academic Honesty:* Remember that plagiarism will not be tolerated and will be dealt with under the Aggie Honor System Office guidelines. Upon discovering a suspected violation of the Aggie Honor code, I will contact the Aggie Honor System office http://www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor/.

Tentative Schedule – subject to change
*** UNDER CONSTRUCTION ***

Week	Lecture	Comments
1 (8/24)	Class overview
2 (8/31)	Defining career goals
3 (9/7)	Monitoring and tracking goals
4 (9/14)	Writing a good CV
5 (9/21)	Writing a good CV
6 (9/28)	Interview preparation
7 (10/5)	Mock interviews
8 (10/12)	Managing AI
9 (10/19)	Guest lecture
10 (10/26)	Managing AI
11 (11/2)	Time Management
12 (11/9)	Networking
13 (11/16)	Workplace tips and traps	11/16 Q-drop deadline
14 (11/23)	NO CLASS – Thanksgiving
15 (11/30)	References, giving back, closing thoughts
16 (12/7)	NO CLASS