FUTURE OF ELETRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING PROFESSION
IEEE MEMBESHIP DRIVE 27 FEB. 2008 UTeM MAIN HALL, INDUSTRIAL CAMPUS MELAKA, MALAYSIA Dr. Musse Mohamud Ahmed IEEE PES Executive Member For Students Activities Southern Regions Malaysia
Presentation Contents
• • • • • • • • • • Qualities of New Graduates Desirable Attributes in New Graduates Current Issues Where is the Weakness Future Job Markets Challenges for the New Graduates Assessments Minimum Equivalency Management Skills Leadership Skills
Your Qualities
• • • • • • • • Accreditation of Your Degree 4 Year Long Assessment Performance Your GPA/CGPA Your Training Your Attitude Your Communication Skills Your Management and Leadership Skills Your Adaptability Skills
Desirable Attributes for New Graduates
• • • • • • Strong technical skills Identify & solve problems Critical thinking skills Ability to communicate Work well with others Understand diversity and opinions and positions of others • Highly Adaptable to new environments • Strong Ethical behavior
Current Issues
• Education beyond technical knowledge – Wise Knowledge, general knowledge • Status of Engineers in Society – Should be realized • Stress on Self recognition and Regulation • Multi-disciplinary – More than needed • Quality of Life – lifestyle is dynamically changing • New technology & Energy more important • Technological decisions being made by the non professional engineers – as it should be • Technological decision dictated by the professional engineers • Students attitude towards professional development skills - Lacking
Where is the Weakness
• The greatest motivation is a combination of knowledge and other qualities • Companies attract the brightest students Require Ready Made Engineers, They need: technicians, technologist, scientist, engineers with highest qualities equipped with the latest technology know how in their jobs • You need to understand the current situation of being a 21st Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineer • Prepare yourself to go beyond what you have studied: multi-discipline having with the required soft skills
Your Future Job Markets (IEEE)
• Aerospace & Electronic Systems • Antennas & Propagation • Broadcast Technology • Circuits & Systems • Communications • Components, Packaging & Manufacturing Technology • Computational Intelligence • Computer • Consumer Electronics • Dielectrics & Electrical Insulation • • • • • • • Control Systems Education Electromagnetic Compatibility Electron Devices Engineering in Medicine & Biology Engineering Management Geo-science & Remote Sensing Industrial Electronics Industry Applications Information Theory Instrumentation & Measurement Intelligent Transportation Systems
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Challenges for the New Graduates
• Targeting the global market of engineering jobs in cross border frontiers • Increasing engineering education from 4 years to 6/8 years • Need for soft skills for Engineers while maintaining the technical core of contents • Lack of appetite for vocational-based education from industry and new graduates • Poor image of technical vocation careers • Lack of Knowledge on the Competitive Industries
Assessments
Mandate: • To assess the Professional Practice of the graduate by examination or evaluation • To get advise from local engineering body on academic matters • To assess academic qualifications of applicants •To determine breadth, depth, and quality of engineering knowledge in comparison to the qualified graduates •To be fair for looking all possible angles
Equivalency
• In engineering programs innovation driven by competition & not by regulating bodies • Curriculum design and course sequence • Understanding teaching & learning effectiveness • Motivation of students and staff • Focus on international opportunities • Dual degrees
• Management” includes the tasks we all do on the job to keep our work organized, on track and efficient. Many competencies are required for successful management of work, and people serving in management roles need to be especially competent. A good manager of tasks must be good at: • Organizing • Planning • Estimating
Management Skills
Management Skills
• • • • • • • • • Communicating / Documenting Prioritizing Self-management / Discipline Assessing and mitigating risks When managing people to any degree is involved, the following competencies become more important: Interpersonal skills Conflict resolution Others Delegating
Leadership Skills
• As all engineers need management competencies to get work done, leadership skills are equally important for them. Leadership is entirely interpersonal, but at a different level than the interpersonal competencies that are described above as “management.” Leadership is about influencing and directing others for a positive outcome. The most important of such skills are short listed here. The table below shows the general expectations for leadership competencies in engineering and technical management roles.
Leadership Characteristic
Influential
Integrity Interpersonal Skills
Engineer
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Project Leader
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Technical Manager
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Executive Leader
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Develops Trust and Respect Prioritizes
Team Player Builds Consensus/Buy-In
√ Tasks
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√ Tasks
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√ Objectives
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√ Objectives
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Continuously Improves
Empowers Others Attracts Followers
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Emotional Intelligence
Builds Teamwork Good Timing
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Takes Calculated Risks
Helps Others Advance Develops Other Leaders
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Makes Sacrifices
Visionary/Strategist Acts on Intuition
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Builds Strong Relationships
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15 Sites Every You Must Look
1. The Energy Information Administration 2. The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and Alternative Fuels Data Center 3. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics 4. Clean Edge 5. The International Energy Agency 6. The World Energy Council 7. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 8. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
15 Sites Every Student Must Look
9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. The Solar Energy Industries Association The American Wind Energy Association The National Renewable Energy Laboratory The Electric Power Research Institute The Oil Drum Watthead Clean Break
•A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU •Q & A