Procedure
Conduct a personal interview with a professional in the field of engineering, engineering technology, or another high-tech, high-demand field. Interview documentation must follow the outline format described below and consists of three major components: Professional Background; Interview; Interviewer Reflection. Gathered interview information should be maintained in your engineering notebook to be reviewed and reflected upon during the interview process. Completed interview documentation must be electronically generated as a report and submitted to instructor at the end of Unit 1.1. It is important to retain an electronic copy of your interview documentation for future use in completing your course-long engineering research project and presentation.
- Discuss with your instructor who you would like to interview. Obtain instructor approval.
- Contact the person you will be interviewing and obtain consent.
Professional Background
- Gather the information below.
- Intervieweename:
- Interviewee’sspecific degree:
- Interviewee’s place of employment:
- Interviewee’s email address and/or phone:
- “Professional Background” will be the first section of your report, included as a list (not sentences).
Professional Interview
- Ask interviewee the questions listed below and recordresponses in your engineering notebook. If you wish to ask additional questions, seek instructor approval.
- Please describe your engineering field.
- What is your current job title?
- Please describe your particular job and duties.
- What is your average work schedule?
- Starting with high school, describe your educational background chronologically.
- If you had it to do over, related to your career or education, would you do anything differently?
- What advice would you give to me as someone interested in pursuing a career path similar to yours?
- “Interview Summary” is the second section of your report, summarized in narrative form, using paragraphs and full sentences. Do not quote the interviewee verbatim.
Personal Reflection
- Reflect on your completed interview and answer the following questions. You may also add additional reflections or thoughts.
- What surprised you the most about the interview?
- What was the most important piece of information that you learned from the interview?
- How has this interview influenced your feelings about your future career?
- “Personal Reflection” is third section of your report, summarized in narrative form, using full sentences.
Professional Interview Rubric
Topics / Summary / GradeProfessional Appearance / Includes all required sections, has page numbers and appropriate headings for the different sections,grammatically correct. / /5
Professional Background / Includes Interviewee’sname, degree, place of employment, email address and/or phone in bullet/list form. / /5
Professional Interview / Summary of interview, using paragraphs and full sentences.
Include:job title, job and duties, average work schedule, educational background, interviewee’s career retrospection and advice / /20
Personal Reflections / Personal reflections including: what you found surprising, most important information, and how interview influenced your feelings about your future career? / /10
Total: / /40
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