CES597 / EE497 Spring 201, Lectures: Thursdays 4:00PM - 5:30PM (2 pages)

DUE Dates for ES Lecture Reports & Draft Students’ Presentation Slides

Dates of Talks / ES lectures & Student’s Presentations / DUE: Your reports on ES Lecture / DUE: Draft slides of your presentation
Jan 27 / Course Intro & topics
Feb 2 / ES lecture 1 / Presentations 1 &2
Feb 9 / Presentations 1 & 2 / Presentations 3 & 4
Feb 16 / ES lecture 2 / ES lecture 1
Feb 23 / Presentations 3 & 4 / Presentations 5 & 6
Mar 2 / ES lecture 3 / ES lecture 2
Mar 9 / ES lecture 4 / Presentations 7 & 8
Mar 16 / SPRING BREAK
Mar 23 / Presentations 5 & 6 / ES lecture 3
Mar 30 / Industry Visit (Enphase Company, 1420 N. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma, CA) / Presentations 9 &10
Apr 6 / ES lecture 5 / ES lecture 4
Apr 13 / Presentations 7 & 8
Apr 20 / ES lecture 6 / ES lecture 5
Apr 27 / Presentation 9 & 10
May 4 / ES lecture 6
May 11 / Last day of instruction
May 18 / EXAM WEEK (NO EXAM for CES597/ES497)

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Titles Of The Students’ Presentations

Student Names / Talk # / Title of Presentations
1 / Steps to successful job search
2 / Steps and how to write a good CVs
3 / Some templates of technical CVs with explanations
4 / Elements of a good interview and DOs and DONOTs
5 / Dealing with job offers
6 / Product life cycle with explanations
7 / Electrical Engineering's Identity Crisis
8 / The Most In-Demand (and Aging) Engineering Jobs
9 / What specialties within Electrical engineering have the most future growth potential?
10 / Evolutions in electrical engineering in the past century
Discuss the impact of the information age on society, economy, world politics, the way we live, etc.