Career Episode Format

NARRATIVES DESCRIBING THREE CAREER EPISODES
(In first person, describing AN ENGINEERING TASK AND YOUR DUTIES AND CONTRIBUTIONS, with minimum 1000 words each)

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CAREER EPISODE – 1

a) Introduction: (50 words)
Write referring to the following
CE1.1
Dates:
Duration:
Location:
Name of the organization
Position Title

b) Background: (200 to 500 words)
Write referring to the following
CE1.2 Nature of the overall engineering project
CE1.3 Objective of the project
CE1.4 Nature of your particular work area
CE1.5 Organizational structure chart
CE1.6 Statement of your duties

c) Personal Workplace Activity (500 to 1000 words)
Describe actual work in detail. Your own role must be clearly identified. Remember it is your personal engineering competencies that are being assessed.
CE1.7 Technical details of the work;
CE1.8 How you applied your engineering knowledge and skills;
CE1.9 The tasks delegated to you and how did accomplish;
CE1.10 Any particular technical difficulties/problems and how you solved them;
CE1.11 Strategies devised by you including any original or creative design work;
CE1.12 How you worked with other team members

d) Summary (50 to 100 words)
This section sums up your impressions of the work and your role in it. It should include such things as:
CE1.13 your view of the overall project;
CE1.14 how the project fared in meeting the goals/requirements;
CE1.15 How your personal role contributed to the project.

CAREER EPISODE – 2

a) INTRODUCTION: (50 words)
Write referring to the following
CE2.1
Dates:
Duration:
Location:
Name of the organization
Position Title

b) Background: (200 to 500 words)
Write referring to the following
CE2.2 Nature of the overall engineering project
CE2.3 Objective of the project
CE2.4 Nature of your particular work area
CE2.5 Organizational structure chart
CE2.6 Statement of your duties

c) Personal Workplace Activity (500 to 1000 words)
Describe actual work in detail. Your own role must be clearly identified. Remember it is your personal engineering competencies that are being assessed.
CE2.7 Technical details of the work;
CE2.8 How you applied your engineering knowledge and skills;
CE2.9 The tasks delegated to you and how did accomplish;
CE2.10 Any particular technical difficulties/problems and how you solved them;
CE2.11 Strategies devised by you including any original or creative design work;
CE2.12 How you worked with other team members

d) Summary (50 to 100 words)
This section sums up your impressions of the work and your role in it. It should include such things as:
CE2.13 your view of the overall project;
CE2.14 how the project fared in meeting the goals/requirements;
CE2.15 How your personal role contributed to the project.

CAREER EPISODE – 3

a) INTRODUCTION: (50 words)
Write referring to the following
CE3.1
Dates:
Duration:
Location:
Name of the organization
Position Title

b) Background: (200 to 500 words)

Write referring to the following

CE3.2 Nature of the overall engineering project
CE3.3 Objective of the project
CE3.4 Nature of your particular work area
CE3.5 Organizational structure chart
CE3.6 Statement of your duties

c) Personal Workplace Activity (500 to 1000 words)
Describe actual work in detail. Your own role must be clearly identified. Remember it is your personal engineering competencies that are being assessed.
CE3.7 Technical details of the work;
CE3.8 How you applied your engineering knowledge and skills;
CE3.9 The tasks delegated to you and how did accomplish;
CE3.10 Any particular technical difficulties/problems and how you solved them;
CE3.11 Strategies devised by you including any original or creative design work;
CE3.12 How you worked with other team members

d) Summary (50 to 100 words)
This section sums up your impressions of the work and your role in it. It should include such things as:
CE3.13 your view of the overall project;
CE3.14 how the project fared in meeting the goals/requirements;
CE3.15 How your personal role contributed to the project.