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This chapter has these sections:

• 8.1 Employment Ask yourself:
  • In what type of industry do I want to work?
  • For what type of organization do I want to work?
  • Where do I want to work?
  vWhat type of IE job do I want?
  • Should I start my own business?
• 8.2 Education and life long learning Ask yourself:
  • Should I become a Professional Engineer?
  • Should I pursue higher education?
  • Should I seek certifications?
  • What professional organizations should I join?
  • How will I keep up to date with new ideas in IE?
• 8.3 Ethics Ask yourself:
  • What situation might arise in my professional career that would have ethical aspects?
  • How will I recognize such situations?
  • How will I know what to do in such situations?

Homework:

1. Compare CSU-Pueblo IE curriculum with another IE curriculum. Prepare a semester-by-semester plan for the completion of your degree including explanations for your choice of technical electives and General Education courses.
2. Write your resume and have it reviewed by the Director of Career Services. Write a brief paper outlining your career plans, including your focus within industrial engineering, the type of organization you plan to work for, and your plans for future education.
3. Write your own explanation of IE
4. Does it matter what they call us?
5. Find a news story related to industrial engineering