Table of Contents

SECTION I - BASIC SKILLS Chapter 1 Four Principles for Earning Higher Grades Chapter 2 Develop Your Skill Set Chapter 3 Time Management Skills Chapter 4 Communication Skills Chapter 5 Professional Presentation Skills Chapter 6 Information Capturing Skills SECTION II - ENGINEERING SKILLS Chapter 7 Engineering Disciplines-A Fantastic Way to Have Fun! Chapter 8 The Skill to Apply the Systems Approach to Engineering to Enhance Your Career Success Chapter 9 Project Management and How to Use It as a Skill to Enhance Career Success Chapter 10 Team Building Skills Chapter 11 Engineering Skills for Ethical Dilemmas Chapter 12 Leadership Skills SECTION III - CAREER SKILLS Chapter 13 Career Management Skills Chapter 14 Networking and Professional Development Skills Chapter 15 Co-Op/Internship and Other Practical Experiences and How This Can Enhance Career Success Chapter 16 Graduate School, Maybe the Ultimate Way to Enhance Career Success! Chapter 17 Through the Looking Glass, Bring All the Skills You Have Acquired to Build a Successful Career

About the Author

Dr. Charles K. Alexander is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio. He is also the Director of the Center for Research in Electronics and Aerospace Technology (CREATE). From 2002 until 2006 he was Dean of the Fenn College of Engineering. He has held the position of Dean of Engineering at Cleveland State University, California State University, Northridge, and Temple University (acting Dean for six years). He has held the position of Department Chair at Temple University and Tennessee Technological University as well as the position of Stocker Visiting Professor (an Endowed Chair) at Ohio University. He has held faculty status at all of the aforementioned Universities.