ENGLISH 202C: TECHNICAL WRITING

Internet Resource Guide for Senior

Mechanical Enineerin Ma!ors
Joshua Kukorlo
February 10, 2014
Ta"le of Contents
# Introduction
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1.1 What is in this guide?
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1.2 Who is the guide for?
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1.3 What does the guide assume readers already know?
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1.4 How is the guide organized for use?
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1.5 Tips for using the guide
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2 Mechanical Enineerin at %enn State
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2.1 enn !tate "ollege of #ngineering
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2.2 enn !tate $epartment of %e&hani&al and 'u&lear
#ngineering
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& Career Infor'ation
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3.1 (nited !tate )ureau of *a+or !tatisti&s
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3.2 !tatisti&al ,+stra&t of the (nited !tates
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) Enineerin Hel*
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4.1 ('* "ollege of #ngineering and Te&hnology
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( Research
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5.1 #ngineering -illage
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5.2 .ournal of "omputational and ,pplied /esear&h in
%e&hani&al #ngineering
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5.3 "atalog of (.! 0o1ernment u+li&ations
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# Introduction
#$# What is in this uide-
This guide co!ais eigh! i!ere! resources !ha! are s"eci#ically chose !o grea!ly bee#i!
seiors a! !he $esyl%aia &!a!e 'i%ersi!y (a)orig i *echaical +gieerig, The
resources beig "ro%ided -ill assis! seiors i researchig s"eci#ic e."er!ise i !heir #ield
as -ell as o##er hel"#ul liks #or "roble( sol%ig ad career buildig, The guide co!ais
!he source '/0, a brie# abs!rac!, ad use#ul !i"s #or u!ili1ig !he resource,
#$2 Who is this uide for-
This guide is i!eded #or seiors i !he *echaical +gieerig (a)or a! !he
$esyl%aia &!a!e 'i%ersi!y -ho are searchig #or career resources, researchig high
le%el "ublica!ios, or eed assis!ace -i!h course-ork "roble( sol%ig,
#$& What does the uide assu'e readers alread. /no0-
2ue !o !he s"eci#ica!io o# !he i!eded audiece #or !his guide, i! assu(es !ha! !he core
classes o# !he *echaical +gieerig (a)or ha%e bee success#ully co("le!ed,
+."eriece i egieerig (echaics courses 3s!a!ics, dya(ics, s!reg!h o# (a!erials,
(echaical res"ose4 is assu(ed as -ell as a e.!esi%e backgroud i (a!he(a!ics ad
"hysics, The resource i sec!io 4,1 "ro%ides a basis o# -ha! (a!erial !he audiece
should be #a(iliar -i!h, The "eriodicals ad "ublica!ios "ro%ided are !o be used by !he
reader #or research due !o !he #ac! !ha! !hey are abo%e !he seior le%el ad i!eded #or
educa!ed "ro#essioals,
#$) Ho0 is the uide orani1ed for use-
The guide is orgai1ed i!o si("le sec!ios #or !he ease o# use o# !he audiece, 5! is
assu(ed !ha! !his docu(e! -ill o! be read #ro( begiig !o ed, so !he !able o#
co!e!s describes ho- !he docu(e! is di%ided, This di%isio allo-s readers !o 6uickly
look u" !he i#or(a!io i -hich !hey are i!eres!ed,
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#$( Ti*s for usin the uide
7 This docu(e! is !o be used as a guide #or !hese i!ere! resources, 5 o -ay are !he
abs!rac!s ad !i"s a su((ary o# all o# !he i#or(a!io -i!hheld by each resource,
7 +ach -ebsi!e has u(erous liks associa!ed8 do9! s!o" researchig a! )us! oe
source, use each -ebsi!e lis!ed here as a )u("ig o## "oi! !o #id o!hers,
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2 Mechanical Enineerin at %enn State
This sec!io #ocuses o i#or(a!io abou! !he (echaical egieerig (a)or a! !he
$esyl%aia &!a!e 'i%ersi!y, The resources direc! !he audiece !o-ards ui%ersi!y
-ebsi!es !ha! "ro%ide ad%isig ad career "laig assis!ace,
2$# %enn State Collee of Enineerin
&ource: h!!":;;---,egr,"su,edu;
The $e &!a!e <ollege o# +gieerig -ebsi!e is a coglo(era!io o# ay i#or(a!io !ha! a
egieerig s!ude! a! $e &!a!e (ay eed, 5! o##ers de"ar!(e!al i#or(a!io such as #acul!y
ad research, alog -i!h e.!esi%e (a!erial "er!aiig !o !he acade(ic "rogra(s, The (os!
use#ul -eb"age #or seiors is accessed by clickig !he =<urre! &!ude!9 !ab ad !he selec!ig
='dergradua!e,9 This -eb"age aloe "ro%ides !abs co!aiig ad%isig assis!ace, career
resources, #iacial aid, ad (uch (ore,
Ti"s:
7 The -ebsi!e is si("ly ca!egori1ed bu! i# you choose !o use !he searchig !ools, be a-are
o# a #e- issues, The search bar co("le!es a si("le google search ra!her !ha searchig
!he s"eci#ic si!e oly, &earchig !hrough $&' "eo"le ad de"ar!(e!s see(s !o o"era!e
correc!ly,
7 $ay close a!!e!io !o !he ad%isig ad career resources "ages, 5#or(a!io here is
cri!ical !o esurig you are o !he righ! acade(ic !rack,
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2$2 %enn State 2e*art'ent of Mechanical and Nuclear
Enineerin
&ource: h!!":;;---,(e,"su,edu;
The $e &!a!e 2e"ar!(e! o# *echaical ad >uclear +gieerig -eb"age is a "o-er#ul !ool
#or seiors, ?hile "ro%idig (ay liks !o orgai1a!ios ad egieerig resources, !his
-eb"age #ocuses o !he co((ui!y -i!hi !he de"ar!(e! by highligh!ig curre! achie%e(e!s
ad gi%ig o!ices !o u"co(ig e%e!s, &eiors -ould #id !his si!e (os! use#ul by a%iga!ig !o
!he udergradua!e "age by usig !he !ab o !he ho(e "age, This area has i#or(a!io abou!
u(erous o""or!ui!ies !ha! are "ar!icularly i("or!a! !o seiors, To highligh! a #e-, obser%e
!he !abs o le#! had side o# !his "age, $lease !ake o!e o# !he =*e!orig ad >e!-orkig,9
='dergrad Teachig ad /esearch,9 ad =<areer /esources,9 These areas ca be e.!re(ely
i#or(a!i%e ad hel"#ul #or seior *echaical +gieers !ha! are lookig !o do (ore or "re"are
#or !heir career,
Ti"s:
7 'se !he i#or(a!io gi%e o !his sigh! as a s!ar!ig "oi!, @#!e !i(es !his -ebsi!e -ill
"oi! you i a direc!io !o #id ou! (ore i#or(a!io or beco(e i%ol%ed,
7 5# i!eres!ed i career "laig !ake o!es o !he resources "ro%ided by !his -ebsi!e,
Ae!-ee !his -ebsi!e ad sec!io 2,1 3$e &!a!e <ollege o# +gieerig4 a dedica!ed
s!ude! ca ga!her a lo! o# i#or(a!io #or career "re"ara!io,
7 'se !his source ad sec!io 2,1 3$e &!a!e <ollege o# +gieerig4 !o brach ou! o#
!y"ical course-ork, +("loyers look !o see e.!racurricular ac!i%i!ies !ha! i%ol%e
egieerig ad (ay o""or!ui!ies are a%ailable !hrough !hese resources,
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& Career Infor'ation
The #ocus o# !his sec!io is o s!a!is!ics o# careers i !he egieerig #ield, These
resources are used !o i#or( !he audiece o# -ha! !he real -orld si!ua!io is like ad ho-
!hey ca e##ec!i%ely career "la !o be success#ul,
&$# 3nited States 4ureau of La"or Statistics
&ource: h!!":;;---,bls,go%;ho(e,h!(
This is a -ebsi!e (aaged by !he 'i!ed &!a!e Aureau o# 0abor &!a!is!ics "ro%idig u(erical
re"rese!a!ios o# curre! )ob si!ua!ios i B(erica, +%ery "erso should be a-are o# !he
s!a!is!ics o# !heir "ro#essio, bu! egieers should be %ery coscious o# !heir real -orld career
e%iro(e!, +!husias!ic egieerig (a)ors should use !his resource !o research !he #ac!s o#
salary, a%ailabili!y, ad loca!io o# careers, &eiors ca e%alua!e "os!7gradua!io "las by
lookig a! s!a!is!ics #or loca!ios o# high de(ad #or (echaical egieers,
Ti"s:
7 Fro( !he ho(e "age i! (ay be di##icul! a%iga!ig !o i#or(a!io !ha! you are ac!ually
i!eres!ed i, 5 sugges! usig !he search bar a! !he !o" righ! o# !he "age !o search !hrough
!he -ebsi!e usig key-ords,
7 &earch #or =(echaical egieerig9 usig !he search bar, The #irs! !-o liks !ha! are
gi%e o##er a lo! o# %aluable i#or(a!io abou! !he career o# (echaical egieerig, The
secod lik de"ic!s !he 'i!ed &!a!es sho-ig areas -i!h highes! -ages or highes!
e("loy(e!,
7 B! !i(es !here (ay be a o%er-hel(ig a(ou! o# (a!erial !hro- a! you, Aasic
uders!adigs o# s!a!is!ics (ay assis! i be!!er uders!adig !he i#or(a!io,
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&$2 Statistical A"stract of the 3nited States
&ource: h!!":;;s!a!ab,co6ues!sys!e(s,co(,e1access,libraries,"su,edu;sa;CidDdb3c53ba721ea7
4bc7794d172ca99a04cea9
The &!a!is!ical Bbs!rac! o# !he 'i!ed &!a!es has bee "ublished sice 1878 ad co!ais a large
da!abase o# !ables co("rised o# s!a!is!ics "er!aiig !o (ay ele(e!s o# !he ',&, 3social,
"oli!ical, ecoo(ic,4 Ay u!ili1ig !he search !ool ad seg(e!ed !abs !he user is able !o #id
(ay s!a!is!ics abou! "ro"er!ies o# B(erica, Aelo- 5 "os!ed a lik !o a series o# !ables #oud
-i!hi !he &!a!is!ical Bbs!rac!, B seior i (echaical egieerig -ould #id Table 843
i#or(a!i%e i !ha! i! describes !he di##ere! idus!ries !ha! s"eci#ic !y"es o# egieers e!er, Ay
usig !his i#or(a!io !he s!ude! ca e%alua!e -hich #ields -ill (os! likely be e("loyig
(echaical egieers ad !he e##ec!i%ely e%alua!e career decisios,
Ti"s:
7 $ay close a!!e!io !o !he i#or(a!io a! !he begiig o# !he sec!ios ad a! !he !o" o# !he
char!, They dis"lay de!ails ecessary !o #ully co("rehed !he i#or(a!io beig gi%e,
7 5# lookig #or geeral s!a!is!ics u!ili1e !he =Table o# <o!e!s9 liks, 5# s!a!is!ics o a
s"eci#ic !o"ic are eeded, use !he si("le search bar,
&ource: h!!":;;s!a!ab,co6ues!sys!e(s,co(,e1access,libraries,"su,edu;#!%2;4c4e000001b557#0,"d#
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) Enineerin Hel*
The resource "ro%ided i !his sec!io is e.celle! i re%ie-ig "as! (a!erials #or a seior
(echaical egieerig (a)or, Aecause o# !he bread!h o# ko-ledge !ha! (echaical
egieerig s!ude!s eed !o absorb i! is easy !o #orge! si("le de!ails, /a!her !ha
diggig u" old books !his source "ro%ides de!ailed su((aries use#ul i e%eryday
si!ua!ios #or a s!ude!,
)$# 3NL Collee of Enineerin and Technolo.
&ource: h!!":;;e(-eb,ul,edu;
The 'i%ersi!y o# >ebraska70icol <ollege o# +gieerig ad Techology "ro%ides !his
-ebsi!e !ha! co!ais a (yriad o# -eb"ages co!aiig cri!ical backgroud i#or(a!io #or ay
egieer, 5 "ar!icular i! is use#ul #or (echaical egieers because i! co!ais sec!ios o#
egieerig (echaics 3s!a!ics, dya(ics, s!reg!h o# (a!erials4 as -ell as i de"!h re%ie-s !o
(a!he(a!ics 3algebra, calculus, !rigoo(e!ry4 -hich are ecessary i resol%ig egieerig
"roble(s, 5s!ead o# diggig u" old books a seior is able !o 6uickly re%ie- !he coce"! !hey
eed !o recall ad e##icie!ly co!iue o -i!h !heir -ork, The -ebsi!e is si("le ad easily
a%igable, (akig i! a e.celle! resource #or a ad%aced egieerig (a)or eedig a s"eci#ic
!o"ic re%ie-,
Ti"s:
7 2isregard ay s"eci#ic course i#or(a!io associa!ed -i!h !he -ebsi!e, The resource is
(ea! !o assis! '>0 s!ude!s !hrough cer!ai courses,
7 >o!e !ha! !he i#or(a!io is geerali1ed, There are o e.a("les !o -ork !hrough so i# a
%ery di##icul! ad s"eci#ic sub)ec! is eeded, !his (ay oly be a s!ar!ig "oi! #or research
ad o!her resources (ay be ecessary,
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( Research
The las! sec!io o# !his guide e!ails resources o# "ro#essioal "ublica!ios i !he
egieerig #ields, These resources are #or s!ude!s -ho are lookig !o see -ha! a
e."er! i !he #ield (ay be researchig, The (a!erial is !y"ically %ery di##icul! bu! !he
i#or(a!io (ay "ush a <a"s!oe desig grou" !o success or assis! a s!ude! "er#or(ig
research #or a "ro#essor,
($# Enineerin 5illae
&ource: h!!":;;---,egieerig%illage,co(,e1access,libraries,"su,edu;search;6uick,url
+gieerig Eillage is a eor(ous coglo(era!io o# egieerig i#or(a!io collec!ed #ro(
1884 u!il "rese!, B basic search !ool scas !hrough (ay di##ere! re"or!s ad )ourals ad
re!urs a lis! o# rele%a! resources, This searchig "o-er ca be grea!ly use#ul #or (echaical
egieerig seiors -he !hey are lookig #or e."er! i#or(a!io o s"eci#ic !o"ics rela!ig !o
course-ork or e%e a <a"s!oe desig "ro)ec!, This i#or(a!io ca also assis! egieers
rece!ly ou! o# college, sice !he -ork is "ro"osed by "ro#essioals,
Ti"s:
7 5! (ay be di##icul! !o access !he da!abase i# o! siged i!o a $&' accou!, 5# uable !o
(ake i! direc!ly !o !he search "age #ro( !he abo%e source, go !o !his "age
3h!!":;;---,libraries,"su,edu;"sul;researchguides;egiis!;(echaical,h!(l4 ad selec!
F<o("ede.G,
7 0oca!ig a ar!icle so(e!i(es is o! %ery user7#riedly, The =He! 5! $e &!a!e9 ico (ay
be ureliable ad so(e "ublica!ios oly are a%ailable i "ri!, ?he success#ully
brough! !o a =He! 5! $e &!a!e9 "age, selec! =Br!icle9 ad a "age should a""ear -i!h a
abs!rac!, &earch #or a lik labeled =$2F9 or =Br!icle9 i# you9re i!eres!ed i #idig !he
e!ire "ublica!io,
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($2 6ournal of Co'*utational and A**lied Research in
Mechanical Enineerin
&ource: h!!":;;)car(e,sr!!u,edu;
The Joural o# <o("u!a!ioal ad B""lied /esearch i *echaical +gieerig 3J<B/*+4
bega i &e"!e(ber o# 2011 ad is released !-ice "er year, 5! is dedica!ed !o Fsigi#ica!
scie!i#ic ad !echical ko-ledge ad coce"!sG ad "ro%ides (ay ar!icles !ha! "er!ai !o
(oder ad%aces i (echaical egieerig, B seior (echaical egieerig s!ude! -ould
use !his resource !o research e- ad%aces i !he #ield ad could i("le(e! !his i#or(a!io i!o
!heir <a"s!oe desig "ro)ec! or e%e assis! !he( i !heir careers,
Ti"s:
7 The -ebsi!e is es!ablished i Tehra, 5ra so so(e o# !he i#or(a!io abou! !he ac!ual
)oural (ay a""ear i ao!her laguage, 2o o! le! !his de!er you #ro( searchig !hrough
ar!icles,
7 The !abs o !he le#! side o# !he scree direc! you !o !he di##ere! areas o# !he -ebsi!e,
FBr!icles Brchi%eG -ill "rese! access !o all issues back !o 2011,
7 The )oural is s!ill "re!!y youg, There are !y"ically se%e ar!icles "er issue, -hich
(eas !ha! i! is o! a %ery large da!abase o# !echical "a"ers,
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($& Catalo of 3$S$ Go7ern'ent %u"lications
&ource: h!!":;;ca!alog,g"o,go%;
The <a!alog o# ',&, Ho%er(e! $ublica!ios is a large da!abase !ha! co!ais a eor(ous
u(ber o# docu(e!s eco("assig (ay disci"lies, &eior s!ude!s (ay use !his resource !o
ob!ai i#or(a!io !ha! e."er!s i !heir #ield ha%e "ro"osed ad a""ly i! !o !heir <a"s!oe
"ro)ec!s or !he "ro#essioal research !hey "er#or( i a grou", The ar!icles are esured credibili!y
by !he #ac! !ha! !here are ',&, Ho%er(e! "ublica!ios, Aelo- 5 icluded a lik !o a re"or! !ha!
is a e.a("le o# -ha! !he ca!alog has !o o##er, 5! co!ais a co("le!e !echical re"or! -i!h
sec!io headigs, "ic!ures, ad a re#erece "age -here a reader ca co!iue researchig i
si(ilar areas,
Ti"s:
7 B! !he !o" o# !he (ai "age o# !he ca!alog !here are !hree !abs re#erecig search o"!ios,
The reader should selec! be!-ee =Aasic9, =Bd%aced9, or =+."er!9 de"edig o ho-
co(#or!able he;she is -i!h searchig !hrough da!abases,
7 @ce a !i!le is selec!ed #ro( !he search resul!s, ao!her "age co!aiig s"eci#ics o# !he
ar!icle -ill a""ear, The =5!ere! Bccess9 lik should coec! you !o a olie %ersio o#
!he ar!icle, Ae -ary o# ar!icles !ha! are oly a%ailable i "ri!,
This is a re"or! gi%e by >B&B o e.!re(ely i("ro%ed bearigs #or a s"ace s!a!io a""lica!io,
&ource: h!!":;;"er(ae!,access,g"o,go%;g"o41601;2013000167572013000228,"d#
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Inde8 of Resources
%enn State Collee of Enineerin
&ource: h!!":;;---,egr,"su,edu;
%enn State 2e*art'ent of Mechanical and Nuclear Enineerin
&ource: h!!":;;---,(e,"su,edu;
3nited States 4ureau of La"or Statistics
&ource: h!!":;;---,bls,go%;ho(e,h!(
Statistical A"stract of the 3nited States
&ource: h!!":;;s!a!ab,co6ues!sys!e(s,co(,e1access,libraries,"su,edu;sa;CidDdb3c53ba721ea7
4bc7794d172ca99a04cea9
3NL Collee of Enineerin and Technolo.
&ource: h!!":;;e(-eb,ul,edu;
Enineerin 5illae
&ource: h!!":;;---,egieerig%illage,co(,e1access,libraries,"su,edu;search;6uick,url
6ournal of Co'*utational and A**lied Research in Mechanical Enineerin
&ource: h!!":;;)car(e,sr!!u,edu;
Catalo of 3$S$ Go7ern'ent %u"lications
&ource: h!!":;;ca!alog,g"o,go%;
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