Mentor

Archetype 2 Mentor

Any mentor is expected to perform well at:

  • Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
  • Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
  • Convincing others to accept and idea or to otherwise change their minds or actions in accordance to the companies objectives.
  • Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

Innovator

Archetype 5 Innovator

Innovators will usually have four main goals:

  • Developing or creating new applications, relationships, systems, or products.
  • Providing creative ideas or artistic contributions.
  • Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
  • Benchmarking, experimenting and testing novel approaches to solving problems.

Other work activities related to Engineering teachers, postsecondary

  • Preparing and delivering lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as mechanics, hydraulics, and robotics.
  • Keeping abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  • Supervising undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and researching working.
  • Evaluating and grading students’ class working, laboratory working, assignments, and papers.
  • Conducting researching in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
  • Preparing course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Compiling, administering, and grading examinations, or assigning this working to others.
  • Writing grant proposals for procuring external researching funding.
  • Supervising students’ laboratory working.
  • Initiating, facilitating, and moderating class discussions.
  • Maintaining regularly scheduled office hours to advising and assisting students.