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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

Authors

Eileen Haase PhD, The Johns Hopkins University

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Diversity

submissions for the quizzes, but they were required to earn agrade of 80% in order to obtain credit for completion. Each of the four modules also required anindividual post-module reflection and a peer review in which students rated themselves and theirteammates.Teams were provided resources and guidance through a series of online videos and postedmaterial on the design process. Upper classmen mentoring was a critical aspect of the supportsystem [17], [18]. Not only were teams mentored during their Thursday sessions, each studentwas also emailed at least twice during the week to check if there were follow-up questions and toremind students about upcoming deadlines. Peer-instruction was an essential component of theproject since these topics were

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

Authors

Jennie Perey Saxe, University of Delaware

Tagged Topics

Diversity

progressing in the practice of civil engineering disciplines. Withinthis Body of Knowledge, communication is identified as one of the professional outcomesnecessary for successful civil engineering practice.Of course, developing communication skills begins as early as K-12 education. Once studentsenter their collegiate course of study, academia, industry, and the students themselves must seekout and integrate communication study and practice into their engineering training [2]. Althougheffective communication is critical to the practice of civil engineering, it has been identified as askill missing from engineering curricula in general [3]. Communication skills are not onlynecessary for the tasks of writing reports and giving presentations: effective