Conference Session

Design Related

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Taylor Tucker, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Ava R. Wolf, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Nattasit Dancholvichit, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Leon Liebenberg, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

themopportunities to make autonomous discoveries in team-based design projects. Another might beto recognize that engineering students, who are taught to communicate design decisions throughtechnical tools and software, often struggle to describe complex information effectively to a laypublic. These subtle but important considerations in becoming empathetic to the needs ofengineering students make up an important component of effective teaching. It follows thatimplementing this type of consideration in engineering curricula is necessary for preparingstudents for a modern-day workforce that is less focused on academic achievement (knowledgeand scholarship) and more on emotional intelligence and skills like personality, independentthinking, and ability to

Conference Session

Mechanics & Mechanics Related

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eleazar Marquez, Rice University; Samuel Garcia Jr., NASA EPDC

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

skillswere developed through continual oral interaction between faculty advisor and team members,while reports were required to further enhance the use of technical writing.For this reason, the number of STEM undergraduate students engaging in research opportunitiesis rather significant given its short-term and long-term benefits [13], [15], [16]. In a surveyconducted by Russell in 2006, 53% of all STEM majors indicated some sort of researchcommitment throughout their undergraduate matriculation [12], [14]. Mogk and Tomovicsimilarly reported that partaking in undergraduate research is considered an effective educationaltool which enhances the overall undergraduate experience [6], [7]. Such tool has further proven toincrease the pursuit of STEM