Collection

2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Carmen Cioc, The University of Toledo; Noela A. Haughton, The University of Toledo; Sorin Cioc

Assessments. The collaborative work between the authors, two-engineering faculty andone educational faculty, proved the benefits of PBL applied to a different core course, especiallythe improvement of the students’ technical content and engineering skills (Cioc et.al. 2022,2022). Like earlier work by the same authors, a 75–question survey was given at the beginningand end of the semester to test the improvements in those engineering soft skills, includingentrepreneurial skills, communication, collaboration, and teamwork. Responses were based on afive-point rating scale: 1=strongly disagree; 2=agree; 3=neither agree nor disagree; 4=agree;5=strongly agree. Paired two-tailed t tests were performed to assess pre-course and post-coursedifferences.In

Collection

2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Dylan Marcus Tobey, University of Pittsburgh; Tony Lee Kerzmann, University of Pittsburgh; Veronica Roth; David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh

productivity.Communication skills were another area that benefitted from students’ participation in this project.Within the team itself, students had ample opportunities to hone their soft skills likecommunication. Students worked closely with one another to set goals and delegate tasks, keepingthe team focused and the project on track. Students also practiced effective communication throughproblem-solving meetings where assumptions and methods of calculation were decided throughdebate and collaboration. Communication between student researchers and advising facultymembers was also an important aspect of the project. During weekly meetings and through regularcorrespondence, students gained experience asking questions and receiving guidance from theirfaculty