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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD) Technical Session: Innovative Approaches to Teaching & Developing Engineering Leadership

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brainerd Prince, Plaksha University; Sumita Ambasta; Vinayak Krishan Joshi, Plaksha University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

engineering students think that their engineering knowledge would be sufficient for their careers, but many also don't take soft skills like decision-making seriously because they don't know what employers are looking for [13].  Class size and curriculum overload: Studies also show that instructors find it difficult to include assignments that incorporate such soft skills in their already very content- heavy courses. Additionally, most lectures have an average class size of 100 students, which dramatically reduces how well they learn such skills [14].However, courses on decision-making and leadership are major modules in managementstudies which does not overlap with engineering education currently. So, it

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Engineering Education Issues Relevant to Agricultural, Biological and Ecological Engineering: Part 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Niroj Aryal, North Carolina A&T State University; Scott Osborn, University of Arkansas

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

evaluate the impacts of thecourse changes.2.2 Hands-on contentThe semester long project and a few laboratory exercises that were developed and integrated intothe course are presented below.2.1 Semester-long projectThe semester-long project was developed to provide experiential learning opportunities forstudents in ecological engineering design and develop soft skills. The project was chosen tosimulate real situations relevant to EES, had multiple problem-solving steps, required high levelof student initiative, motivation, self-direction and organization, was open-ended, and relied ongroup-work [18]. Students worked in an inclusive and collaborative team throughout thesemester to create economically and ecologically sustainable ecosystems and apply

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Inclusivity, Mentorship, and Entrepreneurial Thinking

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew W Liberatore, University of Toledo

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

leverage members’ time to build communities and a stronger engineeringprofession, and hopefully, include some aspirational goals.While developing skills outside of the technical area has traditionally been called soft skills inengineering education [8-10], more recently, the term “professional skills” captures traits, suchas oral and written communication, teamwork, and empathy. One framework that captures bothengineering and professional skills is the entrepreneurial mindset [11-13]. By framing activitiesand actions using entrepreneurial mindset’s three pillars of Curiosity, Connections, and Creatingvalue (commonly called the 3 C’s), innovative strategies have been brought to engineeringeducation (Figure 1); hundreds of examples are available on

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Sustainability and Student Health in Construction Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sepehr Khorshid, The University of Alabama; Raissa Seichi Marchiori, The University of Alabama; Siyuan Song, The University of Alabama

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

academic and industry settings. According to the results and asshown in Table 3, “Effective Communication” was identified by students as the most critical skillthey believe needs improvement to maintain and promote mental well-being. Table 3. Comparative Importance of Mental Health Skills Among Students (Sample Size N= 50) In addition to rating the abovementioned skills, students were asked at the end of the surveyto specify any other skills they believe are essential for enhancing mental well-being. Notably,two students specifically mentioned “Happiness” as a skill that needs to be learned to enhancemental well-being. While many students emphasized various soft skills, three of themhighlighted

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Engineering, Ethics, and Leadership

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Michael Aucoin P.E., Texas A&M University; Zhendi Zhang, Texas A&M University; Miles O. Dodd, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS), Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

. Perhaps such an evolution will take place in the larger workplace.If we use workforce analytics properly it will enhance our humanity; troublesome application of itwill strip away humanity and treat people as objects [24]. Fledgling engineering managers/leaders willthemselves be analyzed and will likely participate in the analysis of others. This content has beendeveloped to help them prepare themselves for considering how this technology can enhance ourhumanity. Perhaps paradoxically, this exploration helps us see how the practice of leadership isevolving to become about both soft skills and hard data. A comment from Deloitte [29] provides aguiding compass for our way forward. …[Thriving] depends on an organization becoming—and remaining

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afeefa Rahman, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Casey J Rodgers, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Jacob Henschen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Computer Science 14.3% Modeling 14.3% No response 14.3%For Question 8, students stated what engineering skills or technologies they learnedindependently during the course of the project. The responses varied but seem to be able to beroughly divided into four main themes: experimental design skills, experimental testing skills,specific softwares, and soft skills. Experimental design skills encompass skills required to designan experiment such as drawings and mix designs, while experimental testing skills involves skillsrequired to execute an experiment such as 3D printing, testing concrete, and analyses. Specificsoftwares cover softwares

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Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL) in Construction Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Eduardo Abril; Miguel Andres Guerra, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

approach to relating the theoretical knowledge taught in class withthe real-world experience. This way, it becomes easier for students to develop judgement in civilengineering, and therefore be successful in their practice [11]. The purpose of this study is to determine if and how the implementation of project-basedclasses with practical proposals such as the construction of a 3D scale model made with realmaterials could support students learning process. This teaching method is important because helpstudents to know how to develop with real materials in the professional field, besides, the paperargue the importance of practical experience, which leads them to also develop soft skills, materialhandling and constructability, planning of

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Aerospace Division (AERO) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yilin Feng, California State University, Los Angeles

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Diversity

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

mentioned that more guidance and resources were needed to help them to improve their project report, especially on the solution design, safety risk assessment, and cost-benefit analyses, as well as on some non-technical skills, such as writing skills and research methods.In response to student feedback and drawing upon insights from the community cultural wealththeory and the pull learning strategy, the course was redesigned in 2023 fall semester,transitioning to a "student-centered" approach. The lecture topics comprise textbook topics andproject support, as shown in Table 3. Project support includes lectures specifically designed tohelp students with their projects, mainly focusing on soft skills, writing skills, and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

LaTricia Walker Townsend, North Carolina State University; Tameshia Ballard Baldwin, North Carolina State University; Micaha Dean Hughes, North Carolina State University; Aaron Arenas, North Carolina State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Careers in Rural Middle SchoolsAbstractThis paper explores lessons learned about the developing and sustaining high-quality industrypartnerships during a NSF Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers(ITEST)-funded community-based engineering design course centered on advancedmanufacturing. The three-part course for underrepresented middle school students in rural NClaunched in 2020 and has served over 100 students to date. The project aims to allow studentsand teachers the opportunity to explore the full range of STEM advanced manufacturing careeroptions available in their local community. Students learned STEM content as well as technicaland job essential (soft) skills necessary for future employment; while, teachers boosted

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Inclusivity, Mentorship, and Entrepreneurial Thinking

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ya He, University of Sheffield; Mohammad Zandi P.E., University of Sheffield

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

, leadership, and conflict resolution, constitutes essential soft skills 1crucial for their future careers (Scott-Ladd & Chan, 2008; Gantasala, 2015; Ostafichuk et al., 2020;Adham, 2023). By gaining experience via team collaboration, students can prepare themselves forfuture collaborative projects in the workplace, helping them navigate multidisciplinary working stylesand contributing to increased motivation (Pardo-Garcia & Barac, 2020). Furthermore, it promotespeer-to-peer learning (Maccabe & Fonseca, 2021), enhancing mutual understanding through sharedefforts (Volkova et al., 2021). Therefore, it is essential for educators to guide and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Urszula Zalewski, Stony Brook University; Marianna Savoca, Stony Brook University; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

evaluation plan was informed by best practices in internships [12] andlessons learned from the service learning literature [10]. The plan includes surveys of students'interests, reviews of their journals, evaluation of their solution by the community partner, andstudent learning assessments.Student Understanding of Service LearningIn response to questions about the definition of service learning, students often made aconnection to developing skills in the STEM field. “My definition of service learning is learning soft skills through service, and reflecting upon experiences in service. Service-learning allows for the development of much needed soft skills in STEM fields. I think service learning reminds us of our motivations in

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 14

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deana Delp, Arizona State University; Maria Dixon, Arizona State University; Crislana Rafael, Arizona State University; Jacob Underwood, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

students are generally excited to talk about "what" they're doing in engineering. This helps open up the conversation for us to talk about soft skills. Leading with soft skills can cause them to disengage.” o “In order to engage effectively, it is imperative to plan and prepare a "skeleton" of a lesson plan which enables me to ask the right open ended questions in the correct sequence with follow up questions to supplement. Having an open ended conversation tends to engage the mentees more. Also, I tend to be as objective as possible so the mentees know I am not being judgmental, rather I am providing sound advice that they can choose to use if they believe it will be functional to them. If not, we

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Case Studies in Construction Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hector Buyones-Gonzalez, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Monica Quezada-Espinoza, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

andconfidentiality.Results on recommendations for adjusting the curriculumTable 2 displays the frequencies of the recommendations made by the interviewedconstruction experts. Table 2. Emerged recommendations from experts and frequencies. Recommendations for adjusting the curriculum Frequency Cross-disciplinary incorporation of AI into the curriculum 14 Encouragement of soft skills development 14 Establishment and strengthening of ties between academia, the 13 industrial sector, and technology companies Training in AI ethics and legislation

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Jill Lunn, Florida International University; Edward Dillon, Morgan State University; Zubayer Ahmed Sadid, Florida International University

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

professional skills that may be needed for long-term success incomputing [12].Please note that professional skills may also be referred to as “social skills” or “soft skills.”However, it has been suggested that the term “soft” can imply that they are less relevant than“hard” or technical skills [13]. Accordingly, we use “professional skills” in the work that followsand apply the definition provided by others for computing in that we recognize it as “anon-technical skill that can be learned in a traditional academic setting and is relevant toproficiency in a given field of study, which may itself be largely technical” [14, p. 288].Finally, dispositions are described in terms of the way an individual may apply skills orknowledge to impact their

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Curricular & Program Design

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benito Mendoza, New York City College of Technology; Angran Xiao, New York City College of Technology; Muhammad Ummy, New York City College of Technology

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

Management Curriculum for Workplace Readiness: Developing Students’ Soft Skills,” J. Manag. Educ., vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 80–103, Feb. 2018, doi: 10.1177/1052562917703679.[17] C. G. P. Berdanier, “A hard stop to the term ‘soft skills,’” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 111, no. 1, pp. 14–18, 2022, doi: 10.1002/jee.20442.[18] M. Caeiro-Rodríguez et al., “Teaching Soft Skills in Engineering Education: An European Perspective,” IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 29222–29242, 2021, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3059516.[19] N. Y. Madjar, B. Huey, and L. Shor, “Parental Support and Acceptance Determines Women’s Choice of Engineering as a Major,” 2016. doi: 10.18260/p.25852.[20] S. González-Pérez, M. Martínez-Martínez, V. Rey-Paredes, and E. Cifre, “I am done with

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 29

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sakhi Aggrawal, Purdue University ; Lisa Bosman, Purdue University; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

further improve teamwork efficacy. Policies shouldalso focus on developing interdisciplinary teams and soft skills. Encouraging engagement withURP alumni as well as the industry can provide current participants with networkingopportunities, career advice, and insights into the long-term benefits of URPs. Finally, researchcan be demanding, therefore, providing mental health support and stress management resourcesfor students participating in URPs can help students maintain a healthy work-life balance.Keywords: undergraduate research, teamwork, collaborative learning, group developmenttheory, engineering education, URP, research program, NSF, REU, Tuckman1. Introduction1.1 Undergraduate Research Programs (URP)Undergraduate Research Programs (URPs

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda Walls, University of Arkansas; Thomas Hudnall McGehee, University of Arkansas; Ishita Tandon, University of Arkansas; Timothy J. Muldoon, University of Arkansas; Mostafa Elsaadany, University of Arkansas

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

engineering majors and the subsequent careerpathways of students after graduation has gained concern as studies reveal that many engineeringstudents do not continue into engineering careers, despite a global need for them. Decreasedengineering self-efficacy, lack of engineering identity, and low perceived levels of careerpreparedness have all been shown to play a major role in the loss of potential engineers. Topromote more confidence and improve students’ success in engineering careers, many degreeprograms have explored the incorporation of entrepreneurial engagement and the development ofstudents’ “entrepreneurial mindsets”. Entrepreneurship in engineering curriculum promotes thedevelopment of soft skills, business knowledge, and the ability to

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Student Division Technical Session 4: Project-based Learning

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Chengda Lu, BASIS Shavano; Vincent Liu, Brandeis High School; Justin Jin; Parker Olkowski; Yu-Fang Jin, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Diversity

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Student Division (STDT)

framework's impact relied on servicehours, outreach scales, and feedback collected during the summer camps.The analysis confirmed the framework's effectiveness in enhancing students'technical and soft skills, sustaining their interest in STEM, improving teamperformances, and fostering an inclusive community for collaboration. The LPSframework offers students flexibility in developing their skill sets and has beenproven to be sustainable, transformable, and scalable for integration into K-12thengineering curriculum and extracurricular programs.IntroductionRobotics has been identified as an interdisciplinary field encompassing electrical components,computer vision, mechanics, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence [1-5]. Innovation inrobotics

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chun Kit Chan, The University of Hong Kong; H.H. Cheung, University of Hong Kong; Match Ko, University of Hong Kong; Chun Kit Chui, University of Hong Kong; LEI YANG, The University of Hong Kong

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Diversity

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

extra-curricular activities, are crucial forenhancing students' employability [10]. Regarding preparation programs, Hero suggestsintegrating collaborative projects that simulate real-world industrial collaborations [11], whileWats recommends enhancing students' soft skills, including communication, teamwork,leadership, and problem-solving, through workshops and training programs [12].Additionally, Hu recommends enhancing students’ ability to apply theoretical knowledge toreal-world problems via pre-collaboration research projects and pilot studies [13]. To enhancestudents’ exposure to industrial practices, Burns and Chopra advocate establishing internshipsand cooperative education programs with industry partners, a strategy shown to be

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Programs in Graduate Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tess Bisbee Meier, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ceren Yilmaz Akkaya, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Yunus Doğan Telliel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

STEM knowledge. For instance, Fox et al. recently examined the skills thatcompanies have been looking for in the field of quantum sensing, networking, and computing 1 .According to this study, in addition to advanced mastery of fundamental sciences such as physicsand mathematics, employers valued engineering skills including hardware design andtroubleshooting. The researchers also added that the current nature of the field necessitatespreparedness for cross-disciplinary collaboration, team work, and awareness of businessesoperations.Others have conducted similar studies across STEM disciplines, asking employers what skillsthey value in the workplace. Across these studies, most discussed so-called ‘soft skills’ includedproblem solving

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Teamwork in Design Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Lego, Pennsylvania State University; Cara Exten, Pennsylvania State University

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

experience varies across majors,the one feature that is consistent across all capstone offerings is the emphasis on a team-basedapproach that mimics the industry work environment. While the intent of these capstone coursesis to provide students with a means of applying and integrating core concepts within theirdiscipline to a complex problem, the importance of using these courses as a “training ground” forintroducing, practicing, and refining team-centric, professional skills that will be critical forstudents’ future career success can not be understated. In fact, the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) specifically identifies the need to emphasize these “soft”skills within the engineering curriculum as part of its Criterion 3.3

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Audrey Boklage, University of Texas at Austin

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

makerspace and university staff should encourage human resourceprofessional in the hiring practices.While recent research (Chambers et al, 2023) has recognized the soft skills and technical skillsstudent staff gain as a result of working in academic makerspaces, hiring processes and practicesshould purposefully include these in the competencies they assess in staff candidates.Given the high turnover of university staff, it is imperative that university staff are involved in thehiring practice to ensure the institutional knowledge is preserved as the space.Finally, while student staff are recognized as important innovators in university makerspaces;ensuring they are equitably hired into inclusive spaces is the responsibility of institutions and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine G. Herbert-Berger, Montclair State University; Thomas J Marlowe, Seton Hall University; Vaibhav Anu, Montclair State University; Stefan A Robila, Montclair State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

An Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Montclair State University, Dr. Anu co-directs the Software Systems lab at the Center for Computing and Information Science.Stefan A Robila, Montclair State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024K-12 Teachers and Data Science: Learning Interdisciplinary Science through Research ExperiencesAbstract: Data science is now pervasive across STEM, and early exposure and education in itsbasics will be important for the future workforce, academic programs, and scholarly research inengineering, technology, and the formal and natural sciences, and in fact, across the fullspectrum of disciplines. When combined with an emphasis on soft

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ankunda Kiremire, Louisiana Tech University; Kevin A Cherry, Louisiana Tech University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

ingeneral [5], [6]. Student engagement in the classes, and interest in the curriculum is alsoimproved by the cultural relevance of the data employed in Datastorm events [3]. The Datastormevents also allow for students to engage in both collaborative and controlled competitiveenvironments which allow them to hone the soft skills they’ll need to navigate the workenvironment. The Datastorm system also provides a much needed supplementary educationalevaluation tool for instructors of Computing based majors [4].MethodsDatastorm involves pitting small teams of students in public competitions against each other tosolve custom designed programming challenges in real time. These challenges involve the use oflarge data sets obtained from selected local

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 7

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Djedjiga Belfadel, Fairfield University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

research skills but also soft skills likecommunication, teamwork, and time management. The combination of practical research andtheoretical learning prepares students for future academic and professional pursuits.3. Educational SeminarsEach seminar is carefully structured to cover key aspects of research that are vital for anyaspiring researcher. These sessions delve into a range of topics, each chosen for its relevance andimportance in the field of research. The seminars begin with an introduction to the ResponsibleConduct of Research Training, a crucial topic that lays the foundation for ethical researchpractices. This training encompasses various aspects of research ethics, including datamanagement, conflict of interest, collaborative research

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ELOS Technical Session 2 - Beliefs, Motivation, and Pedagogy

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Javaid, Indiana State University; Maira Javaid, Indiana State University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

experiments and whetherthey agree with the hypothesis: “Laboratory experiments help students understand theoreticalconcepts.” The data were obtained from students of two different institutions and covereddifferent courses taught over six years, which showed a consistency in student perceptions.KeywordsLaboratory, student perceptions, experiments, practical skills.IntroductionEngineering courses focus on practical learning through laboratory experiments. This isespecially true for undergraduate courses. Laboratory experiments open the door to learningtheoretical concepts through the practical skills required by their major. Soft skills ofcommunication and teamwork are also taught through laboratory experiments which helpstudents learn how to work in

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First-Year Programs Division WIPS 2: Students and Peer Mentors

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atheer Almasri, West Virginia University; Todd R. Hamrick, West Virginia University; Carter Hulcher, West Virginia University; Akua B. Oppong-Anane, West Virginia University; Xinyu Zhang, Purdue University ; Lizzie Santiago, West Virginia University

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

effective communication. Theapplication of the engineering design process and project management skills were reported to beof greater importance in the freshman and senior years, where those skills are employed more inthe curriculum. This data can be evaluated for factors other than self-reported year. Additionalanalysis is planned for major, gender, race, and other factors which may influence the perceivedimportance of these skills and their alignment with ABET accreditation objectives.References1. M. Caeiro-Rodríguez, et al., “Teaching soft skills in engineering education: An Europeanperspective,” IEEE Access, vol. 9, 2021, pp. 29222-29242.2. N. Dukhan and N. Rayess, “On teaching non-technical skills for the engineers of 2020,”QScience

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eileen Fong, Nanyang Technological University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Nanyang Technological University; Shamita Venkatesh, Nanyang Technological University

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

problem-solving during their senior capstone courses,where students learn how to tackle complex problems while applying their technical knowledge,alongside mastering other essential soft skills such as teamwork, critical thinking, andcommunication. However, there has been a shift to adopt a more authentic and experientialapproach to implementing capstone courses in engineering education of late. Industrialpartnerships effectively provide context-specific challenges that are not easily duplicated withinan academic environment. Through collaborating with industry and encountering real-worldchallenges, students can put their theoretical knowledge into practice outside of classroomsettings. Moreover, besides translating their technical skill sets

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 4: Design Thinking & Entrepreneurship

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Bieryla, University of Portland; Shaghayegh Abbasi, University of Portland; Jordyn Wolfand, University of Portland

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

Engineering Network, is a student’s ability to usecuriosity, connections, and creating value to solve problems [13]. Many universities in the KEENnetwork have implemented EM activities throughout their curriculum [14]-[16]. Curricularexperiences have been shown to have the largest impact on student’s EM [17]. In the first year,many of the activities center around a design problem [18]-[20]. Students who participated insome of these activities have noted the projects increased communication skills, teamwork,ability to validate designs and examine customer value [18], [21]. In a survey administered toemployers about the importance and proficiency of soft skills for entry-level engineers,communication and teamwork both had high levels of importance, but

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Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) in Construction Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sooin Kim, Wayne State University

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

developing and enhancing students'150 communication skills [45]. First, current BIM programs in higher education have a limited focus151 on soft skills including communications, collaborations, and interpersonal skills [21]. Students152 reported that current BIM courses focus on technical software skills rather than interpersonal skills153 [21]. Most BIM education programs lack communication training for students to convey their ideas154 and findings in technical terminology and professional manner using the BIM workflows [26].155 Moreover, the current industry practices and communication methods are not well-reflected in156 current BIM education [21]. Students often struggle with understanding the technical157 communications in real