Collection

2024 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Timothy Frank; Daphne DePorres; Emily Stoneham; Joel Sloan P.E.; Vincent Bongionanni; Eric Tucker

. Course-related activities are designed to optimize astudent’s potential and chances of success within a chosen career path by providing andsupporting opportunities and experiences that enhance their professional identity and careerprospects (Holland, 2010). In this way, Engineering Problem Solving can be seen as a course thathelps students explore, adopt and/or solidify their engineering identity or by contrast, determinethat engineering is not a preferred part of their identity. Exploration of engineering identity wereencouraged in the course through gaining insights from professionals and developing new skillsthrough projects (Noe & Wilk, 1993). A study by (Holland, et al., 2012) explored how engagingin "capitalization activities