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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Ellyn A. Lester; Linda M. Thomas

to address soft skills such as leadership,negotiation, and empathy. In the Construction Management program housed in the School ofEngineering at our institution, a pilot course titled Strategic Responses to Cyclical Environmentsis being offered. Students’ careers and their ability to make an impact in firms will be enhancedby leveraging their increased understanding of competitive advantage, positioning, and strategicplanning via this course.In response to the boom and bust cycle typical of the Architecture / Engineering / Construction(AEC) industry, students are learning to gather and process ambiguous information while forgingmeaningful plans for the future. Intrapreneurial and entrepreneurial initiative, tough analyticalthinking

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Linda Laird; Ye Yang

  Tech  Company   Job  Awareness   Cohort  Based   Cultural   Seminars   Software   Financial   Engineering   Leadership  and   Assistance   Soft  Skills   Studio   Technical   Mentoring   Skills

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Kara Vance; Abdullah Konak; Sadan Kulturel-Konak; Gul E. Okudan Kremer; Ivan Esparragoza

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