Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, Ph.D., University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

) outcomes. Accordingly, the instrument is directlyaligned to engineering ”soft skills” that are often difficult to measure via individual course examsand projects. The EGPI is not a student survey of perception of their learning; rather, it is a directmeasure of how prepared students are for global workforces in areas of communication,professional ethical responsibility, understanding of global issues and lifelong learning.Subscales for the index were developed accordingly, while also aligning with sound theoreticaland empirical research on global citizenry9, 10 and the National Academy’s expectations forglobal preparedness. The following four subscales are utilized as metrics in the engineeringglobal preparedness index (EGPI). These metrics are

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, instructor preference, andindustrial standards. Contrary to the project schedule as dictated by ANL, the instructorsrequired the software engineering and computer engineering students to follow an agile process.This provides students from other disciplines the opportunity to witness this process first hand.Students from both departments also learned lessons on how different fields thinking about anddescribe very similar engineering concepts.Outcome (f) [An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility]. Professional andethical responsibility are soft skills that are challenging to assess, but important throughout theengineering lifecycle. Of course there are a number of professional and ethical issues that areaddressed as part of any

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Brian Bowe, Dublin Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, Developing and Assessing Global Competence in Engineers. European Journal of Engineering Education, 31, 119-131. 7. Beard, D., Schwieger, D., Surendran, K. (2008). Integrating Soft Skills Assessment through University, College, and Programmatic Efforts at an AACSB Accredited Institution. Journal of Information Systems Education, 19, 229. 8. Besterfield-Sacre, M., Shuman, L. J., Wolfe, H., Atman, C. J., McGourty, J., Miller, R. L., Olds, B. M., Rogers, G.M. (2000). Defining the Outcomes: A Framework for EC-2000. IEEE Transactions on Education, 43, 100-10. 9. Gerhart, A., Grunow, M. (2009). Leadership Models and Practices Course: Student Perceptions and Development of Leadership Skills and