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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

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Edwin Schmeckpeper; Ashley Ater Kranov; Steve Beyerlein; Jay McCormack; Pat Pedrow

A Direct Method for Simultaneously Teaching and Measuring Engineering Professional Skills Edwin Schmeckpeper1, Ashley Ater Kranov2, Steve Beyerlein3, Jay McCormack4, Pat Pedrow5Abstract – Proficiency in professional skills related to teamwork, ethical responsibility,communication skills, the impact of engineering solutions, life-long learning, and contemporaryissues is critical for success in the multi-disciplinary, intercultural team interactions thatcharacterize 21st century engineering careers. Yet, programs across the nation have struggled todefine, teach, and measure professional skills since their introduction as ABET criteria forengineering programs in 2000. The Engineering Professional Skills Assessment (EPSA) is

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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

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John W. Duggan; Michael Davidson; Leonard Anderson

Promoting Intra-Disciplinary Design in Civil Engineering Technology: An Approach to Comprehensive Capstone Design Through Faculty and Practitioner Mentorship John W. Duggan, Ph.D., P.E.(1), Michael Davidson, P.E.(2), Leonard Anderson, Ph.D., C.P.C.(3)Abstract - Working in teams, civil engineering technology students develop an open-ended design on a project of theirchoosing. The design integrates several design and engineering concepts including design alternatives, designassumptions, value engineering, cost, safety, construction feasibility, construction scheduling, engineering ethics andengineering economy. All projects include elements of civil engineering sub-disciplines, including structural, hydraulic,site

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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

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Keith M. Gardiner

’ collaborations and teamwork as result of using a new‘Moodle-based’ course management system (CMS) [15]. CATALOG DESCRIPTION, OBJECTIVES AND OUTLINEIntroduction to Engineering Practice: First year practical engineering experience; introduction to concepts,methods and principles of engineering practice. Problem solving, design, project planning, communication,teamwork, ethics and professionalism; innovative solution development and implementation. Introduction to variousengineering disciplines and degree programs.Required Text: Landis, Raymond B., Studying Engineering: A Roadmap to a Rewarding Career. Discovery Press,Los Angeles, CA. 3rd ed. 2007. ISBN 13-978-0-9646969-2-1 [16].Objectives: 1. To afford opportunities for hands-on

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2012 Northeast Section Meeting

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Richard Harris; Hameed Metghalchi; Claire Duggan; Emanuel Mason; Rachelle Reisberg; Deepti Dutt

Cooperative Education Division of the American Society for Engineering Education, engineering studentscomprise approximately 75% of all co-op students which translates to 187,500 students completing co-ops inengineering annually using the 1998 census [27]. Given these high numbers of students around the countrycompleting engineering coops, it is important to study these programs and find ways to strengthen them and scalethem up across other STEM disciplines. In addition, co-op experiences provide a means for engineering programsto fulfill several outcome criteria required by ABET, including: an ability to apply knowledge of mathematicsscience, and engineering; an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility; an ability to