Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamid R. Parsaei PE, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Nimir Elbashir, Texas A&M University at Qatar

Tagged Divisions

International

undertake internships and cooperative learningexperiences that increase their soft skills and hands-on experience that would guarantee theirsuccess in the workplace; (8) contributing to Continuing Education at Texas A&M at Qatar tosupport professional advancement of engineers working in Qatar and the region; (9)promoting scholarship and research in engineering education, and record findings in a peer-refereed journal created under the initiative’s auspices; and (10) establishing an advisorycommittee comprising representatives from industry and government to support theaforementioned programs and to provide continuous assessments of their effectiveness inproviding Qatar, the region and the world with highly skilled engineers.Qatar’s discovery of

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sigrid Berka, University of Rhode Island; Walter von Reinhart

Tagged Divisions

International

improved understanding ofengineering processes. In work-related soft skills, students also returned with solid gains inskills: 93% reported significant improvement in their ability to function professionally in aunfamiliar environment, 69% gained in their ability to handle uncomfortable professional Page 24.777.15situations, and 38.1% made considerable progress in their ability to take the initiative to addressprofessional problems. Roughly one third of participants (35.3%) acquired more presentationskills in a professional setting, and 58.6% returned with substantially higher motivation to excelas an engineer. Students also made impressive gains