Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dalton Bishop, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Connie Justice, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

apply Living Lab skills/experience? • How often do you apply technical skills from the Living Lab? • How often do you apply soft skills from the Living Lab (communication, professionalism, teamwork, etc.)?Each question was based on a 5-point Likert scale with the choices of Never (1) to Always (5).Table 2 presents responses to these questions: Table 2. Application of Living Lab skills on the job Application of… Never Rarely Sometimes Often Always LL Skills/Experience 0 1 2 5 3 Technical Skills 0 3 1 3 4 Soft Skills 0 1 4

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard F. Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Quinn Evaluation Consulting

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

preparation, they’re … better … prepared from a soft skills perspective than [students from] some of their peer universities.and Clearly, they’re more comfortable being able to articulate their thoughts and ideas. And as opposed to just blurting stuff out, they’re thoughtful about it and able to …present their ideas clear[ly] and concisely. That isn’t always the case with new[ly hired] students. … And they’re also, I think, a bit more willing to listen and collaborate as a result of it because they had to do it on their teams.Here is a comment in which an employer highlighted the benefits of a project-based learningcurriculum on teamwork, interpersonal skills, and problem solving: There’s a lot of good