Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy L.J. Ferris, School of Engineering, University of South Australia; Alice F. Squires, Washington State University; Fanny Camelia, University of South Australia

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

theeducation provided in the program. The ABET accreditation documentation describe theseachievements as outcomes, for the time of graduation, and objectives, for the defined post-graduation interval. The ABET criteria (d), (f), (g), (h), (i) and (j), half of the full set (a) through(k), relate to the “soft” skills of teamwork, ethics, communication, contextual appreciation, self-development and contemporary knowledge and are easily, and superficially, associated with theaffective domain [1]. However, it is clear that one could study about these areas as an externalfact or learn about them in a manner that embeds them into one’s approach to engineering. Theformer, learn about, outcome treats these areas as cognitive content to be learned. The latter