Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Secil Caskurlu, Purdue University; Iryna Ashby, Purdue University; Marisa Exter, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

aspects of our lives. As a result, graduates need to be able to recognize andcommunicate such changes, as well as understand their own gaps in knowledge and skills to beable to address such changes in the future. Even though the faculty participants stated that they believe their students are well-prepared for a career in terms of domain-specific knowledge and skills, student preparation interms of soft-skills may not be sufficient, since it is often only inconsistently addressed on acourse-by-course level. As such, our results suggest the following two measures to furtherimprove computing programs. First, soft skills should be part of formal education to support not only collaborativeefforts, but also an ability to address ill

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vetria L. Byrd Ph.D., Purdue University; Camilo Vieira, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

traditional REU model (A) andthe VisREU Site model (B) for student research teams. This arrangement fostered collaborationamong team members, an appreciation of the visualization process and an understanding of therole visualization plays in discovery and analysis for both the undergraduate researcher and forthe research team.Figure 1. Traditional REU student research team model (A) versus VisREU student researchteam model (B). Dashed lines in (B) indicate the REU mentoring and collaboration structurewithin the VisREU Site. Complementary outcomes of the VisREU Site are to (1) explore visualization as aconduit for collaboration, and (2) educate faculty researchers regarding the benefits ofintegrating data visualization into the systematic