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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 6 - Technology & Simulation

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tom Michael Leathem, Auburn University; Lauren W Redden, Auburn University; Jeffrey Kim, Auburn University; Wesley Collins, Auburn University; Ishmael Boynton Preer

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Construction Engineering

. (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.[18] S. Ganguly, "Action Research to Improve the Communication Skills of Undergraduate Students," IUP Journal of Soft Skills, vol. 11, (3), pp. 62-71, 2017.[19] C. J. Cronin and J. Lowes, "Embedding experiential learning in HE sport coaching courses: An action research study," Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education, vol. 18, pp. 1-8, 2016.[20] C. Farias, P. A. Hastie, and I. Mesquita, "Towards a more equitable and inclusive learning environment in Sport Education: results of an action research-based intervention," pp. 1-17, 2015.[21] P. Gibbs et al., "Literature review on the use of action research in higher education," Educational

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Working at the Intersection of Industry and Academia

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Weagle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David B. Ortendahl, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Ahern P.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Continuing Professional Development

projects.Since the 1970s, WPI’s project-based curriculum at the undergraduate level has been providingsignificant value to students. WPI curriculum requirements balance both “soft skills” with acomplementary offering of “technical skills” and depth required in each discipline. Through thesenior-year “Major Qualifying Project” (MQP), companies can also interact with faculty andstudents by providing a meaningful engineering/science challenge through sponsorship. Whencoupled with an internship or co-op experience, businesses can grow university talent into strongfull-time hire potential. These students, by spending ample time with the employer throughinternships and sponsored project work, understand the business culture and mission of theorganization and

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Hampton, Virginia Tech; David Reeping, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

savior film and reviewers' reception. Symbolic Interaction, 33(3), 475-496.[21] Donaldson, W. (2017). In Praise of the “Ologies”: A Discussion of and Framework for Using Soft Skills to Sense and Influence Emergent Behaviors in Sociotechnical Systems. Systems Engineering, 20(5), 467-478.[22] Smolenski, P. (2019). Proof by Verbosity. Bad Arguments: 100 of the Most Important Fallacies in Western Philosophy, 289-292.[23] Kaplan, R. M. & Saccuzo, D. P. (1997). Psychological testing: Principles, applications and issues. Pacific Grove: Brooks Cole Pub. Company.[24] Slaton, A. E., & Pawley, A. L. (2018). The Power and Politics of Engineering Education Research Design: Saving the ‘Small N’. Engineering Studies, 10(2-3

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Creating Impactful Learning Experiences for Engineering Leaders

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Bayless, Ohio University

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Engineering Leadership Development

in the capstoneexperience were not part of the engineering leadership development class. Therefore, while theinformation presented here may be useful to the general community of engineering leadershipdevelopment, it may not directly apply to all curricular circumstances.There is a body of literature regarding the need for engineering students to learn to work moreeffectively with other disciplines within a business structure to attain project success. Whetherespoused through visionary calls [1] or compilation of industrial feedback [2], it is generallyaccepted that engineers need “soft” skill development to succeed in team environments in the“real world.” A number of efforts have either documented the need for development of skillsnecessary

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Furnbach Clavijo P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Kishore V. Pochiraju, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

or better than ED1 or ED2 87%DiscussionOur data support our hypothesis that project and team selection have a positive effect on teamsatisfaction. The MGT1 course had the highest average team satisfaction ratings which mayindicate that students enjoy choosing their team and also choosing their projects. This supportsthe notion that if possible, it is suggested that instructors allow students to form their own teamsor select their own projects in courses [9] in the first year.The presented data supports the notion that working on a team becomes better over time as thefirst experience had the lowest scores. Both second-semester courses, ED2 and MGT1 scoredhigher than ED1. This outcome is encouraging, as, like other soft

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Rees Sattele, Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Kadri Akinola Akanni Parris, Ohio State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

holder of a Master’s Degree in Transportation Engineering and received his Doctorate in Civil Engineering (Geotechnical) with a concentration in Pavement Design, both at OSU. In addition, he holds Project Management Professional (PMP) certification with the Project Management Institute (PMI). Dr. Parris is actively involved in curriculum design, introduction of innovative pedagogies of engagement and the practice of engineering education through teaching several courses across the department. He is integrally involved in the design and delivery of the Pre-Freshman and Cooperative Education Program and others of that ilk at OSU, as a part of his specific interest in soft skill development, diversity, recruitment and

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Design in Engineering Education Division: Postcard and Student Essays

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lee Allen Dosse, University of Pittsburgh; Irene B. Mena, University of Pittsburgh; William W. Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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Design in Engineering Education

university. The collected data also helped determine what practices could beimproved. Although the study was done on a specific makerspace, the setup and operation of thefacility are well-defined, and may potentially aid other colleges and universities in creating andmaintaining their own makerspaces.References[1] U. S. National Academy of Engineering, "The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century," National Academies Press, Washington, D. C., 2004.[2] M. Itani and I. Srour, "Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Soft Skills," Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, vol. 142, no. 1, p. 04015005, 2015.[3] U. S. Department of Commerce, "The Innovative and Entrepreneurial University: Higher

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Jarek, University of Tennessee; Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Cory Hixson, Colorado Christian University; Ella Lee Ingram, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

graduate student enteringthe work force. Employers in Canada reported positive correlations with employability traits ofgraduate students on the following characteristics: professional maturity, soft skills and problemsolving, continuous learning, academic achievement, generic skills like attention to detail,subject-based knowledge, professional manners and behavior, being responsive to feedback andthe potential employee’s willingness to work [20]. Therefore, the study found that “work-terms”or co-ops can provide a good opportunity for employers to assess the skills of potential workers.One report on a focus group that looked at the mobility of PhD graduate students studying in theUK considering a stint of mobility during their degree listed the

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Assessment of Learning in ECE Courses

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen Booth, North Carolina State University; Megan Patberg Morin, North Carolina State University; Alireza Dayerizadeh, North Carolina State University; Pam Page Carpenter, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

otherwise.Select responses are given: “The meetings were useful for learning about the soft skills of undergraduate school such as resume building, applying for graduate school, and getting funding for graduate school.” “Not only did we learn valuable professional skills, but these sessions served as a way to debrief about research progress.” “The variety of career development and research skills resources i[s] unparalleled.”This detachment causes several disadvantages for students applying for graduate school orindustry jobs. Students may struggle receiving interviews or may interview only to beunprepared for the process. This may cause technically competent students to have difficultyattaining future

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ERM Technical Session 16: Faculty Development and Teaching Contexts

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sivakumar Krishnan, Vishnu Educational Development and Innovation Center

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Educational Research and Methods

focused on student-centeredlearning, outcome-based education, active learning approaches, learningassessment, use of educational technology resources, research methods etc.while the topics for student training covered soft skills includingcommunication, self- discovery through personality tests, thinking style testsetc. These topics were offered mainly as activity-based workshops in whichthe faculty or students worked in small groups.Since the beginning of operation of the VEDIC, faculty from the educationalinstitutions of SVES have been participating in programmes organized atVEDIC. VEDIC has conducted more than 150 workshops for faculty, facultyleaders and non-teaching staff so far which were fully funded by the SVESand total faculty attendance

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Design in Engineering Education Division: Capstone Design Practices

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kimberly B. Demoret P.E., Florida Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

TimeCardsystem appears be a useful tool to confront “social loafing” or “freeriding”- where some studentsfail to contribute their fair share of the work. This system may be particularly helpful forCapstone instructors with large classes and large teams who are seeking greater visibility onteam processes and more quantifiable data for evaluating individual effort.Introduction and BackgroundThe practice of engineering requires individuals to work with others towards a common goal,and engineers spend a surprisingly large amount of time interacting with other people tocoordinate and complete work [1]. Capstone Design is typically a team endeavor that allowsengineering students to practice "soft skills" such as teamwork and communication that areessential

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cristi L. Bell-Huff, Georgia Institute of Technology; Todd M. Fernandez, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kali Lynn Morgan, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph M. LeDoux, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

. (2007). Engineering as lifestyle and a meritocracy of difficulty: Two pervasive beliefs among engineering students and their possible effect. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii.[6] Boyes, M. C., & Chandler, M. (1992). Cognitive development, epistemic doubt, and identityformation in adolescence. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 21(3), 277- 303.[7] Itani, M., & Srour, I. (2015). Engineering students’ perceptions of soft skills, industry expectations, and career aspirations. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 142(1), 04015005.[8] Trevelyan, J. P. (2011, October). Are we accidentally misleading students about

Conference Session

Hands-on Activities and Student Learning in Aerospace Engineering - II - Student Papers

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tracy L. Yother, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Cooper G. Burleson, Purdue University; James M. Thom, Purdue University; Brian Kozak, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Aerospace

found at NASA. The four criticalskills included hard skills, such as the development of large human spaceflight systems andsystems and integration engineering. While program management included hard skills, much ofwhat made a good program manager is the mastery of soft skills.Doule and Peters [14], in their examination of skills needed in the European space industry,found a combination of hard and soft skills were needed. They found in the hard skill categorythe focus was in two areas technical and non-technical disciplines. In the technical discipline,they found the need for explicit knowledge and rational processes. In the non-technicaldiscipline, they found the need for business management, policy, and law. Analytical/conceptualthinking

Conference Session

Insights for Teaching ECE Courses - Session I

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Soheil Salehi, University of Central Florida; Ramtin Zand, University of Central Florida ; Ronald F. DeMara P.E., University of Central Florida

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

career in academia or industry, including the developmentof soft skills and increased confidence to articulate their technical ideas and knowledge. This approachcan be further extended to all STEM fields to enhance learner engagement in research-based tasks andincrease learning outcomes relating to creative and professional activities. Our results based on an IRB-approved survey indicate that 81% of the participants strongly agreed or agreed that attending the paneldiscussions increased their understanding of research topics related to the course materials. Furthermore,94% of the survey responders strongly agreed or agreed that working on a capstone report helped thembetter understand the process of creating a research paper, while 75% of the

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SED Technical Session: Instructional Experiences

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Tech; Alejandro Salado, Virginia Tech; Thomas A. McDermott, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Systems Engineering

: Cambridge University Press, 2014, pp. 29–46.[39] W. Donaldson, “In praise of the ‘ologies’: A discussion of and framework for using soft skills to sense and influence emergent behaviors in sociotechnical systems,” Syst. Eng., vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 467–478, 2017.[40] P. M. Senge, The fifth discipline: The art and practice of the learning organization. New York, NY: Crown Publishing, 2006.[41] R. Stevens, A. Johri, and K. O’Connor, “Professional engineering work,” in Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research, A. Johri and B. M. Olds, Eds. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2014, pp. 119–137.

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Design in Engineering Education Division: Capstone Design Practices

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kris Jaeger-Helton, Northeastern University; Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Hugh L. McManus, Northeastern University

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Design in Engineering Education

that involved software tools, these tools werecalled upon and elaborated on extensively throughout the design experience. Project management, whichis typically covered in the Introduction to Industrial Engineering course, turned out to be anothercommonly recognized tool that students really drew on in order to finish their projects. It is interestingthat some of the ‘soft skills’ such as critical thinking and public speaking are less recognized by thestudents as a skill learned in capstone. Student quotes illustrate the range of ways that students interpretedthis question. Some responses were very specific and detailed:“I have learned how to use IE tools to complete a problem. Ex: DMAIC, Fishbone diagram, Agile Development”Others indicated

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First-Year Programs: Deciding on a Major

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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J.w. Bruce, Tennessee Technological University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University

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First-Year Programs

, 2007.[Chr2014] R. Christensen, G. Knezek, and T. Tyler-Wood, “Student perceptions of Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) content and careers”, Computers in HumanBehavior, Elsevier Press, 2014.[Fel1995] R.M. Felder, G.N. Felder, M. Mauney, C.E. Hamrin, and E.J. Dietz, “A LongitudinalStudy of Engineering Student Performance and Retention. III. Gender Differences in StudentPerformance and Attitudes, J. Engr. Educ., vol. 84, no. 2, pp. 151-163, 1995.[Hut2014] C.J. Hutto and Eric Gilbert, “VADER: A Parsimonious Rule-based Model forSentiment Analysis of Social Media Text”, Proc. Int’l Conference on Web and Social Media,2014.[Ita2016] M. Itani and I. Srour, “Engineering Students' Perceptions of Soft Skills, IndustryExpectations

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Faculty Development Medley

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Brent James Sebold, Arizona State University; Sarah Hoyt, Arizona State University

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Faculty Development Constituent Committee

, the instructors, and the client involved in theinnovation [9]. Additionally, rather than focusing solely on the technical content that isprevalent in many other required engineering courses, capstone faculty reported the followingtop six content areas: Written communication (87%), Oral Communication (83%), EngineeringEthics (76%), Project Planning and Scheduling (72%), Decision-Making (68%), andTeambuilding (66%) [8].Entrepreneurial Mindset in EngineeringThe unique structure, design, and topics addressed in capstone courses provide ampleopportunities for embedding innovative instructional best practices as well as complementaryskill sets such as sustainability, soft skills, and the entrepreneurial mindset (EM). It has becomeincreasingly

Conference Session

Engaging Community through STEM partnerships

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica A. Kuczenski, Santa Clara University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

. Additionally, project-based courses require a lot of time andresources that typical lecture-based courses might not. For example, at every class meeting eachteam gives an informal project status to the professor. At these meetings, the professor helpsguide design, gives feedback, and provides resources for project materials for projects toprogress. Furthermore, project management and other “soft skills” (also often known as“interpersonal” or “people skills”, “EQ” (Emotional Intelligence), or “communication skills”) aretaught as part of the course. Frequently students have no experience in these areas and thus theirintroduction takes time to implement meaningfully as part of student projects. Furthermore, eachcommunity partner is unique and has

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guoyang Zhang; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Yang Da Wei

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Diversity

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International

self-reported learning design knowledge, fundamentalengineering knowledge, Chinese cultural knowledge; In the skills domain, learningoutcomes included both hard skills (e.g. design skills, programming skills, hands-onskills and using software skills) and soft skills (e.g. time-management skills,navigations skills, people skills, and timework skills); In the attitude domain, studentsself-reported to be more hard-working, open-minded, and confident, less judgmentaland yet more respectful towards different cultures and ideas. Meanwhile, as we increasethe diversity of subject population in terms of their home countries, their engineeringdisciplines, and their degree levels, we will maintain an open mind as to new learningcomes.Our findings support

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gang Zheng, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute; Horst Hohberger, University of Michigan - Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute; Chengbin Ma, University of Michigan–Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute; Pradeep Ray, University of Michigan Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

ethics, and “soft” skills such asleadership, communication skills, social awareness, etc. Figure 1 illustrates the kind of engineerswe want our graduates to be through the interdisciplinary curricula we designed for them. Figure 1. Goal of our interdisciplinary curriculaMultidisciplinary Design ProjectsThe freshman students matriculated into the JI do not declare a major until the sophomore year.In the first year, all students take an Introduction to Engineering course where they work inteams on self-proposed engineering design projects. In this course, they go through the entireengineering process from an initial idea to the design to manufacturing and finally to a workingprototype. They learn about the skills and

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 7

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caitlin Donahue Wylie, University of Virginia; Ian Linville, University of Virginia; Angielyn Campo, University of Virginia; Suk Jun Kim, University of Virginia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

graduate students learna great deal from these partnerships, though they tend to learn different things. This findingsuggests that partnering novice and advanced researchers can help fill gaps in both partners’technical and professional knowledge and skills about research.Research skills, such as collaborating with others and identifying and producing “good”evidence, are crucial for future engineers and are difficult to learn. These skills overlap withother categories such as professional skills, technical skills, and "soft" skills. They are necessaryfor conducting research, although they are rarely explicitly defined. Scholars in Science andTechnology Studies (STS) have gained important insights into how experts, such as engineersand scientists

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lesley M. Berhan, University of Toledo; Aaron Lee Adams, Alabama A&M University; Willie Lewis McKether; Revathy Kumar, University of Toledo

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

they have going now is actually pretty good. I can't see it being any better. Interviewer: Again thinking about your experience in the workforce, is there anything that you feel your education could have given you more of to prepare you? Male Speaker: Yeah. I guess how to deal with people in the work place. Like, aside from doing your job, you also have to deal with people. I feel like there should have been more soft skills maybe that you educate people on. There's some stuff you don't really find in a book. I would say that.The preliminary social network analysis results provide some interesting data on the networksof

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ferris Pfeiffer, University of Missouri; Johannes Strobel, University of Missouri; Suzanne Burgoyne, University of Missouri

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Design in Engineering Education

thinking in engineering undergraduates," 8, pp. 1495-1522, 2017.[9] A. Valentine, I. Belski, and M. Hamilton, "Engaging engineering students in creative problem solving tasks: How does it influence future performance?," in 44th SEFI Conference: Engineering Education on Top of the World: Industry University Cooperation, 2016, pp. 1-9: European Society for Engineering Education.[10] H. R. Associates, "Falling Short? College Learning and Career Success," (in English), NACTA Journal, vol. 60, no. 1a, pp. 1-6, 2016.[11] A. Blom and H. Saeki, "Employability and skill sets of newly graduated engineers in India: a study," IUP Journal of Soft Skills, vol. 6, no. 4, p. 7, 2012.[12] P. Tulsi and M. Poonia, "Expectations

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Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lilian Maria de Souza Almeida, Utah State University; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, Utah State University

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Educational Research and Methods

. In a systematic review including 52 studies (27 quantitative and 25qualitative) addressing what competencies engineers need and which are the most important,Passow and Passow (2017) indicated that communication is among the 16 generic competenciesthat are essential to engineering practice, and that engineers spend more than half of their workday (55% - 60%) communicating. Nathans-Kelly and Evans (2017) added that not only iscommunication essential, but it can no longer be seen as a distinct element of the engineeringpractice as proposed by the misleading dichotomies hard skills versus soft skills, or technicalskills versus professional skills.The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) introduced in 2000 and haskept

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ECE Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University; Phillip Wong, Portland State University; Robert Bass, Portland State University

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Electrical and Computer

March 2015, pp. 249–54. [10] Valentin, J. Carvalho, R. Barreto, “Rapid Improvement of Students’ Soft-skills Based on an Agile-process Approach,” in 2015 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2015, DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2015.7344408. [11] R. de Souza, S. Zorzo, D. da Silva, “Evaluating capstone project through flexible and collaborative use of Scrum framework,” in 2015 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2015, DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2015.7344249. [12] L. Collingbourne, W. Seah, “Teaching Project Management using a Real-World Group Project,” in 2015 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2015, DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2015.7344301. [13] Rover, C. Ullerich, R. Scheel, J. Wegter, and C. Whipple

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Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 2 - Design & Manufacturing Topics

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sang Hoo Oh, Florida State University; Marcia A. Mardis, Florida State University; Faye R. Jones, Florida State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

themanufacturing economy [20]. The Advanced Manufacturing Competency Model is a pyramidgraphic with four tiers:Tier 1: Personal Effectiveness Competencies are personal attributes essential for all life roles.Often referred to as "soft skills," personal effectiveness competencies are generally learned in thehome or community and honed at school and in the workplace.Tier 2: Academic Competencies are primarily learned in a school setting. They include cognitivefunctions and thinking styles. Academic competencies are likely to apply to all industries andoccupations.Tier 3: Workplace Competencies represent motives and traits, as well as interpersonal and self-management styles. They are applicable to a large number of occupations and industries.Tier 4

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew J. Czuchry, East Tennessee State University; Shawn A. Carson, University of Tennessee; James H. Lampley, East Tennessee State University; William H. Knight, East Tennessee State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

conceptual framework.Relationship RisksMaxwell and Lévesque identified a relatinship between behaviors related to relationship risk andinvestment decisions in the early stateges of decision making (see Table 2) [17]. Whenquantified these relationship factors are a) different and b) have greater weight than previouslyanticipated. See the left hand column in step four of the conceptual framework.Much has been discussed about the availability of objective, risk mitigating frameworks and theemergence of the “soft skills”; those categories of relationship-based risks. Entrepreneurshipeducation has done a good job of incorporating the former into curriculum and pedagogy andperhaps the latter will find its way as well. But little if no research has

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Non-Traditional Doctoral Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmen Torres-Sánchez, Loughborough University; Paul P. Conway, Loughborough University

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Graduate Studies

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Crawley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Anette Hosoi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Gregory L. Long Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Timothy Kassis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; William Dickson, General Motors; Amitava 'Babi' Mitra, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

months of discussion that wasinformed by evidence gathered from students, faculty and alumni; input from thought leaders; a NEET-commissioned global engineering education benchmarking study, and; inputs from industry. Seniormanagers from over forty companies were interviewed and surveyed on the NEET Ways of Thinking, interms of how proficient(scale of 0-5) they would expect a graduating MIT engineer to be on each ofthose cognitive approaches. Many managers said, for example, that it was no longer a question oftraining students on “communication skills” or “soft skills”. The ability to sell an idea properly ---marshal technical and other resources within the company and from outside (experts from MIT, otherexperts, conferences, online, etc.) and