Collection

Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

Authors

Christine E King, University of California, Irvine

Tagged Topics

Diversity

disseminated either or boththrough oral and/or written communication4. These activities are typically conducted over oneor two semesters, although future work is required to understand which duration is mostbeneficial for learning outcomes and available resources 5. Furthermore, the activitiesperformed throughout the capstone course are designed to promote soft and hard skills that arerarely taught in the traditional engineering courses 6.In order to promote the above soft skills throughout the capstone course, students are oftenrequired to work in teams on a real-world project. Previous research has found that the teamsize has a significant effect on learning performance7. For example, in a study conducted byChou and Chang7, it was found that smaller