Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marla Hilderbrand-Chae, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Adam St. Jean, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Yanfen Li, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

their graduatestudent/post-doc mentors. Part I presented interns with difficult STEM lab-specific communication scenariosand served as prompts for individual, and then small group brainstorming. Ideas were shared out with the wholegroup and discussed. In part 2, each grad student/post-doc mentor was told to deliver a scenario to 2-3 internswho could then work together to develop a response. Table 1 in the Appendix lists the small groups scenariosand the soft skills the reasoning for their inclusion. This communication workshop was designed to not onlyoffer communication skill-building for the interns, but also to provide grad student/post-doc mentors withinsights for future interactions with their PROPEL interns.PROPEL Program Evaluation - The

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Postcard Session (Best of WIPs)

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nyota Prakash Patel, University of Virginia; Deepika Sahoo, University of Virginia; Shannon Barker, University of Virginia

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

’ comfort level withengineering competencies and soft skills. 27 participants completed the pre-semester survey,while 12 participants completed the post-semester survey. After the add/drop deadline, a total of20 students were enrolled in the Fall 2023 semester and student data is shown in Appendix C.Data Analysis: A statistical test was conducted with Likert scale responses from the surveyresults. The Likert scale used in this study indicated a student’s comfort level with a certain topicor competency, and each option was assigned a numerical value between 1-5, see AppendixTable 5 for more details. Based on student responses, the average for each Likert scale questionwas calculated, and two-tailed t-tests with 95% confidence interval value were

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mercedes Terry, University of North Dakota; Enrique Alvarez Vazquez, University of North Dakota; Dan Ewert, University of North Dakota; Ryan Striker, University of North Dakota

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

most perceived growth was "speaking clearlyand coherently during oral presentations," and the lowest was "coding/programming." Table1 lists all average perceived growth scores for each skill. Interestingly, learning technical skillssuch as coding was the top-trending theme for what skills UG students hoped to gain from theproject, followed by project understanding and professional and soft skill enhancement.However, coding/programming scored the lowest in perceived growth, suggesting a demand anda need to implement more opportunities for UG students to engage with technical developmentskills, specifically in coding. However, coding is a difficult skill to learn for students, especiallyfor UG students who have not yet developed the skills

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adel Alhalawani, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sophia Koop; Thomas Omwando, Simpson University; Lisa Bosman, Purdue University

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

Engineering Students: A Two-StepFramework’, Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2023, 2023, pp. 81668254 Andrews, J., and Higson, H.: ‘Graduate Employability, ‘Soft Skills’ Versus ‘Hard’Business Knowledge: A European Study’, Higher Education in Europe, 2008, 33, (4), pp. 411-4225 Warsame, A.F.: ‘The Gap Between Engineering Education and PostgraduatePreparedness’. Ed.D., Walden University, 20176 Sheppard, S.D., Macatangay, K., Colby, A., and Sullivan, W.M.: ‘Educating Engineers:Designing for the Future of the Field. Book Highlights’, Carnegie Foundation for theAdvancement of Teaching, 20087 Burt, B.A., Carpenter, D.D., Holsapple, M.A., and Finelli, C.J.: ‘Out-of-classroomexperiences: Bridging the disconnect between the