Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grace Lynn Baldwin Kan-uge; Carol S. Stwalley, Purdue University ; Robert Merton Stwalley III P.E., Purdue University

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

what needs to be done to keep thoseitems flowing through the organization. It’s technical, because I have to know what I’m dealingwith and what the part can do, but it’s also about people. I have to be able to work and interfacewith others to move the assemblies along. I have to be able to keep track of the different contactsthat I’ve made along the way. I am still polishing the soft skills from Rising Scholars.” Rising Scholar Gamma (Engineering Technologist) “The summer before I graduated, I managed to land an internship with the Vulcraft divisionof Nucor, here in Indiana. I had a good round of interviews and managed to make it to the finalpart of the process with three companies. I picked

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laurie Sutch, University of Michigan

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

and Employers, 2023. [Online]. Available: naceweb.org[5] C. Stewart, A. Wall, and S. Marciniec, “Mixed Signals: Do College Graduates Have the Soft Skills That Employers Want?,” Compet. Forum, vol. 14, pp. 276–281, Jan. 2016.[6] S. Eisner, “Grave New World? Workplace Skills for Today’s College Graduates,” Am. J. Bus. Educ., vol. 3, no. 9, pp. 27–50, 2010.[7] C. S. E. Woodcock, J. Callewaert, and J. Millunchick, “Synthesizing definitions of professional competencies linked to experiential learning in engineering education: a literature review,” J. High. Educ. Theory Pract., vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 123–146, 2021.[8] D. Kolb, Experiential Learning: Experience as the source of Learning and Development Second Edition. 2015.

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lufan Wang, Florida International University

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

. Bothemployers and students acknowledge that communication skill is the most important quality inconstruction. However, the results demonstrated a gap in perceptions of the hard skills betweenemployers and students. Prior work experience and solid construction core skills and knowledgeare both ranked in the least 5 important qualities by employers, but they are ranked relatively highby students (ranked number 7 and 6, respectively). This discrepancy suggests a misalignmentbetween what students perceive as important for their professional development and the actualindustry expectations. In traditional engineering education, soft skills such as presentation,interpersonal skills, and time management are often overlooked. However, these abilities

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Rabb P.E., Pennsylvania State University; Erin A. Hostetler, Pennsylvania State University; Patrick Joseph Tunno, Pennsylvania State University; Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

first and second year-specific Complete six-hour Serve as an EPAL for at EPALs, additionalcriteria synchronous training; least two semesters. responsibilities (planning Participate in training to events, scheduling, serving as develop, communication, points of contact for projects). active listening, leadership & soft skills; Observe EPAL sessions Serve as an EPAL by volunteering to be a peer adviser, staffing events and making classroom presentations.Additional Complete BUILD Training Prior completion of EPALs

Conference Session

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Lyu, Beihang University; Chuantao Yin, Beihang University; Qing Lei, Beihang University

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

andsolve complex engineering problems. Although training in these skills was part of theircurriculum, some reported they did not fully appreciate the value of these ‘soft skills’ courses,often deeming them marginal, or more often than not, lacking in the Chinese engineeringeducation curriculum(Yuan & Lei, 2023). Internship experience has helped students to makesense of the importance of generic competencies, as indicated by one student who reflectedon how he came to realize the importance of communication: Communication was one of the things I learned. My mentor said something that left me with a very deep impression. He said that no matter whether you're providing a service or a product, you're essentially communicating with people