Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-On Activities

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yogesh Bhandari, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Akshay Vora, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Sengavi Thirupathy; Rashi Singh, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Oscar Azofeifa

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

of writing and presentation skills in newgraduates. This one credit hour course was designed to provide ample opportunity to develop both inthe context of sustainability and energy. In addition to the presentations in front of the class during theproject development stage (for some critical feedback from their peers), students were also required toselect a research paper or technical report in their area of specialization, write a critical report on thatpaper, and then present it in front of their peers. As is usually the case, by going through a cycle ofwriting, reviewing, and editing as would be expected for any research document, students improvedtheir writing skills. Through this curriculum, including professional or research experience