Conference Session

ETAC, ABET, & STEM Programs

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Les Kinsler, Kansas State University, Salina; Saeed Khan, Kansas State University, Salina

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Additionally, early discussions betweencollaborators resulted in a decision to try and include important soft skills as a part of this course.Along with the STEM disciplines, the course was to include competencies in global skills, Page 24.657.3teamwork, technical writing, and project management.First Year ImplementationThe first year implementation of the STEM program was ambitious, in that it involved facultyfrom both the Salina and Manhattan campuses. The campuses are 70 miles apart. The classsessions were held on the Salina campus. The STEM course was scheduled with cooperation ofSalina South high school and involved only students from that

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

tools used in the EM course are the midterm and final examinations, andstudents presentations. Due to globalization, the development of the student soft skills isbecoming an integral part of the curriculum in most universities. In most of classes offered in theSchool of Technology at Michigan Technological University, students are required to researchand present a technical journal paper on topics related to the class subject followed bysubmission of a comprehensive technical written report. The student performance is gradedbased on several factors such as: the ability to extract the key technical concept of the paper, thetechnical knowledge of the subject matter, proficiency and confidence in presenting, and thequality of the written report