Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: Creativity and Innovation

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Karl D. Schubert, University of Arkansas; Kristie Neff Moergen, University of Arkansas; Carol S. Gattis, University of Arkansas; Wen-Juo Lo, University of Arkansas

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

has her M.A. in Counseling and taught at the undergraduate level for five years prior to beginning her doctorate. Her research areas include organizational behavior, creativity and innovation, social networks and social issues in the workplace.Dr. Carol S Gattis, University of Arkansas Dr. Carol Gattis is the Associate Dean Emeritus of the Honors College and an adjunct Associate Pro- fessor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas. Her academic research focuses on STEM education, developing programs for the recruitment, retention and graduation of a diverse population of students. Carol also serves as a consultant specializing in new program development. She earned her bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: EM Across the Curriculum I

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University; Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University; Bruce Oestreich, Rowan University; Ted Howell, Rowan University; Jennifer Tole, Rowan University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

oral discussions. Thissurvey also revealed that respondents who considered themselves good communicators alsobelieved that “their skills differentiate them from the pack,” while those respondents who are notcomfortable with public speaking (including speaking during meetings) believe “they areconsidered less competent technically.” [1] In 2003, Ford and Riley presented a summary ofother studies that “suggest that oral and written communication skills are one of the primaryfactors required of new graduates ultimately affecting their success in the workplace.” [2]However, engineering students often perceive that the writing instruction they experienced inhigh school, or in English or Composition courses at the University level, is not applicable