Conference Session

Faculty Development Medley

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Brent James Sebold, Arizona State University; Sarah Hoyt, Arizona State University

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Faculty Development Constituent Committee

, the instructors, and the client involved in theinnovation [9]. Additionally, rather than focusing solely on the technical content that isprevalent in many other required engineering courses, capstone faculty reported the followingtop six content areas: Written communication (87%), Oral Communication (83%), EngineeringEthics (76%), Project Planning and Scheduling (72%), Decision-Making (68%), andTeambuilding (66%) [8].Entrepreneurial Mindset in EngineeringThe unique structure, design, and topics addressed in capstone courses provide ampleopportunities for embedding innovative instructional best practices as well as complementaryskill sets such as sustainability, soft skills, and the entrepreneurial mindset (EM). It has becomeincreasingly