Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 10

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Octavio Mattasoglio Neto, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia; Gabriel Monesi Souza

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

management. Moreover, PBL contributes to increased student engagement in classes [20].The acquiring technical knowledge can be effectively accomplished through PBL, emphasizingthat the use of this strategy encompasses both soft skills and technical proficiency. According to Silveira et al. [5], PBL has the following structure (Chart 1): Chart 1 – Project Based Learning steps. Step 1 Receive or choose the project theme. Collect facts to understand the proposed project (initial research) and formulate 2 the problems. 3 Create ideas to develop or elaborate the project. 4 Learn the content necessary to achieve it. Discuss solution proposals and project implementation

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 8

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Michael Elmasry, The University of Sydney

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

Measuring Students’ Attitudes Towards Learning Professional (i.e., Soft) Skills,” Res. Sci. Educ., vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 1417–1433, Aug. 2020, doi: 10.1007/s11165-018-9738-3.

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 7

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley R Taylor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Josh Iorio; Kelly Scarff, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Angelo Biviano, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christine Burgoyne, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Caroline Finlay Branscome, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kathleen Carper, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Sara L Arena, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

in a 3-credit course that focuses on the development of soft skills,including writing and presenting. The students are diverse in terms of national and disciplinarybackground.Problem. Argumentative writing is a common (albeit not often well-known or studied) professionalcompetency in many engineering disciplines. Daily, engineers use argumentative writing to explainhow evidence supports their decision-making. Many students who enroll in the course are not ableto effectively structure a written argument but are able to write grammatically. Based on observationduring writing workshops, students spend a disproportionate amount of time focused on correctinggrammatical errors in their writing before ensuring that their writing is effectively