Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bruce R. Maxim, University of Michigan - Dearborn; Thomas Limbaugh, University of Michigan - Dearborn

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Diversity

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Software Engineering Division

onlinestudents to work with students enrolled in a synchronous online section. The activities createdfor this project are grounded in the research literature on student engagement.Active LearningSeveral engineering educators regard experiential learning as the best way to train the nextgeneration of engineers3. This requires engineering programs to go beyond offering industry-based capstone courses and internships. It is our belief that introducing students to activelearning opportunities can improve software engineering education at the undergraduate level aswell. We believe this will also increase the pool of new professionals with practical engineeringproblem-solving skills.Active learning is “embodied in a learning environment where the teachers and

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce R Maxim, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Stein Brunvand, University of Michigan-Dearborn; Marouane Kessentini, University of Michigan-Dearborn

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Diversity

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Software Engineering Division

capstone projects. We have noticed gaps instudents’ software engineering abilities when they begin their capstone projects. It is not alwaysthe case that students were not exposed to the necessary concepts in previous courses, but ratherthey that were not asked to apply these skills in project settings. In the past, instructors (andemployers) have relied on just-in-time learning to fill in the conceptual gaps students have whenthey begin project work.Several engineering educators regard experiential learning as the best way to train the nextgeneration of engineers. This requires engineering programs to go beyond offering industry-based capstone courses and internships. It is our belief that introducing active learningopportunities prior to the