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Graduate Programs, Development, and Research Fellowships

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laleh Behjat P.Eng., University of Calgary; Milana Trifkovic, University of Calgary; Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Karen Andrea Canon-Rubio, University of Calgary; Stephanie Hladik, University of Calgary

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of teaching.1. IntroductionSkills such as communication, professionalism, ethics, and project management are notspecifically taught within the engineering graduate curriculum. These skills, referred to as softskills or professional skills, are often assumed to be acquired as a result of performing academictasks and “constant” communication with other graduate students and faculty members [1]. TheCanadian Association of Graduate Studies (CAGS) recognizes the duty and responsibility ofuniversities to train these soft skills. CAGS defines professional development as knowledge thatmust be provided along with practice and continuous coaching within the graduate programs [2].During their first year of graduate studies, many engineering students

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College-Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session II: Curriculum

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Maysam Pournik, University of Oklahoma; Bryan William Bodie

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Problem, gave the BHI Scholars an excellent understanding and appreciation of their engineering tasks at BHI. The BHI Scholars, during their internship, were treated with extra care because the students were viewed as having a longer term commitment.  The Scholars have learned a significant amount of knowledge and most importantly gained an appreciation for another field of engineering from each other through their work and communication in their interdisciplinary team.  Through several interdisciplinary opportunities, student have further enhanced their soft skills, especially ability to communicate and dialogue with people of other disciplines

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Multidisciplinary Outreach and Early Transdisciplinary Courses

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paula Ann Monaco, Texas Tech University; Aimee Cloutier, Texas Tech University; Guo Zheng Yew, Texas Tech University; Maeghan Marie Brundrett, Texas Tech University; Dylan Christenson, Texas Tech University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University

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possess patience and good soft skills which require practice,determination and perseverance. These are traits that cannot be mastered through lessons aloneand require time and experience to develop the needed mastery. The authors have accepted results with p-values of up to 0.10 to be statistically significant.While 𝑝 ≤ 0.05 is a commonly used statistical significance borderline in rejecting or failing toreject a null hypothesis (i.e. there is no increase in self-assessment ratings), working with smalldata sets means that – all else being equal – the standard errors calculated will be greater thanthose for large data sets. This causes p-values to exceed 0.05, which indicate a weaker evidenceagainst the null hypothesis just by virtue of having

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5A: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Ross Tapia, New Mexico State University; Elizabeth Ann Howard, New Mexico State University; Rolfe Sassenfeld, New Mexico State University

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opportunities to encourage studentengagement. The college also plans to implement a bridge program for incoming freshman thatwill enrich soft skills learned from the FYE program to ensure a better transition from highschool to college. We will continue to evaluate the programs both qualitatively andquantitatively to make educated decisions on new implementations and changes in the programs.References 1. Kuh, G. (2008). Excerpt from High-impact educational practices: What they are, who has access to the, and why they matter. Retrieved from accreditation.ncsu.edu 2. Johnson, M. (2009). The role of peer leaders in an honors freshman experience course. Honors In Practice, 189-196, Retrieved from libezp.nmsu.edu:2186/ehost 3. Liang

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Understanding the Military Veteran's Human Resource Needs - Transition from Military Service to the Engineering Profession

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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B. Grant Crawford, Quinnipiac University; Jason B Burke, Quinnipiac University

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contemporary issues (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice. A quick look at many of these EAC student outcomes reveals knowledge, skills andbehaviors that are important to all post-secondary students, not just engineering majors. In manyinstances, student veterans come into programs with a significant head start on their ‘traditional’contemporaries with regard to many of the ‘soft’ skills. Table 4 presents a matching of studentveteran strengths to selected EAC student outcomes that was compiled by QU engineeringfaculty veterans. Table 4. ABET EAC Student Outcomes Matched to Veteran Student Strengths ABET EAC Student Outcome

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INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION TWO

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Gregory John Kostrzewsky, Cummins, Inc; Lin Xiang Sun, Danfoss Turbocor Compressors

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financial support, design project ideas, as well as project mentors. The involvement isalso a path through which the company can influence non-technical expectations and helpdevelop student’s skills in areas including leadership, teamwork, and project management.Project involvement and participation in senior design project reviews give the company anadvantage in identifying those students who demonstrate the “soft” skills well and are highlycapable and motivated. Since 2005, the company has sponsored 20 projects with two currentprojects in 2014-15. These projects include a wide range of topics such as product development,energy usage audit, materials characterization, among others.One or two senior design projects per year are international in

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 4: The Best of the All: FPD Best Papers

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Genevieve Hoffart, University of Calgary; Nicole Lynn Larson, University of Calgary; Tom O'Neill, University of Calgary; Matthew James Walter McLarnon, University of Western Ontario; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Bob Brennan, University of Calgary; Bill Rosehart, University of Calgary

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, personality, and assessment. He is director of the Individual and Team Performance Lab and the Virtual Team Performance, Innovation, and Collaboration Lab at the University of Calgary, which was built through a $500K Canada Foundation for Innovation Infrastructure Grant. He also holds operating grants of over $300K to conduct leading-edge research on virtual team effectiveness. Over the past 10 years Tom has worked with organizations in numerous industries includ- ing oil and gas, healthcare, technology, and venture capitals. He is currently engaged with the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary to train, develop, and cultivate soft-skill teamwork competencies in order to equip graduates with strong

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Teaching and Learning Strategies II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matias Recabarren, Universidad de los Andes; Claudio Alvarez, Facultad de Ingenieria y Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad de los Andes; María Ignacia Díaz, Universidad de los Andes

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fact poses engineering schools a clear necessityto offer a better quality education in order to retain qualified engineering students in the numbersrequired to meet current and future needs for engineers4. In line with improving the quality of Page 26.1166.2engineering teaching, there is a worldwide tendency towards accreditation of engineeringprograms, which requires that engineering schools be successful in developing and clearlyarticulating learning outcomes6 7. Regarding accreditation, it is of special importance to equipstudents with so-called soft-skills such as effective communication and teamwork8, as well as toassess students

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Communication and Literacy

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Kay White, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Lori Breslow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Daniel E. Hastings, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Page 26.1621.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Understanding Curricular Approaches to Communication as a Global Competency: A Study of the Teaching and Learning of Communication Skills at Three UniversitiesIntroductionAs society grows more global and interconnected, the challenges that must be addressed by thenext generation of engineers are becoming more complex [1-2]. Engineers need deep technicalexpertise, of course, but they also need what have typically been called 21st-century skills, forexample, critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork, and communication. Technicalknowledge and “soft” skills are

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Teaching & Learning in Graduate Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University

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variant of literature review, so-called “systematic literature review” (SLR) can help studentspublish their first original work and transition them from novice to knowledgeable.2,3 Finally,systematic literature reviews have become a research area by themselves, although they are lesscommon in engineering than in areas like medicine, psychology or education.For all these reasons it is appropriate to intentionally train and educate students in performingliterature reviews in general and SLR in particular. One possible approach, taken by manydepartments, is to design a research methods course that also covers literature review topics.Experience with other so-called soft-skills, such as technical writing, suggests that it is veryimportant to provide

Conference Session

Mobile Devices and Apps

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andreas Karatsolis, MIT; Suguru Ishizaki, Carnegie Mellon University; Marsha C. Lovett, Carnegie Mellon University; Mollie Kaufer, Carnegie Mellon University; Stacie L. Rohrbach, Carnegie Mellon University

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, Evans and Gabriel criticize the current conception of communication skills asindependent “soft skills” and postulate that communication should be understood as social actionthat is bound in the context of engineering practice10. Hence, they suggest that communicationshould be “learned through processes of participation” where communication is directlyassociated with “performing engineering.” Our project builds on the approach suggested byEvans and Gabriel, by situating learning activities in authentic professional contexts wherestudents are expected to perform tasks that require clear and effective communication.Studies of teacher comments on student writing in the Sciences and Engineering suggest thatfeedback focuses on lower-order concerns

Conference Session

Software Applications in ET Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omer Farook, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology); Jai P Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet (College of Technology); Ashfaq Ahmed, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology); Athula Kulatunga, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Naveen Kumar Koyi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hassan Abdullah Alibrahim, Purdue University Calumet; Mohammad Almenaies, Purdue University, Calumet

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Based Education6, and utilizes the interactivemodel of learning. All the students maintain an online portfolio of their work. The systemdesigned in the laboratory to perform a specific task is the core measurement as the learningoutcome of the course. The laboratory performance of the course is performed in teams of threestudents. This mode provides a platform for horizontal learning through active and engageddiscourse and discussion. Students are empowered to charter their learning and feed theircuriosity. The course culminates in a Final Project which is assessed based upon itscomprehensiveness and originality. Students are required to master the soft skills ofcomprehensive report writing on a weekly basis and of Technical Project Report

Conference Session

Practical Teaching in Manufacturing

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Lalley P.E., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Michael Langerman, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Shaobo Huang, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Ryan H. Koontz, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Lisa Carlson, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Eric Jon Holmgren

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AnnualConference and Exposition . pp26.564.1-26.564.14[2] Brinker, Scott (May 2012) Engineers Are Becoming a Lot Like Marketers Too. Chief Marketing TechnologistsBlog, Chiefmartec .com.[3] Butcher, David (March 18, 2013) 5 Must Have Soft Skills for Engineers’ Success. Industry News,Thamasnet.com[4] MasterCam [computer software] (2015) CNC Software inc.[5] GIMP 2.8 [computer software] (2016) GNOME Foundation.[6] Inkscape [computer software] (2015) Software Freedom Conservancy inc.[7] SolidWorks [computer software] (2015) Dassault Systems SolidWorks Corporation.[8] Photoview 360 [computer software] (2015) CNC Software inc.[9] Photoshop [computer software] (2015) Adobe Systems inc.[10] Adobe Illustrator [computer software] (2015) Adobe Systems inc.[11] Glynn

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Design and Making

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jewell Amanda Brey, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Danianne Mizzy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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best suit the individual projects.Working with and alongside each other, the students gain both hard and soft skills and have theopportunity to pursue interests outside of the classroom. The project encourages undergraduateparticipation to maximize facilities use for both personal and academic projects, and also buildsand amplifies the maker community.The general undergraduate population is the third tier that benefits from the completed projects.The campus-wide value of each project is demonstrated through capstone events to showcaseeach finished project. These large-scale, high-visibility capstone events are designed to inspireundergraduates to become involved in future projects and discover the potential of the makercommunity.Each project

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Western Michigan University; Vinit Kishor Agham; Vediya Sitaram Raghuvanshi, R. C. Patel Institute of Technology, Shirpur; Jayantrao Bhaurao Patil, R. C. Patel Institute of Technology, Shirpur; Pramod Jagan Deore

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such asfinance, human resources, and marketing, as well as keep themselves abreast of domain andtechnology developments in relevant areas. They will also have to develop soft skills such asdecision-making, negotiation, and conflict management. Many students have rightly identifieddeveloping knowledge as one of the support areas. Since the Internet is flooded with knowledgeresources, we need to select effective resources that can add value to our prospectiveentrepreneurs. We will also have to develop resources to meet specific requirements such aswater management in that locality.Play down the need of capital Many prospective entrepreneurs have sought support for capital. We must make themaware that once they have a worthwhile business

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Assessment of Learning in ECE Courses

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Booth, North Carolina State University; Megan Patberg Morin, North Carolina State University; Alireza Dayerizadeh, North Carolina State University; Pam Page Carpenter, North Carolina State University

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otherwise.Select responses are given: “The meetings were useful for learning about the soft skills of undergraduate school such as resume building, applying for graduate school, and getting funding for graduate school.” “Not only did we learn valuable professional skills, but these sessions served as a way to debrief about research progress.” “The variety of career development and research skills resources i[s] unparalleled.”This detachment causes several disadvantages for students applying for graduate school orindustry jobs. Students may struggle receiving interviews or may interview only to beunprepared for the process. This may cause technically competent students to have difficultyattaining future

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Diversity 3

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Elizabeth Gross, Sam Houston State University

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progressed I realized there was this need… that wasn’t being met. I realized if I went back to school I could better meet that need, that gap that I think that the Navy lacked.Teamwork and Reliance on OthersOne common theme in the interviews was the participants’ strengths at projects involvingteamwork, and their ability to acknowledge the need to sometimes rely on others. This threadwas seen most strongly in those who were officers or enlisted personnel in the armed forces,although it also was apparent to some degree in the civilian employees of the military.Daniel spoke about how he worked with other people, both in his military service and ingraduate school. I think it goes back to what I said about soft skills. I focus more on

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NSF Grantees: REU 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University

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them to pursue advanced study and related STEM careers.Program ActivitiesAs detailed in Table 1, during the pre-program phase, target institutions were contacted,applications solicited, REU student pairs selected, and projects assigned. Students used thetransition months to build their project-specific competency via assigned reading, so they couldhit the ground running. During the on-site period, major REU activities included a 40-hour/weekhands-on research project, capsulated technical sessions/labs, seminars, and college-levelprofessional development workshops and networking to develop soft skills. Student-pairsworked closely with their mentor and research group via individual and group meetings.Deliverables included a research plan and

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First-year Programs: Student Perceptions and Perspectives

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Tina Lee, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Elizabeth Anne Buchanan, University of Wisconsin-Stout

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masculine whilehumanities, social sciences, and “soft skills” such as communication and ethics are often seen tobe more feminine [20]. These patterns might explain why women entered the class more awareof social and environment issues and likely account for the women in our study being more opento a class about social justice, volunteering, and how engineering can be used to help others thanmen were (see also [20] for a discussion of men’s resistance to communication skills instructionin engineering). It is important to note, however, that socialization may not directly account forall aspects of how gender differences are expressed through student perceptions. There is someevidence that correlations between empathy or care and social or

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lisa Deane Morano, University of Houston, Downtown; Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown

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presentation and other important professional soft skills. Students were also asked torespond to open questions about the program. Key highlights from the annual assessments andcomments by the external program evaluator are summarized in the following paragraphs. For simplicitywe have focused on the data from the last cohort of the program, but it is representative of previous years.a. DiversityUHD is a Minority Serving Institution and a Hispanic Serving Institution which serves a large segment ofthe city’s underrepresented population. As the program at this university would automatically have aracially diverse group of students we focused on making sure there was also a diversity of students basedon additional parameters of socioeconomics and

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adel Alhalawani, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sophia Koop; Thomas Omwando, Simpson University; Lisa Bosman, Purdue University

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Engineering Students: A Two-StepFramework’, Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2023, 2023, pp. 81668254 Andrews, J., and Higson, H.: ‘Graduate Employability, ‘Soft Skills’ Versus ‘Hard’Business Knowledge: A European Study’, Higher Education in Europe, 2008, 33, (4), pp. 411-4225 Warsame, A.F.: ‘The Gap Between Engineering Education and PostgraduatePreparedness’. Ed.D., Walden University, 20176 Sheppard, S.D., Macatangay, K., Colby, A., and Sullivan, W.M.: ‘Educating Engineers:Designing for the Future of the Field. Book Highlights’, Carnegie Foundation for theAdvancement of Teaching, 20087 Burt, B.A., Carpenter, D.D., Holsapple, M.A., and Finelli, C.J.: ‘Out-of-classroomexperiences: Bridging the disconnect between the

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 8

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Shokrolah Shirazi, Marian University; Hung-fu Chang

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Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) stresses the significance of incorporating criticalthinking instruction, along with other general engineering expertise (e.g., soft skills) inengineering curriculum through their published student outcomes (Claris and Riley, Email: mshokrolahshirazi@marian.edu2012). Since the connection between CT and problem-solving in engineering is a recurringtheme in the literature, teaching and learning critical thinking should equip differentlevels of problems with varied features that involve appropriate hypotheses, methodsfor experiments, and structuring open design problems (Ahern, Dominguez, McNally,O’Sullivan, and Pedrosa, 2019). On the other hand, the challenging level of the problems is another key

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 1 - Women in Computing

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary V Villani, Farmingdale State College, SUNY, New York; Ilknur Aydin, Farmingdale State College, SUNY, New York; Lisa Cullington, Sacred Heart University

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largely accomplished. Figure 3: Race/Ethnicity of Post Survey Respondents (N=29) SA Agree Neutral SD Disagree N/ALearned from industry leaders about tech topics 64% 32% 4% 0% 0% 0%Gained technical skills from workshops 36% 32% 12% 0% 12% 8%Gained soft skills from workshops 40% 44% 8% 0% 4% 4%Learned about grad. school paths 36% 32% 4% 0% 4% 24%Learned about job opportunities 48% 36% 4% 0% 4% 8%Networked w/ leaders and peers in field 60% 32% 4

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston; Lisa Deane Morano, University of Houston

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in soft skills by working in aninterdisciplinary team.AcknowledgementsThis project was supported by USDA NIFA funding, award number 2019-38422-30259. Wewould like to acknowledge Evelyn Martinez and Misael Calderon for the germination graphincluded in this document. We would also like to acknowledge all the previous SUSTAINstudents whose work is photographed in this paper. The external evaluation of the grant programwas conducted by Integrated Learning Innovations, Inc.References[1] Bogoslowski, S., Geng, F., Gao, Z., Rajabzadeh, A.R., Srinivasan, S., “Integrated Thinking -A Cross-Disciplinary Project-Based Engineering Education” in Auer, M.E., Centea, D. (eds)Visions and Concepts for Education 4.0. ICBL 2020. Advances in Intelligent Systems

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Community Engagement and Humanitarian Engineering: Creating Inclusive Engineers

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul A. Leidig P.E., Purdue University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University

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didn't really know that other people weren't developing those skills, and also didn't realize the value that those soft skills have in a professional environment. In engineering school, you spend all this time learning the math and science, and then when you get to a real job, that's maybe 50% of your work. And the other 50% is working with people and resolving conflict. […] So, I consider it a really valuable learning experience now. (Erin)Along the same lines, Chris shared: I don't think I realized at the time essentially most of what I'm saying now in terms of the benefit of stakeholder involvement, of customer discovery interviews, of really having a partner in development. I think that

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Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Engineering with and for Community Partners

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer A. Warrner, Ball State University; Joe Bradley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Sirena C. Hargrove-Leak, Elon University; Anand Nageswaran Bharath, Cummins Engine Company

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andhelping younger students learn more about different disciplines. For programs that involveyounger facilitators, such as college students, there is less of a generation gap between studentparticipants and the facilitators. This smaller age gap can be advantageous because the K-12student participants may relate more to facilitators who are closer in age (Aguayo, 2018).In addition to helping student participants learn new information and skills, these programs alsohelp facilitators grow and develop. For example, outreach programs help undergraduate andgraduate students gain professional development experience and develop both technical skillsand soft skills including communication and presentation skills. Scherrer (2013) noted that animprovement in

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitra Varun Anand, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ahmet Can Sabuncu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Adam Sears, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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theDEI objectives of the course and reinforces the literature on the benefits of diversity inenhancing creativity and problem-solving in engineering education [15, 16].These themes collectively emphasize the effectiveness of the 'fail-forward learn-fast' mindset incultivating an environment that encourages risk-taking, embraces failure, and leverages diversityfor innovation. The course's approach, as reflected in the thematic analysis, not only facilitatestechnical skill development but also raises critical soft skills such as resilience, adaptability, andcollaborative problem-solving.The DEI-focused survey questions revealed students' perceptions of the course's inclusivity anddiversity efforts: • Inclusive Classroom Environment: High

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ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

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Charlotte Gottilla, University of Delaware

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and Trends toward Routine Maintenance and Major Repairs of Afridev Handpumps in Rural Malawi,” Water, vol. 13, no. 12, 2021.[21] J. Volger, P. Thompson, D. Davis, B. Mayfield, P. Finley, D. Yasseri, “The hard work of soft skills: augmenting the project-based learning experience with interdisciplinary teamwork,” Instructional Science, vol. 46, pp. 457-488, 2018.[22] B. Bilgin, A. Felder, H. Darabi, R. Nazempour, S. Reckinger, R. Revelo, D. Ozevin, “Looking Ahead: Structure of an Industry Mentorship Program for Undergraduate Engineering Students,” Advances in Engineering Education, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 9-18, 2022.[23] T. Taylor, “What are Durable Skills, and Why Do Our Students Need Them

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2024 ASEE-GSW

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Abigail Nichole Lehto, Utah State University; Ning Fang, Utah State University

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the end of the paper. Literature ReviewStudent Internship ExperiencesMany studies relating to student internship experiences reported common findings and reportedstudents having overall positive experiences with engineering internships 1,2,3,4,5,6,8. When talkingabout experiences, existing research also focuses on the skills students are learning or utilizing duringtheir internships. The common non-technical (soft) skills students utilized internships to develop orimprove were: communication, teamwork skills, and networking skills 1,3,5,9,14,15. The commontechnical (hard) skills or knowledge students utilized internships to develop or improve were:familiarity with the industry climate and operation

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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Evelyn Abagayle Boyd, Clemson University and Colorado School of Mines ; David E Vaughn, Clemson University; Jeffery M Plumblee II, JMP2 LLC; Bridget Trogden, American University

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) National Association of Colleges and Employers. What is Career Readiness?. Default. https://www.naceweb.org/career-readiness/competencies/career-readiness-defined (accessed 2023-11-25).(7) Trogden, B. G.; Walker-Donnelly, K. Enough with the “Soft Skills” Already! Let’s Embrace the “Both/And.” ACAD 2023.(8) Nejman, A. Aquaculture. Clemson Engineers for Developing Communities. https://cecas.clemson.edu/cedc/aquaculture/ (accessed 2024-01-10).(9) Monane, J. H. A Sociology of Human Systems; A sociology of human systems; Appleton-Century-Crofts: East Norwalk, CT, US, 1967; pp viii, 221.(10) Hart, A. W. Leader Succession and Socialization: A Synthesis. Review of Educational Research 1991, 61 (4), 451–474. https://doi.org/10.2307