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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

Department of Mechanical Engineering Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824There are many things that a university must focus on when deciding on what to teach ourincoming and ongoing students. For engineering we hope that during their first years on campusstudents become acquainted with ethics, writing, speaking, and all the “soft skills” associatedwith the more liberal side of the institution. Many people do not realize that our students willsink or swim with their ability to function in a society that does not contain 100% engineers. Butthat is of little concern to many who simply say that controls, fluids, thermal sciences, and themany other engineering topics are the

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED) Postcard Session (Best of WIPs)

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nyota Prakash Patel, University of Virginia; Deepika Sahoo, University of Virginia; Shannon Barker, University of Virginia

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Biomedical Engineering Division (BED)

’ comfort level withengineering competencies and soft skills. 27 participants completed the pre-semester survey,while 12 participants completed the post-semester survey. After the add/drop deadline, a total of20 students were enrolled in the Fall 2023 semester and student data is shown in Appendix C.Data Analysis: A statistical test was conducted with Likert scale responses from the surveyresults. The Likert scale used in this study indicated a student’s comfort level with a certain topicor competency, and each option was assigned a numerical value between 1-5, see AppendixTable 5 for more details. Based on student responses, the average for each Likert scale questionwas calculated, and two-tailed t-tests with 95% confidence interval value were

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rodrigo Cutri, Maua Institute of Techonology; AIRTON EIRAS; Octavio Mattasoglio Neto Neto

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D)

Universidade de S˜ao Paulo. Professor of Physics at Mau´a Institute of Technology, since 1994 and President of Teacher’s Academy at the same Institution. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Development of Modeling and Communication Skills through a Project- Based Learning Approach in the Physics Laboratory.This evidence-based practice paper aims to analyze the development of physics modelingcompetences and soft skills among second-year students in Engineering courses. The mainobjective is to implement the Project Based Learning (PBL) approach during the ExperimentalPhysics class. The students were divided into teams of four members, and each team wasallowed to choose a scientific paper on

Collection

2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

John William Lynch, University of Cincinnati; Sheryl A. Sorby, University of Cincinnati; Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University; Teri J Murphy, University of Cincinnati

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Diversity

current trends in technical communicationfor engineers.Technical Communication Skills in EngineersMany of the studies regarding communication skills of engineers focus on technicalcommunication, or the broad ability of engineers to create, write, and communicate with non-engineering audiences about projects or content. This skill is recognized as a core skill by ABETand academic institutions. 2, 3, 4 Engineering students have also stated this is a critical skill, asrecent research found engineering undergraduate students self-identify the importance of soft-skills, which include empathy, listening, and active collaboration, regardless of their extrinsicfactors of gender and major. 5 First-semester engineering students also state they think

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Fadlelmula, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Nayef Alyafei, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Albertus Retnanto, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

skills, 3D printing, research, soft skills enrichment program) to enhance thelearning experience of petroleum engineering students and derive engineering educationexcellence. In this paper, the educational tools used and their role in achieving these goals areassessed and discussed. These tools are assessed through faculty observations, enrolmentmonitoring, and feedback from internship supervisors. The results show increased studentenrolment in the program and improvement of students problem-solving, teamwork,communication, and thinking skills, as well as reinforcing theoretical concepts. In addition, theinvolved faculty members and internship supervisors believe that the educational tools improvedstudents’ learning experience, helped them in

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MECH - Technical Session 14: Advanced Pedagogical Techniques

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Israd Hakim Jaafar, Utah Valley University; Matthew J Jensen, Utah Valley University; Sean Tolman P.E., Utah Valley University; Amanda C Bordelon, Utah Valley University; Bennington J Willardson, Utah Valley University; Janis P Raje

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

development of soft-skills and attributesvalued by the student and future employers or graduate schools. Mentors will also interact withscholars at CAM activities. They will submit documentation on these activities for assessmentand tracking progress. Faculty mentors also meet annually to discuss and review their efforts.The CAM Project Management Team will also investigate the impact of these mentoring andgroup-based activities on faculty workload. It is noted that each faculty member of the CAMProject Management Team will devote 1 month of his/her 9-month annual contract to thisproject.Peer mentoring is recognized as a best-practice strategy for promoting college student success(Collier, 2017). Undergraduate mentors may provide student-relevant

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 2: Graduate Student Pipeline and Workforce Development

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

a hurdle for many test takers. Since the tests are administered in English, studentsfrom other linguistic backgrounds may not perform up to their ability, particularly on the verbalportion [13]. One recent study [14], though, challenges this assumption. Moreover, the tests arenot designed to measure soft skills and leadership, which are important factors affecting successin graduate school [15]. It should be noted that the Educational Testing Service, whichadministers the GRE, is aware of this limitation and is working on another test to assess theseattributes [16]. But it is not part of the current GRE.Test anxiety [17] is another reason why standardized tests might not provide an objectivecomparison of candidates. Many students experience

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD) Technical Session: Engineering Leadership Competencies and Skills

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vicente Valenzuela-Riquelme, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Camila Zapata-Casabon, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

-dominatedenvironments and pursuing male leadership models. Figure 1. Critical engineering skills for facing challenges and seizing opportunities.Significant disparities become apparent when discussing gaps between industry demands andthe skills possessed by engineering graduates. Previous studies have identified criticaldeficiencies in areas such as effective communication, teamwork, management and decision-making, ethical leadership, and social responsibility within the engineering field. Engineersoften encounter challenges applying these soft skills in dynamic work environments,underscoring the pressing need to address these discrepancies during academic training.The ability to communicate effectively and collaborate in multidisciplinary teams is

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 16

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omar Jose Garcia, University of Oklahoma; Javeed Kittur, University of Oklahoma

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

teaching how to teach (engineering education faculty members)”Question 4: In regard to explaining their answer for why their experience in the PhD programhas/has not helped them feel prepared to teach, Tables 8 and 9 show how the responses fell undertwo groups: experiential factors and structural factors. Experiential factors are those that aredirectly related to the experiences of taking part in a PhD program, such as understanding differentmethods of learning through being exposed to several different instructors with unique prioritiesand styles and the development of soft skills (such as time management and presentation skills).Structural factors are those that relate to organization of academia, such as the rules regardingteaching

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD) Technical Session: Innovative Approaches to Teaching & Developing Engineering Leadership

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brainerd Prince, Plaksha University; Sumita Ambasta; Vinayak Krishan Joshi, Plaksha University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

engineering students think that their engineering knowledge would be sufficient for their careers, but many also don't take soft skills like decision-making seriously because they don't know what employers are looking for [13].  Class size and curriculum overload: Studies also show that instructors find it difficult to include assignments that incorporate such soft skills in their already very content- heavy courses. Additionally, most lectures have an average class size of 100 students, which dramatically reduces how well they learn such skills [14].However, courses on decision-making and leadership are major modules in managementstudies which does not overlap with engineering education currently. So, it

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Engineering Education Issues Relevant to Agricultural, Biological and Ecological Engineering: Part 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niroj Aryal, North Carolina A&T State University; Scott Osborn, University of Arkansas

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

evaluate the impacts of thecourse changes.2.2 Hands-on contentThe semester long project and a few laboratory exercises that were developed and integrated intothe course are presented below.2.1 Semester-long projectThe semester-long project was developed to provide experiential learning opportunities forstudents in ecological engineering design and develop soft skills. The project was chosen tosimulate real situations relevant to EES, had multiple problem-solving steps, required high levelof student initiative, motivation, self-direction and organization, was open-ended, and relied ongroup-work [18]. Students worked in an inclusive and collaborative team throughout thesemester to create economically and ecologically sustainable ecosystems and apply

Collection

ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Tracey Carbonetto, Pennsylvania State University, Allentown

engineering graduates should possess(Shuman et al., 2005). These eleven outcomes were grouped into two categories, one knownas the “hard” skills category, the other as “soft” skills. These labels inadvertently created astigma towards the outcomes’ importance especially to an engineering educator with regardsto the soft skills. Over time, ABET relabeled the groups as technical and professional skills.While this prompted more emphasis on universities to ensure they are meeting therequirements of the criteria, the latter group remains controversial and ambiguous.Nonetheless, industry continues to urge university officials on the criticality of professionalskills needed in an engineering graduate. Criterion Three has been the subject of many

Collection

2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Heather L. Walker; W. Kent McAllister; Michael W. Mourot; J. Robert Dean; Greg Nesmith; Edgar C. Clausen

Engineering Alumni Student MentoringProgram to provide much-needed help for chemical engineering Ph.D. students in obtainingindustrial employment. As in 2021, the program utilized departmental alumni as mentors andemphasized career path identification and professional development for the students. The 12undergraduate and Ph.D. mentoring circles averaged four mentoring events during the Fallsemester, followed by a Program Review and Celebration over ice cream sundaes in February.The undergraduates received resume feedback and tips on preparation for the Career Fair andlearned about a variety of careers that are available for chemical engineers. They also learnedabout the importance of soft skills on the job and ways to stand out to employers. The

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Inclusivity, Mentorship, and Entrepreneurial Thinking

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew W Liberatore, University of Toledo

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

leverage members’ time to build communities and a stronger engineeringprofession, and hopefully, include some aspirational goals.While developing skills outside of the technical area has traditionally been called soft skills inengineering education [8-10], more recently, the term “professional skills” captures traits, suchas oral and written communication, teamwork, and empathy. One framework that captures bothengineering and professional skills is the entrepreneurial mindset [11-13]. By framing activitiesand actions using entrepreneurial mindset’s three pillars of Curiosity, Connections, and Creatingvalue (commonly called the 3 C’s), innovative strategies have been brought to engineeringeducation (Figure 1); hundreds of examples are available on

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Sustainability and Student Health in Construction Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sepehr Khorshid, The University of Alabama; Raissa Seichi Marchiori, The University of Alabama; Siyuan Song, The University of Alabama

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

academic and industry settings. According to the results and asshown in Table 3, “Effective Communication” was identified by students as the most critical skillthey believe needs improvement to maintain and promote mental well-being. Table 3. Comparative Importance of Mental Health Skills Among Students (Sample Size N= 50) In addition to rating the abovementioned skills, students were asked at the end of the surveyto specify any other skills they believe are essential for enhancing mental well-being. Notably,two students specifically mentioned “Happiness” as a skill that needs to be learned to enhancemental well-being. While many students emphasized various soft skills, three of themhighlighted

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Engineering, Ethics, and Leadership

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Michael Aucoin P.E., Texas A&M University; Zhendi Zhang, Texas A&M University; Miles O. Dodd, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS), Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

. Perhaps such an evolution will take place in the larger workplace.If we use workforce analytics properly it will enhance our humanity; troublesome application of itwill strip away humanity and treat people as objects [24]. Fledgling engineering managers/leaders willthemselves be analyzed and will likely participate in the analysis of others. This content has beendeveloped to help them prepare themselves for considering how this technology can enhance ourhumanity. Perhaps paradoxically, this exploration helps us see how the practice of leadership isevolving to become about both soft skills and hard data. A comment from Deloitte [29] provides aguiding compass for our way forward. …[Thriving] depends on an organization becoming—and remaining

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afeefa Rahman, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Casey J Rodgers, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Jacob Henschen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Computer Science 14.3% Modeling 14.3% No response 14.3%For Question 8, students stated what engineering skills or technologies they learnedindependently during the course of the project. The responses varied but seem to be able to beroughly divided into four main themes: experimental design skills, experimental testing skills,specific softwares, and soft skills. Experimental design skills encompass skills required to designan experiment such as drawings and mix designs, while experimental testing skills involves skillsrequired to execute an experiment such as 3D printing, testing concrete, and analyses. Specificsoftwares cover softwares

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Project/Problem Based Learning (PBL) in Construction Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Eduardo Abril; Miguel Andres Guerra, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

approach to relating the theoretical knowledge taught in class withthe real-world experience. This way, it becomes easier for students to develop judgement in civilengineering, and therefore be successful in their practice [11]. The purpose of this study is to determine if and how the implementation of project-basedclasses with practical proposals such as the construction of a 3D scale model made with realmaterials could support students learning process. This teaching method is important because helpstudents to know how to develop with real materials in the professional field, besides, the paperargue the importance of practical experience, which leads them to also develop soft skills, materialhandling and constructability, planning of

Collection

15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

Authors

Angela Jin Sadlowski, The Johns Hopkins University; Eileen Haase PhD, The Johns Hopkins University; Gyeongtae Sun Moon, The Johns Hopkins University; Meera R Bhat, The Johns Hopkins University

development, peer review, public speaking, and technicalcommunication to support BMED students successfully. Principles such as group design, peerreview, and group development were included to promote core collaboration and cooperationskills between first-year BME students. Also, soft skills such as public speaking, engineeringethics, and technical communication were provided to support LMs in their own keydevelopment as biomedical engineers. Park et al. [1] corroborated positive association betweennon-technical professional skills, such as effective communication and teamwork, andengineering leadership self-efficacy, essential for effective leadership. After the BMED course,many LMs become teaching assistants and these skills are foundational in

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Aerospace Division (AERO) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yilin Feng, California State University, Los Angeles

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Diversity

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

mentioned that more guidance and resources were needed to help them to improve their project report, especially on the solution design, safety risk assessment, and cost-benefit analyses, as well as on some non-technical skills, such as writing skills and research methods.In response to student feedback and drawing upon insights from the community cultural wealththeory and the pull learning strategy, the course was redesigned in 2023 fall semester,transitioning to a "student-centered" approach. The lecture topics comprise textbook topics andproject support, as shown in Table 3. Project support includes lectures specifically designed tohelp students with their projects, mainly focusing on soft skills, writing skills, and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

LaTricia Walker Townsend, North Carolina State University; Tameshia Ballard Baldwin, North Carolina State University; Micaha Dean Hughes, North Carolina State University; Aaron Arenas, North Carolina State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Careers in Rural Middle SchoolsAbstractThis paper explores lessons learned about the developing and sustaining high-quality industrypartnerships during a NSF Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers(ITEST)-funded community-based engineering design course centered on advancedmanufacturing. The three-part course for underrepresented middle school students in rural NClaunched in 2020 and has served over 100 students to date. The project aims to allow studentsand teachers the opportunity to explore the full range of STEM advanced manufacturing careeroptions available in their local community. Students learned STEM content as well as technicaland job essential (soft) skills necessary for future employment; while, teachers boosted

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Inclusivity, Mentorship, and Entrepreneurial Thinking

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ya He, University of Sheffield; Mohammad Zandi P.E., University of Sheffield

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

, leadership, and conflict resolution, constitutes essential soft skills 1crucial for their future careers (Scott-Ladd & Chan, 2008; Gantasala, 2015; Ostafichuk et al., 2020;Adham, 2023). By gaining experience via team collaboration, students can prepare themselves forfuture collaborative projects in the workplace, helping them navigate multidisciplinary working stylesand contributing to increased motivation (Pardo-Garcia & Barac, 2020). Furthermore, it promotespeer-to-peer learning (Maccabe & Fonseca, 2021), enhancing mutual understanding through sharedefforts (Volkova et al., 2021). Therefore, it is essential for educators to guide and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Urszula Zalewski, Stony Brook University; Marianna Savoca, Stony Brook University; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

evaluation plan was informed by best practices in internships [12] andlessons learned from the service learning literature [10]. The plan includes surveys of students'interests, reviews of their journals, evaluation of their solution by the community partner, andstudent learning assessments.Student Understanding of Service LearningIn response to questions about the definition of service learning, students often made aconnection to developing skills in the STEM field. “My definition of service learning is learning soft skills through service, and reflecting upon experiences in service. Service-learning allows for the development of much needed soft skills in STEM fields. I think service learning reminds us of our motivations in

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND) Technical Session 14

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deana Delp, Arizona State University; Maria Dixon, Arizona State University; Crislana Rafael, Arizona State University; Jacob Underwood, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

students are generally excited to talk about "what" they're doing in engineering. This helps open up the conversation for us to talk about soft skills. Leading with soft skills can cause them to disengage.” o “In order to engage effectively, it is imperative to plan and prepare a "skeleton" of a lesson plan which enables me to ask the right open ended questions in the correct sequence with follow up questions to supplement. Having an open ended conversation tends to engage the mentees more. Also, I tend to be as objective as possible so the mentees know I am not being judgmental, rather I am providing sound advice that they can choose to use if they believe it will be functional to them. If not, we

Collection

2022 CIEC

Authors

Biswajit Ray

lectures and one three-hour labper week. The first three weeks of the 14-week semester are primarily devoted to LabVIEWprogramming. During the next eight weeks, the concepts and hardware/software integration ofsensors and transducers, interface electronics, data acquisition, and instrument control arecovered. The final three weeks of the semester are dedicated to student-initiated and student-ledproject implementation. The end-of-semester course projects provide an opportunity for studentsto integrate their theoretical, hardware, and software knowledge by developing completeinstrumentation systems. Development of soft skills such as teamwork, proposal and reportwriting, oral presentation, and project management basics is a key part of the project

Collection

2024 CIEC

Authors

Sidney Martin; Marilyn Barger; Catherine Davis

create unified training and industry languageand address gaps in skills required in the future.The manufacturers attending the sessions requested the following for sessions to be developed in thefollowing topics suggested. They asked for a course on how to work in the manufacturingengineering field. This feedback included soft skills such as writing a resume, calling in when youwill be out from work, and how to schedule a vacation. A course would follow this course insoldering. All the companies in attendance thought the soldering skills were critical. They wouldallow the individual to have permanent employment at the company and be able to attend techniciantraining. Some employers were requesting soldering compliance to the J-STD-001. This

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Case Studies in Construction Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hector Buyones-Gonzalez, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Monica Quezada-Espinoza, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

andconfidentiality.Results on recommendations for adjusting the curriculumTable 2 displays the frequencies of the recommendations made by the interviewedconstruction experts. Table 2. Emerged recommendations from experts and frequencies. Recommendations for adjusting the curriculum Frequency Cross-disciplinary incorporation of AI into the curriculum 14 Encouragement of soft skills development 14 Establishment and strengthening of ties between academia, the 13 industrial sector, and technology companies Training in AI ethics and legislation

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Jill Lunn, Florida International University; Edward Dillon, Morgan State University; Zubayer Ahmed Sadid, Florida International University

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Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

professional skills that may be needed for long-term success incomputing [12].Please note that professional skills may also be referred to as “social skills” or “soft skills.”However, it has been suggested that the term “soft” can imply that they are less relevant than“hard” or technical skills [13]. Accordingly, we use “professional skills” in the work that followsand apply the definition provided by others for computing in that we recognize it as “anon-technical skill that can be learned in a traditional academic setting and is relevant toproficiency in a given field of study, which may itself be largely technical” [14, p. 288].Finally, dispositions are described in terms of the way an individual may apply skills orknowledge to impact their

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Curricular & Program Design

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benito Mendoza, New York City College of Technology; Angran Xiao, New York City College of Technology; Muhammad Ummy, New York City College of Technology

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

Management Curriculum for Workplace Readiness: Developing Students’ Soft Skills,” J. Manag. Educ., vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 80–103, Feb. 2018, doi: 10.1177/1052562917703679.[17] C. G. P. Berdanier, “A hard stop to the term ‘soft skills,’” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 111, no. 1, pp. 14–18, 2022, doi: 10.1002/jee.20442.[18] M. Caeiro-Rodríguez et al., “Teaching Soft Skills in Engineering Education: An European Perspective,” IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 29222–29242, 2021, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3059516.[19] N. Y. Madjar, B. Huey, and L. Shor, “Parental Support and Acceptance Determines Women’s Choice of Engineering as a Major,” 2016. doi: 10.18260/p.25852.[20] S. González-Pérez, M. Martínez-Martínez, V. Rey-Paredes, and E. Cifre, “I am done with

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 29

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sakhi Aggrawal, Purdue University ; Lisa Bosman, Purdue University; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

further improve teamwork efficacy. Policies shouldalso focus on developing interdisciplinary teams and soft skills. Encouraging engagement withURP alumni as well as the industry can provide current participants with networkingopportunities, career advice, and insights into the long-term benefits of URPs. Finally, researchcan be demanding, therefore, providing mental health support and stress management resourcesfor students participating in URPs can help students maintain a healthy work-life balance.Keywords: undergraduate research, teamwork, collaborative learning, group developmenttheory, engineering education, URP, research program, NSF, REU, Tuckman1. Introduction1.1 Undergraduate Research Programs (URP)Undergraduate Research Programs (URPs