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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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Corporate Member Council, Diversity

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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Curriculum in Engineering Leadership Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Lynne Gradon Cowe Falls P.Eng., University of Calgary

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

,execution, personal drive and teamwork – are essential competencies for any institutionproviding engineering leadership education.A more detailed literature review comparing the results from this study to other similar researchmay provide additional insight. Further research is also required in order to confirm the results,and a wider range of programs should be investigated to include in the analysis. As well, aproximity study of the competencies would assist in grouping them into program components. Page 26.634.9References[1] S. Kumar and J. K. Hsiao, “Engineers Learn ‘Soft Skills the Hard Way’: Planting a Seed of Leadership in Engineering

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

Collection

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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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

, 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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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Paying Attention to Retention

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sydney N Hallman, University of Oklahoma; Chad Eric Davis P.E., University of Oklahoma

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First-Year Programs

designedto be technically difficult or time consuming for the students. Homework assignments are createdbased on the course objectives and focus on soft-skills that engineering students get minimalexposure to throughout the remainder of their required curricula. Common assignments eachsemester include a Resume Critique, Graduation Plan, and an Engineering Challenges paperwhere students detail the motivations for completing their engineering degree and the challengesthey anticipate in the coming years. Student comments show that the Engineering Challengesassignment in particular really helped give them a “reality check” and exposed shortcomings intheir study habits or their school-work-home balance. Evaluation techniques for the courseinclude

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Teaching and Learning Strategies II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

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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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

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

Conference Session

Teaching & Learning in Graduate Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

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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Diversity

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Computers in Education

, 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

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Reimagining Engineering Information Literacy: Novel Perspectives on Integration, Assessment, Competencies & Information Use

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Fosmire, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nastasha E Johnson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Libraries

stakeholders.”4Simply put, badges, or microcredentials, are typically small-scale awards for demonstrating insome fashion, competency in a particular area. Often, this is accomplished by carrying outstipulated tasks (e.g., answering 20 multiplication questions correctly or programming a robot tocarry out a particular function), but, badges can be awarded for ‘soft skills’ such as participatingin online forums or providing leadership on a particular project, in ways that are more subjectiveand at the discretion of the awarder. Badges in general are not new, with, for example, the BoyScouts and the armed forces having over a century of history awarding badges, ribbons, medalsand the like to indicate participation, mastery, and extraordinary

Conference Session

Best Paper Presentations

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University; Kaitlin Engle Mallouk, Rowan University; Krishan Kumar Bhatia, Rowan University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

‘very.’ A total of 16responses were received from one of the sections of the course.Table 4. A summary of quantitative section of student survey (N=16) on the effectiveness of the project. The ratings range from 1 for ‘not at all’ to 5 for ‘very’. Questions Avg. Rating 1 How important were the following technical skills to your success in CRP: 4.44 Measurement, Data Analysis, and Experimental Design? 2 How important were the engineering ‘soft’ skills to your success in CRP: 4.50 Teamwork, Project Management and Communication (written and oral)? 3 How comfortable are you at describing to someone what an engineering

Conference Session

Software Applications in ET Programs

Collection

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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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

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

Collection

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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Diversity

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Manufacturing

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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Technical Session 1: Collaborating with Engineering Students and Faculty

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleshia Huber, Binghamton University; Jill Dixon, Binghamton University; Sandy Card, Binghamton University

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Engineering Libraries

information needs. The projects also provided acomprehensive design review of two library spaces, including proposals for possible extensiverenovation, from an engineering perspective.Literature ReviewSenior design capstone projects are common within engineering education as a tool to synthesizewhat students have learned throughout their undergraduate program4 and to gain additionalvaluable “soft skills”5, 6 such as teamwork and communication skills, and to model the engineer-client relationships that will be needed in their professional careers. According to Goldberg7,senior capstone projects are “the most important courses our engineering students will take intheir undergraduate programs. They provide students with an opportunity to apply what

Conference Session

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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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

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

Horizontal and Vertical Integration

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caroline R. Bennett P.E., University of Kansas; William N. Collins, University of Kansas; Molly A. McVey, University of Kansas

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Civil Engineering

important to note that mentors had to have earned a C orbetter in the remedial chemistry course- so the mentors were not only the highest achievingstudents, and that these students went on to outperform the students who were higher-achieving atadmission. In addition, 75% of the mentors were minorities or female, showing strong support forthe implementation of these types of programs for the retention of minority and female students inSTEM.In addition to learning gains, the experience of mentoring has many benefits in the developmentof professional soft skills and interpersonal growth (Miller, 2004; Terrion and Leonard, 2007;Seymour and Hewitt 1997). In a study of long-term effects of mentoring in a PLTL setting inChemistry (Gafney and Varma-Nelson

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First-Year Programs: Paying Attention to Retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin B. Wheatley, Colarado State University; Tammy Lynn Haut Donahue, Colorado State University; Kimberly Catton P.E., Colorado State University

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First-Year Programs

relate to software skills, and how ”soft skills” project to success as engineers. His areas of technical research include finite element analysis and skeletal muscle mechanics.Dr. Tammy Lynn Haut Donahue, Colorado State University Tammy Haut Donahue joined the faculty at Colorado State University (CSU) in December of 2011. She came to CSU after spending eleven years in Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological Univer- sity. Her PhD was in Biomedical Engineering from the University of California at Davis where she earned the Allen Marr Award for distinguished dissertation in Biomedical Engineering in 2000. She is an Asso- ciate Editor for the Journal of Biomechanical Engineering and an Editorial Consultant for

Conference Session

Developing and Establishing Graduate Study Programs - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theodore J. Heindel, Iowa State University; Carolyn J. Lawrence-Dill, Iowa State University; Julie A. Dickerson, Iowa State University; Patrick S. Schnable, Iowa State University

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Graduate Studies

, plant science, and data sciencegraduate students in the area of predictive plant phenomics (P3), with the goal to developresearchers who can design and construct crops with desired traits to meet the needs of a growingpopulation and that can thrive in a changing environment. To meet this goal, the P3 NRTprogram will train next generation crop scientists to have broad technical skillsets as well asstrong “soft skills” in communication and collaboration. A companion paper (Dickerson et al.,2017) provides an overview of the P3 NRT program, whereas this paper focuses on a new coursedeveloped as part of the P3 NRT.One of the challenges associated with providing the students in the P3 NRT program with theneeded multidisciplinary skills to thrive is

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EDGD: CAD, CAM, and AI

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Rudy Ottway, Murray State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

include a combination of thestudents’ hard and soft skills. It is important to keep the number of students in a team to two orthree as having too many students in a group leads to members that do not contribute [11].Students were given a problem statement or objective. The stated objective of the automatonproject was to design and manufacture a functioning automaton. Prior to meeting with their team,students were given time individually to conduct preliminary research, brainstorm ideas, andcreate sketches of potential automatons. Afterward they met with their peers and discussed ideasas a team. The team generated one idea with which to move forward for design and manufacture.As a team, students assign the various tasks needed to transition from

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University; Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

areas for the network and sharing experiences through workshops • KEENternships - giving faculty industrial experiences (to teach the value of the requisite “soft skills” to faculty who may not have had industrial experience) • KEEN Innovators - a continuation of our Innovators program, where our KEEN Innovators turn around and teach workshops to other schools • Texas Schools Network - a collaboration of Texas schools, focusing on shared student experiences (design projects and student competitions) • Curriculum and Co-Curriculum - building interactions between ECS and the Hankamer School of Business, in the classroom and in the Residential College • Incorporating connections between ECS and the

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Panel: Embedding Writing in Experiential Learning

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindsay Corneal, Grand Valley State University; Debbie Morrow, Grand Valley State University; Tracy Volz, Rice University; Ann Saterbak, Duke University; Susan Conrad, Portland State University; Timothy James Pfeiffer P.E., Foundation Engineering, Inc.; Kenneth Lamb, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; William A. Kitch, Angelo State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

education that will help to make them effectiveprofessionals in the wider context of their working lives. In their study, the authors conclude thatthe “complementary studies” courses are perceived by students as providing soft skills trainingand non-technical perspectives that they find somewhat valuable; but that students wished theskills and content were more explicitly integrated with or connected to their technicalcurriculum.In work described by Jovanovic et al. [7], the creation of a faculty learning communitycontaining English, Engineering, and Science scholars explored methods for engineering andscience faculty to incorporate writing assignments in their undergraduate courses that allowstudents to transfer what they learned in English

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Furnbach Clavijo P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Kishore V. Pochiraju, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

or better than ED1 or ED2 87%DiscussionOur data support our hypothesis that project and team selection have a positive effect on teamsatisfaction. The MGT1 course had the highest average team satisfaction ratings which mayindicate that students enjoy choosing their team and also choosing their projects. This supportsthe notion that if possible, it is suggested that instructors allow students to form their own teamsor select their own projects in courses [9] in the first year.The presented data supports the notion that working on a team becomes better over time as thefirst experience had the lowest scores. Both second-semester courses, ED2 and MGT1 scoredhigher than ED1. This outcome is encouraging, as, like other soft

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Rees Sattele, Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Kadri Akinola Akanni Parris, Ohio State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

holder of a Master’s Degree in Transportation Engineering and received his Doctorate in Civil Engineering (Geotechnical) with a concentration in Pavement Design, both at OSU. In addition, he holds Project Management Professional (PMP) certification with the Project Management Institute (PMI). Dr. Parris is actively involved in curriculum design, introduction of innovative pedagogies of engagement and the practice of engineering education through teaching several courses across the department. He is integrally involved in the design and delivery of the Pre-Freshman and Cooperative Education Program and others of that ilk at OSU, as a part of his specific interest in soft skill development, diversity, recruitment and

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Postcard and Student Essays

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lee Allen Dosse, University of Pittsburgh; Irene B. Mena, University of Pittsburgh; William W. Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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Design in Engineering Education

university. The collected data also helped determine what practices could beimproved. Although the study was done on a specific makerspace, the setup and operation of thefacility are well-defined, and may potentially aid other colleges and universities in creating andmaintaining their own makerspaces.References[1] U. S. National Academy of Engineering, "The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century," National Academies Press, Washington, D. C., 2004.[2] M. Itani and I. Srour, "Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Soft Skills," Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, vol. 142, no. 1, p. 04015005, 2015.[3] U. S. Department of Commerce, "The Innovative and Entrepreneurial University: Higher

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Jarek, University of Tennessee; Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Cory Hixson, Colorado Christian University; Ella Lee Ingram, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

graduate student enteringthe work force. Employers in Canada reported positive correlations with employability traits ofgraduate students on the following characteristics: professional maturity, soft skills and problemsolving, continuous learning, academic achievement, generic skills like attention to detail,subject-based knowledge, professional manners and behavior, being responsive to feedback andthe potential employee’s willingness to work [20]. Therefore, the study found that “work-terms”or co-ops can provide a good opportunity for employers to assess the skills of potential workers.One report on a focus group that looked at the mobility of PhD graduate students studying in theUK considering a stint of mobility during their degree listed the

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Beever, University of Central Florida

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Engineering Ethics

of interdisciplinary work that crosses thosetraditional boundaries of hard and soft skills, evidencing just such a constructive view of therelationship between philosophers and engineers. An important variant on a view like this is theclaim that engineers can and must learn to be philosophers, rather than rely on philosophers.Such a view was proposed by philosopher Carl Mitcham in 1998, when he argued that while“philosophy has not paid sufficient attention to engineering, engineers should not use this as anexcuse to ignore philosophy” [26], and “[p]hilosophy is of critical and increasing significance toengineering” [27]. What is importance is not that philosophers can contribute to engineering, butthat “ [e]ngineers are… the unacknowledged

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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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

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

Conference Session

DEED Postcard Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Talley P.E., Texas State University; C. Richard Compeau Jr, Texas State University

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Design in Engineering Education

planning the event, e.g., the concurrent talks, food, etc. Hard to estimate how many will attend; this affects amount of food ordered, chair setups, etc.Presentations Presentations are good practice for Some disciplines want shorter or students. longer talks which makes multiple It's a valuable soft skill to develop. concurrent sessions difficult to Develops organizational skills. schedule

Conference Session

Assessment of Learning in ECE Courses

Collection

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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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

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

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ERM Technical Session 16: Faculty Development and Teaching Contexts

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sivakumar Krishnan, Vishnu Educational Development and Innovation Center

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Educational Research and Methods

focused on student-centeredlearning, outcome-based education, active learning approaches, learningassessment, use of educational technology resources, research methods etc.while the topics for student training covered soft skills includingcommunication, self- discovery through personality tests, thinking style testsetc. These topics were offered mainly as activity-based workshops in whichthe faculty or students worked in small groups.Since the beginning of operation of the VEDIC, faculty from the educationalinstitutions of SVES have been participating in programmes organized atVEDIC. VEDIC has conducted more than 150 workshops for faculty, facultyleaders and non-teaching staff so far which were fully funded by the SVESand total faculty attendance

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Diversity 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

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