Conference Session

Integrating Experiential Learning into the Curriculum

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark J. Povinelli, Syracuse University; Jonnell A. Robinson, Syracuse University

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

objectives of the course werelargely achieved. Students acquired both hard skills and soft skills such as empathy and an abilityto articulate ethical obligations of engineering professionals to society at-large. The majority ofstudents reported positive outcomes as related to learning about a real-world contemporaryinfrastructure problem and understanding the role of engineers in solving it; engaging in designthinking approach to engineering; working in multidisciplinary collaborative teams; empathizingwith end users; learning to collect and analyze data in order to answer research questions; andpresenting findings and actionable data to professional partners.Implications for the City of SyracuseOverall, the data collected was useful in piloting a

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy; Darrell K. Kleinke P.E., University of Detroit Mercy; David Pistrui, University of Detroit Mercy

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Diversity

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College Industry Partnerships

required for succeeding in theIndustry 4.0 environment. In this report, the authors reviewed all current relevant publicationsand developed a list of technical and soft-skill competencies needed to be successful andproductive in Industry 4.0. The list of soft skills is similar to the other competencies sharedabove. In Table II we list all the identified technical competencies separated as engineering,business and design competencies.Table II: Engineering, Business and Design Elements of Industry 4.0Engineering Competencies Business Competencies Design CompetenciesData Science and advanced (Big Data) Technology awareness Understanding theanalysis impact of technologyNovel

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (ELOS) Technical Session 3: Best of ELOS

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel C. Childers, The Ohio State University; Sunny Kwok, The Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

Learning through Escape: Developing Collaboration, Communication, and Confidence in a Biomedical Engineering Laboratory Escape RoomAbstract: Escape rooms are growing in popularity in higher education because they can be used topromote hands-on technical skills and soft skills like communication and collaboration. Inaddition, they provide an opportunity for students to develop mastery in these skills and improveconfidence. This work describes the use of a laboratory-based escape room to test the teamworkability of upper-level undergraduate student groups while employing technical skills and problemsolving in a laboratory environment. Students use ultrasound, mechanical tests frames,spectrophotometers

Conference Session

COED: Skills for Moving from Computing Student to Professional

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Dillon, Morgan State University; Abigail Dina; Mariah McMichael; Theodore Wimberly Jr.; Lauren Brown; Krystal L. Williams, University of Georgia

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Diversity

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

soft skills as it pertains to their personalinteractions, which is also something that tech interviewers evaluate during their interactionswith a candidate. An additional attribute that this group-based whiteboard assessment providesthe students is exposure to teamwork/collaborative skills, which is also an integral practice inindustry and relative professional settings. Table 1: Relational Table – Evaluated Skills Whiteboard Problem Solving Evaluated Skills Technical Interview Protocol Assessments Technical Skills Computational/Critical Thinking Computational/Critical

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heydi Han, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Hector Palala, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Deepak R. Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Diversity

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

first step in professionalenvironments that aim to build a strong sense of community, which may result in betterteamwork performance [7].Building a community in the classroomThe course “Engineering Properties of Biological Materials” was designed using a blendededucation approach that benefits students from in-person and online activities. Combiningtechnological resources with in-person activities may increase students’ engagement andachievement, providing more flexibility and convenience in learning [8], [9].The course structure was designed through Canvas, a web-based learning management system, toachieve learning goals that include the development of soft skills such as teamwork andcommunity building. Students can access instructor-produced

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lufan Wang, Florida International University; Ruoying Chu; Fangzhou Xia, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Zhuoxuan Li, Stanford University; Yan Wei, Southern University of Science and Technology; Yiming Rong, Southern University of Science & Tech

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Diversity

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College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

Learning in Acquisition of Knowledge, Soft Skills During Basic and Preclinical Sciences: Medical Students’ Points of View. Acta informatica medica : AIM : journal of the Society for Medical Informatics of Bosnia & Herzegovina : casopis Drustva za medicinsku informatiku BiH, 26(2), 119–124. https://doi.org/10.5455/aim.2018.26.119-124.[3] Vaz, R., & Quinn, P. (2015, June). Benefits of a project-based curriculum: Engineering employers’ perspectives. In 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition (pp. 26-278).[4] Vasiliene-Vasiliauskiene, V., Vasiliauskas-Vasilis, A., Meidute-Kavaliauskiene, I. & Sabaityte, J. (2020). Peculiarities of educational challenges implementing project-based learning. World Journal on

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) Technical Session 3

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yanko Kranov; Robert T. Bailey P.E., Loyola University Maryland; Suzanne Keilson, Loyola University Maryland

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

lacked certain desiredskills, knowledge, and dispositions. This was coupled with feedback from the department’sindustrial advisory board (IAB) which regularly reviews students’ senior design projects in thefall (mid-project) and spring (project conclusion). Also, a survey was conducted of recent alumnias to their experiences and confidence before and after the senior design course. These inputs todesigning the junior-level course suggested that although students had exposure and experiencewith teamwork, oral and written communication, and a variety of so-called soft skills, they feltless confident in their ability to drive and control hardware using programing and in their makermechanical skills. This was true regardless of their concentration

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Carrell, Texas Tech University; Joshua M. Cruz; Andrew Mark Herbert; Michael Scott Laver, Rochester Institute of Technology; Emily Lazarus; Iris V. Rivero; Erika Nuñez, Texas Tech University; Nafisha Tabassum

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

developing technical knowledge and interpersonalskills [2]. For example, it is recognized that the humanities have played little or no role inengineering courses [3], and most institutions deliver these curricula through differentdepartments/faculties/schools. Most STEM curriculums emphasize technical knowledge withoutconcern for the social implications or the historical and social contextualization of science andtechnology in our modern world and our shared global past. This has led to the development ofpedagogical approaches designed to promote the training of engineering students as specialists intheir narrow disciplines while relegating the study of humanities to the “soft skills” involved ininterpersonal relationships [2].The humanities ground

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 5

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmen Cioc, The University of Toledo; Sorin Cioc

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

story pedagogy will continue because it fills a gap in the learningenvironment. It offers something different and allows students to express their creativity andlearn from each other in this alternate learning space.Potential adapters should always begin with the course’s learning goals and objectives. Thisshould include examining the integration of soft skills such as communication, collaboration, andcreativity. The assessment should be feasible within course conditions. For example, in smallerclasses, students may be able to work individually, whereas in larger courses, collaborative teamsmay be required. The story guidelines should be flexible while enabling individualized learningthrough multiple types of stories for the same content. As

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul McMonigle, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD)

arenecessary. Once the general outreach program mentioned above is implemented, there will be anopportunity to delve deeper into the needs and expectations of this group.1 The library at Texas A&M has been at the forefront of conducting research to assist and improve the experience ofstudent veterans.CONCLUSIONThanks to the many military occupational specialties that focus on technology, electronics, andmechanics, along with the many “soft skills” (such as communication, leadership, and discipline)that are learned along the way, student veterans are excellent candidates for becoming successfulengineers. If academic libraries are better able to understand the needs of this population andsupport these students in their journeys to their degrees

Conference Session

Academic Success and Retention

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Olusola Adesope, Washington State University; Oluwafemi J. Sunday, Washington State University; Ebenezer Rotimi Ewumi, Washington State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Muhammad Asghar P.E., Utah State University; Candis S. Claiborn, Washington State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

. M. , Mitchell, T. D. (2015). Learning Communities: Foundations for First-Year Students’ Development of Pluralistic Outcomes. Learning Communities Research and Practice, 3(2), Article 2. Available at: http://washingtoncenter.evergreen.edu/lcrpjournal/vol3/iss2/2[9] Pascarella, E. T., & Terenzini, P. T. (2005). How college affects students: Vol. 2. A third decade of research. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.[10] J E Froyd and M W Ohland, “Integrated engineering curricula,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 94, no.1, pp. 147–164, 2005.[11] Mikko-Ville Apiola and Mikko-Jussi Laakso. 2019. The Impact of Self-Theories to Academic Achievement and Soft Skills in Undergraduate CS Studies:First

Collection

2023 Fall Mid Atlantic Conference: Meeting our students where they are and getting them where they need to be

Authors

Sakhi Aggrawal, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Kevin C. Dittman, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Diversity

project management in engineering is typically of interest to engineers who want todevelop broader skills to advance their careers by learning the holistic aspects of bringing aproduct or program to market successfully [1], research has shown that engineering students whoare exposed to project management skills exhibit heightened sense of understanding andapplication of their coursework as well as develop self-regulation. [4]. As the world transitionsfrom a project management mindset to a more product-oriented approach, understanding thesenuances is essential for future engineers [5]. A broader perspective, business skills, anddemonstrated use of soft skills like communication and collaboration can set engineers up forfuture leadership positions

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rachel Ibach, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Deepak R. Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Sydney E. Everhart, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Leah Sandall, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Diversity

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

ofemployability skills, and strengthening of their own self-efficacy and confidence to pursue acareer in agSTEM.Youth are guided through career exploration, college majors, and the development ofemployability skills, the new industry term for soft skills by their mentor and ambassador inregular mentoring sessions. Youth are able to connect with their mentor and ambassador throughemail, phone calls, or video calls to accommodate schedules and participate wherever they arelocated. During these mentoring sessions mentors and ambassadors are provided with discussionprompts, activities, and other resources relevant to the assigned topic for that cycle. The topics ofthese cycles are tied to the desired objectives and educational goals to ensure

Collection

2020 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Meeting

Authors

Johannes Weickenmeier, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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Diversity

founded conclusions inherently train and expose students to complex learning objectives at the top of Bloom’s taxonomy. In summary, independent research work leads to engagement with new materials on multiple passive and active learning methods.On the technical level, students reported a diverse list of newly acquired skills. Most frequently,students reported that they made significant gains in coding and programing, i.e. python, C/C++,and html. The second most frequently mentioned learning outcome is the search, review, andannotation of relevant literature. Other skills range from project management, presentation skills,new statistical methods, data analysis, data visualization, and soft skills as part of their group work.These skills are

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cynthia Kay Pickering, Arizona State University; Caroline Vaningen-Dunn, Arizona State University; Maria A. Reyes, Phoenix College

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

wifi 6. 11 programs with 28 certificates and 6 degrees access. 7. 17 Industry Recognized Certifications 7. Leverage existing industry partnerships 8. Digital Divide Project throughout the district to engage them in the areas we want to develop. 8. Soft skills for students wanting to get into the workforce. 9. Professional Development (workforce skills and equity and inclusion practices

Conference Session

Gender Track - Technical Session VII

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Mayari I. Serrano, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Rachel Ann Baker

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Diversity, Gender

workplace dence, personal impact, professional impact, and inspiration. Offers and negotiations Additionally, the qualitative analysis suggests that participants Opportunities Improving soft skills found non-technical conferences useful at both a personal and Job Resume tips professional level. Financial strategies Negotiating salary Participants provided details regarding the most important

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Nelson Blue, University of Southern Maine

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

interviews withfaculty and guest panelists. These soft skills (essential skills) development programming, alongwith addressing strengths and weakness were identified as some of the most influential fromstudent feedback.In addition to the auxiliary programming for S-STEM participants, developing a pipeline transferstudents from area community colleges was essential as part of the S-STEM scholars program.At present USM is committed to developing college level articulation agreements with thecommunity colleges. A number of articulation initiatives have been implemented at thedepartment levels within the STEM academic areas with 27 STEM related articulation    agreements with area community colleges as well as two 2 others in the works that are STEM

Conference Session

Investigating Instructional Strategies

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold R. Underwood, Messiah College

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

beenproviding students with supplemental philosophical and cultural background to the engineeringdiscipline, and soft-skills with practical preparation to help them get started in their career, theadvent of the ELI mandate at our school makes S1-2 an ideal place to embed the ELI elements.Three signature elements of the ELI graduation requirement at Messiah College have beenformulated to ensure authenticity, per the Kolb model, but also uniquely orient a student “…tooutcomes related to enhanced career preparation and community engagement.” The ELIsignature elements are 1) learning objectives, 2) learning outcomes and 3) the ELI deliverable.Students are required to design their learning objectives at the beginning of the experience infour areas: a

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Hampton, Virginia Tech; David Reeping, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

savior film and reviewers' reception. Symbolic Interaction, 33(3), 475-496.[21] Donaldson, W. (2017). In Praise of the “Ologies”: A Discussion of and Framework for Using Soft Skills to Sense and Influence Emergent Behaviors in Sociotechnical Systems. Systems Engineering, 20(5), 467-478.[22] Smolenski, P. (2019). Proof by Verbosity. Bad Arguments: 100 of the Most Important Fallacies in Western Philosophy, 289-292.[23] Kaplan, R. M. & Saccuzo, D. P. (1997). Psychological testing: Principles, applications and issues. Pacific Grove: Brooks Cole Pub. Company.[24] Slaton, A. E., & Pawley, A. L. (2018). The Power and Politics of Engineering Education Research Design: Saving the ‘Small N’. Engineering Studies, 10(2-3

Conference Session

2-Year College Division: Workforce Pathways and ATE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

David I. Spang, Rowan College at Burlington County; Edem G Tetteh, Rowan College at Burlington County; Ratneshwar Jha, Rowan University

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

after hiring.Specifically, the skills and competencies supporting the Advanced Manufacturing sector havebeen shown to be in high demand and are the focus of the current project under National ScienceFoundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grant No.1601487.The goals and objectives of the NSF grant project are listed in Table I. Table I. Goals of the Project GOAL 1 To strengthen an Engineering Technology program serving the southern New Jersey region. Objective 1.1 Highlight technical and non-technical (soft) skills across the curriculum; align with industry needs, including student work-based learning opportunities such as undergraduate

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: S-STEM 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Teresa J. Cutright, University of Akron; Rebecca Kuntz Willits, University of Akron

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, will use in co-op job Male College-Ready Join design teams. Great way to meet others and learn other things. Female Direct Admit Mentally step away from school if needed. If crying on math assignment, step away for a minute. If you manage your time well, taking time will be possible. Table 2 Activities for freshmen cohort, peer mentoring roles and homework assignments Semester Freshmen Activities Peer Mentor Role Fall 2019 Soft skills: study habits, time management, “One thing advice” note taking, and communication. Example of how skill used in

Conference Session

Capstone, Undergraduate Research, and Projects in ECE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joel C. Adams, Calvin University; Noah Pirrotta, Medallion Instrumentation Systems; Mark Michmerhuizen, Calvin University; Philip M. Holmes, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Peter Oostema, Carnegie Mellon University; Benjamin Kastner, Churchill Navigation

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

. CSE graduates willincreasingly need communication and other “soft” skills to work with specialists from non-CSEbackgrounds.The senior capstone course is a place in which students can experience multidisciplinaryteamwork. Such courses provide several beneficial learning outcomes for students, including:• Apply learning from pre-capstone courses.• Design and implement solutions to “real world” problems.• Solve problems in a “real world” team setting.• Develop the teamwork (i.e., communication, professional, and social) skills needed for the workplace.• Practice the skills needed for life-long learning.The literature describes a variety of capstone courses with different emphases and benefits. Forexample: Schneider [19] describes a capstone

Conference Session

Teamwork and Student Learning in Design

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikolaos E. Vitoroulis Jr, Stevens Institute of Technology; Changhong Zhang; Kishore Pochiraju, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

separate designvectors, and to demonstrate the behavior in a physical test or application. The activities will alsoshowcase different modes of failure of mechanical components, and the uncertainty that lieswithin the material itself or within the process of manufacturing. Focusing the activities in a self-learning group environment, students’ learning experience will be greatly improved in tandemwith their soft skills: reporting, communications, and planning [2].To promote a better interest in the overall learning outcomes, the series of activities arestructured to combine their knowledge and culminate to a final project competition for the designof a planar-truss. A competition can bolster the intellectual maturity of students who begin torealize

Conference Session

Aspects of Engineering Literacy and Community and Industry Engagement

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas, El Paso; Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas at El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso; Randy Hazael Anaya, University of Texas, El Paso; Hector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas at El Paso; Peter Golding P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Erik Lopez; Deena Mustin, UTEP Academic Technologies ; Robin Munoz, Academic Technologies; Jackeline Munoz; Sarah Huizar, UTEP Academic Technologies Learning Environments; Crystal Fernandez-Pena, Carnegie Mellon University; Celena Arreola; Tetyana Zhyvotovska, University of Texas at El Paso

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

methodology towards assessing this project has been adapted over the course of sevenyears. The original methodology was based on the learning outcome of whether students couldcomplete the soldering of a circuit board. Upon reflection, the first year’s methodology whileadequate limited the focus and didn’t capture the full range of skills development of the students.The original methodology was focused around the deliverable itself to assess the success of theproject and learning objectives. In the second and subsequent years, additional assessments havebeen added to try to capture the full magnitude of the process. These assessments focus on specificskills obtained, level of collaboration and transfer of skills between majors, soft skills learned

Conference Session

Design and Making

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Summers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Renee D. Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

experts atchallenging students to develop excellent listening skills, cultural sensitivity, ethics, andempathy13,14. While engineering programs require students to take courses in the arts,humanities, and social sciences, students often compartmentalize these human-centric skills as“liberal arts” skills instead of weaving them into their technical expertise. There are numerousexamples of engineering programs or courses that have incorporated arts and humanities intodesign courses to encourage students to practice integrating human-centric skills with theirtechnical knowledge.15-17 A major challenge faced by this approach is that these courses are oftenseen as design courses and the “soft skills” offered by the arts and humanities faculty are just

Conference Session

Engineering in a Societal Context

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Edward Niemi, Tulsa Community College

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

courses in carpentry, metalworking, or carshop. Teaching and learning today often happens online with advanced educationaltechnology. Humanities and soft-skills have taken a backseat teaching to the test. CADdrafting systems produces renderings for projects. Standards-based education nearlyobliterated vocational education in the late-20th century but CareerTech has reemergedtoday as pre-engineering, information technology, entrepreneurship, and culinary arts.The purpose of this paper is to present a new history curriculum incorporating the historyof technology for STEM students at our community and technical colleges that speaks totheir academic and career interests. The paper demonstrates how history of technologyfulfills outcomes expected of

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; Huong Huu Diem Nguyen, Arizona State University; Kathy Denise Wigal, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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International

English. However, there is specific reference to several“soft” skills such as communication and teamwork. Also, there is language that indicatesprograms should identify the knowledge and skills that graduates should possess. Life-longlearning skill is also mentioned in a number of the criteria. There is no criterion requirementequivalent to ABET’s Criterion 2. Program Educational Objectives, which ABET defines as“broad statements that describe what graduates are expected to attain within a few years aftergraduation.”10Similarities and Differences of Assessment and Evaluation RequirementsAs mentioned above, ABET and AUN-QA have adopted different approaches to continuousquality improvement. For ABET, assessment and evaluation of student outcomes

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David G. Alexander Ph.D., California State University - Chico

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

,” Journal of World Business, (2006) 41(1), 56-65. 11. Pellerin, C., “How NASA Builds Teams: Mission Critical Soft Skills for Scientists, Engineers, and Project Teams”, (2009) John Wiley and Sons.12. Institution of Engineering and Technology, http://businesscasestudies.co.uk/iet, 3/20/2016.

Conference Session

STEM Education Tied to Aerospace Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hansel Burley, Texas Tech University; Terrance Denard Youngblood, Texas Tech University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Texas Tech University; Casey Michael Williams, Texas Tech University

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Diversity

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Aerospace

rockets in an inquiry-, discovery-,and problem-based classroom. This rocket program aims at increasing high school student interest in STEM by havingstudents use their own efforts to make rockets fly. The basic rockets must be designed to carry aone pound payload a mile high. The top level rockets built by students are flown from WhiteSands Missile Range, and they travel over 100,000 feet, reaching transonic speeds. Students getnine months of hands-on engagement that includes learning from direct and scholarly research,theory development, design brief creation, and post mission analyses. The curriculum alsoemphasizes soft-skills, like teamwork, communication, and leadership. Teachers work as rovingfacilitators whose goal is to help

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noe Vargas Hernandez, Carnegie Mellon University; Heidi A. Taboada, University of Texas, El Paso; Jose F. Espiritu, University of Texas, El Paso; Connie Gomez, Galveston College; Isaac Andres Azuz, CETYS University

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Diversity

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International

experiences should be considered asfundamental as having a course in heat transfer for a mechanical engineer,” since they allowstudents to learn a set of “soft skills” fundamentally essential to become a well-roundedengineer. In other words, an experience going abroad will grant students a fuller understandingof how to convey the knowledge learned in a classroom to others and to apply it to situationsoutside of their own comfort zone. And these sets of skills are ones that often cannot be taught ina classroom setting or at the student’s home university. Acquiring talents such as “globalmindset, collaboration, adaptability, flexibility, and learning and cultural agility” gives thestudents a lifelong set of skills that will assist them in all aspects