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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

through the REU program on the post-survey: hard and soft skills. Hard skills thatstudents mentioned were fundamental knowledge acquisition, practice of techniques/skills, andhow to do research. Soft skills that students addressed were higher-order thinking skills,communication, teamwork, professionalism, and networking. Higher-order thinking skills thatstudents addressed include analytical, critical, problem solving skills and creativity.Communication includes communication skills with peers, research teams, and people fromdifferent disciplines of research, presentation of the research through posters, and writing skills.Professionalism includes persistence, patience, confidence, independence or autonomy, and timemanagement.Among hard skills

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

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lesley M. Berhan, University of Toledo; Aaron Lee Adams, Alabama A&M University; Willie Lewis McKether; Revathy Kumar, University of Toledo

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

they have going now is actually pretty good. I can't see it being any better. Interviewer: Again thinking about your experience in the workforce, is there anything that you feel your education could have given you more of to prepare you? Male Speaker: Yeah. I guess how to deal with people in the work place. Like, aside from doing your job, you also have to deal with people. I feel like there should have been more soft skills maybe that you educate people on. There's some stuff you don't really find in a book. I would say that.The preliminary social network analysis results provide some interesting data on the networksof

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald F. DeMara P.E., University of Central Florida; Laurie O. Campbell, University of Central Florida; Richard Hartshorne, University of Central Florida; Melissa A. Dagley, University of Central Florida; Sam Spiegel, Colorado School of Mines; Tian Tian, University of Central Florida; Zhongzhou Chen, University of Central Florida; Julie Donnelly, University of Central Florida; Adrian Tatulian, University of Central Florida; Florencio Eloy Hernandez, University of Central Florida; Shadi Sheikhfaal, University of Central Florida; Hossein Pourmeidani, University of Central Florida; Hans Esteves, University of Central Florida

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

content. Further, an increase inproficiency in multidisciplinary design teams was sought by immersing students in alternateproblem-solving strategies of their peers, while simultaneously encouraging the development ofteam interaction and other soft skills. The primary objective of DMTL is to provide students andinstructors with an effective technological and pedagogical framework for use during large groupinstructional sessions. In addition to the benefits to the learner, DMTL provides the instructorwith a dynamic view of the learning process, student conceptualizations of content, andchallenges associated with specific topics. This information allows the instructor to intervene andreiterate, elaborate, and reinforce concepts that require