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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

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B. Michael Aucoin P.E., Texas A&M University; Brandon Bowen, Texas A&M University

Paper ID #35146Engineering Leadership: Transitioning from ”Soft Skill” to Hard DataDr. B. Michael Aucoin P.E., Texas A&M University B. Michael Aucoin is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Technology & Industrial Dis- tribution at Texas A&M University, an Adjunct Instructor in the School of Leadership Studies at Gonzaga University, and President of Electrical Expert, Inc. His education includes a BS in Engineering from the University of New Orleans, an M.Engr. in Electrical Engineering and a D.Engr. from Texas A&M University, and an M.A. in Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga University. Dr

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

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Jovany Avila, University of the Incarnate Word; Tristan Brouwer, University of the Incarnate Word; Nick Julian Castillo IV; Okan Caglayan, University of the Incarnate Word; Michael Frye, University of the Incarnate Word

unable to complete wassuccessfully integrating the AVS Lab’s video recognition system with the Quanser QDrone.Lessons LearnedThe team learned a lot of hard skills or technical skills as well as soft skills or social skills throughthis project. This is the first time the team has had to work on a project throughout the entireduration of a semester and as a result, the team came up against a lot of challenges and difficulties.The initial challenge the team faced was time management, all team members had very busyschedules including the responsibilities of classes, work, and practice. The team had to find timesthey could meet on a consistent basis to work on the project as a group, so each member was up tospeed on what the others were working on

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

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Monikka M. Mann, Texas Tech University; George Tan, Texas Tech University

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Diversity

theirpresence is in alignment with appropriate social etiquette and communication skills. In addition, another area where cooperative learning is especially impactful is in the developmentof employability skills. Employability skills refer to those basic skills that are necessary for anindividual to obtain, maintain, and succeed in meaningful employment. Students expect to leaveschool after having gained the skills, knowledge and ability to earn a job [38]. These skills include notonly basic academic skills but higher-level thinking skills and the so-called “soft skills” such as timemanagement, communication, punctuality and cooperation [39]. Research Based Teaching Practices (RBTPs)As briefly discussed earlier, Research Based