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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Paul C. King; Gerarda M. Shields

CITYPOLYTECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO ARCHITECTURAL AND CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDIES Paul C. King, R.A. Assistant Professor of Architectural Technology Gerarda M. Shields, P.E., Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Technology New York City College of Technology CUNY 300 Jay Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 Pking@CityTech.Cuny.edu GShields@CityTech.Cuny.eduABSTRACTAs educators, we are entrusted with the responsibility of instilling our students with the necessarytechnical and soft skills needed to succeed. In order to accomplish this, we need to respond to

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Anne E. Mohan; Enrique Sola; James Patrick Abulencia

utilized by universities, since they are both critical to engineering practice.Industrial partnerships can prepare engineering students for real-world projects and problemswhile creating powerful contacts which could lead to job opportunities. This statement issupported by the two case studies presented here: the Learning Factory and the BoeingPartnership. 5 These industrial partnerships also enhance the “soft skills” of budding engineers. Theindustrial partnership experience allows students to learn and perfect skills not formally taught inthe classroom such as oral and written communication, inter-disciplinary group work, andpersonal

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Rathika Rajaravivarma

veryessential that the students acquire the skills to move towards the solution in alogical and systematic way. It will be beneficial if these skills can be adopted atthe very early stage of their course work and should be emphasized and practicedas the subject matter gets heavier. Collaborative learning skills must be broughtinto play. Other soft skills such as good communication, written and oral must be 2gained. Thus this course could potentially seed a number of the above mentionedattributes laying a firmer ground for success in the coursework and career. Figure 1: Retention outcomes with Active learning Methods in TeachingThe Envir onmentThe students who