Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

International

individuals.Cooperative Learning is a formalized active learning structure where students work togetherin small groups to accomplish shared learning goals and to maximize their own and eachothers learning. The most common model of cooperative learning in engineering is that ofJohnson, Johnson and Smith. (24, 25) This model has five specific elements: mutualinterdependence, individual accountability, face to face interaction, interpersonal and smallgroup skills, and individual assessment of group functioning.(24) Although differentcooperative models exist,(26) the core element in all of these models is the emphasis oncooperative incentives rather than competition in the promotion of learning.Problem-based learning (PBL) is an instructional method where relevant

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Off the Beaten Path

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Adams, Purdue University; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Tori Rhoulac Smith, Howard University; David Socha, University of Washington; Dawn Williams, Howard University; Ken Yasuhara

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

formulatingresearch questions and assessing rigor. Each of these situations plays a crucial role in promotingthe long term health of engineering education as a profession.We have been exploring the use of storytelling in engineering education. One approach has beento use storytelling and personal narratives as a guiding strategy for conducting research onpathways for becoming interdisciplinary engineering education researchers [19]. For thisexample, stories are a device for diagnosing and interpreting identities and identity pathways [20-21] . Another approach has been to use stories to make visible what we as a community arelearning about engineering education [22]. For this example, stories are a device for providingentry for new engineering education

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanna Daly, Purdue University; Kelly Hutchinson, Purdue University; Lynn Bryan, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

discussion,students are asked to take a set of ten cards containing objects of varying sizes and order the objects onthe cards from largest to smallest. They determine to what power of ten the object belongs, what themetric prefix is, and the metric symbol of the prefix. Students then have to compare five cards on thebasis of scale and determine how many times bigger or smaller an object is based on a central cardobject. After completing the activity, students return for a whole class discussion. Assessment of thisactivity involves inserting five new cards with different objects into the original set of ten cards anddetermining the power of ten, prefix, and symbol.(2) Does Size Really Matter This lesson was designed for high school 9-12 grade

Conference Session

BME Courses & Curricular Content

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; David Gatchell, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

the question of the relative resistance of the pulmonary andsystemic circuits, and then has students use the relations among velocity, diameter, and pressuredrop to calculate relative resistances of individual vessels of different sizes, and the resistance ofa bank of small vessels.4.2 Assessment of Problems Two types of assessment have been done. First, in a biomedical engineering systemsphysiology course, we evaluated performance on exam questions testing concepts that studentsshould have learned in the Seawater and Control Diagrams problems. We compared a controlgroup that did the problems with pencil and paper with a treatment group that used CAPE/eLMS.To prevent contamination across the groups, these homework problems were done

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

entrepreneurship, so that at the end of their formalstudies, the students will become “Innovation Ambassadors” who think and lead innovatively. Several different related courses, workshops, approaches and programs have been developed,implemented and assessed over the past years at FAU. Among these are: Page 13.750.3 1. “Eight-Dimensional (8D) Methodology for Innovative Problem Solving.” (Raviv 2002a) It is asystematic and unified approach that stimulates innovation by effectively using “both sides” of thebrain. It builds on comprehensive problem solving knowledge gathered from industry, business,marketing, math, science, engineering, technology

Conference Session

Metrology Laboratories

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Sugg, Navy; John Fishell, STEP

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

known fact. She states that: “While it is true that women [now] represent 57percent of the nation’s college population, less than one-third major in science, technology,engineering, or mathematics. Research shows they [females] have the ability, but lack theinterest.”3Staff research further produced more alarming facts: California ranked last among 40 statesaccording to the results of the 2000 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)4 tests,US students in the final year of secondary school scored well below the international average inmath and science according to the Third International Math and Science Study (TIMSS), the USranked 18th among 21 industrialized nations also per TIMSS (surpassing only Lithuania, Cyprusand South Africa.5

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susannah Howe, Smith College; Ron Lasser, Tufts University; Katie Su, Smith College; Sarah Pedicini, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

with a profile of the respondent groups, based on discipline (academia andindustry) and Carnegie classification1 (academia). It then compares the faculty, student, andindustry responses regarding content importance. The next material highlights thefaculty/student comparison for method of delivery and contributing learning experiences. Theclosing information addresses the industry/student responses regarding expected and perceivedproficiency.As noted in Table 1, the selected survey topics map to four primary categories. The nature ofanalyzing the results, however, required a return to a broader brush to assess the impact andprovide clearer presentation. As such, the results in this section are presented in two groups: (1)technical skills

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael S. Leonard; Donald E. Beasley; D. Jack Elzinga

different from campus to campus. In this paper, we present a framework for continuous improvement concepts that can be applied toengineering curriculum innovation and renewal. While it is neither possible nor desirable to develop a universalengineering curriculum, a systematic means of assessing and continuously improving an existing curriculum as awhole should be valuable to department chairs and engineering faculty. This methodology has been developed to enhance efforts by a department's faculty, led by its chair, toanalyze and understand an existing curriculum, to measure and assess input from a variety of informed sources,and to design an improved curriculum in response to the input received. This method delivers a new

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Beyond the University

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Anna Newsome Holcomb, Georgia Institute of Technology, CEISMC

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Georgia State University (GSU).Dr. Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology Sunni Newton is currently a Research Associate II at the Georgia Institute of Technology in the Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC). Her research focuses on assessing the implementation and outcomes of educational interventions at the K-12 and collegiate levels. She received her MS and Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Georgia Tech in 2009 and 2013, respectively. She received her BS from Georgia Tech in 2006, double-majoring in Psychology and Management.Mrs. Anna Newsome Holcomb, Georgia Institute of Technology, CEISMC Anna Holcomb serves as a Research Associate I at

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abdulwaheed Johnson, Pace University; Anthony Joseph, Pace University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

sensitivity to disclosing personallyidentifiable information in relation to preferred payment methods. The methodology employed isthe statistical inferencing of a survey on 138 valid respondents consisting mostly of universitystudents, to assess the information disclosure sensitivity across the various subpopulations. Theresults of these assessments showed that business students and professionals were significantlymore sensitive to information disclosure than other assessed subpopulations.1.0 IntroductionMobile technologies have advantages such as ubiquity, customization, and personalization.According to the Groupe Speciale Mobile (GSM) Association (2016), there are 4.7 billion uniquemobile subscribers, which is equivalent to 63% of the world’s

Conference Session

Nontraditional Teaching Approaches

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

International

primary source oflearning, rather than learning as individuals.Cooperative Learning is a formalized active learning structure where students work togetherin small groups to accomplish shared learning goals and to maximize their own and eachothers learning. The most common model of cooperative learning in engineering is that ofJohnson, Johnson and Smith. (24, 25) This model has five specific elements: mutualinterdependence, individual accountability, face to face interaction, interpersonal and smallgroup skills, and individual assessment of group functioning.(24) Although differentcooperative models exist,(26) the core element in all of these models is the emphasis oncooperative incentives rather than competition in the promotion of

Conference Session

Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (1)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcelo Caplan, Columbia College Chicago

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

listedonly programs primarily concerned with STEM education while others included all educationor research programs that had some STEM education part, however small.”Then, it is also available in this inventory a definition of STEM/STEAM education that bythemselves is not well defined and not provide clarity:“STEM includes physical and natural sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematicsdisciplines, topics, or issues (including environmental science education or environmentalstewardship). We recognize that various different and usually broader definitions are used for“STEM.” [1]To be able to assess if the participants and the out-of-school-time organizations’ leadershiphave had, after the intervention, a positive change in their attitude and

Conference Session

Pre-College: Engineering Undergraduates as Teachers

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado, Boulder; Denise W. Carlson, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

. participants pathway E+ degrees with non-teaching concentrations - To assess perceived effectiveness of the E+T pathway October 2015 Enrolled E+T - To assess perceived differences 10 Survey students between engineering and education students across campus Students who 5 student Spring 2016 completed two

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheena Nastasia Marston, The Ohio State University; Fabian Hadipriono Tan P.E., The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA; Michael Parke, The Ohio State University; Olga Maria Stavridis, Ohio State University; Lisa Elanna Burris, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

has worked in the areas of construction of infrastructures and buildings, failure assessment of buildings and bridges, construction accident investigations, forensic engineering, ancient buildings, ancient bridges, and the ancient history of science and engineering for over 40 years. The tools he uses include fault tree analysis, fuzzy logic, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality.Dr. Michael Parke, The Ohio State University Dr. Parke has over twenty years experience in satellite based earth science research. He has been teaching first year engineering for the past eighteen years, with emphasis on computer aided design, computer programming, and project design and documentation.Ms. Olga Maria Stavridis, Ohio

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Tech Session 1: IE-ing a Broader Perspective

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandro Salado, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

decide for an alternative that is notaligned with those ethical principles and values.A formal justification for the need to incorporate ethics in engineering curricula can be made byreferencing ABET, which requires “an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility,broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global andsocietal context” (ABET, 2007, p. 1). Informally, two examples can set the ground.Example 1: Challenger. In 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated during launch,instantly killing its crew. Assessment of failure root cause, led to concluding that launch wasapproved despite the predicted operating temperature for one of its components (the O-ring) wasgoing to be -3 degree C

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development using Robotics Activities

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shramana Ghosh, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Veena Jayasree Krishnan, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Sheila Borges Rajguru, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

development, and assessment. This indicates theimportance of initial preparation as well as continuing PD for teachers. The NGSS explicitlyrequires integration of engineering practices in science learning environments, which hasprompted researchers to suggest that a significant amount of teacher and administrator PD becarried out so that engineering does not become just another topic taught in a fragmented andsiloed manner in accordance to the old approach [18]. Creators of the NGSS themselves explicitlystate that “the immediate challenge that exists is the development of quality materials and buildingawareness and understanding for educators and communities” [19].Teacher education is vital as the actual implementation of changes in any K-12

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tom Borkes, The Jefferson Institute

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

plan identifying required tasks, dependencies, task durations and resources. Calculate the project duration and the critical path using a PERT chart. 6. Conduct the electrical and software design (block diagrams, schematics, logic flow). 7. Breadboard the electrical / software design. 8. Modify the electrical / software design accordingly. 9. Layout and test the electronics on a printing wiring board (circuit board) prototype. 10. Perform the mechanical / packaging design. In parallel, assess the producibility (manufacturing and assembly) of the product through a DF MATERRSSM analysis (Design for Manufacturing, Assembly, Test, Environment, Rework, Repair and Serviceability). 11. Build prototypes. 12. Perform the appropriate

Conference Session

Experiences of Underrepresented Students in Engineering

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Sherry Marx, Utah State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

group, women have been found to hold alternative views of success concerning theirexperiences in college. Researchers [24] found that views of success for female students groupedaround several themes: success is internal; success is subjectively defined; success involves abalance between work and family; and success involves contributing to a community. The authorsrecommended that factors of balance, relationships, community contribution, and goal orientationshould be taken into account when assessing success for female college students.Purpose and Research QuestionIn support of national priorities to improve access and outcomes within STEM education fornontraditional undergraduates, this work reports on the findings of a study that

Conference Session

Curricular Transformation

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kevin O'Connor, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T. Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kenneth M. Anderson, University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Research. His teaching interests include develop- mental psychology; sociocultural theories of communication, learning, and identity; qualitative methods; and discourse analysis.Dr. Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder Beth A. Myers is the Director of Analytics, Assessment and Accreditation at the University of Colorado Boulder. She holds a BA in biochemistry, ME in engineering management and PhD in civil engineering. Her interests are in quantitative and qualitative research and data analysis as related to equity in education. She has been involved in the new pilot Engineering Math course at CU-Boulder since the start.Dr. Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder Jacquelyn Sullivan is founding co

Conference Session

Curricular Transformation

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas D. Fila, Iowa State University; Seda McKIlligan, Iowa State University; Steven Joseph Abramsky, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

instructional designsettings27).In this paper, we apply the theoretical framework of cognitive heuristics to the process ofidentifying commonly used instructional heuristics in an engineering education setting. Further,we build on prior studies by exploring heuristics in an authentic course design task. How doexpert educators use cognitive heuristics in course design? How do they explore and refineeducational content, student engagement, and assessment techniques? Examining how educatorstransform their existing, established courses to facilitate new approaches may lead to thediscovery of novel methods for curriculum advancement. The identified heuristics can then beintroduced to novice educators (or experts who are looking for new ways to explore

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. Reddy, University of San Diego; Breanne Przestrzelski, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Imane Khalil, University of San Diego

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

comparative depth. Of the 11 memos wereceived from 14 students, we found that 7 (the work of 8 students) were robust and treated thesecontext pieces in depth. Our criteria for assessing this included: • Sophistication of their response (For example, a response that suggested that the DR, as a whole, may not have hardware stores at all might be considered unsophisticated, while a response that considered that individual aesthetic taste might differ was sophisticated). • Extensive reflection in their response (For example, a single sentence indicated less extensive reflection, while those that offered several sentences could be considered to have reflected more substantially). • Degree to which they followed the

Conference Session

Middle School Engineering Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Chu, University of Texas at Austin; Victor Sampson, University of Texas at Austin; Todd L. Hutner, University of Texas at Austin; Stephanie Rivale, University of Texas at Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas at Austin; Christina L. Baze, University of Texas at Austin; Hannah Smith Brooks, University of Texas at Austin

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #23995Argument-driven Engineering in Middle School Science Classrooms: TheStudy of Engineering Attitudes and Efforts to Broaden Engineering Partici-pation by Exposing All Students to Multiple Engineering Design Tasks (RTP,Diversity)Mr. Lawrence Chu, University of Texas at Austin Lawrence Chu is a doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin studying STEM Education. His research interests include engineering integration in secondary science classes, science assessment devel- opment, and educational program evaluation.Dr. Victor Sampson, University of Texas at Austin Associate Professor of STEM Education

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Matthew Paul Jouffray

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

knowing how many skeletons we wouldconstruct; we settled on three skeletons simply based on how the data clustered together. We feltcomfortable with three skeletons based on recommendations from the literature [12, 29]. Wethen added behaviors to each skeleton from the behavior cluster based on our assessment of thebehaviors that best fit each skeleton. Last, we gave each skeleton a description to remind us ofthe thought processes we used to combine the needs and wants clusters as we did.Table 3Ad-Hoc SkeletonsSkeleton 1: Skeleton 2: Skeleton 3:Description: A young, academically Description: A successful, Description: A older studentgifted student who is unsure of driven, and

Conference Session

Motivation, Identity, and Belongingness

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Lee Perkins, North Carolina State University; Matthew Bahnson, North Carolina State University; Marissa A. Tsugawa-Nieves, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Cheryl Cass, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

or lessacademically successful and then asking them to reflect on their future goals has beendemonstrated to impact the goals listed [17]. Action-readiness is the process by which salientidentities prompt individual to engage with related activities, and how these activities impacttheir overall motivation [14]. Interpretation of difficulty refers to the ways in which studentsrespond to failure. In the case of identity-congruent tasks, it signals that the task and identity areimportant and require more effort. For identity-incongruent tasks, failure indicates that theidentity is unlikely or unimportant, and one should withdraw from the task.To assess dynamic construction among EDS, salient identities and relevant contexts were drawnfrom the

Conference Session

Best In DEED

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Giovanna Scalone, University of Washington; Aaron Justin Joya, University of Washington; Kathryn Elizabeth Shroyer, University of Washington; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

contextual factors that influence learning. Having students setgoals enables them to develop strategies so that they start becoming self-regulated learners thatare active participants in their own learning. In this section, we discuss the affordances related togoals. Having students set goals for their learning predisposes them to self-regulating practices.In addition, self-assessment activities that include planning more effective means to achievegoals is at the heart of self-regulated learning. Drawing from a social cognitive perspective, wethen present the processes of self-regulated learning and related metacognitive skills. Finally, wediscuss self-regulated processes and strategies in relation to sources of motivation.Knowing about specific

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yoonjeong Lee, Texas A&M University, Galveston; Baukje Bee Kothuis, Delft University of Technology; Antonia Sebastian, Texas A&M University, Galveston; Sam Brody

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

, Bransford et al. (1999) lay out a design for effectivelearning environments comprised of four overlapping themes: learner-centered, knowledge-centered,assessment of support, and community-centered. These themes advocate educational programs wherestudents are agents of knowledge, solvers of real-world problems, exposed to constant feedback fromteachers, and develop a sense of community or place. The authors also recommend an educationalapproach that prepares a new generation of learning scientists by supporting interdisciplinary trainingwhere students and scientists work together. This collaboration between researchers, teachers, andstudents is critical to developing authentic learning environments and preparing future scholars anddecision makers to

Conference Session

ConstDiv Technical Session 4 - Pedagogy & Accreditation I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luciana Debs, Purdue University; Jiansong Zhang, Purdue University; Yunfeng Chen, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Construction Engineering

the originalRFP and how to structure the small group sections to provide the guiding students needed tocomplete the project, as well as how the assessment of the activity was performed. Then, we willpresent our reflections as instructors of the activity and our impressions of the students’ work.Finally, we will present the students’ impressions of the activity and industry judges’ perceptionsof student group presentations.Activity Preparation Both course managers decided that they wanted some type of integration activity at theend of the semester. The RFQ activity was chosen as a logical mid-program preparation for theRFP activity that students are required to do during their capstone course. One of the coursemanagers reached out at

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 18: Student Learning and Problem Solving

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica E. S. Swenson, University of Michigan; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan; Timothy G. Chambers, University of Michigan; Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Michigan.Dr. Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan Laura Hirshfield is a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Lecturer and engineering education researcher at the University of Michigan. She received her B.S. from the University of Michigan and her Ph.D. from Purdue University, both in chemical engineering. She then transitioned into the engineering education field with postdoctoral positions at Oregon State University, Olin College of Engineering and University of Michigan. Her research interests lie in assessing and amending curricula to help students transition from undergraduate to professional practice. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Exhibiting Productive

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luna Magpili, Washington State University; Alice F. Squires, Washington State University; Kim Bullington Sibson, Old Dominion University; Linda Vahala, Old Dominion University; Aysen K. Taylor, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

various programs at NSF, NASA, and DoD. She also serves as referee to various journals such as Risk Analysis, Environmental Science and Technology, and Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. She is a member of INCOSE, ASEM, ASEE, IISE and TOCICO. She has been named Top 20 Professors in Engineering Technology To Know, OnineEngineeringPrograms.com.Dr. Alice F. Squires, Washington State University Dr. Alice F. Squires has served in technical and leadership roles for over 35 years. After nearly 25 years in industry, Alice is serving engineering education as an Associate Professor in the Engineering and Technology Management department of Washington State University. Alice is Founder of the INCOSE Empowering Women as

Conference Session

Technical Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Porcel, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

experiences, all indicate that human contacts in the 21st will bemarked by increasing linguistic and cultural diversity due to the higher frequency ofinternational contacts and demographic diversity within the national borders. Not only theworkplace will become more diverse but also schools, neighborhoods, churches, and everysocial institution. The U.S. deficit in languages other than English Previously it has been argued that “superior communication skills and understandingacross different cultures and languages” [5] are required to be competitive in the 21st centuryjob market. Such a statement conflicts with the assessment from the U.S. Departments ofEducation [2] and Defense [6] which makes it clear that the nation’s capacity in