Conference Session

Professional Practice and AEC Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dong, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

. One teachesarchitecture, the other teaches structures. As educators, the primary goal is to prepare studentsfor life after college. To that end, a class was developed to emulate real world practice, wherestudents are exposed to the trials and tribulations of communication, negotiation, and the totaldesign process. By exposing students to a class that emulates practice and to issues which designprofessionals face on a daily basis will better prepare them for practice and life after college.This “experimental” course has been offered thrice and student feedback indicates exposures tothe first two soft skills were the most demanding – just like practice.1OverviewAs noted previously, a primary goal for college professors is to prepare students

Conference Session

Educational Strategies in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gouranga Banik, Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

Page 26.1001.4able to do which resulted in eleven desirable outcomes, no matter what the discipline. Thecriteria can be divided into two categories: “hard skills” and “soft skills” or what is becomingincreasingly better known as “people skills”. Six of the eleven outcomes address the people skillsincluding (Shuman et al., 2005):• an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams• an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility• an ability to communicate effectively• the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global,economic, environmental and societal context• a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in lifelong learning• a knowledge of contemporary issuesWhile curriculums