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Student Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shelby Buffington, Syracuse University; Ryan L. Falkenstein-Smith, Syracuse University; Alexander Johnson, Syracuse University; Katy Pieri, Syracuse University; Alex Vincent Jannini, Syracuse University

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students. Alex’s plans upon graduation involve becoming a professor or lecturer, specifically at a primarily undergraduate institution. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Soft Skills Boot Camp: Designing a Three-Day Student-Run Seminar and Workshop Series for Graduate StudentsAbstractA common challenge amongst the graduate student population is finding time to work ondesirable soft skills that would create a more dynamic applicant for academic and industrial jobs.Between lectures, classes, research, and duties required for assistantships or fellowships,graduate students have little time left over to attend workshops or seminars to cultivate theseproficiencies. This has been a

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Student Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sidra Gibeault, California State University, Los Angeles; Joseph D. Iorio, California State University, Los Angeles; Jorge Diego Santillan, California State University, Los Angeles AUV; He Shen, California State University, Los Angeles; Mark Tufenkjian P.E., California State University, Los Angeles

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design intent from the organizers for the competition tobe accessible to students at every stage of their college career, whereby there are portions of thecompetition that are simple enough to be completed by a team competing for the first time, withsuccessive tasks of increasing difficulty that will challenge even the most experienced students.Implementation of Robotics Competition at CSULAThe Robosub team at CSULA was founded in 2016, providing a multidisciplinary platform forstudents of all majors and backgrounds to participate in the creation of an autonomous submarinerobot for the annual Robosub competition. Students gain various technical and soft skills, as wellas form lasting relationships with other team members and faculty advisors

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Student Division Technical Session 4

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Regina Palero Aleman, University of San Diego; Mireya Becker Roberto; Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Laura Ann Gelles, University of Texas at Dallas; Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Gordon D. Hoople, University of San Diego

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sociotechnical challenges related toenergy. The course was developed to provide an “integrated” approach to energy concepts thatcrossed disciplinary boundaries. We collected data from interviews to explore how studentsdescribed their decision to major in engineering and tensions with subsequent descriptions ofwhat is engineering. Preliminary results indicate that the sociotechnical divide still exists in theengineering culture amongst these students. Although students talked about social aspects ofengineering work, these are seen as lesser, rather than a fundamental part of, engineeringproblem solving. Students continued to make a distinction between “soft” skills and engineeringskills, while simultaneously describing the “soft” skills as necessary to

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Student Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jordan E. Trachtenberg, Rice University

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]. • Site visits on innovative teaching and assessment Left image: http://news.rice.edu/2015/09/28/scientists-decode-structure-at-root-of-muscular-disease/“Soft skills” necessary for the professional world

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Student Division Diversity and Persistence Related Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy Lynn Mann, Kettering University ; Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Rebecca Marie Reck, Kettering University

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5 . Women rate themselveslower for tasks, which are identified as male gendered. Furthermore, negative feedback from malecounterparts are likely to have a greater effect on women due to this lower self-perception 6 .While these studies address the need to help female students have a sense of belonging andconfidence in the classroom, they do not address the disadvantages female students face in ahands-on learning environment.The importance of adding hands-on education to the engineering curriculum for both genders isknown. There exist many studies about the usefulness of hands-on engineering group projects inthe classroom. Industries like these because they promote useful soft skills like communication,project management, and team work, in

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Student Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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specific engineeringcareers, which contributes to a becoming a more knowledgeable and informed engineer. Thisself-knowledge ideally allows students to more accurately select a career path in which they willbe positioned for success.Practically speaking, while internships reinforce classroom content in a novel context, they alsohelp students gain confidence in their career choices. Students are facing ever-increasing collegeexpenses and want to be assured that they will be leaving the institution fully marketable.Internships can play a vital role in assisting colleges with student employment, developingcrucial soft skills, and can be a valuable tool in feedback to validate and update college curriculato meet the demands of industry [22].Conclusion

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Tricks of the Trade

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael L.W. Jones, PhD Candidate Faculty of Information, University of Toronto

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. Page 23.625.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 From Serious Leisure to Knowing Organizations: Information and Knowledge Management Challenges in Project-Based Learning Student Engineering TeamsIntroduction Critiques of contemporary engineering education have highlighted issues of limitedapplied and “soft” skills development [5], retention issues in STEM education [13] and concernabout a mismatch with industry demands for graduates [1]. Facing similar challenges, medical and nursing schools have leveraged problem-basedlearning (PBL) strategies where students engage medical cases collaboratively and independently,with faculty serving as

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Student Division Technical Session 4

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Pasquale Sanfelice; Mia Erdenebileg; Doris J. Espiritu, Wilbur Wright College- One of the City Colleges of Chicago

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team. The responsibilities of eachposition help to develop soft skills that are necessary for engineering practice upon graduation.[14] Not only do these organizations provide necessary skills and networks for student success,but a higher level of student involvement through out-of-class experiences, in general, promotesthe development of a better-quality learning environment, an essential aspect of promoting 1student success in engineering. [1] Moreover, a viable student organization can foster cohesionthat benefits the program and institution at large while at the same time accommodating thenontraditional student’s challenging time constraints

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Tricks of the Trade - Experiences Designing Courses and Communities

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aileen Tapia, University of Texas, El Paso; Jose Martinez, University of Texas, El Paso; Peter Golding P.E., University of Texas, El Paso

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regional qualifier two years in a row (FTC 2016).By collegiate students being near-peer mentors to high school students, we are not onlyempowering the Jr. Chapter member in how to succeed in their near future, but also anopportunity for the collegiate student to share best practices in: university applications, financialaid, housing, apartment search, major selection, etc.Chapter DevelopmentThe Jr. Chapter members besides being leaders in their school and communities, they also havecreative ways to have fun while at the same time doing proactive learning. They engagethemselves in social activities, fundraisers, and soft skills event to develop that social interactionneeded to lead and be a role model. This is the best way for them to practice how

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Student Division Development of Professional Skills Technical Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan David Ortega, Purdue University, West Lafayette / Universidad EAFIT, Medellin, Colombia; Ruth A. Streveler, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Audeen W. Fentiman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Harsh Wardhan Aggarwal, Purdue University; Sayan Biswas, School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University; Brandon S Coventry, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University; Institute for Integrative Neuroscience, Purdue University; Abdel-Rahman Hassan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Margaret L McNamara, Purdue University; Smirti Nandan Paul, Purdue University

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other things, these programs considered the inclusion of facultyprofessional development and the so-called ‘soft skills’ as a formal part of the doctoral training6 .Similarly, in the past decade, academic consortiums and national offices have supported the creation ofprograms aimed at training doctoral students in STEM disciplines, mostly for future teaching duties.Although such programs contribute to preparing students to assume academic or other professionalpositions, their ultimate goal is to improve the quality of undergraduate education7 .Some scholars have considered, designed, and documented initiatives that target engineering graduatestudents to help them successfully transition into faculty careers. Drawing from the general