Collection

15th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference (FYEE)

Authors

Angela Jin Sadlowski, The Johns Hopkins University; Eileen Haase PhD, The Johns Hopkins University; Gyeongtae Sun Moon, The Johns Hopkins University; Meera R Bhat, The Johns Hopkins University

development, peer review, public speaking, and technicalcommunication to support BMED students successfully. Principles such as group design, peerreview, and group development were included to promote core collaboration and cooperationskills between first-year BME students. Also, soft skills such as public speaking, engineeringethics, and technical communication were provided to support LMs in their own keydevelopment as biomedical engineers. Park et al. [1] corroborated positive association betweennon-technical professional skills, such as effective communication and teamwork, andengineering leadership self-efficacy, essential for effective leadership. After the BMED course,many LMs become teaching assistants and these skills are foundational in

Collection

2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Rebeca G. Book

44. Regine, B. (2011, March 31). Women's Soft Skills Improve Collective Intelligence, Researchers Say. Forbes .5. Catherine Hill, P. C. (2010). Why so Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.Washington, D. C.: AAUW.6. Chua, A. (2011). Battle Hymn of the TIger Mother. New York: The Penguin Press.7. Dyke, Lorraine (2011, Aug. 29). Low Gender Balance in High-Tech. Retrieved from http://www.TheStar.com.8. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.k-state.edu/grow/9. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.k-state.edu/excite/10. Dietz. (2011, Feb. 13). Girls' Science Event Encourages Participation Throughout Experiment Process.Register-Guard, Eugene (OR) .11. McAuliffe, Jane (2011, Aug. 18). Closing the Gap. Inside Higher Education.12

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Rosalind Wynne

direct assessment of the reflective learning activities in theform of exam grade trends indicated that student understanding of the course material improvedsignificantly, students did not attribute their progress to the journaling activities adopted in thecourse. Only activities such as simulations and traditional homework assignments wereconsidered by the student to be influential in assisting in the learning process. Journalingtechniques are often limited to design-courses that develop “soft-skills” in engineers and areusually not considered to be helpful to mastering analytical problem sets. This talk will identifythe conflicting educational paradigms that cause students to not value reflective activities andanalytical exercises equally

Collection

2020 ASEE North Midwest Section Annual Conference

Authors

Ann M Gansemer-Topf, Iowa State University; Qing Li, Iowa State University; Shan Jiang, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Gül E. Kremer, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Nigel Forest Reuel, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Rebecca Mort

paper: to identify bestpractices related to implementing professional development skills into an academic curriculum.Subsequently, we would utilize this information in the development, planning, implementation,and assessment of our GAPS program. Part II: Literature Review: We identified literature using Google scholar, EBSCO host Education Full Text, andEBSCO host ERIC. We used the following keywords in our search: engineering education,graduate education, project management, professional skills, soft skills, lean manufacturing, leansix sigma, and project management methodology. We then reviewed each article specificallynoting the population that was studied, methods, and primary results. The following

Conference Session

Work in Progress Papers in ECE

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M Pavlina Ph.D., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott; William Spencer Darby, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University; Parker D. Landon, Boston University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

introduced into the curriculum in the form of a semester long project. QFT engagesstudents to develop their own personalized questions for research as opposed to classes that relyon the instructor simply assigning questions or topics for research. QTF focuses on the studentsdeveloping an essential – yet often overlooked – lifelong learning skill of asking and creatinggood questions. The goals of this proposal are to generate curiosity and elicit connections forstudents on subjects they may have less exposure in and further develop students' soft skills. Theproject consisted of five prompts periodically spread out over the course in the form of an in-class activity. The students formed groups of 3-5 and generated questions that would then turninto an

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Technical Session 5

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmen Cioc, University of Toledo; Noela A Haughton, University of Toledo; Sorin Cioc

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Engineering Technology Division

(EERC) (2006) framed theengineering education (EE) research field within five broad areas, including engineering learningmechanisms, learning systems, and assessment. To identify and offer the best solution for agiven problem, engineers must consider the economic and social impact of the proposedsolution. (Kant & Kerr, 2019). Educational programs are charged with identifying knowledgeprogressions and skill development as part of a culture of continuous improvement. Pedagogicalpractices should use a variety of educational experiences and methods to engage and motivate,and to enable a diverse pool of learners to develop hard and soft skills that are transferable toreal-world contexts. Educational systems must challenge and reframe practices

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 2: Community Retrospectives

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Nichole Ingram, University of Kentucky; Malgorzata Chwatko, University of Kentucky

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

.1-4 Proposed changes include discussion ofnew technology such as computer science or green chemistry or soft skills like professionalismwhich were not part of the curriculum 20 years ago. However, the same level of action is notseen in the articles regarding the graduate curriculum. There are limited papers on the integrationof new ideas into the graduate curriculum, and only one paper describing the course curriculumacross the US.1, 5-7 The study by David Kauffman attempts to capture the number of schools inthe US which require/suggest the core chemical engineering classes at the graduate level in2002.7 In the nearly 20 years since this paper was published, the research on graduate studiescurriculum in engineering has been lacking. This

Conference Session

Teaching Tools: Problem Solving and Hands-On Teaching (NEE)

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Caratozzolo, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico; Luis Alberto Mejía-Manzano, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico; Rebeca Maria Garcia; Maria Ileana Ruiz-Cantisani, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico; Patricia Vázquez-Villegas, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico; Vianney Lara-Prieto, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico; Edgar Omar Lopez-Caudana; Jorge Membrillo-Hernández, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators Division (NEE)

communication, critical thinking, global citizenship, multicultural collaboration,adaptation to virtual work environments, and the use of technologies. The results show thatGSLC instructors must possess solid knowledge of their specialization and be trained inspecific global competencies and soft skills for COIL experiences to succeed.Keywords: Higher Education, Educational Innovation, Challenge-Based Learning,Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL), Global Shared Learning Classroom(GSLC).IntroductionInvolving education for global citizenship is defined by UNESCO as the "empowerment ofstudents to assume active roles, locally and globally, to build more peaceful, tolerant,inclusive and secure societies" [1]. This vision includes the cognitive

Conference Session

Technical Session M5C

Collection

2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Kelly Salyards P.E., Bucknell University; Benjamin B Wheatley, Bucknell University; Katsuyuki Wakabayashi, Bucknell University

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Full Papers

, teamwork, information literacy, and professional development (ABET 3, 5).Course coordinators chose the language “power skills” to describe complementary skills that areoften described as “soft skills”, as this term places a greater perceived value on abilities such ascommunication and teamwork. These skills are associated with professional leadership successand are typically not associated with traditional engineering curricula [6]. Course Outcome #4 -Employ the NSPE code of ethics to examine ethical case studies and extrapolate principles forother situations (ABET 4). Engineering ethics is crucial to any engineering program. Byintroducing engineering ethics in the first semester, we aim to develop a foundation for furthercoursework and generate

Conference Session

CPDD Technical Session 1 - Design of Professional Development Curricula

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Lu, Texas A&M University; Scott Tingey, Texas A&M University; Denise Preusser; Behbood Zoghi, Texas A&M University

curriculum of an online engineering technical managementprogram for working professionals in the College of Engineering at a Tier One researchuniversity. In a time filled with constant changes and uncertainty, there is a rising trend thatbesides technical knowledge, hiring companies are looking more at the soft skills possessed bycandidates in engineering or engineering-related industries; skills like communication,leadership, critical thinking, stress/pressure management, etc. are among the many needed orrequired lists [1], [2], [3]. Universities, answering to the market demands, are offeringcommunication courses in engineering majors. However, much research has been focused on thedesign of communication curricula in engineering education for full

Conference Session

ERM: Self-Efficacy, Motivation, and MORE!

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan Edwards, College of Lake County; ANA PIZANO, College of Lake County

recent high school graduates withhigh need enrolled in ECS. Objective 2: The necessary academic and student support serviceswill be provided to NSF Scholars to achieve a high cohort persistence through transfer rate to 4-year Engineering and Computer Science programs. Objective 3: Activities will be increased, incomparison to past grants, to develop the soft skills necessary to thrive in the fields chosen, gainconfidence, and succeed in furthering employment experience through internships. Activities andinterventions will be adjusted based on success and student surveys.The increased emphasis on soft skills and advancing our understanding of how the interventionsand co-curricular activities affect the success, retention, transfer, academic

Conference Session

Manufacturing Workforce Development

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sergio Luna, University of Texas at El Paso; Amit Lopes; Ahmed Bahabry, United States Military Academy; Aditya Akundi, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

primarily concentrated on new development, so this is a very under-represented aspect of the life cycle. Managing the resources and assets allocated to perform SE activities. Activities Systems include planning, assessment and control, risk management, measurement, Engineering decision management, configuration management, information management, and Management quality management. These activities can occur at any point in the systems engineering lifecycle.ToolsThis classification refers to both the logical and physical tools required to design, analyze, andmanage systems engineering activities, and the soft skills desired from a candidate. Toolsidentified are used for designing, and developing new processes

Conference Session

EMD Technical Session 1: Captstone, Ethics, and Statistical Methods

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Venkat Allada, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Clair Kueny, Missouri University of Science and Technology

was a challenge for the instructor/sponsors tofully connect with students. On-site visits with the healthcare organization were not possible.Despite the various distance technologies that are available, we feel it is difficult to reproduce thein-person student experience. Without interpersonal interaction, many of the soft skills are oftennot fully experienced by the students learning to conduct team-based senior design project viadistance settings.ConclusionsThe community-focused design project was different than a typical engineering senior designproject that focuses mostly on technical skills. The community-focused design project discussedin this paper focused on the technical skills as well as many soft skills such as communicationboth

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel L Romero; Jessica Stershic; Taylor Ryan; Michael Young

faculty have mentionedinclude: • Thinking about building systems as a whole, instead of individual systems • Different design strategies that can be used to create a net-zero building • Education on building science and construction • Real world operations and how to apply theoretical knowledge.Participating in a team-oriented project also allows students to build their soft skills. Here are someways that our students and faculty have said they have grown with the Solar Decathlon: • How to sell a story • Learning how to get architecture and engineering students to work together • Increasing their ability for proactive planning and research • Growing their own agency and confidence • Finding external partners

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Guntulu Hatipkarasulu

ResearchFoundation, National Electrical Contractors Association, Associated Builders and Contractors,National Constructors Association, and American Road Builders Association.Construction programs are often influenced by their development and history. Programs thatoriginated from architecture or engineering often carry a design-heavy structure, while programswith industrial technology backgrounds include more hands-on applications [6, 7]. The industry'sexpectations also play an essential role in shaping the educational content, including thetechnical, managerial, and soft skills [8-11]. In 1998, Rosso conducted a study to review thecurrent status of four-year construction education programs and highlighted the evolvingapproaches and the distinct programs of

Conference Session

Experiential Learning and Professional Skills and Competencies: Attainment, Assessment, and Evaluation.

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Buten, University of Michigan; Jack Boomer Perry, University of Michigan; Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED)

Perceptions of Engineering Service Experiences as a Source of Learning Technical and Professional Skills. International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship, 8(1), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.24908/ijsle.v8i1.4545Chaibate, H., Hadek, A., Ajana, S., Bakkali, S., & Faraj, K. (2019). A Comparative Study of the Engineering Soft Skills Required by Moroccan Job Market. International Journal of Higher Education, 9(1), 142. https://doi.org/10.5430/ijhe.v9n1p142Fisher, D. R., Bagiati, A., & Sarma, S. (2017). Developing Professional Skills in Undergraduate Engineering Students Through Cocurricular Involvement. Journal of Student Affairs Research

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Underwood, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Markeya S. Peteranetz, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Clarence Waters, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Architectural Engineering Division (ARCHE)

the topic of their project intheir response. Conversely, of the alumni that identified the individual graduate project to beamong the most important experiences, respondents tended to highlight non-topic related reasons(e.g., allowed in-depth consideration of a technical concept, independent investigation,development of written communication skills).Non-Alumni Response ItemsMany non-alumni named “soft skills” like communication, teamwork, and willingness to workand learn as being important when hiring recent graduates, as well as industry-relevantexperience such as internships. Software proficiency in building information modeling (BIM)software or other discipline-specific design tools were also noted.Non-alumni participants were also asked

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 2: Advising & Mentoring

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Mosley, The Pennsylvania State University, Academic Adviser, Engineering Advising Center; Kellie Scofield; Jennifer Saltsgiver, The Pennsylvania State University Engineering Advising Center within the College of Engineering; Christine B. Masters, The Pennsylvania State University

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

participates in a one-credit class, ENGR 291. Learningobjectives for the course include: • Articulate different definitions and related sub-themes that could comprise peer advising, peer mentoring, interpersonal communication, and leadership soft skills. • Evaluate current level of development in soft skills and develop a plan for future reflection, evaluation, and adjustment to said skills. • Demonstrate effectiveness as an Engineering Peer Advising Leader and build confidence in providing advising assistance to engineering students. • Articulate familiarity with different resources and involvement opportunities in the College of Engineering and campus-wide opportunities and

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for Their Professional Practice

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Caroline Bolton, Bucknell University; Elif Miskioğlu, Bucknell University; Kaela M. Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Caitlyn Aaron; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

management expertise,” Decision Support Systems, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 51–60, Oct. 1997, doi: 10.1016/S0167-9236(97)00017-1.[6] S. Gillard, “Soft Skills and Technical Expertise of Effective Project Managers,” Issues in Informing Science and Information Technology, vol 6, pp. 723-729, 2009. doi: 10.28945/1092[7] E. Miskioglu and K. Martin, “Is it Rocket Science or Brain Science? Developing an Instrument to Measure ‘Engineering Intuition,’” in 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, Tampa, Florida, Jun. 2019. doi: 10.18260/1-2--33027.[8] J. Saldaña, The coding manual for qualitative researchers. SAGE Publications Limited, 2021.[9 J. Walther, N. W. Sochacka, and N. N. Kellam, “Quality in Interpretive

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Maureen C Smith, San Jose State University; Jinny Rhee, San Jose State University; Belle Wei, San Jose State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

19.4% (33) more about my field; Learn about new fields Support Find a mentor; Support other 13.5% (23) women in STEM; Gain inspiration Develop Network; Improve soft skills 7.6% (13) Communication Skills Connection to Direct Connection Network with professionals; 43.8% (71) Career Goals c work opportunities, learn to

Collection

2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

Authors

Xinyu Zhang, West Virginia University; Jeremy G. Roberts, West Virginia University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

successfully obtain aneducation and some soft skills. One particular soft skill that these students need is conflictmanagement ​[10]​. Conflicts in the workplace negatively impacts retention and worker morale[11]​. Management often finds it their greatest challenge when millennials are involved. This isbecause millennials consider resigning as a viable option and that they will find employmentelsewhere when they face adversity ​[10], [12]​. Therefore, learning such conflict resolution skillswould be greatly beneficial for the freshman engineering students, not only for their courseprojects, but also for their future careers.Students in this course are the late Millennial and Generation Z students, who were considered tobe more likely to choose

Collection

2007 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Paul J. Weber

applications and/or technologies that embodied thetheoretical class information. In order to do so, students were required to research topics of theirown choosing and then communicate their findings to their peers, thus developing “soft skills.”The other central objective was for students to analyze the engineering design process as a wholerather than focusing on one aspect without examining the broader consequences. By examiningthe physical materials used, potential societal benefits of the product, and the practices of themanufacturing/sales companies, students were to study the impacts of these decisions anddetermine which would be sustainable. Furthermore, these objectives were carried out in such amanner that encouraged sustainable learning.The

Collection

2018 ASEE Zone IV Conference

Authors

John Y Oliver, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Cassidy Elwell

Tagged Topics

Diversity

invoice, and perhaps a post-it note with apassword scribbled on it. This password could be used to unlock an encrypted evidentiary file onthe laptop. Email and Skype logs could contain evidence, etc. To facilitate the student teams,training from the California Department of Justice was repurposed to use open-source andfreeware tools and hosted on the web prior to the competition. Additionally, practice forensicsexercises were provided online, as well as instructional videos.Development of the Digital Forensics Challenge (DFC)There were a number of stages necessary to successfully create such a digital forensicscompetition as the California Cyber Innovation Challenge to ensure the inclusion of bothtechnical and soft skills and a realistic digital

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Naderman, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Lori Wedig, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, information from the Project Management Institute (PMI), soft skills, andlinks to additional program specific relevant pages. Also, discussions are held on current topicswithin the STEM fields, and it is encouraged for the peer mentors and champions to contribute tothese discussions to help provide depth to the topics. Another resource, Scholar Spotprogramming, was designed to specifically target only individuals in the scholarship program.The Scholar Spot offers a professional development opportunity to make additional connectionswith the presenters. Once a month, a STEM professional is selected to present on his or her topicof expertise through online video technology. Each Scholar Spot speaker is allotted one hour fora presentation, which includes

Collection

2017 ASEE Mid Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Brianna Lawton, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University

issuebeing confused about knowing if they participated in research –clearing up the blur about whatis defined as research.Building the 360 Student: Socially, Critically, and ProfessionallyUndergraduate research not only enhances students’ hard skills but soft skills as well.Knowing the facts and information in your head is totally different when having tocommunicate those results to a group of professionals or your peers –it takes practice.Being able to connect with people on a social level, while conducting oneself in a professionalmanner and thinking critically is an art that can be mastered.At the start of the first author’s undergraduate career, she was shy with a small voice neverseeking attention. After being a part of teams due to her

Conference Session

Cool Ideas

Collection

2017 EDI

Authors

Scott A Ashford; Gregory Washington; Molly M. Gribb P.E.; Bob Kolvoord; Jim Garrett; John English; Ronald Harichandran

. hands learn? Design, project work, experiential learning, What goes on soft skills...etc. the tool belt?Language,programming, MatLab,soft skills…etc. HKU Faculty of EngineeringExisting First Year’s Courses (6) New First Year’s Courses (7) Maths IA Maths IB Physics Programming Maths I Maths II Engg I Engg IIPlus TWO of these (General Engineering Intro courses

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Design II

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vy-Linh Gale, New York University; Victoria Bill, New York University; Jessica Si

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

develop the brace itself, the team uses 3D scanning to create an accurately sized brace. Thebrace is then 3D printed and tested with the patient. Students practice design iteration andhuman-centered design principles as they focus on input from each of the various stakeholders:OTs, doctors, patients, and the graduate student and faculty leads. Future work includesdevelopment and assessment of student design and soft skills workshops for this non-traditionalcourse. The VIP program director at the university is piloting a series of workshops to buildpresentation, problem definition, entrepreneurship, and interviewing skills. As studentsparticipate in this course and are encouraged to attend the soft skills workshops, the goal is forthem to progress

Conference Session

M2C: Learning by Design 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Asad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine; Maria Jane Evans, Penn State Brandywine; Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Topics

FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

thegap that exists between engineering programs expectations regarding soft skills, such as timemanagement and study skills, and the reality. Learning or mastering these skills are generallyleft to the student services, which our experience has shown not to be very successful.Moreover, an FYS would provide an ideal platform to talk about and practice teamwork andethics in a formal setup. Although, engineering design may be covered in other freshmanengineering courses, due to the importance of the subject we believe repetition is going to bebeneficial. We all the benefits that are associated with an FYS course, we believe a three-creditcourse format, rather than a one-credit format would be more valuable. This would providemore time to cover the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Coates, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Wayne Johnson, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Chris McCarthy, Armstrong Atlantic State University

itself among other summer programsin that it is an accelerated one and it introduces participating students to relatively advancedconcepts in applied research, engineering design and communication. Additionally, the programseeks to develop the participants “soft skills” that will be necessary for future team orientedprojects and/or leadership practices. The students selected are above average (regionally) andalready have a strong interest in science and/or engineering. Assessment measures for theprograms primary objectives are implemented in which the student’s future academic activitiesare monitored. Assessment of the secondary objectives is performed based on immediatefeedback from students and parents. Additionally, we describe and assess the

Conference Session

Engineering Economy: Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeannette Russ, Union University; Doanh Van, Union University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

years of industrial experience. Page 12.1564.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Using Student-led Current Events Discussions to Meet Specific ABET Outcomes through Engineering EconomyIntroductionWhile engineering departments tend to have many avenues for meeting ABET outcomes that aredirectly related to technical skills, it can be more challenging to find ways to address theoutcomes related to “soft skills.” At Union University, we have found that the standardengineering economy course provides an ideal atmosphere for delivering some of these broad-based goals. Specifically, we have been