Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Innovation, International Cooperation, and Social Entrepreneurship

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nassif Rayess, University of Detroit, Mercy; Darrell Kleinke, University of Detroit, Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

be quite striking. As thispartnership moves forward and grows, rigorous assessment will be undertaken and published inthe future.ConclusionsSocial entrepreneurship projects offer great opportunities for engineering students to apply theirskills in meaningful ways and to acquire excellent and necessary soft skills that will help furthertheir careers. This educational objective is achieved through the creation of a partnership thatbrings students, clients, faculty and volunteers together to work on enabling technology projects,particularly ones concerning parents with disabilities. Initial assessment shows that allconstituencies are well served and even more telling is the forward momentum that is being feltby everyone involved. The

Conference Session

Liberal Education and Leadership

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

own teachingof communication to the intrinsic motivation of personal or departmental conviction. Manywould likely agree with a respondent who reported teaching communication “because it’s theright thing to do.” The stated reasons for this imperative vary, with some respondents citingcompetitive advantage for graduating job-seekers, while others report that they want toencourage reflection or critical thinking. One view is compatible with a distinction between“soft skills” and core engineering competencies; the other implies what one respondent termed a“symbiotic relationship” in which engineering and its communication practices are inextricablefrom one another.The account changes appreciably, though, when respondents describe motivations

Conference Session

Faculty and Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations and Interactions

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fanyu Zeng, Indiana Wesleyan University; Chao Liu, Southeast University; Xiaodong Zhang, Southeast University

Tagged Divisions

International

Reid, “Soft Skills, High Impact on the Leadership Track”,http://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/pdf/tts03-leadership.pdf , 2003.3. Slava Kalyuga, “Instructional designs for the development of transferable knowledge and skills: A cognitiveload perspective”, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VDC-4V995T88&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=4fe8956cd677c9c9010e96beff213e22.4. Knowledge Management Center at University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota, “Transferable SkillsSurvey”, http://www.d.umn.edu/kmc/career_transfer_survey.html.5. Philip Potter, “Generating transferable knowledge from local territorial

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suryaprasad Jayadevappa, PES School of Engineering; Ravi Shankar, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

, relationship, etc) using UML and sequence diagrams then suitable tools can be developed (currently some are available) to implement the design in an object oriented language like C++. ≠ Year 4: In the graduation year a student is expected to complete the capstone project with results that can be demonstrated. Additionally the student is expected to take an addition of 4 more courses at level L4. Level4 courses provides the students with greater detailing with respect to the implementation and help fine tune the developed module and system.To get the proposed 200+ credits for a degree in CSE a student has to supplement with courseson soft-skills such as Communications, Leadership, and Ethics, and courses on

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ding Yuan, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Jane Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

transition from the preparation course to the capstone one. Inthe future, we plan to establish further collaboration between the two courses, such as enforcingthe group activities and teamwork.2) Oral presentations for the proposalsOral communication is one of the soft skills required by ABET. In the seminar course, besidesthe lecture on the professional presentation skills, we try to encourage students to express theirideas orally through class discussions as well as presentations. For the assessment purpose, theoral presentation of the proposal is the most important event since this is the last presentation andis hosted as a public presentation session. During the presentation, students will face not only theinstructor and the classmates in this

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Innovation and Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

others.4,5,6 Following a landmark SME publications in 1985 and 1988,1,7 each of the historicaldocuments has offered guidance for developing curricula and specific course content in anincremental evolution. These recommendations maintained a constant focus on manufacturingengineering as a dominantly process-oriented discipline, enhanced with soft-skills. This papersuggests a more comprehensive framework for the manufacturing engineering disciplineencompassing the full spectrum of product realization.The Essence of Manufacturing: The essential nature of manufacturing is the creation ofproducts. Indeed, no products (outside of raw vegetables, perhaps) exist that are notmanufactured. Although global information exchange and market competitiveness

Conference Session

Achieving the Civil Engineering Body of Knowlegde

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Karlin, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Andrea Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

demographics and the politicaland social impacts of technology.ABET 2000 criteria also highlighted the need to quantitatively measure the development ofnontechnical (or “soft”) skills. For many programs, this created a need to develop course contentspecific to these outcomes. As Felder and Brent4 state, “the work of equipping students with theattributes specified in [ABET] program outcomes must be done at the individual course level.”It also created a necessity to develop assessment tools to measure non-quantitative studentlearning outcomes, a difficult challenge for engineering faculty far more comfortable in therealm of the technical and quantitative than in the assessment of more qualitative outcomes.In addition to the logistical challenges related

Conference Session

Customizing Courses for Industry Training Needs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jody Pierce, Purdue University; Russell Aubrey, Purdue University; John Eddy, Purdue University; Charles Baker, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

Behavior • OLS 274 Applied Leadership • IT 342 Introduction to Statistical Quality • IT 381 Total Productive Maintenance • IT 230* Elements of Industrial DistributionAgain, the selection of courses match the elements found in the company’s philosophyand guiding principles. These selected courses began to merge the “soft-skill” courses(organizational and leadership titles) with those “hard-skill” courses of problems solving,statistics, and productive maintenance. The inclusion of statistics and Englishcomposition at this time, were made because by now, the participating employees feltcomfortable in the educational environment, knew a bit more about what to expect from acollege level course, had experienced success, and were

Conference Session

Engineering Literacy: Champions of Engineering in General Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian P Kirkmeyer, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

university: the arts,humanities, social commentary, global culture, communication through music, science andtechnological innovation. It is one of only a few courses at its home university that viablybridges the gap between STEM fields and the “soft skills” that have become so valued byindustry partners who hire its graduates. It is a concept-driven course requiring no math, and assuch the audience spans majors from engineering to art to education to business.The course focuses on multimedia content and experiential engagement. Required media includebooks about heavy metal history (Christe, “Sound of the Beast”)2 and concerns aboutunderrepresentative populations (Dawes, “What Are You Doing Here?”)5, and a videodocumentary series that examines the

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Goodman, University of Colorado, Denver; Jean Hertzberg, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

opportunity to develop and measure a number of professional skills,including communication and teamwork25,26. These abilities are often called “soft skills”although some engineering educators would rather they be called “the missing basics”, becausethey are essential for students to become successful engineers27.One team has developed measures for how well students can demonstrate contextualcompetence28, defined as “an engineer’s ability to anticipate and understand the constraints andimpacts of social, cultural, environmental, political, and other contexts on engineeringsolutions”29. This work goes beyond simple notions about transferring learning from one contextto the next, and defines the broader arena in which engineers work. The focus on

Conference Session

Two-year College Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Burton Dorsey, Washington MESA; Elizabeth Apple Meza, University of Washington; Phyllis G. Harvey-Buschel, Washington MESA

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

workshops and mock job fairs, students learn soft skills, corporate culture, resume writing, and interviewing skills.• Industry Advisory partnerships. Local MESA advisory boards offer valuable connections between students and industry leaders. Corporate representatives, including MESA alumni, participate on boards and provide scholarships, strategic planning, summer internships, field trips, scholarships, employment opportunities, and other resources.• Dedicated MESA director. Participating colleges receive funding to hire a full-time administrative director to coordinate MESA activities or provide significant resources for faculty “buy-out” time. Directors have expertise in STEM coursework and

Conference Session

Pre-College: Fundamental Research in Engineering Education (1)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Jill Marshall, University of Texas, Austin; Ara Winter, University of New Mexico, Department of Biology; Yang Liu, University of New Mexico, Department of Organization, Information, and Learning Sciences

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

division.We coded each paper using the coding scheme from our original work [1-4] (Table 1). However,we omitted one category, soft skills, because very few papers included it as a goal, even in theoriginal review (and none of those reported results related to soft skills). Multiple coders wereassigned to several papers and we discussed any disagreements, per recommendations forqualitative analysis [5]. The coding scheme categorizes papers based on their goals, the data andanalysis detailed, and the outcomes achieved. We identified 76 papers and proceedings withinterpretable results (see Appendix). We then synthesized findings and gaps from the recent timeperiod.Table 1. Coding scheme Code

Conference Session

ETD Freshmen Students

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rex C. Kanu, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. While this course uses active learning approaches and team projects, the scope of theircontents distinguish them from similar courses that seek to achieve improved graduation andretention rates. For instance, in this course, soft skills such as technical writing, use of Excel,developing an individual academic plan of study, cooperative education, internships, culturaldiversity, quality, safety, and ethics are covered. Basic technical skills covered include math,mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering technology. The rationale for this course is toexpose students to these subjects and topics before they enroll in core engineering technologycourses such as applied statics.Assessment of learning:While the author plans to conduct this

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek Breid, Saint Vincent College; Lawrence Machia, Saint Vincent College

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

in the context of project-based learning (PBL). When properlyimplemented, PBL can greatly increase the sense of engagement among students, while alsoimproving retention of course concepts and the development of related soft skills[5].Incorporation of PBL techniques has been successfully demonstrated for a wide variety ofprojects and settings in thermal and fluid engineering courses, including the design of abrewery[6], HVAC equipment[7], and thermal insulation devices[8]. In addition, the inclusion of“real-world” clients has been shown to have positive impacts on student engagement in courseprojects[9].The course had been taught in a traditional lecture format in the previous year (Fall 2015). Theintent for 2016 was to restructure the course

Conference Session

Graduate Study Programs Supporting Diversity and Underrepresented Minority Students - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beth A. Bucher MSW, Ohio State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Program

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

/science.1240487Granello, D. H. (2016) Campus Suicide Prevention REACH Training Program, [PowerPoint Slides].Itani, M., Srour, I. (2015). Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Soft skills, Industry Expectations, and Career Aspirations. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice. DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)EI.1943-5541.0000247.Lee, D., Olson, E. A., Locke, B. Michelson S. T. & Odes E (June 2009). The Effects of College Counseling Services on Academic Performance and Retention. Journal of College Student Development, Volume 50, Number 3, pp. 305-319. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/265820/pdfLongfield, A., Romas, J., & Irwin, J. D. (2006). The Self-Worth, Physical and Social Activities

Conference Session

Using Real-World Examples

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Cary Richard Woodson, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

rules set forth by the professional organization whichsponsors the international competition the craft is designed to compete in. Students are allowedcomplete autonomy during the design, construction, and testing phases and all participatingstudents are encouraged to attend the competition.The MTSU EVP solar boat project epitomizes the spirit of innovative teaching and learningstrategies. In addition to offering students a unique opportunity to enhance their technical skills,and soft skills and gain solid resume and portfolio building experiences, participation helps themto stay engaged academically. Dedication and enthusiasm are at their highest when people areengaged in work they find stimulating and are rewarding. Here the reward comes from

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohsen Mosleh, Howard University; Claudia Marin-Artieda, Howard University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

college studentdevelopment and on eliciting much interest from the K-12 students and teachers. The EAPparticipants have expressed gains in soft skills, confidence in abilities to succeed in engineering,and an increase in the self-perception as skilled leaders [5]. As the ambassadors engage oncarrying out the critical mission of serving the EAP, they develop the necessary communication skillsand technical competencies for presentations and mentoring activities. This engagement and skilldevelopment increase the interest and confidence in STEM education, especially during the earlyyears of undergraduate education through the exposure to engineering challenges that show thereal-world relevance of science and engineering. Also, through mentoring in

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Labs in Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ken Lulay P.E., University of Portland; Heather E. Dillon, University of Portland; Karen Elizabeth Eifler, University of Portland; Timothy A. Doughty, University of Portland; Daniel Anderson, University of Portland; Jose Israel Bastida De Jesus

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

enhancement includestwo facets: 1. Modernize and improve the technical skills acquired by students in the laboratory courses. 2. Thoughtfully incorporate developmental skills (soft skills like teamwork and communication) that are important for engineers.The project uses evidence based instructional methods with an emphasis on backward design.The pedagogical methods are used to create new laboratory modules that use specific learningobjectives with open-ended laboratory methods to create experiences where each student "cookswithout a recipe." Prior work by the research team describes a successful experiment thatscaffolds a low-cost experimental module through the entire mechanical engineering curriculumand provides additional

Conference Session

Early ChemE Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill B Elmore, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

pursuing aseparate Team Challenge for a period of 2-3 weeks. Upon completion of a Team Challenge,each group rotates—finishing the three team challenges shortly before the end of the semester.Team FormationAt the beginning of each semester students are allowed to self-select teams of four members each.Within teams, each member serves in a designated role (e.g. Team Leader, Data Recorder, SafetyOfficer, etc.)—rotation roles with each rotation to a new Team Challenge.Among the desired outcomes for teams are: 1) Strengthening of working relationships among students—particularly for improving learning and performance during the problem-based class periods 2) Growth of “soft” skills including leadership combined with a sense of teamwork and

Conference Session

Materials, Manufacturing, and Machine Component Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Scott Pierce P.E., Western Carolina University; Wesley L. Stone, Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

and systems-level thinking are best learned through practice.Surveys of student perceptions of learning indicate that students find both the lecture and the labcourse to be engaging. They report that the courses stimulated their interest in machine designand they feel that the ski lift project helped them to develop important skills. In the future, wewill take a more formal approach to measure student achievement. In particular, we would liketo measure attainment of soft skills such as systems-level thinking in students who have beenthrough the ski lift project versus those who may not have gone through a laboratory course toapply the theoretical content learned in the lecture.The pair of courses discussed in this paper were offered for the

Conference Session

Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession – and ASCE

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Decker B. Hains, Western Michigan University; Leslie Nolen, American Society of Civil Engineers; Brock E. Barry PE, U.S. Military Academy; Beth Lin Hartmann P.E., Iowa State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

determining if a revision is warranted at this time. The summaryfindings for each question are as follows: (1) Do the reviewed sources affirm aspects of the ASCE BOK2? The majority of the sources either directly or indirectly affirm various aspects of the BOK2. Sources specific to engineering appear to support many of the premises and outcomes identified in the BOK2. Some sources are silent on some of the “soft skill outcomes” of the BOK2, with one example being humanities. Overall, the committee felt the sources reviewed affirmed most aspects of the BOK2. (2) Do the reviewed sources suggest things that may need to be revised or clarified in the BOK? Several of the reviewed sources did support the need for

Conference Session

Labs and Experiments

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Dee Clay, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

identify tools and techniques that have proveneffective in the Unit Operations Laboratory. This is particularly important as the dual pressuresof increasing enrollment and tight budget pressures combine to increase the challenge to runningan effective undergraduate laboratory.Overview of the LaboratoryUnit Operations Laboratory courses are ubiquitous in chemical engineering departments andoften represent a rite of passage for upperclassmen. Key goals of the laboratory courses includeapplication of chemical engineering principles in experiments, technical report writing, and pilotscale equipment operation. Ancillary goals include enhancing soft skills with respect to groupdynamics and opportunities to improve techniques related to technical

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Rogelio Casas Jr, Texas A&M University; David Anthony Cervantes; Justin Raymond Comer; Brielle Roxanne De Anda; Landon James Ledbetter, Oncor Electric Delivery; Andres Fly; Erika L. Davila, Texas A&M University; Grace E Tsai, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

? © American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition 9. Do you think having interdisciplinary members on the team helped the Capstone project? Ifso, how?The summary of this post Capstone survey results is shown in Table 1. All team membersparticipated in the survey despite the fact that the capstone students had already graduated andmany are already employed in firms, indicating their continued dedication to the project.Students selected positive scores toward improvement in technical skills and their soft skills (e.g.teamwork). Students received good grades from the instructors in this project. Moreover,students provided constructive feedback through additional survey questions

Conference Session

New Directions for ET

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Glen Wood, University of Houston, Downtown; Sergio Pena Diaz; Victoria Valencia, University of Houston, Downtown; Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown; Lisa Deane Morano, University of Houston, Downtown

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

project. They had to manage their timeeffectively to meet tight project deadlines. They also commented that they would not have beenable to complete this project unless they had to rely on the strengths of each team member andsupport one another. Finally, students felt that the weekly project status updates and variousreports and presentations required by the class helped them improve their technical writing andpresentation skills.IV. ConclusionThroughout this project students demonstrated the skills they have learned throughout their studies.By successfully completing the objectives of this project, students demonstrated competencies(technical as well as soft skills) in the field of instrumentation and control systems engineering.This senior

Conference Session

Non-Traditional Doctoral Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachal E. Thomassie, Texas A&M University; Timothy J. Jacobs, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

communication and soft skills. This degree program prepares its graduates to beleaders in industry, which includes the ability to effectively communicate with a range ofaudiences. One graduate states a benefit of the DEng degree is “the ability to communicatecomplex topics to non-technical audiences.” This skill combined with deeper technical knowledgeand credentialing have prepared several former students to serve as expert witnesses. Somestudents have built their own business while others have been able to contribute to the financialand economic decision making efforts of their organization. A few summarized quotes fromformer students are presented below: Business principles and economics to the design of energy efficiency programs

Conference Session

ET Curriculum & Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aimee T. Ulstad, Ohio State University; Kathryn Kelley, Ohio State University; Teresa A. Johnson, Ohio State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

mechanics, installers, and repairers. And,given the strength of the polymer and chemical industries in the Midwest, focus groupparticipants called attention to the importance of workers with process engineering skills. Ingeneral, manufacturers also revealed concerns over a broader base of engineering-relatedoccupations and concerns over basic workforce readiness skills at a time when top-tierengineering schools have largely veered away from engineering technology or appliedengineering programs.At the same time, manufacturers demand workers who not only demonstrate prowess in technicalskills but also exhibit interpersonal aptitude and other soft skills [3]. More and more, atriumvirate of skills, mobility, and leadership will be seen as critical in

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: Competitions, Challenges, and Teams

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ryan Striker P.E., North Dakota State University; Enrique Alvarez Vazquez, North Dakota State University; Mary Pearson, North Dakota State University; Lauren Singelmann, North Dakota State University; Ellen M. Swartz, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

lauren.n.singelmann@ndsu.edu enrique.vazquez@ndsu.eduAbstractWe present a distributed, scalable, student-driven method for both defining a set of projects andsubsequently assigning students to project teams. This process has been implemented within amixed online/in-person multi-university course comprised of both undergraduate and graduatelevel students who are predominantly, but not exclusively, pursuing engineering degrees. OurInnovation Based Learning (IBL) course seeks to provide students with maximum freedom andresponsibility for their own learning; we seek to radically rethink and reduce the organizationaltasks normally performed by the instructor. Re-assigning these tasks to the students creates newopportunities to learn soft skills such as

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 7: Advanced CS courses

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Zachary Michael Steudel, Baylor University; Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

obfuscation; and will discuss thedesign of the project, the implementation of the design, code obfuscation techniques used, and whichobfuscation techniques were used to produce the mystery executable presented to the class as theirclass project. IntroductionGroup projects in engineering and computer science coursework are a critical part of the educationprocess. Not only do they enforce the concepts being taught, they also provide an environment inwhich essential professional skills (aka, soft skills) can be understood, culminating in a synergisticlearning experience. The value of such group learning has been well documented in bothengineering and computer science courses [1]-[5], and is a cornerstone to the

Conference Session

Experiences of Underrepresented Students in Engineering

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nayda G. Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Manuel A. Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Luisa Guillemard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

learning,reflection, and peer-to-peer instruction. PLTL was originally developed to focus on teachingtechnical skills [2], but, in our initiative, it was modified to teach soft skills, such as teamwork,leadership, effective communication, among others. Peer leaders were selected among volunteerstudents.A program for LIATS was recently established in the College of Engineering to address thedifferences between the performance of low-income students when compared with the generalengineering population. A cohort of ninety-two (92) students, ranging from 1st. to 3rd. year ofstudy participate in the program. The purpose of this program is to increase retention andimprove graduation rates of students from economically disadvantaged communities as well

Conference Session

ET Curriculum and Programs I

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kathryn Kelley, Ohio State University; Aimee T. Ulstad, Ohio State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Technology Processes I Calculus for Engineering Engineering Engineering Graphics 2 Technology 1 Graphics 1 Calculus for Engineering Electrical Circuits 1 Physics 2 Technology 2We also negotiated with the respective colleges to offer special sections of physics,engineering fundamentals, Excel and chemistry to engineering technology students.The extent of the adaptation ranged from changing a final assignment to offering anentire section geared toward engineering technology students.In addition to math, science, and engineering, ABET requires that students accomplish“soft” skills upon graduation so that they have the ability and understanding to do thefollowing: work as a member of a team, communicate in