Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconected World

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jørgen Hansen; Arvid Andersen

their study to find new information and use itin a relevant context and discuss it with others in order to form their own personal opinion.The success of project-organised teaching on EPS is measured by the way in which thestudents handle situations and problems occurring during execution of their project. Studentssimply have to learn to take responsibility of their own situation and learn to appreciate that itis a life-long situation. Doing international teamwork is more than ever a skill needed. It willbe an important part of the career of the future engineer.Assessment of technical and soft skills in teamworkStudents participating in EPS have varying educational and cultural backgrounds. The focusis on people involved; on the product

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Sean DiBartolo; Linfield Brown; Chris Swan

been given to thestudents; thus, the students control both the internal and external aspects of contest participation.In essence, the students are the drivers in Tufts participation in the WERC design contest withthe advisors providing advice, not answers, when asked. By abdicating control, the advisorsbelieve that the students will develop not only better technical skills in research and design of aengineered system but will begin to develop and see the importance of “soft” skills such as time,people, and project management.This hands-off aspect of advising does have its disadvantages. Advisors are many times left “outof the loop”, and often find that students have made critical and/or time-wasting mistakes thatmay have been avoided if

Conference Session

Techniques for Improving Teaching

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Beth Todd

assignments. It is important when using in-class exercisesthat the students feel that the assignment will impact their grade in some way so that theassignment is completed. There is also discussion on assessing the impact of the lifelonglearning module on the student’s appreciation of lifelong learning. The instructor’s guideconcludes with a listing of references that were used during module development.Module TestingThe lifelong learning module was one of 15 modules created to address soft skills in theengineering curriculum. A testing program was created for these modules. In this program, eachmodule was taught by an instructor who did not develop the module. A group of engineeringstudents in the sophomore through senior level with a range of GPAs

Conference Session

ET Graduate Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Niaz Latif; Michael Dyrenfurth

participation.Instrumentation & Data CollectionWithin these three foci, the evaluation design, shown in Figure 2, calls for assessment of: · Satisfaction (overall) with the program · The program’s instructional methodology · Effectiveness of the program’s mechanics (registration, fees) · Perceptions of value received · Appropriateness of content mix (technology, management, soft skills, communication, and research) · Technological literacy · Written communication · Post-participation career advancement · Employer perceptions of performance change Post-Assessment Cohort 1 Post

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

David Probst

academically to compete in themodern, global, and communication intensive world of engineering. As such, greater emphasisis being placed on what used to be called the “soft skills.” This increased emphasis is reflectedin the Engineering Criteria 2000 Criteria 3 outcomes. Our University Studies Program clearlyemphasizes these outcomes and prepares our students well for success in the modern world.B. Preparation for the ABET VisitIn preparation for evaluation of our program under Engineering Criteria 2000, we needed todevelop a set of educational objectives and an assessment plan for the Engineering PhysicsProgram. We decided to adopt a set of objectives that would apply to all departmental programs.The objectives along with specific outcomes for

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Kamyar Haghighi; Heidi Diefes-Dux

PO 9 should make serious efforts to improve their communication component. S 9. Form a faculty committee to review freshman, sophomore, and senior PO 7, 8, seminar courses as a cluster. Focus should be on ABE POs that address 11, 12 professional and personal "soft" skills and particularly the ones involving global and societal impact of engineering practice, knowledge of contemporary issues, ethical responsibility in personal and professional life, and life-long learning. Issues related to other support functions and activities (i.e., undergraduate research, Co-op) should also be addressed. Graduation requirement of lower level

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Taggart Smith

of leadership and soft skills inmanagement. Women use cooperative styles and are good at networking, mentoring, and teambuilding—all the signs of a caring organization and an enabling context for knowledge creation.However, caring comes naturally to all human beings. Caring develops mutual trust, empathy,leniency in judgment, access to help, and establishing courage.A key issue for management is to create a “tight-loose” process for competence diffusion.Communities of practice need to be allowed freedom and variation for learning to take place,while requiring enough commonality to make sharing possible. Business units should allowenough autonomy to experiment with new methods of task performance and provideorganizational unity through shared

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology and the Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing; Wesley Francillon, Ph.D., Connectiuct Community College; John Birch, The Birch Group, LLC

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

improving life on thisplanet. In addition, the LSSL Program continues to implement recruitment and retentionstrategies identified in the National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Sciences Page 22.868.2(IWITTS), an NSF funded project, which addressed gender equity and the recruitment andretention of underrepresented populations in non-traditional fields. The structure of the LSSLProgram has impacted not only students enrolled in the Program but also educators and industrypartnerships through innovative education techniques, particularly the integration ofprofessional/soft skills with PBL.LSSL Program project teams have been

Conference Session

Innovations in Design within BME Curricula

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Naomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christopher L. Brace, University of Wisconsin; Willis J. Tompkins, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

of Professional Communication Skills Throughout the BME Curriculum. Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Conference. Hawaii, 2007.6. Cadwell, K.D., Zenner, G.M., Chesler, N.C. and Crone, W.C. Developing undergraduate student design skills using online video modules and active learning exercises. Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education Conference. Austin, 2009.7. Hazelwood, V., Valdevit, A., and Ritter, A. “A model for a Biomedical Engineering Senior Design Capstone Course, with Assessment Tools to Satisfy ABET ‘Soft Skills’,” Proceedings of the Capstone Design Conference, Boulder, 2010.8. McKenzie, L.J., Trevisan, M.S., Davis, D.C., Beyerlein, S.W., “Capstone Design Courses and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

, instructor preference, andindustrial standards. Contrary to the project schedule as dictated by ANL, the instructorsrequired the software engineering and computer engineering students to follow an agile process.This provides students from other disciplines the opportunity to witness this process first hand.Students from both departments also learned lessons on how different fields thinking about anddescribe very similar engineering concepts.Outcome (f) [An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility]. Professional andethical responsibility are soft skills that are challenging to assess, but important throughout theengineering lifecycle. Of course there are a number of professional and ethical issues that areaddressed as part of any

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald L. Carr, Purdue University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

research interests include assessment of engineering design and ”soft skills,” assessment of engineering impact through STEM initiatives, integration of engineering into all content areas, instructional design and assessment of teacher professional development via online and face-to-face programs, and promotion of engineering through standards-based curriculum reform.Prof. Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette Heidi A. Diefes-Dux is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue Uni- versity. She received her B.S. and M.S. in food science from Cornell University and her Ph.D. in food process engineering from the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at Purdue Univer

Conference Session

Green Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

design and engineering problems1. Students utilize their classroom knowledge of engineering principles while simultaneously developing valuable soft-skills such as teamwork and communication3. The overall effect of the project is an enjoyable, educational, and engrossing experience for the students

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alisha L. Sarang-Sieminski, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

quantitative measurements in living systems; 4. The ability to use modeling techniques as a tool for integrating knowledge; 5. The ability to formulate and solve problems with medical relevance, including the design of devices, systems, and processes to improve human health.This curriculum philosophy captures an important component of bioengineering that isdemanded by industry: the ability to apply an ‘engineering mindset,’ including quantitative andanalytic tools, to biological problems. But there is also an increasing appreciation of the role ofthe so-called ‘soft skills’ in engineering, including teamwork and communication, as well as thevalue of design and problem-solving skills. For example, the National Academy of

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Mazzurco, Purdue University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kavitha D. Ramane, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

International

. The Vision for Civil Engineering in 2025. American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA. 2007.16 Del Vitto, C. Cross-Cultural ‘Soft Skills’ and the Global Engineer: Corporate Best Practices and Trainer Methodologies, Online Journal for Global Engineering Education. 2008. 3(1): 1–9.17 Thomas, D., and Kerr, I. People Skills for Global Business: Cultural Intelligence. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., San Francisco, CA. 2003.18 Van Dyne, L., Ang, S., and Koh, C. Development and Validation of the CQS: The Cultural Intelligence Scale. In L. Van Dyne and S. Ang (Eds.), Handbook of Cultural Intelligence: Theory, Measurement, and Applications

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Gisemba Bagaka's, Cleveland State University; Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University; Paul A. Bosela P.E., Cleveland State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

0.665 Factor 2 (projects and case studies) 2 0.676The data analysis sorted the 11 ABET outcome items into two groups. It was found that items 1 Page 25.1339.6through 5, 7, and 11 were grouped together into factor 1, and items 6 and 8 through 10 weresorted together into factor 2. On reflection, the authors decided to term these factors “technicaldevelopment” and “professional development.”The outcomes grouped under technical development mostly refer to the “number crunching”skills in engineering, specifically outcomes 1 through 3, 5, and 11. The other two, items 4 and 7,can be thought of as soft skills that

Conference Session

Emerging Information Technologies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert E. Efimba P.E., Howard University; Tori Rhoulac Smith, Howard University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

berelating to and working with persons of a different gender, religion, or nationality. Many of theseproblems are resolved by encouraging the students to be proactive in communicating with teammembers, occasionally scheduling time in class for team meetings, and offering extra credit forstudents who attend and learn invaluable soft skills from free Engineering Futures (EF) sessionsconducted by the student chapter of Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honor Society (www.tbp.org).The EF sessions are offered by TBP as a service to the engineering community and developpeople and interpersonal skills, such as how to schedule and conduct efficient meetings and,most importantly, how to function as a productive member of a team. Students are alsoforewarned that

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy Watson, University of South Carolina; Jed S. Lyons, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

extent they were interested in each technique. The initial draft of the survey wasreviewed by a content review panel, which consisted of a senior mechanical engineering studentand an electrical and computer engineering freshman. The final survey was created with ClassClimate®, an online survey tool.The first part was based upon a list of skills seen in Table 1. This list was developed in previousresearch through a review of advertised job solicitations for industry positions requiring anengineering Ph.D. 5, 13. The list of skills included technical skills, such as solving problems anddesigning experiments, and transferable skills (often referred to as soft skills) such ascommunication, teamwork, and professional ethics. The root for the first

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne W. Scott, Petroleum Institute

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Middle Eastern/US collaboration continues to provide our students with opportunities fora globally informed education through it competitions and forums. The activities describedabove have fostered a rich and productive intercultural dialogue while giving students Page 25.1057.7valuable training in a global engineering project. While creating solutions to global problemsrequiring their technical engineering skills, the students discovered that soft skills such ascommunication and teamwork were integral to their success, regardless of culture. Facultyand students enjoyed greater understanding of the differences and sameness of theirrespective cultures

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jian Peng, Southeast Missouri State University; Santaneel Ghosh, Southeast Missouri State University; Ken Surendran, Southeast Missouri State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

., McCallister, T., Peng, J., and Ghosh, S., “Evaluation of magnetic field induced losses of thermoresponsive, multifunctional, magnetic nano-carriers for hyperthermia and controlled drug release”, Materials Research Society Fall 2011 Meeting, Boston, MA, Nov 27-Dec 2, 2011.Overall, the course has been generally well-received by all the students. Most of them realize theimportance of the “soft” skills, particularly the skill of how to communicate with people fromdifferent backgrounds. The exposure to a wide variety of design projects, however, has apolarizing effect: some students become interested in other majors while others withdraw andbecome detached.V. ConclusionCapstone design courses provide students with an invaluable

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Halliday; Israel Urieli; Gregory Kremer

/mechanical systems design project was selected tointegrate material from all of the core mechanical engineering courses and to ensure that ourgraduates have a basic understanding of engineering science and how it relates to the art ofengineering design.The purpose of this paper is to describe the key features of the new course and to evaluate itssuccess in meeting its educational objectives. The “soft skills” component of the courseemphasizes development of skills for lifelong learning, including research skills, teamworkskills, and communication skills. The year-long sequence of courses is being team-taught, withextensive use of a Blackboard course web site for organizing group activities, and is beingmonitored by referees from the industrial

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

John I. Hochstein; Deborah Hochstein

. Task Analysis FormCurriculum Writer Subject Matter Expert DateDutyTaskSteps Performance Tools Related Knowledge Safety Attitudes Decisions Cues Errors Standards Equip. Mat’ls Verbal/ Math Technology WrittenFigure 2: Task Analysis ChartThese two charts do not tell educators how to teach, or exactly what to teach; it provides andorganizes documentation of industry’s expectations of engineering graduates. It can be useful isdeciding which CAD software to teach or which brand of PLC to use in the lab, as well asdefining which soft skills should be acquired by potential

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Therese A. Mylan; Ravi K. Ghai; Kim LaScola Needy; Gary E. Rafe; Bopaya Bidanda

and web-based training and providescontent in generic topics (such as desktop applications, technology and soft skills) and home healthcare industryspecific training in operational, financial, regulatory and clinical topics. In addition to the value-added content, italso provides tools and shells for the development, deployment and administration of interactive courseware. Mr.Ghai has spoken at many industry conferences, both domestically as well as internationally, in areas such asmultimedia technologies, and electronic document management for manufacturing, workflow and interactivetraining. He holds the M.Engg and MBA degrees.THERESE A. MYLANTherese Mylan is the Manager of H.B. Maynard & Company’s Knowledge Center, in Pittsburgh, PA. As

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Duesing; Kevin Schmaltz; Dan Goodrich; Pamela Schmaltz

a "cookie cutter" design-and-buildassignment. Both students and faculty learned from the experience, and LSSU and CTIhave continued to team on subsequent senior engineering projects for LSSU’s engineeringstudents.Bibliography1. Duesing, P., Devaprasad, J., Mahajan, A., and McDonald, D., "Integrating Soft Skills: A Key Factor inthe University to Work Transition," ABET Annual Conference Proceedings, Seattle, November 1996.2. McDonald, D., Devaprasad, J., Duesing, P., Mahajan, A., Qatu, M., and Walworth, M., "Re-Engineeringthe Senior Design Experience with Industry-Sponsored Multidisciplinary Team Projects," Frontiers inEducation Conference Proceedings, Salt Lake City, November, 1996.3. Lamoncusa, J., Soyster, A., and George, R., "Industry

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald R. Hosey; R. Gregg Bruce; Lester K. Eigenbrod; Hansjoerg Stern

recommendations for the new class. Theseideas included: awareness of the soft skills of leadership or management styles, interacting withpeople, how to treat customers, and qualities of an effective subordinate as well as boss. Adoptionof these recommendations within the new curriculum is in progress.8 References [1] Ullman, D. G. (1997). The mechanical design process. Boston, Massachusetts: McGraw-Hill. [2] Excellence in engineering design education. A three day short course & workshop, Saint Louis University & Texas A&M University, Saint Louis, Missouri, Aug. 3-5, 1997. [3] Stern, H. Team Projects can offer incentives. Proceeding of the ASEE 1989 Annual Conference.9 Biographical Data Each of the authors is an Associate Professor in the

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Michele H. Miller

toaccelerate the pace of curricular change. This paper describes the activities that comprised thisinternship as well as the skills observed to be most important. With a few exceptions, my list ofskills matches the lists derived from employer surveys. Based on these observations, myrecommendations for curriculum change are: (1) provide more opportunities for students todevelop the soft skills (for example, by requiring more practical team projects); (2) explicitlyteach process skills, such as problem solving and project management; (3) emphasize the basicsin engineering science courses and how to apply them to a variety of problems; (4) offer moresystems courses to help students deal with the complicated products and organizations they willencounter

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Nagy N. Bengiamin

coherent and enthusiastic faculty body.Ä Assessment of soft-skills requires conservative thinking to facilitate a meaningful assessment tool. For example, outcome (i) states “graduates should have a recognition of the need for, and are able to engage in life-long learning.” To assess this outcome, the EE faculty at UND decided to demonstrate that students have been successfully exposed to activities within their academic program that would enhance their life-long learning skills. Student work demonstrated interest and ability to seek and grasp new knowledge. Critical thinking and open-ended problem solving skills are considered directly relevant to student ability to engage in life-long learning.Ä It is easy to overburden

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter A. Koen

need to have both superiortechnical and soft skills. Engineering schools have consistently provided graduates with technicalskills, but provided little, if any, education into the softer skills. Surveys like this one emphasizethe importance of the softer skills and help provide the sense of urgency1 which is needed toguide change.The value of this work lies in the process utilized to create and implement a survey. Assessmentof alumni and their employers by surveying their needs and the graduates preparedness is a toolthat will be more utilized by many schools as the new ABET criteria is embraced. The survey isonly valuable if it produces change. Developing a new curriculum, which often results in facultydisplacement since new courses must be

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 5

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Duc Anh Vu Trinh, University of South Florida; Dhinesh Balaji Radhakrishnan, Purdue University ; Chris S. Ferekides, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

engineering education," EnvironmentTechnology Resources Proceedings of the International Scientific and Practical Conference, vol.3, p. 253, 2019, doi: 10.17770/etr2019vol3.4118. [11] G. Gidion and R. O. Buchal, "Fostering teamwork skills using collaboration software in engineering design education," Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA), 2013, doi: 10.24908/pceea.v0i0.4845. [12] J. Schleiss, M. Bieber, A. Manukjan, L. Kellner, and S. Stober, "An Interdisciplinary Competence Profile for AI in Engineering," 2022, doi: 10.5821/conference- 9788412322262.1288. [13] S. Nicola, C. Pinto, and J. Mendonca, "The role of education on the acquisition of 21st century soft skills by

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 4

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Uri Feldman, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Callie Cherry, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

the students on AI Literacy so they can analyze and interpret the syntheticallygenerated outputs.The course “Introduction to the Engineering Experience” is a required course offered every Fallsemester to all first-year engineering students at our university. The course is grounded on theapproach of Raymond Landis, who coined the term World Class Engineering Student (WCES)[10]. The approach focuses on development of soft skills including collaboration, reflection, peerreview, and time management; skills which are increasingly recognized as an important part ofstudent development and success in engineering education, and essential in the development of aWCES [11]. In the Fall of 2023 semester, the AI literacy module was added and delivered

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emmabeth Parrish Vaughn, Austin Peay State University; Lily Skau, Austin Peay State University; Bobette Dawn Bouton, Austin Peay State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

, tangential soft skill) Reports assessed for Reports excluded as not related to at least empathy eligibility: 56 one of the three constructs of empathy: 7 Article excluded as relating only to STEM education generally:1 Studies included in review: 48Figure 2: PRISMA showing the identification, screening, and selection process for thissystematic review.Analysis After reading the 48 articles, our research team identified three emerging themes:Empathy in Teaching and Learning, the Role of Empathy in Engineering, and Empathy inEngineering Design. When determining the category