Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 2 Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Mohamed ElZomor, Florida International University; Gabriella Santi, Florida International University; Piyush Pradhananga, Florida International University; Mais Kayyali, Florida International University; Lu Zhang, Florida International University

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ofalternative learning pedagogies such as in-class training that integrate students’ developmentskills in addition to technical contents.Background and MotivationFrom providing access to clean water to managing large-scale infrastructure projects, thegrand challenges that engineers face in the modern world are equally technical and social. Toovercome these challenges, engineers must not only become experts on the technical aspectsof their specific field but also develop their soft skills, such as communication andpresentation skills, to enable leveraging their technical knowledge in an evolving,increasingly complex and globalized work environment. In today’s world, wheremulticultural teams are encouraged and considered the norm rather than an exception

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 5 Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Tojan Rahhal, University of Missouri; Miguel Elias Ayllon, University of Missouri

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Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Ch), working in the lab of Dr. Joseph M. DeSimone. Outside of her research efforts, she demonstrated commitment to service and leadership in the academic community, promoting awareness of issues regarding equality in science. She currently owns Alliance Professional Development (www.Alliance-Professional.com) where she works on providing customized workshops focusing on leadership, soft skills, and cultural awareness for companies and organizations. At MU she focuses on facilitating outreach, recruitment, retention, and overall success for all members of our community, especially those from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in engineering.Dr. Miguel Elias Ayllon, University of Missouri

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 6 Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Ekundayo Shittu, George Washington University; Jennifer Dashiell-Shoffner, North Carolina A&T State University; Hyung Nam Kim, North Carolina A&T State University

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software and my soft skills. I believe they go hand in hand. That could be a bit challenging. Probably as an African American those are the areas where I need to go a bit deeper. Those are the areas where I need to work harder. Those are the areas where I need to bridge the gap basically. So um well the positive I can always take out of it, being an African American, being from a disadvantaged background has always made me want to achieve the best. Has always made me want to work harder at whatever I do. So based on that, well, that’s a positive. That’s something I believe that could spawn me into achieving bigger and greater goals. So um I believe I probably need to work twice as hard. Yes

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 4 Slot 1 Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Danyelle Tauryce Ireland, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Cindy Greenwood, University of Maryland, Baltimore County ; Erica L D'Eramo, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Katherine Bell O'Keefe

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students an opportunity to learn and practicevaluable “soft skills.”Unlike the Fall Career Networking Event, which is focused primarily on careerdevelopment and includes only computing and engineering industry/governmentprofessionals in addition to the students, UMBC faculty and staff are included inSpring Into Leadership as well since the focus is on developing as leaders in thesefields more broadly. Seating is assigned for this event, as opposed to the more openseating of the Fall Career Networking Event, so students will be seated with peersand at least some faculty/staff/industry professionals from their majors/areas ofinterest. This seating arrangement makes it more important for this event than FallCareer Networking to have a sufficient

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 3 Slot 3 Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Sophia Lauren Plata, University of Southern California; Indhira María Hasbún, Florida International University ; Mauro Rodriguez Jr., California Institute of Technology; Dora Louise Renaud, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

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