TY - JOUR
T1 - Developing science communication skills as a part of a summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program
AU - Young, Stephanie Ruth
AU - Cousins, Margo
AU - Suggs, Laura
AU - Markey, Mia K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© American Society for Engineering Education, 2017.
PY - 2017/6/24
Y1 - 2017/6/24
N2 - The need for engineering students to develop strong communication skills has been recognized by academia and industry alike since the 1990s, culminating in the addition of a communication student outcome in Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) criteria in 2000[1]. Consequently, universities have created initiatives to develop engineering students' communication skills through various modalities[2,3]. Summer research experiences provide a forum in which students can develop a multitude of technical and nontechnical skills in a brief, learning-intensive period over the summer[4]. This paper examines the implementation and outcomes of a strategic communication intervention aimed at increasing communication skills and self-efficacy among participants of a National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site in biomedical engineering.
AB - The need for engineering students to develop strong communication skills has been recognized by academia and industry alike since the 1990s, culminating in the addition of a communication student outcome in Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) criteria in 2000[1]. Consequently, universities have created initiatives to develop engineering students' communication skills through various modalities[2,3]. Summer research experiences provide a forum in which students can develop a multitude of technical and nontechnical skills in a brief, learning-intensive period over the summer[4]. This paper examines the implementation and outcomes of a strategic communication intervention aimed at increasing communication skills and self-efficacy among participants of a National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site in biomedical engineering.
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M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85030558989
SN - 2153-5965
VL - 2017-June
JO - ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
JF - ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
T2 - 124th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition
Y2 - 25 June 2017 through 28 June 2017
ER -