First-Year Engineering Student Reflections on Service Learning: The EWB Australia Challenge
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
12-20-2021
Department
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering; Department of Engineering Fundamentals
Abstract
This work in progress paper presents preliminary results from a broader study exploring student reflections on the Engineers Without Borders Australia Challenge during its pilot year at a Midwestern technical institution. Students were surveyed using Likert scale questions, as well as short response open-ended reflection questions. Convergent coding methods were used to identify emerging themes within student reflections. Student reflections of the Challenge were overwhelmingly positive. Students also reflected on their perception of the role of an engineer in society, citing the growing importance of empathy and global preparedness, and the need for a broad skill set that prepares the engineer to work in multidisciplinary teams and environments.
Publication Title
Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE
ISBN
9781665438513
Recommended Citation
Singer, A. M.,
Jarvie-Eggart, M. E.,
&
Perlinger, J.
(2021).
First-Year Engineering Student Reflections on Service Learning: The EWB Australia Challenge.
Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE,
2021-October.
http://doi.org/10.1109/FIE49875.2021.9637167
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p/16710