Program Highlights
Immersed Website
School or College: UM College of Engineering
Launch Date: Fall 2021
Pilot Course: ENGR 110 Design Your Engineering Experience (1,000 students)
Competencies: 12
Dimensions per Competency: 3 or 4
Levels per Dimension: 3
Prioritization Exercises: 3
Custom Onboarding Survey: Yes
Participants Set Their Initial Level: No
About the Immersed Team
Laurie Sutch, COE Spire Program Manager
Dr. John Callewaert, CoE Director of Strategic Projects and Research Investigator, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research
Stacie Edington, CoE Honors Program, Director of the Honors & Engagement Program Team
Mike Dailey, CoE Honors Program, Assistant Director, Honors and Engagement Programs
Competencies
Immersed features 12 competencies, each of which are broken down into 3-4 dimensions. Within each dimension, students progress through 3 levels: 1) Explore, 2) Engage, 3) Explain.
Communication
- Listening
- Writing
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Speaking - Small Group or Informal Settings
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Presenting - Oral and Visual
Creativity
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Presenting - Oral and Visual
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Production of Useful Ideas
- Applying Divergent and Convergent Thinking Processes
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Innovation
Empathy
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Cognitive Empathy
- Emotional Empathy
- Empathic Response
Entrepreneurial Mindset
- Entrepreneurial Skills
- Entrepreneurial Intent
- Intrapreneurship
Ethics
- Knowledge of Ethics
- Ethical Reasoning
- Ethical Behavior
Global & Cultural Awareness
- Cultural Competence or Awareness
- Global Competence or Awareness
- Diverse Workplace Competency or Awareness
Grit, Persistence, Resilience
- Perseverance for Long-Term Goals
- Overcoming Setbacks
- Pivoting when Appropriate
- Navigating Hostile Workplace
Leadership
- Team Leadership
- Organizational Leadership
- Societal Leadership
Lifelong Learning
- Self-Agency in Educational Choices
- Ability to Seek out Appropriate Sources to Learn on One’s Own
- Knowing when to Ask for Help
Risk
- Being Proactive about Risk Associated with Engineering Work
- Recognizing the Need to Take Risks
- Consideration of Risk v. Reward in Decision Making
Systems Thinking - Authentic Problem Solving
- Consideration of the Multi-Level Goals of the Project
- Ability to Break Down a System into Discrete Pieces and Put it Back Together in a Coherent Solution
- Ability to Make Appropriate Estimates when Problem Solving
Teamwork
- Valuing the Development of Shared Rules, Norms, Structure
- Recognition of and Commitment to a Common Purpose/Goal
- Ability to Work Across Disciplinary Differences
Prioritization Exercises
Immersed presents students with the following questions during onboarding to help them narrow down which competencies they would like to focus on:
- What areas are most exciting to you personally?
- What areas might be most important for your career?
- What are your most important areas for growth?