Conference Session

Retention Strategies in Action Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Surendra Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology; Daniel Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology; John Morelli, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael Eastman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Vincent Amuso, Rochester Institute of Technology; James Moon, Rochester Institute of Technology

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scholars made the Dean’s list for at least one quarter during AY 2008-9. None were placedon probation or suspended. After summer, one student decided to accept a permanent job offerfrom his coop employer, and not pursue degree completion at this time.CETEMS ET2 scholars completed 11 quarters of required cooperative education during the2008/9 academic year. Employers included Jeffords Steel, Atlantic Testing Laboratories, MagdeLand Surveying, City of Rochester Water and Lighting, Bernier Car and Associates, PikeCompany and Bernier Carr & Associates PC. Job titles included Water Engineering Intern,Structural Detailer, Field Surveyor, Lab/Field Construction Technician, Civil Engineering Intern,Construction Project Management Assistant

Conference Session

Retention Strategies in Action Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito Enriquez, Canada College

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Two Year College Division

insight into the engineering academic program through a combination of lectures, hands-on laboratory activities, workshops and projects with engineering professionals. Preliminaryresults indicate success of both programs. Math Jam participants show improvement in the MathPlacement test. Almost all participants scored higher in the placement test compared to their pre-program scores. For sixty four percent of them, the improvement in their scores was highenough to place them to at least the next higher math class. Engineering Institute participantsshowed improved understanding of the engineering profession and the engineering educationalsystem. Participants from both programs also expressed positive overall attitude and opinions ofthe program

Conference Session

Two-Year College Potpourri

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bertram Pariser, Technical Career Institute, Inc.

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Two Year College Division

feedback.Bibliography 1. website http://www.incontext.indiana.edu/2009/mar-apr/article1.asp Page 15.852.9 AuthorDr Bert Pariser is a faculty member in the Electronic Engineering Technology and the ComputerSoftware Technology Departments at Technical Career Institutes. His primary responsibility isdeveloping curriculum and teaching methodology for Physics, Thermodynamics,Electromagnetic Field Theory, Computers and Databases. Bert prepared grant proposals to theNational Science Foundation, which produced the funding for a Fiber Optics Laboratory. Heserved as faculty advisor to the IEEE and faculty advisor to Tau Alpha Pi National HonorSociety. Bert was

Conference Session

Two-Year College Potpourri

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Andrew Ernest, Western Kentucky University; Christal Wade, Western Kentucky University

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Two Year College Division

associated STEM courses at BGCC. She also provides outreach and education for existing water operators in the form of CEU trainings. Ms. Wade holds a Master of Science Degree in Biology from WKU, and was employed as an analyst in the WATERS Laboratory at WKU for 5 years prior to her current position. Page 15.1354.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Water Training Institute: Industry Linkages and InstitutionalizationBackgroundProvision of adequate water and wastewater treatment is crucial to successful rural economicdevelopment1. It is also vital to public

Conference Session

Rethinking Traditional Pedagogical Strategies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Massa, Springfield Technical Community College; Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Judith Donnelly, Three Rivers Community College; Fenna Hanes, New England Board of Higher Education

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thatstudents are often “turned off” by the way technical subjects are taught; traditional classroomlectures followed by “cook-book” type laboratory experiences that provide little opportunity toactively engage in creative real-world problem solving. Engineering technicians are problemsolvers – individuals who skillfully apply their knowledge in solving real-world problems.Working side-by-side with engineers and scientists, engineering technicians are the “hands-on”side of an engineering team, responsible for designing experiments, building and troubleshootingprototypes, analyzing and interpreting data, and presenting experimental results to peers,supervisors and customers. If the U.S is to attract more students into STEM-related careers, theymust be

Conference Session

Retention Strategies in Action Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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Page 15.294.4The primary focus of TYC engineering programs is at the foundational level where mathematicsand science competencies can be maintained as strictly as those at a four-year institution. Inorder to establish the bridging connections with engineering practice, community colleges canrecruit a variety of practicing or retired engineers that have a wealth of industry relatedexperience and willingness to share it with students. The flexible hours and emphasis onteaching instead of research provides an environment where students can learn how theengineering design process has been used to solve real-life problems.Criterion 7. FacilitiesAlthough significant variations may exist in the classrooms, laboratories, equipment, andsoftware

Conference Session

Rethinking Traditional Pedagogical Strategies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jumoke Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Richard Cerkovnik, Anne Arundel Community College; Wesley Lawson, University of Maryland; Lan Xiang, Montgomery College

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: “Introduction to Engineering Design, Basic Electric Circuits, Basic Digital Circuits,Computer Programming, Numerical Methods for Engineers, Introduction to Systems andDiscrete Structures.” The outcomes cover the areas of project development and engineeringdesign, teamwork and communication skills, laboratory and data reduction skills, ethicsawareness, computer programming and simulation, digital and analog circuits, and linear systems Page 15.1240.4concepts. Although both disciplines share 16 common outcomes in chemistry, the content areasand outcomes for physics and mathematics vary for CE and EE. For physics, the three CEPage 15.1240.5The first part

Conference Session

Retention Strategies in Action Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

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. He's the PI on two NSF S-STEM grants providing academic and career guidance to students in CSEM fields. He's a Professor of Electrical Engineering within the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering at ASU. Prior to joining ASU, he worked at MIT, IBM, AT&T Bell Laboratories and Raytheon Missile Systems. He has consulted for Eglin Air Force Base, Boeing Defense and Space Systems, Honeywell and NASA. He has authored over 190 technical papers and three engineering texts. He has given more than 60 invited presentations - including 13 plenaries. Since 1994, he has directed an extensive engineering mentoring-research program that has served over 300 students. He's an AT&T Bell Labs Fellow, Boeing A.D

Conference Session

Rethinking Traditional Pedagogical Strategies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Dimitra Jackson, Iowa State University; Soko Starobin, Iowa State University; Mary Darrow, Iowa State University

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Two Year College Division

anything just because. The thing that I was very frustrated with my physics education was that I wasn’t really allowed to put any of myself into it I was just mimicking the professor. All of my labs are open and creative and sometimes my laboratories are just about experiencing.” “The women, they’re a lot more open to working on projects collaboratively. I do try to be somewhat aware of my classroom demographics. For instance, I’ve got a class this quarter that’s all male so we’ve been able to do lots of car things and guy things but if I Page 15.436.11 had women in the class I’d kind of shy away from those