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Hudson V. Jackson; Evelyn A. Ellis

Early and Continuous Exposure to Engineering as a Profession: Career Imprinting in Grades PK-12 Hudson V. Jackson, PhD, P.E and Evelyn A. Ellis, Ed.D United States Coast Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut, U.S.A.AbstractIn recent years, there has been much discussion about declining interest in engineering programsthroughout U.S. colleges and universities. Several possible causes for the decline have been identified andare fodder for debate: (1) PK-12 educational systems are not adequately preparing students tocomprehend the connections among science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) andfuture career opportunities and (2) College engineering curricula need to be more

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Ali Setoodehnia; Kamal Shahrabi; Anthony Manno

be more likely todrop out.Motivation can be low for many different reasons; not being prepared for the coursework, not understanding how the education can be used for a future career, the coursematerial is not interesting and they have outside conflicts. These issues can be addressedby assessing what level the students are when they first start at the college. If they arelacking in certain necessary skills then remedial courses should be given.Another reason is that classes are not always scheduled to accommodate studentavailability, like classes being offered at nights or on particular days. Other factors thatimpact attendance are beyond our control, like job related issues, family issues, studentsmay need to relocate or stop attending

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Elif Kongar; Paul Kontogiorgis; Nancy L. Russo; Tarek Sobh

, engineering and math play an important role in the implementation and sustainabilityof service operations. However, career impediments based on gender, racial or ethnic bias deprive thenation of talented and accomplished researchers5 and build barriers limiting the number of womenentering the service businesses that require extensive science and technology background.However, it is a well known fact that the future of workers in STEM positions will require a blendedskilled employee. Having both technical and business related skills address the gap. A female candidateholding an STEM degree would be the most optimal candidate for companies such as IBM, for example.This phenomenon is mainly caused by three reasons: (1) Influential organizations

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Philip L. Brach; Ahmet Zeytinci

ENGINEERING FACULTY INVOLVEMENT IN K-12 EDUCATION AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Philip L. Brach, PhD, PE, FNSPE, Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, Ahmet Zeytinci, PhD, PE, Professor University of the District of Columbia Washington, DCAbstractThe human mind is of its very nature inquisitive. It is a mystery of sorts why so relatively few individualspursue science and engineering careers, especially since they are well paying and very satisfying. Thispaper presents a history of the involvement of engineering faculty for more than 35 years in teachingstudents

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Christopher W. Swan; Julia Carroll

engineering companies, the need for marketing and business development, project procurement, and project financing b. Legal aspects of engineering: contracts and agreements, terms and conditions of engineering services, legal adjudication including Alternate Dispute Resolution c. Professional risk management techniques: insurance requirements for design professionals, peer review processes, and product quality management d. Personnel/career management including professional licensure and society participation Additionally, the course presented an overview of future trends and challenges to theengineering profession, focusing mainly on

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Abdelrahman M. Rabie; Rahman Haleem

officers, software developers, and projectmanagers.Models for Teaching Multi-languageHigh education institutions in several countries, are now preparing their students, the future workforce, tobe, at least, bilingually competent4. Their common goal is to equip students with the language skillsneeded to excel in a rapidly-changing and culturally-diverse global economy. The curricula are developedto prepare students both culturally and professionally in orders to enable them to socially live andfunction in globalize communities. Curricula that offer students the utilitarian aspects of language studyand a functional basic vocabulary in multiple career clusters (engineering, business, health, etc.). That iswhat is referred to , in this context, as

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R. Radharamanan; Ha Van Vo

design7, 8.The objectives of manufacturing engineering education, possible ways of introducing the subject into anundergraduate curriculum, and the urgency for improving it in the educational system that supply industrywith engineers have been discussed9, 10. Robotics in engineering education111, 12 and experiments in partacquisition using robot vision13 have also been presented and discussed. 1At Mercer University School of Engineering (MUSE), the biomedical, mechanical, and industrialengineering students are prepared for careers in manufacturing and service organizations. The students aretrained from freshman through senior year in design

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Linda Ann Riley; Charles Thomas

. For example, this year we have worked directlywith the calculus class at Mount Hope high school exploring the JETS TEAMS competitions. JETS(Junior Engineering Technical Society) is a non-profit organization that promotes careers in engineeringand technology to high school students.3 The TEAMS competition offers students the opportunity toapply mathematics, science and engineering knowledge to a number of interrelated scenarios. It is a fullday morning and afternoon challenge hosted by a number of Universities and Colleges across the country.Students spend approximately in preparation for the competition. This year’s competition focuses on theBeijing Summer Olympics and includes eight scenarios. Each scenario addresses a different area

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at least a year of teaching experience) teach CED, theturnover rate for CED instructors is historically every two to three years. This trendmakes record keeping and communication among the Civil Engineering faculty essential.In recent years, there has been a greater emphasis on senior faculty mentorship andinvolvement in the course and many permanent faculty members regularly advise projectteams along with rotating faculty members.Members of the Civil Engineering faculty, feedback from members of Coast Guard CivilEngineering units, and student surveys overwhelming indicate that the Civil EngineeringDesign course has made notable improvement over the last decade. Graduates of CGA’sCivil Engineering Program are better prepared for a career in