Conference Session

FPD X: Addressing Retention in the First Year

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andria Costello Staniec, Syracuse University; Helen M. Doerr, Syracuse University

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First-Year Programs

whenthey needed it most. In contrast, the AEWs meet only once per week and students are required tocomplete the worksheets. This often leaves little to no time, or desire, to work on homeworkproblems.Future WorkThe data we have collected in the PLSG pilot will be used to refine our design of flexible andresponsive solutions that will provide mathematics support to first-year students in engineeringand computer science. We are planning to run a second pilot of our PLSGs during Spring 2012and will focus on the following: 1. Engage additional mathematics faculty in awareness and promotion of PLSGs. We anticipate this will increase student participation. 2. Engage new peer facilitators in the PLSGs. Two of our previous peer facilitators are

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danial J. Neebel, Loras College; Nicholas J. Burek, Loras College; Thomas Griebel, Loras College

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

bounce off “solid” tiles.2) Building an interactive game. Students will update their design from the previous exercise to add user input that controls the movement of sprite on the screen. a) Use the joystick to move the sprite horizontally and vertically. b) Using the movement ability from Parts A and B, create a “game” that requires the user to put the sprite in a “box” on the screen. c) For an added challenge, modify the current program so that the left button on the joystick causes the sprite teleport to a random location on the screen.Future use for FPGArcade includes plans to incorporate the VGA module with hardware supportfor the tile-based graphics into an embedded VHDL MIPS core. The MIPS core currently in useat the

Conference Session

Professional Issues in Ethics Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Islam H. El-adaway, Mississippi State University; Marianne M. Jennings, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

and the reason for its ranking.• Tier One Offenses; Falsification of data is a tier-one offense because the impact of this conduct is to hamper scientific research because new research builds on the old research and falsified data results in wasted efforts, additional costs, and delays in scientific advancement. For example, falsified research in medicine could result in physicians developing a plan of treatment for a patient that is not the best one for that patient but was assumed to be based on the falsified data [32]. Co-authorship is not generally considered to be a form of falsification. Yet, a review of the types of co-authorship relationships indicates that editors are, at the very least, mislead about the

Conference Session

FPD III: Innovation in Design in the First Year

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Miller, Pittsburg State University; Greg Murray, Pittsburg State University; Robert E. Gerlick, Pittsburg State University

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First-Year Programs

competed against the winners from the other two sections in a similarfashion. The overall winner received a small number of bonus points for the semester and a“medal” and the winning car was displayed like a trophy in a departmental display case. It washoped that this would motivate students, not only as bragging rights for current students, but alsoa point of pride for the winners and designers of well-made cars and to help motivate futurestudents to take the class even though it might not be a requirement for their specific major.In addition to being a commonly-used software package in industry, SolidWorks can helpstudents get their first taste of the design process, in that it forces them to plan their design with“downstream” features in mind

Conference Session

High School Students Thinking and Performance

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew D. Lammi, North Carolina State University; Theodore J. Branoff, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the researchers after schoolor on holidays. They were directed to a room with an open floor plan where tables and chairswere scattered throughout and a few cubicles lined the opposing walls. The exterior wall was aset of windows that overlooked what was normally a busy pathway. It was along these windowswhere the “design studio” was setup. A computer lay on top of a table with a few chairssurrounding it. After brief introductions, the student designers were informed of the researchadministration. They were made aware of a webcam placed near the desktop computer to capturevideo and audio. A small digital audio recorder was placed next to the desktop for redundancy.The desktop had Internet access, computer aided drafting software

Conference Session

Global Community Engagement in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yan Tang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Marc Compere, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Yung Lun Wong; Jared Anthony Coleman, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Matthew Charles Selkirk, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Community Engagement Division

, may be threatened, in addition to the completion of the project.RecommendationsWhile we have successfully completed the project, we realized that we benefited from somelucky factors that may not be repeatable. As a result, our one-time success in PBSL may not besustainable, or make broader impact on other engineering education community interested inPBSL. We still would like to provide some recommendations based on our limited experiences.We plan to conduct a more qualitative and quantitative analysis to develop a PBSL modelincluding finding project resources and funding support, to logistics arrangements and projectimplementation.More and more universities may intend to integrate PBSL in engineering education due toseveral benefits, such as

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quamrul H. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

students assume responsibility for their own learning. Classroom instruction shouldensure students comprehend both the learning objectives and the outcomes of the material7. Thistype of teaching encourages the development of confidence among students. Therefore, lessonsmust be planned in such a way that students are able to think about the content and activelyengage themselves in the learning process. An example of this is direct instruction, whichfeatures “systematic sequencing of lessons, including the use of review, presentation of newcontent and skills, guided student practice, the use of feedback, correctives, and independent Page

Conference Session

Projects in Alternative Energy: Wind and Solar

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

roadway lighting”, Renewable Energy 34 (2009) 1934–1938. journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/renene[15] B.J. Huang, M.S. Wu, P.C. Hsu, J.W. Chen, K.Y. Chen. “Development of high-performance solar LED lighting system”, Energy Conversion and Management 51 (2010) 1669–1675. journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/enconman[16] Rebecca Lee Hill, Kevin M. Curtin. “Solar powered light emitting diode distribution in developing countries: An assessment of potential distribution sites in rural Cambodia using network analyses”, Socio-Economic Planning Sciences 45 (2011) 48e57. journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/seps[17] PAR38 Ultra Bright LED Light Bulb, LEDligt. Accessed January 3, 2012. http://www.ledlight.com

Conference Session

Aircraft Design Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Kanipe, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

Integration Requirements Mgt Design/Discipline Eng. Manufacturing/Assembly Assembly Functional Analysis Software Development Interface Management Ground System Analysis & Trades Cost Estimates Verification Mission Software Management Performance Estimates Validation Logistics Technology Dev. Req’ts Verification Requirements WBS Testing Risk Management Analysis and Simulation Verification Plan Configuration/Data Mgt Cost Effective Design Figure 1 – Technical Integration ModelContemporary engineering students at the fourth year level tend to be very

Conference Session

Computer Science-related Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ning Fang, Utah State University; Karen Nielson, Utah State University; Stephanie M. Kawamura, InTech Collegiate High School

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

than 60 technical papers published in refereed international journals and conference proceedings. He is a Senior Member of the Society for Manufacturing Engineering and a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He is also a member of the American Society for Engineering Education and a member of the American Educational Research Association.Ms. Karen Nielson, Utah State University Karen Nielson is a junior studying mechanical engineering at Utah State University, emphasizing in aerospace engineering. She will go on to graduate school after graduating with her bachelor’s of sci- ence in May 2013. Nielson plans on earning her Ph.D. and then pursuing a career as a professor. It is her dream to research

Conference Session

Potpourri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Ali Sanati-Mehrizy, Pennsylvania State University; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, University of Pennsylvania; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

networking. After graduation, Sanati-Mehrizy plans to attend medical school.Dr. Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University Reza Sanati-Mehrizy is a professor of the Computing Sciences Department at Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla. His research focuses on diverse areas, such as database design, data structures, artificial intelligence, robotics, computer integrated manufacturing, data mining, data warehousing, and machine learning. Page 25.823.1 c American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Computer-based Measurements

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Harika Kuppuru P.E., Sonoma State University; Swathi Matsa, Sonoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

for the optical communications laboratory in the future will be enhancing thesetup to include more instruments. In this phase of the project we focused on development ofremote laboratory using a central server. In our future distributed design, we plan to supportmultiple seamless experiments from different sites. This is particularly useful when differentsimultaneous remote users would like to perform different experiments. Another area ofimprovement in the future is to develop and incorporate online simulation modules. Thus,students can carry out some pre-lab experiments using an online simulation software10 and thencomplete the remote laboratory assignments.10. ConclusionIn this paper we introduced a LabVIEW-based remote instrumentation

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

activities. Parents are also encouraged to help with the camp.Children of the helping parents are given a discount in registration fee for helping with theactivities.Camp ActivitiesThe camp preparation starts in the fall of the previous year. Parents start planning their and theirchildren’s vacations around the summer camps and other activities. They start seekinginformation about the camp months ahead of time. A simple approach for getting the informationacross is to put it all on a website. The SPSU Aerospace Engineering Camp information isavailable on its corresponding website1. The website is regularly monitored and updated. Thecamp is one week long. It runs from 9am to 4:30pm during the work week. Each day is brokendown into several activities

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron Denson, Utah State University; Chandra Y. Austin, Auburn University; Christine E. Hailey, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

other states. MESA USA is a partnership ofMESA programs in eight states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Maryland, New Mexico, Oregon,Utah and Washington. MESA USA programs are based on the academic enrichment modeloriginating in California. It includes many of the following elements: SAT/ACT preparation,study skills training, hands-on activities, competitions, career and college exploration throughfield trips and guest speakers, parent leadership development, individual academic plans, andteacher training opportunities. Annually, students in MESA USA programs participate in anational engineering design competition.5An exploratory study funded by the National Science Foundation examines the influences MESAactivities have on students' perception

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Crystal Jean DeJaegher, University of Virginia; Jennifer L. Chiu, University of Virginia; M. David Burghardt, Hofstra University; Deborah Hecht, City University of New York; Peter Thomas Malcolm, University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Edward Pan, University of Virginia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and activities were aligned with theproposed learning goals, the activities were realistic for the target student group (sixth graders),and the math and engineering were integrated at a high quality. Pre-post content assessmentswere developed to assess student learning, using questions from validated standardized stateassessments as well as affective and engagement measures. : An island named Willingdon has just been human made. The president of the island is searching for young, creative, and intelligent engineers who can build a city in Willingdon. Your challenge is to design an original model of a skyscraper building that will be placed in the new city. The president will need to see your plans

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; M. Eric Carr, Drexel University; Danielle Tadros, Drexel University; Christopher Sikich, Sun Valley High School

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

. (c) (b)  (a)        Figure 4:  (a) CAD plan view    of serpentine channel, (b) 3‐D  model of chip, (c) 3‐D printed  robotic arm, (d) chip mounted  on robot station, (e) control

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nick M. Safai, Salt Lake Community College; Christopher F. Thompson S.M.ASCE, Salt Lake Community College

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International

monumental andfor many, deadly. Building the world's largest dam in one of the most unforgiving climates onEarth. Nothing like it had ever been attempted [3]." Each student's focus heightened and theirinterest grew as the episode unfolded. The civil engineering students, as well as the internationalstudents, were required to write a one page summary of the film. After the summary, eachstudent was asked to express one aspect of The Hoover Dam that they would like to furtherexplore. The vast majority of students expressed a desire to enter the dam and see the innerworkings. The stage was set for the trip and anticipation was high for all parties involved. Upon further review of the planned trip, Dr. Safai recognized an outstanding chance

Conference Session

Developing Young Minds in Engineering: Part I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine S. Zerda, University of Houston; Stuart A. Long, University of Houston; Fritz J. Claydon, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

American Engineersand Scientists (MAES), and Engineers Without Borders (EWB). In order to maximize the impactof our individual efforts and to forge tight coordination between outreach efforts, we aligned ourstrategies two years ago. At that time the college co-located the leadership of all five studentengineering societies so that they now share office and study space, placing them in closephysical proximity with each other and with the general PROMES student community, many ofwhom are members of these societies as well. Each organization maintains an online GoogleCalendar, making it available to leaders of all of the other teams. Twice a month, student leadersmeet together with program staff to plan and coordinate upcoming outreach events

Conference Session

Assessment and Impact

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert O. Grondin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

a curriculum that pursues a specific discipline and Page 25.976.6allowed for a specific national organization defined in a disciplinary manner to guide theaccreditation effort for that discipline.As ABET outcome (d) exists, we know that all ABET accredited degrees must have a plan fordeveloping graduates who can function on multidisciplinary teams. The data presented hereshows that we are almost always addressing this outcome inside of a disciplinary settinghowever. The backdrop for such efforts is well understood. Sheppard et al.6 recently conducteda national survey of engineering education for the Carnegie Commission. They

Conference Session

Global and Cultural Issues in Construction

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suat Gunhan, University of Texas, San Antonio; Gulsen Senol, Gediz University İzmır Institute of Technology; Sevgi Zeynep Dogan, Gediz University İzmır Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Construction

tocommunication issues4. Even in a relatively less complicated project (single family house), Page 25.979.2   communication between the house owner (the client), the designer (the architect), the contractor(and its workforce), the material suppliers and the planning and building control officers willplay an important role5. In a complex communication network with several key actors of thebuilding process, existence of disputes seems inevitable. In fact, as in the summary of the Reportof the Australian Federation of Construction Contractors (AFCC) it

Conference Session

Computer-based Measurements

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, Pomona; Shih Ek Chng, DeVry University, Pomona; Furqan Muqri, University of Texas; Aceela Muqri, VCU School of Medicine

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

. Page 25.980.9The main point is that every great iOS iPhone or Android app starts with a brilliant idea, buttranslating that idea into actions requires planning. So before you can write any code, you haveto take the time to explore the possible techniques and technologies. The core infrastructure of aniOS app is built from objects in the UIKit framework. There are some resources that must bepresent in all iOS apps. Most apps include images, sounds, and other types of resources forpresenting the app’s content, but the App store may also require some specific resources. Youmay like to refer to iOS App Programming Guide 11 for further details. 4Objective-C also provides a dot

Conference Session

Ethical Cases and Curricula

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Rhonda B. Dittfurth, West Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

material in part or in total online for anengineering course. Dr. Leitch experienced eight of thirteen required courses for an MBA degree (2008-2009)online and saw that the same techniques applied there could also be adapted for an engineering ethics course. Theonline offerings in Summer Session I 2011 (engineering ethics and engineering economics) were the first of severalcourses that WTAMU sees filling a need for a student population with a large number of non-traditional andworking students. Many engineering faculty may be leery of online instruction because they have no experiencewith it. With careful planning, online courses offer flexibility to students and a possible new revenue stream inregard to distance learners that may never set foot

Conference Session

Online Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael E. Auer, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences; Diana Vasilica Pop; Danilo Garbi Zutin P.E., Carinthia University of Applied Sciences

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

homeuniversities.Last but not least, the use of online experiments in online engineering learning environmentsenhances learning activities. In engineering education, the experimental part (and not onlysimulations) of courses should be increased. What students need is a plan for testing theexperiment under various conditions. Because of the need to repeat experiments, laboratorytime in traditional labs is often quite limited. However, students can work in remote labs 24hours a day and seven days a week, so the opportunity to gain access is greater than intraditional hands-on labs.Bibliography 1. M.E. Auer, I.Grout, K. Henke, R.Sfaric and D. Ursutiu, “A Joint Master Program in Remote Engineering” International Journal of Online Engineering (iJOE), Vol

Conference Session

Panel Discussion: Off the Record

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl B. Schrader, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Janelle Brown; Lynn Lubamersky, Boise State University; Leslie Madsen-Brooks, Boise State University; Patricia Pyke, Boise State University; Heidi Reeder, Boise State University

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Women in Engineering

a woman’s life andscientific details of her work. The panelists will present in monologue style, similar to the formatin Eve Ensler's play, The Vagina Monologues2. Page 25.1022.2The five historical women engineers and scientists who are currently planned as “panelists” are:  Lillian Moller Gilbreth, who was the first person to integrate psychology with engineering to improve human efficiency and was the first woman inducted into the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Society of Industrial Engineers and the Society of Women Engineers;  Emily Warren Roebling, who played an essential role in building the

Conference Session

Instructional Innovations and Global Issues in Architectural Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Dermody A.I.A., Roger Williams University

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Architectural

“cables”or chains. Lessons on construction methods and stability in these early tensile structures are alsopossible.Figure 6. Thomas Telford, Figure 7. Menai Suspension Bridge, Anglesey, North Wales, 19251757–1834Other building types to study with respect to emerging architectural and structural planningdesign challenges include framed structures. Two influential contributions to the use of iron as aframing system for architecture are the Bibliothèque Ste.-Genevieve in Paris (1850), and theCrystal Palace in London (1851).5 The pioneering design and construction features of theCrystal Palace are well documented, providing students with plentiful material to study thisground-breaking structure. Many structural planning and design issues

Conference Session

Best of the NEE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Swartz P.E., University of Hartford

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New Engineering Educators

beendemonstrated with reasonable levels of success13. It is largely beyond the scope of this paper tointroduce active learning strategies, but the work of Prince13 provides a nice summary. The pointwill be made here, based on the author’s experiences, that the active learning strategies chosenshould be natural, considering the course content and the personalities of the students and theinstructor. If the teaching method is “forced”, in other words if an active learning exercise isbeing used just for the sake of using an active learning exercise, its effectiveness is lost.The instructor’s experience suggests that often a well-planned, effectively-delivered, “activelecture” can be just as effective as any “active learning strategy.” When the course content

Conference Session

Active and Project-based Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaac M. Choutapalli, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert A. Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American; Young-Gil Park, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

not important enough to merit much attention to featureslike improved accuracy and precision. However, in complex measurements, when the stakesbecome greater, the selection of measurement equipment and techniques and the interpretation ofmeasured data can demand considerable attention. CBI for MECE 3320 teaches students theimportance of measurements in these complex situations. The technique helps students developan experimental test plan and use the measurement system so that the engineer can easilyinterpret the measured data and be confident in its meaning. The study by Pandy et al. [1] whichshowed that the CBI approach, as compared to a traditional approach, increased the students’conceptual knowledge and the ability to transfer the

Conference Session

Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarma V. Pisupati, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Yaw D. Yeboah, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

State University. Through collaboration andcooperative arrangements with other departments and colleges, and flexibility in the program,science and engineering students at The Pennsylvania State University with special interests inenergy are able to obtain dual or concurrent degrees, minors, options or general education inenergy engineering. The plans for this program were initiated in Fall 2005 and the major was approved to startin Fall 2007. The program is consistent with the University 2006 Energy Task Force report andthe recommendation for the University to “develop an exciting new undergraduate and graduatecurriculum in energy”. The undergraduate program in energy engineering is designed to reflectthe growing impact and demand for

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin John Wagner, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Barbara L Christe, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

possible non-persisters and createan opportunity for intervention. Finding these differences in engineering technology learners,although subtle, will assist the school in planning similar interventions. The intermediation “canensure that students engage in substantive conversations and relevant experiences to inform theirdecisions to stay or move away from engineering. These conversations and experiences mightcome from, for example, advising, courses, or extra-curricular involvement.” (p. 391)Research by James-Byrnes6 suggested non-intellective factors influence the student’s academicsuccess. Their purpose was to “identify variables that can predict the academic success offreshman engineering technology students at Ferris State University in Big

Conference Session

Out-of-School and Informal Activities

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara A. Christie, Loyola Marymount University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

NXT Kits. The students present theirprojects the last day of the program. They share their results with the other students.Additional benefits of the group projects included improving team working skills andpublic speaking ability. Page 25.358.62. Career ComponentThe program manager, Dr. Barbara Christie, plans a Career Day during SECOP. Theguest speakers work for engineering -based organizations and all are African Americanand Latino leaders in mechanical, civil and electrical engineering fields. Several fieldtrips to different science and engineering-based companies exposed students to differentcareer opportunities. In the past several years the