Conference Session

Two-year College Division: Authors Address Transfer Matters-Part II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica M. Cortez, Texas A&M University; Teri Kristine Reed, Texas A&M University; P.K. Imbrie, Texas A&M University; Sylvia E. McMullen, Blinn College; Jackie Perez, Texas A&M University

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majority-minority institution can make for the state andthe nation, a co-enrollment program was developed. At the onset of its development, theengineering co-enrollment program was founded on over a decade of experience gained througha strategic partnership between the general studies department at Texas A&M and Blinn College.This co-enrollment program, known as the Texas A&M Blinn Transfer Enrollment at A&M(TEAM) Program, now fourteen years (2001-2015) in existence, has enrolled a total of 8,122students and graduated 2,846 in 112 different majors across the university. The number ofgraduates does not include the past four years of students admitted to the program(approximately, 3,900 students) which reflects their highest enrollment

Conference Session

Focus on the Classroom: Novel Approaches to Course Delivery

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Donna Kay Chrislip; Rex Allen Parr; Victoria Alexandra Sauber, Arapahoe Community College

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and time management skills, leadership skills and presentation skills. Business attire isrequired for the team presentation at the conclusion of the project.The authentic learning activities embedded in the project reflect the routine activities of today’sworkplace and emphasize many of the same employability skills industry identified in the “superset.” Rubrics have been designed to help bridge the gap for students between project directionsand project outcomes. Additionally, faculty have determined that the project should be assessedintermittently throughout the course of the semester. This has given faculty insight into eachgroup’s management and communication styles, as well as the degree to which the technicalaspects of the course are

Conference Session

Two-year College Division: Authors Address Transfer Matters-Part I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya Karam-Zanders, Louisiana State University; Dina Acklin, Louisiana State University; Sarah Cooley Jones, Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University

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have transferred to a 4-year university. This subsection willalso be information when we compare the responses from transfer students to traditionaluniversity students in the future. Self-efficacy was assessed by asking the students to indicatetheir level of agreement to six statements on a 5-point Likert scale.We also asked all students to indicate what hurdles they expect to face if and when they enter a4-year university institution (refer to Section 1 of Appendix A, however note that the specificwording was designed for the existing transfer students. The wording was changed for theanticipating students to reflect their future concerns). This subsection was designed to assess theissues and concerns transfer and potential transfer students

Conference Session

Best Practices for Two-Year Students Majoring in Engineering & STEM Fields

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen M. Groppi P.E., Cabrillo College; Susan Tappero, Cabrillo College

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pursuing STEM majors during that time, (Figure 2) During this time period, the number of all Latino STEM majors made the most dramatic increase of 233%, more than doubling; (Figure 3) There was also an increased proportion of STEM associate degrees earned by URM students--up from 11.5% before the grant to 33.9% after, The number of students completing credits towards a transfer STEM degree increased by more than 50%, going from roughly 7% of the Cabrillo population before the grant to 17% after, URM STEM majors in the pipeline have increased from 19% to 34% of all STEM majors over the course of the grant, nearly reflecting their overall proportion of the college population, which is 40%, ( Figure 1)Outcomes that were related to

Conference Session

Reporting Out: Dissemination of Several NSF Projects of Interest to Two-Year Colleges

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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next program iterations includedIntroduction to Computing and then Introductory Physics as substitutes, along with self-pacedcomputer-based math enrichment programs such as Plato. The substitute courses did not providetransferable credits (for STEM degrees) however, and as enrollments remained flat we continuedto seek new program innovations. One of the annual modifications that turned out to be verypopular was a robotics project. This element has become a permanent fixture of the program.During this period a multitude of engineering summer bridge programs were introduced inalmost every school across the country and in our area 8,9,10, 11. The students had multiple choicesto spend their summers and enrollment reflected these competing

Conference Session

Focus on the Classroom: Novel Approaches to Course Delivery

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher John Akelian, Cuesta College

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solar monitoring and motor control applications  Program a PLC to collect data for a SCADA system using both Analog and Discrete sensors  Identify various software packages needed to communicate in a SCADA system  Configure and test communications in a SCADA system Page 26.943.5  Create a Human Machine Interface (HMI) that reflects the operation of equipment  Troubleshoot problems that occur while integrating a SCADA systemStudent activities and modules developedIntroducing the SCADA curriculum for the first semester was an extreme challenge since the labmodules were untested and it wasn’t clear how much of

Conference Session

Two-year College Division: Authors Address Transfer Matters-Part I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Whitesel, Mesa Community College; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University

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considering inorder to be self-efficacious. Prior knowledge provides familiarity with the task and the actionsrequired to perform that task10.Self-efficacy includes confidence as well as one’s perceived capabilities to organize andimplement actions necessary to attain desired performance7. Thus, self-efficacy is a reflection ofone’s confidence to succeed at a task in the context of a domain12. Confidence can be a measureof self-efficacy, as the more confident one is in a domain, the more certain they are in theirresponses to questions about that domain5.Conceptual KnowledgeConceptual knowledge has been extensively studied, particularly in the field of PhysicsEducation13. Concepts are the organizers that sort our prior knowledge so we have an idea

Conference Session

Two-year College Division: Authors Address Transfer Matters-Part II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brooke Charae Coley, University of Virginia; Carolyn A. Vallas, University of Virginia

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 transfers  to  the  University  of  Virginia’s  SEAS  has  increased  30%  over  the  last  few  years.    Despite  this  growth  in  applicants,  the  total  number  of  students  matriculating  into  the  program  has  remained  largely  unchanged.    These  numbers  reflect  transfer  applicants  and  enrollments  across  the  university  and  not  exclusively  engineering.     Page 26.1458.8

Conference Session

Focus on the Classroom: Novel Approaches to Course Delivery

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary J. Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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ratechanges may be detected by focusing an extremely high frequency beam of submillimeter waveenergy on the palm of a human hand – most of these techniques look at the parameter known asthe “reflection coefficient” of human skin to detect subtle changes in the heart beat of a humansubject.The health issues related to an aging population are very complex. For people over the age of 65,one of the most serious health care risks is falling. This is the leading cause of death for this agegroup! For those that survive a fall, many will suffer hip fractures. Even with successful surgery,about 40% of those hospitalized for a hip fracture cannot return to independent living, and,amazingly enough, about 20% will die within a year! Using sensors like radar and