Conference Session

Student Recruitment and Retention in ET Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura E. LeMire, The Community College of Baltimore County

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Engineering Technology

and technical programs to increase awareness of well-paying, available jobsrequiring vocational and technical training.3 Research indicates that, in order for the UnitedStates to retain its preeminence in science and technology, a million more STEM professionalswill be needed over the next decade.Key to reaching this goal is an increase in the retention of current STEM students. This can beaccomplished by training STEM faculty in an evidenced-based teaching method that keeps thestudents actively engaged in the STEM field.4 In addition, the results of a study that evaluated anumber of engineering curriculum projects, from small to large, determined that when done well,engineering projects are meaningful to a student’s personal experience. It

Conference Session

Utilizing Digital Technologies in Classroom and Distance Learning in ET Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Usman Ghani, DeVry University, Addison, Illinois; Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, Addison

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

architecture, has provided the power to combine a series of discrete,unlinked, and unmeasured activities into an enterprise-wide process of continuous learning thatdirectly links business goals and individual outcomes (McCrea, Gay, & Bacon, 2000). Oureconomic, social, and technological forces today are pushing all of us to become moreproductive in every walk of life, and learning is no exception.Timely and an appropriate feedback is a critical element for improving student learning andsimulation-based training is no exception, as it guides and refines learning through scaffolding.A number of studies in literature have shown that students’ learning is enhanced when feedbackis provided with personalized tutoring that offers specific guidance and

Conference Session

Curriculum and New Course Development in ET

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huiru Shih P.E., Jackson State University; Pao-Chiang Yuan; Richterica Tukiya Ford; Thomasina Jenkins

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Engineering Technology

projects.2. PROGRAM DEVELOPME TDuring the Spring of 2010, JSU’s Technology Department was selected to receive a grant fromthe U.S. Department of Homeland Security to establish an Emergency Management Technologyprogram and offer scholarships. In September 2011, Technology Department received anothergrant from DHS, through its Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics CareerDevelopment Grants program. This grant enabled EMT program to award scholarships to moreundergraduate students who demonstrate career interest in Homeland Security. In 2014, JacksonState University received two additional grants, from DHS and Nuclear Regulatory Commission(NRC), to augment the EMT program with new curriculum and state-of-the-art laboratories.The EMT

Conference Session

Hands-on Active Learning

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

active learning format whereby student participation ishighly encouraged has the strongest impact on students’ academic performance and theirattitudes towards the engineering profession.19 Despite of the fact that many students may havebeen academically prepared and motivated to study engineering, 50% of students who enterengineering programs as freshman do not earn an engineering degree.17, 18 The gap betweenengineers needed annually and the number of graduates available to fill positions is still wide.20,21 A change in motivation is perhaps the key factor in a students’ decision to earn an engineeringor engineering technology degree. Positive experiences in introductory electronics courses, forinstance, can influence both EE majors and non