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control. Dr. Rodriguez has given over 70 invited presentations - 13 plenary - at international and national forums, conferences and corporations. Since 1994, he has directed an extensive engineering mentoring-research academic success and professional development (ASAP) program that has served over 500 students. These efforts have been supported by NSF STEP, S-STEM, and CSEM grants as well as industry. Dr. Rodriguez’ research inter- ests include: control of nonlinear distributed parameter, and sampled-data systems; modeling, simulation, animation, and real-time control (MoSART) of Flexible Autonomous Machines operating in an uncertain Environment (FAME); design and control of micro-air vehicles (MAVs), control of bio
Proposal Submission and Funding Outcomes Data for Cohort 1, 2, 3, and 4.Table 2Proposal Submission and Funding Outcomes Data Cohort Colleges #1 #2 #3 #4 # Project Succes (2013) (2014) (2015) (2016) Colleges s Rate Colleges Selected for 20 20 21 20 81 Project Cohort Cohort Colleges that 18 18 18 16 70 70/81, Submitted NSF-ATE 86.4% Proposals Cohort Colleges that 14 16 17 16 63 63/70, Submitted to Small
part of the Florida Department of Education, Florida has created as Statewide CourseNumbering System (SCNS). This system articulates a common courses numbering system to beused by the colleges and universities in the state. The SCNS specifies the level at which thecourse is taught and the topics covered in each course with the same number. Courses with thesame number are guaranteed to transfer to institutions offering a course with the same coursenumber. According to their website, the SCNS was created in the 1960’s and “is a keycomponent of Florida's K-20 seamless system of articulation. The system provides a database ofpost-secondary courses at public vocational-technical centers, community colleges, universities,and participating nonpublic
system anddepending upon its severity or frequency of occurrence an annunciator on the dash will light up(the infamous “Check Engine Light”) to warn the operator. The code(s) will be available on theOBD interface for diagnosing and servicing. The cure for the problem is for the repair technicianto replace the sensor or use the code or codes to troubleshoot the problem and narrow the causeof the problem down to a specific part or system and to replace that part or system (i.e. swap outthe bad part(s)). Unfortunately, if the problem is intermittent or possibly caused by a faultywiring harness or by an evolving mechanical defect, solving the mystery of what is causing theproblem can become extremely vexing. To determine the cause of various
remained unanswered. Meanwhile technologycontinued to evolve.The department spent these years developing certificate programs and streamlining the programcurriculum. Downward trends in enrollment, shifts in market demographics, and changes in thelocal industry indicated that the traditional two-year program was no longer meeting thecommunity’s needs as well as it had at one time. Enrollment had dropped significantly in the late1990’s to early 2000’s which was due partially to a merger and name change undergone by thecollege during that time. The college, once named State Technical Institute, became SouthwestTennessee Community College and overnight ENTC lost a decades-long reputation for technicaleducation. The name change is considered by some to
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materialare those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.References1 Rice, T. J. (2008). Riding out the waves: Community college transfers graduating with bachelor's degrees.Dissertation, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, ID.2 Dougherty, K. J. (1987). The effects of community colleges: Aid or hindrance to socioeconomic attainment?Sociology of Education, 60, 86-103.3 Smith, P. (2010). You can’t get there from here: Five ways to clear roadblocks for college transfer students.Washington, DC: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research.4 Laanan, F. S. (2001). Transfer student adjustment. In New Directions for Community Colleges, 114, 5–13. San
engineering: 2004, Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resource Statistics.4. Goodman Research Group (2002). Final report of the women’s experiences in college engineering (WECE) project, Cambridge, MA.5. Davis, C-S. & Finelli, C.J. (2007), Diversity and Retention in Engineering, New Directions for Teaching and Learning, v2007, n111, p63-7.6. Derlin, R.L. & McShannon, J.L. (2000), Faculty and Student Interaction and Learning Styles of Engineering Undergraduates, Retrieved May 10, 2008 from http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/16/89/1d.pdf.7. Goldberg, J. & Sedlacek, W. (1996), Summer Study in Engineering for High School Women, Maryland
could use to transfer into the engineering (and computer science)program/s at the 4-year institution. These core courses are selected so as to reflect the first twoyears of a four- year engineering program. While this model is certainly reasonable, it does havesome major weaknesses. Many engineering schools have engineering programs in classic areassuch as civil, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering with a number of courses, inmathematics and science, in common. However, the first two years of an engineering programcan have subtle but significant differences in course requirements that are specific to that major.If the new transfer student stays on track with their initial choice for a major, there is no problem.But, should the
, University of Texas, Arlington Dr. Peterson is Sr. Associate Dean of Engineering for Academic Affairs at U. Texas Arlington College of Engineering, and is Professor of Computer Science and Engineering. Her Ph.D. is in medical computer science from U. Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Research interests are in artificial intelligence, engineering education and medical computer science. She is a member of the UT Arlington Academy of Distinguished Teachers.James Sells, San Jacinto College Central Campus Professor James Sells teaches mathematics at San Jacinto College (SJC) in Pasadena, Texas (a suburb or Houston). He has a B. S. degree in Mathematics, an M. S. in Mathematics, and an M. S. in Petroleum Engineering, all
option(s). For the purpose of this study, regardless of thenumber of options offered by a given program, the program was only counted once. Thisdecision was made based on an assumption that the core courses required were the same for alloptions and a precedence established by Keith and Talbott7 .In addition, there were 32 campus associated with one of the institutions. The data do notindicate which programs and program options were offered by those campus. For the purpose ofthat institution, all programs and program options were collapsed into a single institution.At a few institutions, the same CIP Code was assigned to more than one program. In thoseinstances, each program was included in the total count of ATMAE accredited 2-year
engineering texts on classical controls, linear systems, and multivariable control. Dr. Rodriguez has given over 70 invited presentations - 13 plenary - at international and national forums, conferences and corporations. Since 1994, he has directed an extensive engineering mentoring-research academic success and professional development (ASAP) program that has served over 500 students. These efforts have been supported by NSF STEP, S-STEM, and CSEM grants as well as industry. Dr. Rodriguez’ research inter- ests include: control of nonlinear distributed parameter, and sampled-data systems; modeling, simulation, animation, and real-time control (MoSART) of Flexible Autonomous Machines operating in an uncertain Environment
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, Thermodynamics, Dynamics • Electrical Engineering – Introductory Circuits (non EE majors), Advanced Circuits (for EE majors), Intro to Digital Systems • Other Engineering – Numerical Methods, Technical WritingInstructors at Pima have advanced degrees in engineering fields (MS and PhD), generally haveextensive industry experience, and focus largely on teaching. Class size for engineering classesare typically in the 10’s and 20’s. There are 4 campus locations, but most engineering classesare offered only at the West Campus location.There is a formal articulation agreement that is posted on the Arizona Community College StateSystem website. The Community Colleges submit syllabus and course materials to the systemand the equivalency is
dramatically. In the days of manual testing, data acquisition rates were measured inbytes/s. Subsequent processing was equally manual so the cost was determined bywages and error rates were high. Now, data collection at MByte/s rates is routine andautomated while a system with the functionality shown in figure 2 can be realized for lessthan $10. The whole system can be procured as a turnkey product so it becomes anextended tool for the non-electronics professional running the application. Specialistintervention is needed less often but the counterbalance is that systems are rapidlyincreasing in complexity so there are more varieties of interaction and novel problems.From an educational viewpoint, this means more emphasis on critical thinking
various ATE stakeholders.6Faculty Leadership Task Analysis: Major Responsibilities & Specific TasksFaculty leadership skills and competencies can be defined along two dimensions: (1)increasingly more complex and demanding duties and tasks that competent leaders mustperform; and, (2) the underlying traits and attitudes and key areas of enabling knowledge andskills that support performance of the required duties and tasks. While the context for theanalysis presented below is centered on NSF grant implementation, it is understood that thesesame elements will be a part of the faculty member’s role in the larger college organization inwhich s/he operates. Prepare Funding Proposals Build and Manage Grant/Project Teams Facilitate Meetings
] Rubrics courtesy of W S U, Pullman, WA.Topic studied: Advanced Engineering Mathematics.Student Population: A junior level course with 18 students participating in the study.Background: The students have had two semesters of college level calculus. Assessment of Four Features (Spring 2012) MEDIAN MODE
of the faculty member’s role in the larger college organization inwhich s/he operates. Prepare Funding Proposals Build and Manage Grant/Project Teams Facilitate Meetings and Activities with Various Internal & External Team Members Perform Formal & Informal Leadership Roles and Responsibilities Prepare Various Communication Documents, Reports and Materials Maintain Positive Working Relationships with Internal and External Project/Grant Faculty, Staff, Administrators and Industry Partners Recruit Students, Faculty, Administrators, Staff Members, and External partners for Grant/Project Activities Perform Increasingly Complex Budget & Financial Management Responsibilities Develop a Positive Work
. These linkages with business and industry enhance ouruniversity’s ability to provide an education that meets the needs of the job market, and aidsstudents in their pursuit of successful careers. During their first academic term, all TiPi scholarsare required to take an existing non-credit course in which they learn to prepare resumes, cover Page 24.1274.6letters, practice interviewing, and become familiar with the services of OCE to conduct the jobsearch for their first co-operative employment experience.A brochure on the TiPi Scholarship Program was designed and produced in-house describing theprogram, scholar selection process and criteria, S
community college experience did notadequately prepare them for the rigor and pace in the engineering curriculum.Some of these issues can be addressed by better advising. Hence we have identified a specificadvisor in each department to deal with all the transfer students; these advisors are also betterequipped to handle personal/family problems. Other issues are addressed in the successseminar so transfer students are more aware of university procedures and resources. We haverecommended that all transfer students be offered the opportunity to take the seminar.We are also working with area community colleges to address these issues. These schools canprovide orientation session(s) for students transferring to 4-year schools. Community collegefaculty
grant # 0324212 and then S-STEM grant # 0728695) for transfer studentswhich has resulted in a retention and graduation rate of over 90%.This paper will discuss an exploratory program sponsored by the National Science Foundation(grant # 0836050) taken on by Fulton to collaborate with three nonmetropolitan CCs which lie60-200 miles from ASU. At present very few students from these schools come to ASU forengineering. We will discuss the primary needs of such CCs as they attempt to build up their pre-engineering programs. Complete articulation agreements already exist with ASU for each CC inthe state of Arizona. This collaboration includes a visit each semester by an ASU team to eachCC. At least one of these events each year will also include high
students design, implement and defend a network runningreal world services against a team of “hackers” on the ISEAGE Internet testbed. This testbed isnon-portable and requires the college students to remotely connect into the environment to setupand configure their servers and services for approximately one month prior to the competition.Then, the students and their faculty member(s) travel to Ames to compete for two days defendingtheir network from attacks. The CCCDC was created to challenge the community collegestudents to solidify concepts learned in their classroom and laboratory exercises, as well as keepthem interested and engaged in their chosen career track.10 The fourth annual CCCDC was heldDecember 3 & 4, 2010. While a blizzard
research in the areas of recruitment and retention. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering. Page 23.1265.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 The Transfer Experience for Upper Division Engineering and Computer Science StudentsAbstractSince 2002 an academic scholarship success and professional development program has beenheld at Arizona State University for transfer and non-transfer students supported by NationalScience Foundation CSEM and S-STEM grants for scholars in engineering and
, S. J. (2007). Second Change, Not Second Class. A Blueprint for Community CollegeTransfer. Change, September/October, 30-45.4. National Academy of Engineering and the National Research Council of the NationalAcademies. 2005. Enhancing the Community College Pathway to Engineering Careers.Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. Page 14.43.7
, 20032000 L St., Suite 807, Washington D.C. 20036.Scientific and Advanced-Technology Act of 1992, S. 1146, 102d Cong. (1992).Biographical InformationDr. Karen Wosczyna-Birch is Professor of Applied Science and Technology and the StateWide Director of the CT College of Technology. She has been instrumental infacilitating the implementation of the College of Technology and developing industrybased curriculum using local and national skill standards that have responded to industryneeds in technology and engineering. She has over 23 years of experience in highereducation, focusing on two year technology and engineering technology education. Page 11.376.9
faculty technical assistance in course development and materials. Rensselaer, SUNY-Albany and RIT are internationally recognized for their expertise in Microelectronics and Semiconductor research and education. Other unit(s) of the College – No new requirements with the exception of assistance from the Chemistry & Physics Department at HVCC. Equipment – New equipment is required for the program and is estimated to cost $507,244. An equipment list is attached. Three $28,000 vacuum trainers were purchased with funds from the now defunct Center For Technology Skills Training at no cost to the college. Center For Technology Skills Training also purchase a Semiconductor Manufacturing Trainer at no cost to the college. We have set up and evaluated
. References 1. ETA/ Business Relations Group Report. (2005). Addressing the Workforce Challenges of America’s Advanced Manufacturing Workforce. Retrieved September, 5, 2011. 2. Labor Market Information Division, Industry Employment and Labor Force, November 18, 2005. 3. Center for Workforce Success, “The Skill Gap 2001,” P.5. 4. Rosenfeld, S. (1998). Technical Colleges, Technology Deployment, and Regional Development (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development). Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Regional Technology Strategies, Inc. 5. National Center for manufacturing Education. (2002). Enhancing the Resource Center Role of the National Center for manufacturing Education. Retrieved April 5, 2010. 6. Barger