Conference Session

EM Program Design

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy K. Zander P.E., Clarkson University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

mathematics and basic sciences but carry knowledge further toward creative application. These studies provide a bridge between mathematics and basic sciences on the one hand and engineering practice on the other. Engineering design is the process of devising a system, component, or process to meet desired needs. It is a process…in which the basic sciences, mathematics, and the engineering sciences are applied to convert resources optimally to meet these stated needs.”These are courses beyond the basic math and sciences; in an engineering management programexamples of these could be Statics, Materials Science, or Project Management.AACSB accredits institutions that offer degree-granting programs in business or

Conference Session

Persistence and Retention I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl A.P. Cass, Clemson University; Zahra Hazari, Clemson University, Department of Engineering & Science Education and Department of Mathematical Sciences; Philip Michael Sadler, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; Gerhard Sonnert, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

that may impact persisters and non-persisters in their career choices?MethodData CollectionThe data used in this study were collected as a component of the Persistence Research in Scienceand Engineering (PRiSE) project. The purpose of PRiSE was to survey college/universitystudents about their interests and prior experiences in STEM and to identify experiences thatpositively influence students in their choice to pursue STEM disciplines in college. Datacollection was achieved by implementing a survey to a nationally-representative sample ofstudents enrolled in freshman-level English classes in the fall semester of 2007. The samplingprocess involved drawing a stratified random sample (by size ranges and student populationwithin those size

Conference Session

Improving Visualization Skills

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

participants and their selection.The third section will detail the application of the chosen measurement tool and the researchenvironment that the experiment was carried out within. The final section will provide ananalysis of the gathered data and a discussion of the findings in relation to the associatedliterature.Prior to progressing further, it should be noted that the research presented in this paper is anelement of an ongoing research project (Lane et al., 2009, 2010a, 2010b, 2010c) that is beingcarried out within the confines of Initial Technology Teacher Education (ITTE).2. Measuring Sketching AbilityLiterature concerning the measurement of sketching ability is varied and involves methodssuch as the application of visual mental imagery tasks

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gail Ellen Gerdemann, Oregon State University; Willie (Skip) E. Rochefort, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

three angles: (1) start with aproblem to be solved, perhaps from children's literature, and challenge students to adjust theprocess to meet the criteria for success OR (2) start with the strange properties the substance hasand come up with a problem the substance solves OR (3) design quality control tests for familiarmaterials. This paper will discuss some of the engineering design projects students can do withoobleck, slime, and play dough.All lessons have been tested in elementary classrooms by the author and other classroomteachers. The author is the coordinator of one school district's STEM curriculum and teachertraining efforts. The district uses a central materials center to store, schedule, and refurbish thematerials kits. The process

Conference Session

Architechtural Engineering Eduction: Emergent Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suining Ding, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

inthe learning activities. Students are required to submit three portfolios including pencilportfolio, ink portfolio and color portfolio. Inside the pencil and color portfolios, pencilmaster drawing and marker master drawing are also need to be included. This 17-week-longstudio course is designed to allow students to explore basic drawing skills using basic threemedia. Typically, the class starts with a short lecture of the new concept and principlefollowed by an on site demonstration. The demonstration is conducted through the Elmocamera that can project the drawings to the screen. After the demonstration, a drawingexercise will be assigned to the class. The class uses a unique approach of teaching freehand sketching for interior

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John A. Orr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred J. Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

professor and head of the ECE department. His interests include projects based education, curriculum development, international study abroad programs and mentoring, and computer/embedded systems engineering. Page 22.731.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Frontiers of Electrical and Computer Engineering: an Introductory First Year Course Worcester Polytechnic InstituteIntroductionSeveral motivations exist for exploration of new approaches to the introduction of first yearstudents to Electrical and Computer

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anca L. Sala, Baker College; Tom Spendlove, Baker College, Flint; James Riddell, Baker College, Flint

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

.) Page 22.252.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Assessment of ABET Program Outcome J, “A Knowledge of Contemporary Issues”AbstractEngineering education is expected to equip future engineers not only with professionalknowledge, abilities and skills but also the ability to see “the big picture” and the capability toaddress society’s issues. The latter outcomes are based upon Program Outcome (j), “AKnowledge of Contemporary Issues”, from ABET’s EAC (a)-(k) Criteria for AccreditingEngineering Programs. At our institution we have traditionally assessed this Program Outcome(PO) through the Senior Design Project as well as technical elective courses, such as the

Conference Session

Comparing Different Aspects of the Cooperative Education Experience

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Kathy J. Prem, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Engineering Career Services; Sara Wirsbinski, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

Sara Wirsbinski is currently at an undergraduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison pursing a degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering.Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison Sandra Shaw Courter is PI for the ”Aligning Educational Experiences with Ways of Knowing Engineering (AWAKEN): How People Learn” project. She is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Engineering Professional Development and Wendt Commons: Teaching and Learning Services. Her area of research is engineering education, including assessment of student learning. She taught technical communication courses to undergraduate engineering students and currently consults with faculty and teaching assistants. She earned her

Conference Session

Novel Approaches to Teaching Materials

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

Tagged Divisions

Materials

as a leader of innovation7. Based on these reports and findings it became obvious that education institutionsare key stakeholders to solve these challenges facing the nation at this juncture. Forexample, one of fourteen Grand Challenges for Engineering proposed by the NAE isidentified as Advancement of Personalized Learning8. In essence, the proposed changesare all focused on implementing student-centered learning pedagogies such as, activelearning, inquiry-based and project-based learning strategies into the classroom. Thebenefits of these instructional techniques include: peer learning, interactions &communications with instructors and peers, student monitoring of their learning,application of their learning to real world

Conference Session

Oceans & Marine Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James W. Bales, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; David Novick, Sandia National Labs

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

AC 2011-1755: DESIGNING AN AUV COMPETITION TO DRAW ENGI-NEERING STUDENTS TOWARDS OCEAN ENGINEERINGJames W Bales, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. Bales was the inaugural Technical Director of ONR and AUVSI’s Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition. He is the Assistant Director at MIT’s Edgerton Center, a center dedicated to hands-on, project-based learning.Dr. David Novick, Sandia National Labs Page 22.440.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Designing an AUV Competition to Draw Engineering Students Towards Ocean EngineeringThe First

Conference Session

Aerospace Curriculum and Collaborations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leigh S McCue, Virginia Tech; Joseph A. Schetz, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

through the first semester of junior yeardiffering primarily in the aerospace or ocean specific introductory two course sequence. Withsecond semester junior year upper-level field specific courses are required but the balance withtechnical electives allows students to opt into the joint curriculum with minimal additionalcourse load. Arguably the most sizable curricular difference lies in senior design, where eachstudent completes an ocean (typically surface or submarine naval combatant), aeronautical, orspacecraft two-semester, team project.2.2 Graduate ProgramAt the graduate level, the AOE department has offered a MS degree in Ocean Engineering since1993. The AOE department has invested significant energy into distance learning at the

Conference Session

Design and Graphics Potpourri

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan W. Hartman, Purdue University, Computer Graphics Technology; Mitchell L. Springer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University, his MBA and Doctorate in Adult and Community Education with a Cognate in Exec- utive Development from Ball State University. He is certified as both a Project Management Professional (PMP) and a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR). Page 22.39.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Distance Learning Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Certificate Program in TechnologyAbstractThe Department of Computer Graphics Technology (CGT) at Purdue University, in

Conference Session

Alternative Energy Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik A. Mayer, Pittsburg State University; Albert Leroy Powell, Bowling Green State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Electronics and Computer Technology major at Bowling Green State University. He participated in a solar cell research project with Dr. Erik Mayer at BGSU with the support of the SETGO Summer Research Program funded by the National Science Foundation. With his B.S. in Technology degree, he plans on continuing research in various areas of materials science associated with the electrical engineering field. Page 22.59.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Low-cost Laboratory Experiment to Generate the I-V Characteristic Curves of a Solar

Conference Session

Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

A. Simionescu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Korinne Caruso, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Gregory R. Reuter, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

experience based on the post experimentsurvey. The laboratory can be also integrated with more advanced classes, like rapidmanufacturing process as discussed by Creese9 or computer aided optimization of castings, thelatter being however better suited to graduate engineering education10.It is fortunate that Texas A&M University Corpus Christi has a metal casting facility thatengineering students can have access to once a semester and perform one of their laboratoryexercises. Plans are in the making for students to use this facility for casting parts for theirprojects, including capstone projects, and continue this fruitful collaboration with the colleaguesin the Department of Arts

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren D. Thomas, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-1135: AN OVERVIEW OF U.S. OPTICS PROGRAMSLauren D. Thomas, Virginia TechLisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa McNair, PhD, LinguisticsUniv of Chicago, is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech and co-Director of the VT Engineering Communication Center (VTECC). She is involved in several NSF-funded projects that explore issues of learning, practicing and teaching interdisciplinarity in university and industry settings. Her teaching emphasizes the roles of engineers as communicators and educators, the foundations and evolution of the engineering education discipline, and assessing com- munication in engineering. Her research includes communication and interdisciplinary collaboration

Conference Session

Middle School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johnny Thieken, Arizona State University; Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Instruction. His research interests include educational research methods, communication of research, and k-16+ engineering education. Ganesh’s research is largely focused on studying k-12 curricula, and teaching-learning processes in both the formal and informal settings. He is principal investigator of the Information Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers project, Learning through Engineering Design and Practice (2007-2011), a National Science Foundation Award# 0737616 from the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings. This project is aimed at designing, implementing, and systematically studying the impact of a middle-school engineering education program

Conference Session

Digital Technologies and Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Shreya Kothaneth, Virginia Tech; Glenda R. Scales, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

relates to systematic Page 22.220.2change in the nature of undergraduate teaching and learning. How the data andinformation collected as part of the assessment efforts are being shared and used fordifferent initiatives tied to improving the educational environment for engineeringundergraduates is also discussed. Examples of the data are provided so that otherinstitutions can see the information being collected and the application of those findingsas it relates to the goals and objectives of the project being assessed. The focus of thispaper is on the assessment process rather than focusing on a specific research questionand the results of study in relation

Collection

2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Julia L. Morse

activities pursued by students in Fall 2010 included: • Participation in activities of Mini Baja, Electric Car Club, or the Rocketry Club. • Technical training provided by their workplace (3 students). Proceedings of the 2011 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 7 • Technical research toward a specific hobby application or personal project (3 students). • General technical readingNot only is the percent of Reading/Research-type activities down, but those that in the previousyear had been largely article readings of general interest, while the 2010 reading-and-researchactivities were

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Richard Y. Chiou; Michael G. Mauk; M. Eric Carr; Bret Davis

of computerscience, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. This paper discusseslaboratory development and the hands-on learning experience within the context of thiscapstone course on robotics and mechatronics. Topics covered include the innovation ofteaching industrial robotics to undergraduate students working on solving real-worldproblems, particularly as it applies to multidisciplinary fields such as bionics and solarenergy.IntroductionThis paper presents the establishment of a robotics and mechatronics laboratory forteaching and research integrated with the emerging fields of bionics and solar energythrough an NSF project involving undergraduate and graduate students, and faculty atGoodwin College of Drexel University

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Tony Kerzmann; Gavin Buxton; Maria V. Kalevitch

our future sustainability, while discussing the role of technology inaddressing these issues. The final core class is a capstone class in which expert speakersare invited from the campus community and the Pittsburgh region to address topicsfollowing a particular alternative energy course theme. The students are required tocomplete an undergraduate research project that is related to this theme.The remaining 6 credits that students are required to complete as part of the minor arechosen from a number of upper-level courses focusing on specific areas of expertise in bothscience and business disciplines. This increases the accessibility of the minor to the widerRMU community and introduces alternative energy and sustainability to non

Collection

2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Tahany Fergany; Amal Abd El?Raouf

, syntax, use, examples, programming tips, commonerrors, self-tests, etc.) as shown in figure 2. This facility will be different from the lectureand the class notes in giving wider selection of examples and reinforcing the connectionsbetween topics. In addition, material can be recalled and projected. Also, students wouldhave the opportunity to go over the material any time and more than once.3.2. Problem-Solving Module The students will access this module to apply the knowledge gained through theinformation module. This module includes all the learning activities illustrated in sectiontwo. It has a wide selection of examples of real-life problem and the accompanied resultsof using each learning activity. This module reinforces the

Collection

2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Vance Poteat

projects. When asked the same questionabout exams, the 2011 survey and 2005 survey answers were yes for 80.2% and 91.8%respectively. The same questions were then asked about college and the answers for the 2011 /2005 surveys were 46.2% / 82.2% for homework/projects and 51.3% / 80.6% for exams whichshow a noticeable drop from 2005.The students were then asked if they ever cheated in high school and college and the percentagethat responded yes are shown in Tables 2 and 3. Table 2 – 2011 Survey Results (% Yes) In High School In College EE CS CE All EE CS CE All Cheated 44% 59% 45

Conference Session

Liberal Education Revisited: Five Historical Perspectives

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College, Dublin

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

their compatriots at university? Page 22.776.7It is against this cultural/historical background that the Ministry of Education detailed itsrecommendations in circular 323 under the following headings: (a) The inclusion of additional subjects in programmes. (b) The broadening of the treatment of technical and scientific subjects. (c) Increased use of the college library, of seminars, of discussion groups, directed study periods, and projects; and in general the fostering of a tutorial relationship between teaching staff and students on the lines of that used in universities. (d) The encouragement of corporate life in

Conference Session

Qualitative Research Programs & International Research Experience from Around the World

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yating Chang, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joe J.J. Lin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Juila D. Thompson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yi Shen, Purdue University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Eckhard A. Groll, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edwin Daniel Hirleman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

International

boundaries.Underrepresented Populations in Engineering EducationAmerica is becoming an increasingly diverse nation. Many minority groups and women havebeen underrepresented in the engineering education path and workforce. It is projected that moreengineering challenges will affect this broader population, and thus these individuals are neededwithin engineering.1 The demand today for employees who speak foreign languages and areinternationally savvy is also greater than ever. However, relatively few minorities enroll incollege international programs, and few choose careers that involve global work.2There is large and growing literature examining women’s and minorities experience with theengineering education process. Beddoes, Borrego, and Jesiek3 performed a

Conference Session

Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisol Mercado Santiago, Purdue University; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jordana Hoegh, Purdue University; Dina Banerjee, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Alice L. Pawley is an assistant professor in the School of Engineering Education and an affiliate faculty member in the Women’s Studies Program at Purdue University. She has a B.Eng. in Chemical Engineering from McGill University, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering with a Ph.D. minor in Women’s Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is Co-PI and Research Director of Purdue University’s ADVANCE program, and PI on the Assessing Sustainability Knowledge project. She runs the Research in Feminist Engineering (RIFE) group, whose projects are described at the group’s website, http://feministengineering.org/. She is interested in creating new

Conference Session

Ethical Perspectives on the Grand Challenges of Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Xiaofeng Tang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

cells, new materials and experimental cells, and the theoretical efficiency ofnanocrystal-based systems. Apart from these imagined theoretical data, the report does notexplain the net-gains of each solar energy project, the overall costs per unit energy generationand delivery, or the political landscape that shapes America’s renewables energy policy (e.g.,Obama Administration support for renewables on the affirmative side and fossil-fuel lobbyists onthe negative).As we question the sensibility and viability of limiting understandings of engineering to thenarrowly technical, we do not also question the sensibility or viability of narrowly technicalexpertise within engineering. To the contrary, we believe traditional technical skills are

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Shauna O'Hurley, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert P. Lillis, Evalumetrics Research; Betsy Khol, Women in Engineering; Robert D. Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

at the state and local level for over 35 years. He is the Evaluation Consultant for the Rochester Institute of Technology Women in Engineering Project and for the Rochester Area Colleges Center for Excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). He also provides evaluation services for school districts for a variety of special programs including 21st Century Learning Center programs, after-school mentoring programs and environmental education programs. Mr. Lillis has served as the evaluator for numerous community substance abuse prevention and intervention programs and has conducted outcome studies for the Yes Pa Foundation, character education program.Betsy Khol, Women in EngineeringRobert D. Garrick

Conference Session

WIED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie Fabert, Arizona State University; Marilyn Cabay, Ph.D., Argosy University, Phoenix; Melissa B Rivers, Arizona State University; Mary Lee Smith, Arizona State University; Bianca L. Bernstein, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

majority of undergraduate degrees in certain STEM-related disciplines.4However, there is evidence that what are known as leaky pipeline and glass-ceiling effectsremain especially strong in STEM fields.5 Psychologists and educational policy researchers areurged to turn attention to the later stages of career development where women’s careeraspirations often plummet and where women get stuck or drop out of STEM all together.6 Thispaper presents the preliminary results of a qualitative research project, with an analysis thatfocused particularly on isolating aspects that these female STEM doctoral students experiencedduring one academic year.The graduate school period along the academic science and engineering career pathway hasreceived little

Conference Session

Making Students Aware of Their World: Five Perspectives

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Lee Downey, Virginia Tech; Masanori Wada, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

 education.   A  second  set  of  challenges  has  interrogated  the  contents  of  the  engineering  sciences  and  engineering  design.  Social  philosophers  have  long  mapped  engineers  as  technological  intelligentsia  whose  success  depends  upon  a  wide  range  of  social,  ethical,  and  epistemological  criteria  (Goldman  1984;  Lenk  1984;  Davis  1996).  Micro-­‐ethicists  have  made  visible  contrasts  between  formal  codes  and  actual  practices  (Baum  and  Flores  1982;  Martin  and  Schinzinger  1983).  More  recently,  macro-­‐ethicists  make  visible  a  range  of  broader  material  projects  that  engineering  formation  and  engineering  work  could  serve  or,  in  some  cases,  does  serve  (Herkert  2009

Conference Session

Pay It Forward: Critical Thinking, Reflection and Faculty Engagement Promote Success in Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annette Mallory Donawa, Independent Consultant

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

(Fleming, Garcia, & Morning, 1995). Through a NASA-sponsored program called Project Reserve, a two year initiative, theauthors Fleming, Garcia, and Morning (1995) studied 31 correlates, such as social class, aptitude,and critical thinking skills. They used three instruments, with a sample of African American andLatino students majoring in engineering at Xavier University in Louisiana, California StateUniversity, Northridge (CSUN), and City College of New York (CCNY). These students(N=79) came from predominantly White engineering schools where they failed in their first yearand were invited to participate in Project Reserve. Project Reserve was designed to retain thesestudents in the engineering pipeline by providing them with academic