Conference Session

Attracting, Developing and Retaining Talented ME Students

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashland O. Brown, University of the Pacific; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Joseph J. Rencis P.E., Tennessee Technological University; Ella R. Sargent, University of the Pacific; Brock U Dunlap, University of Texas, Austin; Rachelle Kisst Hackett, University of the Pacific; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kyle A. Watson, University of the Pacific; Ismail I Orabi, University of New Haven; Jiancheng Liu, University of the Pacific; John J Wood, U.S. Air Force Academy; Christopher Allen Wejmar, University of the Pacific; Paul Henry Schimpf, Eastern Washington University; Chuan-Chiang Chen, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Mechanical Engineering

- sity of Washington, Seattle, in 1982, 1987, and 1995, respectively. Dr. Schimpf began his academic career in 1998, and is currently Chair of the Department of Computer Science at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, WA, USA. His research interests include numerical methods for forward and inverse solutions to partial differential equations, with biomedical applications. Prior to his academic career, Dr. Schimpf was employed as a Senior Principal Design Engineer in the electronics industry, where he enjoyed 13 years of experience developing parallel embedded signal and image processing systems.Dr. Chuan-Chiang Chen, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Chuan-Chiang Chen is a Professor in the Mechanical

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trevor J. Bennett, Texas A&M University; Kristin D. Nichols, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

introducethe engineering process as the foundation for all future coursework and career practices. Thispaper discusses an implementation of a freshman engineering design course that embodies thisbelief.The Introduction to Aerospace Engineering course, AERO 101, develops the fundamentalcontext and importance of the aerospace engineering major and profession. While it is not arequired course in the curriculum, it can be completed either in the first or second semester of thestudents’ college career and has substantial influence over the students’ opinions and enthusiasmabout aerospace engineering. Students enter the course with little or no engineering experiencebut anticipate using the information in the course to assist in making a decision on choice

Conference Session

Activities and Assessment for “Awkward ABET Outcomes”

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Douglas H. Fehrmann, The Krause Center for Leadership and Ethics, The Citadel

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Civil Engineering

, citizenship through leadership, including a solid theoretical and management, decision-making and practical foundation problem solving abilities Sustainable Success: Graduates who have sustainable career success and participate in leadership roles through lifelong learning, effective communication, multidisciplinary teams, and broad-based perspective of engineering and societal needs 22 DEPARTMENT PROGRAM OUTCOMES: Aligned with curriculum and extracurricular activities (10 program outcomes connected to leadership

Conference Session

Creating and Maintaining Effective Communication Learning in the Curriculum

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University; Sarah Liggett, Louisiana State University; Warren R Hull Sr. P.E., Louisiana State University; Boz Bowles, Louisiana State University; Paige Davis, Louisiana State University

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Civil Engineering

joining the LSU faculty in 1988. As associate dean, he has acquired funding from NSF to support the development of several initiatives aimed at improving student retention and graduation rates as well as supporting faculty with development with effective learning and teaching pedagogies.Prof. Sarah Liggett, Louisiana State UniversityMr. Warren R Hull Sr. P.E., Louisiana State University Warren R. Hull, Sr. is the Engineering Communication Studio Manager at Louisiana State University. He earned a B.S. from Louisiana State University and an M.S. from Harvard University. He is a licensed professional engineer whose engineering career spans over 40 years. Prior to joining LSU, Hull was a senior partner with an

Conference Session

Basic Concepts in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University; Rajiv Ramnath, Ohio State University; Bruce W. Weide, Ohio State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. This is notsurprising given the potential rewards of a successful entrepreneurial career both with respect toallowing entrepreneurs the freedom to pursue their own ideas and visions as well as with respect tothe potential for large material rewards. But how do we nurture students to become successful en-trepreneurs? In this paper, we report on an innovative program at the authors’ institution, designedto nurture students to become IT entrepreneurs. While the program builds on the experiences ofother programs, it includes a number of novel components that are integrated together in an un-usual manner to interlock and complement each other.1. IntroductionIt is widely accepted that entrepreneurship is the engine that drives the American economy

Conference Session

Creating and Maintaining Effective Communication Learning in the Curriculum

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

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Civil Engineering

engineering curriculum, a foundationwill be formed upon which a system for improved communication skill in engineering can bebuilt.Initial InvestigationsThere has been for a long time a concerted effort by a number of practitioners across the countryto develop programs that will help students understand the need to communicate in a manner thatwill benefit careers outside of the English world. The Writing Across the Curriculum movementhas done much to support the need to make faculty and students more conscious of theimportance of communication in life and in the workplace. The Northwest Inland Writing Projectat the University of Idaho, the National Writing Project, and the Red Mountain Writing ProjectScholarly Writing Retreat for University Faculty

Conference Session

Novel Methods of Construction Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Tingerthal, Northern Arizona University

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Construction

Paper ID #5953Applying Decoding the Disciplines in a Construction Engineering MechanicsCourse: A description of the Decoding InterviewDr. John Tingerthal, Northern Arizona University John joined the Construction Management faculty at Northern Arizona University as an assistant professor in 2007. His engineering career spans a wide variety of design and forensic engineering experiences. He spent the first eight years of his career performing structural consulting engineering in Chicago. This work culminated with design work on the Minneapolis Public Library and the Overture Center for the Arts in Madison Wisconsin. He was

Conference Session

Raising the Bar and Body of Knowledge

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Russell

/30 & E” model, and any requirements will incorporate maximum flexibility, including distance-learning delivery of courses. v We believe that practical on-the-job experience and life- long learning are not important. The committees firmly believe in the importance of experience and life-long learning to develop the body of knowledge over a career. As such, the committees advocate Page 8.235.5 mandatory experience as part of licensure. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Rose Marra

sound welldefined, but the ways in which WIE programs work to accomplish these outcomes varytremendously.Recruitment happens at multiple phases and levels. In the community of scholars and practitionersthat address women in engineering, there exists a high level of awareness and research that showsthe importance of starting recruitment efforts at an early age. WIE programs with Girl Scouts, forexample, are designed to help maintain an interest in math and science and raise awareness ofengineering as a career path for these girls4,5. Recruitment efforts for older students include "openhouse" days held on college and university campuses and summer engineering camps. Suchprograms involve significant follow-up with participants as directors work to

Conference Session

Mathematics in the Transition

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Robinson; Demetris Geddis; Adam Austin; Donna Llewellyn; Marion Usselman

” that negatively affects theperformance of students[2] and effectively bars them from entering careers that require a firmknowledge of mathematics. To counter this anxiety and improve student achievement, AlanGreenspan encourages “a deeper interaction with numbers and their manipulation to a point atwhich students are confident and proud of their level of skills.”[3]To emphasize the interrelated nature of STEM concepts, the National Council of Teachers ofMathematics calls for a “shift in emphasis from a curriculum dominated by memorization of Page 8.683.1isolated facts and procedures and by proficiency with paper-and-pencils skills to one

Conference Session

NSF Opportunities for Undergraduate Engineering Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Mullett

ramp up the partner school’s instructional staff’sknowledge of telecommunications technology. The team concept also seemed to be successfulwith many career and guidance counselors attending the workshop to gain first hand knowledgeabout the fast growing telecommunications industry. The intern program was again held duringthe summer and again proved to be highly successful. The Co-PIs continued work on thedevelopment of a 2+2+2 telecommunications curriculum, easily replicable low cost laboratoryexperiences, distance-learning technologies, and an accompanying on-line competency profile forthe developing telecommunications curriculum.Year three of the grant (1999-2000) was again similar to the first two years of the grant withrespect to partner

Conference Session

New and Innovative Ideas

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer S. Atchison, Drexel University; Danielle Tadros, Drexel University; Yury Gogotsi, Drexel University; Paul Holt; William Andrew Stoy, North Carolina State University; Joy A. Kots, Father Judge High School; Caroline Louise Schauer, Drexel University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

provide a working knowledge of nanotechnology in generaland the physics and chemistry employed in nanofiber production specifically.Additionally several modes of assessment were used through out the activity. Inparticular, an attitudes inventory was administered pre and post activity to evaluatechange in perceptions about pursuing STEM careers. Summative assessments were usedto gage student’s learning and performance based assessments were used to enhancestudent’s internalization of the subject matter. The students demonstrated an improvedunderstanding of nanotechnology across the board and girls performed better than theboys on the summative assessment. As a capstone on the project the students producedposters to communicate their findings to

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael G. Jenkins P.E., California State University, Fresno; Walter V. Loscutoff, California State University, Fresno; Thomas Nguyen

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Graduate Studies

“accelerated” (a.k.a., 5-year masters, 4+1, etc.)masters programs allow seniors to take graduate-level courses that apply toward their Master’sdegree while still classified as undergraduates. Economies of scale provide opportunities forconcurrent offerings of upper division technical elective and graduate courses to fulfill the needsof both groups for students. The needs of the profession demand graduate degrees ofengineering practitioners at some point in their careers and five-year BS/MS programs addressthis need at the entry level.IntroductionEngineering is defined as the profession “that applies knowledge of the mathematical and naturalsciences gained by study, experience, and practice to develop ways to economically utilize thematerials and

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Curriculum Development, Improvements, and Partnerships

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Belle W. Y. Wei, San José State University; Patricia R Backer, San José State University; Wenchiang Richard Chung, San José State University; Andrew F. Wood, San José State University

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International

each year to meet global collaborators, competitors, and leaders through an intensely immersive learning experience that goes beyond classroom studies. Other programs reflecting Wei’s international reach include the college’s Poverty Alleviation/Service-Learning program and Engineers Without Borders. This global perspective is rooted in a vision of SJSU as a preeminent producer of forward-thinking problem-solvers. With this goal in mind, Wei has established the Silicon Valley Engineering Scholarship, a program that provides $5,000 of annual support for high-achieving students to pursue engineering careers. Wei is also a Principal Contributor to CSU (California State University) Engineering Academies, a statewide

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Teaming and Collaboration

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chad Milewicz, University of Southern Indiana; Zane W. Mitchell Jr., University of Southern Indiana; Kerry S. Hall, University of Southern Indiana

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

seen a “C” student become leader of the winning team and go on tointernships and careers with the corporate partner. We have seen lasting friendships form amongprevious strangers, both for students, corporate team members, and faculty team members. Ingeneral, students tend to leave the challenge with greater passion for defining and pursuing theirfuture careers. They gain confidence, they are exposed to new ways of thinking, and theydevelop new relationships. It is amazing that by the end of the competition a freshmen studentcan stand up in front of the CEO of a global organization, a panel of professionals, and a liveaudience, present a unique idea, field challenging questions, and not even look at the experienceas unique. After weeks of

Conference Session

Project-based and Cooperative Learning in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Ann Rursch, Iowa State University; Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University; Matthew Edward Sullivan, Iowa State University

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Electrical and Computer

obstacles and disincentivize them to continue to be interested in andwant to study in this area. Therefore, the IASG club was started as a retention tool. The IASGwas one answer to keeping students who want careers in information assurance andcomputer/network security engaged during their undergraduate coursework.Second, one of the authors of this paper is the Director of the Information Assurance Center andhis research area focuses on information assurance and computer/network security. In the earlyyears of Iowa State University opening the Information Assurance graduate education program,he had a steady stream of undergraduate students coming through his office looking to work onresearch projects focused on information assurance and computer

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Teaming and Collaboration

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Pistrui, Acumen Dynamics, LLC; John K. Layer, University of Evansville; Sandra L. Dietrich, Eastern Michigan University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

incurriculum design and course instruction [5]. In their study of what skills employers are lookingfor in undergraduates, Crawford et al. (2011) identified seven soft skill clusters associated withright brain thinking: 1. Experiences 2. Team Skills 3. Communication Skills 4. Leadership Skills 5. Decision Making/Problem Solving Skills 6. Self-Management Skills 7. Professionalism SkillsThis comprehensive study based on 31 US universities and 282 employers representing all 50states found that employers and alum ranked soft skills as the most important in terms of jobeffectiveness and career development [6].The uncertainty and complexity in today’s global marketplace are dramatically changing theworld of work

Conference Session

New Learning Paradigms II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juyeon Yun, Purdue University; Monica Cardella, Purdue University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University; Ming-Chien Hsu, Purdue University; Yoojung Chae, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

programs, where she coordinated student courses as well as parent information sessions. Her research interests include students' perceptions of their learning experience as and how to promote students' learning who show giftedness in the Engineering and Technology areas. Page 15.423.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Development of Parents’ Engineering Awareness Survey (PEAS) According to the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior FrameworkAbstractWith increased interest in promoting engineering as a field of study and career pathway to bothcollege and pre-college student, it is important to

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Bland, John Brown University

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International

AC 2010-1242: IMPACT OF CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY EXPERIENCES ONCULTURAL SENSITIVITY DEVELOPMENTLarry Bland, John Brown University Larry Bland is currently Chair, Division of Engineering and Construction Management and Associate Professor of Engineering at John Brown University. Dr. Bland has been at John Brown since 2002. Prior to his academic career, he spent over 30 years in industry. His industrial career moved from engineering to executive management with significant international experience. Since joining John Brown, Dr. Bland has been active in expanding undergraduate research opportunities for students and assessing university study abroad programs

Conference Session

Liberal Education for 21st Century Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Betty Harper, Pennsylvania State University; Lisa Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University; Alexander Yin, Penn State University; Patrick Terenzini, Pennsylvania State University

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Liberal Education

education through graduate study in engineering. This educationalmodel would be similar to that followed by those preparing for careers in law, medicine, andbusiness. In contrast, ABET’s EC2000 accreditation criteria allow a more moderate approachthat places greater emphasis on liberal education in the undergraduate engineering program.NAE’s E2020 reports occupy a middle ground, advocating for even greater curricular breadthand liberal education than ABET’s EC2000 accreditation criteria require but stopping short of acomplete restructuring of undergraduate engineering education. The Engineer of 2020, inparticular, presents the engineering education of the future as liberal education, stressing theroles of interdisciplinarity, communication

Conference Session

K-8 Engineering & Access

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Malinda Zarske; Rene Reitsma; Martha Cyr; Nancy Shaw; Michael Mooney; Jacquelyn Sullivan; Paul Klenk

quality of life; and the need fortechnological literacy for all of our citizens.In spite of soaring U.S. college enrollments in the last 25 years, the number of undergraduatescompleting degrees in engineering has declined dramatically after peaking in 1988,1 and is stillbelow the number of new B.S.-level engineering graduates in 1988.2 An engineering educationcreates access to a successful and rewarding career and personal future, and people from allbackgrounds should have ample opportunity to share in that future.The participation of women in engineering and technology programs has stagnated, with femalesaccounting for fewer than 21% of B.S. engineering graduates. Sadly, as society has become moretechnology driven, the representation of women

Conference Session

Undergraduate-Industry-Research Linkages

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Maughmer

for the U.S. engineering profession or academiawithout massive growth in demand for aerospace products.Much recent attention has been devoted to this gloomy scenario.5,6,7,8,9 Mercer5 notes that the jobsbeing advertised by Administration officials as signs of economic recovery are far from beinggood replacements of engineering / technology careers. She warns of the disastrous effects ofdiscouraging American youngsters with aptitude in the mathematical sciences by telling themthat the “hot’ occupations of the future do not require such aptitudes. Economist Paul CraigRoberts is quoted as saying that “only labor involved in non-traded goods and services is safefrom foreign substitution." This is a replay of what happened to engineers and factory

Conference Session

Learning by Doing

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Melin, United States Military Academy; Richard Hallon, United States Military Academy; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

leader of character who can understand, implement, and manage technology;and to inspire cadets to a career in the United States Army and a lifetime of personal growthand service.The Department mission statement includes educating and inspiring, which align along a set ofcommonly accepted educational taxonomies; that is, Bloom’s Taxonomy, which is based on theseminal work of the 1950’s educational committee chaired by Benjamin Bloom. The committeeestablished a set of taxonomies in three domains of learning: cognitive, affective andpsychomotor. The cognitive domain taxonomy is widely accepted in many fields and has beenidentified as, “arguably one of the most influential education monographs of the past halfcentury.”3 The taxonomies are a language

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovation & Assessment

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Smith; Kevin Craig; Pamela Theroux

powerful computing technology and team-centered, interactive learning, Rensselaer pioneered the use of studio classroom environmentsthat are collaborative, learner-focused, supported with sophisticated technology, and directlyanalogous to career work and learning. In the NSF-sponsored and award-winning (2001 ASMECurriculum Innovation Award, 2000 NEEDS Premier Award for Excellence in EngineeringEducation) Project Links - Mathematics and its Applications in Engineering and Science,modules were created that integrated mathematics, science, and engineering. We are building onboth previous successes and on-going work in undergraduate engineering education atRensselaer. Rensselaer is determined to maintain its leadership role in undergraduateengineering

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Lorelle Meadows, University of Michigan; David Lorch, University of Michigan; Cinda-Sue Davis, University of Michigan; Guy Meadows, University of Michigan

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Minorities in Engineering

. (Biomedical Engineering) from the University of Michigan. His research focus is on the mechanical properties of dynein, a molecular motor protein. He has also been involved in teaching and course development through the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, the College of Engineering, and the M-STEM Academy.Cinda-Sue Davis, University of Michigan Cinda-Sue Davis, Ph.D., has directed the University of Michigan Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Program since 1984. Using intervention programming, advocacy, and research, the program encourages girls and women, from elementary school through graduate school, to consider careers in science, engineering and mathematics through. Dr. Davis has

Conference Session

Modeling Student Data

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University; Joe Jien-Jou Lin, Purdue University; Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University

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Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

Technological Literacy I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Predecki; Albert Rosa; George Edwards

9.1214.4 for a new Core course that would fit in the technology quadrant. We set up several challenges so that when students had completed the course they would have gained some of the knowledge and Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationexperience to help them in making smart choices about technology – for their career and forthemselves. We wanted students to know what questions to ask about such things as costs,power, safety, reliability, ethics, usefulness and consequences of the technology theyrecommended or purchased. The course had to be seen as clearly useful to each student. In sum,we

Conference Session

TIME 4: Pedagogy

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Bannerot

were composed of both ME and IE students. In 1991 after retiring from Shell (anda career as a drilling engineer and with many years experience working in Shell’s internaltraining programs), Ross Kastor was hired as a lecturer to teach the class. Five years agothe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) added the course as adegree requirement for all students entering in the fall 1998 and thereafter. Since thensome ECE students have taken the course as an elective. That number has grown over the Page 9.805.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Case Studies

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Manion; Eli Fromm; Jay Bhatt

reasoning.Teaching social and political responsibilities increases awareness of the complex waystechnology impacts society, both positively and negatively. It increases the professional’s senseof empowerment with respect to the choice of engineering as a potential career. Students becomeaware that, as engineers, they have the potential to do both great social benefit, but also to dograve social harm.The first quarter of the ethics component in the sophomore year introduces the students to theconcepts of professionalism, engineering codes of ethics, code-based reasoning, and case-based Page 9.552.3reasoning strategies. Many micro-case studies are referenced

Conference Session

K-12 Computer Science and Computational Thinking Initiatives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alfredo J. Perez, Northern New Mexico College; Ivan Lopez Hurtado, Northern New Mexico College; Jorge Crichigno, Northern New Mexico College; Raul R. Peralta, Northern New Mexico College; David Torres, Northern New Mexico College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

by 20181has made almost a priority to prepare the population of the USA to work as computerprofessionals. The report has stated that there will be about three job opportunities per jobapplicant in computer-related careers. Not meeting such demand can make USA to be instrategic disadvantage with other economic powers of the world.In addition, statistics about the percentage of bachelor’s degrees in computer science2 earned inthe USA during the last twenty years shows that less than 20 percent of graduates account forunderrepresented minorities which put this population in great disadvantage with other ethnicgroups of the USA.Given that New Mexico is a state with high percentage of underrepresented minorities, theDepartment of Engineering at