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John D. Fernandez

Session F2A1 A Survey of the Impact of Community-Based Computer Science Education on Undergraduate Students John D. Fernandez Computing and Mathematical Sciences Department Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi ABSTRACTThe engagement of computer science students in community activities is a challenge in all institutions ofhigher learning. This paper describes a paradigm for civic engagement through community-basedlearning used successfully by the author. With the

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Ross Kastor; Robert Askew; Richard Bannerot; Paul Ruchhoeft; Elena Poltavtchenko; Colley Hodges; Chad Wilson; Cari-Sue Wilmot

bio-medical engineering. This paperwill provide details on the WID interventions, as well as the other efforts at improvingcommunications within the CCE. Communications in the Capstone Design CoursesWhile the WID program was developing at the UH Writing Center, the CCE wassearching for ways to improve the communications skills of its graduates. The capstonedesign instructors approached the Writing Center’s WID program after a new capstonedesign course in ECE was merged with the existing capstone design course taken jointlyby mechanical engineering (ME) and industrial engineering (IE) students, increasing theenrollment from 30 to nearly 90 students a semester. The capstone instructors workedwith the WID program manager to develop

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Zhenyu Zhang; Yeshwanth Sampath; Dr. Rita Caso; Amy Collins

Forum of the Association for Institutional Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.9. Glass, J. C., Jr., & Harrington, H. R. (2002). Academic performance of community college transfer students and “native” students at a large state university. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 26, 415-430.10. Lanni, J. C. (1997). Modeling Student Outcomes: A Longitudinal Study. Paper Presented at the 37th Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research, Orlando, FL.11. Long, P. N., & Amey, M. J. (1993). A Study of Underprepared Students at one Community College: Assessing the Impact of Student and Institutional Input, Environmental, and Output Variables on Student Success. Paper presented at the 18th Annual

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Amir Karimi

for Engineering Education(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility(g) an ability to communicate effectively(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context(i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning(j) a knowledge of contemporary issues(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.In addition, an engineering program must demonstrate that its students attain any additionaloutcomes articulated by the program to foster achievement of its education objectives.This paper will give a short history on the development of the

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Carole Goodson

Session F2A1 A Survey of the Impact of Community-Based Computer Science Education on Undergraduate Students John D. Fernandez Computing and Mathematical Sciences Department Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi ABSTRACTThe engagement of computer science students in community activities is a challenge in all institutions ofhigher learning. This paper describes a paradigm for civic engagement through community-basedlearning used successfully by the author. With the

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Thomas J. Krueger; Ted Aanstoos; Ronald E. Barr

mathematics, science, and engineering (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (g) an ability to communicate effectively (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context (i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools

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2005 GSW

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Rita Caso; Kristi J. Shryock; Jo Howze; Jeffrey Froyd; Arun R. Srinivasa

would beengineering projects. Students working on each project would knit together concepts they wereseeing in different courses to address the requirements of the project. Another important type oflearning activity would be laboratory activities in mathematics and physics that would be directlyrelated to the project. Students would be engaged in “hands-on, minds-on” activities that wouldbe connected to the current project. Clearer understanding of the relationships among theconcepts, clearer understanding of how concepts might be applied to address projectrequirements, and clearer understanding of how learning in the first year might be applicable topractice after graduation would address the first, second, and fourth challenges. Working

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John D. Fernandez

. High school teachersunfortunately do not get as much office time as a college professor and therefore, are notalways near a phone. Numerous messages had to be left for the teachers, and follow-upphone calls and e-mails were a necessity to schedule visits, often times leading to a gapbetween initial contact and actual visit because of communication time. Future GoalsThe recruiters hope to soon host visits to the computer science department, where theprospective high school students can visit the university, meet faculty, and see actualcomputer labs. This will bring to life what a university atmosphere feels like, andhopefully allow the high school students to actually envision themselves one day sittingin

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2005 GSW

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Jessica M. Dick

. High school teachersunfortunately do not get as much office time as a college professor and therefore, are notalways near a phone. Numerous messages had to be left for the teachers, and follow-upphone calls and e-mails were a necessity to schedule visits, often times leading to a gapbetween initial contact and actual visit because of communication time. Future GoalsThe recruiters hope to soon host visits to the computer science department, where theprospective high school students can visit the university, meet faculty, and see actualcomputer labs. This will bring to life what a university atmosphere feels like, andhopefully allow the high school students to actually envision themselves one day sittingin

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2005 GSW

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Jorge E. Navarro; Apolinar Zapata

weight. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education IntroductionSociety has many misconceptions about mathematics. The pervasive role of mathematicsis underestimated in both the world of work and the world of everyday living. Themathematics learned at school is considered to be irrelevant, unnecessary, and unrelatedto the mathematics students will encounter in their professional and personal lives. Thesefalse perceptions and regrettable attitudes about mathematics have a significant andnegative impact on mathematics education

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Sarah J. Smith

principles to Engineering Education through case studies • Identify breaches in ethics within the student population • Present ethics statements of leading transnational organizationsThinking beyond the University, how can students become better prepared to workethically and effectively in the corporate world? Social responsibility includesparticipating in the communities in which people work. Yet, perhaps even moreimportant, is how to work within ethical parameters yet achieve adequate profitability ofthe firm for its stakeholders (employees, stockholders, investors). Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference 1 Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

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Vanessa Svihla; Ronald Barr; Marcus Pandy; Anthony Petrosino

Engineering EducationThe participation of this class was partof a much larger educational researchconsortium, the NSF-sponsoredVaNTH Engineering Research Centerfor Bioengineering Education.1 Theobjective of the consortium is todevelop a new generation of teachingmaterials and novel approaches for theeducation of bioengineering students.The pedagogical motivation for theconsortium is based on the widelypublicized book “How People Learn”(HPL) by Bransford, et al.2 The HPLteaching framework presents thelearning material as a series ofchallenges that are posed through a Figure 1: The Legacy Cycle Framework.3Legacy Cycle.3 The Legacy Cycle(Figure 1) methodically marches the students through the challenged-based material. Key stagesin the