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Abraham L. Howell

performance. Traditional assessment instruments 3 Proceedings of 2015 St. Lawrence Section of the American Society for Engineering Educationsuch as homework assignments, laboratory reports, quizzes, mid-term exams and final exams areuseful in determining an overall course grade, but do not quantify the educational contribution ofa robotic teaching tool when it comes to student learning.A study performed by McGrath, Lowes, Lin, Sayres, Hotaliing and Solkin explains how middleand high school level students learned about science and engineering by designing and buildingunderwater robots 33. Student and teacher attitudinal surveys were used to evaluate the perceivedeffectiveness of each of the

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Ryan Milcarek; Ryan Falkenstein-Smith; Jeongmin Ahn

Proceedings of 2015 St. Lawrence Section of the American Society for Engineering Education Developing T-Shaped Professional Energy Systems Engineers Ryan Milcarek1, Ryan Falkenstein-Smith1, and Dr. Jeongmin Ahn1 1 Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY, 13244Abstract A fuel cell science and technology course was created to promote the development of T-shaped professional energy systems engineers. The course structure consists of lectures as wellas laboratory sections to reinforce principles discussed in class. Survey results conducted on thefirst day of class, at the midterm and on

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Elena V. Brewer; Anthony P. Dalessio

others.The financial barrier of building a laboratory for this discipline is prohibitive for mostinstitutions. It can range from hundreds of thousands of dollars for a modest teaching lab toseveral million dollars for a teaching cleanroom. The Electrical Engineering Technology (EET)department at Erie Community College was able to procure the grant funding to build such alaboratory. A Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and sputter coater were acquired to begininfusing nanotechnology into the EET curriculum. The next step involved building asemiconductor fabrication course utilizing industry-standard equipment for top-down fabricationof nanoscale devices and the characterization equipment required to measure them. Both stepswere funded though Carl

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Carol Stokes-Cawley; Katie Cadwell

the resident hall. The RAs undergo background checks and are trained on working with “Minors on Campus” through Syracuse University College. We try to ensure at least one of our RAs each year is an engineering student or has a degree in engineering to help serve as a STEM mentor.  Assistant to the Coordinator: We also hire one assistant to the Coordinator each year from early June through the last day of the program to help with program details such as registration, photography, Facebook administration (loading program photos during the week(s), etc.  Faculty: Over 10 University faculty members and two graduate students volunteer their time and talents to provide lessons, laboratory and other