Conference Session

Best Practices for Two-Year Students Majoring in Engineering & STEM Fields

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen M. Groppi P.E., Cabrillo College; Susan Tappero, Cabrillo College

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

) Not URM 49.7% 50.3% URM Figure 6 URM Percent of All Steep Participants 2008-201422Under-represented Minority (URM) excludes White, Asian, and ethnicity unknown Page 26.949.6PREP OverviewStudents who want to pursue a major in the sciences must be successful in theirmathematics. Precalculus is the first college level math class STEM students will take, butit was found that historically, the success rate for that course at Cabrillo had only been51.5%. Furthermore, of those students who are not successful, only 40% will retake theclass, and of those students, just 42% will be successful, which means that only 17

Conference Session

Addressing Diversity Issues in Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tressa Kay Mikel, University of California, Berkeley; Frank Hoang, University of California, Berkeley; Pedro S. H. Kim, UC Berkeley; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

Paper ID #14859What Does It Mean to Be an Engineer? A Comparison of Adult Students atThree InstitutionsMs. Tressa Kay Mikel, University of California, BerkeleyMr. Frank Hoang, University of California, BerkeleyMr. Pedro S. H. Kim, UC Berkeley Bachelor of Arts in Resource Management (Interdisciplinary Research Studies) with a minor in Chemical Engineering and Certification in Entrepreneurship Technology from the University of California, Berke- ley, May 2015.Dr. Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven Maria-Isabel Carnasciali is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Tagliatela College of

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Two-Year Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim F. Zeid, Northeastern University; Chitra N. Javdekar, Massachusetts Bay Community College; Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Marina Bograd

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

students in our first cohort are driven and goal oriented, show initiative, have overall goodstudy habits and for the most part take responsibility for their own learning. Students are movingthrough the program together, participating in team projects and have been able to form a naturalcohort. Observing them in and outside of class, it is easy to see that they are willing to lend ahelping hand to their classmates and encourage each other to excel. Students who come to theprogram with some technical background, more often take a leading role in projects and offerassistance to others.A diverse student population with varied educational backgrounds is not new to a communitycollege setting. The college has assistance in place to help students in

Conference Session

Two Year-to-Four Year Transfer Topics Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Wayne Santarelli, California State University, Fresno; S. Shelley, U.S. Air Force; Dhushy Sathianathan, California State University, Long Beach; Mark K. Smith, California State University, Long Beach, College of Continuing and Professional Education

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State University, Long Beach (CSULB). He has a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State University, and BS in Mechanical Engineering from Oklahoma State University. Prior to joining CSULB, he was the head of the School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs at Penn State. Dr. Sathianathan has been actively involved in engineering education initiatives since 1994. He led several NSF funded initiative to enhance engineering education, especially focused on retention. He is the co-founder of the Engineering Entrepreneurship Program and the Center for Engineering Design and Entrepreneurship at Penn State. He has received the Boeing Outstanding Educator Award and Boe- ing Welliver

Conference Session

Arduinos, Microcontrollers, Inexpensive Robotics, and Other Tech Bytes

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur F. Garcia Jr. P.E., Palm Beach State College

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Two Year College Division

AC 2012-3186: AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO THE FUNDAMENTALSOF ENGINEERING COURSEMr. Arthur F. Garcia Jr., Palm Beach State College Arthur F. Garcia, Jr., has been teaching on college campuses since 2000. He taught intermediate algebra and trigonometry at Montgomery College in Maryland prior to moving to Florida in 2002. Since the fall of 2002, he has been an Adjunct Instructor at Palm Beach State College, where he began as an instructor of pre-college algebra classes. In addition, he has taught algebra, statistics and a course on entrepreneurship at Northwood University in Palm Beach county (from 2002 to 2005). Since the Fall term of 2005, he has been teaching Introduction to Engineering (EGN 1002) at Palm Beach State

Conference Session

Two-year College Division: Authors Address Transfer Matters-Part II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura E. LeMire, The Community College of Baltimore County

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

had a positive relationship with their mentor. Awardees wereencouraged to continue their studies at a four-year institution and were provided funding for upto two semesters after graduating or transferring, enabling them to reach greater success in theirfield. As of January 2015, 43 of the 68 recipients completed an associate’s degree with 41majoring in a T4 STEM technology or related field. Twenty-six of the graduates and 6 otherscholars transferred to four-year institutions (all but two for a technology related major). Eight ofthem have completed a bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and three are currently pursuing amaster’s degree. Ten scholars are currently taking classes at CCBC, 8 in STEM fields and twoin business. Only ten of the

Conference Session

Gainful Employment: Preparing Technicians to Satisfy the Needs of Industry

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David I. Spang, Burlington County College

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Two Year College Division

program is through real-world employment opportunities. Studentinternships (i.e. employment during standard semesters for pay or credit) and Coop opportunities(i.e. student employment for pay during leaves from standard class time) can provide studentsand employers with confidence-building employment experiences. For students, an internship orCoop experience will serve as an opportunity to obtain resume-building experience while earningmoney at the same time. For employers, familiarity with a student and potential future full-timehire can be obtained, along with confidence in the ability of a particular institution to producegraduates with meaningful experience and value-adding potential.Another, and often ultimate, element of relevancy is the