Conference Session

The Role of Engineering in Integrated STEM--uh STEAM--uh Education!

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary McCormick, Tufts University; Morgan M. Hynes, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-12 Education: Understanding the status and improving the prospectus. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.4. International Society for Technology in Education (2007). National Educational Technology Standards. Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-students/nets-studends- starndards-2007.aspx.5. Cunningham, C., Lachapelle, C., & Linden-Streicher, A. (2005, June). Assessing elementary school students’ conceptions of engineering and technology. Paper presented at the annual American Society for Engineering Education Conference & Exposition, Portland, OR.6. Mena, I., Capobianco, B., & Deifus-Dux, H. (2009, June). Significant cases of elementary students’ development of

Conference Session

Problem-based and Challenge-based Learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fatin Aliah Phang, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Khairiyah Mohd-Yusof, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Syed Helmi Syed Hassan, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Mimi H. Hassim, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

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Educational Research and Methods

), An instrument to assess students’ engineering problem solving ability in cooperative problem-based learning (CPBL), paper AC 2011-2720, ASEE Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada, June 2011.4. Khairiyah Mohd-Yusof, Syed Helmi Syed Hassan, Mohammad-Zamry Jamaluddin, Nor-Farida Harun (2011b), Motivation and engagement of learning in cooperative problem-based learning (CPBL) framework, paper AC 2011-2721, ASEE Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada, June 2011.5. Woods, D. R. (1994). Problem-based Learning: How to Gain the Most from PBL, Waterdown, Ontario, Canada.6. Polanco, R., Calderon, P., and Delgado, F. (2001). “Problem-based learning in engineering students: Its effects on academic and attitudinal outcomes.” in The Power of

Conference Session

Online Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lance Kinney P.E., University of Texas, Austin; Min Liu, University of Texas, Austin; Mitchell A. Thornton Ph.D., P.E., Southern Methodist University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

rating scale to assess your agreement or disagreement with each of the following statements about engineering courses delivered online. 1 – Strongly Disagree 2 – Somewhat Disagree 3 – Neither Agree Nor Disagree 4 – Somewhat Agree 5 – Strongly Agree • Online courses are easier than face-to-face courses. • Students learn less in online classes than in face-to-face classes. • Students are less willing to 'speak' their mind in an online class than in a face-to-face class. • Students communicate more in an online class than they do in a face-to- face class. • Online courses require more time for students to complete successfully

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie P. Martin, Clemson University; Matthew K. Miller, Clemson University; Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

– like they’re relatable people.Discussion Our results indicate that graduate students served as unique and significant agents of socialcapital associated with plans to pursue academic/career plans related to research, specifically toattend graduate school. We acknowledge that the current study focuses on benefits derived froman increased social network accessed and activated by participants, rather than constructivecriticism or formative assessment of the program; these are aspects that we anticipate addressingin future papers. Our perspective of focusing on the benefits of undergraduate research builds onthe aforementioned prior work and that of other researchers2, 6, 21-23 who have focused on otherbenefits of undergraduate research such as

Conference Session

Arduinos, Microcontrollers, Inexpensive Robotics, and Other Tech Bytes

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University, San Marcos

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Two Year College Division

the engineering design process up to and including the creation of a functioningprototype of their designs.The author supplied materials and class time for the completion of the project, although thestudents were allowed to incorporate materials they brought in and/or to work on their projectsoutside of class. In addition to describing the project challenge, materials provided, and theresulting student creations, this paper will discuss the results of a survey that the studentscompleted regarding this project. The survey was completed for extra credit on a midterm examand crafted to assist the author in refining the project for the next time the class was taught. Thesurvey assessed the materials used during the course of the project in

Conference Session

Best of Computers in Education Division

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xin Chen, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Adithya Raghavan; Ji Soo Yi, Purdue University; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

P6 centered design; learning and faculty member of engineering assessment; interdisciplinarity and cross-cultural engineering; conceptual framework for social awareness Table 1. Participants’ backgrounds and research interestsIn this introductory to research methods class, one major course assignment was to write aliterature review on topics of their own interests. It is often the case that this literature reviewstudents wrote in their

Conference Session

ChemE Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pao-Chi Chen, Lunghwa University Science and Technology; Kwannin Kuo, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology; Meei-Ruey Hsu, Ming-Chuan University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, plastic,rubber, and textile industries are profoundly related to fundamental chemistry ability.Nonetheless, there is a common perception within Taiwanese industries that the basicchemistry competence of many graduates from universities of science and technology couldnot satisfy the industry demand. More efforts should be made on devising appropriatecurricula and finding effective learning approach. However, it is difficult to assess whetherstudents’ chemistry competence in the universities of science and technology is appropriatefor industries or not; as a result, we may need some indicators to be observed (Gabel, 1999).From this point of view, establishing a basic chemistry competence index in terms ofemployment prospect for the engineering

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kuntinee Maneeratana, Chulalongkorn University; Angkee Sripakagorn, Chulalongkorn University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

feedback and improvement concentrate on the coursesunder the control of the department. However, other courses have to be monitored so that theoverall outcome and competency can be assessed. Then, the program administration committeecan initiate changes within the department as well as communicate with other units. Therefore, itis necessary to study the flow of course series as well as the interconnection between these seriesin order to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the curricula as well as students’performance. Basically, grades can be used to characterize the course performance; means andcorrelations between these grades can be used as primary indicators.There are several papers on the predictive or influencing factors involving

Conference Session

Effective Methods for Recruiting Women to Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manjusha Saraswathiamma, North Dakota State University; Kathy Enger, North Dakota State University; Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Achinthya Bazebaruah, North Dakota State University; Bruce Schumacher, North Dakota State University

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Women in Engineering

that dissipatesa person’s energy. This could include work and family issues, personal problems, or stress.Conversely, power is any internal or external factor that accumulates energy needed to deal withthe load. Power could be family support, self-confidence, collaboration, community support, oroptimism. When power exceeds load, MIL increases and the person has enough energy topursue personal development activities like learning. McClusky’s theory is used in humanresource development counseling for assessing and preventing burnout40.Madsen, John, and Miller24 investigated the relationship between MIL and Readiness ofemployees For Change (RFC). RFC refers to employees’ readiness to adjust, improve, learn anddevelop as part of the long and short

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Clayson, Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education; P K Raju, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University

.15. Powlik, J.J. & Sankar, C.S. (2001). Putting Education in the Picture, Journal of SMETEducation; Innovations and Research, 2(3&4): 3-10.16. Raju, P.K., Sankar, C.S., Halpin, G., and Halpin, G. (2002 ). Dissemination of Innovationsfrom an Education Research Project through Focused Workshops, Journal of SMETEducation and Research, 3(3&4): 39-51.17. Sankar, C.S. & Raju, P.K. (2006). National Dissemination of Multi-Media Case Studies thatBring Real-World Issues into Engineering Classrooms: Pilot Study. Proceedings of the 2006American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.18. Sankar, C.S., Varma, V., and Raju, P.K. (2008). Use of Case Studies in EngineeringEducation: Assessment of Changes in

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vincent Sabatini, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Ryle Maxson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Darris White, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Jack McKisson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; William Haupfear, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Mechanical Engineering

-In-the-LoopSOC - State of Charge (Battery Percentage)UDDS - Urban Dynamometer Driving ScheduleUF - Utility FactorUS06 - Supplemental FTP Driving Schedule (Aggressive)WTP - Well-to-PumpWTW - Well-to-WheelBibliography1. Norbye, Jan P., Dunne, Jim. "GM Takes the Wraps Off its Steam Cars and a commuter Car with Hybrid Drive." Popular Science July 1969: 86-87. Print.2. Rousseau, A., Deville, B., Kern, J., Duoba, M., Ng, H., “Honda Insight Using PSAT,” (2001) SAE, Paper Number: 2001-01-2538.3. Gonder, J., T. Markel, A. Simpson, M. Thornton. "Using GPS Travel Data to Assess the Real World Driving Energy Use of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs)." (2007), NREL Report Number: NREL/CP-540- 40858

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

Page 15.844.9experience and their familiarity with the NAE reports and their attitudes towards statementsrelating liberal learning and engineering education extent (Table 2). Differences betweenprogram chairs’ and associate deans’ responses were tested using one-way analysis of variance(ANOVA). ANOVAs assessed, also, the extent to which institutional size and type influenceengineering administrators’ attitudes. Where significant groups differences were found regardingagreement levels on the liberal education components and the NAE reports, Boneferroni post-hoc comparisons were conducted to determine which groups differed at statistically levels.FindingsOverall, the findings suggest that most administrators surveyed support the NAE report’s

Conference Session

Robotics in Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlotta Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

, C. and Groff, B.H., “Retention 101: Where robots go…students follow”, Journal of Engineering Education, January 2003, pp. 85 – 90.16. White, W., Weinberg, J.B., Engel, G.L., Karacal, S.C. and Hu, A., “Assessing an interdisciplinary robotics course”, Proceedings of the 2005 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, OR, June 12 – 15, 2005.17. Weinberg, J.B. and Yu, X., “Robotics in Education: Low cost platforms for teaching integrated systems”, IEEE Robotics and Automation, June 2003, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 4-6.18. Avanzato, B., “A robotics-based microprocessor course for engineering technology”, Proceeding of the 1996 American Society of Engineering Education Annual

Conference Session

Classroom Engagement

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University; Colin Neill, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

using Cognitive Models in Systems Design,Proc. ASEE Annual Conference, Austin, TX, June 20093. J.F. DeFranco, C.J. Neill, and R.B. Clariana. (2009) A Cognitive Collaborative Model to Improve TeamPerformance – A Study of Team Outcomes and Mental Model Sharing. In submission, Systems Engineering, 2010.4. K.W. Jablokow. Developing Problem Solving Leadership: A Cognitive Approach. International Journal ofEngineering Education, Volume 24, Number 5, September 2008, pp. 936-95.5. Walker, J.M.T., King, P.H., “Concept Mapping as a Form of Student Assessment and Instruction”, Proceedingsof the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, 2002.6. J.M. Levine, L.V. Resnick, and E.T. Higgins. (1993) Social foundations of cognition. Annual

Conference Session

Retention Strategies in Action Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito Enriquez, Canada College

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Two Year College Division

Field Trip 12:30- 10 AM to Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch 1:30 3 PM Pre- Guest 1:30-3 Program Commun 2 Speaker Assess Activities Commun. Exploring Personal3-4 pm Regist. Blind Field Trip

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bethany Fralick, Purdue University; Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

knowledge. Much criticism is centered on the engineering curriculum, particularly itsneglect of engineering design1. In order to assess the various methods to teach design, we firstmust identify the student‟s attitudes towards open-ended design problems. Engineering designproblems are often characterized as ambiguous, ill-defined, and having multiple solutions thatcan satisfy a problem‟s requirements.2 Engineering design differs from mathematics or scienceproblem solving in three primary ways: design is a goal-oriented activity3, the “stopping point”is neither systematic nor definitive, and the process is repetitive in which the designerincrementally advances upon a particular solution2-4.SubjectsThe subjects of this study included freshman, junior

Conference Session

Early Engineering Design Experiences

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; Timothy Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania; James Kearns, York College of Pennsylvania; Gregory Link, York College of Pennsylvania; Laura Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania; Wayne Blanding, York College of Pennsylvania; Emine Celik, York College of Pennsylvania; Jennifer Dawson, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania; Barry McFarland, York College of Pennsylvania

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Design in Engineering Education

the ‘plan’classroom, for example, are assisted by two of the faculty, who primarily focus on the design andplanning aspect of the course, as well as presentation style and assessing student progress weekto week. The two groups assigned to ‘do’ are not directly instructed by faculty, but instead tomeet and work on the design itself, whether that is drawing up ideas, programming, testing, orassembly. The two groups assigned to ‘learn’ on a given day are separated, such that one of thegroups is learning basic electronics and programming, while the other is working in the machineshop. This further subdivision ensures that at most one-sixth of the total student body is in themachine shop at a given time, reducing workload on the instructor

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Integration

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricio Torres; Matthew Stephens

department’s changeover to the type of activity the product needs next (Womack &Jones, 2001). Longer lead times affect the quality of the product by diminishing efficiency andaccuracy. Under lean thinking, several responsibilities are consolidated in order to eliminateunnecessary steps and focus on the final outcome. Lean procedures, while new for conventionalfactories, produce an impact on current production processes. In order to appraise the results ofsuch practices and to assess their influence on lean thinking, Rash (1998) recommends thefollowing measures: Page 10.730.11Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research & New Directions

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Ciletti; Gregory Plett

Piloting a Balanced Curriculum in Electrical Engineering— Introduction to Robotics Gregory L. Plett and Michael D. Ciletti Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Colorado at Colorado SpringsAbstractRecent papers have reported that engineering students perceive and assimilate academic contentin different ways. A variety of theories have been developed to try to understand this phenome-non better so that instructional methods may be developed to reach all students. One well-knowninstrument used to assess learning styles is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) [Myers80],which can be used to classify

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in ET: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Stephen Kuyath, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Mainstream, Sloan Center for Online Education, Needham, MA, 63-79. Page 15.1225.145. Swan, K. & Shih, L.F. (2003), “On the Nature and Development of Social Presence in Online Course Discussions,” Journal of Asynchronous Learning Network.6. Carnvale, D. (2000), “Study Assesses What Participants Look for in High-Quality Online Courses,” Chronicle of Higher Education (47:9).7. Fein, A.D. & Logan, M.C., “Preparing Instructors for Online Instruction,” New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education (2003:100), 45-55.8. Fredericksen, E., Pickett, A., Shea, P., Pelz, W., &nd Swan, K. (2000), "Student

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

C. Richard Helps

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Information Systems

materials (graphics, videos, assessment modules and so on). They are freelyavailable to faculty to help with course development. All the interviewees were aware of thesedepartments but none made any significant use of them. In one case a few faculty collaboratedby meeting together to discuss a new technology that they wanted to adopt. They used thecollaboration as an opportunity to learn together but despite the collaboration on technicalmatters, each professor designed his or her own course. A few of the faculty made use ofstudents to help prepare materials but these students functioned in the role of apprentices,carrying out specific tasks assigned to them. There was only one exception to this, where oneinstructor allowed an exceptionally

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerri Phillips, West Virginia University; Giampiero Campa, The MathWorks, Inc.; Srikanth Gururajan, West Virginia University; Marcello Napolitano, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

Jackson’sMill, WV, featuring a 3,300 ft. paved runway - require the collaboration of the entire group offaculty and students. Prior to traveling to the airfield, several students assess the aircrafthardware and run ground tests of flight control software. The aircraft maintenance is conductedby all of the students in the group, both undergraduate and graduate. This enables them to get asense of how the aircraft works when it is functioning properly and to identify when acomponent is having issues.On the day of a flight, students also share the responsibility of packing several items for theflight tests, including the aircraft, fuel, tools, batteries, weather station, and other supportingequipment. Once at the field, each student has a set of

Conference Session

Conceptual Learning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tameka Clarke Douglas, Purdue University; Aidsa Santiago Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Ruth Streveler, Purdue Universtiy

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Educational Research and Methods

Educational Research Association. 2006.5. Streveler, R., et al., Identifying and investigating difficult concepts in engineering mechanics and electric circuits, in American Society of Engineering Education 2006: Chicago, IL.6. Reiner, M., et al., Naive physics reasoning: A commitment to substance-based conceptions. Cognition and Instruction, 2000. 18(1): p. 1-34.7. Hestenes, D., M. Wells, and G. Swackhamer, Force Concept Inventory. The Physics Teacher, 1992. 30(3): p. 141-158.8. Ioannides, C. and S. Vosniadou, The changing meanings of force. Cognitive Science, 2002. 2(1): p. 5-62.9. Slotta, J.D., M.T.H. Chi, and E. Joram, Assessing Students' Misclassifications of Physics Concepts: An Ontological Basis for

Conference Session

Engineering Collaboration: Faculty & Student in K-12 Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Edwards, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Kathryn Holliday-Darr, Pennsylvania State University-Erie, The Behrend College; Melanie Ford, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

activities. Thislibrary has allowed them to select an activity they are interested in, with minimal preparation ontheir side. Because of this more engineers are volunteering. It is truly a win-win for all involved. Page 15.1294.13 Figure 16 Engineering K-12 Outreach Laboratory.Course assessment was also done with the undergraduate students to get their feedback regardingthe course and the process. One student wrote: “This (course) very accurately portrays industrybecause as engineers we most likely be working on multiple projects at once.” Another student isquoted as saying: “other strengths were project management skills and relating to real

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Bannerot

, consider the issue of working in parallel paths.For some team members, using the team meetings to assess progress and to establish andassign parallel tasks so that team members can work alone and still be effective isdifficult to accept. They may feel more comfortable working as a team on individualtasks and proceeding on a serial path. Using one team’s activity as a “real” example andpresenting scheduling aids, such as Gantt charts, we can work toward a solution to theirproblem. By the time this process has been repeated for the second team, the remainingteams can “take care of themselves,” and all members have seen the process work severaltimes, i.e., been presented live case studies.Planning and WritingMany teams have difficulty in organizing

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jack Leifer; Jamey Jacob

more at minimum) is difficult to assess. Also, a severeimbalance exists between the number of students enrolled in the Paducah and Lexington cohorts,which will limit the number of distributed teams that can be formed if equity between the teamsubgroups is to be achieved. A number of issues of pragmatic use of the rapid prototypingsystem also arose during the semester. Other changes that will be made in response to student comments will be to strongly suggestthat video meetings be scheduled by each group on a once-a-week basis, and to issue to thestudents a more detailed set of instructions and expectations. Despite the changes that are to beintroduced for the second offering of this project, both the results and the feedback we

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey LaCombe; Eric Wang; Chris Rogers

to alternative approaches to the problem and can form their own assessments ofwhat design approaches are effective or ineffective. This process serves as an effective form ofpeer learning. Page 9.1380.12Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2004, American Society for Engineering Session 27564. Obstacles to AdoptionDespite the many studies found in the literature, the use of LEGO® bricks at colleges anduniversities appears to be limited to islands of enthusiasts

Conference Session

STEM and ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kundan Nepal, University of St. Thomas; Andrew Tubesing, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. Page 24.416.16ConclusionThis paper has presented an overview of a new course on the fundamentals of electrical andcomputer system designed for in-service K-12 teachers. Analysis of the end of semester surveyshows that the course met its learning objectives. Our own assessment based on feedback fromstudents suggests that the use of the Arduino among many other embedded platform was the bestone for our needs. The platform was straight-forward for students with little to no programminglanguage to use and students have found wealth of information online when they have needed it.The low cost of the platforms have also allowed the students to easily and quickly integrate theunits from this course into their own curriculums.References1 Minnesota

Conference Session

California on the Move: A Robust Array of Student Success Initiatives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Catherine Baker Lipe; Brandon Price

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

review Student Educational Plans, to discuss Page 24.529.6academic progress and problem areas, to help devise strategies to improve student performancein their classes, to help students get connected with resources, to provide career counseling, andto help students in completing applications for transfer to a four-year university, as well asapplying for scholarships and internships. At the end of the school year, students are asked toevaluate their faculty mentor to assess the mentor’s ability to help them with their educationaland career endeavors as well as to rate the mentor’s accessibility. Transferring students areinterviewed in depth about