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Arduinos, Microcontrollers, Inexpensive Robotics, and Other Tech Bytes

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yan Xu, Del Mar College; Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Allen Babb, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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to thirteen per semester, a total of six students including onefemale attended the course during the Fall 2011 semester, with three students from EngineeringTechnology, one student from Electrical Engineering and the remaining two students fromComputer Science disciplines.Two-student teams were formed to brainstorm, conduct research, design, build, and test a robotand compare performances. Two robotic kits, i.e., LEGO Mindstorm and Boe-Bot, weredistributed to each team and two engineering challenges were assigned to reinforce engineeringdesign methodologies, technical knowledge and hands-on skills on robotics: a) the challenge-1;and, b) the challenge-2. The teams were asked to design and build two robots with differentdesign, hardware, and

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Two-year Institutions Help Fill the STEM Pipeline

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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AC 2012-3599: IMPLEMENTATION OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAIN-ING IN SOUTH TEXASProf. Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Farzin Heidari currently serves as an Associate Professor of industrial management and technology at Texas A&M University, Kingsville. Heidari has 23 years of teaching experience in CAD/CAM/CNC courses. He is currently serving as the Graduate Coordinator for the Industrial Management program. Page 25.727.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Implementation of Advanced Technology Training in South TexasAbstract:The manufacturing

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Two-year Institutions Help Fill the STEM Pipeline

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elaine P. Scott, Seattle Pacific University; Hannah F. Azevedo, Seattle Pacific University

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institutions.• Direct transfer agreements with community colleges are useful in attracting qualified students into our program. Bibliography1. Anderson-Rowland, M. R., D. L. Banks, M. I. Vanis, B. Matar, E. Chain, D. M. Zerby, 2004, “METS: A Collaboration to Assist Students Transitioning into Engineering from the Community Colleges to the University,” 34th Annual Frontiers in Education: Expanding Educational Opportunities Through Partnerships and Distance Learning Conference Proceedings, FIE, Oct. 20-14, 2004. Savannah, GA.2. NSF, 2005, “Chapter 2. Undergraduate Enrollment,” Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities, pp. 20- 28. (NSF 03312

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Retention and Two-year to Four-year Transfer

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

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students will believe “one of their own” anddetermine that if he or she could make it in engineering at a four-year college, then so can they.Future research will include learning more about the attitudes and myths that the students mayhave about engineering, the engineering curriculum, what engineers do, and how they relate toan engineering career.References Page 25.413.11 1. Thevenot, B. (2010, February 2). Most Community College Students Never Graduate. The Texas Tribune. Retrieved from http:/www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/…/print. on 3/12/12.2. Garcia, M. (2012, January 18). Simon calls for improving

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Arduinos, Microcontrollers, Inexpensive Robotics, and Other Tech Bytes

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Tremberger Jr., Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Raul Armendariz Ph.D., Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Helio Takai, Brookhaven National Laboratory; Todd Holden, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Shermane Austin, Medgar Evers College, CUNY; Leon P. Johnson, Medgar Evers College, CUNY; Paul J. Marchese, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; David H. Lieberman, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; Tak Cheung, Queensborough Community College, CUNY

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AC 2012-3977: APPLICATIONS OF ARDUINO MICROCONTROLLERIN STUDENT PROJECTS IN A COMMUNITY COLLEGEGeorge Tremberger Jr., Queensborough Community College, CUNYRaul Armendariz Ph.D., Queensborough Community College, CUNYDr. Helio Takai, Brookhaven National Laboratory Helio Takai is an Elementary Particle and Nuclear Physicist at Brookhaven National Laboratory and an Adjunct Professor at Stony Brook University.Prof. Todd Holden, Queensborough Community College, CUNY Todd Holden is an Associate Professor in the Physics Department of Queensborough Community College of CUNY. His current research interests include bioinformatics and microbial fuel cells. He also mentors student research projects.Prof. Shermane Austin, Medgar

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Arduinos, Microcontrollers, Inexpensive Robotics, and Other Tech Bytes

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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AC 2012-3343: HANDS-ON PROJECT-BASED LEARNING ON A SHOESTRINGBUDGET: YOU DON’T HAVE TO BUY A ROBOTICS KITDr. Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University, San Marcos Kimberly G. Talley is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Texas State University, San Marcos, and a licensed Professional Engineer. She received her Ph.D. and M.S.E. from the University of Texas, Austin, in structural engineering. Her undergraduate degrees in history and construction engineering and management are from North Carolina State University. Talley teaches courses in the construction science and management program, and her research focus is in active learning and project-based learning in engineering and

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Making Headway: Two-year/Four-year Curriculum Alignment and Also U-G Research

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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AC 2012-5295: NOW MORE THAN EVER: THE NEED FOR A COMMONENGINEERING CORE CURRICULUMDr. Michael G. Jenkins P.E., California State University, Fresno Michael G. Jenkins is a professor in mechanical engineering and Former Dean of Engineering at Califor- nia State University, Fresno. He is an advocate of the active learning and teaching philosophy per ABET EC2000. Jenkins is a registered professional engineer in Washington and is actively involved through leadership roles in national/international committees such as ASTM, ASME and ISO. He is also an ex- perienced ABET Program Evaluator (PEV) for general engineering and mechanical engineering. Jenkins received his B.S.M.E. from Marquette University, his M.S.M.E. from

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Making Headway: Two-year/Four-year Curriculum Alignment and Also U-G Research

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amelito G. Enriquez, Cañada College; Catherine Baker Lipe, Cañada College

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AC 2012-2938: USING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO CREATE A LEARN-ING COMMUNITY AMONG DIVERSE COMMUNITY COLLEGE STEMSTUDENTSDr. Amelito G. Enriquez, Caada College Amelito Enriquez is a professor of engineering and mathematics at Caada College in Redwood City, Calif. He received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the representation of female, minority, and other underrepresented groups in mathematics, science, and engineering.Ms. Catherine Baker Lipe, Caada College Page 25.1426.1

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Retention and Two-year to Four-year Transfer

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College; Michael E. Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Linda A. Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College; Paul J. Chanley, Northern Essex Community College

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AC 2012-3640: SUMMER BRIDGE TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRO-GRAMS EMPHASIZING ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYProf. Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community CollegeProf. Michael E. Pelletier, Northern Essex Community CollegeProf. Linda A. Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College Linda A. Desjardins is professor, English and Communications departments.Prof. Paul J. Chanley, Northern Essex Community College Paul J. Chanley is Program Coordinator of engineering science and electronic technology at NECC. Page 25.1210.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Summer Bridge Programs Emphasizing Engineering

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James K. Nelson Jr. P.E., University of Texas, Tyler; Mary Eileen Smith, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; Martha M. Ellis

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. Page 25.234.16 3. The courses indicated in green are courses that may need to be created at the community college. 4. Engineering Elective: a. Students interested in pursuing mechanical or civil engineering should take ENGR 2302: Engineering Mechanics—Dynamics as the engineering elective. b. Students interested in pursuing electrical engineering should take COSC 1420— C/C++ Structured Programming or equivalent, as the engineering elective. c. Students interested in pursuing industrial engineering should ENGR 2308— Engineering Economics as the engineering elective.Visual and Performing Arts Elective: The Visual and Performing Arts Core Curriculum elective should

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Retention and Two-year to Four-year Transfer

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Krudysz, City College of the City University of New York; Ardie D. Walser, City College of the City University of New York; Annita Alting, City College of the City University of New York

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10 0 start 1_YR 2_YR 3_YR 4_YRFigure 3a-b. 4-year retention rates for students who transferred from community collegesto the Senior College with (a) or without (b) AS degreesIt is yet to be seen whether graduation rates will also be higher for JD students compared totransfers from community colleges who were not part of the JD program. These results shouldinterpreted with caution be due to the small number of students in each cohort.GPAs can also be used to determine the success of the JD program and prediction of studentretention. Figure 4 shows average semester GPAs (on a 4.0 scale) for each semester for whichstudents in the JD program were

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Two-year Institutions Help Fill the STEM Pipeline

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Surendra K. Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology; Daniel P. Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology; John Morelli P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology; Mike Eastman, Rochester Institute of Technology; Vincent Joseph Amuso Sr., Rochester Institute of Technology

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involve design of experiments, design of system orcomponent or process, or leadership activities. Page 25.1035.6 Figure B: % of “NA” responses for items #6, 7 and 16 for “All” studentsFigure B shows a plot of percentage of “NA” responses for these items #6, #7, and #16 asthe students progressed from one coop to the next. The decreasing trend indicates that asthe students progress from one coop to the next, they become more involved inexperimental design and leadership activities.As a final question, the coop supervisors are also asked: “If available and appropriate,would you offer a regular employment position to this student upon graduation?”. Table6

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Making Headway: Two-year/Four-year Curriculum Alignment and Also U-G Research

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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AC 2012-2990: INITIATION OF AN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PRO-GRAMDr. Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College Dan G. Dimitriu has been practicing engineering since 1970 and taught engineering courses concurrently for more than 20 years at various institutions. In 2001, he joined San Antonio College full-time as the Coordinator of its Engineering program. He has been involved with several engineering societies and became a member of the Two-year College Division of ASEE in 2002. His research interests are in alternative fuels, fuel cells, plastics, and engineering education.Mr. Jerry O’Connor, San Antonio College Jerry O’Connor has been teaching physics (and occasionally engineering and math) courses since 1980. He is

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Retention and Two-year to Four-year Transfer

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hamid Y. Eydgahi, Bakersfield College; Julio R. Blanco, California State University, Bakersfield

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AC 2012-3001: BACCALAUREATE DEGREE COMPLETION: STUDENTRECRUITMENT, OUTREACH, AND RETENTIONDr. Hamid Y. Eydgahi, Bakersfield College Hamid Y. Eydgahi is the Dean of Instruction (CTE) at Bakersfield College in Bakersfield, Calif. He has an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering technology, n M.B.A., and a Ph.D. in operations and technology management. He held a number of engineering and project management positions in private industry for more than 10 years, before joining higher education.Dr. Julio R. Blanco, California State University, Bakersfield Julio R. Blanco is the Dean of the School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering and As- sociate Provost for Grants, Resource Management, and

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Arduinos, Microcontrollers, Inexpensive Robotics, and Other Tech Bytes

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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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

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Retention and Two-year to Four-year Transfer

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Chosang Tendhar, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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AC 2012-5013: THE USE OF THE SOCIAL COGNITIVE CAREER THE-ORY TO PREDICT ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION IN THEPRODUCED PROGRAMMs. Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Cheryl Carrico is a Ph.D. student in engineering education at Virginia Tech. Carrico is also an Engineering Manager for General Dynamics in the southwestern part of Virginia and works with local schools to promote STEM careers.Mr. Chosang Tendhar, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Chosang Tendhar is a Ph.D. student, Educational Research and Evaluation (EDRE), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Arduinos, Microcontrollers, Inexpensive Robotics, and Other Tech Bytes

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary J. Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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AC 2012-4070: TEACHING NETWORKED EMBEDDED CONTROL ATTHE TWO-YEAR COLLEGE LEVELProf. Gary J. Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College Gary J. Mullett, a professor of electronics technology and Co-department Chair, presently teaches in the Electronics Group at Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) located in Springfield, Mass. A long time faculty member and consultant to local business and industry, Mullett has provided leadership and initiated numerous curriculum reforms as either the Chair or Co-department Chair of the four tech- nology degree programs that constitute the Electronics Group. Since the mid-1990s, he has been active in the NSF’s ATE and CCLI programs as a knowledge leader in the

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Two-year Institutions Help Fill the STEM Pipeline

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George D. Ford, Western Carolina University; Robert Elliot Steffen, Western Carolina University; Robert Wayne Ford, Western Carolina University

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AC 2012-2968: UNIVERSITY FRESHMAN RETENTION IN NORTH CAR-OLINADr. George D. Ford, Western Carolina University George Ford is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Construction Management at Western Car- olina University. Ford worked for more than 15 years in the corporate world in plant engineering and environmental engineering positions and managed numerous construction projects as a Plant Engineer in the paper, plastics and rubber industries including warehouses, manufacturing buildings, and utilities infrastructures.Dr. Robert Elliot Steffen, Western Carolina University Robert Steffen, Ph.D., P.E., joined the Construction Management Department at Western Carolina Uni- versity in 2011 after working 10