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STEM Education at the Two-Year College

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Kay Pickering, Arizona State University; Mara Lopez, Arizona State University; Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Sarah Belknap, Westchester Community College; Caroline VanIngen-Dunn, Arizona State University; Laurie S. Miller McNeill, Westchester Community College; Juan R. Rodriguez, Westchester Community College

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studying Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society in ASU’s College of Global Futures. She practices Socio-technical Integration Research as an embedded social scientist who collaboratively works with technologists (STEM students, STEM faculty, and Tech Com- panies) to increase reflexive learning during technology development and implementation to pro-actively consider the impact of technology decisions on local communities and society at large. This work creates spaces and processes to explore technology innovation and its consequences in an open, inclusive and timely way.Mara Lopez, Arizona State University Dr. Mara Lopez is a full-time Research

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Transfer issues between 2-year colleges and 4-year Engineering and Engineering Technology programs 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ed Bassett, Texas A&M University; Cindy Lawley, Texas A&M University

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EngineeringAbstractThe Texas A&M Engineering Academy program is the first engineeringtransition program of its kind in the United States. Unlike traditional transferprograms, students admitted into an Academy are admitted to Texas A&M andbegin earning Texas A&M transcribed credit from semester one. Students enrollin math, science and core curriculum courses through the partner college andenroll in Texas A&M engineering courses taught by Texas A&M faculty face-to-face on the partner college campus. Students spend one to two years co-enrolled at the community college before transitioning full time to Texas A&MUniversity in College Station to finish their bachelor’s degree. Academystudents save on average $4,100 per semester on tuition fees

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Transfer issues between 2-year colleges and 4-year Engineering and Engineering Technology programs 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heather Dillon, University of Washington; EC Cline, University of Washington Tacoma; Emese Hadnagy, University of Washington Tacoma ; Sarah L Rodriguez, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Amanda K Sesko, University of Washington Tacoma; Rebecca N Sliger, Tacoma Community College; Noelle Wilson

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Paper ID #41826Work in Progress: Transformation Course-Based Undergraduate ResearchExperience (T-CURE)Dr. Heather Dillon, University of Washington Dr. Heather Dillon is Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington Tacoma. Her research team is working on energy efficiency, renewable energy, fundamental heat transfer, and engineering education.EC Cline, University of Washington Tacoma Associate Professor in Sciences and Mathematics, and Director of ACCESS in STEM, an NSF S-STEM supported program that supports students in natural science, mathematics, and engineering at UW Tacoma.Dr. Emese

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD) Technical Session 3: Identity and Achievement

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paulina Z. Sidwell, McLennan Community College; April K. Andreas, East Texas A&M University; Michelle Pettijohn Powell, Waco Independent School District

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equitable participation for women in engineering," International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 34, no. 2, 2017.[13] R. Castro and J. Nichols, "Experiential learning in the curricula: Integrating the makerspace into first-year engineering coursework.," in 6th International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces, 2022.[14] A. Longo, B. Yoder, R. Chavela Guerra and R. Tsanov, "University makerspaces: Characteristics and impact on student success in engineering and engineering technology education," in American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition 2017, 2017.[15] D. Baker, S. Krause, S. Yasar, C. Roberts and S. Robinson-Kurpius, "An intervention to address gender issues in a course on

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Transfer Issues Between 2-Year Colleges and 4-Year Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Yowell, University of Colorado Boulder; Heidi G. Loshbaugh; Nick A. Stites, University of Colorado Boulder; Chris Anderson, University of Colorado Boulder

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with states and institutions to improve student success in college, particularly with Complete College America (CCA). At University of Colorado Boulder, Heidi is a Senior Research Associate in Ethnography & Evaluation Research, a center focused on STEM education. She recently was the project lead in transforming teaching evaluation practices in the College of Arts & Sciences. A fourth-generation Coloradoan and educator, she lives in Denver with her husband, two college-aged children, and rescue dog.Mr. Nick Stites, University of Colorado Boulder Nick Stites is the Director of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program at CU Boulder and an instructor with the Integrated Design Engineering program. Dr

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Transfer Issues Between 2-Year Colleges and 4-Year Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Md. Ali Haider, Austin Peay State University; Hossain Ahmed, Austin Peay State University; Mahesh Kumar Pallikonda, Austin Peay State University; Ravi C Manimaran, Austin Peay State University

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-year and transferring to 4-year US institutions—implications for STEM majors: a systematic review of the literature,” International Journal of STEM Education, vol. 7, no. 1. 2020. doi: 10.1186/s40594-020- 00215-6.[3] M. A. Haider and J. Alberd, “Design a learning model to integrate IoT applications into Engineering Curriculum.,” in ASEE CIEC, Santa Ana, 2023.[4] J. C. Arnold, “Student transfer between Oregon community colleges and Oregon University system institutions,” New Directions for Community Colleges, vol. 2001, no. 114, 2001, doi: 10.1002/cc.20.[5] Y. Li et al., “A systematic review of high impact empirical studies in STEM education,” International Journal of STEM Education, vol. 9, no

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Transfer Issues Between 2-Year Colleges and 4-Year Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caroline Lubbe, University of Florida; Sindia M. Rivera-Jiménez, University of Florida; Justin Ortagus, University of Florida; Hope Allegra Allchin, University of Florida; Sofia Isabel Montiel, University of Florida

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´enez is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Engineering Education (EED) and an affiliate faculty to the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Florida. Her research focuses on understanding the role of engineering communities while enacting their agency in participatory and transformational change. She is particularly interested in broadening the participation of minoritized communities by studying the role of professional development in shaping organizational cultures. As an education practitioner, she also looks at evidence-based practices to incorporate social responsibility skills and collaborative and inclusive teams into the curriculum. Dr. Rivera-Jim´enez graduated from the University

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD) Technical Session 1: Transfer Pathways

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Lampe, University of Virginia; Natasha Smith P.E., University of Virginia

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credit for Thermoand (2) Aerospace engineering majors need to take Fluid Mechanics in the fall of their 3rd year tograduate in 4 semesters. The faculty also decided to count an extra Intro to Engineering coursecredit toward one credit of their Computer Aided Design (CAD) course. They did this because acommon complaint from transfer students was that this aspect of the course was redundant forthem. To solve this issue, the Intro to Mech and Aero courses were split from 3 credits to a 2-credit Intro to major course and a 1-credit CAD lab course. Therefore, CC transfer students whofulfilled the pre-engineering curriculum also satisfied the CAD class.Beyond curriculum – integrating transfer students into the MAE community To address the post

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STEM Education at the Two-Year College

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sara E. Rodriguez, University of Texas, El Paso; Benjamin C. Flores, University of Texas, El Paso; Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland, College Park; Agniprava Banerjee, University of Texas, El Paso; Jana Foxe, University of Washington; James P. Grover; Gigi N. Delk

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. Although both RC collaboratives are members of theNational Center for Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning network [CIRTL, 2023],only the North and East Texas collaborative utilizes online professional development resourcesto offer graduate students a professional development curriculum with emphasis on evidence-based effective teaching. In contrast, the collaborative in West Texas refined its own set ofevidence-based professional development webinars and related resources to emphasize inclusiveteaching and developed an extensive resource bank for its fellows. RC fellows in North and EastTexas have the opportunity to teach one module of a course at a community college under theguidance of their mentor. Subsequently, the fellows discuss

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STEM Education at the Two-Year College

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan G. Dimitriu, P.E., 3D LoneStar; Clint Taylor; Tim Hicks; Raul Rios

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relationship to transdisciplinarylearning or integrated STEM education [16, 17].All of these studies combined with the need to improve students’ performance in STEM relatedfields provided a window of opportunity to develop a training program dedicated specifically toenhancing their mental abilities needed in a variety of STEM disciplines. Our Mind FitnessProgram© is a perfect example of the new convergence education concept as it transcends asingular discipline curriculum to address fundamental aspects of STEM education. It has beencreated to prepare the participants for STEM careers in general by stimulating their spatial skills,3D visualization, abstract thinking, analytical abilities, pattern recognition skills, memory,attention to detail, and

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STEM and the Two-Year College

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan G. Dimitriu P.E., San Antonio College; Clint Taylor; Sam Ximenes, WEX Foundation; Shazia Iqbal, Rice University; Kathryn Bolish

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students to work alongsideindustry professionals to tackle real-world space exploration challenges and offersolutions through an array of investigations, experiments and design projects withproject-based learning. The curriculum and project themes for each year build uponeach other for a comprehensive experience of the challenges and opportunities involvedwith space exploration. Concepts addressed by the effort include the development ofrockets, robotics, space construction and space architecture for habitation in Earth’sorbit and within lunar lava tube caves on the Moon. LCATS takes place during theschool year on alternating Saturday mornings for 2 sessions a month, with a total of 16sessions a school year.Each 4-hour long Saturday session

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Engineering and Engineering Technology Transfer and the Two-Year College Student Part 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Doris J. Espiritu, City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College; Ruzica Todorovic, City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College; Bridget O'Connell, City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College

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Science and to streamline transfer from community colleges to 4-year institutions.Dr. Ruzica Todorovic, City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Ruzica Todorovic, PhD has been an Engineering and Chemistry faculty member at Wilbur Wright College since 2012. She also acts as a coordinator for Wright’s Engineering Program and the NSF: HSI ”Building Bridges into Engineering and Computer Science” grant since its inception. She is committed to cultivating an inclusive educational environment which respects the diversity of students, while providing attentive student support. Prior to joining Wright College, Ruzica obtained her PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and conducted

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD) Technical Session 2: Student Success and Support

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Doris J. Espiritu, City Colleges of Chicago; Russell R. Ceballos, Wilbur Wright College - City Colleges of Chicago; Ruzica Todorovic, Wilbur Wright College - One of the City Colleges of Chicago

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top engineering program in the country. Building on the pre-existing guaranteed admission pathway, EAA includes not only an aligned curriculum but alsostudent support and concurrent enrollment opportunities. This initiative addresses concerns raisedby alumni about feeling unprepared in some aspects upon transferring. Through the EAA, CCCstudents can concurrently enroll at the partner 4-year transfer institution at a discounted price,significantly improving the academic transition.The HPAT model was first developed in partnership with a private engineering school in Chicago(13). Through data-driven and continuous improvement processes at both institutions,amendments to the articulation agreement, adjustments such as an increase in transfer

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Two-Year College Potpourri

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris A. O'Riordan-Adjah, Durham Technical Community College

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students include women as well as men. Onesignificant advantage the building and skilled trades education programs offer students isapprenticeships with local employers, which allows them to earn money and gain valuable on-the-job experience at the same time they’re getting an education. Sometimes theseapprenticeships lead to full-time positions in the company. With the foregoing in mind, the goalof this paper is to clearly define the building and technical skilled trades, focusing onarchitectural technology, automotive systems technology, computer-integrated machining,construction trades, electrical systems technology, and electronics engineering technology.Added emphasis will be placed on the role of engineering in teaching these subjects and

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Engineering and Engineering Technology Transfer and the Two-Year College Student Part 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Henry Griffith, San Antonio College; Heena Rathore, Texas State University

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, "Current Status and Implementation of Science Practices inCourse-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs): A Systematic Literature Review",CBE—Life Sciences Education, vol. 21, no. 4, p.83, 2022.[5] I.B. Mena, S. Schmitz, and D. McLaughlin, "An Evaluation of a Course That IntroducesUndergraduate Students to Authentic Aerospace Engineering Research". Advances in EngineeringEducation, vol. 4, no. 4, p.n4., 2015.[6] L. Potter, R. Stone, A. Fyock, and D. Popejoy-Sheriff, "Implementing a Course-basedUndergraduate Research Experience (CURE) into an IE Curriculum", 2018.[7] G. Bangera, and S.E. Brownell, "Course-based undergraduate research experiences can makescientific research more inclusive". CBE—Life Sciences Education, vol. 13, no. 4, pp

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Engineering and Engineering Technology Transfer and the Two-Year College Student Part 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Ford, University of Washington, Tacoma; Aleya Dhanji, Highline Community College; Kira Glynn King; Jie Sheng, University of Washington; Skyler Roth, Highline Community College; Emese Hadnagy, University of Washington

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and research interests include solid mechanics, engineering design, and inquiry-guided learning. He has supervised undergraduate and master’s student research projects and capstone design teams.Dr. Aleya Dhanji, Highline Community College Physics faculty at Highline College with research interests in culturally responsive STEM education, inclusive advising and mentoring practices, and antiracist faculty development.Kira Glynn KingDr. Jie Sheng, University of Washington Jie Sheng received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 2002 from the University of Alberta, Canada. Since then, she has been an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (2003-2004); a lecturer at the University of

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Engineering and Engineering Technology Transfer and the Two-Year College Student Part 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon Conner; Olivia Anne DiSilvestre; Marcus Lee Ridlehuber, Clemson University; Louise Averitt, Clemson University; D. Matthew Boyer, Clemson University

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. 241–263, 2011.[2] M. Laugerman, D. Rover, S. Mickelson, M. Shelly, “The Middle Years in Engineering: An Effective Transfer Partnership Drives Student Success in STEM,” Advances in Engineering Education, 2019 [Online], Available: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1236915.[3] L. Smith-Doerr, S.N. Alegria, T. Sacco, “How diversity matters in the US science and engineering workforce: A critical review considering integration in teams, fields, and organizational contexts.” Engaging Science, Technology, and Society, Vol. 3, pp. 139-153, 2017[4] Y.L. Zhang and T. Ozuna, “Pathways to engineering: The validation experiences of transfer students,” Community College Journal of Research and Practice, vol. 39, no

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Transfer issues between 2-year colleges and 4-year Engineering and Engineering Technology programs 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Randi Sims, Clemson University; Christy Jenkins Brown, Clemson University

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Paper ID #43385A Quantitative Exploration of Geographic and Demographic Variance Transfer-StudentCapital Assets and Support for Pre-Transfer Engineering StudentsDr. Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University Kristin Frady is an Assistant Professor and Founding Program Director of the Human Capital Education and Development Bachelor of Science with a joint appointment between the Educational and Organizational Leadership Development and Engineering and Science Education Departments. Her research focuses on innovations in workforce development at educational and career transitions emphasizing two-year college and secondary

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD) Technical Session 1: Transfer Pathways

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heidi G. Loshbaugh, University of Colorado Boulder; Chris Anderson, University of Colorado Boulder; Nick A. Stites, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet Yowell, University of Colorado Boulder

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-aged children, and rescue dog.Chris Anderson, University of Colorado BoulderDr. Nick Stites, University of Colorado Boulder Nick Stites is the Director of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program at CU Boulder and an instructor with the Integrated Design Engineering program. Dr. Stites is the principal investigator (PI) of the Denver-Metro Engineering Consortium, which is a partnership between local community colleges and universities to support engineering pathways for transfer students. He is also involved with ASPIRE, an NSF Engineering Research Center that is focused on developing the technology and workforce for electrifying the nation’s transportation system. Dr. Stites earned degrees in Mechanical

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Two-Year College Potpourri

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Il Yoon, University of North Georgia

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theassigned projects, students apply the basic programming knowledge they learned in theBasics part to engineering applications. The Student-Led project allows students to solidifytheir programming knowledge by using MATLAB to build an engineering product of theirchoice. Systematically designed application problems and guided problems are provided tohelp students understand programming concepts at each step of learning in the Basics partand the two assigned projects in the Projects part.This proposed course is designed for 1 – 2 credit hours with a recommended minimum of 2contact hours per week to provide enough time for students to practice in class. This course issuggested to be offered as a full college-level course. However, the curriculum of

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Engineering and Engineering Technology Transfer and the Two-Year College Student Part 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fred W. Depiero, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Dominic J. Dal Bello, Allan Hancock College; Lizabeth L. Thompson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Stephen R. Beard

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lower division courses o Highly significant predictor in 4 of 4 cohorts o With an ideal transfer environment, students would not take any lower division coursework at their 4-year institution. o Appears to be a systemic issue due to curricular that are FTFY-oriented. Curriculum redesign is underway as part of the semester conversion. • Number of upper division courses o Highly significant predictor in 3 of 4 cohorts, or significant o An unusual result. Transfers take 3-4 more upper division courses, typically, compared to FTFY. The difference is significant, although with a small to moderate effect size. Issue deserves more

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Two-Year College Potpourri

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Indira Chatterjee, University of Nevada, Reno; Anne K Flesher, Truckee Meadows Community College; Ann-Marie Vollstedt, University of Nevada, Reno

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change within the departments, involving students, faculty, staff, and industry in rethinking what it means to provide an engineering program [1] As one of the three funding tracks within the RED program, the Two-Year Colleges trackis intended to “develop radically new approaches among multiple two-year institutions to expandthe path to engineering and engineering technology [1]”. Clearly the NSF holds high aspirationsfor community college systems in the US. Addressing the current RED project teams at theirannual RED Consortium Meeting in September 2023, Dr. Jose Zayas-Castro, division director ofthe Engineering and Education Centers (EEC) of NSF, emphasized the importance of two-yearcolleges in providing students with access