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Conference Session
ChemE Curriculum: Freshman and Sophomore
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Tracy Q. Gardner, Colorado School of Mines
Tagged Divisions
Chemical Engineering
successful students will be able to do at the end of the course because of thecourse. These new skills the students will have should include at least some that are higher-level(create, evaluate, analyze…) and will likely also include some that are lower-level (recall, define,explain…). As an instructor, your first job is to analyze what skills the students must gain inyour course in order to be successful – in later courses, as a working scientist or engineer, etc.Then write student-focused learning outcomes that are SMART (originally defined by GeorgeDoran as Specific, Measurable, Assignable, Realistic, and Time-Related but slightly re-definedto apply to student learning outcomes). Many courses have learning outcomes that are writteneither in terms
Conference Session
NSF Grantees’ Poster Session
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jeremy John Vaillant, University of Massachusetts Lowell department of Mechanical Engineering; Christopher J Hansen, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Jonathan D. Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Stephen Johnston, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Sammy G. Shina, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; David Joe Willis, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Tagged Topics
NSF Grantees Poster Session
programming, technical presentations and technical writing are taught in lec- ture and in online modules.This first year course has made significant use of the CNC laboratory to perform both short andlong projects. With approximately 160 students in the course in the Fall 2014 semester and 51students in the 2015 spring semester, this represents a relatively high student volume for hands-on manufacturing activities. Laboratories are run through the week with 18-19 students per sec-tion. The goal of the course is to maintain a relatively low-cost, project-intensive experiencewhile covering the appropriate content. Three categories of projects are performed during a se-mester, with approximately 10-15 CNC machining hours per student group
Conference Session
Programming for Engineering Students II
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Amy Craig, North Carolina State University; Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University; Jeff Joines, North Carolina State University; Tom Miller, North Carolina State University; Carolyn Miller, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer; George Rouskas, North Carolina State University; Larry Silverberg, North Carolina State University; Eric Wiebe, North Carolina State University
Tagged Divisions
Computers in Education
perform high-levelcomputing tasks within the context of a discipline. The first phase of the project entails theestablishment of an academe-industry community in which stakeholders from a broad range ofdisciplines will convene to discuss the challenges and opportunities inherent in transforming theundergraduate computing education, and to identify and implement creative strategies to do so.The “Computing Across Curricula” (CAC) community includes involvement from a number oflocal industry leaders and is modeled after the nationally recognized NC State Campus Writingand Speaking Program1 that promotes writing across the curriculum.To ensure that the goals and objectives of the project are met successfully, a detailed assessmentprocess is an
Conference Session
Recruiting, Retention & Advising
Collection
2004 Annual Conference
Authors
Taryn Bayles
draft of their report forcomments prior to submitting their final report. UMBC also has a Writing Center located in theLearning Resource Center on campus that provides assistance to the students in the preparationof their reports21. Each team is also required to make a formal oral presentation usingPowerPoint at which each team member is required to present. Specific guidelines for thepresentation are discussed in class and the students are given a grading rubric for thepresentation. Each team member must also complete a peer evaluation on themselves and eachteam member, which is part of the students’ grade for the course.The Second Initiative - The High School Introduction to Engineering CourseThe high school course is essentially the same as
Conference Session
Biological & Agricultural Technical Session II
Collection
2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Balaji Narasimhan, Iowa State University; Monica H. Lamm, Iowa State University; Carlos Lopez, Iowa State University ; Dimitra Lynette Jackson, Iowa State University
Tagged Divisions
Biological & Agricultural
of study. Similarly, students stated that their projects were notonly interesting; but also challenging, and that they were able to learn more about managing timeand accomplishing different tasks in a short period of time. Moreover, students expressed that allworkshops and activities during the REU BioMaP research program helped them to betterdevelop their ability to write effectively, to think critically, to interact with others and to openlycontribute to group discussions.In addition to the quantitative data, a qualitative component will provide a rich, in depth-description of student experiences. Specifically, this component of the analysis will portray theexperiences of students; their role in the labs and different tasks during the 10
Conference Session
Empowering Marginalized Voices in STEM: Perspectives and Initiatives
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Adrian Rodriguez, The University of Texas at Austin
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)
research. The students in the proposed undergraduate research programwere recruited from student organizations and success programs at the University of Texas atAustin that predominately target first-generation and/or socioeconomically disadvantagedstudents. The program bookends the research experience with a lecture series at the start and aresearch conference at the end. The lectures are an instructional component designed to providestudents with the skills to write a research question, create effective search strings, andcommunicate technical subject matter. The lecture series springboards students into a researchexperience where they are matched with a graduate student or faculty member that will mentorthem on their research. Thus, this work
Collection
2023 ASEE North Central Section Conference
Authors
Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University
orwith peers, as well as any type of advising done by faculty or alumni of the school. The term“Social” includes recreational activities as well as cohort-building and team-building activities.“Professional Skills” includes any interactions designed to build students’ knowledge of industryor their preparation for it, such as tours or resume-writing, and “College Knowledge”encompasses any non-class related activities designed to prepare students for success as collegestudents. Note that some activities, as described in papers, may be ambiguous, as there can beoverlap between Advising and College Knowledge, for example. It is also noted that programsmay include components that were not noted in the papers, as they were not a focus of
Conference Session
Learning in a Socially-Distanced Environment
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Lucia Rut Capdevila, San Jose State University
Tagged Divisions
Aerospace
individually and then in groups Ask questions to peers and/or discuss in groups Study in groups Other (please specify)4) How did you prepare for AE 30 Exam 2? (Please select all that apply) Go over everything (pre-lecture activities, textbook, quizzes, notes, slides/lecture notes, and labs) Watch videos Review previous class material Made flash cards Review notes Re-write notes Review slides Read the textbook Study a few hours Rework examples and/or labs Problem solving in groups Study in groups Search for related videos on Youtube Review Solutions Other (please specify)5) Based on your AE 30 Exam 2 grade, did your preparation/study methods work? ◦ Yes ◦ NoThe following question, # 6
Conference Session
Mechanics Education Programs and Projects
Collection
2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Christopher Papadopoulos
Tagged Divisions
Mechanics
the free body diagrams of the separate elements of the system,writing the system of equations, and arriving at the correct answer. But something stillnagged me – why did the systems behave differently? After some thought anddiscussion, I either realized or it was suggested to me that since the scenario with the 50Nweight had more mass than the one with the 50N force, it should accelerate more slowly.This seemed satisfying, and it is this sense of deeper understanding that I challenge mystudents to attain.But even here there is a price. Many students, including myself, believe that appealing tothe deeper understanding is the expected approach and shun long-hand procedure as acrutch. Even during my graduate studies, I clung to a notion that I
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Tuncay Aktosun, University of Texas at Arlington; Jianzhong Su, University of Texas at Arlington
Tagged Topics
Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
Mathematics Department was formed in 2002, and it is akey component of our active mathematics learning community. Currently it has 130 activestudent members, and that number is roughly half of the number of UTA mathematics majors.The average number of the SURGE scholars has been 20, which is about 7% of all UTAmathematics majors and about 15% of the MAA Chapter members. All of our SURGE scholarsare very active in the MAA Student Chapter, and they hold key leadership positions there.Over the last ten years, our MAA Chapter has become a great venue for mathematics majors tointeract with faculty, build a peer support network, develop study skills, enhance professionaldevelopment, perform community services, organize social activities, gain leadership
Conference Session
ERM Potpourri II
Collection
2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kevin O'Connor, University of Rochester; Daniel Amos, University of Washington; Tori Bailey, Stanford University; Gary Lichtenstein, Stanford University; Lari Garrison, University of Washington; Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines; Marcus Jones, Howard University; Derek Seward, University of Rochester; Lisa Perhamus, University of Rochester; Reed Stevens, University of Washington
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
UW.Gary Lichtenstein, Stanford University Gary Lichtenstein, Ed.D. is a Consulting Associate Professor of Engineering at Stanford University, specializing in quantitative and qualitative research methods. His areas of intellectual interest include engineering education, community-based research, and education evaluation and policy. His extensive teaching experience includes courses on qualitative research methods (for graduate students), and on writing and critical thinking (for students ranging from high school to professionals). He lives in southeast Utah. He can be contacted at: garyL@stanfordalumni.org.Heidi Loshbaugh, Colorado School of Mines Heidi G. Loshbaugh is an Assistant Research
Conference Session
Engineering/Education Collaborators
Collection
2004 Annual Conference
Authors
Tamara Knott
means; and (iii) are accessible and easy to upgrade. Emmett7presents a detailed literature review on the use of ePortfolios along with student experiences atthe Queensland University of Technology. While pointing to the need to remain competitive in aknowledge based society, he draws attention to the paradigm shift in education from the one ofteacher centered to that of learner centered. The American Association for Higher Education8has outlined the standards and specification for ePortfolios. Leifer, et al.9 at Stanford present atriple loop learning model within the framework of an ePortfolio for effective learning. Theouter first loop of learning involves peer to peer interaction; the second intermediate loop haspeer to coach interaction
Conference Session
Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 22
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Stephanie Claussen, San Francisco State University; Fatemeh Khalkhal, San Francisco State University; Yiyi Wang, San Francisco State University
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)
transcripts using a dual approach that incorporates bothChatGPT and traditional human analysis techniques.Data AnalysisThe research team created the ARM Development Guidelines to streamline the quick ARMmethod-based analysis as follows: Write a short (~1-2 pages) Analytic Research Memo (ARM) about any noteworthy codes that emerged from your coding. Potential things to keep in mind as you write your ARM include: • Who is this interviewee? How do they self-identify (both with regards to their engineering identities and their non-engineering identities)? • How do they explain or justify their identities? • How do they perceive engineering? Does this perception relate to how they see themselves as engineers (or not see themselves as
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Anna-Lena Dicke, University of California, Irvine; Athena Wong, University of California, Irvine; David A. Copp, University of California, Irvine; Analia E. Rao, University of California, Irvine; Lorenzo Valdevit
Tagged Topics
Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
community colleges holds great potential in contributingto the desired diversification of the engineering workforce[1]. However, transfer studentscommonly experience a “transfer shock” when transitioning from community colleges to four-year bachelor-degree awarding institutions. They need to learn to navigate a new environment[2] and often struggle to gain access to departments, people and guidance to help them with thistransition [3,4]. Due to the fact that they are also joining already existing social networks, theyoften also experience a lack of personal relationships with faculty and a lack of social integrationinto their peer group [3,4]. All these extra challenges can affect their academic achievement,retention, and degree attainment
Conference Session
Web-Based Education
Collection
2005 Annual Conference
Authors
Steve Edwards; Hussein Vastani; Manuel Perez-Quinones
test data. Virginia Tech is actively exploring an alternativeapproach where students write their own test cases and are graded in part on the quality of theirown testing efforts. As a result, we have designed and implemented a general-purposeautomated grading tool and incorporated it into Web-CAT, the Web-based Center for AutomatedTesting5.Web-CAT is a web-based application implemented using Apple’s WebObjects framework21. Itis designed to be language independent, and is currently used for grading program submissionsin six languages, including Java and C++. For Java, it uses open-source tools such asCheckstyle2 and PMD14 to perform static analysis of coding and commenting style and to spotpotential coding issues, and uses the commercial tool
Conference Session
Unique Pedagogies for Mechanics Education
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Joshua Gargac, Ohio Northern University
Tagged Divisions
Mechanics Division (MECHS)
defined skill from 2021 (“Use vectors to evaluate the positions of links in amechanism.”) was split into multiple, specific skills for the 2022 course: • R3: Write vector loop equations for a mechanism of four or more links • R4: Calculate the position of points on a mechanism with four or more links • R5: Perform position analysis on a crank slider • R8-C: Perform analytical position analysis on a four-bar linkage using MATLABPractically, applying this best practice improved the consistency of test questions for the mastery-skills.As a result, students demonstrated higher pass rates for the mastery skills and reported higher levels ofcompetence on post course surveys (see Section 3).Best Practice 2: Lecture materials should
Conference Session
Robotics and Circuits
Collection
2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kathryn Lara Wujciak, Tufts University; Briana M Bouchard, Tufts University; Chris Buergin Rogers, Tufts University
Tagged Divisions
Computers in Education Division (COED)
improving problem-solving skills, critical thinking, monitoring one’s own progress, or goal-setting [1], [3]. Forexample, an instructor might provide a worksheet where the student writes weekly goals to helpdevelop their goal-setting skills. The student may learn how to effectively set goals which couldhelp in many areas of learning. Domain-specific scaffolding is instructional guidance that isspecific to one domain [1], [3]. It aims to make understanding complex concepts in that domainmore attainable. For example, in a computer science environment, it could look like “fill-in-the-blank” code or black-boxing code. There are many techniques within scaffolding, and below wewill detail those relevant to our course.On an individual level, scaffolding
Conference Session
Intersections of Identity and Student Experiences: Equity, Culture & Social Justice Technical Session 10
Collection
2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kaylla Cantilina, University of Michigan; Robert Loweth, University of Michigan
, we collected personal memory data, archival data,conversational data, and reflection data. We analyzed these data using intersectionality as ananalytic framework to identify specific ways that structural, disciplinary, hegemonic, andinterpersonal domains of power operated within the authors’ experiences and impacted theirpathways to graduate school. The two authors possessed similar and comparable engineeringexperiences in addition to extensive interests outside of engineering. However, while RL wasoften viewed as credible and competent as an engineer by peers and faculty, KC consistentlystruggled to receive similar recognition as an engineer. The authors' different experiences reflectintersectional inequities that impacted the authors
Conference Session
International Division (INTL) Technical Session #4: Global DEI
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jose Carlos Quadrado, ENTER Network; Kseniya Zaitseva, ENTER Network
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
International Division (INTL)
Engineering EducatorRegistered).Applying to become a registered International Professional Engineering Educator is acomprehensive and quite rigorous process. Potential educators are required to digitally submitthe necessary evidence of the competencies they possess in all the domains as an educator,fill out an application form, submit their portfolio, and evidence of their professionaldevelopment achievements.Each application is reviewed by three international experts (members of the Evaluation andMonitoring Committee) necessarily from other countries and preferentially from othercontinents, to verify that it meets the criteria of the ENTER Registry.Once the peer review is complete, the educators will be notified whether they are eligible
Conference Session
Faculty Development Division Technical Session 4
Collection
2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles; Daniel Galvan, California State University, Los Angeles; Jose Mijares, California State University, Los Angeles; Corin Bowen, California State University, Los Angeles; Gustavo Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles; Lizabeth Thompson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
teaching and learning (1) creating a safe space,2) multiple entry points, 3) cognitive conflict, 4) passive vs. engaged learning, and 5) intrinsicmotivation); a critically reflective dialogue on which ideas from the “The Heart of a Teacher”[16] (assigned in the Inclusive Teaching Program [11]) they agreed or disagreed with and howtheir identity and their awareness of their identity influence their teaching.Cultural Wealth: This session focuses on Yosso’s framework of community cultural wealth [7]and includes: a short reflective writing exercise on how fellows connect with students and helpstudents connect with the material; a small group discussion on Yosso’s description of deficitthinking and Freire’s banking model of education [17]; a journal
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ricky Castles, East Carolina University; Chris Venters, East Carolina University; Charles Goodman, Pitt Community College
living-learning community, expansion of university tutoringinitiatives to allow access for community college students, and promoting a new peer mentoringinitiative. The program emphasizes career opportunities including promoting on-campus careerfairs, promoting internship and co-op opportunities, and bringing in guest speakers from variousindustry partners. A goal of the program was to allow community college students to buildrelationships with university students and faculty so they can more easily assimilate into thestudent body at the university upon transfer. This paper presents the challenges presented to theproject in the first year and the pivoting that occurred due the pandemic. Data is presentedregarding recruitment of scholars in both
Conference Session
Engineering Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Chadia A. Aji, Tuskegee University; M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University
Tagged Divisions
Educational Research and Methods
-level math and aerospace engineering courses during the Spring and Fall 2020 semesters.The major change was a move from face-to-face to remote learning during the mid of the Springsemester (March) and the fall semester. The face-to face in-class active learning (peer-to-peer,white board activities, team projects/presentations etc.) had to be aligned with the virtualdelivery/interaction modality. To encourage students prepare for the virtual lesson and watch thepre-class preparatory videos and other learning materials, graded short pre-class online quizzesusing the learning management system and virtual in-class quizzes were administered. Theauthors had provided several professional development workshops to the faculty on thesestrategies prior
Conference Session
First-Year Programs Division Poster Session
Collection
2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Alexander James Carroll, Vanderbilt University; Joshua Daniel Borycz, Vanderbilt University; Julianne Vernon, Vanderbilt University
Tagged Divisions
First-Year Programs
presenting their projects to their classmates via an oral presentation, eachteam is given approximately one month to conduct background research on their challenge and toreceive peer feedback from other groups. Student groups are asked to create slides to accompanytheir presentation and are required to include a reference slide listing the resources theyconsulted during this process.Project-based learning assignments like this one, in which students develop their own questionsand propose potential solutions to real-world problems, often benefit from information literacyinstruction (ILI) [4], [5]. Successful ILI interventions empower students to explore the contextssurrounding a problem and to synthesize the information they find in order to identify
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez, University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research; William Henderson III, University of Kentucky
Tagged Topics
NSF Grantees Poster Session
educational initiatives designed to increase and broaden participation in STEM fields.Mr. William Henderson III, University of Kentucky Mr. William Henderson III is the co-director of the mentoring program as well as the Director for Di- versity Programs and Diversity/Out-of State recruitment for the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Engineering. Originally from Lexington, Kentucky, William obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Math Education and Secondary Math Education, respectively, from UK. He has performed a number of functions at UK including: grant writing, strategic planning for the university in general and for diversity in particular, coordinating student affairs, advising, and outreach programming
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Robin G. Tuchscherer, Northern Arizona University; Ron Gray, Northern Arizona University; Christine Allison Gray, Northern Arizona University
Tagged Topics
Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
researchers, “the results suggest that academics are less ofa reason for leaving engineering than the less tangible feelings and beliefs side of the equation”.While the tendency is to relate a sense of lack of belonging to underrepresented students, the datasuggest lack of belonging may be the strongest factor for all students [12], irrespective of socialgroup. Strategies for creating a welcoming and inclusive climate within the academic settinginclude: 1) directing student-peer interactions; 2) broadening the scope of early course work; and3) providing students with authentic learning experiences.Reshaping Engineering Classroom NormsAt the heart of student identity formation is students’ sense of belonging. Students’ sense ofthemselves as engineers
Conference Session
International Engineering Education I - Poster Session
Collection
2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mike Murphy; Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University
Tagged Divisions
International
detailed in Boyer’s articulate and visionary review 14 ofscholarship in a post-war, modern environment.As a general rule, definitions of scholarship and research are characterised by Page 12.795.5originality, have investigation as a primary objective, have the potential to produceresults that add to humanity’s stock of knowledge (theoretical or practical) and aredeemed so by public scrutiny via peer appraisal. Yet they are also sufficiently broadand flexible to be useful in a TTOC environment.Research MetricsResearch metrics should be defined for a transition period as research activity growswithin the TTOC, and then final metrics can be implemented
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2009 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles
. Worksheets included step-by-step instructions for implementing the projects. Using the Tablet PCs, students were required to illustrate their designs, capture and paste their Verilog code and simulation waveforms, and write their observations. At the end of each worksheet more in-depth questions were provided to probe the students understanding of the project and their knowledge of the underlying digital design fundamentals. The class projects were designed to be completed within one 100-minute class period. Afterwards students had one week to submit their worksheets. During the five class periods, students worked on their designs independently but received help from the professor and their peers. If students needed
Conference Session
Improving Presentation Skills Through Summer Research and Ambassador Programs
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Elizabeth L. Miller, Pennsylvania State University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
Tagged Divisions
Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
professionals,asking questions in a fashion that encouraged the interviewees to volunteer information. Thesesurveys, which followed the customer discovery approach used in lean design [11], were thenanalyzed to understand how AE is received outside of the classroom. Participants in the survey showed that once they learned the AE style, they preferred to useit for presentations in industry and research. Since the style is not widespread, though, participantsdescribed facing resistance from superiors and peers because of uncertainty about the style andopposition to deviating from company standards and traditional methods. Defying this resistance,many participants who attempted to incorporate elements of the AE style found that they had
Conference Session
Let’s Get Pumped: Innovative Approaches for Better Student Engagement
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ashraf Badir P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University
Tagged Divisions
Civil Engineering
instructor goes around answering students questions, providing guidance and/orcorrecting their mistakes as needed. Thereafter, the faculty continue with the succeeding part ofthe lesson. Throughout the years, students have positively evaluated this format emphasizing thatinstantaneous correction of errors by the instructor or the students’ peers is of a tremendousbenefit to the students and helps them understand the subsequent professor’s explanation withinthe same lecture.Students rarely use their graded exams to study and many just quickly go over their gradedassignments without giving the necessary attention to their errors, let alone discoveringalternative solution methods to the same problems. The reality is that many students seldom usethe
Conference Session
Student Division Development of Professional Skills Technical Session
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Zahra Shahbazi, Manhattan College; Mary Ann Jacobs Ed.D., Manhattan College; Alexandra Emma Lehnes, Manhattan College; Kathleen Christal Mancuso, Manhattan College; Anthony Scotti, Manhattan College
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Student
Engineering UndergraduatesAbstract:When engineers enter the workforce they are expected to have professional skills and thetechnical background. However, beside some isolated presentation and writing trainingsincorporated in courses such as senior design, usually there is no official training for suchprofessional skills in engineering curriculum. With the support from National ScienceFoundation, we have developed a program where students have the opportunity to receivetraining on professional skills and practice them in a non-threatening environment. In thisprogram students prepare engineering related lesson plans and present them to local middle andhigh school students. The program offers special workshops on leadership, teamwork,presentation