Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 6

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea (Lili) Lidia Castillo, Arizona State University; Dina Verdin, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

graduating with an engineeringdegree [1], [2], [4], [6], [7] and career certainty [8]. To address research questions regardingstudents’ engineering role identity, researchers have been using the survey measure “I see myselfas an engineer” to represent students’ holistic view of their identity as engineers [2], [4], [6], [9],[10]. However, there are debates among researchers concerning the use of a single-item measureto capture complex and abstract psychological or affective concepts such as engineering roleidentity (e.g., [11], [12], [13]). Specifically, some arguments against using single-item measuresare that they lack depth and provide limited insights into the abstract constructs of interest.Additionally, single-item measures cause concern for

Conference Session

Institutional inclusion: Advancing equity and belongingness in engineering education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kassandra Fernandez, University of Florida; Krista Dulany Chisholm, University of Florida; Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

of higher education remains underrepresented in the literature, this paper alsohighlights the need for more studies in this area.Mentorship is an important topic in STEMM education due to its role in a student’s professionalformation. Defined as “a professional, working alliance in which individuals work together overtime to support the personal and professional growth, development, and success of the relationalpartners through the provision of career and psychosocial support,” mentorship may “enhancestudent outcomes, experiences, and retention” and “help with workforce development byincreasing access, equity, and inclusion in STEMM” [1]. A mentorship relationship can lastanywhere from three months to a lifetime and is most effective when

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahjah Marie Johnson, University of Cincinnati; Samieh Askarian Khanamani, University of Cincinnati; Mark Okoth Onyango, University of Cincinnati; Whitney Gaskins, University of Cincinnati

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

to students'performance in campus environment [7]. Essentially, how students perceive the culture withinSTEM and their belonging within that culture is not contingent but does correlate with facultysupport through interactions during their academic careers [8]. As a result of this correlation,students describe feelings such as hostility and lack of caring when characterizing the instructor-student relationship [9]. Report from previous studies shows that there is still negative form ofinteraction between faculty and students like discrimination from instructors [10]. This reckoninghas allowed scholars to conclude that there is a beneficial connection between facultyrelationships and student’s self-efficacy and their persistence in STEM

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Audrey Boklage, University of Texas at Austin

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

;).Who is in a makerspace?Makerspaces are often staffed by university and students representing varies degrees of studentrun experiences. Student staff are inherently important in the culture and operations of thesespaces (Andrews and Boklage, under review). Despite this recognized importance, little isknown about how these student staff are recruited and hired to work in these spaces.Importance of mentorsStudents hired in makerspaces provide the opportunity serve as peer mentors in the space. Recentresearch outlines domains peer mentors can support including: psychological and emotionalsupport, goal setting and career path support, academic subject knowledge support, existence of arole model. (Ogle, Bolding, Lloyd, and Wade, 2020

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 29

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Paul Harvie, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ; Kimberly A. Luthi, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ; Monica Surrency, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ; John K. Wilson, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

consistsprimarily of adult learners with a majority of them either military veterans or still serving in themilitary. The research was conducted in various undergraduate courses that historically havepresented greater challenges to students, such as statics, dynamics, digital circuit design, andaerodynamics. The research supports engineering education and the support interventionsinvestigated have potential to increase persistence in the associated engineering disciplines. Theprogram also offers professional development to the peer leaders who are recruited fromprevious course offerings and participate in peer leader training to best support other students intheir acclimation to engineering and commitment to engineering career pathways. Initial yearone

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pritpal Singh, Villanova University; Henry Louie, Seattle University; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Scarleth Vanessa Vasconcelos, Villanova University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

in Table 5 show that participants found the workshop relevant with practicalstrategies for expanding/enhancing electricity and sustainable business education. In the firstoffering of this workshop, participants had asked for more opportunities for interaction. Thus,we are pleased that in this offering, all participants agreed or strongly agreed that they weregiven such opportunities. Most participants said that the workshop improved their understandingof skills and experiences that students need to pursue careers in electricity access although theresults show that there is room for improvement in this area since 8 participants were neutral ordisagreed.Table 5 Participant Responses about Workshop

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 2

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Benjamin Z. Dymond, Northern Arizona University; Kacie Caple D'Alessandro, Virginia Military Institute; Joshua T. Hewes P.E., Northern Arizona University; Robin Tuchscherer, Northern Arizona University; Rebekah Martin, Virginia Military Institute; Charles D Newhouse P.E., Virginia Military Institute

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

manuals, textbooks, or a NCEES FEpractice exam. A start-up style question is defined as one that is given at the beginning of a classto help review past topics and reinforce foundational concepts to students. The start-up questionsin this study were brief, presented at the beginning of a class period as a quiz, and served to bothreview previous material and provide immediate student feedback related to their performance.This type of FE-style start-up quiz review was incorporated in classes that occurred earlier in astudents’ career, typically prior to their senior year. Furthermore, this style of reviewincorporated FE topics continuously throughout the term, rather than solely at the end of thecourse. The goal was to help students become

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 7

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Djedjiga Belfadel, Fairfield University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

, and diverse strategies used by universities [1].Craney et al. [2] surveyed 465 undergraduate research participants from varied disciplines andbackgrounds, discovering high satisfaction and significant gains in professional development,deeper subject understanding, and better preparedness for graduate studies and careers. Similarly,Lopatto [3] found that 85% of UR participants in science continued to postgraduate education,with those not pursuing further studies reporting lesser gains. Haddad and Kalaani [4] introduceda model to integrate research into traditional curriculums via summer workshops and designatedcourses, aiming to boost participation through the creation of an Undergraduate Research Office.Lopatto's further research [5

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard Medoff, Pennsylvania State University, Ogontz; Robert L. Avanzato, Pennsylvania State University, Abington

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Design in Engineering Education

concepts and increase student interest in engineering asa career, Power Wheels® cars were purchased and provided to student teams in afreshman engineering design course. The teams were asked to “reverse engineer” thevehicles e.g. determine how the power was supplied to the vehicle, examine thetransmission, steering mechanism etc. Accelerometers and velocity sensors were alsomounted on the vehicles for data collection. Another class of engineering sophomores,majoring in electrical and computer engineering, provided expertise to the freshmandesign course in the development of control devices, such as an automatic steering andvehicle speed control. The toy car platform was designed to support radio control ofvehicle operations and also to allow semi

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susannah Howe, Smith College; Mary A. Moriarty, Smith College; Apurva Errabelli

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Design in Engineering Education

knowledge and skills from their capstone experience that they couldtransfer to their future careers. Yet, little is known about what students actually transfer to lifeafter graduation.2. MotivationThe transfer literature is filled with varying definitions and frameworks about what constitutestransfer. While it is not the intent of the authors to advocate for a particular framework, it isimportant to articulate the theoretical background from which our work originates. Our view oftransfer is influenced by the work of Schwartz et al.11 In their view, transfer is not necessarilythe ability to directly apply what one has learned to new situations but rather an identification ofskills and knowledge that best position preparation for future learning

Conference Session

Special Session: Moving Towards the Intended, Explicit, and Authentic: Addressing Critical Misalignments in Engineering Learning within Secondary and University Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Mitchell J. Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy C. Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christine G. Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Traci M. Nathans-Kelly, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Thomas Dean McGlamery, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Amy K. Atwood, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Educational Research and Methods, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research is focused on the STEM career pipeline, especially related to engi- neering, engineering education and the molecular biosciences. In addition to her work in education re- search, she is also the Director of scientific courses at the BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute in Madison, WI, where she coordinates curricula in the area of molecular biology.Christine G. Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison Christine G. Nicometo is an associate faculty associate in the Engineering Professional Development (EPD) Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Within EPD, she teaches technical commu- nication courses in three programs: Technical Communication Certificate

Conference Session

ECE Division Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aikaterini Bagiati, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Chrysoula Florou, University of Thessaly, Greece; Ioanna Kosmopoulou, University Of Thessaly, Greece; Elias N. Houstis, University of Thessaly

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Electrical and Computer

Emeritus Professor of Purdue University. USA. Most of his academic career is associated with Purdue University. He has been a Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Computational Science & Engineering Program of Purdue University. He is a member of working groups WG2.5 IFIP on mathematical software and European ICT Directors. Page 22.1521.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 3rd graders experience on using an autodidactic programming software: A phenomenological perspectiveIntroduction Interest in informal, meaning out of classroom

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Preparing Students for the Real World

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Barsky, University of British Columbia; Annette Berndt, University of British Columbia; Aleteia Greenwood, University of British Columbia; Carla S Paterson, University of British Columbia

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Engineering Libraries

: collaborating in teams, learning about the broad social contextand implications of engineering projects, and practicing habits of mind that lead to lifelonglearning. As students critically reflect on their information-seeking behaviour, they are self-evaluating and re-directing their personal learning experience and expanding their awareness ofwhat comprises a salient and valid information source. Page 22.1682.6References:1. Kerins G, Madden R, Fulton C. Information seeking and students studying for professional careers: The cases ofengineering and law students in Ireland. Information Research. 2004;10.2. Ercegovac Z. What engineering sophomores know and

Conference Session

Certifying Teachers in Engineering or Integrated STEM

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvonne Ng, St. Catherine University; Lori R. Maxfield, Saint Catherine University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

more peoplewould consider an engineering career.5 Some believed that bringing engineering to childrenearlier in their educational career might be a productive strategy.4,28,131.2 Challenges of Teaching Engineering to EveryoneThe Engineering in Your World course was designed with very specific characteristics, based onProfessor Ng’s personal experience, conversations with colleagues, and research done whilewriting the book, She’s an Engineer? Princeton Alumnae Reflect. Since SCU is an all-women’sinstitution, the challenges of bringing engineering material became greater. Three maincharacteristics were maintained from the inception of the course: 1) Hands-on activities, 2

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liping Guo, Northern Illinois University; Mansour Tahernezhadi, Northern Illinois University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. Page 22.556.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Emerging Technology Institute - Training Middle and High School Teachers in Alternative EnergyAbstract: Making the nation’s energy system greener and smarter will benefit the environment, theeconomy, and the workforce. Yet, a critical national shortage of skilled electric powerprofessionals is expected in the next five years. This deficit could be stemmed if talented middleschool and high school students considered such careers. Middle and high school teachers canplay a key role in encouraging students to pursue careers in green energy. To be effectiveadvocates, teachers need training to bring motivating green

Conference Session

Information Literacy: Preparing Students for the Real World

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon N. Jeffryes, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Engineering Libraries

-rounded engineersprepared for the 21st century workplace. Student participation in the portfolio program couldoccur throughout their entire university career. Upon completing the requirements, a studentwould have a portfolio highlighting this skill set that they could include in their resume to helpset them apart from other new graduates.Both the literature review and survey results determined potential content for the program. Theliterature provided data on professional engineers’ information usage3, 4, 5 and gaps in newengineering graduates’ skills.6, 7, 8 The survey informed our understanding of the information-seeking skills in which University of Minnesota students had the least confidence and whichcurrently were not getting addressed, by

Conference Session

ABET and Curriculum-Level Assessments

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karyn L. Biasca, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point; Steve Hill, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2011-1678: ASSESSMENT OF ABET STUDENT OUTCOMES DUR-ING INDUSTRIAL INTERNSHIPSDr. Karyn L. Biasca, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Karyn Biasca is a Professor in the Paper Science and Engineering Department, where she has taught since 1989. She received her B.S in Chemical Engineering from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1981 and worked for Kimberly-Clark Corporation as a process engineer for three years. Finding the career paths available within the corporate environment unappealing, she returned to graduate school, earning her Ph.D. from the Institute of Paper Chemistry (Appleton, WI) in 1989. Her current research interests include the scholarship of teaching and learning, especially on

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Dettman

and Construction Managementand get their view of having practitioners in the classroom. More specifically, students’ viewsof the importance or value of having professors who actively engage in professional practice inaddition to their teaching duties were explored. The questions were few and straightforwardwith a chance for general comments as the last question. This study was used to determine thestudents understanding of the need for real world knowledge on the part of the faculty. If theunderstanding was there, responses to the questions could be used to refine this practice with thestudents interests in mind. If the understanding was not there, steps would be taken to clarifythis point to the students early in their educational career

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Diandra Leslie-Pelecky; Rochelle Payne Ondracek

their research to thegeneral public, a skill that they will carry with them throughout their careers. ScienceWorksnow has over 30 hands-on modules and multimedia presentations describing a variety of basicand applied scientific principles, from biology and chemistry to engineering.FormatScienceWorks activities take two forms: hands-on modules and multimedia presentations. Forgroups of 2-15 participants, we have several hands-on activities, including modules on polymers,seatbelts and airbags, failure and fracture, DNA and the human heart. These activities allowparticipants to discover science concepts through their own activity and have the advantage ofone-on-one interaction between participant and presenter. Two of our most popular hands

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Gordon Silverman

EE programs to besupplanted just as the ‘electronics’ based EE degree has supplanted the EE power engineeringdegree.II. Professional Demographics.Recent career and professional trends in the United States reflect technological changes thathave taken place over the past decade. 2,3 The U.S. Department of Labor projects the need forover 350,000 Computer Engineers and Scientists over the next decade. While EE has replacedMechanical Engineering as the predominant (engineering) field, computer (hardware/software)engineering is growing rapidly. (In government surveys, 11 percent of all engineers reportsoftware engineering as their primary field .2 This discipline was not even reported in 1972.). Arecent survey of mid- and large-size companies

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Warenna Millon; Eric Sheppard

Session 2570Discussion and Plans for the FutureOne of the most critical concerns in TU CEAPS is student retention to graduation. There may beseveral causes of high attrition rates, amongst which are: insufficient secondary preparation incore science and mathematics courses, insufficient preparation in study and learning skills,inadequate motivation toward engineering as a career choice, and lack of adequate financialresources. It is crucial that the reasons for the low retention be established in more detail so thatthey may be addressed.Efforts at TU CEAPS include plans to track students individually as well as in their incomingclass and discipline cohorts. Both academic and survey data will be used. This is critical inassessing the causes of

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Chi-Wook Lee

an increased appreciationof the common technical interests with a growing awareness of the significant mutual benefits.In addition to the element of collaborative research activity, consideration should also be givento the inclusion in the alliance of placement of engineering graduates in career positions,cooperative education and continuing education2.Students, who are the principal product of universities, should be the most effective means oftransferring knowledge from universities to industry. However, in evaluating the capabilities ofemployees who are recent graduates from engineering schools, aerospace industry sees severalprominent shortcomings: (i) New hires must serve excessively long apprenticeships before theyare fully productive

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Keith V. Johnson

labor yielded success. Since becoming a faculty member, the author’snew philosophy is smart labor yields success. This philosophy reflects the authors new found beliefthat just because you work hard, you are not guaranteed to achieve your career goals. Too often, theburden of being committed to so many committees and trying to keep up with regular duties can beextremely frustrating. Committee assignments can become a burden if they are taken out of perspective, and onedoes not anticipate the amount of work and time involved. As a new faculty member, there is a Page 4.504.3strong possibility that one may be encouraged to serve on

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Wade Shaw

describes howwe are using conferencing tools, discussion groups, case studies and design projects in anasynchronous collaboration. We have moved traditional lecture materials to media accessible onthe web and focus our valuable face-to-face class time on creative problem solving. Thecollaboration that we have developed essentially becomes an asynchronous network for acommunity of users focused on specific outcomes.Collaboration takes place within the traditional academic setting where students interact withother students and faculty as well as later in their careers where success is often dependent oneffective relationships with other professionals in business organizations. Our goal in this paperis to extend the concept of collaboration among

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard E. Pfile; Maher E. Rizkalla; Charles F. Yokomoto

interfacing, all focusing on thepropulsion system. Unlike traditional power electronics courses where the design methods areapplied to generic scenarios, focusing on such a high-profile modern plant helps motivatestudents because they see the lessons as real, relevant, and career oriented. The paper includes acomprehensive description of the high-power electronics subsystems and the solid state devicescommonly used in power electronics, and it discusses the range of laboratory experiments andprojects that students are assigned throughout the semester. The paper also discusses the dataacquisition system that was developed using LabView for students to safely monitor highvoltages and currents from the propulsion system and the ABC150 battery charger

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Patrick L. Walter

2.352.1ground receiving station for demodulation and interpretation. Although hypothetical innature, this scenario represents a typical challenge encountered by the author during hisindustrial career. The design of the acceleration and pressure measurement systems served toprovide a basis for a two semester Capstone experience for the first TCU senior engineeringclass.The fact that measurement systems can provide logical design projects to a general (electrical& mechanical emphases) engineering program is explained as follows. The input to ameasurement system is typically a mechanical measurand, e. g., temperature, pressure,acceleration, strain, displacement, humidity, etc. The mechanical measurand is observedwith electromechanical transducers. The

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa A. Riedle; Jill M. Clough

their academic careers. In developing a groupproject for new students, several desirable attributes were identified. 1) A successful project would beviewed by students as interesting and challenging. 2) Students would have ready access to information.3) The project’s scope would allow for some in-depth investigation, but not require detailed analysis. 4)The project would be open-ended and encourage students to be creative as well as analytical. 5) Theproject would provide a hands-on experience related to engineering. 6) Students would be able toprepare informative reports to build written and verbal communication skills. 7) Students would giveshort, oral presentations using at least two different visual aids.With such a project, students might

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard E. Pfile; William R. Conrad

Session 1348 Bring Realism Into the Classroom Through Your Consulting Richard E. Pfile Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology William R. Conrad Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology Indiana University-Purdue University at IUPUI Indianapolis, Indiana Abstract The half-life of an engineering degree is said by some to be approximately five years. Ina teaching career that may span

Conference Session

Program Development and Pipelines for Recruitment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

and industry.IntroductionA Master of Science in Engineering Management degree is designed to help technicalprofessionals take the next step in their careers as they ‘graduate’ to a management orientedcareer. Such a degree prepares technical professionals to deal with topics such as costmanagement, world-class manufacturing, workplace safety and ergonomics, leadership, andquality control. This paper deals with a curriculum development effort which was recentlyundertaken at a university in the southeast United States for development of a concentration insafety engineering.Any degree in engineering management with a concentration in safety engineering is generallyfound to be targeted towards principally four kinds of audiences. The first type of

Conference Session

Two-Year College Potpourri

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Two Year College Division

should beevident in students’ ability to understand and demonstrate mastery with these technologies.Rewarding careers are available for trained students in advanced manufacturing programs. Students mayseek jobs opportunities as a CAD drafter or 3D model designer, CNC or CAM programmer, CNCoperator or a composite of these technologies.Implementing required technology coursework in advanced manufacturing programs in South Texastechnical colleges will significantly improve educational standards and career opportunity for students inSouth Texas. The long term impact of integrating advanced manufacturing programs withCAD/CAM/CNC training will increase both science and technology literacy, while increasing standardsof living and improving the quality