Collection

2020 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Jared Auclair

), Industrial cooperative education has been an established machine learning, and cyber-physical system (CPS) riskand historical strength of Northeastern University’s management/elimination, machines can use these data toexperiential learning brand. For over 100 years, cooperative improve processes without human intervention; see [3].education (co-op) has been the cornerstone of Northeastern However, traditionally, classroom and lab training andUniversity’s educational model. Co-op provides students the education about biopharma emphasizes bio-science whichopportunity to explore or refine potential career paths, make draws from principles in chemistry and biology, such as Soniavaluable

Collection

2020 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Jinxiang Pei

), Industrial cooperative education has been an established machine learning, and cyber-physical system (CPS) riskand historical strength of Northeastern University’s management/elimination, machines can use these data toexperiential learning brand. For over 100 years, cooperative improve processes without human intervention; see [3].education (co-op) has been the cornerstone of Northeastern However, traditionally, classroom and lab training andUniversity’s educational model. Co-op provides students the education about biopharma emphasizes bio-science whichopportunity to explore or refine potential career paths, make draws from principles in chemistry and biology, such as Soniavaluable

Collection

2020 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Hua Zheng

), Industrial cooperative education has been an established machine learning, and cyber-physical system (CPS) riskand historical strength of Northeastern University’s management/elimination, machines can use these data toexperiential learning brand. For over 100 years, cooperative improve processes without human intervention; see [3].education (co-op) has been the cornerstone of Northeastern However, traditionally, classroom and lab training andUniversity’s educational model. Co-op provides students the education about biopharma emphasizes bio-science whichopportunity to explore or refine potential career paths, make draws from principles in chemistry and biology, such as Soniavaluable

Collection

Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

Authors

Suzanne Keilson, Loyola University Maryland

communication of mathematical topics thatcould include algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and analytic geometry. Although some of thestudents might need review, skill practice and remediation around earlier topics, there would bechallenging math involved.Community partner background:Bridges is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1993. The organization offers support tostudents from middle school into college. Currently 296 students are involved in this initiativeentering the program from eight public schools in the Baltimore city area. 188 volunteers areinvolved in the year-round programming. Students receive support year-round through tutoring,career exploration and counseling, college admission guidance, leadership development,SAT/ACT test

Conference Session

Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Design-Based Projects

Collection

2017 FYEE Conference

Authors

Rouzbeh Tehrani, Temple University; Mohammad F. Kiani, Temple University; Evangelia Bellas, Temple University; John Joseph Helferty, Temple University; Won H Suh, Bioengineering Department, College of Engineering, Temple University

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FYEE Division - Paper Submission

fulfill their own teaching or researchas time management, career options, on-campus tutoring objectives [1]. But current literature suggests that faculty areand resource centers to name a few. Based on student moving away from the earlier models in an attempt tofeedback and low retention rates, it was obvious that a increase retention rate by redefining first year engineeringnew model was needed. The focus was to be much more education [1,2,3]. Recently, there has been an emphasis onhands-on and use a project-oriented approach. In engineering design and hands-on, team work based projects.addition, multiple instructors were employed from four Such practices have shown to

Conference Session

Race/Ethnicity Track - Technical Session III

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Paula Lynn Rees, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; David J. McLaughlin, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Race/Ethnicity

engineering. She is dedicated to increasing and maintaining student interest in engineering and related science and technology and works with several regional K12 programs to help increase the pipeline of students interested in pursuing careers in these fields.Dr. David J McLaughlin, University of Massachusetts, Amherst I presently serve as Associate Engineering Dean for Student Affairs & Administration and Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at UMass Amherst since 2005; Previously was Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UMass Amherst and Northeastern University. Prior to becoming Associate Dean, I served as director of the NSF Engineering Research Center for Collaborative

Conference Session

Gender Track - Technical Session VI

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Lalita G. Oka, California State University, Fresno; Kimberly Stillmaker P.E., California State University, Fresno

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Diversity, Gender

%, and 4) for at least the last half centuryin the United States, health services baccalaureate degree programs have exhibited the highestfemale-concentration relative to other degree programs. Hence, the climate for male studentswishing to pursue a career in health services is an ideal comparison to be made to female studentsin engineering.For the purpose of this study, gender-balanced departments were defined as having female studentenrollment between 33 % and 67 % (between one third and two third) of the total enrollment inthat department. Six such departments were selected for this study with three from STEM fieldshoused in the College of Math and Science (CSM), i.e. Biology, Chemistry, and Math, andremaining three from non-STEM fields that

Conference Session

Dimensions of Engineering Literacy and Engineering in General Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuetong Lin, Indiana State University; A. Mehran Shahhosseini, Indiana State University; M. Affan Badar, University of Sharjah & Indiana State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

. It not only requiresdemonstration of solid domain knowledge, but also the application of knowledge in addressingreal-world problems. According to Chartrand et al. 3 , 69% of industry executives admit theyassess critical thinking skills in the selection process. Similarly, a report commissioned by theAssociation of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) finds that more than 75% ofemployers want more focus on five key career preparation areas: critical thinking, complexproblem-solving, written and oral communication, and applied knowledge in real-world settings 4 .Meanwhile, these studies indicate that 49% of employers rate their employees’ critical thinkingskills as only average or below average, and only 28% of employers rated four

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogies for Facilitating Student-driven Learning Experiences

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremiah Matthew Stache P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Brock E. Barry PE, U.S. Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy; Gregory Martin Freisinger, U.S. Military Academy

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Tennessee and New York. His research interests include finite element modeling of landing mat systems, plasticity in geomaterials, and engineering education.Dr. Brock E. Barry PE, U.S. Military Academy Dr. Brock E. Barry, P.E. is an Associate Professor and Mechanics Group Director in the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. Dr. Barry holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Rochester Institute of Technology, a Master of Science degree from University of Colorado at Boulder, and a PhD from Purdue University. Prior to pursuing a career in academics, Dr. Barry spent 10-years as a senior geotechnical engineer and project manager on projects throughout

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Diller P.E., University of Dayton; Scott I. Segalewitz, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

separately, participant surveys areconducted for the Women in Engineering (WIE) Summer Camp as a whole. This camp includedadditional workshops that also provided insight into other engineering disciplines. Data from the2016 summer camp survey revealed that 35 of 36 participants felt the camp was influential inregards to choosing a plan of study for college. These results are especially encouraging comingfrom young women who are faced with pivotal decisions in choosing a career path that hastypically been dominated by males. In addition to the Likert type survey questions, studentswere also given the opportunity to express general comments about their camp experiences. Afew of these comments are included below, again illustrating the positive impact

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Sunday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Arnold-Christian, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Adrien DeLoach, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ashley R. Taylor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christian Matheis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

leadershippositions throughout the remainder of their undergraduate careers. In the female living learningcommunity we currently have 204 first year students and 89 upper class leaders. In the malecommunity we have 279 first year students and 68 upper class leaders.The first-year experience focuses on social support and academic skill development that helppromote successful transitions from high school to college, as well as encouraging students tobegin exploring possibilities for transitioning from college to career. This work is accomplishedthrough a seminar course that includes assignments targeting college success skills, careerexploration, and interaction with upperclassmen leaders through peer mentoring and communityactivities. The second-year

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Tuesday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Petra Bonfert-Taylor, Dartmouth College; Vicki V. May, Dartmouth College; Holly Wilkinson P.E., Dartmouth College; Alicia Betsinger, Dartmouth College

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

sight of one’s engineering goals when all one does is take prerequisiteclasses and other college requirements. Students from underprepared backgrounds tend tostruggle especially hard during their first year and often end up dropping their plans to studyengineering quite early on in their college career. These students are especially vulnerable duringtheir first year here since, after having been high achievers in their high schools, they now mightexperience their first class in which they struggle and receive a poor or even failing grade.Students’ confidence often drops after one such event, and it is our goal to supply the academicand emotional support to prevent a first poor grade from derailing a student’s path through ourschool.The Thayer

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Jairo Andres Agudelo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Arturo Ponce P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

teaching experience has been acquired throughout my academic and professional career. During the last two years, I have been teaching Algorithms and Programming, Material Mechanics I, and Engineering Graphics courses as an Assistant professor at the Department of Engineering Sciences and Materials at the UPRM. I was an instructor for five years and taught Mathe- matic Methods for Engineers in the UPRM Civil Engineering and Surveying Department. I was also an assistant professor at Caribbean University (CU) at Ponce, PR, where I taught Statics, Dynamics, Fluid Mechanics, and Structural Analysis courses. In the University of Quind´ıo, I taught Statics and Physics I courses. My academic life has given me the

Conference Session

Predicting Student Success

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin L. K. Koskey, University of Akron; Nicholas G. Garafolo, University of Akron; Nidaa Makki, University of Akron ; Wondimu Ahmed, University of Akron; Donald P. Visco Jr., University of Akron; Uday Samreddy

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Educational Research and Methods

important predictorof later STEM career pursuit1,2. One way of providing such experiences is by integratingengineering into science through project-based learning activities. This research is part of alarger three-year study3 testing the impact of an intervention integrating engineering into theforces and motion eighth-grade curriculum using a project-based approach. The intervention isaimed at increasing teachers’ skills in applying inquiry-based teaching methods, as well asstudents’ understanding of engineering design and interest in STEM. This work-in-progresspaper reports on the process of the modification and reliability and validity testing of theEngineering Concept Assessment (ECA)4 for eighth grade, here after referred to as the ECA-M8.The

Collection

2017 ASEE Mid Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Eileen Haase PhD, Johns Hopkins University

mandatory two-credit course, “Modeling and Design”. The freshmen are grouped intoteams of five students, resulting in 25-30 total teams. Each team has the same faculty advisor,graduate student teaching assistant (TA), and upperclassmen lab manager. The team-based Spring 2017 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 7-8, 2017 MSUformat builds an immediate social network for the freshmen that helps support them throughouttheir college career, both inside and outside of the classroom.The primary goal of “Modeling and Design” is to engage our students as active biomedicalengineers from their very first day at Johns Hopkins. Emphasis is placed on developing criticalthinking, problem solving, interpersonal, and leadership skills that are

Collection

2017 ASEE Mid Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Benito Mendoza, New York City College of Technology; Pamela Ann Brown, New York City College of Technology, CUNY

Tagged Topics

Diversity

related to internal components such asmotherboards, RAM, CPU, and power with appropriate tools. Also, troubleshoot commoncomputer problems that can be resolved without replacing internal components, for exampleinstalling or upgrading drivers or operating system. Spring 2017 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 7-8, 2017 MSUAbout technical certificationsEMT2370 course material is chosen for relevance to industry certification exams such asCompTIA A+ [8]. A+ is a comprehensive and vendor-neutral certification that validatesfoundational skills and knowledge in troubleshooting, networking, and security across a varietyof computing devices. A+ establishes best practices to set the stage for IT careers. Thecertification also matches

Conference Session

Software & Web-based Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom J. Zajdel, University of California at Berkeley; Michel M. Maharbiz, University of California at Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

joined the faculty of the Uni- versity of California, Berkeley in 2008, where he is now an Associate Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He is the co-founder of Tweedle Technologies and Cortera Neurotech. Michel is a Bakar Fellow, was awarded a 2009 NSF Career Award and received popular recognition for this work in building interfaces to living organisms (MIT TR10, Time Magazine’s Top 50 Inventions of 2009). His current research inter- ests include building micro/nano interfaces to cells and organisms and exploring bio-derived fabrication methods. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Introducing Electronics at Scale with a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard L. Greene, Ohio State University; David L. Tomasko, The Ohio State University; Rachel Tuttle, The Ohio State University ; Jan Upton, Institutional Research Consultants, Ltd.

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

1 33.3work each week.Has given me more time to research career 10 62.5 1 20.0options.Has given me more time to research graduate 6 54.5 0 0.0*schools.Has enabled me to improve my grades or made 8 47.1 2 40.0it easier to maintain already high grades.Has enabled me to spend more time doing 7 41.2 2 40.0service learning or volunteering. a Percent of participants who indicated

Conference Session

Foundations for Pedagogical Success

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marian G. Armour-Gemmen, West Virginia University; Chanelle Pickens MLIS, CA, West Virginia University; Robin A.M Hensel, West Virginia University; Mary L. Strife, West Virginia University; Mariam Jalalifard, West Virginia University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

-career librarians from traditionallyunderrepresented groups the opportunity to learn and apply skills necessary for leadership inacademic librarians; (2) a graduate research assistant (GRA) who holds a B.A. degree in Libraryand Information Science (LIS) and a M.L.I.S. degree, both from international universities, with apersonal interest in engineering and prior experience as a technical librarian, an “online chat withlibrarians” manager, and head cataloger, as well as experience as a university English instructor;and (3) another of WVU Libraries’ three “Diversity Resident Librarians” who holds an M.L.I.S.and a B.A. in Art and Visual Culture and is also nearing the end of her first year in this inauguralthree-year residency program.The students

Conference Session

Community Engagement in Diverse Contexts

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jo-Ann Panzardi PE, Cabrillo College; Terra D. Morris, The RP Group; Xitlali Galmez-Marquez, Cabrillo College; Patricia E. Sanders; Eva Schiorring, StemEval; Kurt Degregorio, Cabrillo College

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

IT (CCGIT), and the National Center for Women and IT (NCWIT) at the University of Colorado, Boulder.Xitlali Galmez-Marquez, Cabrillo College Xitlali Galmez-Marquez is a Mechanical Engineering student at San Jose State University, who transferred from Cabrillo College. She was a delegate in the 2017-2018 Cabrillo’s Engineering Abroad Program. Her career goal is to work in humanitarian engineering, giving back to her local community and other countries.Patricia E. SandersEva Schiorring, Canada College Eva Schiorring has almost two decades of experience in research and evaluation and special knowledge about STEM education in community colleges and four-year institutions. She presently serves as the external

Conference Session

T1C: Developing Foundations in Mathematics

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Jacquelyn Huff, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Andrea M. Ogilvie P.E., Texas A&M University; Danisha Stern, Texas A&M University; Sonia Garcia, Texas A&M University; Shawna Fletcher, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

projects and programs to enhance the presence of underserved underrepresented students in science and in busi- ness. During her tenure at Mays Business School and the College of Geosciences, Garcia developed instrumental programs to ensure the retention of first time in college underrepresented minority students. Garcia also served as a lecturer at both colleges introductory freshman seminars focusing on culture and diversity. She has received many awards throughout her professional career, including an Outstanding Staff award from the Mays Business School in 2005, the 2008 President’s Award for Academic Advis- ing, the 2011 Latino American Who’s Who for her achievements in advancing the culture of the Latino

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alissa Ruth, Arizona State University; Tameka Spence, Arizona State University; Joseph V. Hackman, Arizona State University; Jennifer Velez M.Ed., Arizona State University; Hope Parker, Arizona State University; Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

high and middle school students as problem-solvers and spark interest in STEM careers. Recently, the Cisco corporate advised fund at theSilicon Valley Community Foundation, granted Arizona State University funds to expand EPICSHigh to underrepresented students and study the student outcomes from participation in thisinnovative program. In this exploratory study we combined qualitative methods—in personobservations and informal interviews—along with pre and post surveys with high schoolstudents, to answer the questions: What skills do students gain and how does their mindset aboutengineering entrepreneurship develop through participation in EPICS High? Research took place in Title I schools (meaning they have a high number of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Anna Montana Cirell, Arizona State University; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Audrey Boklage, Arizona State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

makerspace engagement influences the identity formation ofengineering students, with a focus on students from underrepresented groups (URGs).Makerspaces are becoming very popular and have started to become much more common in K-12 schools, libraries, community centers, and universities. Makerspaces differ from traditionalshops or labs in that Makers¾or those engaged in building or making in the space¾are typicallygiven free rein to build products related to their interests in addition to pedagogical deliverables.It is implicitly assumed that makerspaces promote pathways to STEM majors, and, ultimately,STEM careers. In this project, we are therefore interested in developing an understanding of howengaging in university-affiliated makerspaces impacts

Collection

2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Sarah Seraj; June Young Park; Michael Pieratt

, safety and well-being ofpeople and have ethical implications. Some may even move hundreds of people. Hence, engineers must hold their moralto a career of political advocacy and policy-making. and ethical principles to the highest prerogative. TheHowever, most engineering curricula have a strongly Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technologytechnical focus and do not require students to think critically (ABET) require that accredited engineering programsabout ethical issues related to engineering. To bridge this (2016-2017) prepare students to design systems,gap, we developed a classroom-based town hall meeting components or processes within “realistic constraints suchactivity

Collection

2018 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

John R. Clegg; Kenneth R. Diller

. first author was also present, and participated in dialogues ranging from the class work to career plans, summer travel,Students find open-ended challenge problems engaging, generic complaints, current events, and the rain in England (ormotivating, and interesting. The real-world applicability and lack thereof). Students had the opportunity to discuss theirthe collaborative and creative nature of their solution also suits respective backgrounds, interests, goals, aspirations

Conference Session

ECET Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College; Adrienne Smith, Springfield Technical Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

programs will tell you that becominginvolved with Cisco Networking and/or A+ computer repair saved their departments and Page 12.254.3possibly either saved or extended their careers in higher education. Also, at the same time thatenrollments have been shrinking, the ET faculty has been asked to teach more and more coursesin DC/AC electrical fundamentals or customized electronics courses or modules to studentsenrolled in non-electronics based technologies such as alternative energy, automotive, bio-medical, computer, energy systems, laser optics, and telecommunications technology, to namebut a few. One would expect this trend to continue as these

Conference Session

FPD12 -- Novel Approaches to First Year Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Meyer, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Nancy Lamm, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Joshua Smith, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

; 6. furthering an understanding of self and career goals; and 7.utilization of campus resources. Various schools within our university offer their own version ofthe learning community. Each, however, includes the template outcomes while at the same timeoffering students greater insight into particular fields of study offered by each school.Our freshman engineering program began offering learning community courses (ENGR 195) in1999. A few years later the learning community became a requirement for the engineeringdegree. During this same time, there was a rise in interest within the national engineeringcommunity about what curricular changes might improve recruitment and retention in thevarious fields of engineering. An assortment of textbooks

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Mangement

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Hagenberger, Valparaiso University; Peter Johnson, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University; Jeffrey Will, Valparaiso University; Mark Budnik, Valparaiso University; Kathleen Sevener, Valparaiso University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

management skills is also essential for the career-long success of anengineer.1-4 Engineering management can, in fact, be considered its own discipline, and anumber of universities offer specific engineering management degrees that help students prepareto become both technically skilled and knowledgeable about managing other engineers in aprofessional setting.5-9 Even within traditional engineering programs, the importance ofengineering management is emphasized in a variety of settings, including senior designprojects10-12 and undergraduate research programs.13With the ever-increasing curricular pressures on undergraduate engineering programs, it isdifficult to see how significant engineering management could be incorporated withoutnecessarily

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mario Blanco, California Institute of Technology; Kenneth Pickar, California Institute of Technology; Luz Marina Delgado, GEMA; Oscar Arce, Universidad Rafael Landivar; Jeff Kranski, California Institute of Technology; Francoise Herrera, Universidad Rafael Landivar; Charles MacVean, Universidad Rafael Landivar

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Delgado has a 30 year career devoted to the improvement of the lives of Guatemalan indigenous people. She is the author of "Manos de Mujer" (Woman's Hands), a book documenting indigenous technologies for rural areas in the highlands of Guatemala. Bill Garret, National Geographic Senior Editor, called this book a Survival Manual for Indigenous Guatemalan women.Jeff Kranski, California Institute of Technology Engineering Graduate Student, Teaching Assistant, California Institute of TechnologyOscar Arce, Universidad Rafael Landivar Professor, School of Architecture and Design, Universidad Rafael Landivar. Director of the Instituto de Investigación en Diseño (INDIS, Design Research Institute) at

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering and Pre-College Outreach Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Messiha Saad, North Carolina A&T State University; William Craft, North Carolina A&T State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the basics early,build on the experience, and consider pursuing careers in science and engineering.Building on this, we want students to learn the basics early, to build on these basics, andto prepare for an education that will lead to careers in science and engineering. Participation in the workshops has always been limited by space, schedule, andcost considerations, as well as by NASA Langley Research Center’s other competingsummer programs. Thus, in order to make a large impact, admission to the workshop ismade through an application process which attempts to identify teachers who are mostlikely to benefit and to apply what they learn to their classes. Enrollments since inceptionin July, 2003 have been from 18 to 32 teachers. The