Conference Session

Writing and Communication I: Innovative Models for Curriculum and Assessment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech; Lisa McNair, Virginia Tech; Diana George, Virginia Tech; kelly belanger, Virginia Tech; Lisa Norris, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

narrows engineering students’ ability to see perspectives outside their own. In future studies, we plan to examine more integrated composition classrooms using similar pedagogical approaches. • Targeted curricular partnerships early on can provide the basis for helping engineering students cross disciplinary boundaries and encourage them to make varied course selections throughout the rest of their undergraduate education.AcknowledgementsThis work has been conducted through a grant from the Council of Writing Program Page 12.1135.12Administrators.Works Cited1. Alford, E.M. and D. Rocheleau. "Designing Effective

Conference Session

Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan Allebach, Purdue University; Edward Coyle, Purdue University; Joy Krueger, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

thedesign process. The importance of planning, task sequencing, resource gathering, and resultsoriented efforts were also stated.One student summarized this finding well, “The project approach has allowed me to channel myefforts into some producible output and I have been able to learn more by “doing” than I wouldjust sitting in a classroom and completing homework.” A fellow participant expanded on therelevance this instructional approach had on understanding the design process, “The project-focused approach has helped me to learn various stages of the design process and what it takes tomove forward in each stage.”This recognition and the tangible outcomes that resulted support an authentic problem-focusedlearning environment.Question 3: Part a

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omnia El-Hakim, Colorado State University

training of professional engineers for evaluation and improvement on farm irrigation systems, Surveying Training Workshops and Geographic Information System; planning and technical assistance to a number of water use and management projects at Colorado State University and the Water Research Center in Egypt. Diversity Consultant for the Engineering Research Center for the Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (CASA)/Education and Outreach program. Member of the Advisory Education Council for the Extreme Ultraviolet Engineering Research Center to enhance graduate and undergraduate education at the Center’s core institutions with highly interdisciplinary courses and

Conference Session

Ocean, Marine, and Coastal Engineering Topics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Brown, Virginia Tech; Owen Hughes, Virginia Tech; Leigh McCue, Virginia Tech; Wayne Neu, Virginia Tech; Betsy Tretola, Teaching and Learning,

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

final grade with the remainder of the course gradedetermined by performance on 7 homework assignments, four of which contain a largesimulation component 12 , and a final project. To accommodate the schedules of workingstudents, the open-book midterm exam was allowed to be taken during any two-hour periodwithin a one week window. In addition, to stress the importance of the final project, one third of Page 12.554.12the midterm was devoted to forcing each student to describe their planned project and formulatea realistic time-line for completion. In future offerings, the instructor is likely to remove themidterm exam altogether and instead

Conference Session

ChE: Bioengineering, nanotechnology, and systems engineering in the Classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Marlin, McMaster University; Andrew Hrymak, McMaster University; John MacGregor, McMaster University; Vladimir Mahalec, McMaster University; Prashant Mhaskar, McMaster University; Christopher Swartz, McMaster University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

demonstrate that the coursesinclude considerable integration and numerous industrial experiences. We conclude by relatingexperiences from the stream and plans for future enhancements. Page 12.120.2* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. 21.1 What do we mean by Process Systems Engineering (PSE)?Let’s establish a definition of Process Systems Engineering. Most academics consider decisionsupport to be the key feature of PSE. The PSE decision support methods can be applied to anessentially unlimited set of process, environmental, business, and public

Conference Session

Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reginald Hobbs, Tufts University; Nataliia Perova, Tufts University; Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Chris Rogers, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

research methodologies.6 The reflection aspect of actionresearch is used to review the previous action and plan the next one.7-8 By conducting andmodifying the module in brief time periods we can learn the most effective way to emphasizeand enhance learning about anatomy, engineering, and physics in an interdisciplinary learningexperience.The goal of our research is to determine where this interdisciplinary instructional unit can beintegrated into the curriculum. In any change of the curriculum it is important to use what isknown about individual differences of the students to determine for whom any particularinstructional method is appropriate and for whom it is not appropriate.6

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Drushel, Case Western Reserve University; John Gallagher, Wright State University

light of our prior experience teachingsimilar robotics practica both remotely (using our WWW infrastructure) and in a traditional in-person laboratory setting. We compare and contrast examples of student work, including criteriafor richness of interpersonal interaction, quality of engineered artifacts, and overall quality ofstudent documentation and journals. We conclude with concrete suggestions to further improveonline practicum courses in general, as well as a plan to test these suggestions in future offeringsof our own online robotics practicum.1. IntroductionFormal knowledge-based classroom instruction is necessary for the education of engineers.However, engineering education also requires practicum components in which students

Conference Session

Intersdisciplinary Courses and Environmental Undergraduate Research

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helene Hilger, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Francis De Los Reyes, North Carolina State University; Warren DiBiase, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Len Holmes, University of North Carolina - Pembroke; Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Siva Mandjiny, University of North Carolina - Pembroke; Todd Steck, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Keith Schimmel, North Carolina A&T State University; Chuang Wang, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

, more than a science to teach thisway.” Instructor B thought that the module would be tailored to each instructor’s expertise and thecurriculums of each institution. He added, “The initial plan was to come up with problem scenariosthat we can put it on the web that everybody could download and use at any institution, but I’m notsure that is going to work anymore.”DiscussionThe assessment results suggest that by the end of each course students generally reported positiveexperiences and were satisfied with the learning and skill improvement that occurred. There wereno survey or interview results indicating that any subset of students found the courses to be a wasteof time or offered little opportunity for learning, while there were very positive

Conference Session

Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Erol Gelenbe, Imperial College; Ronald DeMara, University of Central Florida; Avelino Gonzalez, University of Central Florida; Marcella Kysilka, University of Central Florida; Mansooreh Mollaghasemi, University of Central Florida; Annie Wu, University of Central Florida; Georgios Anagnostopoulos, Florida Tech; Ingrid Russell; Jimmy Secretan, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

reason that we chose in this project to parallelize no-match tracking FAMis because the parallelization of FAM is a much more complex process.6. The Panel Discussion: CRCD Board and CRCD StudentsAs the CRCD agenda indicates (see Appendix A) we had planned an interaction between theCRCD students and the CRCD Advisory Board members immediately after the completion ofthe CRCD oral presentations. We provided the CRCD Advisory Board members with a list ofquestions that we wanted them to ask the CRCD students (see below).Questions for the CRCD Board Panelists to Ask the CRCD Students1. How do you think the projects helped you to understand the concepts you were expected to know?2. What advice would you give your professors to improve the projects?3

Conference Session

Professional Development Programs for Teachers

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Bradley, University of Kentucky; Janet Lumpp, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teacher instruction and support gains in studentachievement; (4) to construct reliable and valid assessment tools for student and teacher contentknowledge and (5) to increase student interest in STEM curricula and careers. Summarizedbelow is the progress that has been made on each of these fronts, discussion of challenges alongthe way and the continuing plans to successfully accomplish the missions of KEEP.The training and development phases are comprised of three main components: professionaldevelopment workshops for teachers, development of math and science lessons and units andproduction of a CD-ROM resource. The CD-ROM is a collaborative effort of the research team,industry partners and public television to produce a resource for teachers and

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Elger, University of Idaho; Scott Metlen, University of Idaho; Robert Carson, University of Idaho; Tristan Utschig, Lewis-Clark State College; Dan Cordon, University of Idaho; Marie Racine, University of District Columbia; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho

District Columbia MARIE RACINE is Professor of Languages and Acting Director of Assessment at the University of District Co-lumbia. In 2005, she served as co-chair of the institutional self-study that was submitted to Middle States for ac-creditation. Marie plays an active role in supporting faculty© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 development and strategic planning, coordinating a va-riety of collaborative projects for continuous quality improvement.Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho DANIEL CORDON is a Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Idaho. He teaches a course in Internal Combustion Engines that emphasizes mathematical modeling of

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso; Arunkumar Pennathur, University of Texas-El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

?”‡The concept that governs the terminal velocity problem is that rolling is akinematic phenomenon, not a kinetic one. Once rolling ensues, the dry frictiono N (as students understand it) disappears. There is an energy loss term in arolling wheel called rolling friction but rolling friction is not the o N term withwhich students are familiar; it is caused by deformation between the surfaces in Page 12.37.7‡ Do not think me nasty, but I plan to leave it up to the reader to figure out the answer. Or you canlook up the source reference. Keep in mind that many faculty get the incorrect answer.contact during the motion. There are some basic

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Backer, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

of information technology on individual and workplace privacy.Most instructors use a combination of articles about specific technology and videos to leaddiscussion sessions with their students. A sample lesson plan that uses bioethics as the context forthis unit is shown below. This lesson plan (for a three-hour class period) uses a combination ofvideo clips, individual class activity, group activity, and computer activity to engage students inthe topic of technology and ethics. The nature of ethics o Powerpoint presentation about ethical theories o Present a potential ethical technology (for example, nuclear weapons, guns, in- vitro) and ask individual students to give their ethical response. That is

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Blanchard, Florida Gulf Coast University; James Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning; j. a knowledge of contemporary issues, especially those impacting Southwest Florida; k. an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for bioengineering practice; l. an understanding of entrepreneurship and the ability to write a business plan; and m. an ability to define a community problem and to use an engineering design process to deliver a solution. From Program Criteria for Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Programs Drafted by Bioengineering Working Group, 8/12/05. Revised by Bioengineering Working Group, 8/11/06. Revised to include common outcomes and to better incorporate ABET program

Conference Session

Intersdisciplinary Courses and Environmental Undergraduate Research

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Bott, Virginia Military Institute

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

50-54 55-59 60+ Age Group Figure 1. Age Distribution of EPA Employees (EPA Human Resources data as of 3/23/02).The 2005 and 2006 national conferences of WEF (WEFTEC) and the American Water WorksAssociation (AWWA) also highlight this issue, with several workshops and technical sessionsdedicated to the changing workforce, succession planning/management, retirement of the babyboom generation, etc. It is becoming clear that the retirement of the baby boom generation willhave a dramatic impact on the environmental engineering profession, perhaps more so than otherengineering fields. This is likely due to the significant recruitment of baby boomers into

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division Transfer Topics Part I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Mobley, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

programs to first-year college students than totransfer students. Wickert’s13 qualitative study of 16 transfer students showed that orientationwas only marginally useful for imparting information to students, as did Jacob, Busby andLeath’s14 study. A predominant theme, then, regarding transfer student orientation, is thattransfer students are often an “afterthought” when planning for orientation (p. 71).15In the context of two-year colleges, academic advisors play a key role in maintaining students’motivation and educational interest in transferring to a four-year institution. Providing accurateand timely information to students about academic credits, progress toward degree, and academicexpectations for the receiving institution is essential for

Conference Session

Grasping the "Concept"

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Christina Smith, Oregon State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Talia Sidne Finkelstein, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

alert faculty of this tool? Confirmation Do you plan to use/continue using the CW?Questions devoted to teaching philosophy and the experiences that influenced that philosophywere asked to gain a better understanding of the culture and background of each interviewparticipant. These questions would help determine if the Concept Warehouse was an innovation Page 23.561.8that the participant would value and how compatible it was with their current practices.Logistical questions such as participant’s classroom environment, class size, and availableresources

Conference Session

Robots and K-12 Computer Applications

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Laut, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Magued G. Iskander P.E., Polytechnic Institute of New York University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

to allow their teachers to develop and hone their skills to performrobotics-based activities. In this spirit, a series of demonstrations introduced some of theaforementioned activities to over 10 New York City middle school teachers during a TeachingSTEM with Robotics Workshop held in summer 2012 at the Polytechnic Institute of NYU. In a Page 23.583.13follow-up workshop, planned for summer 2013, participating teachers will be engaged toindividually perform all of the aforementioned activities to enhance their skills and confidence.Finally, to reach out to a broader audience of teachers, we will prepare and submit an activitylesson plan for

Conference Session

Mechanics, Hands-on Demo - Show & Tell!

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sinead C. MacNamara, Syracuse University; Joan V. Dannenhoffer P.E., Syracuse University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

engineeringculture.This paper describes a pair of statics courses taught to civil and environmentalengineering students at Syracuse University, both in the fall semester, for the past threeyears. These courses take a variety of approaches to inculcating engineering values andskills in the students. Issues such as the importance of understanding underlyingassumptions, the value of conservative assumptions, the value of sketching and diagramsin engineering communication, the difference between precision and accuracy, and basicknowledge about the products of the profession and its role in society, are all addressed.These courses have been taught for three. An evaluation team from the School Educationhas designed an evaluation plan to identify what if any effect the

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division Transfer Topics Part II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

still be determined by project work assignments submitted and the presentations delivered; no tests would be administered.  All assignments would be submitted on-line through Blackboard.  Assignments would be shown to the instructor during the class meeting for a preliminary non-graded assessment.  Assignments would be due from each individual two to four days after the class meeting but no penalty would be assessed for late submissions.  The instructor would grade assignments within two days after submission.  Assignments could be resubmitted for re-grading until 24 hours before the next meeting.Why approach for fall 2012 was modifiedThe goals of the planned fall 2012 modifications

Conference Session

Software and Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dileepan Joseph P.Eng., University of Alberta

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

of thecourse, defended procedural C++, the status quo in terms of language. Having been a party tointernal discussions at the time, the author can state that the ECE representative was simplyreflecting the preference of most ECE faculty who voiced an opinion. At one extreme, ECEfaculty felt that MATLAB was merely a “glorified calculator” and therefore unsuitable forteaching programming. Many agreed with this somewhat. A few disagreed.After considering multiple languages, the task force recommended keeping procedural C++ butmaking other changes to address student dissatisfaction, expressed most clearly in 4th year exitsurveys. This initial report was rejected by the faculty’s Academic Planning Committee (APC).Returning to work, the task force

Conference Session

Hands-on/Experiential Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

experience. 9A key portion of the FIPSE-SEAEP model is the cross-institutional international Senior Page 23.643.2Capstone Design project course.9,10 Through this collaboration, FSU and the twoBrazilian universities develop Senior Capstone Design projects during the months ofJune, July and August. Select U.S. students travel to Brazil during the U.S. fall semester(the Brazilian spring term). These students participate in one of the international SeniorCapstone Design projects developed during the summer before their departure. U.S.students work with Brazilian students to undertake the design and planning of theprojects in Brazil.As the U.S. students travel

Conference Session

General Topics in Graduate Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Virginia Tech; Lisa DuPree McNair, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

Likert-type scale. A 1 indicates a participant selected three traditional words, a 2 indicatesselection of two traditional words, a 3 indicates selection of a single word, or one traditionalword and one emerging word, a 4 indicates selection of two emerging words, and a 5 indicatesselection of 3 emerging words.ResultsThe survey response rate was 52%, which included 5 female PhD students and 7 male PhDstudents. Participants were enrolled in the program from as few as one semester to as many aseight semesters. Five participants created an ePortfolio prior to the departmental requirement;seven participants had not. Two participants were involved in the initial planning anddevelopment of the departmental ePortfolio requirement in Fall 2008.Research

Conference Session

Robots and K-12 Computer Applications

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Gardner-McCune, Human Centered Computing Clemson University; Darrryl Bryant DUPE McCune II, YES Beyond Limits; Chanteal Maria Edwards; Cedric Stallworth, Georgia Institute of Technology, College of Computing

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

exposing students to computer science through kinesthetic learning and physical computing. He is also certified to teach high school mathematics. In August 2011, McCune’s teaching portfolio was selected to be a model by which nontraditional teachers would be trained to develop their own curriculum plans in route to certification at Metro RESA. In April 2012, McCune was awarded an Outstanding Staff Perfor- mance Award. Outside of developing curriculum and programming for high school students, during the summer months McCune expands his audience to reach middle and elementary age students with summer camp topics that address topics such as adventures in animation, storytelling, animatronics, programming in java, game

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering (ME) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio; Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

help improve the conceptual understanding of students.Wren6 proposes to actively engage students through human-body thermodynamics activities.This is proposed to counter a prevalent student attitude that thermodynamics is a dry and abstractsubject. It is proposed that students spend time in activities requiring them to speak, question,deliberate, propose, plan, execute, collect, analyze, present and explain. These student activitiesare the hallmark of active learning. In contrast, students often spend more time listening intraditional lecture-dominated classes. One example is to have small teams of students use simpleequipment to measure O2/CO2 to assess the metabolic rate of another student who is exercisingon a stationary bike. The bike is

Conference Session

iSTEM

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Mike Ryan, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Tech - CEISMC; Fred Stillwell, Georgia Tech - CEISMC; Norman F. Robinson III, Georgia Institute of Technology; Brian Douglas Gane, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sabrina Grossman, Georgia Tech: Center for Integrating Science, Math, and Computing

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teacher-presented question using student designed/selected procedures. 4. Open Inquiry—Students investigate questions that are student formulated through student designed/selected procedures.Likewise, Daly, Adams and Bodner (2012) have developed the following somewhat hierarchicalcategories of engineering design7. 1. Evidence-Based Decision-Making—Design is finding and creating alternatives, then choosing among them through evidence-based decisions that lead to determining the best solution for a specific problem. 2. Organized Translation—Design is organized translation from an idea to a plan, product, or process that works in a given situation. 3. Personal Synthesis—Design is personal synthesis of aspects of

Conference Session

Capstone Manufacturing and Design

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Engineering Technology); Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng.)

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

used in anactual application. This project instills future engineers and technologists with various advancedskills that can be used in their careers. Overall, many different fields of engineering can benefitfrom this application, enabling the development of skill and knowledge in many different Page 23.802.2engineering aspects and processes. Students in the Engineering Technology programs are required to complete a series ofcapstone course MET 4XX Senior Design. This course aims to train the students in identifyingprojects of relevance to the society, in planning and scheduling a solution, and in entrepreneurialactivities that may result

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Grossfield P. E., Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

calculus.This, the first in a set of three papers, is planned to provide the concepts of pre-calculus visuallyand intuitively in order to reveal the intrinsic ultimate simplicity of calculus and spare a studentfrom having to read the entire 500 pages of conceptually cluttered verbose, disorganizedconventional text in order to acquire an overview. My hopes are that by providing a focus ofstudy, specifically algebraic and transcendental curves, and by providing intuitive and visualdefinitions, while maintaining an organized topic structure and by delaying the proofs, we cancreate a conceptual environment where more students and teachers will gain insight relativelyquickly into the nature of calculus. The plan is to interpret the concepts of calculus

Conference Session

Choice and Persistence in Engineering Education and Careers

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna Wolfe, Carnegie Mellon University; Beth A. Powell, Tennessee Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

orientation to learning: they expect tests to measure whatthey have learned and internalize the messages of failure that these low grades appear to suggest.Many of the engineering faculty we interviewed agreed with students that tests should reflect amastery of the material: I can’t imagine why anybody would think that that was a good plan for giving tests. I teach statistics. How can a 30 be representative of the knowledge that you’re supposed to learn? (Female White faculty) I don’t know why it exists. I disagree with it because even a smart student who does well with a 50, I just think it’s—there’s no feeling of satisfaction that you’ve learned something. (Male White faculty) You don’t want to see that everybody doesn’t know half the

Conference Session

Mentoring Minorities: Effective Programs, Practices, and Perspectives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert G. Ryan, California State University, Northridge; Nathan Durdella, California State University, Northridge; Teodoro Navarro

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

and Management Figure 1. Program OrganizationMonthly meetings are held which include the PI’s from CSUN as well as representatives fromthe community college partners. These meetings are used to plan special events for students inthe program, share best practices, and discuss matters related to articulation. Several additionalcourses at the two community colleges have been articulated with our institution since thisprogram began, which has helped to meet the third objective of the grant. Faculty mentors fromCSUN have also made visits to the community college campuses to discuss our institution’sacademic programs and design projects, in order to