Voss, H. D., & Moats, S. H., & Chapman, B. (2015, June), Engineering Program Growth with Mesh Network Collaboration  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.23976

\bibitem{asee_peer_23976}
  Voss, H. D., \& Moats, S. H., \& Chapman, B. (2015, June), \emph{Engineering Program Growth with Mesh Network Collaboration}
  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
  10.18260/p.23976

Hank D. Voss, Scott Henry Moats, and Bill Chapman.  "Engineering Program Growth with Mesh Network Collaboration".  2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2015.  https://peer.asee.org/23976 Internet.  16 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_23976}
  Hank D. Voss, Scott Henry Moats, and Bill Chapman.
  "Engineering Program Growth with Mesh Network Collaboration".
  \emph{2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2015.
  https://peer.asee.org/23976 Internet.  16 Apr, 2024

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AB  -                 Engineering Growth with Mesh Network CollaborationAbstractSmall Colleges and Universities (SCU) are an untapped resource for holistic EngineeringEducation, creative entrepreneurial “big ideas”, and growth of national science, technology,engineering, and math (STEM) literacy in a competitive global market. This paper helps toclarify and examine some of the tradeoffs for existing and proposed two, four, and 5 year SCUengineering programs and suggest ways to support future growth and quality of existingprograms with proven adaptive mesh network architecture.While existing SCU Engineering Physics Programs have many advantages over largeengineering schools they may be weaker in the number of class offerings, the number ofavailable ABET BS majors, the number of department distinctive capacities, low upper classenrollments, ample facilities and equipment, job opportunities and fairs, and documentationoverhead. In addition there are a number of weakly connected 3+2 programs, transfer programs,2 yr. Engineering Technology programs and non-accredited programs.SCU engineering programs may efficiently adapt to a stronger paradigm in education that resultsin lower program cost, improved learning, improved social STEM awareness, and new growth ofmore SCU engineering programs with implementation of some program standardization, hybridclasses, and use of a mesh network communication protocol (articulation agreements). New 2-year SCU engineering programs (2yr Nodes) increase STEM awareness on their campus whilebecoming feeder schools for main 4 yr Node schools with articulation agreements. Five casestudies were undertaken in the context of hybrid curriculum programs in a SCU consortium.A baseline 2 year freshman and sophomore curriculum program is proposed based on casestudies, on research, and on alumni questionnaires. Based on a decade of SCU EngineeringPhysics teaching experience it was also found enabling to give closure to the 2yr programcurriculum with a sophomore type “Cornerstone” class called “Principles of Engineering”. Thisintegrative class is essential for students to be effective in the workforce as an EngineeringTechnologist sophomore applicant, as a competitive summer intern applicant, as a transfer intoa specific Engineering major, and overall early awareness of ABET a-k outcomes. Studentsobtain job ready skills and project abilities in 2 yrs that can greatly leverage their learning andfocus through summer internships.Our recent six year ABET assessment of our engineering physics program indicated that 2 of our3 major strengths were the summer practicums /internships success and the comprehensive realworld challenge design projects. Using a collaboration mesh network strategy coupled withremote technology and proven teaching strengths a more efficient program is planned for pilottesting within some consortium schools for further feasibility assessment.                                                                                                      12
AU  - Hank D. Voss
AU  - Scott Henry Moats
AU  - Bill Chapman
CY  - Seattle, Washington
DA  - 2015/06/14
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Engineering Program Growth with Mesh Network Collaboration
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DO  - 10.18260/p.23976
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