An Engineering Emphasis for Preparing Students for First-year Engineering Curricula

工程-机械（56）该项目的重点是通过开发专为尚未准备好微积分的学生设计的工程数学课程，显著提高一年级工程专业学生的保留率。课程开发计划的目标包括：1）在构建课程以提高微积分预科工程学生的表现方面，综合关于数学准备和工程保留的研究; 2）分析微积分预科课程的成功表现对工程学生高级微积分和物理课程的影响。Blinn学院正在与德克萨斯A M大学合作开展这项课程开发计划，这将使两个学生群体受益。评估和考核策略的实施，以跟踪学生的表现在整个工程课程的第一年。

Engineering - Mechanical (56)This project focuses on significantly enhancing the retention of first-year engineering majors through development of an engineering mathematics course specifically designed for students who are not calculus-ready. The targeted goals of the curriculum development initiative include: 1) syntheses of the research on mathematics preparation and engineering retention in constructing a course to enhance the performance of pre-calculus engineering students; and 2) analysis of the impact of successful performance in pre-calculus courses on upper level calculus and physics courses by engineering students. Blinn College is working collaboratively with Texas A&M University on this curriculum development initiative which will benefit both populations of students. Evaluation and assessment strategies are implemented to track student performance throughout their first year of the engineering curricula.