California Lower-Division Engineering Curriculum Articulation Workshop

本次研讨会的目标是开发课程描述符（C-ID）的基础上较低的司工程课程的迁移模型课程，工程和促进他们的广泛采用跨加州工程教育系统的三个主要部分：加州社区学院（CCC），加州州立大学（CSU），和加州大学（UC）。 本次研讨会的成果将改善低年级工程课程的衔接，并帮助加州的工程专业学生转入四年制院校。 该研讨会将召集约100名与会者（52名来自社区学院，30名来自CSU，18名来自UC），包括工程学院，管理人员和转校生，专注于C-ID的课程和开发。 本次研讨会建立在以前的研讨会上，管理员和衔接官员使用C-ID的衔接过程。 研讨会活动的目的是：1）开发一套在加州工程教育系统中被广泛接受和实施的低级别工程课程描述符（C-ID（CCC，CSU和UC）; 2）确定该州社区学院数千名工程专业学生成功转学的重大障碍; 3）创建一个工程教育工作者的社区，他们共同努力，以应对该州工程教育未来面临的挑战和机遇;以及4）寻找机会，进一步了解社区学院在建立强大而多样化的STEM劳动力方面的重要性，并为越来越多的研究做出贡献。 将利用讲习班前后的调查收集数据，以便对讲习班和后续活动进行微调。 计划在2015年春季举办一个两小时的后续研讨会，分享调查结果，并进一步开展活动，提高对C-ID的认识和接受程度。

The goal of this workshop is to develop course descriptors (C-IDs) for lower-division engineering courses based on Transfer Model Curricula for Engineering and promote their wide adoption across the three main segments of the California engineering education system: California Community Colleges (CCC), California State University (CSU), and University of California (UC). Results of efforts from this workshop will improve the articulation of lower-division engineering courses and aid engineering students in California in transferring to four-year institutions. The workshop will convene approximately 100 participants (52 from the community colleges, 30 from the CSUs, and 18 from the UCs), including engineering faculty, administrators, and transfer staff to focus on the curriculum and development of the C-IDs. This workshop builds upon previous workshops with administrators and articulation officers on the articulation process using C-IDs. The workshop activities aim to 1) develop a set of lower-division engineering course descriptors (C-IDs) that are widely accepted and implemented in the California engineering education system (CCC, CSU, and UC); 2) identify significant barriers to the successful transfer of thousands of engineering students in the state's community colleges; 3) create a community of engineering educators who work collaboratively to address challenges and opportunities facing the future of engineering education in the state; and 4) identify opportunities to further understand and contribute to the growing body of research on the importance of community colleges in building a strong and diverse STEM workforce. Pre- and post-workshop surveys will be used to collect data in order to fine tune the workshop and follow-up activities. A two-hour follow-up workshop in Spring 2015 is planned to share the results of the surveys and to further the activities fostering awareness and acceptance of the C-IDs.