A Systematic Approach to Increase the Success Rates of Engineering and Technology Students at an Urban Community College

这种工程技术（ET）项目模式旨在提高ET学生的成功率，特别是代表性不足的少数民族和弱势退伍军人。这项工作得到了摩根州立大学（MSU）、国会学院、伦斯勒理工学院（RPI）、卡内基梅隆大学（CMU）、Juxtopia LLC、洛克希德马丁公司、AMTEK公司、巴尔的摩天然气电力公司（BGE）、高级模块公司、&美国宇航局戈达德中心、全国黑人工程师协会（NSBE）、职业交流小组（CCG）和马里兰州退伍军人教育和培训中心（MCVET）。为了实现项目目标，教育技术模式通过以下方式提高教育技术学生的成功率：（1）实施电气工程副理学士（ASE）;（2）通过升级学院现有的电子实验室，建立一个最先进的电气工程实验室;（3）使用RPI移动的工作室为电气工程和电子技术课程的前两年开发课程材料;（4）重新审视学院现有的工程和技术课程，以缓解学生在工程和技术课程之间的过渡;（5）开发强大的、以数学为中心的、以教育技术为重点的咨询和活动;（6）创造一个职业途径，从ET计划工程的MSU学校工程相关学士学位，以及从ET课程到国会学院获得技术相关的学士学位;（7）为ET毕业生提供实习和工作机会;以及（8）向巴尔的摩市公立学校系统（BCPSS）中服务不足和处境不利的11年级和12年级学生以及退伍军人介绍ET概念，并将他们招募到ET课程中。该项目的预期成果是：（1）产生一个全国性的以数学为中心的ET咨询模型;（2）实施一个新的ASE计划，在项目结束时招收50名学生;（3）每年在机器人/CIS/CADD计划中再培养10名具有更高GPA的毕业生;（4）为至少15名ET毕业生实施一条通往密歇根州立大学和国会学院的职业道路;（5）为90%的教育技术毕业生提供实习和工作机会;（6）招收20%以上的在校学生和100%以上的退伍军人参加教育技术计划;（7）每年为1000名就读于服务不足的高中和MCVET的学生提供教育技术研讨会;（8）每年向选定的教育技术学生提供奖学金，（9）将有针对性的教育技术课程的成功率平均提高20%至25%。该项目的智力价值是开发一个国家设计和系统的模型，通过创新的学位课程，系统的咨询，增强的表达能力，改善的发展数学教育和可靠的职业道路来提高ET的成功率。为了实现这些目标，该方法正在促进两年制社区学院，公立中学，四年制学院和大学，各种组织和行业之间的学术合作。该项目通过首先为大量服务不足和处境不利的学生改善教育技术教育，展示了更广泛的影响。其次，该项目正在激励越来越多的社区大学生和退伍军人从事工程或技术专业。第三，该项目正在城市社区学院环境中建立工程和技术专业之间的全国传播准备桥梁模型。

This engineering technology (ET) project model is designed to increase the success rates of ET students, especially underrepresented minorities and disadvantaged veterans. The effort is supported by Morgan State University (MSU), Capitol College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Juxtopia LLC, Lockheed Martin Corporation, the AMTEK Company, Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE), Advanced Module Inc., NASA Goddard Center, National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), Career Communication Groups (CCG), and the Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training (MCVET). To achieve the project goals, the ET model is increasing success rates of ET students by: (1) implementing an Associate of Science in Electrical Engineering (ASE); (2) setting up a state-of-the-art electrical engineering laboratory by upgrading the existing electronics laboratory at the college; (3) developing curriculum materials using the RPI Mobile Studio for the first two years of electrical engineering and electronics technology courses; (4) revisiting the existing engineering and technology curriculum at the college to ease the transition for students moving between engineering and technology programs; (5) developing strong, mathematics centered and ET focused advising and activities; (6) creating a career pathway from ET programs to the MSU School of Engineering for an engineering related baccalaureate degree, and from the ET programs to Capitol College for a technology related baccalaureate degree; (7) providing internship and job opportunities to ET graduates; and (8) introducing ET concepts to underserved and disadvantaged 11th and 12th graders in the Baltimore City Public School System (BCPSS) and veterans, and recruiting them into ET programs. The expected outcomes of this project are to: (1) produce a nationally ready math centered ET advising model; (2) implement a new ASE program with 50 students enrolled at the end of the project; (3) produce 10 more graduates annually with higher GPAs in Robotics/CIS/CADD programs; (4) implement a career pathway to MSU and Capitol College for at least 15 ET graduates; (5) provide internship and job opportunities to 90% of the ET graduates; (6) recruit 20% more currently enrolled students and 100% more veterans into ET programs; (7) offer ET seminars to 1000 students annually who are enrolled in underserved high schools and MCVET; (8) provide scholarships to selected ET students annually, and (9) increase the success rates in targeted ET programs by an average of 20 to 25%. The intellectual merit of the project is the development of a nationally designed and systematic model that is increasing the success rates in ET through innovative degree programs, systematic advising, enhanced articulations, improved developmental math education, and reliable career pathways. To achieve these goals, the approach is facilitating an academic collaboration among two-year community colleges, public secondary schools, four-year colleges and universities, various organizations, and industry. The project is demonstrating broader impacts by first improving ET education for a significant number of underserved and disadvantaged students. Secondly, the project is motivating an increased number of community college students and veterans to pursue an engineering or technology profession. Thirdly, the project is establishing a national dissemination ready bridge model between engineering and technology majors in urban community college settings.