Middle Tennessee Mechatronics Engineering Scholars Program

中田纳西州立大学（MTSU）的中田纳西机电一体化学者计划计划将学校新的机电一体化工程学士学位课程的学生人数增加50%，并将至少80%的新生保留到大二。 每年至少有15个新的大一专业将获得奖学金，让学生专注于学业，在四年而不是六年内完成大学学业，并给他们额外两年的收入和更少的债务。 S-STEM奖学金将使该计划能够招募有才华，有奉献精神的学生，他们将在严格的工程课程中取得成功。 田纳西州的汽车行业需要强大的机电一体化工程师，这个项目将有助于满足田纳西州这一重大的劳动力需求。 对机电一体化工程教育的需求正在增长，不仅在田纳西州中部地区，而且在整个国家，因为许多机电一体化职位正在寻找合格的申请人。 学员在第一年参加教育活动的机会包括在德国柏林西门子总部进行为期一周的暑期培训，为期四周的机电一体化研究团队项目，侵入式咨询，辅导，指导和制造工厂图尔斯参观。后来，实习和重要的互动在汽车制造业是可能的。 一个专门的专业顾问和预测分析软件将使项目负责人能够检测和解决使学生处于危险之中的问题。 MTSU教师和学生将有助于工程教育文献相关的早期研究经验，工程专业学生，各种支持活动对新生工程专业学生的成功的影响，以及动手项目工作对女性和少数民族工程专业学生的保留的影响。 比较a）使用西门子系统方法和高水平的学生-行业互动来构建高质量的工程项目与B）传统的工程教育将是对工程教育文献的有益贡献。

The Middle Tennessee Mechatronics Scholars Program at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) plans to increase the number of students in the school's new Mechatronics Engineering baccalaureate degree program by 50% and retain at least 80% of incoming freshmen to the sophomore year. At least 15 new freshman majors will receive scholarships each year, allowing students to focus on their studies, complete college in four years instead of six, and give them two additional years of earnings and less debt. S-STEM scholarships will enable the program to recruit talented, dedicated students who will succeed in the rigorous engineering curriculum. The Tennessee automotive industry needs strong mechatronics engineers and this project will help meet this significant workforce need in Tennessee. The need for mechatronics engineering education is growing, not only in the middle Tennessee area, but also across the entire country as many mechatronics positions are seeking qualified applicants. Opportunities for members of the cohort to participate in educational activities during their first year include a week long summer training experience at Siemens Headquarters in Berlin, Germany, a four week mechatronics research team project, intrusive advising, tutoring, mentoring, and manufacturing plant tours. Later, internships and significant interactions in the automotive manufacturing industry are possible. A dedicated professional advisor and predictive analytics software will enable project leaders to detect and address issues that place students at-risk. MTSU faculty and students will contribute to the engineering education literature related to early research experiences for engineering students, the impact of various support activities on the success of freshman engineering students, and the impact of hands-on project work on retention of female and minority engineering students. Comparing a) the building of a high quality engineering program using the Siemens systems approach and high level of student-industry interaction to b) a traditional engineering education will be a helpful contribution to the engineering education literature.