Karl Ewald, PhD and Jo-Ann Panzardi, PE
Cabrillo College• Community College with Mission:
transfer, CTE, life long learning• Head Count: 18,000+; FTES: 10,000+• 67% full-time• 80% first generation• HSI: 45% Latino/a
Engineering Department• Transfer Program• Faculty: 1 full-time; 4 adjuncts• Engineering is one of the top five majors• 350+ engineering students• 43% Latino/a• ~50-75 students transfer/year• 1995 – 2014 Stats:
62.7% CSU; 21.6% UC;15.7% Private/Out of State
• Grants: USDE Title III HSI STEM (2011-16)NSF EAGER Abroad Program (2014-16)NSF S-STEM (2015-20)
Broad STEM Efforts STEM Center – MESA, Tutoring, Peer
Leaders, Workshops, Colloquia PREP Program Committed, Accessible Faculty
Engineering Department ENGR 5 – “Engineering as a Profession”
Hands-on Engineering Projects Engineering is a Helping Profession Job Shadows (Alumni) Engineer Your Education
ENGR 25 – Graphics and Design Sustainability – Engineering as Activism Group Projects
Scholarships (Alumni) Engineering Abroad (EA) Program
Cabrillo’s Formula for SuccessIncoming Students• Searching for Direction• Unsure• Insecure• “Outside”• Poor Study Skills• Low Math Scores
Transferring Students• Optimistic• Confident• Professional• Involved• Self-directed• Collaborative
Goals of the EA Program:• Knowledge of Real World Engineering• Commitment to the Engineering Discipline• Professional Skills: Communication, Team Work, Design, …• Understanding that Engineering is Global• Success in Courses, Persistence in Program, and Transfer• Realization that Engineering is a Helping Profession
Structure of the EA Program:
SelectionProcess
Preparation Meetings
Guatemala Experience
Culmination Meetings
Out of 25 EA Chosen Students:17 male; 8 female; 15 Caucasian; 10 Latino/a; 8 returning students; 3 older students; 9 Spanish speakers
Guatemala Experience: Tikal
Structure Water System
• Engineering pre-dates modern math and scienceMessage: “You can adopt an engineering mindset now!”
• Engineering is experiment focusedMessage: “Try it! If it works, then it works!”
Guatemala Experience: Projects
• Water, Water, Water…• Community Driven Collaborations
“Your skills are respected!”• Skills Meet Needs
“Your skills are valued!”, “You can make a difference!”
School
Health Center
Concrete Tanks
Additional Water Storage
Remote Fill
Gutters Pump
Guatemala Experience: Projects
• Real Problems, Real Unknowns“You can become the expert!”, “You are capable!”
• Engineering is a Problem-Solving Strategy“Engineering ideas can be used everywhere!”
• Cooperation over Competition“Share information!”, “We can succeed together!”
Assessment and Evaluation
Qualitative Evaluation:Self-Assessment Surveys and Focus Groups:• Start and End of EA Program• Prior and After the Guatemala Experience
Quantitative Evaluation:Statistical Analysis: Focus Groups and Comparison Group
• Course Success and Retention• Transfer• Time to Transfer
[ 1 to 10 scale, 10 being the highest rank] n=10 Mean Mean
Overall 6.5 8.6 (*) 2.2 How businesses are run 5.8 7.6 1.8 Project management/leadership skills 6.0 7.7 (*) 1.7 Team work skills 6.9 8.4 1.5 Overall presentation skills 5.9 8.7 (*) 2.8 Comfortable interacting with engineers 6.2 8.7 (*) 2.5Overall Industry Skills 6.2 8.2 (*) 2.1
Knowledge about social issues 7.3 8.6 1.3 Desire to be involved in your community 6.9 8.8 1.9 How important is community service 7.1 8.8 1.7 Awareness of needs in a community 6.6 8.9 (*) 2.3 Engineering is a helping profession 6.9 9.1 2.2Overall Civic Engagement 7.0 8.8 (*) 1.9
Understanding community needs 6.1 8.3 (*) 2.2 Connection to the “world community” 5.8 8.4 (*) 2.6 Work effectively in a diverse environment 6.9 9.0 2.1 Comfortable interacting with people different cultural 7.1 9.2 (*) 2.1 Knowledge that engineering is global 6.8 9.3 (*) 2.5Overall Global-Cultural Skills 6.5 8.8 (*) 2.3
PRE POST Mean Change
*Colored cells are present on statements in which the difference between means is significant at the 0.05 level. Blue cells have highest ranking. Pink cells have lowest ranking.
Self Assessment Rankings Winter 2014
[ 1 to 10 scale, 10 being the highest rank] n=10 Mean Mean
Solidify classroom concepts 5.1 8.1 (*) 3.0 Personal satisfaction 6.8 8.3 1.5 Connection with other students 5.5 8.6 (*) 3.1 Confidence in facing challenges 6.2 8.6 2.4 Development of empathy 7.3 8.6 1.3 Personal growth 6.5 8.7 2.2 Build confidence in ability to make a difference 6.0 8.9 (*) 2.9 Enthusiasm for the engineering profession 6.3 9.1 (*) 2.8 Motivation to complete your engr education 7.2 9.3 (*) 2.1Overall Personal Growth 6.3 8.7 (*) 2.4
Knowledge of sustainable design 6.7 8.5 1.8 Real life applications of engineering principles 5.8 8.7 2.9Overall Engineering skills 6.3 8.6 (*) 2.4
PRE POST Mean Change
*Colored cells are present on statements in which the difference between means is significant at the 0.05 level. Blue cells have highest ranking. Pink cells have lowest ranking.
Self Assessment Rankings-Winter 2014 - Continued
Incredible Findings• EA Students see engineering as a helping profession.
• EAP creates a family-like cohort whose members support each other.
• Students formed six active STEM clubs.
• STEM students hold ~½ the seats on the student senate.
• Students and faculty collaborated to form an LLC to design and build water systems in Santa Cruz County.
For more information…
Website: http://http://www.cabrillo.edu/academics/engineering/engrabroad/
Cabrillo – Vuelta Grande Community