| Originator: | Cox, Russell Status: Approved Department: EGR Engineering |
| Date Created: | 10/13/2019 Submitted: 10/13/2019 Completed: 11/12/2019 |
| ATF (Program or Discipline): | Engineering |
| Date of the ATF: | 10/11/2019 |
| Statewide Update: | The state of transfer in Arizona is holding steady. Currently over 3000 classes are transferable from the community colleges to ASU, while thousands of classes are transferable to the other universities. There is large growth in online. ASU had 6000 online engineering students with a total of 19,000 undergraduates engineers. UoA has 625 freshmen, 150 of which are transfers. |
| University Curricular updates: | The main thing effecting MCC engineering students is the dropping of the ASU 101 requirement for transfer students. A transfer student is defined as having 12 post-high school college credits or more. ASU added a new B.S. in human systems engineering, a bunch of new master's programs in robotics and autonomous systems, and changed all the names of "information assurance" degrees to be "cybersecurity".
UoA is still working with different foreign universities to create microcampuses, still having trouble linking LMSs. They have a new dean that started on July 1st. No new degree programs, but just got 20 million dollars to support the design of a design course in engineering. NAU was not present. |
| Community college Curricular Updates: | Eastern Arizona had 15-30 people in introduction to engineering classes, 10 in statics, attempting to revive mechanical of materials as a course.
Estrella is still looking for a full-time engineering faculty. One-year-only teacher is currently teaching in the position. Rio Salado is developing a Matlab class, other Maricopa colleges will teach other engineering classes. Coconino just hired their first full-time physics teacher, trying to start an engineering club. Glendale has 418 students, hired a 4th full time engineering faculty. Has 2 circuits classes and has steady enrollment. Dine stopped teaching Engineering in 2011, got a 2,5 million grant to bring it back in 2017. Has 110 declared engineers, 45 taking calculus classes, and 4 graduates. Also has a research grant to make solar houses. CGCC has 400 engineering students and 19 classes. Hiring a 3rd teacher. Now a SWE affiliate. Central now has a full-time facultiy. Teaches intro, while digital design, matlab, statics and dynamics are going through curriculum. Offering classes on 2 of 5 classes. Pima got a grant to use laser cutters and 3D printers in their introduction to engineering class. Have 4 sections. Attempting to articulate an introduction to aerospace engineering. Enrollment is declining. Has makerspace in each campus. Mesa college's enrollment is growing. Have 100 per semester. Launched a community project in engineering courses, been a struggle due to slow part shipping. First time offered dynamics, there is a Maracopa-wide issue of lack of circuits instructors. PVCC is trying to start a program over the last 20 years. Hired two different people to start program, didn't work out. Hired David, teaching 3 section (55 students) intro to engineering. 211/212 mini-semesters (8 week classes). Created an associate of applied science for students that didn't want to transfer. South Mtn: Engineering program growing, 188 heads, 124 enrollment, community service EPICS in spring. Current program A.S., new program A.A.S. is being offered just for technicians. |
| Suggested changes to matricies: | Looked at Design credit for IB and Cambridge tests. No changes this year in MCC's exam guide, Course Equivalency Guide, or Common Course Matrix. |
| Volunteering: | No. |
| Additional Comments: | Phys 115 (5 credits) has been mostly updated to Phys 121 (4 credit) among most of the schools. Will investigate more in the physics ATF. |