| NSF Org: |
DUE Division Of Undergraduate Education |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | May 31, 2013 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | September 28, 2015 |
| Award Number: | 1304863 |
| Award Instrument: | Continuing Grant |
| Program Manager: |
Olga Pierrakos
olpierra@nsf.gov (703)292-7253 DUE Division Of Undergraduate Education EDU Directorate for STEM Education |
| Start Date: | June 15, 2013 |
| End Date: | September 30, 2016 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $888,653.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $888,653.00 |
| Funds Obligated to Date: |
FY 2014 = $303,793.00 FY 2015 = $281,033.00 |
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| Recipient Sponsored Research Office: |
2000 TOWER ST EVERETT WA US 98201-1390 (425)388-9389 |
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| Primary Place of Performance: |
9711 32nd Pl. W. Bldg. C-80-1 Everett WA US 98204-1340 |
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| NSF Program(s): | Advanced Tech Education Prog |
| Primary Program Source: |
04001415DB NSF Education & Human Resource 04001516DB NSF Education & Human Resource |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.076 |
ABSTRACT
The Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing (AAM) program at Everett Community College, consisting of Engineering Technology, Machining Technology, Composites Technology and Welding and Fabrication, are being housed in one location to allow students to experience the different processes that occur in the manufacturing world from the stages of ideation to the final assembly of a product. In each of these programs, students are encouraged to broaden their perspectives by taking electives from the different disciplines in the AAM program. A twelve-credit Manufacturing Cycle Curriculum, leading to a certificate in Advanced Manufacturing Essentials, is to be developed. The Curriculum, required of all AAM students, teaches them the full process and essential job duties of manufacturing from the design phase to quality assurance. Students are expected to work on projects that can be feasibly produced in one program and be able to communicate the issues that occur during manufacturing to students in other disciplines. In addition, the AAM faculty work with faculty in mathematics and English to create AAM-context based modules for developmental courses so that students are prepared for the technical courses. In professional development workshops, high school and community college faculty develop modules to engage high school students in learning the STEM content needed for technical programs.
The project funds career coaches to assist high school students and their parents to become aware of technical careers and pathways that include community college. The project also funds a Navigator position to guide at-risk community college students to appropriate services. The evaluation measures the effectiveness of these strategies to recruit, retain and place AAM students and determines their preparation for the requirements of the workplace.
Worker productivity requires that workers not only have technical operation skills, but a broader understanding of how their task relates to both the quantity and quality of the final product. Workers' knowledge of the full manufacturing cycle puts their work in context of not only what they do, but why they do it and how their work relates to the company's purpose. The idea of the AAM program is to have the different departments work together to ensure that students understand the entire manufacturing and life cycle processes.
PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT
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This grant is from the National Science Foundation (NSF). It is the Advanced Educational Technology for Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing (ATEAAM) project lasting from 2013 to 2016 with an extension at the end of the grant. Even with the extension the grant ended in 2016. The purpose of the grant was to address the needs of the aerospace manufacturing industry needs in the area by specifically developing various types of technicians.
This development process focused on:
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A strengthened pipeline between potential students, with emphasis on traditionally underrepresented classes of students, in high school and Everett Community College so that the students can ultimately earn a two year degree;
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Teaching and developing curriculum that taught the manufacturing life cycle;
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Using contextualized curriculum to help students connect the relevance of their classes to the manufacturing environment;
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Provide professional development to faculty members at the high school and college level so that they can create an educational pathway from middle school to the baccalaureate level.
During the life of the grant ATEAAM was able to not only accomplish the goals but exceed them.
The grant funded a career coach that visited areas schools. She visited 7 different schools regularly to recruit new students into the manufacturing education pipeline. She also maintained relations with six different career centers in the area toward the same end. She instituted EvCC’s participation in a National Manufacturing Day event that drew in hundreds of students.
A major barrier to enrollment was identified by the career coach and she addressed and corrected the issue. The problem was the complexity of the enrollment process. To handle this issue she went to the schools and worked with the individual students to help them navigate through the EvCC enrollment process. She works with about 200 students in their registration process.
She also worked with youth in the area to expose them to manufacturing careers through the Boeing Dream Lifter tour. This program used mentors to talk to kids about a manufacturing career. She also utilized an ambassador program that used mentors to work with students. Finally there as a CHOICES program as well that exposed students to group setting lectures about how the choices that they make will affect them for the rest of their lives. As a result of her efforts 1773 secondary students toured AMTEC. AMTEC also had the highest number of females enrolled in the manufacturing program since 2012.
AMTEC also amended the instructional curriculum to include the manufacturing life cycle in the curriculum and to mandate interdisciplinary work in classes. Students will work on projects in various disciplines and follow their projects through the development life cycle. EVCC has also changed our degree offering an associate degree in Advanced Manufacturing that has students take courses from all of the disciplines.
AMTEC has decided to fund and offer English 98 and 101 to students. These are context specific courses that focus on manufacturing. ATEAAM has also hosted faculty institutes. The faculty institutes were attended by regional middle and high school teachers from the CTE, math, and science fields. They learned how to align their STEM students with manufacturing curriculum and concepts. An additional faculty institute happened during the grant extension period.
Last Modified: 12/28/2016
Modified by: Bryan Johnson
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