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Predicting Student Success In An Electrical Engineering Program, Edward Carl Greco Jr., Matthew Garett Young Nov 2021

Predicting Student Success In An Electrical Engineering Program, Edward Carl Greco Jr., Matthew Garett Young

Faculty Publications - Electrical Engineering

Successful completion of course of study leading to graduation in electrical engineering was found to be linked to a couple of key gateway courses. Students that performed below a threshold in these early courses had a lower probability of graduating and could then be identified for additional assistance. Based on these results, changes were implemented in the curriculum to enhance student success in these preliminary courses to facilitate retention.


Efficacy Of A Final Lab Practicum And Lab Reports For Assessment In A Fundamentals Electric Circuits Laboratory, Edward Carl Greco Jr., James D. Reasoner, Daniel W. Bullock, Carlos Castillo, Patricia Buford, Gill Richards Jan 2010

Efficacy Of A Final Lab Practicum And Lab Reports For Assessment In A Fundamentals Electric Circuits Laboratory, Edward Carl Greco Jr., James D. Reasoner, Daniel W. Bullock, Carlos Castillo, Patricia Buford, Gill Richards

Faculty Publications - Electrical Engineering

In a fundamental electrical engineering laboratory course, the traditional team based approach to laboratory structure with two or more members per lab team was not as effective for teaching basic laboratory skills and knowledge as a lab structure that allowed students to perform laboratory exercises individually throughout the semester. The laboratory report was insensitive and insufficient to measure the difference in the laboratory abilities and knowledge from these two groups. In order to assess the students' laboratory knowledge and abilities, it was necessary to develop a new assessment instrument that would be sufficient for this purpose. The students' performance on …