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Resources to Support Instructors of "Student Success" Courses for Engineering Students
 
1. Text: Studying Engineering: A Road Map to a Rewarding Career - Available from Legal Books Distributing - Telephone: (800) 200-7110.

Chapter 2 of this best-selling text is available by clicking here. NOTE: High school students, teachers, and counselors can be referred to this chapter for "guidance" on engineering as a career.
 
2.  Please click here for the Instructor's Guide. It is in WORD format.
 
3. Newsletter: Success 101 published fall and spring of each year. Available in hard copy from author. Please email R. B. Landis, or click here for the Spring, 1996 issue, click here for the Fall, 1996 issue, click here for the Spring, 1997 issue, click here for the Fall, 1997, click here for Spring, 1998, click here for Spring, 1999, or click here for Fall, 1999 issue in text format.
 
4. ASEE Paper: Landis, R. B., "Enhancing Engineering Student Success: Working With Students to Change Their Attitudes", Proceedings of 1998 ASEE Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, June, 1998
 
5. ASEE Paper: Landis, R.B., "Enhancing Engineering Student Success: A Pedagogy for Changing Behaviors," Proceedings of 1997 ASEE Annual Conference, Milwaukee, WI, June, 1997.
 
6. ASEE Paper: Landis, R.B., "Building Student Commitment to Engineering," Proceedings of 1996 ASEE Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., June, 1996.
 
7. ASEE Paper: Landis, R. B., "Student Development: An Alternative to 'Sink or Swim'," Proceedings of 1994 ASEE Annual Conference, June, 1994
 
8. ASEE Paper: Landis, R.B., "Improving Student Success Through a Model 'Introduction to Engineering' Course," Proceedings of 1992 ASEE Annual Conference, Toledo, Ohio, June, 1992.
 
9. ASEE Paper: Landis, R. B., "Improving Engineering Guidance: Introduction to Engineering for High School Teachers and Counselors", Proceedings of 1999 ASEE Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC, June, 1999
 
10. Dissemination Document: NSF grant "Improving Student Success Through a Model 'Introduction to Engineering' Course," November, 1995 (Available from R. B. Landis).
 
11. Videotape: Edited version of December 5, 1995 NTU Engineering Faculty Forum, "Enhancing Student Success Through a Model Introduction to Engineering Course". A 70-minute national videoconference on 'student success' courses for engineering students. Discussion with faculty and students with comments from Frank Huband, Norm Augustine, John Gardner, and Richard Felder. Tape of live telecast available from National Technological University. Edited tape available from author. Please email R. B. Landis.
 
12. Sample syllabus of Cal State L.A. course, ENGR100, Introduction to Engineering, Spring, 1999
 
13. Links to sample syllabus [Please consider allowing us to link to any pages you have developed. Email the author at R. B. Landis. Thank you:
UEET100, Introduction to Engineering, Northern Illinois University
ELEC1202, University of Memphis

ENGR148, Introduction to Engineering, Santa Ana College

 
   

 
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