1. UPRM CenSSIS Education Component

2. Outline Overview of UPRM program Overview of UPRM program Tools and Toys Lab Tools and Toys Lab Intro to EE course Intro to EE course Scholars Scholars Undergraduate research Undergraduate research Outreach Outreach Opportunities Opportunities

3. Overview of UPRM Program Centered around Tools and Toys Lab Centered around Tools and Toys Lab Courses Courses Outreach Outreach Module development Module development Scholar selection Scholar selection

4. High Tech Tools and Toys Lab 10 stations (7 operational) 10 stations (7 operational) Digital cameras Digital cameras Oscilloscopes, Signal Generators, Multimeters, Power Supplies Oscilloscopes, Signal Generators, Multimeters, Power Supplies LEGO Mindstorms LEGO Mindstorms XY positioners XY positioners Courses on Computer Vision, Electromagnetics use the lab Courses on Computer Vision, Electromagnetics use the lab Intro to EE course developed by CenSSIS on the lab Intro to EE course developed by CenSSIS on the lab Visits from home-schoolers, schools, Pre-College Engineering Program Visits from home-schoolers, schools, Pre-College Engineering Program Need more space!!!! Need more space!!!!

5. Intro to EE Course Developed by CenSSIS for the Tools and Toys Lab Developed by CenSSIS for the Tools and Toys Lab Freshman course for electrical engineers Freshman course for electrical engineers Emphasizes on introducing EE specialization areas at UPRM Emphasizes on introducing EE specialization areas at UPRM Communications and DSP Communications and DSP Power Systems and Power Electronics Power Systems and Power Electronics Control Systems Control Systems Electronics Electronics Applied Electromagnetics Applied Electromagnetics 14 students on 1 st year, 28 students on 2 nd and 3 rd years 14 students on 1 st year, 28 students on 2 nd and 3 rd years More space in lab = all EE freshmen in course More space in lab = all EE freshmen in course Scholars are selected from the best students in course Scholars are selected from the best students in course

6. CenSSIS Scholars Selected from Intro to EE course Selected from Intro to EE course Students very active in SLC activities and undergraduate research Students very active in SLC activities and undergraduate research Renovated undergraduate student participation in CenSSIS Renovated undergraduate student participation in CenSSIS

7. Undergraduate Research Development and review of educational modules for HTT&T lab Development and review of educational modules for HTT&T lab Development of camera mount and data collection Development of camera mount and data collection

8. Outreach Visits to schools Visits to schools Visits to HTT&TL Visits to HTT&TL Pre-college Engineering Program Pre-college Engineering Program Electro-magnet circuit (a) Sixth grade students building a circuit by following the electrical Diagram. and (b) one of the ushers (a graduate student) supervising Sixth grade rs trying out the electronic piano.

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10. Workshop Achievements K-12: Created awareness among K-12 students of what is engineering & Motivate them to study engineering. Created awareness among K-12 students of what is engineering & Motivate them to study engineering. Univ. Students: These activities are performed with help from university students previously trained as ushers. These activities are performed with help from university students previously trained as ushers. University students expressed their enthusiasm and willingness to participate in the activities. Most mentioned that they really enjoyed serving as ushers. University students expressed their enthusiasm and willingness to participate in the activities. Most mentioned that they really enjoyed serving as ushers.Teachers: Teachers that participated in the Summer Institute expressed that they learned a lot from the experience and plan to integrate some of the concepts in their curriculum Teachers that participated in the Summer Institute expressed that they learned a lot from the experience and plan to integrate some of the concepts in their curriculum

11. Publications Cruz-Pol, Sandra, “Built your Own Electronic Piano Workshop for K-12 students,” International Conference on Engineering Education ASEE (ICEE), October 16–21, 2004, Gainesville, FL. Cruz-Pol, Sandra, “Built your Own Electronic Piano Workshop for K-12 students,” International Conference on Engineering Education ASEE (ICEE), October 16–21, 2004, Gainesville, FL. Bartolomei S., and Cruz-Pol S, “An Electrical Engineering Module for Women in Engineering”, Proceeding for the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Nashville, TN, 2003. Bartolomei S., and Cruz-Pol S, “An Electrical Engineering Module for Women in Engineering”, Proceeding for the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Nashville, TN, 2003. Cruz Pol, S. and Colom Ustáriz, J., "A Case Study: High Percentage of Women in Engineering College at UPRM", Wepan Conference 2002, San Juan, PR, June 2002. Cruz Pol, S. and Colom Ustáriz, J., "A Case Study: High Percentage of Women in Engineering College at UPRM", Wepan Conference 2002, San Juan, PR, June 2002. Colom,…. “’ paper del tools and toy lab”? Colom,…. “’ paper del tools and toy lab”?

12. Opportunities Coordination of outreach and educational activities between ERCs (CenSSIS, CPES, CASA) Coordination of outreach and educational activities between ERCs (CenSSIS, CPES, CASA) Seminar series Seminar series