Three CNSM 100 students, testing methods for removing gum from floors and sidewalks as a project in the Campus-as-a-Living-Lab program, collect data on loosening the gum with solvents and scraping it up. Ultimately, the team reported to their sponsors in CSUF Facilities Operations that this was too labor intensive and exposed the workers to too much solvent. They recommended using a gum wand as the most cost-effective method (CNSM 100, Fall 2015 semester). (Sound like magic? To find out what a gum wand is, take CNSM 100.)
The ASCEND STEM First-Year Experience (FYE) includes CNSM 100 for science and math majors and EGGN 100 for undeclared engineering majors. EGGN 100 is required for undeclared engineering majors, whereas CNSM 100 may be selected by science and math majors.
Why should you elect to take
CNSM 100
? Fulfill the GE Area E requirement and improve your learning power. Students who have taken CNSM 100 or EGGN 100 have increased their overall learning power by 11-16% compared to controls as measured by the Effective Lifelong Learning Inventory (ELLI). Strengthening learning power is especially valuable for improving student success in STEM majors.
Students in CNSM 100 and EGGN 100 are also encouraged to participate in the Science, Technology & Society (STS) GE Pathway also. (CNSM 100 satisfies the GE Area E: Lifelong Learning requirement and counts as a course in the STS Pathway.)
Science, Technology & Society GE Pathway
Enhanced Academic Advising & Mentoring
