Theiss, A., & Robertson, J. E., & Kajfez, R. L., & Kecskemety, K. M., & Meyers, K. (2016, June), Engineering Major Selection: An Examination of Initial Choice and Switching Throughout the First Year  Paper presented at 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana. 10.18260/p.26654

\bibitem{asee_peer_26654}
  Theiss, A., \& Robertson, J. E., \& Kajfez, R. L., \& Kecskemety, K. M., \& Meyers, K. (2016, June), \emph{Engineering Major Selection: An Examination of Initial Choice and Switching Throughout the First Year}
  Paper presented at 2016 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana.
  10.18260/p.26654

Andrew Theiss, John E Robertson, Rachel Louis Kajfez, Krista M. Kecskemety, and Kerry Meyers.  "Engineering Major Selection: An Examination of Initial Choice and Switching Throughout the First Year".  2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2016, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2016.  https://peer.asee.org/26654 Internet.  11 Jan, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_26654}
  Andrew Theiss, John E Robertson, Rachel Louis Kajfez, Krista M. Kecskemety, and Kerry Meyers.
  "Engineering Major Selection: An Examination of Initial Choice and Switching Throughout the First Year".
  \emph{2016 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2016, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2016.
  https://peer.asee.org/26654 Internet.  11 Jan, 2025

@INPROCEEDINGS{asee_peer_26654
author = "Andrew Theiss, John E Robertson, Rachel Louis Kajfez, Krista M. Kecskemety, and Kerry Meyers"
title = "Engineering Major Selection: An Examination of Initial Choice and Switching Throughout the First Year"
booktitle = "2016 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition"
year = "2016"
month = "June"
address = "New Orleans, Louisiana"
publisher = "ASEE Conferences"
note = {https://peer.asee.org/26654}
number = {10.18260/p.26654}
}

TY  - CPAPER
AB  - This research study investigates the decisions of first-year engineering students as they select, and on occasion, switch their intended engineering major. This work provides useful insight into their decision making to better inform our practices for recruitment and retention of engineering students. In order to better understand the choices that first-year engineering students make concerning their intended major, this paper aims to examine how these students shift their intended engineering discipline throughout an academic year. This paper will discuss results from an examination of initial major choice and possible major switch during the first year of an engineering program. Three surveys were administered (at the beginning, middle, and end of academic year) which asked students about their perceptions of engineering, what major they were currently enrolled in, and their confidence in this major discipline selection. Results from these surveys showed several trends, including patterns related to students who switch majors throughout their first year. Examination of these trends may aid in knowledge of student interests, motivations, and ultimately decision-making in engineering major selection. Retention of first-year engineering students is of critical importance to the health of an engineering program, and a better understanding of students’ disciplinary choices during their first year of study may allow educators and advisor to better address issues of attrition.
AU  - Andrew Theiss
AU  - John E Robertson
AU  - Rachel Louis Kajfez
AU  - Krista M. Kecskemety
AU  - Kerry Meyers
CY  - New Orleans, Louisiana
DA  - 2016/06/26
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Engineering Major Selection: An Examination of Initial Choice and Switching Throughout the First Year
UR  - https://peer.asee.org/26654
DO  - 10.18260/p.26654
ER  -