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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University; Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; Charles Patrick Jr, Texas A&M University; Lance Leon Allen White, Texas A&M University; Samantha Ray, Texas A&M University; Robert Harold Lightfoot Jr, Texas A&M University; Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University; Randy Hugh Brooks, Texas A&M University; Donna Jaison, Texas A&M University

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Paper ID #35513Advancing Engineering Education Using a Teaching Focused Plan ForCreating an Inclusive ClassroomDr. Tracy Anne Hammond PhD, Texas A&M University Dr. Hammond is Director of the Texas A&M University Institute for Engineering Education & Innovation and also the chair of the Engineering Education Faculty. She is also Director of the Sketch Recognition Lab and Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering. She is a member of the Center for Population and Aging, the Center for Remote Health Technologies & Systems as well as the Institute for Data Science. Hammond is a PI for

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Jill Davishahl, Western Washington University; Emilia Mediavilla, Western Washington University ; Asaki Nelson, Western Washington University

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being featured. The SEL’s also used the departmentsocial media to share and promote events hosted by the department and associated studentorganizations. The department Instagram page saw a steady increase in engagement and thenumber of followers doubled over the course of the year.Focus Groups: During spring quarter, the SEL team organized and facilitated a focus group inresponse to student request with the goal of gaining insight to the non-dominant experience inthe engineering disciplines. The first focus group aimed to learn about the non-male experiencewith the goal of finding ways to better support non-male students (note: results of this focusgroup not yet available). The SEL’s plan to continue this effort in the future. Future focus

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Carolyn Skurla, Baylor University; Joseph Anthony Donndelinger, Baylor University

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the design experience and recognition of the winning team.Recently, we began providing some teams with tools (i.e., tape measures and scissors) to useduring the design challenge. Anecdotally we observed during the January 2019 event that someteams spent excessive amounts of time using the tools to measure and cut straws while failing tocomplete their structures. Out of curiosity we planned the November 2019 and January 2020 I2Eevents to explore this phenomenon by using half of our ME breakout sessions as Control groups(No Tools) and the other half as Test groups (Tools). Our reported findings include analysis ofdifferences between Control and Test groups in both load bearing capacity and variety of designconcepts. Our null hypothesis was that

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Charmane Caldwell, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Roxanne Hughes, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

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arrive on campus for the 5-day program, they committime in their individualized ALEKS plan to improve on concepts they may have forgotten and/orpractice new concepts. Upon completing their initial ALEKS math assessment, ECI students areprovided specialized goals/milestones to achieve over the summer. When they arrive on campus,the students participate in intensive math preparatory sessions led by upper-class students.Additionally, interwoven between the math preparatory sessions are team building and studyskill components. At the end of the program, students retake the proctored ALEKS assessment.Math Preparatory SessionsThere are four math preparatory courses provided during the program: College Algebra, Pre-Calculus, Trigonometry, and Calculus

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Hadi Kazemiroodsari, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Anuja Kamat, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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semester movingto the online education format the students were able to finish the project and submit their finalposters. The goals and objectives of this course are: 1. To develop a basic understanding of the various steps in the design process typically encountered in the field of engineering. 2. To become familiar with several computer-related skills necessary to function as a practical engineer. 3. To develop an understanding of how to attack and solve a poorly defined problem - from the basic literature search, through planning, and to a finished and tested prototype. 4. To develop an awareness of (a) analytical thinking, (b) decision-making skills, (c) communication skills, and (d) the