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1553 FPD3 - Computer & Programming Tools in First Year Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maja Mataric; Juan Fasola; David Feil-Seifer

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Robotics as a tool for immersive, hands-on freshmen engineering instruction AbstractH a n d s

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FPD9 - First Year Learning & Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Johnson, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University; Kenneth Leitch, Valparaiso University; Barbara Engerer, Valparaiso University

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El n er o e Mo ctri w ssi to c Po mi rs Design s Dynamics an Statistics Tr Transportation Research Vibrations & Resonance Materials

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FPD9 - First Year Learning & Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe Guarino, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Seung Youn Chyung, Boise State University; Randi Walters, Boise State University; Bill Clement, Boise State University

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viewed as their dominant style(s).Exit Survey: At the end of the course, an exit survey with 7 questions was administered, and 42students completed the survey. The exit survey, shown in Figure 6, specifically addressed thestudents’ experience with the simulation programs used in the course. Students were told thattheir data would not be reviewed until the final grades were submitted and were advised toprovide honest responses to the questions.Name: _____________Q1. The simulation modules helped improve my confidence level in learning engineering.Strongly disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Strongly agreeQ2. I think the simulation modules are good learning supplements.Strongly disagree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Strongly agreeQ3. I enjoyed using the simulation

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FPD9 - First Year Learning & Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Susan Freeman, Northeastern University; Beverly Jaeger, Susan Freeman and Beverly Jaeger are members of Northeastern University's

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engaging found in the lower right corner, andLow/High, Low/Low, also referring to the corresponding Learn/Like scores in the upper left and lower leftquadrants respectively. S T U D E N T R AT IN G S O F L E AR N IN G v s . E N G AG IN G F AL L 0 6 4 .5 0 M in:P r es / D em o T eam B ld g A c t iv M in: P r ep / B ld g

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FPD5 - Teaming and Peer Performance

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arlisa Labrie Richardson, Arizona State University

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completed a task that required hands-on use of 1 2 3 4 5 3 equipment 4 Abandoned a task that required hands-on use of equipment 1 2 3 4 5 Verbally encouraged team member/s to get involved with tinkering 1 2 3 4 5 5 use of equipment, tools and materials Verbally discouraged team member/s from getting involved with 1 2 3 4 5 6 tinkering

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FPD4 - Teaching Methods for First Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Roger Parsons, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Rachel McCord, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; J. Elaine Seat, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Thomas Scott, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

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preferences with which theyare comfortable but also routinely asks them to “go against the grain” and develop otheraspects of their personalities.In the early 1980’s, a consortium of eight engineering schools was formed that gatheredMBTI data for 3718 engineering students6. This database confirmed that engineeringstudents are dominated by thinking and judging types and are more introverted than othercollege students. There were substantial differences between the schools, but the overalltrends remained the same. Several effects of learning style were first raised by this study.Female engineering students were observed to be more extraverted and more feeling thanmale engineering students and some significant differences were noted for minoritystudents

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FPD5 - Teaming and Peer Performance

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claribel Bonilla, University of San Diego; Leonard Perry, University of San Diego

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rapid understanding of this tool in the academic Page 13.576.8environment. This will lead to enhancing not only the students’ teaming experience but theengineering learning environment.References 1. “Engineering Education for a Changing World,” Report prepared by the ASEE Engineering Deans' Council and Corporate Roundtable, Washington,D.C., ASEE, 1994. 2. ASTD, "Workplace Basics: The Skills Employers Want," American Society for Training and Development and U. S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, 1988. 3. Evans, D. L., G. C. Beakley, P. E. Crouch, and G. T. Yamaguchi, "Attributes of Engineering

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FPD1 - Early Success and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alicia Boudreaux, Louisiana Tech University; Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; James Nelson, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University

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in the fall. The FrEP project, supported by NSF STEP and S-STEM grants,continues to provide scholarships for these FrEP students through their freshman year. OurIntegrated Curricula are structured such that students register for a block of core classes, and theS-STEM student cohort comprises one of these blocks. Throughout the academic year, studentmentors are assigned to this cohort to conduct Supplemental Instruction sessions each week.At present, 85% of this initial FrEP cohort has been retained in a STEM discipline. Data from theprevious three years show an average freshman to sophomore STEM retention rate for a similarcohort of 59%. These students also have displayed more confidence, positive attitudes, respect,and a greater

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FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ida Ngambeki, Purdue University; Odesma Dalrymple, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University

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decision-making processes on students’ success and retention in their fields.Bibliography1. Bodner, G. M, Follman, D. K, & Hutchinson, M. A. (2005). Shaping the Self-Efficacy Beliefs of First-Year Page 13.351.11 Engineering Students: What is the Role We Play? Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference. Portland, OR.2. Lent R.W., Brown, S.D., & Hackett, G. (1994). Toward a Unifying Social Cognitive Theory of Career and Academic Interest, Choice and Performance. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 45, 79-122.3. Lent, R. W; Brown, S. D., Sheu, H., Schmidt, J., Brenner, B. R

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FPD4 - Teaching Methods for First Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Stan Cronk, Louisiana Tech University; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark Barker, Louisiana Tech University; Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University

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ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚ ƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƚŝŽŶ ŝŶ ƚĂďůĞƐ ĂŶĚ ŐƌĂƉŚƐtƌŝƚĞ ƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŝǀĞ ŽƌĂů ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƚŝŽŶƐZK E/E' d/s/d/^ ƐƐĞƐƐ ŝŵƉĂĐƚƐ ŽĨ ƐĞůĞĐƚĞĚ ŐůŽďĂů Θ ƐŽĐŝĞƚĂů ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ƚƚĞŶĚ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ƐŽĐŝĞƚLJ ŵĞĞƚŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚ ĨƵŶĐƚŝŽŶƐ ƉƉůLJ ĐƌĞĂƚŝǀĞ ƉƌŽďůĞŵ ƐŽůǀŝŶŐ ƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƐDĂŶĂŐĞ ƚŝŵĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ Page 13.855.15 Figure 10. Linkages between the freshman curriculum and the engineering disciplinesAssessmentDuring the 2006-07 academic year, the Living with the Lab curriculum was tested in pilotsections of honors students one last time before being fully implemented throughout the Collegeof

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FPD6 - First Year Curricula Development

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University

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. 32): Center for Faculty Evaluation & Development Kansas State University.Dalle, T. S., & Inglis, M. J. (1989). What Really Affects Undergraduates' Evaluations of Nonnative Teaching Assistant's Teaching?Marsh, H. W., & Dunkin, M. J. (1992). Students' evaluations of university teaching: A multidimensional perspective. In J. C. Smart (Ed.), Higher education: Handbook of theory and research (Vol. VIII, pp. 143-233). New York: Agathon Press.O'Hair, H. D., & Babich, R. M. (1981). The Evaluation and Prediction of Affective Response to Graduate Teaching Assistants' Classroom Communication.Roach, K. D. (1997). Effects of Graduate Teaching Assistant Attire on Student Learning, Misbehaviors, and

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FPD9 - First Year Learning & Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jim Chamberlain, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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outside of engineering, exitsurveys are one mechanism that is useful for tracking the reason(s) for “non-persistence”.Students who decide to change their major out of engineering are asked to complete asurvey that included both closed-ended questions (multiple-choice) and open-endedquestions about their reasons for leaving and factors that helped them make that decision.The survey takes approximately 5 minutes to complete.Close-ended questions included personal information such as gender and number ofsemesters in engineering, as well as the following questions. • When you started in General Engineering, how certain were you that engineering was what you wanted to study? (Very certain, Not very certain, Felt I was expected to

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FPD8 - Early Intervention & Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joyce Lee, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Jacob Marszalek, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Annel Medina, California Polytechnic State University; Susan Linnemeyer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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happened during SAGE and reflects onwhat must be improved upon.IntroductionThe underrepresentation of minority students in science, technology, engineering andmathematics (hereafter STEM) has been an enduring crisis in U.S. education. Decrying suchinequity, efforts increased from the late 1960’s and early 1970’s to educate and train minoritystudents in the technical fields. To that end, one would be hard pressed to find a higher educationinstitution that had not developed some sort of program to support minority students’ STEMparticipation1. Though the rate at which students seek to study STEM is increasingly comparableby race/ethnicity, the rate of students graduating with STEM degrees is still disparate2 3 4. Thechallenge remains to continue and

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FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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, also known as a supplemental instruction program, were designedto provide subject-specific support and enrichment to students in the program throughout the firstyear, particularly in subjects that students typically find challenging. Supplemental instruction isa method that was developed at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in the mid-1970’s byDeanna Martin5. Originally, it was designed for a medical school program, and was successful inimproving course grades and retention. However, today, it is used across several universityprograms, although it has not been widely researched within the engineering community.Facilitated study groups are designed to enhance students’ understanding of course material, andprovide them with skill

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FPD1 - Early Success and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Bell, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Moshe Kam, Drexel University; Joan Carletta, University of Akron; Douglas Gorham, IEEE

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by the “PQRSTU” wave. A ventricular fibrillation arrhythmiaoccurs (right) when abnormal electrical activity upsets the heart’s normal contract-relax cycle. Page 13.683.4For selected abstracts, the authors were invited to submit a full proposal that consisted of a five-page document that elaborates on the key elements of the abstract. The review criteria employedfor the abstracts and proposals are threefold: relevance, quality, and discovery.‚ Relevance: Does the proposed project address a problem whose solution(s) benefits society? Is the project presented in the context of a real-world, contemporary

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FPD10 - Freshman Engineering Introduction to Design

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Swanbom; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University

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support for this work was provided by the National Science Foundation’s Course,Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) program under Award No. 0618288. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References1. Splitt, F.G., “Systemic Engineering Education Reform: A Grand Challenge.” The Bent of Tau Beta Pi, Spring 2003.2. Sheppard, S. and Jenison, R., “Examples of Freshman Design Education.” International Journal of Engineering Education, 13 (4), 1997, 248-261.3. Weggel, R.J., Arms, V., Makufka, M. and Mitchell, J., “Engineering Design for Freshmen.” prepared for Drexel University and

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FPD4 - Teaching Methods for First Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sean Brophy, Purdue University

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thischallenge the majority of the students favor its use. We need to use a more diverse set ofproblems to capture the interest of all the students.References 1. Diefes-Dux HA, Moore T, Zawojewski J, Imbrie PK, and Follman DA. A framework for posing open-ended engineering problems: model-eliciting activities A framework for posing open-ended engineering problems: model-eliciting activities. Frontiers in Education, 2004. FIE 2004. 34th Annual, edited by Moore T, 2004, p. F1A-3-8 Vol. 2. 2. Schwartz, D. L. and J. D. Bransford. "A Time For Telling." Cognition and Instruction 16(4): 475-5223. 1998 3. Bransford, J.D., Vye, N., Bateman, H., Brophy, S. P., and Roselli, R.. Vanderbilt’s AMIGO Project: Knowledge of how people learn

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1553 FPD3 - Computer & Programming Tools in First Year Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Illig, Clarkson University; John Hrynuk, Clarkson University; Matthew Pennington, Clarkson University; John P. Dempsey, Clarkson University

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other six topics that posed problems for students in Spring 2007. Inthe case of arrays and array functions, the majority of examples were modified to include agraphical representation of the array operation(s) being performed, in the hopes that this wouldassist students in understanding what was going on in MATLAB when they performed a givenoperation. In addition, more examples using arrays were included in the lectures succeeding theintroduction of arrays, with the goal of reinforcing student understanding of arrays. For theintroduction of fprintf() and formatted output, examples were revised so that one small featurewas added to each example throughout the lecture. It is hoped that this incremental approach tointroducing fprintf() and

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FPD4 - Teaching Methods for First Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Laurie Laird, Ohio Northern University; John-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University

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, and Larsen3 discussedemphasizing oral presentation skills through use of the RSVP training framework that focusesstudents’ attention on four key presentation areas: • R – Responsiveness (e.g., audience analysis), • S – Speech Patterns (e.g., speed, volume, enunciation), • V – Verbal and Visual Rhetoric (e.g., presentation structure, use of visual aids), and • P – Physical (e.g., use of stage, congruence of body language with message).The RSVP framework helps students to more easily remember the evaluation criteria of aneffective presentation. The developer of the RSVP framework was kind enough to share hermaterials4 with the lead author of this paper. A one-page handout derived from these materialscan be found in Appendix A. This

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FPD1 - Early Success and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Robert Green, Mississippi State University

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AC 2008-658: A PRE-ENGINEERING CLASS TO RETAIN STUDENTS INTO ANENGINEERING MAJORDonna Reese, Mississippi State University Donna S. Reese. Professor Reese is currently the Associate Dean for Academics and Administration for the James Worth Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State University and a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering. She has been on the faculty at MSU since 1989. She may be reached via email at dreese@engr.msstate.edu.Robert Green, Mississippi State University Robert A. Green is the Undergraduate Coordinator for the James Worth Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State University. He has a BS degree in Chemical Engineering, an MS degree in

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FPD10 - Freshman Engineering Introduction to Design

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Silas Bernardoni, University of Wisconsin- Madison; Amit Nimunkar, University of Wisconsin - Madison; John Murphy, University of Wisconsin- Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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160 team for fall 2007 for their whole hearted participation and continued input andsuggestions. We would also like to thank faculty members affiliated with the DELTA program,the College of Engineering and the CIRTL[10] group at our university for their continued support(NSF Grant No. 0227592).Bibliography[1] INTERENGR160, "http://ecow.engr.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/get/interegr/160/johnmurphy/," 2007.[2] K. Sanders, P. V. Farrell, and S. K. A. Pfatteicher, "Curriculum Innovation Using Job Design Theory," Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting Proceedings, vol. 50, pp. 779-783, 2006.[3] W. E. Deming, The new economics for industry, government, education. Cambridge, MA: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for

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FPD6 - First Year Curricula Development

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Wight, Norwich University; R. Danner Friend, Norwich University; Jacques Beneat, Norwich University; William Barry, Norwich University

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team member(s) that did notcontribute much to the team. Often, a team would be able to take up the slack fromunderperforming members, but then the question was how to assign grades. There were a fewcases when it was clear that an individual did very little, if any, work on the project, and thatperson received a zero grade. In most cases, the underperformers received the same grade as theperformers. Students commented that they did not think that it was fair11. For some of theprojects, the students were required to discuss in their reports what the contribution was fromeach member of the team, a form of peer assessment.16 However, it is apparent that morepractice with peer assessment and peer evaluation needs to be incorporated. According

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FPD8 - Early Intervention & Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robin Hensel, West Virginia University; J. Ryan Sigler, West Virginia University; Andrew Lowery, West Virginia University

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. Student mastery is trackednumerically and illustrated by filling in appropriate sections of the student’s progress pie chart.Faculty and graduate assistant time is available to help students with any content topics, asneeded, and the student’s grade is based completely on mastery of the pre-calculus topics.Students who master 90% or more earn an A, 80% or more earn a B, 70% or more earn a C, 60%or more earn a D, and below 60% earn an F in the mid-semester math course. As a benefit to theinstructor, ALEKS tracks each student’s assessment records, the total time s/he spent in thecourse, and the average number of hours spent each week. Instructor time is spent answeringdirect student questions about content and sending email reminders and

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FPD6 - First Year Curricula Development

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana; Richard Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana; Eric Sprouls, University of Southern Indiana

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; they are ENGR 101, Engineering Orientation,ENGR 107, Introduction to Engineering, and ENGR 108, Introduction to Design. These coursesare taken by both incoming four-year students and five-year students that have passed ENGR103 and 104. The freshman program is common to civil, electrical or mechanical emphases.Over view of the Fir st Year : Cour se Descr iptions and Lear ning Objectives Page 13.43.4 CURRICULUM for BACHELOR of SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING DEGREE ENGINEERING, MATH & PHYSICS COURSES Fir st Two Year s: Five-Year Pr ogr am Fir st Year

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FPD1 - Early Success and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jale Tezcan, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; John Nicklow, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; James Mathias, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Lalit Gupta, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Rhonda Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

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. 1999 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition: Engineering: Education to Serve the World, 1999.12. Rowe, C.J. and A. Mahadevan-Jansen, Module-based Freshman Engineering Course Development. 2004 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition: Engineering Education Reaches New Heights, 2004.13. Katehi, L.P.B., et al., Preeminence in First-Year Engineering Programs. 2004 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition: Engineering Education Reaches New Heights, 2004.14. Hirsch, P.L., S.J. Bird, and M. D’Avila, Enriching the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REUs) in Biomedical Engineering. 2003 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition: Staying in Tune with Engineering Education, 2003.15. Okudan, G.E., S. Mohammed, and M

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FPD7 - Global Warming & Sustainability for First-Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Blair Rowley, Wright State University; Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University; Thomas Bazzoli, Wright State University

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to act on. 30 N o . o f S tu d e n ts The post responses looking at ranks 1 & 2 show 25 a 43% increase in disagreement with the 20 question. This indicates that the students underwent a change in perception and felt that 15 something could be done to act upon global 10 warming. 5

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FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean Kampe, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christi Boone, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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team-based major design project was assigned (see Workshops for Week 1 in Table A1). In assigningcourse grades, there are two benchmarks that must be met to earn a non-F grade. The first is a60% or better individual grade on the team design project, and the second is earning 60% ormore of the available points for computer programming efforts. Additionally, an EngE2984course grade of C- or better is needed to meet the pre-requisite to continue to the nextengineering course(s); this is true for all freshman program courses. The main reason for offering this five-credit course is to move GE transfer students intotheir degree-granting departments as quickly as possible, so changing the course to a summeroffering was an obvious outcome from

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FPD4 - Teaching Methods for First Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Haungs, California Polytechnic State University; John Clements, California Polytechnic State University; David Janzen, California Polytechnic State University

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engineering curriculum on graduation rates and student satisfaction: A longitudinal study. Journal of Engineering Education, 93(1):23–35, 2004.[10] Mike Osborne. The Pedagogy of Lifelong Learning. Routledge, 2007.[11] L.G. Richards and S. Carlson-Skalak. Faculty reactions to teaching engineering design to first-year students. Journal of Engineering Education, 86(3):79–85, 1997.[12] J. Richardson and J. Dantzler. Effect of a freshman engineering program on retention and academic performance. In Proceedings of the 2002 Frontiers in Education Conference. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, 2002.[13] Salen and Zimmerman. Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals. The MIT Press, 2004.[14] Salen and Zimmerman. half-real: Video

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FPD9 - First Year Learning & Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Halada, State University of New York at Stony Brook

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activities an assessment method is, the lesslikely the tendency for students to find it to be annoying or useless, and hence more useful theassessment tool.Acknowledgements:This work has been supported through the Mathematics, Science and Technology Partnershipproject; funded by the National Science Foundation, award number EHR0314910.Bibliography/References:1 Bandura, A. Self-efficacy. In V. S. Ramachaudran (Ed.), Encyclopedia of human behavior, vol. 4, pp. 71-81. NewYork: Academic Press (1994)2 Furnham, A., T. Chamorro-Premuzic, and F. MacDougall, Learning and Individual Differences, vol. 14, pp. 49–66(2003).3 Allen, D.E., B.J. Duch, and S.E. Groh, “The power of problem-based learning in teaching introductory sciencecourses”, New Directions

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FPD8 - Early Intervention & Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas at Tyler; David Beams, University of Texas at Tyler; Sagun Shrestha, University of Texas at Tyler

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spring 2007 semesters is shown in the tablesbelow. The color coding indicates which tutor had responsibility for which subject(s). Thetutors designated "SI" held joint appointments with B2B and with Supplementary Instruction (SI)programs operating in Physics I, Chemistry I, and Calculus II.Table 1 Typical results demonstrating the effectiveness of tutoring supplemented by mentoring for Physics I in the spring semester. Spring 2006 Comparison of Tutored and Other Engineering Students (SI Class) Course: PHYS 2325 Tutored Group Other Group Total