Conference Session

Technical Session M5A

Collection

2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

John Cole, The University of Texas at Dallas

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Diversity, Full Papers

Paper ID #36332The First-Year Computer Science Experience ProjectProf. John Cole, The University of Texas at Dallas I’m an Associate Professor of Instruction at the University of Texas at Dallas. I had taught part-time at Collin County Community College for three years, and prior to that, at Illinois Institute of Technology in the mid-1970s, which is also where I earned my degrees. Before joining the full-time faculty at UTD in Fall 2012, I had taught part-time for 13 semesters. I have been a software developer for many years, working on projects as diverse as a SNOBOL4 compiler, a DATABUS compiler, a word processor, the

Conference Session

Technical Session M1

Collection

2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Ohio Northern University; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University

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Diversity, Works In Progress

of engineering design constraints, and applying the entrepreneurial mindset to first-year programming projects through student engagement in educational software development. Estell earned his BS in Computer Science and Engineering degree from The University of Toledo and both his MS and PhD degrees in computer science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Work in Progress: Tackling DEI Issues in the Classroom Through Interactive Historical FictionIntroductionSince its release as a video game in the 1980s, The Oregon Trail has taught and inspired

Conference Session

Technical Session M5A

Collection

2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Sean P Brophy, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); John H Cole, Purdue University; Srinivas Mohan Dustker, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); William C. Oakes, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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is a fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education and the National Society of Professional Engineers.Dr. Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Carla B. Zoltowski is an assistant professor of engineering practice in the Elmore Family School of Elec- trical and Computer Engineering and (by courtesy) School of Engineering Education, and Director of the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program within the College of Engineering at Purdue. Prior to her appointment in ECE, Dr. Zoltowski was Co-Director of the EPICS Program. She holds a B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. in Engineering Education, all from Purdue. Her research interests include the pro- fessional formation of engineers

Conference Session

Technical Session M1

Collection

2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Madison Jeffrey, University of Michigan; Robin Fowler, University of Michigan; Mark Mills, UM, Center for Academic Innovation

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Diversity, Works In Progress

. Robin Fowler, University of Michigan Robin Fowler is a lecturer in the Program in Technical Communication at the University of Michigan. She enjoys serving as a ”communication coach” to students throughout the curriculum, and she’s especially excited to work with first year and senior students, as well as engineering project teams, as they navigate the more open-ended communication decisions involved in describing the products of open-ended design scenarios.Mark Mills, UM, Center for Academic Innovation Mark Mills is a Data Scientist with the Center for Academic Innovation at the University of Michigan. He is responsible for leading analysis across the Center in support of its mission to leverage data for shaping

Conference Session

Technical Session M5C

Collection

2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

William C. Oakes, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Srinivas Mohan Dustker, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Diversity, Full Papers

curricular structure is designed to allowstudents to participate over multiple semesters and supports long-term, reciprocal communitypartnerships and long-term projects to be developed addressing complex and compelling needs.Data has shown that students who are involved in EPICS early in their academic careers, reportincrease motivation to remain in engineering [13]. The LC was created to build a support networkof peers and instructors in the LC classes to support the first-year students. Results from prior yearshave shown this has worked well [15] and in the most recent years as described below.Alternative First-Year SequenceTwo semesters of EPICS were deemed appropriate to meet the design and teamwork learningoutcomes. The computing outcomes

Conference Session

Technical Session M1

Collection

2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Xinyu Zhang, West Virginia University; Lizzie Santiago, West Virginia University; Stefanie Paige Hines, West Virginia University

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Diversity, Works In Progress

[2].However, a limited number of projects have evaluated the effectiveness of different recruitmentmethods on recruiting underrepresented students [3]. Gender-fair languages and changes onrecruitment materials have been suggested to reduce male bias in recruitment [4]. Other studiessuggested the importance of family influences such as family socioeconomic status (SES) andparental involvement in the recruitment [5]. Alston et.al assessed student recruitment practicesemployed by Agriculture colleges in the U. S. and identified effective methods [6]. However,they did not identify which methods are more effective in recruiting underrepresented students.At a large land-grant university in the Appalachian region, a program named the Academy

Conference Session

Technical Session T1B

Collection

2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Amanda Marie Singer, Michigan Technological University; Katrina L Carlson, Michigan Technological University; Akua B. Oppong-Anane, Montana Technological University; Michelle E Jarvie-Eggart P.E., Michigan Technological University; Sarah Tan, Michigan Technological University

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/programming education, and service learning.Dr. Sarah Tan, Michigan Technological University Sarah Tan is a Research Assistant Professor in the Pavlis Honors College at Michigan Technological University. She received a MBA degree and a Ph.D. degree in Applied Cognitive Sciences and Human factors Program both from Michigan Tech. Her research program involves using complementary methods (e.g., statistical modeling and analytics, psychological assessment) to evaluate how individual differences are important and impact behaviors at a cultural, social, and behavioral level. She has served as a project evaluator in the multiple NSF funded projects. American c

Conference Session

Technical Session T2

Collection

2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Christopher Horne P.E., North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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Diversity, GIFTS

the voltage across the two points.The ability to understand and apply this equation is useful in electrical, computer, biological andeven mechanical engineering courses and industry projects. The teaching method used forexplaining the series circuit is a running track analogy followed by a low cost electric circuit kitthat the students build and test. They also learn how to model the circuit using MATLAB Simulink.Students engage in discussions and surveys on the running event called the hurdles and its physicalrelationship to circuit experiments. The running track analogy is first presented with an actual videoof an Olympic hurdle event in the Problem Solving for Engineers course for freshman. Students aretested on the analogy and each

Conference Session

Technical Session M1

Collection

2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Jennifer I Clark, Montana State University - Bozeman; Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University - Bozeman

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Diversity, Works In Progress

below pre-calculus. Yet, despite being academicallyunderprepared (AUP) by traditional program standards, youth are responding to invitations topursue these career fields. Significant research and financial resources focus on increasingretention in engineering and computing, including the problem of practice study informing thiswork-in-progress paper [11], [12]. To truly understand the AUP student experience, a complextheoretical framework was developed for this project and is the focus of this work in progresspaper. II. Complex Problems Need Complex Frameworks Systems influencing human development are described by Albert Bandura [13] and UrieBronfenbrenner [14]–[16] as external and internal to the individual. Yoder’s [12] ASEE