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Exploring Retention

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian DeJong, Central Michigan University; Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University

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AC 2009-1677: FRESHMAN RETENTION IN AN ENGINEERING ANDTECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENTBrian DeJong, Central Michigan University Brian P. DeJong is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Engineering and Technology Department at Central Michigan University. He received a M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University with research in robotics. His current research is in robots that interact with humans, such as teleoperated robots, haptics, lower-limb exercise robots, and sound-locating mobile robots.Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University Kumar Yelamarthi received his Ph.D. and M.S degree from Wright State University in 2008 and 2004, and B.E. from

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Projects and Problems in First-Year Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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presented as they are applied to a class project ina freshmen course with engineering technology and pre-engineering students. Conceptmaps have been implemented in a newly designed Lego Robot Project. The Lego RobotProject consisted of four pre-designed projects each with different difficulty level to besuitable for students with different experiences. The teams were led by peers who hadpreviously completed the project and were not taking the class, and by those who hadprior experience with Lego Robots and were registered for the course.Technical skills, such as designing, programming, and knowledge/use of sensors, as wellas professional skills, such as teamwork, communication, problem solving, andleadership, were included in the concept maps

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Retention Tools and Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Amy Hamlin, Michigan Technological University

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AC 2009-764: USING ENGINEERING DESIGN AS A RETENTION TOOL FORFIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTSAmber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University Amber Kemppainen is a Lecturer in the Engineering Fundamentals Department at Michigan Technological University where she teaches first year engineering courses. Her research interests include online learning, ethanol production and sustainability.Amy Hamlin, Michigan Technological University Amy J. Hamlin is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Technological University where she teaches first year engineering courses and an introductory spatial visualization course. Additionally, she advises General Engineering and

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The Ever-Changing Course

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University; Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University

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AC 2009-849: LINKING DESIGN ACTIVITIES ACROSS PARALLEL FIRST-YEARENGINEERING COURSESGretchen Hein, Michigan Technological UniversityJean Kampe, Michigan Technological UniversityAmber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University Page 14.852.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Linking Design Activities across Parallel First Year Engineering CoursesAbstract How can instructors ensure linkages across alternate curriculum paths? To address thisquestion, within Michigan Technological University’s first year engineering program, similardesign activities were developed for use in two separate courses. This program

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Beyond the Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Veenstra, Engineering education consultant

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considered. In this study, Calculus I engineering students were compared to students inother fields of study (Pre-Med, non-engineering STEM students, and Non-STEM students) whoalso enrolled in Calculus I as their first math course in college. “STEM” refers to science,technology, engineering and math majors.From this study, the following research conclusions were made: 1. There was no significant difference in the grade distribution of the engineering students‟ Calculus I grade compared to students in other fields. 2. A significant difference in the distributions of the first-year GPA (grade point average) existed among the four student sectors with the engineering students showing the distribution with the lowest first-year GPA

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Assessment and Curriculum Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Stan Cronk, Louisiana Tech University; James Nelson, Louisiana Tech University; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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for Entrepreneurship and Information Technology (CEnIT).Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Patricia Brackin is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman University. Her research interests are engineering design and assessment. Page 14.619.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 The Facilitation of Lifelong Learning Skills through a Project- Based Freshman Engineering CurriculumAbstractEngineering accreditation criteria, as well as the Engineer of 2020 report, list lifelong learning asa critical attribute of future engineers. While exercises

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Retention Tools and Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Veenstra, Engineering education consultant; Gary D. Herrin, University of Michigan

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engineering careers mayinfluence retention in this field.Literature ReviewSeveral models for engineering student success include the identity of a student as an engineer asan important factor. Adelman’s path model advocated a competitive model among STEM(science, technology, engineering and math) majors. Similar curricula are available in the firstyear of college; therefore, an engineering career may be viewed as one of several career choices.A number of factors can influence this competitive choice, including career identity.6 In theWatson & Froyd transmission model, cognitive development, occupational choice developmentand self-identity are viewed as the paired lines of a transmission line. In their model, these threefactors interact with each

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The Ever-Changing Course

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Thompson, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven

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broadcontext, presenting not only science, technology, and mathematics but also the reasons that these Page 14.735.2subjects are important.” [4] The purpose was to introduce non-engineering students to conceptsof engineering design and details of technology as well as expose engineering students to societalimpacts. Stengel used models created in Mathematica™ to demonstrate typical systemengineering models. Brandt et al developed a first-year course for engineering students at the USAir Force Academy that has students apply the systems engineering approach and then “frame”and resolve ill-defined problems. [5] Later in 2007, George and Brown demonstrate

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Beyond the Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Traum, University of North Texas; Sharon Karackattu, University of North Texas

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AC 2009-432: EARLY EXPOSURE TO ENGINEERING PRACTITIONERSPROVIDES INFORMED CHOICES FOR STUDENTS CONTINUINGENGINEERING PROGRAMSMatthew Traum, University of North Texas Matthew J. Traum is an assistant professor of mechanical and energy engineering at the University of North Texas (UNT) where he directs the research activities of the Thermal Fluid Sciences Group @ UNT . Dr. Traum earned his doctorate in mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) through MIT’s Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies where his research focused on nanotechnology systems integration with emphasis on thermal management for the dismounted soldier. Dr. Traum holds a master’s degree in

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Goal Specific First-Year Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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, “Chemically Powered Toy Cars: A Way to Interest High School Students in a Chemical Engineering Career,” ASEE paper 2003-596. 7. Brand, J.I., “The Effective Use of Logbooks in Undergraduate Classes,” Chemical Engineering Education, vol. 33, no. 3, 1999, pp. 222-231. 8. Boyd, G. and M.F. Hassett, “Developing Critical Writing Skills in Engineering and Technology Students,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 89, no. 4, 2000, pp. 409-412. 9. Frolik, J. and T. Keller, “Wireless Sensor Networks: An Interdisciplinary Topic for Freshman Design,” Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2005. 10. Frolik, J. and M. Fortney, ‘A Low-Cost Wireless Platform for

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Retention Tools and Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Jan Collins-Eaglin, Michigan State University; Nathaniel Ehrlich, Michigan State University; Denise Fleming, Michigan State University; Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University

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AC 2009-864: CONNECTOR FACULTY: A FRIENDLY FACE FOR EARLYENGINEERING STUDENTSDaina Briedis, Michigan State University Dr. DAINA BRIEDIS is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Michigan State University. Dr. Briedis has been involved in several areas of education research including student retention, curriculum redesign, and the use of technology in the classroom. She is a co-PI on two NSF grants in the areas of integration of computation in engineering curricula and in developing comprehensive strategies to retain early engineering students. She is active nationally and internationally in engineering accreditation and is a Fellow of

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Exploring Retention

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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through the use of technology is the way to maintain the U.S. edge inthe global market place.1 An argument for the second perspective is the belief that the U.S. leadsin creativity and innovation and has the best universities in the world to pilot the way.2Regardless of the viewpoint taken, it is apparent that we must transition more high schoolstudents into engineering to be competitive; having a clear picture of the current state of themarket factors that may influence our youth as they make their career choice is imperative.According to the U.S. Department of Education5 it was estimated that in the fall of 2008 nearly49.8 million students attended public schools in the U.S. with an additional 6.2 million attendingprivate schools. Of those

Conference Session

Learning as a Community

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Meyer, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Patrick Gee, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Laura Masterson, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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AC 2009-1256: INTEGRATED LEARNING IN FRESHMAN ENGINEERING: THETHEMED LEARNING COMMUNITYJanet Meyer, Indiana University-Purdue University, IndianapolisPatrick Gee, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis Patrick Gee, MSME, is a Lecturer in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI. He is also director of the Minority Engineering Advancement Program (MEAP). Patrick has both a B.S. and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering.Laura Masterson, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis Laura Masterson is a joint advisor in the School of Engineering and Technology, IUPUI and University College at IUPUI. She has a B.S. degree from the University of Notre Dame and a Masters

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Learning as a Community

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Amanda Idema, Michigan State University; Cynthia Helman, Michigan State University

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AC 2009-1922: INTEGRATING A FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING PROGRAMWITH A LIVING-LEARNING COMMUNITYTimothy Hinds, Michigan State University TIMOTHY J. HINDS is an Academic Specialist in the Michigan State University College of Engineering Undergraduate Studies and Department of Mechanical Engineering. He is the lead instructor for the Cornerstone Engineering / Spartan Engineering program teaching courses in engineering design and modeling. He has also taught courses in machine design, manufacturing processes, mechanics, computational tools and international product design as well as graduate-level courses in engineering innovation and technology management. He has over 25 years of combined academic

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Goal Specific First-Year Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Lewis, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Hieb, University of Louisville; David Wheatley, University of Louisville

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AC 2009-1736: EXPLICIT TEACHING OF CRITICAL THINKING IN“INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING”James Lewis, University of Louisville James E. Lewis, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals in the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville. His research interests include parallel and distributed computer systems, cryptography, engineering education, undergraduate retention and technology (Tablet PCs) used in the classroom.Jeffrey Hieb, University of Louisville Jeffrey L. Hieb, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. His research interests include cyber

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Exploring Retention

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeong Hwan Choi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jacob Marszalek, University of Missouri, Kansas City; Joyce Lee, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Susan Linnemeyer, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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. 2003(ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. CG032375).16. ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education). Profiles of engineering & engineering technology colleges. 2003.17. National Research Council. Foreign and foreign-born engineers in the unites states: Infusing talent, raising issues. 1988.18. Marshall L, Coffee T, Saalfedl FE, Colwell RR. The science and engineering workforce and national security. Defense Horizon April, 2004(Number 39):1-11.19. Leslie LL, McClure GT, Oaxaca RL. Women and minorities in science and engineering: A life sequence analysis. The Journal of Higher Education 1998 May - Jun.;69(3):239-76.20. Chu H. Being a female engineer: Identity construction and resistance of women in engineering

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Learning as a Community

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Ricks, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Rhonda Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; John Nicklow, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Loen Graceson-Martin, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Lalit Gupta, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; James Mathias, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Jale Tezcan, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Kathy Pericak-Spector, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

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AC 2009-1987: AN EVALUATION OF A NEW ENGINEERINGRESIDENTIAL-COLLEGE INITIATIVERobert Ricks, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleRhonda Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleJohn Nicklow, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleLoen Graceson-Martin, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleLalit Gupta, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleJames Mathias, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleJale Tezcan, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleKathy Pericak-Spector, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Page 14.185.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Evaluation of a New Engineering

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Beyond the Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Bailey, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

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State University withspecific undergraduate Engineering major goals and objectives. In part two we willdescribe the origin and purpose of UNST 130. In part three we will describe the goals,objectives, and curriculum of UNST 130. In part four, we will highlight currentassessment of student learning strategies and data from UNST 130 Analytical Reasoningand describe future assessment strategies that will test our thesis: that UNST 130Analytical Reasoning is of positive value for the Engineering major curriculum. IUNST 130 Analytical Reasoning and the Engineering Major Curriculum at NCATSUEngineering graduates face new challenges because of the revolution in communicationand information technologies, the

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Retention Tools and Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University; Wolfgang Bauer, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Nathaniel Ehrlich, Michigan State University; John Courtney, Michigan State University; Ruth Heckman, Lansing Community College; Denise Fleming, Michigan State University; Louise Paquette, Lansing Community College; Renee Mickelson, Lansing Community College; Mark Urban-Lurain; Clifford Weil, Michigan State University

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; Mathematics Teacher Imperative and team leader of The Leadership Collaborative. He is a member of the Steering Committee for MSU’s PROM/SE (Promoting Rigorous Outcomes in Mathematics and Science Education) NSF grant.Daina Briedis, Michigan State University Daina Briedis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Michigan State University. Dr. Briedis has been involved in several areas of education research including student retention, curriculum redesign, and the use of technology in the classroom. She is a co-PI on two NSF grants in the areas of integration of computation in engineering curricula and in developing comprehensive strategies to

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Assessment and Curriculum Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Godfrey, University of Auckland; Rosalind Archer, University of Auckland; Paul Denny, University of Auckland; Margaret Hyland, University of Auckland; Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Karl Stol, University of Auckland

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AC 2009-538: INNOVATION AND INTEGRATION IN AN IN-HOUSEFIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING PROGRAM: A FAST TRACK TO ENGINEERINGENCULTURATIONElizabeth Godfrey, University of Auckland Dr Elizabeth Godfrey has a Ph.D. in engineering education from Curtin University of Technology, Australia. Her career that has included university lecturing in Chemistry, high school teaching and 10 years as an advocate for Women in Science and Engineering, and most recently completing a 9 year term as the Associate Dean Undergraduate at the School of Engineering at the University of Auckland She has been a contributor to Engineering Education conferences, and an advocate for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning since the

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Projects and Problems in First-Year Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Ganesh Balasubramanian, Virginia Tech; Ishwar Puri, Virginia Tech; Scott Case, Virginia Tech; Roop Mahajan, Virginia Tech

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have been recognized for best paper awards by the American Society for Composites and the American Composites Manufacturers Association. His teaching and research accomplishments resulted in him receiving the College of Engineering's Outstanding New Professor Award for 2002, being named a College of Engineering Faculty Fellow in 2004, and receiving the College of Engineering Dean's Award for Research in 2007. Page 14.1192.1Roop Mahajan, Virginia Tech Roop Mahajan serves as Director of the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS) at Virginia Tech where he also holds

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Goal Specific First-Year Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University; Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University; Arash Salehi, Mississippi State University

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. Bandura A., Social Cognitive Theory: An Agentic Perspective, Annu. Rev. Psychol., v. 52, pp.1-26, 2001.9. Bandura A., Human Agency in Social Cognitive Theory, Amer. Psychologist, 44:9, pp. 1175-1184, 1989.10. Bandura A., Self Efficacy. In V. S. Ramachaudran (Ed.), Encycl. of Human Behavior. v. 4, pp.71-81, 1994.11. Zeldin, A. L. and F. Pajares, Against the Odds: Self-Efficacy Beliefs of Women in Mathematical, Scientific, and Technological Careers, Amer. Edu. Rsrch. J., 37:1, pp. 215-246, Spring 2000.12. Lent, R. W., H-B Sheu, D. Singley, J. A. Schmidt, L. C. Schmidt and C. S. Gloster, Longitudinal Relations of Self-Efficacy to Outcome Expectations, Interests and Major Choice Goals in Engineering Students, J. Vocational

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First-Year Advising and Transition

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Lynnwood Brown, WikiRing Partnership; Michael McDonald, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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wiki-based communitywhere instructors of first-year engineering courses can share materials. The system wasdeveloped through collaboration between a textbook author, a traditional publishing house, and awiki specialist. The paper describes the organization and usage of the system, as well asaddresses the publisher’s perspective on this new technology in light of their changing businessmodel.IntroductionFundamentally, a first-year engineering program must accomplish two things. First, it mustattract students who may not be familiar with engineering to consider it as an academic andcareer path. Second, it must prepare students for success in the second year and beyond.Meeting these goals, however, raises some critical challenges. For example

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Projects and Problems in First-Year Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Benson, Clemson University; David Bowman, Clemson University; Randolph, Randy Hutchison; Carol Wade, Clemson University

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First Year Engineering Students Enrolled in Pre-Calculus. Proceedings of the 2008 American Society for Engineering EducationConference and Exposition.5 Merrienboer, J. (2006) Teaching Complex Rather Than Simple Tasks: Balancing Intrinsic and Germane Load to Enhance Transfer of Learning. Applied Cognitive Psychology. 20. 343-3526 Wenger, E., 1998. “Communities of practice: Learning, meaning, and identity.” New York: Cambridge University Press.7 Cognition and Technology Group at Vanderbilt, 1993. “Anchored instruction and situated cognition revisited.” Educational Technology, 33:52-70 (p. 56).8 Brown, A. L., Ash, D., Rutherford, M., Nakagawa, K., Gordon, A. & Campione, J. C., 1993. “Distributed expertise in the classroom

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Exploring Retention

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Cassady, University of Arkansas; Sean Mulvenon, University of Arkansas

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Access and Retention in Science, Engineering and Technology(NARSET) Report6, two factors determine the success of economic development in a country: 1)the amount and quality of human resources available, and 2) the extent of the research anddevelopment capacity. Without a retention and attraction program in place, the supply ofgraduates from the fields of science, engineering, and technology is unlikely to significantlygrow. Identification and targeting of factors which influence retention is critical to the future Page 14.196.2growth of university engineering programs. Through the identification of prediction factors,specific programs and models

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First-Year Advising and Transition

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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AC 2009-2236: UNDERSTANDING ENGINEERING FRESHMAN STUDY HABITS:THE TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGEMary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University MARY R.ANDERSON-ROWLAND is the PI of an NSF grant to explore the feasibility of working with non-metropolitan community colleges to produce more engineers, especially female and underrepresented minority engineers. She also directs three academic scholarship programs, including one for transfer students. An Associate Professor in Industrial, Systems and Operations Engineering, she was the Associate Dean of Student affairs in the Ira a. Fulton School of Engineering at ASU from 1993-2004. She received the ASEE Minorities Award 2006, the SHPE Educator

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Potpourri

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Amy Thompson, University of New Haven; Carl Barratt, University of New Haven; Michael Collura, University of New Haven

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Foundation Program director for the new curriculum was established tocoordinate the scheduling of all EAS courses, recruit faculty and adjuncts to teach EAS courses,and to manage the resources (supplies and equipment, salaries for undergraduate TAs) allocatedto support the spiral curriculum.EAS107P Introduction to Engineering – Project-BasedEAS107P is a required course for all engineering majors as well as for students in computerscience and information technology. Students typically take the course first semester freshmanyear. However a section of EAS107P is offered during the spring semester for transfer studentsor those students who lack adequate math background. Because EAS107P fulfills one of theuniversity core requirements, non-engineering

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First-Year Advising and Transition

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles McDowell, University of California, Santa Cruz; Adrienne Harrell, University of California, Santa Cruz

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. Page 14.504.5We were also able to expose the participants to industry and research opportunities through anindustry presentation co-presented by a Technology Program Manager and University ProgramRepresentative at Google, Inc. Participants also learned the “ins and outs” of internshipexperiences through a panel discussion presented by UCSC engineering students and staff. Ahighlight of the industry panel was that it gave the ETTP participants the opportunity to hearfirst-hand from current students about how to make the most of their own undergraduateengineering experience. Evaluations completed by program participants cite that this type offirst-hand advice from transfer students “who have been in their shoes” was one of the mostvaluable

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The Ever-Changing Course

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Harper, Denison University; Richard Freuler, Ohio State University; Stuart Brand, Ohio State University; Craig Morin, Ohio State University; Patrick Wensing, Ohio State University; John Demel, Ohio State University

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Aeronautical Engineering (1974), and his Ph.D. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (1991) all from The Ohio State University.Stuart Brand, Ohio State University Stuart H. Brand is an Engineering Lab Supervisor for the First Year Engineering Program at the Ohio State University College of Engineering. He earned his BS in Physics from The Ohio State University in 1997, after previously serving as a nuclear reactor operator and instructor in the U.S. Navy, at NPTU Charleston, MTS-635 and aboard the USS Atlanta, SSN-712.Craig Morin, Ohio State University Craig E. Morin is a Design Engineer with MindWare Technologies in Columbus, Ohio where he develops medical research equipment. Previously

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Goal Specific First-Year Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Srikanth Tadepalli, University of Texas, Austin; Mitchell Pryor; Cameron Booth, University of Texas, Austin

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. Page 14.398.11 Figure 8: Active debugging illustrationTo further buttress our philosophy of doing by learning, we have created webpages (seeFigure 9) informing students about other online resources available for referenceincluding search engines, sample programs, beginner books and templates. Figure 9: Availability of other online toolsDespite all the advances and incorporation of technology, we also rely on old fashionedemail to inform students of any important updates with regards to software patches, andupdates to be installed apart from course related information. The teaching staff alsorecognizes the fact that some face time is mandated for counseling students who arefalling behind or dealing