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FPD II: Increasing Engagement and Motivation of First-Year Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicky Wolmarans, University of Cape Town, Department of Civil Engineering and Centre for Research in Engineering Education (CREE); Corrinne Shaw, University of Cape Town, Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Centre for Research in Engineering Education (CREE)

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studying medicine but had not been accepted and hadchosen engineering under pressure from her family. Her alienation came from her fear of Page 22.1724.9Mathematics and Physics and commitment to an alternative career: At first it was really difficult because I had to change my whole mind set from seeing myself from becoming a doctor to possibly becoming an engineer. And then I've always been intimidated by maths and physics and now had to start a degree that based so much on it so it was really scary.Despite this personal alienation, the experience of the course had the consequence of a clearidea of what becoming a

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First-year Programs Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Arun R. Srinivasa, Texas A&M University, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

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help anchor key concepts in student’s minds have been very successful. Thisis not an easy task to accomplish. One of the most successful MEAs was the one on signalprocessing and using characteristics of functions to differentiate between two signals, withapplication to voice recognition. This was particularly attractive to students and faculty alike andthey were able to see the value of an MEA through this particular example.ConclusionsOur findings have shown that an approach based on a positive looking engineering pre-calculuscourse tuned to get students ready for calculus is making an impact. The combination ofincorporating engineering MEAs into the classroom curriculum, addressing topics necessary forengineering calculus is important, and

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FPD IV: Improving Student Success: Mentoring, Intervening, and Supplementing

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frederick L. Smyth, University of Virginia; William H Guilford, University of Virginia; Brian A. Nosek, University of Virginia

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AC 2011-2087: FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTS ARE STRIK-INGLY IMPOVERISHED IN THEIR SELF-CONCEPT AS PROFESSIONALENGINEERSFrederick L Smyth, University of Virginia Fred is Co-Principal Investigator and Director of The Full Potential Initiative, an NSF-funded longitudi- nal study of the development and influence of implicit attitudes about intellectual ability and academic belonging. His findings have demonstrated that biased implicit associations in the minds of students, teachers and professionals are not simple functions of the stereotypes in their environment, but vary pre- dictably with their personal experiences and identities. Female and male scientists, for example, differ greatly in the strength of their

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FPD VIII: Crossing Bridges and Easing Transitions into the First Year

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Theodore Demetrius Caldwell, Michigan State University, Diversity Programs Office, College of Engineering; Kyle P. Foster, Diversity Programs Office, College of Engineering, Michigan State University; Tonisha Brandy Lane, Michigan State University; Rickey Alfred Caldwell Jr, Michigan State University; Claudia Elena Vergara, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University

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facing all institutions with such summer bridge programs is the follow upafter the summer bridge; what happens to the bridge students in their subsequent first year ofuniversity studies?Our experience indicates that bridge students need a follow on program that reinforces thelessons embedded in the summer bridge and extends those lessons to develop good student andprofessional habits of mind during students’ first year. Our data reflects this same issue as westruggle to retain URM students in Engineering. Since Fall Semester 2002 of new freshmendeclaring Engineering as a major: Page 22.1681.2 · 6% placed into Intermediate Algebra. Of that 6

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FPD IX: Research on First-Year Programs and Students, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Patricia A. Tolley, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Kimberly Warren, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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data analysis showed differentpatterns between male and female students‟ peer relationships and support systems. Furthermore,male and female students also tended to adopt slightly different coping strategies relative to thedemanding course workload. While male students were more likely to form a quick socialnetwork and to build “learning relationships” with “like-minded” others most female studentstended to work alone and exclusively focused on academic work while not seeking more diverseand non-academic social networking opportunities. Each strategy seems to present some positiveand negative consequences.IntroductionDuring the last two decades, there has been growing consensus among engineering educators andpolicy makers that the retention

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FPD I: Attacking the Problems of Retention in the First Year

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Rippon, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University; Robin R Hammond, Arizona State University

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theengineering fields so our students are engaged and excited about their chosen field of study byseeing and discussing the end product of the industry‟s efforts.Collaborating with engineering success coursesIn reflecting on the Freshman Career Exploration Evening, it occurs to us that the event seems tohave taken place in a vacuum with little actual and deliberate ties to other experiences that our Page 22.768.10engineering freshmen encounter. With this in mind, the Engineering Career Center is developinga multifaceted freshman career exploration curriculum that will be plugged into the engineeringsuccess courses starting the fall of 2011. The Freshman

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FPD IX: Research on First-Year Programs and Students, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicole R. Weber, Purdue University; Melissa Dyehouse, Purdue University; Constance A Harris, Purdue University; Ray David, Purdue University; Jun Fang, Purdue University; Inez Hua, Purdue University; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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design, keeping in mind related social and ecological impacts.Melissa Dyehouse, Purdue University Melissa Dyehouse is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE). She received her M.S.Ed. and Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Purdue University with a focus on educational research methodology and assessment. Her research at INSPIRE focuses on the learning and teaching of engineering as a ”caring” discipline in the context of environmen- tal and ecological concerns.Constance A Harris, Purdue University She is a doctoral candidate in the College of Education at Purdue University. She received her B.S. degree in Political Science from the University of

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FPD X: First-Year Design with Projects, Modeling, and Simulation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Naomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Cynthia M. D'Angelo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Golnaz Arastoopour, University of Wisconsin, Madison; David Williamson Shaffer, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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AC 2011-534: USE OF A PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE SIMULATION INA FIRST YEAR INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING COURSENaomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison Naomi C. Chesler is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering with an affiliate appointment in Educational Psychology. Her research interests include vascular biomechanics, hemodynamics and cardiac function as well as the factors that motivate students to pursue and persist in engineering careers, with a focus on women and under-represented minorities.Cynthia M D’Angelo, University of Wisconsin - Madison Cynthia D’Angelo, Ph.D. has a background in physics and science education. She has always been inter- ested in improving science instruction and most

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FPD IV: Improving Student Success: Mentoring, Intervening, and Supplementing

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Jumoke 'Kemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Carl White, Morgan State University; Myra W. Curtis, Morgan State University

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: Brain, Mind and School Expanded Edition 3Adding It Up4, Strengtheningthe Linkages Between the Sciences and Mathematical Sciences 5 have shown that with focusedintervention strategies many of the students can enjoy productive academic and professionalexperiences. Similar to the United States another argument can be made that there are regions inthe world that have huge pools of nontraditional students that could be actively engaged inproviding engineering goods and services of benefit to their infrastructure and society at large 6. While an overarching goal of the efforts at our institution is to prepare and retain studentsin STEM and to improve the preparation of students for careers in engineering, the strategyemployed in this work is to

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FPD 3: Research on First-year Programs and Students, Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Odis Hayden Griffin Jr. P.E., East Carolina University; Sandie J. Griffin

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noparticular degree in mind, and only 42% of the balance earned a degree in their initial intention.He thus concluded that there is considerable migration within an institution and that thismigration is a result of different factors that initially led students to their choice of major. Hefurther concludes that of the most capable students there is no difference in completion ratesbetween women and men and that the persistence to graduation of those students who reach the“threshold” (defined as completing entry-level courses) in engineering are higher than in mostother fields. Adelman (op cit) defines “curricular momentum” as a phenomenon that begins inhigh school and carries through into college and is related to academic success in requiredcourses

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FPD IX: Research on First-Year Programs and Students, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Joseph A. Raelin, Northeastern University; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jerry Carl Hamann, University of Wyoming; David L. Whitman, University of Wyoming; Leslie K. Pendleton, Virginia Tech

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). “TheRole of Contextual Supports and Barriers in the Choice of Math/ Science Educational Options: A Test of SocialCognitive Hypotheses.” Journal of Counseling Psychology, 48, 4, 474-483.30 Lent, R. W., Sheu, H-B, Gloster, C. S., and Wilkins, G. (2010). “Longitudinal Test of the Social Cognitive Modelof Choice in Engineering Students at Historically Black Universities.” Journal of Vocational Behavior, 76, 387-394.31 Raelin, J. A. (2010). The Work Self-Efficacy Inventory, Menlo Park, CA: Mind Garden, Inc., Available at:http://www.mindgarden.com/products/wsei.htm32 Betz, N. E., Klein, K., and Taylor, K. M. (1996). “Evaluation of a Short Form of the Career Decision-MakingSelf-Efficacy Scale.” Journal of Career Assessment, 4, 47-57.33 Lent, R. W

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First-year Programs Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibibia K. Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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AC 2011-453: GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT LAYOUT AND DESIGN:A CROSS-DISCIPLINE EXERCISE IN DESIGN MANAGEMENT FOR FRESH-MAN ENGINEERING STUDENTS.Ibibia K. Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Page 22.741.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT LAYOUT AND DESIGN: A CROSS-DISCIPLINE EXERCISE IN DESIGN MANAGEMENT FOR FRESHMAN ENGINEERING STUDENTS.IntroductionOver the past four years, the aviation faculty at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore(UMES) have been working in conjunction with the engineering faculty within the department todevelop a joint freshman

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FPD VI: Presenting "All the Best" of the First-Year Programs Division

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Beverly K. Jaeger, Northeastern University; Stanley M. Forman, Northeastern University

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an avenue to help others. We would like to developa sense of caring in our students and foster the idea that as engineers they have a real opportunityto make a difference in the lives of others. With these goals in mind, we often jump into theprocess of trying to integrate service-learning projects into a classroom only to realize later thatthe extra coordination and logistics required are extensive. In contrast to service learning, aservice-oriented project will possess virtually all of the same elements but without the need toactually interact with the community thus eliminating most of the challenges of coordination.Service Projects at Engineering Universities. In recent years, many have attempted to integrateprojects with the hopes of

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FPD IV: Improving Student Success: Mentoring, Intervening, and Supplementing

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Colleen A. McDonough, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Renée S. DeGraaf, Lansing Community College; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Sarah J. Stoner, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Claudia E. Vergara, Michigan State University; Thomas F. Wolff, Michigan State University

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AC 2011-1659: PEER-LED SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION IN AN NSFSTEP PROJECT: THE EEES EXPERIENCEColleen A. McDonough, Michigan State University Colleen A. McDonough is a graduate research assistant at the College of Engineering at Michigan State University. She is the coordinator of two component projects of a National Science Foundation grant focusing on retention issues and engaging early engineering students, and also serves as an academic advisor. McDonough earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from William Smith College and a master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Southern California. She is currently a third year doctoral student in the Higher, Adult and Lifelong Education program at

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FPD VIII: Crossing Bridges and Easing Transitions into the First Year

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bernard White, George Mason University; Eileen Patricia Mazzone, George Mason University; Vicki L. Dominick, George Mason University

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AC 2011-218: AN ONLINE ALTERNATIVE TO THE ON-CAMPUS SUM-MER BRIDGE PROGRAME. Bernard White, George Mason University Dr. E. Bernard White is Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in George Mason University’s Vol- genau School of Engineering in Fairfax, Virginia where he has worked for over 20 years. He earned bachelors and masters degrees in mathematics from Mississippi Industrial College and the University of Illinois respectively. He also earned masters and Ph.D. degrees in systems engineering from Howard University and the University of Virginia respectively.Eileen Patricia Mazzone, George Mason University Eileen Mazzone, M. Ed., is the Learning Specialist in the Learning Services division of Counseling and