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FPD 9: First-Year Projects

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. Scott Moor, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Stephen Heindel, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne; Yanfei Liu, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Page 24.482.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Energy Scavenging - an Introductory Engineering ProjectIntroductionFirst year engineering courses come with a wide range of objectives and configurations.However, it is quite common that they include a hands-on project of some kind. A recent work-in-progress attempting to develop a taxonomy for first-year engineering programs has noted fouroverarching possible categories for what is covered in these courses: 1) professional skills (e.g.,teamwork, communication), 2) engineering skills (e.g., mathematics, programing, graphics), 3)orientation to the engineering profession and 4) orientation to the particular university/program(including

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FPD 11: Culminating Considerations

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John A. Mirth, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John P Iselin, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Paper ID #8699Capstone Project in a Freshman Solid Modeling CourseDr. John A. Mirth, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology John Mirth has 23 years of experience teaching in a primarily undergraduate environment. This experience includes time at the University of Denver, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, and his current position at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He has a BSME degree from Ohio University, and MSME and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Minnesota.Dr. John P Iselin, University of Wisconsin, Platteville John P Iselin is a professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Wisconsin

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FPD 9: First-Year Projects

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Shepard, University of St. Thomas; Broderick W. Carlin, University of St. Thomas

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Paper ID #8880A First-year Soldering and Analog Music to Light Modulator Electronics LabProjectDr. Thomas Shepard, University of St. ThomasMr. Broderick W Carlin, University of St. Thomas Page 24.48.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 A First-year Soldering and Analog Music-to-Light Modulator Electronics Lab ProjectAbstractThis paper describes an introductory electronics lab project which has been iteratively improvedover three years in an introduction to engineering course. This one

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FPD 9: First-Year Projects

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roy W. Melton, Department of Computer Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology; Shanchieh Jay Yang, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Adriana Becker-Gomez, Rochester Institute of Technology (KGCOE)

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Paper ID #10501Engaging Computer Engineering Freshmen through a Voluntary Competi-tive Team Project with MentoringRoy W Melton, Department of Computer Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology Roy Melton is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Engineering of the Kate Gleason College of Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, N.Y., where the graduating com- puter engineering classes of 2010 through 2013 voted him the ”most effective teacher” in the department and where he was a finalist for the 2012-2013 RIT Outstanding Teaching Award for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty. He received his

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FPD 9: First-Year Projects

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lindsay Corneal, Grand Valley State University

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Paper ID #8710Use of the National Academy of Engineering’s Grand Challenges for Engi-neering as a semester-long project for an Introduction to Engineering courseDr. Lindsay Corneal, Grand Valley State University Lindsay Corneal is an Assistant Professor in the Padnos College of Engineering and Computing at Grand Valley State University. She received her B.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Windsor, a M.B.A. from Lawrence Technological University, and a Ph.D. from Michigan State University in Materials Science and Engineering

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FPD 7: Beyond Course Content

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan F Freeman, Northeastern University; Beverly Kris Jaeger, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University

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Paper ID #9599Making a First-year Impression: Engineering Projects That Affect and Con-nectDr. Susan F Freeman, Northeastern University Susan Freeman, Beverly Jaeger, and Richard Whalen are members of Northeastern University’s Gateway Team, a group of teaching faculty expressly devoted to the first-year Engineering Program at Northeast- ern University. The focus of this team is on providing a consistent, comprehensive, and constructive educational experience that endorses the student-centered, professional and practice-oriented mission of Northeastern University.Dr. Beverly Kris Jaeger, Northeastern University Beverly

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FPD 7: Beyond Course Content

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University; Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University; Daniel Allan Sullivan, Center for STEM Education, Northeastern University

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Paper ID #10112What Sticks with First Year Engineering Students and Engineering Facultyin STEM Education Service-Learning Projects?Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University Jennifer Love is a member of Northeastern University’s Gateway Team, a group of teaching faculty ex- pressly devoted to the First Year Engineering Program at Northeastern University. The focus of this team is on providing a consistent, comprehensive, and constructive educational experience that endorses the student-centered and professionally-oriented mission of Northeastern University.Dr. Susan F Freeman, Northeastern UniversityDaniel Sullivan, Center for

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FPD 10: Teamwork

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura K Alford, University of Michigan; Robin Fowler, University of Michigan; Stephanie Sheffield, University of Michigan

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Paper ID #8444Evolution of Student Attitudes Toward Teamwork in a Project-based, Team-based First Year Introductory Engineering CourseDr. Laura K Alford, University of MichiganDr. Robin Fowler, University of MichiganDr. Stephanie Sheffield, University of Michigan Dr. Sheffield is a Lecturer in Technical Communication in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. Page 24.554.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Evolution of Student Attitudes Toward Teamwork

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FPD 11: Culminating Considerations

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicole L Hird, Ohio State University; Deborah M. Grzybowski, Ohio State University

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Paper ID #9666Impact of Computational Fluid Dynamics use in a First-Year EngineeringResearch Design Project on Future Performance in Fluid MechanicsNicole L Hird, Ohio State University Nicole Hird is a 3rd year Biological Engineering student at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. She has been an undergraduate teaching assistant for the Fundamentals of Engineering for Hon- ors program since her 2nd year, and worked closely with the development of CFD teaching materials accompanying the microfluidics and nanotechnology research-design project.Dr. Deborah M. Grzybowski, Ohio State University Dr. Grzybowski is a

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kerry Meyers, Youngstown State University

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Paper ID #8397Implementation of a Low-Budget, First-Year Engineering Project Based Ex-perience: The Design of a Mini-Golf HoleDr. Kerry Meyers, Youngstown State University Dr. Meyers background is in Engineering Education with experience in assessment, specifically of pro- grams that might influence an incoming student’s experience, affect retention rates and the factors that determine the overall long term success of students entering an engineering program. She is the Director of the STEM College’s First-Year Engineering Program, the entry point for all beginning engineering students designed to provide a smooth

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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incorporating one ormore community-based engineering projects as the core theme of the course. Service learning is 3of vital importance in the engineering profession and must be integrated into the engineeringcurriculum at an early stage of career development. Engineering projects with aspects of servicelearning are both challenging and motivating to students entering the engineering profession afterSTEM studies at the high school level. In addition to teaching the students engineering design 4and practice in the context of society and values, and instilling the recognition of engineeringissues and concerns, engineering project activity with service learning components

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FPD 4: Peers and Perceptions

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University

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ofoutcomes. The introductory course is designed to contribute toward the achievement of fourABET1 student outcomes. Assessment of outcomes is performed through direct measurements ofstudent performance in multiple assignments and three team projects. The data from the directassessment is compared with the student perceptions of the achievement of these outcomes.Statistical analysis and correlation analysis are used to compare the two data sets. Studentperceptions are quantified through data collected from surveys conducted in three sections of thecourse taught by two different instructors during Fall 2013 with the use of a 1-5 Likert scale. Thesurveys are conducted at the end of the semester. The surveys are designed such that eachoutcome can be

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FPD 6: Course Content and Educational Strategies

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Norb Delatte P.E., Cleveland State University

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supporting materials.A common case study used in engineering training is the examination of the failure of theskywalk at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City. This failure is beneficial for incomingstudents because the technical reason for the failure is easily understandable and straightforward.However, the most challenging part of this particular case study is understanding how thedeficient walkway supports were allowed to be constructed and installed. Most incomingstudents have little knowledge of the complex relationship of the design, fabrication, andconstruction steps in large projects such as the Hyatt Regency Hotel, some instruction in theroles and responsibilities of each entity is presented and discussed with the students before

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William Travis Horton, Purdue University

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a waiting list for placement as demand has continued toexceed capacity.Service-learning has been integrated as a curricular or co-curricular connection for several of thelearning communities10. Historically, these were self-contained projects within the first-yearprogram. Limitations on the scope of these projects include the capabilities of the first-yearstudents and the short duration of the academic period. While these efforts were beingundertaken, a large service-learning design program was developed that involved students fromall four years, first-year to senior. There were opportunities to link the first-year experience withthe larger program through the learning community.EPICS ProgramEPICS is an engineering-centered

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FPD 6: Course Content and Educational Strategies

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lydia Prendergast, Rutgers, School of Engineering; Eugenia Etkina, Rutgers University

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experience affects retention and success of engineeringstudents. Many studies document positive effects of interventions that involve active learningapproaches. In this paper we summarize the factors affecting retention and satisfaction inengineering, provide an overview of active learning methodologies, and describe an interventionthat combines three of such methodologies (project-based learning, inquiry-based learning, andcollaborative learning) in a first-year introduction to engineering course at Rutgers – School ofEngineering, a mid-sized engineering institution. The course had positive effects on retention andsatisfaction of engineering students. Specifically we found that three-year retention increased by19%; and students reported higher

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FPD 6: Course Content and Educational Strategies

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Victoria E. Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Everaldo Marques de Aguiar Jr., University of Notre Dame; G. Alex Ambrose, University of Notre Dame; Leo H. McWilliams, University of Notre Dame; Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Nitesh Chawla, University of Notre Dame

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Paper ID #9712Integration of ePortfolios in a First Year Engineering Course for MeasuringStudent EngagementDr. Victoria E Goodrich, University of Notre DameMr. Everaldo Marques de Aguiar Jr., University of Notre DameDr. G. Alex Ambrose, University of Notre Dame G. Alex Ambrose, the Interim Coordinator of the Notre Dame E-Portfolio Engagement Project (nDEEP), currently serves as an Academic Advisor and Co-director of the Balfour Hesburgh Scholars Program in The First Year of Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Alex is a Google Certified Teacher, Google Apps in Education Certified Trainer, and founder of Googlios.com. He is

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FPD 11: Culminating Considerations

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Silvia Husted, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Judith Virginia Gutierrez; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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exerciseseffective.2-4 This paper will describe in detail how a second semester cornerstone (and pillar)course (Introduction to Chemical, Food, and Environmental Engineering Design) for theseundergraduate degrees at Universidad de las Américas Puebla (Mexico) is helping to achievethese objectives, as well as its alignment with the Investment Theory of Creativity (ITC)developed by Sternberg and Lubart.5-8Creativity assessment was grounded on the Consensual Assessment Technique that is based onthe idea that the best measure of creativity regardless of what is being evaluated, is theassessment by experts in that field.9 The two major projects from this course were presented toexperts in the field that assessed student creative thinking by means of a rubric

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FPD 3: Retention

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen A. Ossman, University of Cincinnati; Jeff Kastner, University of Cincinnati; F. James Boerio, University of Cincinnati; Joni A. Torsella, University of Cincinnati

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roots of numbers and the sine orcosine of angles, respectively. One of the array application labs involves searching through agenome sequence to identify start and end codons for genes. The course culminates with an end-of-semester group project requiring the students to use MATLAB® to develop a solution to anopen-ended design problem.In the Engineering Models II course, the attention turns from developing computing proficiencyto using MATLAB® in engineering applications and providing context to the other STEMcourses required of the first-year engineering students. Here, students are introduced to statisticsand data analysis, numeric differentiation and integration, applications of differentiation andintegration, communications, basic mechanics

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FPD 8: Teaching Design in the First Year

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Tracy Volz, Rice University

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Paper ID #9120Assessing Knowledge and Application of the Design ProcessDr. Ann Saterbak, Rice UniversityDr. Tracy Volz, Rice University Tracy Volz, PhD, is the Director of Rice University’s Program in Writing and Communication. Prior to this role, she spent fourteen years teaching technical communication in the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership and in the Cain Project in Engineering and Professional Communication at Rice. In addition to working with Rice faculty and students, Dr. Volz has conducted communication seminars for professional engineering societies and corporations. Her scholarly interests focus on oral

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FPD 10: Teamwork

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth A Adams, Arizona State University; Claire L. A. Dancz, Arizona State University; Thomas P Seager, Arizona State University; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

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combinations of certain strengths succeed and others don't. Teamsfor a final project (design, construction, and race of solar powered cars) were formed based uponan understanding of conative strengths and team synergy gained from the interim project. Resultsfrom peer evaluations of teamwork and teammate satisfaction on the solar car project show thatstudents were highly satisfied with the conative approach.IntroductionABET outcome Criterion 3 (d) requires that universities teach students to function productivelyas part of a multidisciplinary team. This study analyzes the effectiveness of teaching students tounderstand their instinctive behavioral strengths in regards to teamwork activities with the hopethat this understanding leads to increased team

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan Fries, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Ryan W. Krauss, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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- sign course, he has taught courses in mechatronics, controls, vibrations, dynamics and robotics as well as senior design. Page 24.150.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 An Analysis of First Year Students’ Changing Perceptions of Engineering Design and PracticeIntroductionA vast body of literature is available to guide freshman engineering introductory courses. Thispaper builds on three key pillars within the literature that focus on 1) project-oriented learning, 2)team-based learning, and 3) freshman design experiences. Design experiences at

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FPD 8: Teaching Design in the First Year

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica E.S. Swenson, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Ethan E. Danahy, Tufts University

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in project-based courses.Dr. Merredith D Portsmore, Tufts University Dr. Merredith Portsmore is the Associate Director for Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Out- reach (www.ceeo.tufts.edu). Merredith received all four of her degrees from Tufts (B.A. English, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, M.A. Education, PhD in Engineering Education). Her research interests focus on how children engage in designing and constructing solutions to engineering design problems and eval- uating students’ design artifacts. Her outreach work focuses on creating resources for K-12 educators to support engineering education in the classroom. She is also the founder of STOMP (stompnetwork.org), and LEGOengineering.com

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FPD 2: Building Community

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caroline Liron, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Heidi M. Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Jayathi Raghavan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Bereket Berhane, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

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plotting.An overarching idea behind the SLC is to help students realize that the topics of Calculus I,Physics I, and Programming are most effective when used together in engineering. Theseconcepts in engineering applications are not siloed and nor should the coursework be. Thereforeto address this conceptual misalignment, all three faculty developed mini-projects, or specificassignments incorporating concepts from each of the three disciplines. All three facultycollaboratively developed the real-world application problems that required leveragingknowledge horizontally across all three courses.The bold faced common themes were then mapped to provide a framework in the developmentof the interdisciplinary mini-projects. It was critical to ensure the

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FPD 4: Peers and Perceptions

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Pow, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, RIT; María Helguera, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Pieri, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology; Sadie Wolters; Michael Glynn Augspurger, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology; Briana A. Neuberger, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology; Victoria Scholl, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Bondi, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #9492The Use Of Peer Evaluations In A Non-Traditional First Year System DesignClassMr. Joseph Pow, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, RIT Joe Pow is the Associate Director of the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He was the designer and first instructor of a new non-traditional project-based course for incoming Imaging Science freshmen which has had a transformational impact on the Cen- ter. Prior to his arrival at RIT, he was a project manager for the Department of Defense, where he was responsible for the development and production of a wide

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FPD 8: Teaching Design in the First Year

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Scott Bates, University of Utah

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semester, studentsbegin to develop problem and needs statements. Those statements begin to take shape as theybegin to identify marketing requirements, design specifications and begin the design process.Students are placed on interdisciplinary teams where they create innovative conceptual solutionsto some of the grand challenges. The conceptual design project in the course has helped studentsrealize where their interests lie. Furthermore, students begin to understand how their corecoursework relates to both the design process and their future engineering courses. In addition to conceptual design, students in the class are introduced to researchhappening within the College of Engineering through both tours of research facilities as well

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FPD 8: Teaching Design in the First Year

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wallace Martindell Catanach III, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Christopher Stephen Smith, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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, and other leaves. The rake must be designed so that the user will be able to exertdownward force despite his or her disability.Assessment strategies to collect data to determine the students' perceptions of the learningexperience in the Product Challenge Project include a post-survey and a focus group with asample of students enrolled in the class. The process of developing a product is drawn from thefirst author’s personal experiences working in industry. This paper will describe the instructionaldesign process, the learning objectives and student perceptions of learning in this designchallenge project in a first year design course. This paper will be of interest for those who teachfirst year engineering students.IntroductionThere are

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FPD 10: Teamwork

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David W. Gatchell PhD, Northwestern University; Bruce Ankenman, Northwestern University; Penny L. Hirsch, Northwestern University; Adam Goodman; Koshonna Brown, Northwestern University Center for Leadership

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which all engineering freshmen work on real design projects for real clients.Prof. Adam GoodmanMs. Koshonna Brown, Northwestern University Center for Leadership Koshonna Brown is a Life Science doctoral student at Northwestern University. As a fellow with North- western University’s Center for Leadership, she analyzes the date collected through the Center’s online assessment tools. Such assessments allow students and faculty to reflect and develop their own leadership and apply lessons and insights gained to current leadership challenges and positions. Page 24.1048.1 c American

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FPD 6: Course Content and Educational Strategies

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian M. Frank P.Eng., Queen's University; Behnam Behinaein Hamgini, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Queen's University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering, Queen’s University Page 24.280.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Collaborative cloud-based documents for real-time bi-directional feedback in large lecture activitiesAbstractThis paper presents a pilot project that uses cloud-based documents to provide bi-directional feedbackon open-ended contextualized activities. The course setting is a first year engineering design andprofessional practice course of approximately 700 students, taught in three sections, at Queen’sUniversity, a medium-sized research-intensive

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FPD 7: Beyond Course Content

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E. Canney PE, Seattle University

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% of the students who did not change inSR and 25% of the students who decreased in SR. Common themes of the courses that werediscussed by the students were international, community, ethics, service learning projects, anddevelopment. The survey also gathered information about students’ participation in volunteeractivities. Students who showed a positive change in SR had the highest average volunteerfrequency scores of 11.1, compared to average volunteer frequency scores of 9.9 and 9.0 forgroups of students with no change or negative changes in SR scores, respectively. The resultssuggest that courses and volunteer experiences may be effective ways to positively influencestudents’ views of SR. On-going research will explore changes in students as

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ishbah Cox, Purdue University, Band and Orchestra Department; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Assessment (i2e2a). She ob- tained a B.S. in mathematics from Spelman College, a M.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody College of Vanderbilt Univer- sity. Her teaching interests relate to the professional development of graduate engineering students and to leadership, policy, and change in STEM education. Primary research projects explore the preparation Page 24.302.1 of graduate students for diverse careers and the development of reliable and valid engineering education assessment tools. She is a NSF Faculty Early Career (CAREER