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WIP: Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Design-Based Projects

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Shankar Ramakrishnan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Deana Delp

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Paper ID #20913Instilling Entrepreneurial Mindset by Vertical Integration of Engineering ProjectsShankar Ramakrishnan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Dr. Shankar Ramakrishnan received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University. He is currently part of the engineering education team in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Currently he designs the curriculum for the freshman engineering program at the Polytechnic campus of the Arizona State University. He also designs and teaches engineering design courses in the first and sophomore years at ASU. His interests

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WIP: Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Classroom Practices

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Melinda Holtzman, Portland State University; Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University

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department-wide changes in curriculum with emphasis on project- and lab-based instruction and learning. His research interests are in the areas of engineering education, semiconductor device characterization, design and simulation, signal integrity and THz sensors. He is a member of IEEE and ASEE. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Session W1A Work-in-Progress - An Introductory Course in Electrical Engineering: Lessons Learned and Continuing Challenges Melinda Holtzman and Branimir Pejcinovic

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WIP: Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Design-Based Projects

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Kirsten Heikkinen Dodson, Lipscomb University; Kerry E Patterson, Lipscomb University; Joseph B Tipton Jr., Lipscomb University

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current engineering curricula lacks thehuman-centered design. The students will be introduced ability to prepare their students for the following:to a five-step design process originally developed by  human-elements of designEngineering for Change. A fundamental aspect of this  real-world problem-solvingdesign process is its iterative nature and its inherent focuson the human at the center of the problem-solving This paper outlines an initial attempt to address these twoexperience. The design process will be presented to the main concerns in the engineering curriculum at Lipscombstudents through three interactive experiences. University. By

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WIP: Student Success & Development - Focus on Mentoring

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Emily Sandvall, Baylor University; Deanna Calder; Megan Harper, Baylor University; Zachary Bruce Jackson, Baylor University; Billy Joel Baker

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feel, but still incorporates developing personal Mentor in the classroom is consistently a highlight. Manyrelationships, academic advice from the upperclassmen, and articulate that they enjoy getting a “real” perspective on lifea supportive environment for the first-year students [7]. as an engineering major and appreciate the connections that are created by integrating an upper-division student in the NEW STUDENT EXPERIENCE experience. Another theme that is consistently expressed inThe New Student Experience at Baylor University consists these assessments is that of community. Students areof a variety of components

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WIP: Student Success & Development - Focus on Self-Efficacy

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Kayla Nicole Arnsdorff; Ashley Tingting Chen; Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Steffen Peuker, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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- Regulated Learning Profiles of Students Taking a Foundational Engineering Course. Journal of Engineering Education, 2015. 104(1): p. 74-100.8. Lawanto, O., et al., Comparing Self-Regulated Learning of Secondary Shool Students and College Freshmen during an Engineering Design Project. Journal of STEM Education, 2013. 14(4).9. Lawanto, O., et al., An Exploratory Study of Self- Regulated Learning Strategies in a Design Project by Students in Grades 9-12. Design & Technology Education, 2013. 18(1): p. 44-57.10. Turns, J.A., et al. Integrating reflection into engineering education. in 121st ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. http://scholar. google. com. hk/scholar

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WIP: Engineering Education Research - Focus on Engagement

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Lauren Miranda Lingar; Abbey Williams; Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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in-class activities prescribed for the course. Thus it isclassroom pedagogy. The flipped classroom is an important that we investigate the impact that studenteducational concept that is growing in popularity, where motivation has on successful performance in our first-yearthe traditional class-lecture and home-work are inverted flipped programming course as the difference in motivationto home-lecture and class-work. This work focuses on the may explain our previous study results.formation of motivational profiles of studentsparticipating in the flipped classroom environment. LITERATURE REVIEWBased on the theory of intrinsic motivation, we used a I

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Student Success & Development - Focus on Academic Support

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Kristine K. Craven, Tennessee Technological University; Elizabeth L Hutchins, Tennessee Tech University

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lessened awareness of engineering as it relates to one’sindividual study habits for each different learning style on his surroundings and to current world events. [11] For ourweb site. [8] Understanding one's individual learning style purposes, it was decided that each presentation shouldand adapting specific habits in regards to the process of incorporate an engineer (or working team of engineers)learning can optimize the time allotted to studying. Further, associated with the student's chosen topic into their project inrecognizing professors who teach using a different style will an effort to build the student's perception of the human factorhelp students to adjust their own efforts in understanding the integral

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Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Classroom Practices

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Hamid Rad, Washington State University

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., “Engaging Freshman Experience: The Key to Retention?”, Proceedings of the 2009 ASEE Annual Conference on Engineering Topics Covered in this Course: Education, Austin, TX, June 14-17.[6] Sheppard, S. D., 1992, "Mechanical Dissection: An Experience in 1. Overview of Mechanical Engineering Profession How Things Work," Proceedings of the Engineering Education: 2. Engineering problem solving Curriculum Innovation & Integration, Santa Barbara, CA. 3. Forces, Materials, and Stresses[7] Sheppard, S., 1992, "Dissection as a Learning Tool," Proceedings of

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Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Design-Based Projects

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Jack Bringardner, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Gunter W. Georgi P.E., NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering; Victoria Bill, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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Paper ID #20882Examples of Free Choice Open-Ended Design Projects in a First-Year Engi-neering CourseDr. Jack Bringardner, NYU Tandon School of Engineering Jack Bringardner is an Assistant Professor in the First-Year Engineering Program at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. He studied civil engineering and received his B.S. from the Ohio State University and his M.S and Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin. His primary focus is developing curriculum, mentoring students, and engineering education research, particularly in the Introduction to Engineering and Design course at NYU. He is the Webmaster for the ASEE First

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Student Success & Development - Focus on Mentoring

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Mona Hemmati, Colorado State University; Alistair Cook, Colorado State University; Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University

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department, the curriculum studies. Consequently, students feel more engaged in theirof the first-year course entitled “Engineering Graphics education and this open the door to be more passionate aboutand Computing” has been changed through an addition their learning in universities [2].of a design project. This project is based on the Project-Based Service Learning (PBSL) is one of theEngineering without Borders (EWB) Challenge methodologies that have been used to apply the concept of(www.ewbchallenge.org) which lets the first-year service learning in which the students are assigned to workengineering students work on an international project, on a real

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Issues in the First Year - Focus on Self-Efficacy

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Lee Kemp Rynearson, Campbell University; Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Campbell University

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Campbell University’s School of Engineering is in thedevelopment of engineering identity. As part of the first- unique position of developing a new engineering programyear experience, methods employed to foster community within a liberal arts context. In addition to providing high-and identity development included four main avenues quality engineering coursework, the faculty are workingalong with three cross-cutting themes. The four main together to provide consistent messaging and intentionalavenues for development were the first-year engineering departmental norms and practices across an integrated(FYE) design course sequence, an FYE seminar, engineering curriculum. In the 2016

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Issues in the First Year - Focus on Classroom Activities

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Shankar Ramakrishnan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Paper ID #20874A competency-based flipped classroom for a first year hands-on engineeringdesign courseShankar Ramakrishnan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Dr. Shankar Ramakrishnan received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University. He is part of the engineering education team in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Currently he designs the curriculum for the freshman engineering program. He also designs and teaches engineering design courses in the first and sophomore years. His interests include active teaching methods and pedagogies for increased student

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Engineering Education Research - Focus on Engineering Design

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2017 FYEE Conference

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FELIX ORLANDO MARTINEZ-RIOS, Universidad Panamericana

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, felix.martinez@up.edu.mxAbstract - The a-k outcomes established by Accreditation All Engineering programs have shared Mathematics andBoard for Engineering and Technology (ABET) for Basic Sciences subjects such as: Differential Calculus,Engineering students in their self-assessment framework, Integral Calculus, Algebra, Vector Calculus, Differentialshould be reflected in the different subjects that taught to Equations, Electricity and Magnetism, Physics, Chemistrythe students of the first two years of the various and other courses of academic areas of humanities andengineering programs. On the other hand, in those first businesses.semesters, the vocation of the students

Conference Session

Student Success & Development - Focus on Mathematics

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Gary LeRoy Hunt, Boise State University

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to both the lecture and laboratory componentsand the focus of the new course is on improving of the course. We modified the lectures to focus on thestudents’ performance and retention in calculus, we mathematics topics emphasized in the Wright Stateevaluated the effectiveness of the new course by curriculum, including trigonometry, vectors, solvinglongitudinally tracking students’ success and persistence systems of equations, and derivatives and integrals. We alsoin subsequent engineering mathematics courses. The incorporated using Matlab, with an emphasis on using it as aresults of these analyses show that students’ tool to solve engineering mathematics problems

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Student Success & Development - Focus on Mathematics

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel; Ally Kindel Martin, The Citadel; Emily Kate Bierman, The Citadel

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where to find help. With many general problem solving sessions were dedicated time to reinforceeducation requirements in the curriculum, engineering that week’s math topics. Instructors could accomplish thisstudents typically do not experience in depth engineering in the extra one hour block (no lecture or new materialcoursework during the freshman year. However, it has been presented) or in smaller sessions during each class meeting.reported that success in an engineering program was highly The freshman math courses, Pre-calculus, Calculus I, andcorrelated to confidence in math, science, and computer Calculus II were four credit and four contact hours weeklyskills, Litzer et al. [4

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Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Design-Based Projects

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2017 FYEE Conference

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John Edward Miller, Baylor University; Carolyn Skurla, Baylor University

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an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Baylor Univer- sity. 2017 FYEE Conference: Daytona Beach, Florida Aug 6 Session T2C First-year Redesign: LabVIEW, myRIO, EML, and More John Miller and Carolyn Skurla Baylor University, John_Miller1@baylor.edu, Carolyn_Skurla@baylor.eduAbstract - Over the past year, faculty at Baylor previously published [1]. One of the qualifying requirementsimplemented a new curriculum in a pilot course for first- is that

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Student Success & Development - Focus on Mathematics

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Sungwon Steven Kim, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Fall 2015 Fall 2016 in their Calculus I course, expressed how interesting it was Avg. S.D. Avg. S.D. to be able to utilize the math that they had learned in solvingDo you feel the Mechanical 3.85 0.67 4.12 0.78 an engineering problem.Engineeringprogram/curriculum is The above is an example of why Calculus I is the mathengaging? course that all engineering programs start with for theirDo you feel the Mechanical 4.22 0.79 4.51 0.62 freshman students. The implication is that the students thatEngineering

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2017 FYEE Conference

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James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Lisa K Davids, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

Paper ID #20916Adopting Evidence-based Instruction through Video-Annotated Peer ReviewDr. James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach James J. Pembridge is an Assistant Professor in the Freshman Engineering Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He earned a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, M.A. Education in Curriculum and Instruction, and Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. His research has focused on mentoring as pedagogy for project-based courses and understanding the adult learning characteristics of undergraduate students.Ms. Lisa K Davids, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and collaborative teaching methods has been supported by the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation and his team received Best Paper awards from the Journal of Engineering Education in 2008 and 2011 and from the IEEE Transactions on Education in 2011 and 2015. Dr. Ohland is Chair of the IEEE Curriculum and Pedagogy Committee and an ABET Program Evaluator for ASEE. He was the 2002–2006 President of Tau Beta Pi and is a Fellow of the ASEE, IEEE, and AAAS. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Session W1ABuilding

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Leroy L. Long III, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Matthew A. Verleger Ph.D. (He/His/Him), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Heidi M Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He earned a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, M.A. Education in Curriculum and Instruction, and Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. His research has focused on mentoring as pedagogy for project-based courses and understanding the adult learning characteristics of undergraduate students.Dr. Leroy L. Long III, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach Dr. Leroy L. Long III is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Fundamentals at Embry-Riddle Aeronau- tical University in Daytona Beach, FL. He earned his PhD in STEM Education with a focus on Engineer- ing Education within the Department of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University (OSU). He

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Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Design-Based Projects

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Dani Fadda P.E., University of Texas, Dallas; Oziel Rios, University of Texas, Dallas

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aspect of freshman engineering courses. Gaines et. The students conduct research and brainstorm different trussal. [1] presented an introduction to engineering course with designs. Once they select a design, they generate a set ofhands-on engineering design projects for several engineering equations to model the truss, solve these equations usingdisciplines. Hargather [2] presented and integrated lecture- MATLAB, and determine the load in each of the truss’lab course to replace traditional free-standing lecture and lab members. Finally, they fabricate their prototypes using verycourses. Swenson [3] wrote about freshman engineering simple materials and subject the prototypes to testing. Theycourse where