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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University; David Andrew Story, Sonoma State University; David Anthony House, Sonoma State University; Robert Evan Rowlands, Gap Wireless

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Paper ID #22478Aksense: A General-purpose Wireless Controlling and Monitoring Device forTeaching First-year Electrical and Computer EngineeringDr. Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University Farid Farahmand is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Science at Sonoma State University, CA, where he teaches Advanced Networking and Digital Systems. He is also the director of Advanced Internet Technology in the Interests of Society Laboratory. Farid’s research interests are optical networks, applications of wireless sensor network technology to medical fields, delay tolerant networks. He is also interested in

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First-year Programs Division: Online Learning

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary; Mohammad Moshirpour, University of Calgary; Mahmood Moussavi, University of Calgary; Laleh Behjat P.Eng., University of Calgary; Yasaman Amannejad, University of Calgary

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multiple team projects anddeliverables. ENGG 233 is a required first-year technical course that introduces foundationalconcepts in programming and software engineering to all students, regardless of their intendedprogram.In 2015, ENGG 233 was redesigned to focus on algorithmic thinking through exploratory andapplied learning, as opposed to syntax-focused programming education [Pears, 2007]. Thisresulted in a course format similar to ENGG 200.Both courses have a significant regular laboratory component, where students are given theopportunity to collaborate with peers and receive coaching from instructors and teachingassistants. In these laboratory sessions, students work on exploratory exercises and larger design-based projects. This interactive

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First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 2: Identity and Sense of Belonging

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David R. Ely, Ivy Tech Community College, Lafayette; Jason E. Bice, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kendra A. Erk, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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granular materials. In 2008, he was awarded the Merck Research Laboratories Fellowship in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, Material Science, and Engineering. After receiving his Ph.D., Dr. Ely conducted postdoctoral research in Duesseldorf, Germany at the Heinrich-Heine University where he extended current dissolution models to predict nano-particle dissolution kinetics. Upon returning to the States, he worked as a postdoctoral research assistant at the School of Materials Engineering at Purdue University where he spent two and one-half years modeling high performance electrochemical systems with complex microstructures including and beyond Li-ion chemistries at the atomistic, mesoscale, and continuum levels in order

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First-year Programs Division: Best Papers

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew H. Phillips, Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; David A. Delaine, Ohio State University

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mathematics. As a Graduate Teaching Associate for the Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors program, he is heavily involved with developing and teaching laboratory content, leading the maintenance of the in-house robotics controller, and managing the devel- opment of the robotics project.Dr. Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University Krista Kecskemety is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University. Krista received her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering at The Ohio State Uni- versity in 2006 and received her M.S. from Ohio State in 2007. In 2012, Krista completed her Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering at Ohio State. Her engineering education research interests include

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First-year Programs Division: Retention

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ordel Brown, Northwestern University; Robin A.M. Hensel Ed.D., West Virginia University; Melissa Lynn Morris, West Virginia University; Joseph Dygert, West Virginia University

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doctorate in mechanical engineering in 2011, all from WVU. At WVU, she has previously served as the Undergraduate and Outreach Advisor for the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department and the Assistant Director of the Center for Building Energy Efficiency. She has previously taught courses such as Thermodynamics, Thermal Fluids Laboratory, and Guided Missiles Systems, as well as serving as a Senior Design Project Advisor for Mechanical Engineering Students. Her research interests include energy and thermodynamic related topics. Since 2007 she has been actively involved in recruiting and outreach for the Statler College, as part of this involvement Dr. Morris frequently makes presentations to groups of K-12

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FPD and DEEDs Joint Postcard Sessions

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jillian Beth Schmidt, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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indicating that basic microcontroller programmingknowledge would have been valuable not only for completing the projects in the introductorydesign course, but also for use in upper level engineering courses and projects of personalinterest. Not only were students eager to learn microcontroller basics, instructors also recognizedthat by introducing students to these skills, the resulting projects may be higher quality and therange of design challenges that can be assigned may be broadened.Use of microcontroller technology in freshman level courses is not new, and these concepts havebeen taught through in-person laboratory instruction with positive results at numerousuniversities [2], [3], [6]. Additionally, multiple universities have employed a

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FPD and DEEDs Joint Postcard Sessions

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Daniels; Sophia T. Santillan, Duke University; Ann Saterbak, Duke University

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language such as MATLAB, and a few on full-semester, client-baseddesign projects, all seek to increase retention and improve understanding of engineering conceptsat an early stage. Below, a few of many quality program are described; these were selected becausethey highlight and assess topics of interest to our program, including creativity, real-world designchallenges, and development of technical skills and self-confidence. With the intention of exhibiting that engineering is a creative process and increasinginterest in electrical and computer engineering (ECE), The University of Alabama developed adesign laboratory freshmen course for ECE students [12]. In this course, the creative process forthe students’ designs included brainstorming

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First-year Programs Division: Student Success

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hossein Rahemi, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Amir Elzawawy , Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Margaret Ducharme, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology

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program, students were introduced to aerodynamics design as anexample of applied engineering. They learned the basic formulation of fluid mechanicsequations, which lead to application of continuity and Bernoulli’s equations. Students had anopportunity to verify these equations through hands-on projects and direct measurements in thethermos-fluid laboratory. Also, students were introduced to basic force analysis on aerodynamicvehicles, with an emphasis on lift generation airfoils. They were also given the opportunity touse simulation tools to better understand flow properties and their effect on the aerodynamicloads.Through this session of the SEE program, students were introduced to both theoretical andexperimental topics related to

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First-year Programs Division: Collection

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Timothy J. Jacobs, Texas A&M University; Mark Weichold, Texas A&M University

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leading supply chain and operations management journals, and 47 peer reviewed conference proceedings articles in these areas. He has B.S. in ME, and both M.S. and Ph.D. in IE. He is a member of ASEE, INFORMS, and a senior member of IIE.Dr. Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University Dr. Michael D. Johnson is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and In- dustrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of

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First-year Programs Division: Retention

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maryam Darbeheshti, University of Colorado, Denver; Dakota Ryan Edmonds, University of Colorado, Denver

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, 2008[6] Knight, D.W., Carlson, L.W., Sullivan, J.F., “Integrated Teaching and Learning Program andStaying in Engineering: Impact of a Hands-On, Team-Based, First-Year Projects Course onStudent Retention,” Integrated Teaching and Learning Program and Laboratory,”http://itll.colorado.edu [December 2013]

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First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 1: Retention and Student Success Strategies

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qudsia Tahmina, Ohio State University at Marion

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program becausethe foundations built during the first year are a key to student’s success. There are about fourdifferent pathways for the First Year Experience in Engineering Program at this institution:Standard, Honors, Scholars and Transfers. The Standards Program is the focus of this paper as itthe only pathway offered at the regional campuses. The two courses sequence offered in thisprogram are: Fundamentals of Engineering I and Fundamentals of Engineering II. These courseshave two main components: lectures and hands-on labs. The topics covered in lecture provideskills for problem solving, critical thinking, ethical decision making, teamwork, communicationand presentation. The laboratory experiments provide a broad overview of

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FPD and DEEDs Joint Postcard Sessions

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gail Baura, Loyola University Chicago; Leanne Kallemeyn, Loyola University Chicago; Noe Arroyo; Vincent C.F. Chen, Loyola University Chicago; Allan Beale

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Biomed- ical Engineering degrees from Drexel University, and her PhD Bioengineering degree from the University of Washington. Between her graduate degrees, she worked as a loop transmission systems engineer at AT&T Bell Laboratories. She then spent 13 years in the medical device industry conducting medical de- vice research and managing research and product development at several companies. In her last industry position, Dr. Baura was Vice President, Research and Chief Scientist at CardioDynamics.Dr. Leanne Kallemeyn, Loyola University Chicago Leanne Kallemeyn, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in Research Methodologies at Loyola University Chicago. She teaches graduate-level courses in program evaluation

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First-Year Programs Division - Visualization and Mathematics

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt P.E., Lafayette College; Mary Roth P.E., Lafayette College

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a way of approaching the design process and asks howwe design to 1) preserve and rejuvenate this existing infrastructure, and 2) create newinfrastructure that will help to make our cities more sustainable. Students will use [the local city]as a laboratory to apply principles of reverse engineering to understand existing infrastructureand apply the design process to develop creative solutions to urban infrastructure problems.Engineering Failures: Lessons for the Future (Civil and Environmental Engineering –Instructor 5)Unless they are constructed and used entirely at sea, in the air, or in space, all structures aresupported by soil and/or rock for at least part of their design life. Geotechnical engineering is thearea of engineering that

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First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 1: Retention and Student Success Strategies

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth R. Kurban, University of Maryland, College Park; Paige E. Smith, University of Maryland, College Park; Kurubel Belay, University of Maryland

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housing for the duration of the three-weekprogram. The main goal of the FYSE program is to strengthen engineering-related mathematicsskills, with particular focus on pre-calculus and the application of engineering problem solving.Each day during the week, the students participate in several classroom and laboratory hours ofmath-intensive curriculum aligned with practicing and strengthening engineering problem-solving skills (see Appendix A for sample syllabus from 2017). From 2012, the coursework has 5been taught by three university faculty members and instructors and assisted by a graduateassistant and undergraduate teaching assistants. In

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First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 1: Retention and Student Success Strategies

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krystal S. Corbett, Louisiana Tech University

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Education. ASEE Board of Directors. June 2016,www.asee.org/about-us/the-organization/our-mission.[4] Big Beacon. 2012. Big Beacon Manifesto [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved fromhttp://bigbeacon.org/big-beacon-manifesto.pdf[5] Crittenden, K., Hall, D., Brackin, P. Living with the Lab: Sustainable Lab Experiences for FreshmanEngineering Students American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition,June 2010. 2010 Best Paper Award, Division of Experimentation and Laboratory Oriented Studies[6] Hall, D.E., Cronk, S.R., Brackin, P.D., Barker, J.M., Crittenden, K.B. Living with the Lab: ACurriculum to Prepare Freshman Students to Meet the Attributes of "The Engineer of 2020," AmericanSociety for Engineering Education Annual

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First-year Programs Division: Best Papers

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily Dringenberg, Ohio State University; Amena Shermadou, Ohio State University; Amy Rachel Betz, Kansas State University

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Engineering from Wright State University, in Day- ton, Ohio. Her experience with teaching first-year engineering students has led to research interests in curriculum development, student empowerment and the development of holistic engineers through the collaboration with engineering stakeholders.Prof. Amy Rachel Betz, Kansas State University Dr. Amy Betz is an Assistant Professor and the director of the Multiphase Microfluidics Laboratory at Kansas State University. She received her PhD from Columbia University and her Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the George Washington University. Her research aims to acquire new fundamental understanding of phase-change processes. She is passionate about research

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First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 1: Retention and Student Success Strategies

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily Knaphus-Soran, University of Washington; Ann Delaney, Boise State University; Katherine Christine Tetrick, Washington State University; Sonya Cunningham, University of Washington; Pamela Cosman, University of California, San Diego; Tanya D. Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jana Milford, University of Colorado, Boulder; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Kevin Pitts, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Michelle Ferrez, University of California, San Diego

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into future plans for makerspaces on the Boise State campus. As an undergraduate and graduate student, she has been involved with the Society of Women Engineers, and also taught a materials science laboratory course as a graduate teaching assis- tant. She has volunteered at numerous STEM outreach activities on and off of the Boise State campus throughout her time as a student and is passionate about increasing diversity in STEM and helping girls and women to recognize that STEM is a path that is open to them if they want to take it.Ms. Katherine Christine Tetrick, Washington State University Katherine directs the Washington STate Academic RedShirt (STARS) program at Washington State Uni- versity. She holds a Master