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Technical Session III

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2018 FYEE Conference

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Jonathan Elliot Gaines, University of South Florida

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based outreach program that uses undergraduate students to mentor middle school youth. 2018 FYEE Conference: Glassboro, New Jersey Jul 25 Full Paper: Re-imagining a first year design course to incorporate service-learning while minimizing traditional challengesIntroductionFoundations of Engineering Lab (EGN3000L) is a 1 credit hour introduction to engineeringcourse taught to interdisciplinary first year students in the College of Engineering at theUniversity of South Florida. Traditionally, the course is taught as non-service-learning throughmultiple, unrelated design projects. The projects prior to the Fall 2017 semester were simple,exposing students to engineering design with limited

Conference Session

Technical Session IV

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2018 FYEE Conference

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Cecelia M. Wigal, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

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Paper ID #24464Art for All Design CollaborationDr. Cecelia M. Wigal, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Wigal, Cecelia M.: BSEE, Ohio Northern University, 1985; MSEE, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1991; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1998. Employment History: Sundstrand Corporation, Project Engineer 1985-1998; University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), Assist, Assoc, Full Professor, 1999 - present. Assist , Assoc Dean UTC College of Engineering and Computer Science, 2009-2014. Dr. Wigal’s pri- mary areas of interest and expertise include complex process and system analysis in industry and service systems

Conference Session

Technical Session VI

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2018 FYEE Conference

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John Edward Miller, Baylor University; Brandon Herrera, Baylor University

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2018 FYEE Conference: Glassboro, New Jersey Jul 25 Full Paper: Tangible Electricity - Audio Amplifier and SpeakerAbstractProjects help students connect concepts to physical reality and allow students to experience theprocess of design, construction, and testing. Finding suitable projects can be difficult. Theyshould be challenging yet enjoyable, demonstrate the concepts in an understandable way, tangible(hands-on), not cost too much, and not require too much time of either students or instructors.This paper describes one such project: soldering an audio amplifier and building a speaker. Theprimary goal of this project was to make electrical engineering tangible, as early students (orthose in other disciplines) often complain that

Conference Session

Technical Session III

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2018 FYEE Conference

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Mary Fraley, Michigan Technological University; Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University

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projects developed encompassed seven critical skills, they do not “hook” students early in theirclassifications (Student Life, Assistive Technologies, college career. Courses that engage students in hands-onOutdoor Activities, Appliances, Personal Use innovation and entrepreneurial activities are one way toConveniences, Environmental/Road Management/Office create that hook. At Michigan Technological University, weArrangement, and Phone/Portable Technologies). Over piloted modifications in a first-year engineering course thatthe course of the semester student teams completed allow students the opportunity to learn about innovation andproject deliverables. This

Conference Session

Technical Session III

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2018 FYEE Conference

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BALRAJ SUBRA MANI, New Jersey Institute of Technology; I. Joga Rao, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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, Determination, and striving for Excellence, in thisendeavor. This represents the art of building character in the minds of the young students.Non-pedagogical as it may be, that is exactly what we did in 2010 in a pilot project and found itvery rewarding. That is what we continued to do since then making this program a success. Thispaper describes the steps in this systematic approach to implement RE.What is reverse engineering?Experience is the teacher of all things. [2] RE is an invaluable learning experience and ateaching tool. It is “a scientific method of taking something apart in order to figure out how itworks.” [3] The technique does involve “an act that would otherwise be considered a copyrightviolation.” [3] Whereas, “copyright law has allowed

Conference Session

Technical Session IX

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2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Roger J Marino P.E., Drexel University; Gabriel R Burks, Drexel University; Matthew N VanKouwenberg, Drexel University; Brandon B. Terranova, Drexel University

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education assessment, reform, and educational psychology.Matthew N VanKouwenberg, Drexel University Matthew N VanKouwenberg is a Master Teacher with Drexel’s DragonsTeach program. He has helped students develop methods for cleaning water and sustainably generating electricity and heat locally and around the world through programs including Engineers Without Borders. He has also led and assisted in teacher professional development efforts centered upon authentic projects for USAID and the US govern- ment in Africa, the Middle East, Central and South America.Prof. Brandon B. Terranova, Drexel University Dr. Terranova is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the College of Engineering at Drexel University. In his current role

Conference Session

Technical Session II

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2018 FYEE Conference

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Jenahvive K. Morgan, Michigan State University

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Michigan. 2018 FYEE Conference: Glassboro, New Jersey Jul 25 Full Paper: Examination of the Development of Grit in First-Year Engineering StudentsIntroductionThis paper describes a first-year engineering course, and the students’ responses to a grit study.Since this course is a first-year engineering course, and students are faced with difficult decisionsduring their freshman year, the discussion of grit is pertinent to the experiences that the studentsare facing. This first-year engineering course is an introduction to engineering design, wherestudents work on interdisciplinary team design projects. There is a lecture and a lab each week,and the lecture topics discuss project

Conference Session

Technical Session IV

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2018 FYEE Conference

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Katie Loughmiller, Kansas State University; Julia A Keen P.E., Kansas State University; Katherine Marie Benton, Kansas State University

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Paper ID #24420Improve Recruitment and Retention Based on Student InterestsMrs. Katie Loughmiller, Kansas State University Katie Loughmiller is an Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering and Construction Science at Kansas State University holding the Martin K. Eby Distinguished Professorship. Her specific areas of interest include construction scheduling, construction finance, and retention and recruitment in STEM fields. Katie Loughmiller received her Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Science in Management from Kansas State University. As a professional, she worked as a Project Engineer and Project

Conference Session

Technical Session I

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2018 FYEE Conference

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Liang Li Wu, University of California, Irvine; Gregory N. Washington, University of California, Irvine

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two-quarter first-year engineering developed and implemented living-learning communities toprogram and the course impact on women and enhance persistence [5].underrepresented students. The first-year engineering We implemented a two-quarter first-year experientialcourse focused on team-based experiential learning and learning class, which focused on design-build-test of a hands-taught the concept of engineering design through two on project. To provide better community support for femalehands-on projects, where students acquired engineering and URM students, team-based learning was implemented.skills in CAD, basic machining, fabrication, circuitry and Two

Conference Session

Technical Session II

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2018 FYEE Conference

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Tiago R Forin, Rowan University

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University, all freshmen engineering students have to take part in a uniquecourse known as Freshmen Course. This course belongs to a series of courses that is unique tothe University’s engineering program. In this course, faculty are given freedom to initiate theirown projects within the sections they are teaching. In this case, the author instructors a givensection of Freshmen Course. Within that course, three assignments are given that help studentsexplore engineering and its intersections with society. These intersections can includeinterdisciplinary work, race, gender, class, ethics, and anything that can have potential impactwithin a society. This paper goes over the initial attempt to have these assignments integratedwithin the students

Conference Session

Technical Session VI

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2018 FYEE Conference

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Sheila Erin Youngblood, Cameron University; Irene Camilla Corriette, Cameron University ; Tyler C Bishop, Cameron University

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STEM related academies.Enrichment OpportunitiesDuring the CU Engineering and Applied Mathematics Summer Academy, selected high schoolstudents work in teams and apply mathematics through the engineering design process toresearch, design, test, and redesign a project. Since its inception in 2016, projects includedesigning (i) a rocket that safely transports an egg, (ii) a windmill that can charge a cellphone,and (iii) a portable water purification system. In addition to the design competition, teams createPowerPoint presentations focused on reflection and participate in an Academy JeopardyCompetition. The academy collaborates with industry in the form of industry tours related to thecontent of the academy and professional talks with networking

Conference Session

Technical Session VI

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2018 FYEE Conference

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Rebecca R Essig, Purdue University Fort Wayne; Kimberly Warren O'Connor, Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne; S. Scott Moor P.E., Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Sara Marie Thomas

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retention. Some are difficult for educators to addresssuch as family support, a student’s minority status, socio-economic status, etc [1]. However,other areas such as a student’s engagement in the campus community [2][3], relationships withother students [1], and understanding how to use campus resources[3], are addressable withinintroductory courses. For this project, researchers present preliminary results from a studydesigned to increase student retention in a first-year engineering program by implementingcourse activities that encourage students to become engaged in the campus community and betterunderstand how to use existing campus resources.The pilot study occurred during the fall 2017 semester at a regional university that catersprimarily

Conference Session

Technical Session II

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Richard Tyler Cimino, ExEEd Department, Rowan University; Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University

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independently, but the students were always recruitedfrom the same two sections of the course (n-range 28-34). This study was approved by theinstitutional review board at the University (IRB# PRO2017002152) and may form the basis of along-term project in the future. The tests consisted of two related instruments – the Defining Issues Test version 2 (DIT-2) [8] and the Engineering Ethical Reasoning Instrument (EERI) [9]. The DIT-2 is used to assessthe moral judgement of individuals when faced with ethical dilemmas. In this test, a specific setof five (5) ethical dilemmas is presented to the individual, who must decide how to solve eachdilemma. The individual is then presented with a series of statements suggesting how they madetheir decision

Conference Session

Technical Session IV

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Christopher McComb, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Jessica Dolores Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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; Besterfield-Sacre [14] employed model-eliciting activities as assessments ofundergraduate engineering students’ problem-solving capabilities. Despite these studies, it isstill difficult for educators to implement authentic summative assessments for first-year studentsin design classrooms. Thus, many educators employ more authentic tasks for formativeassessments and projects, but not for summative assessment.While assessing students’ engineering design process, first year engineering students are alsodeveloping the affective and regulatory competencies required for engineering success, such asself-efficacy in design, in math, and in engineering overall. Self-efficacy is skill-specificconfidence in one’s ability to succeed in spite of difficulty [15