Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Focusing on Student Success

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nisha Abraham, University of Texas, Austin; Nina Kamath Telang, University of Texas, Austin

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​, 2006.[13] Ricardo, J., Guide, V. G., Hanson, A., Auzenne, M., & Williamson, S., “Enhancing criticalthinking skills of civil engineering students through Supplemental Instruction”, ​ConferenceProceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference,​ Honolulu,Hawaii, 2007.[14] Malm, J. Bryngfors, L., Fredriksson, J., “Impact of Supplemental Instruction on dropout andgraduation rates: an example from 5-year engineering programs”, Journal of Peer Learning, 11,2018, 76-88.[15] Malm, J., Bryngfors, L., & Morner, L.-L., “Benefits of guiding Supplemental Instructionsessions for SI leaders: A case study for engineering education at a Swedish University”, ​Journalof Peer Learning​, 5(1), 2012.[16] Wilson, C., Steele, A

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Professional Skill Development

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leila Keyvani, Northeastern University; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University

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listening are key to success in a highly collaborative working environment [6].Studies have shown that involving students in engineering projects helps improve technical andinterpersonal communication within teams, with the suppliers of technical parts, and non-engineers. It has also helped improve English writing skills for international students [7].One would expect engineering students to possess high levels of these skills upon graduation;however, the results of past surveys show that engineering students are inadequately equipped tomeet this need [8-9]. Although engineering students are typically required to communicate theirdesign to a broader audience at the end of the senior capstone course, there is not much emphasisand attempt to provide

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Professional Skill Development

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

María del Carmen Garcia-Higuera, Universidad Panamericana; Rocio Chavez-Telleria, Universidad Panamericana; Armando Alemán-Juárez, Universidad Panamericana ; Isabel Joaquina Niembro García P.E., Universidad Panamericana

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First-Year Programs

the last 60 years, engineering graduation rates have been around 50% [4]; similarly, inMexico, engineering graduation rates barely achieve 40%. A review of the literature conductedby Geisinger and Raman [4] identified a set of factors that contribute to the attrition of students.These factors include classroom and academic environment including teaching and advising,grades and conceptual understanding, self-efficacy and self-confidence determined by highschool preparation in math and science among others. Engineering educators have argued thatpersonal and socio-economic factors can contribute to the attrition of students; however, there isa proportion of engineering students that leave because of the educational system. Studies haveshown that