Conference Session

T2C: GIFTS - Session C

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Tracey Carbonetto, Pennsylvania State University, Allentown; Eileen M Grodziak

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Jul 28 Great Ideas for Teachers and Students: Mindfulness Practices for Engineering Students Tracey Carbonetto, Eileen Grodziak and Laura Cruz The Pennsylvania State University Engineering students benefit from clarity and focus while taking challenging classes.Engineering instructors employ various methods to cultivate focus through self-efficacy usingpractices intended to establish confidence and reduce apprehension. Lack of focus and clarityinterfere with an engineering student’s ability to learn especially when instructors are utilizingmethods to promote otherwise. Students in first-year engineering courses may be apprehensiveabout the decision to

Conference Session

M2C: Learning by Design 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University

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FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

Paper ID #27988Full Paper: Can a First Day Activity Help Raise Customer Awareness, anImportant Attribute of an Entrepreneurially Minded Engineer?Dr. Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University Dr. Haolin Zhu earned her BEng in Engineering Mechanics from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and her Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Cornell University, with a focus on computational solid mechanics. After receiving her Ph.D., Dr. Zhu joined Arizona State University as a full time Lecturer and became part of the freshman engineering education team in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. She currently holds the title of

Conference Session

T2C: GIFTS - Session C

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Laura Angell Hennessey, Engineering Advising Center, Penn State College of Engineering

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are generally mindful to consider the unique challenges faced by students fromunderrepresented groups and how students’ backgrounds and identities affect their academicexperiences. However, because the majority of our students are straight, white, cisgender males,advisors may be less aware of how their backgrounds and identities affect their academicexperiences. Although unintentional, treating white male engineering students as our “standard”students and students from underrepresented groups as our “special” students further normalizesthe white male standard in engineering education. This complex subject should be explored from a variety of perspectives. However, withthe goal of improving advising practices this GIFTS paper will focus

Conference Session

M3A: Learning in Context 1

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Hyunjae Park, MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY

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Park Marquette University, Hyunjae.Park@marquette.eduAbstract – The entrepreneurially minded learning (EML) through various course contents and activities. In order forpedagogical approach has been explicitly used and the students to consistently exercise and develop theirapplied in the freshman engineering discovery courses engineering skills and entrepreneurial mindset, they need todeveloped at Marquette University’s Opus College of be exposed to a number of challenges and opportunities toEngineering. These two-semester long courses offer new practice their creativity and engineering problem-solving andengineering students the opportunity to discover and

Conference Session

M1B: WIP - Learning Experiences 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Brianna L Dorie, Gonzaga University

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been shown as one of the key indicators forpersistence within academic and professional spaces [2].Professional identity can be broken down into three main processes: acquisition of disciplinaryknowledge, development of social network of like-minded professionals, and sensemaking [3],[4]. While the first two items are self-evident, the third deals with the ability of defining a self-narrative that describes how they fit in the profession.Students in the past decade have been exposed to a variety of informal and formal STEMprogramming, as current efforts toward broadening participation in engineering has been a mainfocus of governmental funding and subsequent research efforts [4], [5]. Experiences such asformal K-12 engineering courses

Conference Session

M1A: WIP - Learning experiences 1

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Maria J Evans, Penn State Brandywine; Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Work in Progress: Inspiring and Engaging First-Year Engineering Students at a Small Campus Through International Team Design ProjectsAbstractThis work-in-progress, innovative practice paper summarizes our first-year Introduction toEngineering Design course at a small campus, and our continuing efforts to improve studentengagement, inspiration, and retention in engineering. The paper emphasizes the two majordesign projects used to teach the engineering design process. For the past thirteen years, one ofthese long-term design projects has been completed in collaboration with several internationaluniversities. The design teams have combined engineering students from diverse cultures

Conference Session

M1A: WIP - Learning experiences 1

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Jennifer Mullin, UC Davis

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, etc.Tinkering has been defined as a type of making that sits on the more creative and improvisationalcontinuum where things could fail in unexpected and sometimes wonderful ways [1]. Thisapproach relies on materials, phenomena and models to inspire ideas along with a collaborativeculture of facilitators and fellow tinkers to support learners in realizing their ideas [2]. A learningdimensions framework for Making and Tinkering developed by the Exploratorium [3] providedguidance and structure to the “tinkering” instructional initiative for this project. Although theframework was generated with K-12 informal learning experiences in mind, it offers a promisingpedagogical approach for undergraduate engineering education. The five Learning Dimensions(LD) of

Conference Session

M2C: Learning by Design 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University; Duncan Davis, Northeastern University; Richard Tyler Cimino, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University

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Paper ID #27998Creating Engaging Escape Rooms in First Year Engineering Courses: A PilotStudyDr. Scott Streiner, Rowan University Dr. Scott Streiner is an assistant professor in the Experiential Engineering Education Department (ExEEd) at Rowan University. He received his Ph.D in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, with a focus in engineering education. His research interests include engineering global competency, cur- ricula and assessment; pedagogical innovations through game-based and playful learning; spatial skills development and engineering ethics education. His funded research explores the

Conference Session

M3B: Learning in Context 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Cheryl A Bodnar, Rowan University; Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; Richard T. Cimino, Rowan University

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AppendicesStudents had to be mindful of regional and societal differences in discussing algae farm design,with considerations including differences in ambient temperatures, availability and access toelectricity and water, demand and markets for biofuels and other algae-derived products, andlocal laws and customs in the specific country.Assessment of the “Three C’s”Among the topics for Freshman Engineering Clinic II are: engineering communication,engineering ethics, statistics, programming with MATLAB, engineering economics, productdevelopment, and intellectual property. Thus, a good project for integration into FEC II shoulduse and reinforce most or all of these topics, and the algae project does so. An additional goal ofthe algae project is to contribute

Conference Session

M2C: Learning by Design 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Jonathan R. Brown, Ohio State University; Irina Kuznetcova, The Ohio State University; Ethan Kirk Andersen; Nick H Abbott; Deborah M. Grzybowski, Ohio State University; Christopher Douglas Porter, The Ohio State University Department of Physics

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Paper ID #28033Full Paper: Implementing Classroom-Scale Virtual Reality into a FreshmanEngineering Visuospatial Skills CourseDr. Jonathan R. Brown, Ohio State University Jonathan Brown (B.S., M.S. Mathematics, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Ph.D. Mate- rials Engineering, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology) is a research scientist in the Depart- ment of Chemical Engineering and a lecturer in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University. His background is in computer simulations and theory of polymer glasses and block copolymers for energy applications. He teaches

Conference Session

M1B: WIP - Learning Experiences 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Tim Kane, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Erica Venkatesulu

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A WORK-IN-PROGRESS: We ARe…DUINO! a project-based first-year experience, collaborative with the IEEE student chapterIn this work-in-progress (WIP) paper, we will invite discussion about our recent and ongoingefforts in developing a first-year experience for Electrical Engineering (EE). A common desireof undergraduates in EE (and we suspect across engineering in general) is for more “hands-on”experiences. What little they get tends to be later in their college career; however, as the Do-It-Yourself (DIY)/Make culture continues to grow, more of our students are walking in the doorready and willing to “get their hands dirty” on

Conference Session

M3B: Learning in Context 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Darlene Spracklin-Reid P.Eng., Memorial University; Geoff Rideout, Memorial University of Newfoundland

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, calculations and data. Survey resultsindicate positive outcomes in students’ awareness of the profession, skills required of anengineer, different disciplines, ethics, use of computer tools, core technical skills, and what realengineering problem look like. It is hoped that giving students a holistic view of engineering intheir first year, while helping them acquire the “habits of mind” [3] of professional practitioners,will provide them with a foundation for approaching the remaining curriculum with motivationand increased capacity to connect course material with their life experiences and aspirations.References[1] B. Seely, “Patterns in the History of Engineering Education Reform: A Brief Essay”,Educating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engineering

Conference Session

M2A: Learning By Design 1

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Breigh Nonte Roszelle, University of Denver

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FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

students to apply their knowledge of engineering concepts.” • “I would say that it was a great experience that relied on me to use my time effectively and was one of the first times that it was really all up to my own mind to find a solution for problems, and I enjoyed being pushed in that direction.”Of course, some students felt that project had either too much freedom or not enough. Onestated, “Give the constraints instead of having the students search for it.” And anothercommented they would have preferred “More of a creative choice on the project, I felt it was avery specific thing we had to build.” While no project can satisfy all student wants, the overallindication from the students was a preference for having design

Conference Session

M2C: Learning by Design 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Bonnie S. Boardman, University of Texas, Arlington; Martin Kendall Wallace, University of Texas at Arlington; Morgan Chivers, UTA FabLab

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Paper ID #28010Full Paper: A Makerspace Project for New Transfer StudentsDr. Bonnie S. Boardman, University of Texas, Arlington Bonnie Boardman is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Arlington. Her primary research interests are in the engineering education and resource planning disciplines. She holds a B.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from The University of Arkansas and an M.S. in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University.Mr. Martin Kendall Wallace, University of Texas at Arlington Martin K. Wallace is

Conference Session

M3C: Mentoring into the profession

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Michelle E Jarvie-Eggart P.E., Michigan Technological University; Amanda Marie Singer; Jason Mathews

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FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

Full Paper: Advice From a First Year StudentAbstractMuch attention is paid to the transition from high school to college. Students who haverecently gone through this transition may have some of the best advice to offer in-comingfirst year students. With this in mind, 152 students completing the second course of acommon first year engineering program were given team assignments (for a total of 42teams) asking them to provide approximately 6 pieces of advice for next year’s first yearstudents. Major advice offered by the students included the following themes: timemanagement, utilizing resources, hard work, preparation (the importance of which maybe emphasized by the “flipped “class format), teaming (which may have arisen due to theteam-nature

Conference Session

T1A: Readiness 1

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Natalie C.T. Van Tyne P.E., Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Diversity, FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

Reflection on the Road: How Recent First Year Students Exhibit Reflection During a Short-Term Study Abroad ExperienceAbstractStudy abroad experiences augment college and university curricula and expose students to aninternational setting with lectures, tours, and cultural activities. These studies raise awareness ofprofessional, social and cultural differences among countries. Students recognize globalchallenges to the engineering profession when they discover that another country faces similartechnical, social, cultural and resource-limiting challenges. They also learn that solutions tosimilar challenges in the U.S. may, or may not, be suitable in another country. Reflection is oneway to for students to derive