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Kevin Skenes, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Nathan John Washuta P.E., The Citadel; James Righter, The Citadel

six General Education outcomes. The overalltheme of the seminar, as well as the topics of the individual seminar sections, are determined bythe faculty. Based on the freshman population, there are typically 14-28 different seminar topicsand 18-23 sections with approximately 20 students per section. Because of the broad nature ofthe General Education outcomes, each seminar section varies in its particular topic, spanningmany different disciplines. The School of Engineering at The Citadel used the curriculum updateas an opportunity to engage both engineering and non-engineering students with engineeringtopics in the freshman seminars. The new plan calls for each section of the Freshman Seminar tobe matched with a three-credit-hour composition

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Benjamin D McPheron, Anderson University; Willis Troy, Anderson University; Caroline Baker, Anderson University

retention.Significant research has been conducted across many engineering programs at many universitiesto integrate labs and projects into the first semester of engineering. Most of the universities whohave successfully integrated labs into their first semester of engineering are very large research-oriented universities with significant resources, which differs from the work described in thispaper. A few notable examples of the inclusion of labs in the first-year curriculum are surveyedhere. Ohio State reports the use of hands on labs integrated with a semester project, as early as2001, and continuing to present [1]-[3]. At Louisiana Tech, the engineering program has leverageda student owned lab (which they call “Living with the Lab”) to improve hands-on

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Joie Marhefka, Penn State New Kensington; Dalynn D Park, Penn State New Kensington; Laura E Cruz, Penn State

of those studieshave focused on the integration of PBL strategies into introductory courses with a focus oncareer awareness and readiness [25], [26] and, somewhat surprisingly, no such studies exist forthe entire field of BMET, a gap which this study seeks to address.This mixed-methods research study follows the progress of an incoming cohort of BMETstudents throughout the course of a 15-week semester as they engage in the re-designed courseand navigate the problem-based learning activities with a career focus. Taken collectively, ourfindings affirm previous studies of PBL as an effective strategy for fostering engineering habitsof mind; and they further underscore how PBL can serve as a vehicle for enhancing onboardingand persistence

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Stephen Otondi, New Jersey Institute of Technology ; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology

engineering design using a hands-on approach which is also engaging and fun. He is an Institute for Teaching Excellence Fellow and the recipient of NJIT’s 2018 Saul K. Fenster Innovation in Engineering Education Award. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Work in Progress: Assisting Academically Underprepared Engineering Students in MathematicsBackgroundFoundational understanding of mathematics topics is a common prerequisite for severalengineering courses. Due to this, mathematics courses form an integral part of the first-yearengineering curriculum. Majority of engineering schools use a placement test to determine whichmath course

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Jacqueline Ann Stagner P.Eng., University of Windsor; Jennifer Sears, University of Windsor; Giselle St Louis, University of Windsor; Jennifer L Johrendt, University of Windsor

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details about integrating TAO into the first-yearengineering curriculum.Providing Support to First-Year Engineering StudentsThe Faculty of Engineering has elected to approach the provision of student supports in twoways: integrated within their courses and outside the classroom. In order to expose students toTAO, an assignment within the second-semester Technical Communications course asksstudents to complete four of five modules within the Communication and InterpersonalRelationships pathway. The five modules are Managing Anger, Communication Strategies,Communication Styles, Problem Solving, and Relationships (this module is available to students,but they are not required to complete it). “This pathway [helps students] understand how toimprove

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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AJ Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Brett Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Norma L Veurink, Michigan Technological University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan Technological University

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) enhancedstrengths for developing a life-long learner mindset, and (d) continued attention and rigor intopics already in the FYEP courses, such as "unit analysis". The development of a response tothese consensus items very clearly could not be simply added to our existing curriculum for first-year engineering, noting that a typical student complaint about the coursework topics seemed toodisjointed and too packed. In Fall 2015, after discussions with the Dean of Engineering, theDean's support for an initial effort to extend FYEP to better meet these goals was in conceptagreed to.The Architecture of the Enhanced FYEPOur major operational path to reaching ourgoals for the revised FYEP was (a)streamlining and integrating our first-yearengineering topics, (b

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Danny Luecke; Austin James Allard, Turtle Mountain Community College; Michael Maloy Parker, Cankdeska Cikana Community College; Ann Vallie; Teri Ann Allery; Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University; Karl Haefner

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college added supplemental tutoringoptions and updated its math placement test to aid students who were affected by the switch. Figure 3: TMCC College Algebra Pass Rates Compared to College Algebra I and II.Cankdeska Cikana Community College:More fully described in our previous paper [3], CCCC has implemented Carnegie MathPathways as an alternative developmental course sequence that shortens the traditional algebrasequence. Carnegie has developed this evidence-based curriculum [6] in two strands, Statwayand Quantway, both of which seek to make mathematics more relevant to students’ educationgoals, career goals, and personal lives. Figure 4 below shows the three semesters of QuantwayCore meant to replace the year sequence of Introduction to

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James Lenn, Wayne State University; Fatmir Menkulasi P.E., Wayne State University; Marcis Jansons P.E., Wayne State University; Jessie Mazin Yousif-Dickow; McKayla Kleinschrodt; Jeffrey Potoff, Wayne State University

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. Consideration is given to the tolerances associated with the 3D printers, and studentsdesign interfaces with appropriate clearances in mind. Examples and demonstrations of 3Dprinted threaded fasteners, mating gears, and other interfacing components are used to help studentunderstanding of relevant clearances.Once satisfied with the individual components and the virtual integration, models are translatedinto a format suitable for the CAM tool. Students use the CAM tool to obtain an estimate ofmanufacturing time and material which are then used in calculating a cost estimate. After eachteam successfully completes a “milestone 1” design review, components are printed andassembled. Throughout the design process UGTAs serve as project managers, each

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Ryan Baldwin, NJIT; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Paper ID #32066Pilot Program: Infusing Rubin Education into First-Year SeminarMr. Ryan Baldwin, NJIT Assistant Director of First-Year Engineering Programs, Newark College of Engineering, New Jersey In- stitute of Technology.Dr. Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Jaskirat Sodhi is interested in first-year engineering curriculum design and recruitment, retention and success of engineering students. He is the coordinator of ENGR101, an application-oriented course for engineering students placed in pre-calculus courses. He has also developed and co-teaches the Fundamen- tals of Engineering Design

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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McKayla Kleinschrodt; James Lenn, Wayne State University; Marcis Jansons P.E., Wayne State University; Jeffrey Potoff, Wayne State University

tothis course. In addition to providing direct support to students, UGTAs carry the bulk of the loadin ensuring designed parts are 3D printed and provided to students with minimumlatency. In addition to reviewing component suitability for printing and starting new print jobs, theperformance of routine maintenance is primarily performed by the UGTAs. Lab support duringthe project assembly phase and training in-coming UGTAs are also tasks performed by theUGTAs. This paper will provide an overview of our approach to incorporating the efforts ofundergraduate teaching assistants into a first-year engineering design class to assist otherinstitutions with integrating that same practice.IntroductionFor several years at Wayne State University

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Lisa Lampe, University of Virginia; Blakeley Calhoun

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Education at the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Virginia.Blakeley Calhoun Blakeley Calhoun is the Assistant Director of Undergraduate Success in the University of Virginia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, joining in July 2018. Blakeley has previously worked in Residence Life as an Assistant Community Director at Michigan State where she also completed her Master of Arts in Student Affairs Administration. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Full Paper: First Year Academic Co-Advising Improvement Lisa Lampe

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

first year students. The results of these findingswill provide the first-year program with an understanding of the effectiveness of its approach atintroducing first-year students to the various engineering disciplines and will be used in internaluniversity advertising efforts. Information about common misconceptions or lack ofunderstanding of disciplines will direct future efforts at exploring the engineering majors. Datapresented here details students’ perceptions of systems engineering, a new pathway within theuniversity’s Bachelor of Science degree in engineering. In addition to the systems degreepathway, a minor in systems engineering is also offered to students. ABET began accreditingsystems engineering curriculum in 2017, the same year in

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Ludvik Alkhoury, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology

shipwreck, inspect offshore rigs, and underwater pipelines etc. [4]As drones become an integral part of our daily lives, it becomes important for engineers to learnabout their operation, design, and applications. Keeping this in mind, a design project isdeveloped to integrate drones into the curriculum of first-year design course. This paper furtherelaborates on the activities performed to implement this idea, as well as the authors’ efforts inindulging the students’ interest into the topic and thus, in the process giving a hands-onexperience in reverse-engineering, assembling, and redesigning a mini drone in a first-yearengineering design class. The authors believe that this is an engaging activity to introduce theconcepts of engineering design to

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Chizhong Wang, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Moshe Kam P.E., New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology

students bridge the gap between high school and college as well as preparing students for the rigors of mathematics. His research interests include engineering education, integration of novel technologies into engineering classroom, excellence in instruction, water, and wastewater treatment, civil engineering infrastructure, and transportation engi- neering.Mr. Chizhong Wang, New Jersey Institute of Technology Chizhong Wang received the B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin, China, in 2013 and an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, US in 2015. He is currently a Ph. D. candidate in Electrical and Computer