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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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

Paper ID #32099Allowing Freshman Engineering Students to Encounter MultipleDisciplines: Discipline Oriented Labs in the First Semester EngineeringCurriculumDr. Benjamin D McPheron, Anderson University Benjamin D. McPheron is Chair of the Department of Physical Sciences & Engineering and Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Anderson University. Dr. McPheron received his B.S.E.E. in Electrical Engineering at Ohio Northern University in 2010, and his Ph.D, in Electrical Engineering from the Department of Electrical Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University in 2014. Dr. McPheron teaches Freshman

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Koenraad E Gieskes, State University of New York at Binghamton; Michael Elmore, State University of New York at Binghamton

primary objectives of the program is to familiarize the students with theengineering majors offered at the university: biomedical (BME), computer (CE), electrical (EE),mechanical (ME), and industrial and systems engineering (ISE). This is done throughout thethree components of the program, shown in Figure 2; a faculty-led introduction to engineeringlecture, a faculty/graduate teaching assistant led laboratory, and a faculty-led communicationsclass. First-Year Engineering in the Engineering Design Division Fall Spring Lead by: Division Faculty Engineering

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Pichayathida (Alice) Luanpaisanon, University of Virginia; Carter Kenneth McCullough, Human Machine Interface Research Lab; Ryan Van Der Zee, Caterpillar Inc.; Ruth Wertz P.E., Valparaiso University; Reva E. Johnson, Valparaiso University

Bioelectrical Engineering.Mr. Ryan Van Der Zee, Caterpillar Inc. Ryan Van Der Zee is a Mechanical Engineer at Caterpillar Inc. in Peoria, IL. He earned his B.S. degree Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Valparaiso University.Prof. Ruth Wertz P.E., Valparaiso University Dr. Wertz is an Assistant Professor of General Engineering at Valparaiso University, located in Valparaiso Indiana. She has earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Trine University, a M.S. in Civil Engineering from Purdue University, and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education also from Purdue University. Dr. Wertz teaches courses in First-Year Engineering and Statics. Her research interests include K-8 outreach, spatial

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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

separate laboratory experiences in a computer lab. In each of the four (4) labsections, students are asked to form teams of three to work on the drone project.For this project, students are asked to (1) reverse engineer, (2) physically assemble, and (3)redesign a mini-drone. The objective of this project is to introduce engineering world – from allits angles – to students and teach them how to transform an idea into a real product. The studentsare asked to come up with their own designs to create a drone with improved capabilities byeither altering the basic drone body already provided or starting from scratch. For simplicity,design process is subdivided the into three (3) milestones as discussed below. Students spend thefirst nine weeks to learn

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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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Paper ID #32084Three Years After Rollout: A Report on Systemic Changes in a First-YearEngineering ProgramDr. Amy J. Hamlin, Michigan Technological University AJ Hamlin is a Principle Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Tech- nological University, where she teaches first-year engineering courses. Her research interests include engineering ethics, spatial visualization, and educational methods. She is an active member in the Mul- tidisciplinary Engineering and the Engineering Design Graphics Divisions of ASEE. For the Multidisi- plinary Division she has served as the Secretary/Treasurer and

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Elizabeth Kurban, Women in Engineering, University of Maryland College Park; Mary L Bowden, University of Maryland College Park

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classroom and laboratory hours of math-intensivecurriculum aligned with practicing and strengthening engineering problem-solving skills. Thecoursework was taught by a university faculty member and doctoral student, and assisted bystudent teaching assistants. FYSE participants were given homework assignments, lab work,quizzes, exams, and an engineering-related group project with a final presentation. Upper-levelengineering undergraduate students were hired as residential tutors to assist students each weeknight, providing guidance and support on homework assignments and projects, in addition togeneral support in the students’ residence facility.In addition to the academic components, the FYSE program was designed to cultivatecommunity and a network