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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