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

introduction of the different engineering majors in twoprimary ways. The first is that while the faculty are not necessarily engineers, the UCAs in eachsession are engineering students. The second is through the assignments and projects in the class.These are chosen to include examples and applications that are representative of the differentmajors.Declaring a MajorAt the end of the fall semester, the first-year engineering students in the program are asked todeclare what major they choose to pursue at the start of the second year. Students can still and dochange their mind throughout the spring semester but are asked to declare in the fall of their first-year for planning purposes. As is indicated in the summary of declarations shown in Table 1

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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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Lisa Lampe, University of Virginia; Blakeley Calhoun

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affirmingtheir advisor took an active role in ensuring their success in students' expectations of academic advising and itsengineering at 86 percent. Comparing co-advising to faculty- importance in their lives” [5]. Crookston asserted thatonly advising model, each group had a higher percentage of advising is a form of teaching [6]. With these twoaffirmation. These metrics, along with other data analysis, holistic definitions in mind, it might be evident howsuggest adopting elements of a co-advising model may improve pairing students with an instructor in the first-yearthe advising experience for URM engineering students. Keywords—academic advising

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Alexa L. E. Littman; Adam Joseph Malecki, Gannon University; Elisabeth Patricia McAllister; Masen Andrew Collins; Robert Michael P.E., Gannon University; David Gee, Gannon University

Paper ID #32044Addressing Global Food Security through First-Year Engineering ServiceLearning ProjectsMiss Alexa L. E. LittmanMr. Adam Joseph Malecki, Gannon UniversityMs. Elisabeth Patricia McAllisterMasen Andrew CollinsDr. Robert Michael P.E., Gannon University Robert J. Michael, Ph.D., P.E., Associate Professor in the Mechanical Department at Gannon University, obtained his B.S.M.E. degree from Akron University where he graduated summa cum laude, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Case Western Reserve University. He joined the faculty at Gannon University in the Fall of 2013 as an

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

2001 American Society for Engineering Education AnnualConference & Exposition, 2001.[2] C.A. Whitfield, R.J. Frueler, Y. Allam, E.A. Ritter. “An Overview of Highly Successful First-year Engineering Cornerstone Design Projects.” Proceedings of the 17th International Conferenceon Engineering Education, 2011.[3] N.R. Sattele, K.M. Kecskemety, K.A.A. Parris, “Analysis of the Entrepreneurial Mind-setElements in Established First-year Engineering Labs: Analysis Process and Lessons Learned andChanges for the Future.” Proceedings of the 2019 American Society for Engineering EducationAnnual Conference & Exposition, 2019.[4] K. Crittenden, D. Hall, P. Brackin. “Living With the Lab: Sustainable Lab Experiences forFreshman Engineering Students

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

Introductory BMET courseI. AbstractThis mixed-methods research study follows the progress of an incoming cohort of biomedicalengineering technology (BMET) students as they engage in a re-designed introductory courseand navigate problem-based learning (PBL) activities with a career focus. Taken collectively,our findings affirm previous studies of PBL as an effective strategy for fostering engineeringhabits of mind; and they further underscore how PBL can serve as a vehicle for enhancingonboarding and persistence through career-oriented degrees in engineering, with particularsalience for transitioning returning or non-traditional students to the workforceII. Introduction/ Literature ReviewA primary focus of research in engineering education has been

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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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Paper ID #32051Incorporating Computer Aided Design and Three-Dimensional Printing in aFirst Year Engineering Design CourseMr. James Lenn, Wayne State University James Lenn has been at Wayne State University since 2013, first as part time faculty and more recently as a Lecturer. He teaches a freshman design course and several electrical engineering courses. Prior to taking a position at WSU, he had worked in industry as an engineer and engineering manager for roughly 30 years.Dr. Fatmir Menkulasi P.E., Wayne State UniversityProf. Marcis Jansons P.E., Wayne State University Marcis Jansons, Ph.D., P.E. Marcis Jansons has been