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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5B: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Biegalski P.E., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Kevin Kit, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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studentinterest, retention, motivation in upper division engineering courses, and performance incapstone design courses, and suggests that significant design content was correlated tosignificant impact on retention. 2 With today’s increased design complexities, interdependencies,and constraints, Dym suggests that experiment design is one of the skills that designers andengineering students need (along with thinking about system dynamics, reasoning aboutuncertainty, and making estimates) and teaching experiment design will enhance studentsabilities to correlate between engineering models and experimental data. Litzinger summarizesmultiple studies on inquiry-based science and engineering laboratories based on learning fromexperimentation; findings included

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 5: Using Video, Games, and More in the First Year

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eliza A Banu, Auburn University; Sai Maharaja Swamidason, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Laboratory for Innovative Technology & Engineering Education (LITEE); Pramod Rajan, Laboratory for Innovative Technology & Engineering Education (LITEE)

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Paper ID #12830Video Based, Game Integrated Concept Tutors – Effectiveness in FreshmanCoursesDr. Eliza A Banu, Auburn University Dr. Eliza Banu has a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from Polytechnic University of Bucharest and completed her Ph.D. program in Mechanical Engineering at Auburn University in 2014. Dr. Banu’s research interests are in the dynamics of impact of rigid bodies and human with granular matter as well as developing innovative instructional materials. She has been working with LITEE (Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education) at Auburn University since 2010.Mr. Sai

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First-year Programs Division: Best Papers

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew H. Phillips, Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; David A. Delaine, Ohio State University

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mathematics. As a Graduate Teaching Associate for the Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors program, he is heavily involved with developing and teaching laboratory content, leading the maintenance of the in-house robotics controller, and managing the devel- opment of the robotics project.Dr. Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University Krista Kecskemety is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University. Krista received her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering at The Ohio State Uni- versity in 2006 and received her M.S. from Ohio State in 2007. In 2012, Krista completed her Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering at Ohio State. Her engineering education research interests include

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Research on the First Year I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Senay Purzer, Purdue University; Jing Chen, Purdue University

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AC 2010-479: TEACHING DECISION-MAKING IN ENGINEERING: A REVIEWOF TEXTBOOKS AND TEACHING APPROACHESSenay Purzer, Purdue University Senay Purzer is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She is also the Co-Director of Assessment Research for the Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE). She received a Ph.D. and a M.A in Science Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction from Arizona State University. Her creative research focuses on collaborative learning, design & decision-making, and the role of engineering self-efficacy on student achievement.Jing Chen, Purdue University Jing Chen is a graduate student in the

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FPD11 -- Multidisciplinary Experiences

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kauser Jahan, Rowan University

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AC 2007-1021: THE AQUARIUM PROJECT: TEACHING ENGINEERINGPRINCIPLES AND SUSTAINABILITYKauser Jahan, Rowan University Kauser Jahan is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rowan University. She completed her Ph.D. studies in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis in 1993. After completion of her graduate studies, she worked as an environmental engineer for the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP). Her research interests include bioremediation of contaminated groundwater and soils; the fate and transport of pollutants in the environment; and applied microbiology in environmental engineering. She is

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FPD9 -- Technology & Textbooks

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University

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2006-2076: ENHANCING LEARNING OF LOW ABILITY STUDENTS INMULTI-SECTION FRESHMAN LECTURE/LABORATORY CLASSESJon Sticklen, Michigan State University Jon Sticklen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University. He has a strong research record in knowledge-based systems. His main contributions have been in the theory and application of task specific approaches and in model-based reasoning. Dr. Sticklen has led the effort to rejuvenate the MSU College of Engineering freshman gateway course in computational tools.Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University Mark Urban-Lurain is Director of Instructional Technology Research and

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FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Burton, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

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feedback is extremely positive with requests for similarmaterial to be developed for other courses. Although this approach is by no means universallyemployed within engineering disciplines at RMIT, the author has worked with other lecturerswithin the School of Electronic and Computer Engineering at the request of the Head ofSchool, to assist them in developing similar material. In addition, building on the success ofthis approach for first year lecture classes and in an effort to overcome many of the problemsassociated with laboratory instruction, the author set out last year to undertake a pilot projectto see if quasi interactive video could also be introduced to aid student learning in thetraditionally challenging area of laboratory teaching

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First-Year Programs: Recruiting and Retention

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Charmane V. Caldwell, Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering; Roxanne Hughes, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

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; Engineering Liv- ing Learning Community (LLC), Educating Engineering Students Innovatively (EESI) and Peer-Assisted Study Sessions (PASS). Dr. Caldwell also serves as the activity director for the Title III program Engi- neering Learning Community. Those collective programs have nearly doubled the first-year retention of underrepresented minorities at the college.Dr. Roxanne Hughes, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory Dr. Roxanne Hughes is the Director of the Center for Integrating Research and Learning (CIRL) at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (MagLab). She has also directed the MagLab’s Diversity and Inclusion Programs from 2014 to 2019. She brings a breadth of experience in science teaching and infor

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Beyond the Engineering Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Bailey, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

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AC 2009-599: TEACHING FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS ANALYTICAL REASONINGUSING INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMSGary Bailey, North Carolina A&T State UniversityCindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State UniversityGary Bailey, NCA&T State University Page 14.1137.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 TEACHING FIRST YEAR STUDENTS ANALYTICAL REASONING USING INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS.AbstractWe argue in this paper for the formative value of general education to and for major-specific education within the public, state supported Agricultural and TechnicalUniversity. In particular, we argue for the formative value of a first-year generaleducation foundation

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FPD9 -- Teaching Methods & Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margot Vigeant, Bucknell University; Karen Marosi, Bucknell University; Ronald Ziemian, Bucknell University

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project laboratories, inside and outside of the facultymember’s discipline. For example, the electrical engineering faculty member wouldsupervise a lab on structural engineering. While these labs were at a basic level, somefaculty were uncomfortable teaching outside of their field. Faculty further observe thatstudents and faculty are pleased with the more intense experience in engineering designwithin a major field during the first semester. Contact-hours between individual facultyand students are greater in the seminar-version, allowing faculty the chance to closelyinteract with and get to know 60-90 members of the first-year class. The main downsidefor faculty in the seminar-course is the increased grading burden relative to the singlecourse

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First-Year Programs: Tuesday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brandon B. Terranova, Drexel University; Christopher M. Weyant, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Steven Wrenn, Drexel Unviersity, Chemical and Biological Engineering Department; Youngmoo Kim, Drexel University, ExCITe Center; Lunal Khuon, Drexel University; Kristin Imhoff, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Kevin Ayers, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Antonios Kontsos, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Leonid Hrebien, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); James E. Mitchell, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

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Paper ID #20575Work in Progress: Curriculum Revision and Classroom Environment Re-structuring to Support Blended Project-Based Learning in First-Year Gen-eral Engineering Laboratory CoursesProf. Brandon B. Terranova, Drexel University Dr. Terranova is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the College of Engineering at Drexel University. In his current role, he is the lead instructor for the freshman engineering program, and oversees activities in the Innovation Studio, a large-area academic makerspace. He has taught and developed courses in general engineering and mechanical engineering at Drexel. Prior to Drexel, he has taught

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First-year Programs: Retention and Bridge Programs #1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jeremiah Abiade, University of Illinois at Chicago; Joanne Moliski, University of Illinois at Chicago

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Paper ID #31289Work-in Progress: Identity and Transitions Laboratory: UtilizingAcceptance and Commitment Therapy framework to support engineeringstudent successProf. Jeremiah Abiade, University of Illinois at Chicago Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Laboratory for Oxide Research and EducationJoanne Moliski, University of Illinois at Chicago Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Laboratory for Oxide Research and Education American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020Work-in Progress: Identity and Transitions Laboratory: Utilizing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

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FPD9 - First Year Learning & Assessment

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Johnson, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University; Kenneth Leitch, Valparaiso University; Barbara Engerer, Valparaiso University

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AC 2008-1431: A MODULAR APPROACH TO A FIRST-SEMESTERENGINEERING COURSE: TEACHING THE FUNDAMENTALS OF FLUIDMECHANICSEric Johnson, Valparaiso UniversityDoug Tougaw, Valparaiso UniversityKenneth Leitch, Valparaiso UniversityBarbara Engerer, Valparaiso University Page 13.63.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Modular Approach to a First-Semester Engineering Course: Teaching the Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics1. IntroductionOne of the most important responsibilities of a university faculty is to design the curriculum thattheir students will experience. The design of a first-semester engineering course is an especiallyimportant and challenging

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1553 FPD3 - Computer & Programming Tools in First Year Instruction

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Illig, Clarkson University; John Hrynuk, Clarkson University; Matthew Pennington, Clarkson University; John P. Dempsey, Clarkson University

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departments. In August 2006, Professor John Dempsey invited agroup of sophomore engineering students who had just taken the class to attend a workshop onthe course to share their experiences. This workshop resulted in the introduction ofundergraduate teaching assistants (UTAs) in each ES100 classroom.These UTAs provided, and continue to provide, input on revisions for many aspects of ES100,including course format, topics covered, and laboratory experiments. In particular, the UTAswere able to use their experiences in ES100 to assist in the redesign of course materials to bemore consistent, uniform, and mainstream, assisting in Professor Dempsey’s goal of making allengineering freshmen at Clarkson feel comfortable using MATLAB and LabVIEW. In

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FPD 4: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part I: Multimedia, Large Classes, and TAs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew A Verleger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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would interact with students during the in-class implementation of the MEA. Theywere not involved in the assessment of student work on MEAs. Due to a change in instructionalfacilities, that grew the laboratory size from 32 to 120 students, the number of instructors neededin the laboratory space to facilitate active learning and open-ended problem solving changed.This was not a unique change, as other universities are also employing UTAs for various reasons(e.g. large enrollment, financial, retention) to perform an array of teaching duties.14,16 By Spring2010, UTAs responsibilities shifted to include assessment of student work on MEAs. This hadthe benefit of reducing GTA workload but also raised concern over the preparation UTAs wouldneed to

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First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Catalina Cortazar, P. Univ. Católica de Chile

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since 2015. FabLabUC is a fabrication laboratory located at the Innovation Center, PUC . Currently she is pursuing a PhD in Computer Sciences with a research focus on Engineering Education at PUC. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Teaching Human-Centered Design to Engineers: Continuous Improvement in a Cornerstone CourseIntroductionThis evidence-based paper describes the continuous improvement process of a first-yearcornerstone (Project Based Learning) course which took place between 2014 and 2019 at anEngineering School. This improvement process has been based on data from the Department ofEngineering Education, and

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Christopher Horne P.E., North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Alexandra Kurepa, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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Paper ID #33237Introducing Simple Harmonic Motion – A Teaching Module in a First-YearEngineering CourseDr. Christopher Horne, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Since 2011, Dr. Horne has been a Lecturer at NC AandT State University and East Carolina University. He currently teaches freshman a course in problem solving using MATLAB. He combines twenty years’ experience in management and engineering with a passion to help students learn STEM-related material. He is a licensed professional engineer and holds masters and Ph.D. from North Carolina State University and North Carolina AandT State

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FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Freeman, Northeastern University; Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Beverly Jaeger and Richard Whalen are members of Northeastern University's

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2006-1001: ACTIVE TEACHING, ACTIVE LEARNING: INFUSING THE DESIGNPROCESS IN A FIRST-YEAR COURSESusan Freeman, Northeastern University Susan Freeman, Beverly Jaeger and Richard Whalen are members of Northeastern University's Gateway Team, a selected group of faculty expressly devoted to the first-year Engineering Program. The focus of this team is on providing a consistent, comprehensive, and constructive educational experience in engineering that endorses the student-centered and professionally-oriented mission of Northeastern University.Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern UniversityRichard Whalen, Northeastern University

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FPD 4: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part I: Multimedia, Large Classes, and TAs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farshid Marbouti, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hyunyi Jung, Purdue University; Alena Moon, Purdue University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Paper ID #7874Factors That Help and Hinder Teaching Assistants’ Ability to Execute TheirResponsibilitiesFarshid Marbouti, Purdue University, West Lafayette Farshid Marbouti is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Purdue University. His research interest is first-year engineering and specifically using learning analytics to improve first-year engineering students’ success. He completed his M.A. in the Educational Technology and Learning De- sign at Simon Fraser University in Canada, and his B.S. and M.S. in computer engineering in Iran.Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Purdue University, West Lafayette Kelsey

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FPD4 - Teaching Methods for First Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Stan Cronk, Louisiana Tech University; Patricia Brackin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark Barker, Louisiana Tech University; Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University

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Laboratory Improvement grant allowed us to extend the curriculum to all 280 freshman engineering students taking ENGR 120 in the fall of 2007. Approximately 400 freshman students have enrolled in the course sequences based on the Living with the Lab curriculum during the current 2007-2008 academic year. During efforts to develop a formal assessment plan to determine the effectiveness of the new courses, we realized that we needed a set of guideposts to help us determine if our strategies were effective not only in teaching students, but also in preparing them for their engineering careers. We realized that the work sponsored by the National Academy of Engineering to identify attributes of “The Engineer of 2020”17 aligned closely with our efforts

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FPD4 - Teaching Methods for First Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Haungs, California Polytechnic State University; John Clements, California Polytechnic State University; David Janzen, California Polytechnic State University

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computer science at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) in San Luis Obispo, and president of Simex, a software consulting and training company. Previously he worked on telecommunications fraud detection systems at Sprint, and taught at Bethel College in Kansas. His teaching and research interests focus on software engineering with an emphasis on agile methodologies and practices, empirical software engineering, software architecture, and software metrics. He holds a PhD in computer science from the University of Kansas. Page 13.715.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008

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FPD4 - Teaching Methods for First Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Laurie Laird, Ohio Northern University; John-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University

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Laurie K. Laird is the Director of Corporate and Alumni Relations and Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at ONU. She received a masters degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Cincinnati. At ONU, she teaches primarily freshman engineering courses. In addition to freshman programs, one of her areas of interest includes outreach to K-12 students. Prior to teaching, she served as a design engineer for GE Aviation.John-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University John-David Yoder is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at ONU, and serves as Chair. His Doctorate is from the University of Notre Dame. Research interests include education, controls, robotics, and

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FPD 8: Teaching Design in the First Year

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica E.S. Swenson, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Ethan E. Danahy, Tufts University

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the design process. These studies ask participants to solveconceptual design tasks in a laboratory setting and most are structured as individual tasks.In addition to VPA and the coding scheme, Atman et al.10 measured time devoted to the task aswell as step of the design process, the number of transitions between design steps, the number of Page 24.558.3requests for information, the number of alternative solutions developed, and rated the quality ofeach participant’s final solution.In Atman’s 1999 work,10 freshman and seniors were asked to conceptually design a playground.Freshman spent most of their design time modeling, developing the

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FPD 8: Teaching Design in the First Year

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Scott Bates, University of Utah

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gained bothcomplex and critical thinking skills associated with engineering design. Because of thesefindings, a first-year course was developed which incorporated many of the teaching methodsused at other universities. The teaching methods outlined by other universities include hands-on projects,1-9 whichhave been proven to increase motivation of first-year students. Just-in-time instruction, whichpresents curriculum material just as it is needed by the students, used in conjunction with teambased learning and hands-on experimentation both in and out of class has also been proven as aneffective learning and teaching strategy.9 Other universities have utilized the consideration ofcontext in design as a method for increasing learning.10

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University; David Andrew Story, Sonoma State University; David Anthony House, Sonoma State University; Robert Evan Rowlands, Gap Wireless

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Paper ID #22478Aksense: A General-purpose Wireless Controlling and Monitoring Device forTeaching First-year Electrical and Computer EngineeringDr. Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University Farid Farahmand is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Science at Sonoma State University, CA, where he teaches Advanced Networking and Digital Systems. He is also the director of Advanced Internet Technology in the Interests of Society Laboratory. Farid’s research interests are optical networks, applications of wireless sensor network technology to medical fields, delay tolerant networks. He is also interested in

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FPD 8: Teaching Design in the First Year

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wallace Martindell Catanach III, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Christopher Stephen Smith, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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-Engineering, Shawnee Mission High SchoolMs. Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University ParkMr. Christopher Stephen Smith, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Mr. Smith is an instructor at the Pennsylvania State University in the School of Engineering Design, Tech- nology, and Professional Programs. He is also a research engineer at the Applied Research Laboratory at the Pennsylvania State University. His education consits of a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and an M.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from The Ohio State University

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First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 2: Identity and Sense of Belonging

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Ely, Ivy Tech Community College, Lafayette; Jason E. Bice, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kendra A. Erk, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Paper ID #22218Work in Progress: Leveraging the Diverse Backgrounds of Community Col-lege Students to Teach Team-based, Multidisciplinary EngineeringDr. David R. Ely, Ivy Tech Community College, Lafayette Dr. David R. Ely is the Engineering Program Chair at Ivy Tech Community College Lafayette since 2013. He enjoys teaching engineering students at Ivy Tech and advising them on the different engineering career paths that best match their interests and skill sets. Dr. Ely received his B.S. in Physics from Houghton College in 2002 followed by his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics from Purdue University in 2010, where he re- searched

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Teaching and Advising Students in that Critical First Year

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmela Cristina Amato-Wierda, University of New Hampshire; Robert M. Henry P.E., University of New Hampshire; Ernst Linder, University of New Hampshire (UNH)

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sabbatical period in the laboratory of Dr. Kurt Fischer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, she has spent the past several years developing a common language in order to bridge and translate the findings of developmental science to first year college engineering and science education.Dr. Robert M. Henry P.E., University of New Hampshire Associate Professor of Civil Engineering University of Pennsylvania - BSCE 1973, PhD 1981 Areas of interest: structural analysis, engineering educational software, engineering education, using Minecraft to teach engineering ideas to middle school childrenProf. Ernst Linder, University of New Hampshire (UNH) 2001 - present: Professor of Statistics, Dept. of Mathematics &

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Teaching and Advising Students in that Critical First Year

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Maria Perez-Colon, Rowan University

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Paper ID #12106Evaluation of a dual first year student advising programDr. Jess W. Everett, Rowan University Jess W. Everett has worked in four distinct areas: waste management operations research, contaminated site assessment and remediation, education innovation, and sustainable engineering. He has employed a wide variety of techniques, including computer modeling, laboratory experiments, field testing, and surveys. His current research focuses on energy conservation, alternative energy generation, engineering learning communities, and hybrid courses (courses with classroom and on-line aspects).Ms. Maria Perez-Colon, Rowan

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Teaching and Advising Students in that Critical First Year

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Iryna Ashby, Purdue University; Marisa Exter, Purdue University

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faculty andtextbooks to tell them what to do [9]. To transition towards independence and interdependence intheir learning and as a result in their ability to advance in their professional field, students needto gain such skills as persistence, positive attitude towards learning, ability to organize andmanage time effectively, seek resources and help with their learning, collaborate with peers togain new knowledge, assess their own work and work done by others, as well as develop and useeffective strategies to conquer new topics or deepen knowledge of familiar topics [16]. In otherwords, they need to develop self-directed lifelong learning skills.It is challenging to teach these types of competencies and skills in a classroom, and