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ENT Division Technical Session: First-year Experiences

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Deborah M. Grzybowski, Ohio State University; Xiaofeng Tang, Ohio State University; Eunjeong Park, Ohio State University; Alexia Leonard, Ohio State University; Jack DeLano, The Ohio State University; Kai Zhao, Florida State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation, First-Year Programs

Paper ID #30820Integration of Entrepreneurial Minded LearningDr. Deborah M. Grzybowski, The Ohio State University Dr. Deborah Grzybowski is a Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at The Ohio State University. She received her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering and her B.S. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering from The Ohio State University. Her research focuses on making engineering accessible to all students through the use of art-infused curriculum and integration of entrepreneurial minded learning (EML).Dr. Xiaofeng Tang, The Ohio State

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First-Year Programs: Assessment in the First Year

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jamie R. Gurganus, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Shannon M. Clancy, University of Michigan; Richard Olaf Blorstad, DeMatha Catholic High School; Ryan Reinhardt; Charles D. Eggleton, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; L. D. Timmie Topoleski, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Paper ID #30932Engineering State of Mind Instrument: A tool for self-assessmentDr. Jamie R Gurganus, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Dr. Jamie Gurganus works in the Mechanical Engineering Department at UMBC, focusing in the field of Engineering Education. She serves as the Associate Director of Engineering Education Initiatives for the College of Engineering and IT at UMBC and recently as Co-Director of Advancing Engineering Ed- ucation Excellence (AEEE). Her research is focused on solving problems relating to educating engineers, teachers, and the community. She seeks to identify best practices and develop

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ENT Division Technical Session: First-year Experiences

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University; Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University; Bruce Oestreich, Rowan University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University

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Paper ID #28692Building Toys for Children by Applying Entrepreneurial-Minded Learningand Universal Design PrinciplesDr. Scott Streiner, Rowan University Dr. Scott Streiner is an assistant professor in the Experiential Engineering Education Department (ExEEd) at Rowan University. He received his Ph.D in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, with a focus in engineering education. His research interests include engineering global competency, cur- ricula and assessment; pedagogical innovations through game-based and playful learning; spatial skills development and engineering ethics education. His funded

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Zachary Riggins Del Rosario, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Riya Aggarwal, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Caitlin Anna Coffey, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Arwen Sadler, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Stephanos Matsumoto, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Alison Wood , Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Paul Ruvolo, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; C. Jason Woodard, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Paper ID #33350Crafting a Virtual Studio: Some Models and ImplementationsDr. Zachary Riggins del Rosario, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Zachary del Rosario is a visiting assistant professor of engineering at Olin College. His goal is to help scientists and engineers reason under uncertainty. Zach uses a toolkit from data science and uncertainty quantification to address a diverse set of problems, including reliable aircraft design and AI-assisted dis- covery of novel materials.Riya Aggarwal, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Riya is junior at the Olin College of Engineering studying Engineering with a

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First-Year Programs: Wednesday Potpourri

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jack Bringardner, New York University, Tandon School of Engineering; Yona Jean-Pierre, New York University, Tandon School of Engineering

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Paper ID #19528Evaluating a Flipped Lab Approach in a First-Year Engineering Design CourseDr. Jack Bringardner, New York University, Tandon School of Engineering Jack Bringardner is an Assistant Professor in the First-Year Engineering Program at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. He studied civil engineering and received his B.S. from the Ohio State University and his M.S and Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin. His primary focus is developing curriculum and pedagogical techniques for engineering education, particularly in the Introduction to Engineering and Design course at NYU. He has a background in Transportation

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FPD I: Research on First-year Programs Part I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shelley Lorimer, Grant MacEwan University; Elsie Elford, Grant MacEwan University

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AC 2012-3433: STRENGTHSQUEST FOR ENGINEERSDr. Shelley Lorimer P.Eng., Grant MacEwan University Shelley Lorimer, P.Eng., is the Chairperson of the Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering Transfer pro- gram (BSEN) at Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta. She teaches undergraduate courses in statics and dynamics, as well as courses in engineering professionalism. She is currently participating in a research project with Alberta Innovates Technology Futures in the oil sands and hydrocarbon recov- ery group doing reservoir simulation of enhanced oil recovery processes. She has a Ph.D. in numerical modeling from the University of Alberta, also in Edmonton.Elsie Elford, Grant MacEwan University Elsie Elford

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FPD 1: The Path to Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Marisa K. Orr, Louisiana Tech University; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University

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, her bubbly personality was evident. She wasperfectly made up and wore jewelry and perfume making an immediate impression that wasdifferent from that of most of the dozens of other women we have interviewed over the yearsthrough the MIDFIELD project. It is her story that begat the title of “Accidental Engineer.”Bethany is a white woman who comes from a family where neither parent attended college. Hercareer plan was to be a doctor and she applied to A-State with that in mind. She was acceptedinto a program, Diamonds in the Rough, for students who the college of engineering believeshave potential that may not be demonstrated by grades or test scores

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First-Year Programs: Assessment

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jill Anne Folkerts, Purdue University; Taylor V. Williams, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Paper ID #20388An Assessment Framework for First-Year Introduction to Engineering CoursesDr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Senay Purzer is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education. Her research focuses on teaching and assessment associated with key aspects of engineering design such as innovation and decision-making.Dr. Kerrie Anna Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Dr. Douglas is an Assistant Professor in the Purdue School of Engineering Education. Her research is focused on methods of assessment and evaluation unique to

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FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Howard, East Carolina University; Joseph Musto, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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like Page 11.1140.2to take. Courses with hands-on experiments and laboratories were the least favored by thesestudents. Besterfield-Sacre et al5 found that students who left engineering in good academicstanding had lower confidence in their “engineering skills” than those who were retained. Whiledeveloping hands-on skills may be an important goal of a first-year course, faculty membersshould bear in mind that many students are intimidated by hands-on projects.Engineering Graphics, Solid Modeling, and DesignEngineering graphics is a subject that is normally taught in the freshman year, either as a part ofan introduction to engineering course or

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FPD II: Increasing Engagement and Motivation of First-Year Students

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicky Wolmarans, University of Cape Town, Department of Civil Engineering and Centre for Research in Engineering Education (CREE); Corrinne Shaw, University of Cape Town, Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Centre for Research in Engineering Education (CREE)

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studying medicine but had not been accepted and hadchosen engineering under pressure from her family. Her alienation came from her fear of Page 22.1724.9Mathematics and Physics and commitment to an alternative career: At first it was really difficult because I had to change my whole mind set from seeing myself from becoming a doctor to possibly becoming an engineer. And then I've always been intimidated by maths and physics and now had to start a degree that based so much on it so it was really scary.Despite this personal alienation, the experience of the course had the consequence of a clearidea of what becoming a

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FPD 6: Course Content and Educational Strategies

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lydia Prendergast, Rutgers, School of Engineering; Eugenia Etkina, Rutgers University

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engineeringpractice through a curriculum culminating in a major design experience based on the knowledgeand skills acquired in earlier course work and incorporating appropriate engineering standardsand multiple realistic constraints. Therefore an engineering experience that introduces thestudents to the practice of engineering should speak to the acquisition and use of traditional Page 24.1054.3skills, development of professional skills, and the fluency of the engineering design process.With these learning goals in mind, engineering educators are challenged to design curricularinterventions that will help students develop these requisite skills. In the

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The Ever-Changing Course

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Thompson, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven

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this level. Wigal introduces these concepts through lecture material and hands-ondesign exercises and includes introduction of systems engineering tools such as objective trees,functional block diagrams and function node trees. The purpose of introducing these systemengineering methods is to get students thinking about complex relationships, in a non-linearfashion. Wigal discusses and presents systems thinking activities like “mind mapping” andbrainstorming to get students to begin thinking non-linearly and functionally, instead ofphysically.Existing Project-Based Engineering CourseEngineering faculty at the University of New Haven have designed a Project-Based Introductionto Engineering course with the objectives to introduce students to the

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First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Zahorian, Binghamton University; Mike Elmore, Binghamton University; Kyle J. Temkin, Binghamton University

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these lectures.Table 3. Survey instrument given to studentsDirections: We are conducting this survey to better understand what factors you used inchoosing your declared major. We are not asking for your name, just your honest input. Pleaseanswer the following statements to the best of your ability according to the following scale andrecord your answers on the electronic score sheet provided.A = Strongly Agree B = Agree C = Neutral D = Disagree E = Strongly Disagree 1) I was already pretty sure which engineering program I wanted before coming to Binghamton University, and I did not change my mind. 2) The WTSN 111/112 lectures helped me to decide my major. 3) The labs and project in WTSN 111/112 helped me decide my major. 4) The

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FPD1 - Early Success and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Robert Green, Mississippi State University

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backgrounds.More troubling to the college was the disproportionate number of minority students who wererepresented in this group.Pre-Engineering ClassIn the spring of 2006 the college instituted a one-hour Introduction to Engineering class for thestudents in the pre-engineering designation. This class has enrolled 65-85 students in threeofferings since this time (spring 2006, fall 2006, and fall 2007). This course is taught in one large Page 13.82.3lecture section. This course was established with several goals in mind. First, the course wasdesigned to give these students a better idea of the nature of the different engineering disciplines.The course was

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First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oai Ha, Western Carolina University; Martin L. Tanaka, Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University

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] suggests that to master the SMC course content, besides physics and mathematicalskills, students need to have a strong spatial ability to retrieve and interpret spatial informationfrom engineering structures and produce efficient spatial reasoning for solving problems. Spatialability is the cognitive capability that helps people to apprehend, maintain, and manipulate 3Dobjects in their mind and is considered as a set of several spatial ability factors [2, 3, 4].References [2, 4, 5, 6] cite spatial visualization, mental rotation, spatial orientation, spatialperception, and cross-sectioning abilities among spatial ability factors. Some of the references inthe literature [4, 7, 8] consider spatial ability as a narrowed concept of spatial thinking

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FPD 1: The Path to Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noah Salzman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; George D. Ricco, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University

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-statistic of 3.3. With that in mind, the low overallnumber of women, the number of outliers, and the sensitivity to a Gaussian fit, lead us toconclude that we cannot determine at this time if the two distributions are statistically different.Table 3 illustrates the relationship between number of activities and the intended major of thesurvey respondents, and suggests several trends. Respondents who participated in larger numbersof pre-college engineering programs and activities seem to be more likely to be interested inelectrical and computer engineering and interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary engineering, and lesslikely to be considering majoring in industrial engineering, biomedical engineering, or

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First-year Programs: Focus on Student Success 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Universidad Andres Bello; Esmeralda Campos, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico; Carlos Eduardo Martinez-Torteya, Tecnologico de Monterrey

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] National Research Council, "How people learn: Brain, mind, experience, and school: Expanded edition," National Academies Press, 2006.[5] T. Martin, S. D. Rivale and K. R. Diller, "Comparison of student learning in challenge-based and traditional instruction in biomedical engineering," Annals of biomedical engineering, vol. 35, no. 8, pp. 1312-1323, 2007.[6] D. L. Schwartz, S. Brophy, X. Lin and J. D. Bransford, "Software for managing complex learning: Examples from an educational psychology course," Educational Technology Research and Development, vol. 47, no. 2, pp. 39-59, 1999.[7] PER Group, University of Minnesota, Online Archive of Context-rich Problems, October 2012. Available: https://groups.physics.umn.edu/physed/Research

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FPD9 - First Year Learning & Assessment

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe Guarino, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Seung Youn Chyung, Boise State University; Randi Walters, Boise State University; Bill Clement, Boise State University

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implementation, assessment, and continualimprovement of computer simulations in basic University courses. Costanzo and Gray suggestthat exercises including interactive simulations must be structured with sustainability in mind toensure permanent inclusion into the engineering curriculum6. Moreno presents an evaluation ofthe “guided feedback hypothesis,” contrasting the effects of corrective feedback (cf) withexplanatory feedback (ef), on novice learners using the same interactive botany “game”simulation7. The ef group produced higher game scores, rated the game more helpful, andindicated more interest than the cf group7. Hall et al. 8 compared the performance of two groupsof students from a Mechanics of Materials course in computerized courseware

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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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their designers. One of the unfortunate consequences of such omissions is adisconnect in the minds of many students between their perception of what they currently are andwhat they aspire to be professionally.At the First Year Engineering Workshop entitled “Dialogue II on Engineering Education: theRole of the First Year,” held in July 2007 at the University of Notre Dame, David Billington, Sr.,made the argument for the need to humanize engineering. In his presentation, he opined thatentering students relate more to historical examples than to abstract principles. Among thepoints raised were that students should study outstanding engineers because the human elementof engineering is missing from their classes; that ideas and personalities are

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 16: That Important Decision - Which Engineering Major?

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Corey Kiassat, Quinnipiac University; Nebil Buyurgan, Quinnipiac University; Julia Leeds

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significant improvements in students’ learning when the instructors use computersimulations in fluid mechanics.With this theory in mind, we developed a spreadsheet-based simulation model as the IEchallenge activity in an introduction-to-engineering course. The purpose of this user-friendlysimulation tool was to raise students’ understanding of IE and introduce a few common IE tools.This challenge allowed the students to directly apply the Operations Research and HumanFactors concepts learned in the IE lessons of the course. The scenario behind the challenge wasthe realistic case of designing a commercial passenger airplane and scheduling its operations.Rather than a traditional test on the IE material presented during the three IE lessons

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Multidisciplinary First Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University; Amanda Idema, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Carmellia Davis-King, Michigan State University

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around "grand challenge" type issues. As of thiswriting, we have recently developed a partnership with Consumer's Energy Company focused onthe topic of energy. To maximize the engagement of students, corporate partners, and academicpersonnel in learning, professional, and service experiences outside the classroom the programoffers a series of discussions and focus groups. Feedback loops will ensure that activities will becontinuously reviewed as the program evolves.Activities for the Engineering Residential Experience were created with the following objectivesin mind: 1. Create an environment where students are free to express themselves and learn from one another; 2. Enhance the classroom experience by implementing experiential

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FPD8 -- Introductory Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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George List, North Carolina State University

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AC 2007-1478: INTRODUCING CIVIL ENGINEERING ANALYSIS THROUGHPROGRAMMINGGeorge List, North Carolina State University George List is Head of the Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering Department at NC State University Page 12.961.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Introducing Civil Engineering Analysis through ProgrammingAbstractThis paper describes a course in computer programming that is being offered to freshmen andsophomores in civil engineering at NC State. Visual Basic (VBA in Excel) and MATLAB arebeing used as the programming languages. Much of the learning occurs through

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First-Year Programs: Tuesday Potpourri

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Desen Sevi Özkan, Virginia Tech, Department of Engineering Education; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech

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abilities. Because artistic and engineering skills are often seen asdistinct, challenging students who do not identify as artistic or creative to begin flexing theircreative muscles can be rather difficult. For classes that require creative thought, it becomesimperative for students to first, realize that creative practices and artistic endeavors are possibleand even necessary to be successful in engineering and are not just for aesthetic appeal. Second,students may not view creativity as a trait that can be enhanced so it can be necessary to redefinecreativity in students’ minds such that it is regarded as malleable something that can be learned.The concept may be difficult for students to grasp fully and can result in a more

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: It's All About Teams and Teamwork

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nick Tatar, Olin College of Engineering; Kevin A. Nguyen, Texas Tech University; Chris Gewirtz, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #12234Assessing first-year students’ ability to critically reflect and build on theirteam experiencesDr. Nick Tatar, Olin College of Engineering Nick Tatar, Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Instructor of Education: Dr. Tatar received his PhD from the University of New Hampshire where he focused on student learning and student motivation dur- ing the high school to college transition. He initiated and developed a first-year seminar course at Olin College, a course that focuses on working in teams, diversity, and self-directed learning. He enjoys collab- orating with other faculty members in the classroom and

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First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Steve Haisley Patchin, Center for Pre-College Outreach - Michigan Technological University; Kimberly D'Augustino; Cody J Kangas, Michigan Technological University

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Activities from First-Year Engineering ProjectsAbstractIn April 2012, the Mind Trekkers group from Michigan Technological University attended the2nd USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington D.C. Mind Trekkers is an outreachorganization that focuses on making STEM accessible to all age groups through action-packedhands-on learning. This learning often takes place in short demonstrations or activities. One ofthese activities was modified from a first-year engineering project on wind energy as part of theIDEAS Project (DUE-0836861).For the semester project, student teams developed a bench-scale wind turbine. They measuredthe turbine performance by measuring the RPMs, torque, and wind velocity. They used Excel toanalyze their team and class

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FPD9 -- Technology & Textbooks

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Kosky, Union College; William Keat, Union College; George Wise, Union College; Robert Balmer, Union College

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of computational fracture mechanics. Page 11.429.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Developing a Freshman Introduction to Engineering TextbookAbstract What should a freshman introduction to engineering course achieve and how will anappropriate textbook help meet the course goals? In this paper, we summarize our experiencessearching for a text and ultimately how and why we decided to write our own book. It can be said that the primary purpose of a first year introduction to an engineeringcourse is to win the hearts and minds of first year college students who are considering anengineering

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Multidisciplinary First Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ismail Jouny, Lafayette College; Polly Piergiovanni, Lafayette College

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standardized tests, some lacked the ability to promptly recall importantmathematical principles or practical solving techniques that are often needed inengineering design or upper level engineering courses. These students needed a coursethat reminded them of what is important to engineers, how to rely on specific solutiontechniques, appreciate the math course sequence required from them, and identify therelationships between these mathematical techniques and engineering. In short, theylacked concept drilling, and were unable to build (in their mind) a bridge between whatthey were learning in a required math sequence and their future engineering discipline.So, the attention of the engineering division at Lafayette turned to this introductorycourse to

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FPD4 -- Hands-on & Real-World Studies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Menicucci, Montana State University; James Duffy, Montana State University; Betsy Palmer, Montana State University

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2002, 198.2. Hesketh R.P., Slater C.S., Farrell S., and Carney M. Fluidized Bed Polymer Coating Experiment, Chemical Engineering Education, Spring 2002, 138.3. Hesketh R.P., Wake-Up to Engineering, Chemical Engineering Education, Summer 1996, 210.4. Bransford J., Brown A.L., and Cocking R.R., eds., How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School, National Academy Press, 2000.5. NSF, New Formulas for America’s Workforce: Girls in Science and Engineering, NSF 03-208, 2003, Arlington, VA: NSF.6. Felder R.M. and Rousseau R.W., Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes – Third Edition, John Wiley and Sons, 2000

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First Year Programs Division Poster Session: The Best Place to Really Talk about First-Year Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Victoria E Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Leo H McWilliams, University of Notre Dame; Catherine F Pieronek, University of Notre Dame

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isgenerally most prevalent in early semesters.6 Therefore, first-year programs are ideally situatedto aid students in building these interactive support networks. With these findings in mind,Notre Dame sought to create an educational experience within the first-year course that wouldencourage students to explore the extracurricular activities available to them within theuniversity. By making students academically responsible for attendance at extracurricularevents, the course staff sought to increase the chance that students would find encouragementand community early in their academic careers while learning more about the engineering majorchoice. More explicitly, the goals of these Engineering Exploration assignments were to helpstudents: 1

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First-year Programs Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Rippon, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University; Robin R. Hammond, Arizona State University

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AC 2012-4204: ”OMG! THAT’S WHAT AN ENGINEER DOES?”: FRESH-MEN DEVELOPING A PERSONAL IDENTITY AS AN ENGINEERStephen Rippon, Arizona State University Steve Rippon is the Assistant Dean of Student Services in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. In this capacity, he oversees the Engineering Schools’ K-12 outreach, under- graduate student recruitment, undergraduate engagement programs, and the Engineering Career Center.Dr. James Collofello, Arizona State UniversityMs. Robin R. Hammond, Arizona State University Page 25.16.1 c American Society for Engineering