Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 2: Design in the First Year: Challenges and Successes

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen A Harper, The Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #12126Implementing and Evaluating a Peer Review of Writing Exercise in a First-Year Design ProjectDr. Kathleen A Harper, The Ohio State University Kathleen A. Harper is a senior lecturer in the Engineering Education Innovation Center at The Ohio State University. She received her M. S. in physics and B. S. in electrical engineering and applied physics from Case Western Reserve University, and her Ph. D. in physics from The Ohio State University. She has been on the staff of Ohio State’s University Center for the Advancement of Teaching, in addition to teaching in both the physics department and college of

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 2B: Strategies for Writing and Communication Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wendi M. Kappers, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

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First-Year Programs

Accreditation Commission (EAC) arm of ABET, studentsneed to be prepared for real world experiences(11).Thus, equating to professional skills learnedand supporting three of the six ABET Criterion 3 2014-2015 suggested topic areas for updateconcerning: (a) communication skills, (b) professional responsibility, and (c) teamwork.The Power of Peer Review…but only for Writing AssessmentA plethora of tools have been designed to facilitate the peer review process for learning ineducation(12). Many researchers have even examined peer review in support of learning in alldifferent conditions, such as: (a) conducted in synchronous(13) or asynchronous formats(14-15) (b)selecting to use pair-wise reviewer assignment in lieu of free selection processes(16), (c

Conference Session

FPD5 -- Placement & Early Success

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Abraham Lachowsky, University of Arkansas

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First-Year Programs

AC 2007-1460: A SUCCESSFUL ENGINEERING PEER MENTORING PROGRAMCarol Gattis, University of Arkansas Carol S. Gattis, Ph.D. is an associate professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas. She also directs and develops new programs for the college-wide efforts of recruitment, retention and diversity.Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas Bryan Hill, an industrial engineer, is the associate director of recruitment, retention and diversity for the College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas. Bryan managed the 2005-2006 pilot engineering peer mentoring program.Abraham Lachowsky, University of Arkansas Abraham Lachowsky is a senior undergraduate student in the Industrial

Conference Session

FPD 4: Peers and Perceptions

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Thompson P.E., University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

scores using an instructor-created rubric. Following the assessment activity, rather than simply revising the individualreports, students worked in teams to develop a single improved team report using what they hadlearned from peer assessment. Students were surveyed to assess perceived learning gains.Results of the survey combined with instructor observations suggest that the peer assessmentactivity met the desired goals. Peer assessment will likely be utilized in future versions of thecourse and expanded to other writing assignments though some modifications may be necessaryto address current limitations.Introduction All first-year engineering students at the University of Louisville are required to take anIntroduction to Engineering

Conference Session

FPD 4: Peers and Perceptions

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Johnson, LeTourneau University; Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University; Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Lauren Elise Gentry, LeTourneau University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #9195Management and Assessment of a Successful Peer Mentor Program for In-creasing Freshmen RetentionMr. Jeff Johnson, LeTourneau University Jeff Johnson is an Instructor at LeTourneau University. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology from LeTourneau in 1994 then proceeded to spend 16 years in industry focusing on machine and civil design as well as project management. In 2010 he began his teaching career at his alma mater to share his experiences with engineering and technology students. He is currently a co-PI on the schools NSF-STEP retention grant.Prof. Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Peer Mentoring

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Ann E. Delaney, Boise State University; Catherine Rose Bates; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

, she collaborates with the Institute for STEM and Diversity Initiatives at Boise State to organize the RAISE summer program (Recreation and Academics In a Summer Experience) for incoming first-year STEM students. She also teaches courses for first-year engineering students. Ann graduated with her Masters in Materials Science and Engineering with an interdisciplinary emphasis in Public Policy and Administration from Boise State University in 2016.Mrs. Catherine Rose Bates Catherine Bates received a bachelor’s degree in Women’s Studies and Creative Writing from Florida State University and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing with an emphasis in fiction from Arizona State University. She serves as the Program

Conference Session

FPD 4: Peers and Perceptions

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University

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First-Year Programs

-assessment.It is important to note that outcome III has a performance indicator of 63 (Table 5), considerablylower than the indicator for all other outcomes, and also well below the established limit of 75. Asample of the student self-assessment for this outcome can be seen in Fig. 1 (for survey question# 4), 27% of the students feel that they did not improve their written communication skills. Theaggregate for outcome III in Table 4 yields the highest mean and the highest COV, bothindicative of student dissatisfaction with the achievement of this outcome. This could beattributed to the fact that students were only required to write three status reports and two projectreports for this course, and that each of these reports was a group activity. It is

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Peer Mentoring

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Leila Keyvani Someh, Northeastern University; Brian Patrick O'Connell, Northeastern University; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Jake Levi, Northeastern University; Whitney Elise Hansberry; Vishrudan Swami

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First-Year Programs

your mentor?’ question is summarized in Figure 1. In thisquestion, the students who answered ‘yes’ were prompted to write down their peer-mentor’sname. Due to the diverse nature of our student population and peer-mentors, all of the resultsfrom this section with or without proper spelling of the peer-mentors’ names were consideredvalid. Those who did not remember their peer-mentor were given a list of names to pick from ina follow up question. Figure 1 only illustrates the results for the ‘Do you remember yourmentor?’ question without prompting to choose a name from a list. (a) (b) Figure 1: Percentage of the students remembered their peer-mentor’s name - TA or

Conference Session

FPD5 - Teaming and Peer Performance

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arlisa Labrie Richardson, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

you how to use the….”Discouraging verbal statements directed to team members would not promote the involvementwith tinkering tasks. Such statements could be implicit and include redirecting team members tonon-tinkering tasks such as gathering materials’ taking notes, writing reports and completingwritten assignments. Verbal discouragement may be very explicit and include the followingstatements: “You can’t operate that equipment” “You don’t know what you’re doing” “You’re taking too long to ….”For the modeling category, the participant’s observation of the team member must be a directand attentive observation and does not include casual glances. The modeling can be either ofsuccessful completion or failure to complete tinkering tasks

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Peer Mentoring

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lakshmy Mohandas, Purdue University; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University; Aparajita Jaiswal, Purdue University; Shawn Farrington, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

across students and across sections.Qualitative data suggest four themes of highly effective UGTAs: they are easy to interact with,they are qualified, they immerse themselves in the work of their peers and they are overtlycollegial with the instructor of the course.KeywordsUndergraduate Teaching Assistant, First Year Student Learning Experience, Active Learning,Design ThinkingIntroductionResearch suggests that undergraduate teaching assistants are considered valuable to theinstructors and students. Deploying UGTAs in undergraduate classrooms motivates students andhas been shown to increase student grades [1]. According to Filz and Gurung [2], UGTAs assistwith many in-class activities such as taking attendance and tutoring students, answering

Conference Session

FPD 4: Peers and Perceptions

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Pow, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, RIT; María Helguera, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Pieri, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology; Sadie Wolters; Michael Glynn Augspurger, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology; Briana A. Neuberger, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology; Victoria Scholl, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Bondi, Rochester Institute of Technology

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First-Year Programs

could do to improve their performance. By the end of the yearthere were almost none.6. When providing written comments, the rater almost always talk about the ratee, and virtually Page 24.1252.11never talk to the ratee. This was an interesting observation. Although the students all knew thepurpose of the peer evaluation was to give some of their classmates feedback about theirperformance, the comments were virtually always written as if the rater was communicating withtheir instructor, and not their classmate. So rather than writing, for example, “you could havedone a better job preparing for the design review,” almost all raters would have

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Student Perceptions and Perspectives

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lea Wittie, Bucknell University; James Bennett, Cornell University; Carly Merrill, Bucknell University ; Jove Graham, Geisinger; Troy Schwab, Bucknell University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #32312Bias in First-Year Engineering Student Peer EvaluationsLea Wittie, Bucknell University Lea Wittie is an Associate Professor in the department of Computer Science in the Engineering College at Bucknell University. She has spent the past 4 years coordinating the first year Engineering student Introduction to Engineering and over a decade participating in the program before that.James Bennett, Cornell University James Bennett is a biomedical engineer specializing in medical device design and development. He has earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Engineering from Bucknell University and is currently

Conference Session

FPD VI: Presenting "All the Best" of the First-Year Programs Division

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland; Lawrence J. Carter, University of Auckland

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First-Year Programs

slightly aware that someone is going to have to mark their work and Idid witness some students think about how they lay it out and are aware they will lose marksfor insufficient working. So hopefully this ended in them constructing better answers in testsand exams.” “The student learning did improve as a result of peer marking exercise as it allows them toknow how others think”. “It forces the students to grasp the material at early stage of (the) course which results inbetter understanding of the course.” “I marked (a) few exams and found that most of the students did write the UNITS of thequantities in (their) solution. It was definitely due to peer-marking exercise.” “I think peer marking exercise is a good practice to do and it adds an

Conference Session

FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Rebecca Damron, Oklahoma State University

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First-Year Programs

fall 2007 students. Writing fellows areassigned to work in our University Writing Center with freshman composition sectionsand are undergraduate peer tutors who assist in developing writing skills through workwith students on course papers. The authors have also discussed asking the researchquestion a bit differently, to what extent do the student critically think and write asopposed to are they able to critically think and write.The interrater reliability information provided some interesting questions for futureresearch: 1) How effective are norming sessions on reliability? 2) How do Engineering faculty see writing and critical thinking differently than English faculty? 3) How reliable and valid are the

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 2B: Strategies for Writing and Communication Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia R Backer, San Jose State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

students at SJSU. IntroductionIn Fall 2011, SJSU received a U.S. Department of Education grant, AANAPISI, to improve thewriting skills of Asian-American students at SJSU. This grant has several focus areas, one ofwhich is the improvement of writing and writing instruction in General Education (GE) classes.A significant percent of SJSU’s incoming freshmen are remedial in English or mathematics. PerCSU policy, students must clear their remedial status within one year or they are disenrolled fromthe CSU. A look into retention rates shows that there is a higher attrition among remedial studentsthan their non-remedial peers. Also, the time to graduation is typically lengthened up to two yearsfor students who need remedial classes.Many of these remedial

Conference Session

FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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First-Year Programs

paper in thatstudents edit the papers written by their peers. In Olds the emphasis is more on trueediting (comments on structure, whether the paper is correct for the audience, etc.) ratherthan simply on identifying errors.Proofreading AssignmentsMultiple assignments throughout the term were used in order to evaluate and improve thestudents’ ability to proofread. Students were regularly provided with a set of readingquestions for each section of the technical writing course. These assignments, and somerelated questions on the mid-term exam, asked them to find the errors in a sentence.These typically related to specific topics in technical communication, such asconciseness, punctuation, capitalization, etc. Since these were typically done with

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Teams and Teamwork

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Siqing Wei, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rui Wang, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gaurav Nanda, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

have already proposed algorithms, pipelines and tools to resolve the issues based onthe U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)’s requirement onprotecting protected health information [6]–[8]. However, HIPAA requires protection on lots ofunexpected information in the academic setting, such as locations, dates, telephone numbers, faxnumbers, social security numbers, etc. [9]. In the education context, Rudniy reported anautomating deidentification project using peer feedback textual data for online writing projectsvia MyR [10]. However, our peer to peer comment data is structured in groups to facilitateteamwork learning so that it is highly possible that the commenter mentions more than one groupmember, which might

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Focus on Student Success 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University; Abigail T. Stephan, Clemson University; Baker A. Martin, Clemson University; Matthew K. Miller, Clemson University

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First-Year Programs

writingthat would normally be included during an oral presentation of the slides.The last component of each round is the reflection. After completing all previous components,students reflect on their experience and compose a write-up on the two “best” presentations theyreviewed during the peer review process. The reflection includes details about what made themthe “best” presentations and what was learned from each presentation.Though the effectiveness of this instructional approach has been evidenced through anecdotesand previous research findings [1], [2], specific outcomes of the Exploring Engineeringassignment from the perspective of students have not been systematically investigated.Subsequently, this paper aims to answer the following research

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Assessment in the First Year

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Abigail T. Stephan, Clemson University; Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University; Laurel Whisler, Clemson University; Andrew I. Neptune, Clemson University

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First-Year Programs

Westmoreland Academic Success Program. In this capacity, she provides vision and direction for the Tutoring and Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL) programs and provides support to the General Engineer- ing Learning Community. She is also co-developer of Entangled Learning, a framework of rigorously- documented, self-directed collaborative learning. She has an M.A. in Music from The Pennsylvania State University and an M.L.S. from Indiana University.Dr. Andrew I Neptune, Clemson University Andrew Neptune is a lecturer with the General Engineering department at Clemson University. He teaches courses that introduces the engineering disciples, develops problem solving skills, and instructs in com- puter programming, mainly to first

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Student Success

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenai Kelley Brown, Clemson University; Natalie Stringer, Clemson University; Rachel K. Anderson, Clemson University; Laurel Whisler, Clemson University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #23310Supporting Student Learning Through Peer-led Course Support InitiativesJenai Kelley Brown, Clemson University Jenai Kelley Brown has a background in college life coaching as well as career counseling. Before com- ing to Clemson University, she was a Senior College Life Coach at Florida State University working primarily with first generation college students. Jenai is currently the Assistant Coordinator for Tutor- ing in Clemson’s Academic Success Center where she trains and manages approximately 60 tutors each semester. While her roles in Higher Education have changed, her primary goal has remained to help

Conference Session

FPD VI: Presenting "All the Best" of the First-year Programs Division

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Scott Moor, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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First-Year Programs

AC 2012-4824: INTRODUCING MEMO WRITING AND A DESIGN PRO-CESS: A FIVE-WEEK SIMULATOR PROJECTDr. S. Scott Moor, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne Scott Moor is an Associate Professor of engineering and Coordinator of First-year Engineering at Indi- ana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne. He received a B.S. and M.S. in chemical engineering from MIT. After more than a decade in industry, he returned to academia at the University of California, Berkeley, where he received a Ph.D. in chemical engineering and an M.A. in statistics. He is a registered Professional Chemical Engineer in California. His research interests include engineering education with an emphasis on developing and testing educational

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University; Kaitlyn Pigeon, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University

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First-Year Programs

Professor and the As- sessment and Instructional Support Specialist in the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at Penn State as well as a co-founder of Zappe and Cutler Educational Consulting, LLC. Her primary research interest include faculty development, the peer review process, the doctoral experience, and the adoption of evidence-based teaching strategies. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Work-in-Progress: Short Online Films to Help First-Year Students Write Reports as EngineersIntroduction From grade school through first-year composition, engineering students take

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Focusing on Student Success

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qudsia Tahmina, Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

of Peer Mentoring is discussed and offered to students with each type ofmentoring (Scheduled Peer Mentoring and Mentor-Mentee Pair). Due three major topics in thelecture component of the course, the peer mentoring sessions were observed to driven by thematerial in those topics. Therefore, for the purpose of data collection and analysis ofperformance, the peer mentoring schedules were categorized. The three categories are: 1)Assistance with MS Excel concepts and Graphing Techniques 2) Assistance with Programmingin MATLAB and 3) Assistance with Project Management and technical writing for the DesignProject. In the previous work, the baseline was determined based on the grades in the first twoapplication assignments. The author noticed that the

Conference Session

FPD I: Research on First-year Programs Part I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Purdue University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

Rubric sub-dimension.The students were also required to give written feedback in response to eight prompts associatedwith the three MEA Rubric dimensions (APPENDIX B). The written feedback was collectedthrough a series of textboxes. The Mathematical Model dimension had five textboxes, the Re-Usability & Modifiability dimension had two textboxes, and the Share-Ability dimension hadone textbox to complete. The explanations of required focus for the peer feedback within thethree dimensions follow. Page 25.1323.5For the Mathematical Model dimension, the students were required to write feedback concerningthe degree to which the teams’ math model

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Assessment

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James A. Coller, University of Michigan; Magel P. Su, University of Michigan; Laura K. Alford, University of Michigan; Stephanie Sheffield, University of Michigan; Robin Fowler, University of Michigan

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First-Year Programs

this skill developmentmore intentionally. Specifically, we will add two additional short readings on leadership ofdiverse teams, and we will ask mentors to write short reflections (a few paragraphs) at three orfour time points during the semester. We believe this scaffolded reflection will enhance mentors’learning and retention of this critical information, as shown in other studies of double looplearning and scaffolded reflection [10,11].Suggested Best Practices for Working with Peer MentorsOver five years of teaching this course, we have found that certain practices for mentorrecruitment and facilitation have improved the project experience for students, mentors, andinstructors. For example, we:  Recruit excellent former students of the

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Mathematics in the First Year

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cem Karacal, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Ma Zenia N. Agustin, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; George Pelekanos, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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First-Year Programs, Mathematics

Paper ID #26265Integrated Mathematics Enrichment, Peer Mentoring, Tutoring, and Fresh-men Course for Student SuccessDr. Cem Karacal, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville Dr. Cem Karacal is a Professor of Industrial Engineering and Dean of the School of Engineering at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He obtained his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees from Oklahoma State University in 1991 and 1986, respectively. His received his B.Sc. degree from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey in 1982. He has experience in industry and academia. His main research and teaching interest areas are simulation modeling

Conference Session

FPD IV: Improving Student Success: Mentoring, Intervening, and Supplementing

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colleen A. McDonough, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Renée S. DeGraaf, Lansing Community College; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Sarah J. Stoner, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Claudia E. Vergara, Michigan State University; Thomas F. Wolff, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2011-1659: PEER-LED SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION IN AN NSFSTEP PROJECT: THE EEES EXPERIENCEColleen A. McDonough, Michigan State University Colleen A. McDonough is a graduate research assistant at the College of Engineering at Michigan State University. She is the coordinator of two component projects of a National Science Foundation grant focusing on retention issues and engaging early engineering students, and also serves as an academic advisor. McDonough earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from William Smith College and a master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Southern California. She is currently a third year doctoral student in the Higher, Adult and Lifelong Education program at

Conference Session

Projects and Problems in First-Year Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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First-Year Programs

taught at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. She has been with Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi since fall of 2005. Dr. Mehrubeoglu's areas of research include machine vision and image processing applications (digital watermarking, degraded fingerprint recognition, object detection and tracking), applications in biomedical engineering, and effective teaching pedagogies. Page 14.44.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A Lego Robot Project Using Concept Maps and Peer-Led Teams for a Freshman Course in Engineering and Engineering TechnologyAbstractIn this paper, the use of concept maps is

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 2B: Strategies for Writing and Communication Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Lynn Larson, University of Calgary; Genevieve Hoffart, University of Calgary; Tom O'Neill, University of Calgary; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; William Daniel Rosehart P.Eng., University of Calgary

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #15629Team Learning Behaviors: Supporting Team-Based Learning in a First-YearDesign and Communications CourseMs. Nicole Lynn Larson, University of Calgary Nicole is completing her PhD in Industrial Organizational Psychology at the University of Calgary under the supervision of Dr. Thomas O’Neill. She has been working with the Schulich School of Engineering for the past three years. During this period she has been involved in several initiatives, such as assessing student learning and engagement, implementing systems for peer evaluations, and leading teamwork train- ing sessions. Nicole is currently conducting

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 2B: Strategies for Writing and Communication Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Penny Kinnear, University of Toronto; Micah Stickel P.Eng., University of Toronto; Brian M. Frank, Queen's University; James A. Kaupp, Queen's University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #16755Early English Language Assessment to Improve First-Year Student SuccessDr. Penny Kinnear, University of Toronto Penny Kinnear currently works with the Engineering Communication Program at the University of Toronto where she focuses on the development and delivery of Professional Language support for a highly student body. She has a background in applied linguistics, second language and bilingual education and writing education. She is co-author of the book, ”Sociocultural Theory in Second Language Education: An in- troduction through narratives.” Her current research projects include a longitudinal study on