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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ashraf Badir P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University; Jeanette Hariharan, Florida Gulf Coast University

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learning tools have been used for centuries. Organic chemists use molecular modelingkits for analyzing and reproducing virtual molecular fragments. Mathematicians engagemathematical modeling tools to better represent the kinds of problems students may encounter intheir professional careers [7]. Balsa wood trusses are used in Statics classes for understanding theforces in bridges.It has only been very recently that interactive book learning tools have become available throughthe internet. The teaching must still focus on content of material and pedagogy to assure thehighest degree of student mastery of the subject, and active learning is a part of the environmentthat insures this happening. Since the pandemic of 2020-2021, on-line learning

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First-year Programs: Professional Development and Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Alexander James Carroll, Vanderbilt University; Joshua Daniel Borycz, Vanderbilt University; Julianne Vernon, Vanderbilt University

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survey of the different potential pathways for anengineering career, students increasingly are expected to complete meaningful design projectswithin these programs. This change creates opportunities to introduce first-year engineeringstudents to the complexities of the engineering information landscape via information literacyinstruction.Background on problem being addressedThe engineering education and library science literature suggest several best practices forcreating information literacy instructional (ILI) interventions. ILI interventions are mosteffective when contextualized to the specific needs of learners [1], [2] through integratinginformation literacy into the curriculum [3] and establishing the relevance of information literacyby

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Retention & Bridge Programs #2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ellise M. LaMotte, Tufts University

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Diversity

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offices on campus like the Academic Resource Center, Career Services, Advisingand Financial Aid. The RISE scholars also participate in the Guaranteed 4.0 program, consistingof four interactive seminars. According to the founder, Donna O. Johnson Mackey, “The focusof these seminars is not “how to study. Rather, we want students to learn how to learn andultimately achieve a mindset of academic excellence and success.” Using this comprehensiveframework, students learn simple strategies such as repetition for long-term informationretention, as well as more complex strategies focused on critical thinking and metacognition[11].The spring semester presents the scholars with opportunities to discover some of the connectionsbetween their interests and

Conference Session

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

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Ricco, University of Kentucky; Janet K. Lumpp, University of Kentucky

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conversations reported by the faculty indicate that students begin sharing informationthey did not know would help them in their engineering careers. The third course in the sequence being more of a team design course, employs methodsfrom other design courses from FYE institutions in contact with our team (Adams, 2002; Atmanet al., 2007; Crismond & Adams, 2012; Turns et al., 2006). One engagement protocol that mixesbest practices from Adams’ work and is similar to the liberative ones employed by Riley is usedby one faculty member who requires all students to stand while discussing an element of designfrom the project, and the next speaker must amplify the previous student’s statement in terms ofhis own. Students in this scenario must engage

Conference Session

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

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Chiki, Ohio University; Braden Vale Jay Robinson, Ohio University

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% Heavy course load 26.79% 47.83% Unhappy with instructor 21.43% 28.26% Unsure of major 17.86% 8.70% No clear career goals or plans 16.07% 8.70% Poor class attendance 16.07% 19.57% Housing/roommate issues 16.07% 15.22% Trouble making friends 16.07% 13.04% Homesickness 12.50% 6.52% Working too many hours 12.50% 17.39% Family issues

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Ways to Measure "Things" About Your Course(s)

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew A. Verleger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

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formost engineering students not explicitly pursuing careers as professional programmers. Thecombination of the breadth of material, the complexity of that material, and students’ relativeunfamiliarity with the material makes it exceptionally difficult to give a proctored exam during atraditional class period. Students frequently complain that they understood the material butneeded additional time to complete exams.Purpose (Hypothesis)The purpose of this research is to explore the relationship between time needed to complete theexam and overall course performance. The hypothesis was that additional exam time is of littlerelevance – students who know the material do better on the exam than students who don’t knowthe material as well, regardless of

Conference Session

The Ever-Changing Course

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Gustafson, Duke University; Rebecca Simmons, Duke University; W. Neal Simmons, Duke University; Michael Ehrenfried, Kent Denver School; Tod Laursen, Duke University

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fields would need to know a compiled language, they alsofelt that a programming package such as MATLAB would be more globally useful during theirundergraduate career – reflecting the conclusions of Bjedov and Anderson1 as well as those ofAzemi and Pauley in a more recent study2. Furthermore, given the vast differences inprogramming experience of entering freshman students, a language like MATLAB was seen aspresenting similar educational benefits to a compiled language, without as steep a learning curve.Thus, the course has been completely revised to utilize MATLAB. One benefit of this approachhas been the inclusion or expansion of MATLAB use in several other engineering courses3,4 aswell as in math and physics courses. This vertical integration

Conference Session

FPD4 -- Real-World Case Studies & Projects

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liesl Hotaling, Stevens Institute of Technology; Richard Sheryll, Center for Maritime Systems, Stevens Institute of Technology; Rustam Stolkin, Center for Maritime Systems, Stevens Institute of Technology

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. These projects help expose students to practical design issues in thefreshman year, foster creative problem solving skills and may aid student retention onengineering programs. These projects have also been successfully piloted in pre-collegeprograms, aimed at generating interest in engineering careers among high school students.We describe ongoing work to extend these projects to include computer control and sensoryfeedback, allowing students to develop autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). Further, weoutline ongoing work to assess the effectiveness of these modules.1 IntroductionThis paper describes an ongoing effort, at Stevens Institute of Technology, to develop a set ofeducational modules, which will teach fundamental engineering

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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MilwaukeeSchool of Engineering. This course, ME-160, Introduction to Mechanical Engineering andDesign, is a three-credit course required for first-quarter freshmen mechanical engineeringstudents. During a two-hour lab session each week, hand sketching and solid modeling aretaught. One lecture hour per week is devoted to problem solving and the design process, and theother lecture hour is used primarily for invited speakers. The speakers have been selected torepresent a wide variety of engineering careers, and include senior managers as well as youngerengineers who are a year or two into their careers. The course culminates in a creative designproject, in which teams of students formulate a design and present it orally. Because of the time

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Goli Nossoni, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven

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, broadimpressions, and intuition. Thinking types are logical and fact-based, while feeling types aresubjective and value-based. Judging types prefer structure, order, and a task-orientation, whileperceiving types prefer an open and flexible approach. No personality type is considered to bebetter than another; it is just a tool to help individuals know more about their strengths, weaknesses,likes, dislikes, compatibility with other people and even possible career preferences. A study doneby the ASEE-MBTI Consortium in 1980 showed that the majority of engineering students tend tohave thinking and judging personality types and often they are introverted [2-3]. While this studyis quite old, it is the most comprehensive study on the personality types of

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Ann Howard, New Mexico State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Liang and Grossman [4] mentors can aide youth from diverse backgrounds. Inaddition, minority students who have had a mentor show greater success in academics.According to Chesler & Chesler [5] peer mentoring can provide a positive impact on engineers,and can provide both technical and psychosocial support. As the research shows peer mentorscan play a vital role in student success.Chesler & Chesler (2002) also note the importance of establishing mentor to menteerelationships early in a student’s academic career to increase student success. They also discussthe active role of listening and questioning to be a key aspect of effective mentoring. One of thefocal points at mentor training is effective listening and communication skills

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Campbell, Imperial College London; Deesha Chadha, Imperial College London

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First-Year Programs

in Chemical Engineering - Can We Bolt-It On? James Campbell, Deesha Chadha* Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, UK. E-mail:d.chadha@imperial.ac.uk; Tel: +44 20 7594 8958IntroductionIn a Chemical Engineering degree programme, teaching the core technical concepts takecentre stage, but in order to produce graduates that are prepared for a career in ChemicalEngineering, degree courses need to develop so-called transferable skills [1]. Transferableskills, including effective teamwork, communication (both written and verbal), problemsolving and leadership are typically gained via assessments such as group project work andpresentations. Hereby

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Focusing on Student Success

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cory Brozina, Youngstown State University; Aditya Johri, George Mason University; Nazanin Naderi, Youngstown State University

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department of Information Sciences & Technology. Dr. Johri studies the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for learning and knowledge shar- ing, with a focus on cognition in informal environments. He also examine the role of ICT in supporting distributed work among globally dispersed workers and in furthering social development in emerging economies. He received the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Early Career Award in 2009. He is co-editor of the Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research (CHEER) published by Cam- bridge University Press, New York, NY. Dr. Johri earned his Ph.D. in Learning Sciences and Technology Design at Stanford University and a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering at

Conference Session

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

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura A. Ruhala, Kennesaw State University; Hillary Steiner, Kennesaw State University; Catherine L. Bradford, Kennesaw State University; Ruth Ann Goldfine, Kennesaw State University; Nirmal Trivedi, Kennesaw State University; Scott Larisch, Kennesaw State University

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she worked closely with engineering faculty engaged in research projects. Throughout her career in academia, Ruth has worked primarily with first-year students, initially as an instructor of English composition and later as a first-year seminar professor. Her work in the classroom continues to inform her research, which is focused on first-year students, students in transition, and, most recently, first-year STEM students. Her research interests also include the use of technology in the composition classroom, first-generation students, and students in transitions beyond the first year of college.Dr. Nirmal Trivedi, Kennesaw State University Dr. Nirmal Trivedi is the Director of First-Year Seminars and Assistant

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 2A: Using Alternative Measurements to Look at Students and Their Success

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nora Honken, University of Cincinnati; Patricia A Ralston, University of Louisville; Thomas Tretter, University of Louisville

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

the framework might help explain some conflicting results within the engineeringretention literature.Theoretical Framework Many of the studies on engineering retention are framed through the lens of collegeretention. Although there is value in that perspective, this study was framed in expectancy valuetheory26, a theory used in the college major and career choice literature27,28 . Expectancy valuetheory, a motivational theory, attempts to explain individuals’ choice of behavior based on theirexpectation of success and the value they place on the task or outcome of the task. The behaviorcan be related to the decision to work on a task, whether or not to persist at a task, or the amountof effort to invest in a task28. Atkinson, who was

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Paying Attention to Retention

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen A. Ossman, University of Cincinnati; Jeff Kastner, University of Cincinnati; F James Boerio, University of Cincinnati

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cooperative education, or coop. At UC, students are required tocomplete four coop rotations during their academic career, starting with either the fall or springsemester of their sophomore year. Coop has been shown to improve both student performanceand retention.8-9In this paper, additional data will be presented on the impact of the first-year courses on studentretention from the first to second years. Additionally, the impact of the first-year courses onstudent performance on the first coop experience will be explored through analysis of employercoop surveys completed at the end of each student’s rotation. The results of the first cohort ofstudents to complete the required first-year courses under the semester system will be comparedto the

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 3: Diversity and Multicultural Influences in the First Year

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A Adams, Chandler Gilbert Community College; Claire Louise Antaya Dancz, Arizona State University; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #12320Improving engineering student preparedness, persistence, and diversity throughconative understandingDr. Elizabeth A Adams, Chandler Gilbert Community College Residential Engineering Faculty at Chandler-Gilbert Community College.Claire Louise Antaya Dancz, Arizona State University Ph.D. Candidate in Sustainable Engineering at Arizona State UniversityProf. Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University Dr. Landis joined ASU in January 2012 as an Associate Professor in the School of Sustainable Engi- neering and the Built Environment. She began her career as an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, after

Conference Session

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

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd R Hamrick, West Virginia University

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and German in 1987, and returned to academia after a 22 year engineering career in industry. During his career Dr. Hamrick served in a broad range of positions including design, product development, tool and die, manufacturing, sales, and management. His teaching style brings practical, innovative, experience based learning to the classroom, where hands on projects that reflect real world applications are valued by students. Since 1998 he has mentored and lead youth organizations including Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H, and First Robotics, with youth ranging in ages from first grade through high school. He was named a Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources Outstanding Teacher for 2013-14

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Design and Design Chanllenges

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James B. Riggs, Texas Tech University

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First-Year Programs

basic, Java and Python. There isclearly no consensus on what or how first-year engineering students should be taught. By examining the goals of these courses we can better understand how the currentstate evolved and where we can go from here. The goals of these course in generalinvolve preparing the first-year student for the remainder of their academic andprofessional career and take the form of teaching students what engineering really is andwhy it is important to society, how to work in teams, how to implement design, how toprogram a computer, how to solve engineering equations, how to solve engineeringproblems and how to develop models. While these are noble goals, most students fail tounderstand the significance of what they have

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd R. Hamrick, West Virginia University; Lizzie Santiago, West Virginia University; Kristin Brewster, West Virginia University

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First-Year Programs

academia after a 22-year engineering career in industry. During his career, Dr. Hamrick served in a broad range of positions in- cluding design, product development, tool and die, manufacturing, sales, and management. His teaching style brings practical, innovative, experience-based learning to the classroom, where hands-on projects that reflect real-world applications are valued by students. His teaching interests include active learning, robotics, and study abroad.Dr. Lizzie Santiago, West Virginia University Lizzie Y. Santiago, Ph.D., is a teaching assistant professor for the freshman engineering program in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources. She holds a Ph.D. in chemical

Conference Session

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

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University; Kyle D. Squires, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University; Robin R. Hammond, Arizona State University

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teachers, faculty and academic advisors at the university andcommunity college, high school counselors, near peer and peer mentors, alumni and industrymentors, university career specialists, and academic leaders of partnering institutions. Therelationships between these actors, their institutions, and their respective students are such thatbehaviors are adaptive and can self-organize to the change-initiating micro-events of supportingstudent success. This adaptation and change is possible through deliberately designed activitiesand experiences—micro events for participants—that ensure entry and persistence across theeducation spectrum. These activities and experiences at various levels across high school,community college, and university expressly

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 1: Retention and Student Success Strategies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hadil Mustafa, California State University, Chico

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in three bottleneck classes: "Logic DesignFundamentals," "Circuit Analysis," and "Embedded Systems Development" and will continue todo so in spring 2018. These courses are offered every semester in 2 or more sections. Allenrollment ranges from 60-80 students per section. Students from 4 majors are required to takethe courses during the first two years of their academic career. Tutors were hired afterconsultation and interviews with faculty members and were required to complete a "compliancetraining" before they start the service. In fall 2017, the department hired ten students as tutors,and due to high demands, this number is expected to increase in spring 18. The data presented inthis section was collected using surveys, focus groups, and

Conference Session

FPD10 -- Pre-Engineering and Bridge Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blair Rowley, Wright State University; Kumar Yelamarthi, Wright State University; Cory Miller, Wright State University; Thomas L. Bazzoli, Wright State University

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THOMAS L. BAZZOLI is Assistant Dean for Fiscal Affairs and Research. He holds the MS in Nuclear Science and Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology. During his Air Force career he directed diverse research programs in modeling and testing of system performance, compositional mapping of submicron materials and machine translation of text. He was instrumental in establishing the college’s freshman program. Page 12.764.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Freshman Engineering Student Responses to a Pre-College Perception SurveyAbstractEngineering

Conference Session

FPD1 -- Implementing a First-Year Engineering Course

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dana Elzey, University of Virginia

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First-Year Programs

component of the curriculum. These changes include increasing numbersof women and minorities in engineering (and the need to increase them further), better preparednessof high school graduates for college-level study, and heightened competition among institutions andfields for the best students. Entering engineering students are therefore more diverse, moredemanding, and more ‘consumer-conscious’ and sophisticated in the evaluation of career alternativesthan ever. So in addition to providing students with the fundamentals of technical problem solving,the intro to engineering course must now provide an effective learning experience for a much more

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marc Christensen, Southern Methodist University; David Willis, Southern Methodist University; Scott Douglas, Southern Methodist University

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Engineering Education at SMU. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University. Dr. Douglas' is a recognized expert in the fields of adaptive filters, blind source Page 11.71.1 separation, and active noise control, having authored or co-authored two books, six book chapters and over 150 journal and conference papers in these fields. He was the recipient of an NSF CAREER (Young Investigator) Award in 1995 and has received significant research funding from the U.S. Army, other U.S. governmental organizations, the State of Texas, and Raytheon© American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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First-Year Programs

hopefully lead to a satisfying andrewarding career. However, likely the most important overall recommendation from thisstudy (as well as others), is that the actions mentioned above should be taken well beforestudents enter a university, in visits to local high schools and/or middle and grammar schools.It seems likely students have a general idea of what career paths are important for society andhave good job prospects, long before entering college.Bibliography1. Moland, K. J. (2011, March). Decline of US student enrollm ent in comput er s cience programs. In Southeastcon, 2011 Proceedings of IEEE (pp. 297-299). IEEE.2. Rampelli, D., Gieskes, K., Fellows, S., Santos, D., Shastry, S.K. “ Continuous Process Improvem ent: A Cas e of the

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FPD II: Hands-on Curriculum in the First Year

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Michael Abernathy, Ohio State University; Barbara Elizabeth Carruthers, Ohio State University ; Kayla Fay Presley, Ohio State University; Paul Alan Clingan, Ohio State University

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some engineering disciplines maynot learn these skills at all [6]. While prototyping methods are now a common part of the designprocess, few students are able to confidently create a machined physical model at the end of theircollege career [7]. It is important that students of all engineering disciplines have knowledge of Page 25.849.2milling methods so that they may utilize the technology in their careers [8].Additionally, CNC milling has become a viable resource in many industries. With advancementsin technology, the price of materials and CNC machines are no longer prohibitive and provide avaluable resource for quick, custom production

Conference Session

Mentoring First Year Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Rippon, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

scenarios and develop poster boards that demonstrate thosesolutions. The Grand Challenges Curriculum, likewise, is facilitated by faculty and uses aninteractive approach for students to think about what challenges our society faces, contemplatetheir role as engineers in finding solutions to those challenges, and learning how their notionsalign with those of current engineers. Students also have the opportunity to engage with facultymembers during meals and other down times and get to know them as people, breaking downsome of the fears and other barriers that often keep freshmen students reluctant to approachfaculty members. The faculty interaction plays a key role in strengthening student commitmentto career goals.Helping freshmen understand and

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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incorporating one ormore community-based engineering projects as the core theme of the course. Service learning is 3of vital importance in the engineering profession and must be integrated into the engineeringcurriculum at an early stage of career development. Engineering projects with aspects of servicelearning are both challenging and motivating to students entering the engineering profession afterSTEM studies at the high school level. In addition to teaching the students engineering design 4and practice in the context of society and values, and instilling the recognition of engineeringissues and concerns, engineering project activity with service learning components

Conference Session

FPD 3: Research on First-Year Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Maggie A Flynn M.A., Elizabethtown College

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engineering career paths. Between 50 and 70 % of respondentsagreed or strongly agreed that their ELC provided the tools needed to: cope in a competitiveatmosphere, handle stress, and manage time. Only two disagree responses were recorded. Figure 4: Responses to question “The ELC provided the tools needed to enhance student…”The survey ended with five open ended questions, which were answered by 60 to 65respondents. • What feedback do you get from ELC participants? • What value do you think your ELC brings to students? • What value do you think your ELC brings to your institution? • What are some incentives for students to join your ELC (e.g., scholarship, better housing, tutoring, social