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FPD VIII: Crossing Bridges and Easing Transitions into the First Year

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Danielle M Fitch, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Dimitris C. Lagoudas P.E., Texas A&M University

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. The goals ofthe program are to: provide an understanding of what Aerospace Engineering is and possibleapplications and career paths; design and build fun and educational projects with students;provide advice on classes, professors, study habits, and general college life; host laboratorytours; discuss internships, research, and organizational involvement; handle tutoring sessions andoffice hours and motivate students about Aerospace Engineering.This paper will provide a framework for starting a mentoring program at your institution. Whilethis is not a new idea, the authors will discuss why the current structure was selected and otheriterations that have been utilized. The role of a mentor and mentee and the expectations of eachwill be detailed

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First-year Programs Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ghada Salama, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, Qatar; Beena Ahmed, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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disciplines. As in today’s world most engineering projects arecompleted by teams, it is imperative that the students understand what teamwork is at an earlystage. Most of the freshmen students at TAMUQ have had limited exposure to teamwork in theirhigh school careers, hence they need to be provided with the opportunity to develop these skillsand be given appropriate feedback tools. In our global age, we need to interact with individualsfrom different cultures and disciplines, therefore teamwork skills are considered of utmostimportance. These include strong leadership, effective communication, proper decision-makingand conflict management. These skills might not come naturally to certain individuals and needto be cultivated.In the ENGR111 course, the

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First-year Programs Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fahmida Masoom, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Abulkhair Masoom, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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before coming to University of Wisconsin-Platteville. His research interests are in the areas of thermo-mechanical design and engineering education. Page 22.533.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Effect of Math Competency on Success in Engineering Science CoursesAbstractA few decades ago, only students with a strong math and science background would seriouslyconsider pursuing a career in engineering. Today, with the exception of highly selective colleges– it is common among many engineering programs around the nation to admit

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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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differentactivities, some reported participating in as many as nine different pre-college engineeringprograms or activities.BackgroundThe National Academy of Engineering report Engineering in K-12 Education – Understandingthe Status and Improving the Prospects1 identifies five main benefits of K-12 engineeringeducation. These are 1) improved learning and achievement in science and mathematics, 2)increased awareness of engineering and the work of engineers, 3) understanding of and theability to do engineering design, 4) interest in pursuing engineering as a career, and 5) increasedtechnological literacy. This study focuses on pursuing engineering as a career, which typicallyrequires a 4-year college degree in engineering. While the other benefits of K-12

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chirag Variawa, Northeastern University; Susan F Freeman, Northeastern University; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Kris Jaeger-Helton, Northeastern University; Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University

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students chose engineering that occurred with the leastfrequencies included a desire for a stable/well-paying career, because it is fun/interesting, andbecause they desire a challenge. Notable in this last group of responses is that more women thanmen cited that they were looking for a challenge within engineering. Typical comments included: “I think it's a fulfilling and interesting career path, one that will help the world and allow me to explore fields that interest me.” “...engineers are wanted in Kuwait in large numbers, so I know that I am able to secure a job that I like and that pays well after college.” “… I believe it will offer me a career that not only pays well, but also challenges me on a daily basis

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Project-based Learning and Cornerstone Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; Peter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University

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) servicelearning project where 240 freshmen mechanical engineering students worked together in smallteams to design and deploy an engineering outreach experience for a designated age-group of 4th-11th grade students. This educational experience is designed to expose the freshmen engineeringstudents to a variety of concepts and skills necessary for successful negotiation of theirengineering careers. The project encourages the freshmen to challenge their assumptions andconceptions of what an engineer is and does. Other knowledge and skills gained includeunderstanding and using the engineering design process, effectively working on engineeringteams, effectively communicating, planning and making decisions, all while solving an open-ended problem. The

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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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indicate that while 34% of them did biographical presentations,only 6% of students said this type of presentation was their favorite. The fact that over half ofthe presentations this year (in the aggregate) were related to biographies may have loweredstudent enthusiasm somewhat.Two new questions were specifically added to the 2007 post-activity survey to investigate howstudents feel about learning about engineers. These questions were: • “Knowing about engineers makes me more interested in engineering as a career,” and • “Learning about engineers is more important than learning about devices.”The results of these questions are shown in Table 7. Table 7. Responses to Career/Devices Questions

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Administering First-Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David Goldberg, University of Illinois, Urbana

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learning, that is the importance of thecommunity experience for students. This change in view was exemplified by the statementcontrasting the traditional educational experience with what we endeavored to create foriFoundry. For example, at the first meeting we told students that traditionally, professors wouldask freshmen to look to their right and look to their left, and that one or two of the three wouldnot be there next year. We proposed a variation on this tradition by asking students to look totheir left and look to their right, and realize that these were the people that would help thembecome successful in their academic and career efforts. This example illustrated the importanceof community to the learning experience.Design Principles for

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

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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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neering and technology education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011Thomas F. Wolff, Michigan State University Dr. Thomas F. Wolff is Associate Dean of Engineering for Undergraduate Studies at Michigan State University. In this capacity, he is responsible for all activities related to student services (academic ad- ministration, advising, career planning, women and diversity programs, etc.) and curricular issues. He is principal investigator on several NSF grants related to retention of engineering students. As a faculty member in civil engineering, he co-teaches a large introductory course in civil engineering. His research and consulting activities have focused on the safety

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First-Year Programs: Student Perceptions and Perspectives

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Nora Honken, University of Cincinnati; Angela Boronyak, University of Cincinnati; James Edward Roethler, Spalding University; Aimee M. Frame, University of Cincinnati; Cedrick Kwuimy, University of Cincinnati

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earned her undergraduate degree in Biological Engineering from the University of Georgia.Lt. James Edward Roethler, Spalding University My name is James Edward Roethler. I am a Doctoral Student at Spalding University, specializing in forensic and adult psychology. I am also a 2LT in the United States Army, and plan to be a career psychologist with the military.Dr. Aimee M. Frame, University of Cincinnati Aimee Frame is an Associate Professor-Educator and current Undergraduate Program Director for Me- chanical Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. She received her MS in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, USA and her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the Uni- versity of

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 7: Experiential Learning

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandria Steiner, University of Michigan; Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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test whiledeveloping teamwork and communication skills. Hands-on project-based learning also providesstudents with opportunities to participate in solving realistic engineering problems, therebyallowing students to engage in a variety of different “mastery experiences” over the course of thesemester. Beyond instilling a deeper content knowledge and aiding in the development ofnecessary skills, mastery experiences are one of the main contributors to self-efficacy, anindividual’s belief about his/her capabilities to perform a task. Engineering confidence and self-efficacy both have important roles in a student’s ability to succeed in an engineering program, asthey affect student’s decisios, motivation, retention, and career choices. However, it

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FPD6 - First Year Curricula Development

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Wight, Norwich University; R. Danner Friend, Norwich University; Jacques Beneat, Norwich University; William Barry, Norwich University

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analysis. well as to analyze and interpret data Spreadsheets Fluids 8.To be able to describe the various (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams Engineering Fields All projects engineering/management disciplines Engineering Functions (ME, CE, ECE, EMN), and the various engineering Careers/Jobs functions (research, development, testing, design, (i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability Guest speakers construction, etc

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First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorraine Francis, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; David John Orser, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Kia Bazargan, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Susan Mantell, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Joshua M. Feinberg, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Russell J. Holmes, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Asia and South Pacific DAC). He served as the program chair of the FPGA’18 and the general chair of the FPGA’19 conference. He has received a US National Science Foundation (NSF) Career Award.Prof. Susan Mantell, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Susan Mantell is the James J. Ryan Professor and Head of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota. Prof. Mantell received her BS and PhD degrees from Stanford University, and her MS degree from Northeastern. Her research investigates the interrelationship between polymer morphology and mechanical performance. Prof. Mantell is the recipient of several research and teaching awards including the National Science Foundation Young Investigator Award and the

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First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet K. Lumpp, University of Kentucky; Jennifer Lovely, University of Kentucky; Laura Marie Letellier P.E., University of Kentucky; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky; Derek Lynn Englert, University of Kentucky; John R. Baker P.E., University of Kentucky; Neil Moore, University of Kentucky; John F. Maddox, University of Kentucky; Julie Gordon Whitney, University of Kentucky; Doug Klein, University of Kentucky; Whitney C. Blackburn-Lynch, University of Kentucky

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Paper ID #27338 Terre Haute, IN in 1986 and her Ph.D in mechanical engineering from the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH in 1992. From 1979 to 1982 she was a student and then development engineer at General Motors, then interspersed employment, family and degrees between then and 1992 working for TRW, Northern Kentucky University and leading an NSF grant to help young people get started in STEM careers. In 1992 she joined Texas Instruments in gas sensor design and in 1997 she joined Lexmark, Inc. After retiring from Lexmark in 2016 she joined the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY where she is now a lecturer.Mr. Doug Klein, University of KentuckyDr. Whitney C. Blackburn-Lynch, University of Kentucky

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Maritza Paz, The University of Texas at Austin, Cockrell School of Engineering; Margo Cousins, University of Texas, Austin; Cindy D. Wilson, University of Texas, Austin; Mia K. Markey, The University of Texas at Austin

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to emphasizemeasures related to having political power as matters of importance13. The disparity between thevalues of an institution and that of an individual can make it difficult to promote integration ofthe two entities. Thus, failure to adapt to the mainstream collegiate culture may have detrimentaloutcomes for a first-generation student and influence their ultimate success.A bachelor’s degree is the surest path to higher socioeconomic status and for a first-generationstudent to earn a comparable salary as their continuing-generation peers14. The field ofengineering is a growing sector of the economy that offers some of the best paid careers in theUnited States, which makes it a desirable degree for a lot of students15. However, it is

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

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sura Al-Qudah, Western Washington University ; Jill Davishahl, Bellingham Technical College; Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Michael Andrew Greiner

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international experiences including study abroad, internships,volunteer work, and faculty-led study tours. Western faculty plays an active role in their student’slives, not only in the classroom but also through advising student groups, supporting individualstudent career aspirations, and mentoring programs. The Engineering & Design Department atWWU is a new department formed in 2014 out of the former Engineering Technology departmentas part of a state-funded effort to transition the engineering technology programs to accreditedengineering programs. The department offers five undergraduate-only programs withdistinguished faculty in each program; the Electrical Engineering (EE) program, theManufacturing Engineering (MfgE) program, and the Plastics

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First-year Programs: Cornucopia #1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Joshua L. Hertz, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Constantine Mukasa, Northeastern University; John Sangster P.E., Northeastern University

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interdisciplinary career that impacts global society and daily life. 2. Provide students with the opportunity to develop process-driven problem-solving skills that recognize multiple alternatives and apply critical thinking to identify an effective solution. 3. Provide students with the opportunity to integrate math & science in an engineering context. 4. Create motivated and passionate engineering students by challenging them with authentic engineering problems across multiple disciplines. 5. Instill in students the professional, personal and academic behaviors and common competencies needed to move to the next stage of their development.The Cornerstone courses are taught in two forms to accommodate the varying needs of ourfirst-year students

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

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christa R. James-Byrnes, University of Wisconsin, Barron County; Mark H. Holdhusen, University of Wisconsin, Marathon County

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profession.The course learning objectives for EGR 105 are as follows, the student will:  develop project management and team work skills and apply those skills to engineering design projects  learn how to solve quantitative engineering problems by creating and utilizing spreadsheets  develop oral, written, and graphical communication skills that will be used throughout the students engineering education  develop elemental quantitative skills that will be used in introductory engineering coursework  develop an understanding of the engineering education expectations for various careers and participate in engineering career

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FPD 9: First-Year Projects

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Scott Moor, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Stephen Heindel, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne; Yanfei Liu, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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’ abilities but challenge them to reach for the top of that range” and 3. “Make connections to students’ interests and intended careers.”4In addition to key preparation for engineering practice, these three practices are also key formotivating students and preparing them for the rigors of studying engineering.The project described in this paper is designed to utilize these three approaches. The topic ofenergy harvesting from ambient renewable sources is very contemporary and of interest to mostbeginning engineering students. The hands on nature of the project and use of LEGO®s are alsoappealing to students. The project is conducted over six weeks using both in and out of classactivities. The diversity of topics, activities and settings utilized in

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First-year Programs Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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C.J. Egelhoff, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Susan Donner Bibeau, U.S. Coast Guard; K.L. Burns, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Corinna Marie Fleischmann P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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University of Northern Colorado, a M.S. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Wyoming, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Idaho. She is a licensed Professional Engineer.Capt. Susan Donner Bibeau, U.S. Coast Guard Captain Bibeau is a 1980 graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy, one of the first women to graduate from the U.S. military academies. Her 30 year career with the Coast Guard includes two commands, six years of sea duty, and a nine year assignment as Director of Admissions at the Coast Guard Academy. She will join the staff of Three Rivers Community College in April 2011 as the Director of Student Development. Captain Bibeau holds masters degrees in Systems Management

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FPD 7: Beyond Course Content

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan F Freeman, Northeastern University; Beverly Kris Jaeger, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University

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pieces are most effective in influencing,inspiring, and/or guiding our students into their particular pathways of engineering.At NU, the first-year engineering curriculum is fundamentally common for all majors andstudents take an Engineering Design course and a Problem Solving and Computation course in atwo-semester sequence. There is pressure for these two introductory engineering courses toaccomplish a myriad of things alongside content delivery, such as prepare students for thedemands of college, expose them to the engineering majors, provide relevant hands-on and real-world projects, develop algorithmic and critical thinking skills, and get them excited about theirengineering career path. There are a number and variety of projects

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FPD 9: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part III: Research, Sustainability, and Professionalism

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stanley M. Forman, Northeastern University; Susan F Freeman, Northeastern University

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textbook or notes. There were very few“give up” type of responses (one “cry”), which gives hope to having successful students with“grit”, that will overcome obstacles and persevere.26 Figure 12Students' Perceptions on Professional SkillsSeveral questions relate to professional skills in looking at their work ethic, management of timeand coping with the upcoming challenges of engineering problem solving. Engineers needtechnical skills but equally important for their careers, they need a broad set of professionalskills. Students and faculty both understand that time management skills are absolutelymandatory. Students were therefore asked, beyond time management, for their perception ofwhat other skills

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First-Year Programs: Student Perceptions and Perspectives

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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George James Lamont, University of Waterloo; Stephanie Mutch, University of Waterloo; Chimdindu Ohaegbu, University of Waterloo ; Hamza Z. Butt, University of Waterloo; Kate Mercer, University of Waterloo; Kari D. Weaver, University of Waterloo

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Criminal Justice Policy from the University of Guelph and is an MLIS candidate at the University of Western Ontario (August 2021). Her research interests include social constructionism, interdisciplinary applications of critical social theory, and information seeking and evaluation.Chimdindu Ohaegbu, University of Waterloo Chimdindu Ohaegbu is an undergraduate chemical engineering student at the University of Waterloo. She is a member of Waterloo iGEM, the University of Waterloo’s synthetic biology design team. Her research and career interests include engineering education and biotechnology.Mr. Hamza Z. Butt, University of Waterloo Hamza Butt is an honours legal studies student at the University of Waterloo. His other

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FPD7 - Global Warming & Sustainability for First-Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Blair Rowley, Wright State University; Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University; Thomas Bazzoli, Wright State University

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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 13.765.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Integrating Global Warming into a Freshman Engineering Introductory CourseAbstractManaging the problems that global warming is being forecast to

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Learning as a Community

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Meyer, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Patrick Gee, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Laura Masterson, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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received from enrollment in a LC. Most notably, they reportthe following7: 1. Making connections with other students, peer mentors, faculty, and advisors. 2. Academic advising (e.g., knowledgeable, available when needed assistance). 3. Experiencing environment that promotes and respects diversity. 4. Becoming familiar with campus and academic support resources. 5. Deciding on a major or future career. 6. Adjusting to college.As part of “making connections,” LCs also provide a chance for students to create a network atIUPUI since LCs consist of an instructional team of a faculty member, academic advisor,librarian, and peer mentor. Tinto illuminates the importance of student engagement andnetworking on campus, “The frequency and

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The Best of First-Year Programs Division

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy K. Lape, Harvey Mudd College; Lori Bassman, Harvey Mudd College; Christopher Clark, Harvey Mudd College; Albert Dato, Harvey Mudd College; Angela M. Lee, Harvey Mudd College; Matthew Spencer, Harvey Mudd College; Erik Spjut, Harvey Mudd College; Laura Palucki Blake, Harvey Mudd College

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2.88 2.95 2.79 2.84 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 I am excited about How valuable to Solid understanding I expect that my I see how To what extent are this course your overall of what it means to career will utilize engineering you considering

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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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Sarah Jane Grigg, Clemson University; Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University

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first-semester course which has three mainobjectives: (1) to prepare students for the rigor of future engineering classes; (2) to providestudents with a solid foundation of basic engineering skills; and (3) to introduce students to thedifferent engineering majors available at Clemson and possible career options. In Fall 2014, theGE program enrolled 1215 new freshman and 177 new transfer students1.Promoting problem solving development in first year engineering courses is critical to ensuringstudents’ transition successfully into upper-division courses and ultimately to a practicingengineer2. Innovative approaches to teaching problem solving skills have the potential ofappealing to a broader range of students in engineering3. “Traditional

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

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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understanding that these tasks need to be done in order to for the classroom to work and I wanted the classroom to work because I’m trying to help students.Gus got more interested in teaching after this TA position: Page 23.588.12 I never considered education as a career path before I got this job, but more and more I start to think well, you know, … I am getting more and more interested in academia and higher education specifically because… of the experiences I've had learning from students and having them learn from me and I feel like that's a valuable exchange that goes on and I would like to be a part of that in a

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen A. Harper, Ohio State University; Lisa Abrams, Ohio State University; Jonathan P. Ruffley

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larger fraction of the cohort graduate in 4years or less (Mann-Whitney test, p < 0.008).Whether students chose to co-op or not could affect this data. The student records were examined tosee how often they reported being on co-op. While this is the only way to get an idea of thispotential effect so many years after the fact, it is not a completely reliable measure, as students whofind co-op opportunities without using the college’s career services office do not always fill out thepaperwork to inform the university. Roughly twenty-five percent of each group reported at least oneco-op experience. The honors students had slightly more terms on co-op than the standard students,but it was not a significant difference

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FPD 3: Retention

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sally J. Steadman, University of South Alabama; Gail D. Jefferson, University of South Alabama; Tom G. Thomas, University of South Alabama; Kuang-Ting Hsiao, University of South Alabama

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engineeringand mechanical and materials engineering. LabVIEW™ and the LEGO MINDSTORMS®platform were selected as the tools for the program. LabVIEW is an especially useful tool,which engineering students repeatedly encounter during their undergraduate careers. LEGOMindstorms give students an intuitive approach to programming, with immediate, visual results.As a result of strong teaming experiences in the workshops, the students work more effectivelyand collaboratively in their coursework. The students also interact one-on-one withundergraduate and graduate engineering students who exhibit enthusiasm for engineering. Theserelationships continue into the academic year, providing a support community for the newstudents