Conference Session

First-year Programs: Focus on Students

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Christopher Rennick, University of Waterloo; Carol Hulls P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Mary A. Robinson, University of Waterloo

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

[10].MotivationAfter the introduction of the fall break in 2016, one of the authors noted that midterm grades fortheir first-year programming course were low. In an earlier investigation into what could becausing this drop, the authors identified that students who regretted how they spent their breakperformed worse than their peers who showed no regret, and that inexperienced, strugglingstudents had the highest odds of showing regret [11].Thus, the following year, to mitigate the perceived harmful effects of the fall reading break onthese students, the authors planned an academic and social intervention during the two-day studybreak in fall 2018. During the intervention, instructors and TAs held a collection of one-hourcourse-specific

Conference Session

FPD 6: Transitions and Student Success, Part II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Holander Gleixner, San Jose State University; Katherine Casey, SJSU College of Engineering; Jared T. Tuberty, San Jose State University; Sanela Latic; Patricia R Backer, San Jose State University; Emily L. Allen, San Jose State University

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First-Year Programs

semester. Students indicate the program was successful in meeting all of theobjectives, particularly familiarizing students with the University, building community, andintroducing students to the engineering design process through the service learning project.Revisions of the math, writing, and study skills components are planned for the second pilotprogram to more closely integrate them with the engineering projects.BackgroundAlthough students’ aptitude in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields used tobe linked with their persistence rates, science and engineering education has begun to change.Research suggests that many students who leave engineering majors, for example, are in goodacademic standing and performing well in the

Conference Session

FPD II: Hands-on Curriculum in the First Year

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lacey Jane Bodnar, Texas A&M University; Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Jacqueline Q. Hodge, Texas A&M University; Travis Austin Smith, Engineering Student Services and Academic Programs; Jesus A. Orozco; Joshua Grant Corso; Cristian R. Sanchez; Jillian Kathleen Freise, Texas A&M ELLC Children's Museum; Hannah Ringler, Texas A&M University; Ivan Cortes, Texas A&M University

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First-Year Programs

Engineering Mentor for the TSGC and Children’s Museum team. He is intrigued by confusing and hard to understand concepts which helps drive him to discover new ideas. He wants to work with the new AP 1000 Westing- house reactors and work abroad. He also plans on following a research path devoted to inherently safe, small nuclear power plants for neighborhoods and business parks.Mr. Jesus A. OrozcoMr. Joshua Grant CorsoMr. Cristian R. SanchezMs. Jillian Kathleen Freise, Texas A&M ELLC Children’s Museum Jillian Freise is a mechanical engineering major from Houston. She is a member of the Brazos Valley Children’s Museum team. On the team, she contributes ideas for the design of the water table museum exhibit. Freise

Conference Session

Potpourri of First-Year Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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First-Year Programs

Tools class weretaught in our computer classroom. This room took this traditional form with all rows facingfront with computer system units on desktop between students. Figure 1A shows the previouslayout of the classroom where the front of the classroom - with white boards, projector screensand instructor station - was on the left side of this floor plan. In this classroom instructors didgive brief presentations of material and then students would do some simple exercises. Thisarrangement has several disadvantages: 1. It is difficult for instructor to quickly see how well students were doing on exercises. 2. It is difficult to reach students down the narrow rows. 3. The system units on the desks tended to prevent student interaction

Conference Session

Administering First-Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rick Williams, East Carolina University; William Howard, East Carolina University

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First-Year Programs

examinationexposed several shortcomings in the topics covered in the curriculum, and also revealed thatapproximately 45% of the coverage of FE topics took place during the freshman year. Thisresult was of concern since passing the FE exam had been deemed as an important goal forgraduates of the program.During the 2006-2007 year, curriculum revisions were planned. New courses in material andprocesses, statics, mechanics of materials, and engineering economics were placed in thesophomore and junior years. For the freshman year, a re-evaluation of the goals for freshman-level courses was necessary, and included a review of the freshman programs at otherinstitutions. The goals that were agreed to among program faculty included: ≠ retaining an early

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Unique Projects and Pedagogies

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Haritha Malladi, University of Delaware; Mary Roth P.E., Lafayette College

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First-Year Programs

provided opportunity for the student groups to worktogether in breakout rooms. Presentation slides and lesson plans for these synchronousworkshops were prepared by the instructor and provided to the peer leaders in advance. Week Day Topic / Goal Introduction M Course introduction 1 W Introduction to sustainability F Introduction to life cycle thinking M Design thinking 2 W Design thinking Tools F Engineering communication M

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Cornucopia #1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jorge R. Lara, Texas A&M University; Mark Weichold, Texas A&M University; Patrick Linke, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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First-Year Programs

theory. Thequestionnaire covered foundational concepts of the environmental, economic, and social domainswithin the topic of sustainability, and it presented an initial effort to quantify knowledge of thebroad and abstract concept of sustainability by assessing the sustainability knowledge of anundergraduate population. This work was not however targeted specifically to undergraduateengineering population. They plan to continue refining these questions to better differentiatebetween students with higher levels of knowledge and to replace those with answers that maychange over time.A. L. Carew and C. A. Mitchell [4] set a comparison point with the Institution of Engineers inAustralia. The authors mentioned that engineering professionals in

Conference Session

The Ever-Changing Course

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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First-Year Programs

amount oftime to the discussion period for each project. In addition, by improving some of the projectmethods using a system engineering approach, instructors have observed reductions in timepreviously spent in frustration by students approaching projects in a non-systematic way.Instructors gain some additional class time to introduce system engineering concepts byconsolidating a fuel cell project from a series of three experiments into a concurrent,multidisciplinary design project where the series of experiments now occur simultaneously inone class period, instead of in series over two class periods. In addition, the course objectivesand planned course outcomes do not change, only individual student outcomes are expected toimprove, as far as

Conference Session

Exploring Retention

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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First-Year Programs

program by name such as “SpaceCamp – Sophomore year”, or “FIRST Robotics”.Now, what about the students who are not sure, the 1’s and 2’s? Since there are so few of these,the data is not very informative; however, their comments provide the most insight. Severalstudents stated that they like the courses and even find engineering interesting, but are not surethey love the field. They state that it will get them a good job, with high pay, or that they cantransfer or do other careers with an engineering background. One student stated being forced intoit by parents; another plans to change majors immediately. Several positive responses say theylike what they know so far, hope to find it interesting, but also realize that there are a lot of fieldsto go

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asma Idries, North Carolina State University; Akira Angel Romero-Berube, North Carolina State University ; Rachel Lee Tilly, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Raegan Santana Reeves, North Carolina State University; Miles Xavier Davis

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

engineeringstudents, but also helps with engineering focused activities for the College, networks with K-12teachers, creates a wide variety of engineering centered lesson plans, and gives tours to visitingK-12 schools from across the state. The resource is classroom-unaffiliated, meaning it was notcreated for the purpose of supporting the first-year project and is independent of the College ofEngineering curriculum. The formal support provided to first-year projects was implementedyears after the program’s inception and arose out of a desire to help students thrive in their first-year, not as a demand of the current curriculum. This resource is a combination of a peer-led learning and leadership program and thetraditional makerspace concept. The

Conference Session

The Best of First-year Programs Division

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David Gray, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Benjamin D. Chambers, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Matthew B. James, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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First-Year Programs

department as an instructor in 2018, and was promoted to Associate Professor of Practice in August 2019. Dr. Gray is primarily focused on pedagogy of first-year engineering students, but maintains an undergraduate research group with interests in automotive systems, communications, computing, and non-destructive inspection.Dr. Benjamin D Chambers, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education Benjamin Chambers is an Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He is an interdisciplinary scholar with three degrees from Virginia Tech, including an MS Civil Infrastructure Engineering, MS Entomology, and a PhD in Environmental Design and Planning. Ben also has professional

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Professional Development and Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ruben D. Lopez-Parra, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Arístides Carrillo Fernández, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amanda Johnston, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

how can they accommodate for demand in warmer seasons? D Where are the most popular destinations that people arrive at using city bikes? E What is the most popular station? Why that station is so popular? Will changing the pricing plan for Capital Bikeshare for casual riders to a demand- F based price per minute model increase their revenue compared to their current model? G What the busiest stations are, when are they the busiest, and who uses them the most? What hub is the most common station in Washington D.C. and how can the H company optimize that location? Which bicycle stations are most popular throughout the course of 2017? In other J

Conference Session

ENT Division Technical Session: First-year Experiences

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation, First-Year Programs

, metal scraps,etc.). We want to provide students with choice over which prototyping method might best applygiven their selected design, but still require that some part of the toy be 3D printed.Phase V: Working on Communicative DeliverablesThe UD project represented 20% of students’ final grades in the course. There are three majordeliverables associated with this project. First, students submit a 3-page memo halfway throughthe project detailing the progress they have made and their plans for completing their design.This memo allows the instructor to provide timely feedback on each group's direction and allowsstudents to learn through failure that will help improve the overall final design. Students willsubmit a final report and make a final

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Unique Projects & Pedagogies

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Paul Morrow Nissenson, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jessica Ohanian Perez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Cesar Moreno

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

would be interested in listening tomore episodes in the future.The students were allowed to select the two episodes for the assignment. Table 3 shows abouthalf of the students listened to episodes on being an early career engineer (Episode 1), civilengineering (Episode 2), and mechanical engineering (Episode 4). One-third of the studentslistened to the episode on being a senior-level engineering student (Episode 5), while less than10% listened to the episode on being an engineering instructor (Episode 3). The students seemedto select topics that are most relevant to their current situation and future plans since the twomost common majors in the study were civil engineering and mechanical engineering, moststudents would become seniors in a few

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Monday Cornucopia (Classroom Innovations)

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College; Hannah Stewart-Gambino, Lafayette College

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First-Year Programs

require Grand Challenges Scholars to work ininterdisciplinary teams. To foster such collaboration and lay a foundation bridgingengineering and the liberal arts, we developed a linked pair of first-year-seminars addressinga “grand challenge.” Building on the WPI Great Problems model [2], these two First YearSeminars are team taught by a mechanical engineer and a political scientist, each addressingthe problem of global hunger. Students from both sections work together in project teams andparticipate in discussions of course topics and shared readings. The course includes acommunity-based learning component as well as the development of a research &development plan for future engagement.Table 1. The 14 Grand Challenges issued by the National

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

selecting the project were: 1) it must be a design project and 2) it required technicalcompetencies at the level of freshman. Students were very innovative in identifying potentialproject topics but also experienced the challenges in team dynamics more so in this project thanthe first project. The reason for this is that Project I expected students to collaborate and performtasks, which were well defined. In Project II students had to evaluate different ideas, identify oneidea to pursue, and define a project plan for the remaining of the semester. The success of thesecond project was based on having a functional team which proved challenging for some.During the second project, in-class lectures focused on developing project need statements

Conference Session

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

Collection

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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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

seminar sections; as previously stated, 311 (94%) gave consent to use their academicrecords data for the study. The response style varied significantly per student as some wrote verylittle content and didn’t use the time allotted for the activity, while others provided longer Page 26.1338.6responses and used most or all of the time given. Further analyses are planned to find if theamount of writing has any relation to other variables, such as generational status and GPA.The DEI student panel activity was conducted in a subsequent class period, as soon after the VAIas was feasibly possible. Due to scheduling constraints, the time elapsed between

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 4: The Best of the All: FPD Best Papers

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina H Paguyo, Colorado State University; Rebecca A Atadero, Colorado State University; Karen E Rambo-Hernandez, West Virginia University; Jennifer Francis, West Virginia University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

professional and personal backgrounds.Engineering schools and departments play a very important but often implicit role in thedevelopment of an engineering identity by students. By giving deliberate attention to theengineering identity development of our students we can help participate in these three processesin ways that result in the more inclusive attitudes and practices that are needed in modernengineering. We plan to shape our students’ perceptions of engineers and engineering byshowing them that in order to do their work engineers must learn a variety of skills. This showsbeginning engineers that technical knowledge alone is not enough to design high qualitysolutions. We want to teach our students how to interact with each other in ways that

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy Helm, Arizona State University; Tami Coronella, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

to the freshmen who received 2 or more ASRs. This email wasunique in that it reiterated support resources outlined by the dean’s office and it also reinforcedthe fact that the academic advisor is a valuable resource to help guide the student further. This isan example of an intrusive, but prescriptive advising approach.At the end of the fall term, advisors implemented an additional intrusive advising intervention.At the conclusion of the fall term, all freshman on probation were required to complete aProbation Success Plan (see Appendix B) and meet with an academic advisor to discuss the plan.An advising hold was placed on the student’s record. The hold limits the student fromprocessing any academic transactions until the hold is removed

Conference Session

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

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce W. Char, Drexel University; Isuru Daulagala, Drexel University; Nagarajan Kandasamy, Drexel University; Thomas T. Hewett, Drexel University

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First-Year Programs

on assessing the performance of the software which can be useful in fine-tuning thesoftware and guiding the project towards its intended goals and relatively final form beforelooking at its impact on the students. In other words, are there unanticipated factors associatedwith the software or conduct of the course that necessitate a re-design of the plans, that wouldinterfere with reaching the intended final goal or that might require setting one or more newgoals? Summative evaluation however, is focused on the processes of judging or assessing theimpact of the new software on student performance. In other words, is the new structure, tool,etc. more successful or beneficial than the previously implemented alternative in achieving thegoals of

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: Using Technology and/or Technology Tools to Enhance Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tareq Daher, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Stuart Bernstein, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Brett Meyer, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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First-Year Programs

strategy which included elements of course design, organizational recommendationsbased on the literature, a plan to address instructional challenges, and a set of technology toolswhich would support the plan with the instructor’s approval.4.2 Post-Blended Course Structure. The result of the redesign was a blended course withthoughtful integration of online asynchronous and face-to-face active learning experiences. Thelearning management system Blackboard was used to host content and organize the delivery ofmaterial. This section describes the course navigation, in-class active learning activities, andonline assignments. 4.2.a Learning Management System Course navigation: The course navigation wasdivided into three main areas: Orientation

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Focusing on Student Success

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa Lee Tinnell, University of Louisville; Campbell R. Bego, University of Louisville; Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

higher education encounter barriers due to traditional cultureand structural norms that tend to discourage or do not promote possible productive activity orresearch. To combat these barriers, a paradigm shift is necessary to help provideinterdisciplinary research and pedagogy. The Consortium of National Arts EducationAssociations [14] suggests eight conditions for higher education leaders to facilitate to enable aninterdisciplinary environment. Among the conditions they suggest are: a common planning timeor sufficient opportunities to meet other faculty, flexible scheduling, appropriate resources, aswell as community and administrative support and involvement. Nancarrow et al. [10] offerssuggestions in the form of ten key characteristics

Conference Session

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

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krystal S. Corbett, Louisiana Tech University

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First-Year Programs

homework questions.Timeline of RedesignFigures 1, 2, and 3 depict the current timeline for the curriculum redesign and plan for fullimplementation. Figure 1. Redesign timeline for ENGR 120, the first course in the LWTL series. Figure 2. Redesign timeline for ENGR 121, the second course in the LWTL series. Figure 3. Redesign timeline for ENGR 122, the third course in the LWTL series.Note in Figure 1, the quarter of the initial ENGR 120 curriculum redesign there was one sectionof the course that was experiencing the redesigned content as it was being created while twosections were experiencing the course without the redesigned content. Similarly, as seen inFigure 2, in the Fall of 2017 one section of ENGR 121

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Maker Spaces in the First Year

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephanie M Gillespie, University of New Haven; Goli Nossoni, University of New Haven

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

]. Assuch, having students in the makerspace more often for class periods, class-homework, and non-class related activities may help students feel comfortable asking for help if they feel lost onwhat step to take next.Faculty reflections on scaffolding student makerspace projects for successReflecting on the process of leading the new makerspace-infused lesson plans and project, bothfaculty members thought students seemed engaged throughout the project. As students enteruniversity with more varied technology backgrounds, offering students the option to pursue whattechnology they can use in a project rather than limiting it to a subset allows students to continuegaining new skills even if they have prior experiences. Often, the Arduino technology

Conference Session

FPD X: Addressing Retention in the First Year

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University; Melanie Roudkovski, LeTourneau University

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First-Year Programs

planned mentoring program representing anefficient investment of their time and energy. Exhibit 2 lists the fall schedule presented tomentors requesting a minimum of 6 hours in the Fall including travel time. Appendix A Page 25.735.5contains the entire program description, requesting a 9 hour investment for the total academicyear including: attending mentor orientation, providing student feedback, attending two informalstudent meetings (with the 6-8 member FIG), and completing a feedback survey. Student groupmeetings could consist of: a discussion meeting on campus, snacks or meals in the home of aprofessor or mentor, a meal in the campus

Conference Session

Administering First-Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Caverly, Villanova University; Howard Fulmer, Villanova University; Sridhar Santhanam, Villanova University; James O’Brien, Villanova University; Gerard Jones, Villanova University; Edward Char, Villanova University; Frank Mercede, Villanova University; Pritpal Singh, Villanova University; Randy Weinstein, Villanova University; Joseph Yost, Villanova University

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First-Year Programs

• Understand what engineers do and know the professional organizations • Be self-confident about studying engineering • Understand the importance of independent learningProfessional Skills • Understand the planning and managing of engineering projects by example • Understand “real-life” constraints in engineering • Understand the importance of teamwork and conflict resolution skills Page 15.994.5Technical Skills • Have improved logical and critical thinking skills, including organizing and documenting solutions • Understand the process of engineering problem solving through the core course micro- projects and homework exercises

Conference Session

FPD 10: Teamwork

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura K Alford, University of Michigan; Robin Fowler, University of Michigan; Stephanie Sheffield, University of Michigan

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First-Year Programs

particulartasks and avoid others (e.g., CAD modeling, report writing), an issue when course outcomes areassessed at the team-level but skills are developed at the individual level.Though students perceive participation on diverse teams as “real world” and thereforebeneficial,9 their behaviors and experiences on diverse teams can be more problematic.10,11 Forexample, students of different genders tend to take different roles on teams, with females morelikely to complete project planning and communication work and males more likely to dotechnical planning and hands-on building.10 It is unclear in the research whether students chooseto take on gender-specific tasks or are pushed by teammates into those roles.Team discussions tend to privilege some students

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy J. Hinds, Michigan State University; S. Patrick Walton, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

(53%) ● Team design exercises (52%)Need improvement: ● Lecture format (69% of responses) ● Homework assignments (49%) ● Projects (33%)II. AdvisingThe College of Engineering employs professional academic advisors, with several of themfocused specifically on first-year advising. The advisors both assist students with the planning oftheir class schedules and provide guidance regarding academic and non-academic resources thatare available to students. The first-year advisors are located in the residence hall with ouracademic and co-curricular programs. Our students used academic advising services with 43%attending two to three times per semester. Residents used advising services more (65% attendingtwo to three times per semester) than

Conference Session

FPD III: Innovation in Design in the First Year

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Lau, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Tara Lynn Sulewski, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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First-Year Programs

elevations and floor plan of house concept 4 Introduce envelope and air leakage Thermal envelope & heat transfer Perform heat load experiments with coolers Passive solar design concepts Analyze appliance energy use and cost (with system sketch) Appliances Prepare for appliance research 5 Compile appliance research reports Energy principles Review the various types of HVAC systems with emphasis HVAC systems on efficiency Review the slides on ground-source heat pumps Investigate how house size

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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First-Year Programs

engineering learners. Additional options are dualdegree programs and curriculum adjustments making engineering “more relevant”. Still otherinstitutions have marshaled student professional organizations to conduct outreach, buildcommunity and act as a recruiting and retention hub. This paper describes the development,workings and results of one Four-Year College program, and recommends how such a programcould be created by virtually any engineering college interested in tapping the under-preparedpopulation of students attracted to studying engineering. The key elements of principles, processand current best-practices include: recruiting students and parents, selection, orientation, thejunior college experience, academic planning and advising