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FPD IV: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-year Courses

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John C. Moosbrugger, Clarkson University; Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Melissa Carole Richards, Clarkson University; Elisabeth A. Chapman, Clarkson University

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on Engineering and Society for First-Year Engineering Students and Non-MajorsAbstractA course designed for first-year engineering students and non-majors was conceived, piloted andtaught over the course of two semesters. The course addresses the engineering design process,including a hands-on project, engineering ethics, and engineering and society content. This paperdescribes the course and the instructors’ experience teaching it, and reports on an initial study ofchanges in student perceptions in the course using a single group, pre-test/post-test design.Background and IntroductionClarkson University is a small, technologically-focused, research university comprised of threeschools – Engineering, Arts and

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Computation in the First Year

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Djedjiga Belfadel, Fairfield University; Michael Zabinski, Fairfield University; Isaac Macwan, Fairfield University

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solvingengineering problems. Students therefore often do not reinforce their programming skills and losea potentially valuable tool. Furthermore, incoming first-year students lack math and engineeringproblem solving skills [1]. This presents a challenge in teaching programming. It is thereforeimportant that the programming projects consist of problems that the students can relate to andidentify with. Also, the required math and engineering principles need to be presented in anelementary and clear way. This requires starting out with elementary problems and subsequentlyincreasing their complexity. MATLAB has enough programming constructs to introduceprogramming in an introductory course and also features a host of advanced application-specificfunctions. It

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Design

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liang Li Wu, University of California, Irvine; Christian Fischer, University of California, Irvine; Fernando Rodriguez, University of California, Irvine; Gregory N. Washington, University of California, Irvine

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Engineering Education, 2018 Evaluation of Online Learning in a First-year Engineering Design CourseABSTRACTThis evidence based practice paper evaluates an online project-based design engineering course.Because of increasing enrollments in engineering courses, class facilities on campus cannotaccommodate for additional students. Adding to this problem is that universities may simply nothave enough instructors to offer additional course sections to accommodate class growth.Therefore, online learning may be one pathway to address this problem. We examined a first-year engineering course, which consisted of both lecture and lab sections. In this course, studentsdesigned, built and tested a remote controlled and an autonomous device over the duration of

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5A: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy Jane Puccinelli, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Mary E. Fitzpatrick, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Gene Paul Masters, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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engineering disciplines. It was lecture only,without any team-based projects or hands-on labs. In 1995, Intro 160 was introduced and isdescribed as a course that provides incoming freshman with an overview of engineering based ona "hands-on" experience with a client-centered engineering design project. Intro 160 covers thesame topics as Intro 101 in a lecture format, but also includes this hands-on lab. Due to itspopularity, the course has expanded to serve almost one thousand students per year. The classmeets twice a week in lecture format where the design process is taught and significant societalissues are discussed, such as: clean water, sustainability, energy, health care, and engineeringethics. The class also meets once per week for three hours

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 11: Curricular and Program Innovations

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay A. Weitzen, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Md Mamunur Rashid, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Stephen Johnston, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Eric L. Maase, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; David J. Willis, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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, University of Massachusetts Lowell Dr. Mamunur Rashid currently is a lecturer at University of Massachusetts Lowell. He received his BS and MS from Idaho State University, and obtained his Ph. D degree from the University of Utah. Dr. Rashid is a licensed professional engineer and has held several engineering positions throughout his career.Prof. Stephen Johnston, University of Massachusetts, LowellDr. Eric L. Maase, University of Massachusetts, LowellDr. David J. Willis, University of Massachusetts, Lowell David Willis is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at UMass Lowell. His interests are in aerodynamics and engineering education. He works on projects ranging from parachutes to bio-inspired flight and

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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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their academic and industrial training and meeting this need is the objective ofthis paper. Based on this perspective, we will examine the full range of engineeringfundamentals (i.e., ethics, problem solving, modeling, analysis, design, economics andcommunications) in an effort to layout an approach that prepares first-year students fortheir future careers in a manner that is consistent with their current knowledge andexperience (i.e. high school math and science). That is, in a general sense engineeringreduces to either engineering analysis or engineering design both of which rely onproblem solving and modeling. Engineering economics provides a means to consistentlyevaluate the performance of an engineering project by using optimization

Conference Session

1553 FPD3 - Computer & Programming Tools in First Year Instruction

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Robertson, Arizona State University; Sarah Roux, Arizona State University; Vivek Ramanathan, Arizona State University; Mark Rager, Arizona State University

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Perspectives on a Freshman Treatment of Electronic SystemsAbstract.The conventional approach to curriculum design is that students start with the basics of scienceand math and gradually progress towards a realistic integration of all their engineering skills in asenior capstone project. That approach is now challenged by changes in the assumed boundaryconditions. Students no longer progress through the program in lock-step. Electronicsapplications have evolved far beyond the components level and many cross-disciplinary skillsare needed. Finally, all students require a level of communications, team-working, trouble-shooting and representational skills that take a long time to mature so it is too late to wait till thesenior year to introduce them. The

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Wednesday Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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resources, opportunities for re- search and design, and collaboration on educational and technological projects. Ms. Jean-Pierre has taught Mathematics, Problem- Solving and Academic Success Seminars at Polytechnic University and Columbia University. In addition to her experience in academia, Ms. Jean-Pierre has practical experience in developing online technology and multimedia products having worked in corporate positions at Google Inc. and iVillage Inc. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Evaluating a Flipped Lab Approach in a First-Year Engineering Design CourseAbstractThis complete research paper will investigate the continuation of a flipped

Conference Session

FPD and DEEDs Joint Postcard Sessions

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen A. Harper, Ohio State University; Richard J. Freuler, Ohio State University; Lauren Corrigan, Parker School Hawaii

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Design in Engineering Education, First-Year Programs

solid waste design, construction quality assurance, and computer aided design in support of various environmental projects. At Ohio State, Lauren engaged in teaching and curriculum development within the First-Year Engineering Program. Her research interests included the retention and success of students in STEM fields, with a particular focus on under-represented populations. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work in Progress: Introduction of Failure Analysis to a First-Year Robotics CourseAbstractThis work-in-progress paper describes the first implementation of a failure analysis componentadded to an existing first-year cornerstone project

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FPD4 - Teaching Methods for First Year Students

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Haungs, California Polytechnic State University; John Clements, California Polytechnic State University; David Janzen, California Polytechnic State University

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fourth course goal, “understand iterative design, implementation, andtesting.”2.3 RequirementsWe have developed a set of course requirements to ensure that courses created from our model areconsistent, stay true to our tenets, and conform to our course goals. Our requirements are: 1. Students work on a project in a relevant, interesting, and accessible domain, 2. teaching design is the major focus of lecture, 3. students work in teams on the course project, 4. students write a final report on their project that describes their project’s design choices, implementation, and assessment, 5. the course has a midterm and a final, 6. students present their work a minimum of two times to the class

Conference Session

FPD XI: Assessing First-Year Programs, Experiences, and Communities

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bart M. Johnson, Itasca Community College; Ronald R. Ulseth, Itasca Community College; Gordy Savela, Itasca Community College; Mason A. Hansen, Itasca Community College; Julie Kennedy, P.E., Itasca Community College

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implemented engineering learning communities in first year programs. Recently, Ulseth began a new 100% project-based, industry- sponsored, engineering curriculum.Gordy Savela, Itasca Community College Gordy Savela has taught community college chemistry for the past 17 years. He is currently in his 11th year teaching in the Engineering Department at Itasca Community College. He has presented at numerous local and regional conferences on various topics related to community college science instruction. In 2008 he was selected as Minnesota’s recipient of the NEA’s Teaching Excellence Award.Mason A. Hansen, Itasca Community College Mason Hansen is an instructor of engineering at Itasca Community College in northern Minnesota

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FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Kampe, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christi Boone, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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, so two lectures and two workshops wereheld each week. In moving to the summer 2007 offering, which spanned only six weeks, alecture and then a workshop were held each weekday, with a two-hour break between them. Afaculty member ran the lectures and workshops, but the workshops also had a teaching assistant:a graduate student in fall 2006 and an upper-class undergraduate in summer 2007. Thebreakdown of course content and delivery is presented in the Appendix (see Table A1, which is acompressed version of the summer course syllabus). The major content items for the courseinclude graphics, design, problem solving, graphing, computer programming, handling digitaldata, project management, communication, and ethics. In each offering of EngE2984, a

Conference Session

FPD and DEEDs Joint Postcard Sessions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Daniels; Sophia T. Santillan, Duke University; Ann Saterbak, Duke University

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engineering projects course at theUniversity of Colorado at Boulder, Knight et al. found that students who took the coursedemonstrated increased retention when compared with their peers who did not take the course [3].When Knight et al. discussed possible explanations for this increased retention, they attributed itto “the impact of active hands-on pedagogy, creation of student learning communities, an earlyexperience on the human side of engineering, self-directed acquisition of knowledge by students,instructor mentoring, and the success orientation of the course” [3]. It has been shown that ifstudents have a strong, positive conviction about their knowledge in engineering, then they aremore likely to succeed academically in the specific subject, as

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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,problem sets and projects outside the classroom. The need is to use them more inside theclassroom. In spite of this recognition and many faculty who do use these approaches in class,most university learning spaces are designed to be optimized for straight lecture. Active andcooperative processes can be brought into any space but why not design the space with them inmind? Learning spaces of a different design send a message to both faculty and students that adifferent approach to learning is expected.Two classrooms were redesigned to easily accommodate active and cooperative approaches infirst-year classes. The first room was a computer classroom. It was previously arranged in atraditional configuration where each student had a computer arranged

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 11: Curricular and Program Innovations

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elisabeth A. Chapman, Clarkson University; Elisabeth Maria Wultsch, Clarkson University; Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; John C. Moosbrugger, Clarkson University; Peter R Turner, Clarkson University; Michael W. Ramsdell, Physics Dept. Clarkson University; Robert Prout Jaspersohn, Clarkson University

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first-year students, and 2) the introduction of a more flexible first year curriculum thatoffers two paths for incoming First-Year Engineering (FYE) students. The new course waspiloted in Spring 2011, has grown into a key element of the modernized curriculum, and wasmade required for all first-year engineering students beginning in the 2014/15 academic year. Inthe context of engagement as much as retention, significant changes have been made to the newcourse curriculum to increase the active learning opportunities offered to the students as well asto link the various elements of the course (e.g., class activities, team-based design project, andsummative assessments) to the engineering challenges facing engineers and society today

Conference Session

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

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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currently a senior-year Engineering Physics student at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Though I’ve enjoyed the technical work I’ve done, and devote myself now to my senior design project, I feel that education research has much to offer me, and that I have much to offer it. I think the combination of science or engineering with education provides an opportunity for me to apply my scientific curiosity towards understanding and helping people, a better opportunity than I could have predicted before doing this research. Page 26.241.1 c American Society for Engineering Education

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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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), GEARS has investigated factors that contributeto first-year retention as well as the effectiveness of various interventions in the first semester.GEARS follows an interdisciplinary Faculty Learning Community (FLC) structure; membersmeet monthly and review all ongoing projects, develop new projects, and gather interdisciplinaryfeedback. Due to the unique team and meeting structure, GEARS has produced many novelresearch projects. While the GEARS mission of improving engineering student retention andsuccess has not changed over time, the collaboration and sharing of expertise has caused newresearch questions and ways of studying retention to emerge. This paper discusses the progressof our collaboration and highlights the insights of a variety of

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Oziel Rios, University of Texas at Dallas; Dani Fadda P.E., University of Texas at Dallas

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new to university and are generally students whorecently completed their high school education. The second semester course is taken by students thatsuccessfully completed the first semester course as well as students transferring to the university fromcommunity colleges or other universities.Description of Team ActivitiesIn the first semester course, students are tasked with working in a team of 4 students on a wind turbinepower generation project. Students have to go through several stages of the design process [11] includingto conduct research and brainstorm, to develop concepts, and to build and test prototypes for maximumpower generation. In the second semester course, students have to work in teams of 2 to 4 students togenerate concepts

Conference Session

Research on The First Year II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah; Debra Mascaro, University of Utah; Robert Roemer, University of Utah

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from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University. He teaches courses in engineering design, and is interested in integrating the use of design projects and active learning throughout the curriculum to improve engineering education. Page 15.789.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Interactive Learning Using a SPIRAL Approach in a Large Required First-Year Mechanical Engineering ClassAbstractThe use of active learning is being implemented in a large, required first-year MechanicalEngineering two-course sequence that is part of a

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First-Year Programs: Virtual Instruction in the First Year II

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lakshmy Mohandas, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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class time, there are active discussions andhands-on learning related to the learned course content. The design thinking course has threeprojects- the first two projects are small projects aimed to help students learn the designthinking process. The third project is a larger course capstone project where students apply thedesign process to solve a real time problem and come up with functional prototypes as a projectoutcome. All the projects are group-based projects and the final project groups are selected bystudents themselves based on their interest area for the project. To understand the context ofthis study, the next section describes a typical class meeting.Daily Routine- Design Thinking Course Students read and complete the

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Gregory Edward Simon, University of Colorado Denver; Maryam Darbeheshti, University of Colorado Denver; Miriam Howland Cummings, University of Colorado Denver; William Taylor Schupbach, University of Colorado Denver; Tom Altman, University of Colorado Denver; Michael S. Jacobson, University of Colorado Denver; Katherine Goodman, University of Colorado Denver

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through the program. A chi-square test found a statistically significantdifference between groups of students who had participated for an entire year in the LMP andstudents who had not participated at all. An independent samples t-test found an observable, butnot statistically significant, positive association between LMP participation and GPAs.Emergent themes resulting from a preliminary coding of student interviews pointed to atransition in student behavior and identify as they progressed through the LMP. The researchersconclude by proposing a systemic understanding of mentorship programs as a means to providedynamic supports that relate to students’ dynamic STEM identities.IntroductionA multi-institutional NSF S-STEM Project is in its second

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First-Year Programs: Major Choice

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amanda Christine Bordelon, Utah Valley University; Susan L. Thackeray , Utah Valley University; Sean S. Tolman, Utah Valley University; Jane M. Loftus, Utah Valley University

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hands-on experiences, ratherthan seminars for the “Introduction to Engineering” courses. The process of designing and problem-solving is one that is shared among all engineering fields. However each discipline has its own physicalor software tools, or necessary skills they will use to perform this design and problem solving. The scaleof projects is also highly variable, from small gadgets in mechanical or computer engineering to largedams or global internet networks in civil and electrical engineering. The goal for our university with the“Introduction to Engineering” course was firstly to engage students and secondly to retain students inengineering. This course has gone through iterations of small hands-on activities or projects, to a full

Conference Session

FPD9 - First Year Learning & Assessment

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Johnson, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University; Kenneth Leitch, Valparaiso University; Barbara Engerer, Valparaiso University

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(especially ABET’s Engineering Criteria 2000 and theNational Academy of Engineering’s “The Engineer of 2020” report) have prompted changesthroughout the engineering curriculum. Many universities 8-14 increased the emphasis onengineering design and engineering analysis in their first-year engineering course, including theintroduction of hands-on context-rich design projects to be completed by teams of students.15Some universities created courses that explicitly attempted to increase their students’ teamworkskills,16 while others sharpened their focus on improving their students’ problem-solving skills9and creative and critical thinking skills.17 Perhaps the most difficult mandate of EngineeringCriteria 2000 is that students be able to work effectively

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Self Efficacy

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College; Kurt M. DeGoede, Elizabethtown College; Stacey L. Zimmerman, Elizabethtown College

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ofthe ABET a-k outcomes. We frame developing the required engineering skills from thefoundation of their individual strengths. Our “One-Minute Engineer” assignment requiresstudents to describe why they are pursuing engineering as a career path. Again, the frameworkof StrengthsFinder helps students clearly express their motivations.Team projects form the framework for ItE course sequence. We sort students into teams withdiverse Strengths [2]. Students utilize team contracts in which they develop team roles based onindividual Strengths [3]. A team mapping exercise reveals that our engineering students tend tooverpopulate the executing and strategic thinking domains of Strengths. Less stereotypicalengineering students with Strengths in

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FPD XI: Assessing First-Year Programs, Experiences, and Communities

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia R. Backer, San Jose State University; Emily L. Allen, San Jose State University; Janet Sundrud, San Jose State University

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responsible citizenship and an understanding of ethicalchoices inherent in human development.The Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering is ranked 12th among engineering programsfor master’s-level institutions in the 2009 edition of "America’s Best Colleges" by U.S. News &World Report. Close ties with Silicon Valley industry provide access to scholarships, internships,research projects, and employment for engineering students. Page 22.255.2SJSU ranks comparatively low against similar universities in terms of six-year graduation rates.The first-year retention rate is 81% and the six-year graduation rate is 46.4% which is lower thancomparable CSU

Conference Session

FPD 10: Teamwork

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David W. Gatchell PhD, Northwestern University; Bruce Ankenman, Northwestern University; Penny L. Hirsch, Northwestern University; Adam Goodman; Koshonna Brown, Northwestern University Center for Leadership

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which all engineering freshmen work on real design projects for real clients.Prof. Adam GoodmanMs. Koshonna Brown, Northwestern University Center for Leadership Koshonna Brown is a Life Science doctoral student at Northwestern University. As a fellow with North- western University’s Center for Leadership, she analyzes the date collected through the Center’s online assessment tools. Such assessments allow students and faculty to reflect and develop their own leadership and apply lessons and insights gained to current leadership challenges and positions. Page 24.1048.1 c American

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 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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of focus include student retention and implementation of innovative pedagogy and technology. She is currently the Assistant Dean of Academic programs overseeing the First Year Courses, Study Abroad Programs, and International Initiatives at Vanderbilt University. She received her Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from the City College of New York and her Doctorate degree at University of Florida in Environmental Engineering. She has over 10 years of experience developing international and national research experiences for STEM majors, as well as project management. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Work in Progress: Developing a

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First-Year Programs: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the First Year

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Melissa Lynn Morris, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Joseph Dygert, West Virginia University; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University

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completed her doctorate in mechanical engineering in 2011, all from WVU. At WVU, she has previously served as the Undergraduate and Outreach Advisor for the Mechani- cal and Aerospace Engineering department and the Assistant Director of the Center for Building Energy Efficiency. She has previously taught courses such as Thermodynamics, Thermal Fluids Laboratory, and Guided Missiles Systems, as well as serving as a Senior Design Project Advisor for Mechanical Engineer- ing Students. Her research interests include energy and thermodynamic related topics. Since 2007 she has been actively involved in recruiting and outreach for the Statler College, as part of this involvement Dr. Morris frequently makes presentations to

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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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City College of New York and her Doctorate degree at University of Florida in Environmental Engineering. She has over 10 years of experience developing international and national research experiences for STEM majors, as well as project management. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Works in Progress: Integrating Information Literacy into a Multi- Disciplinary First-Year Engineering ProgramMotivationThis Work in Progress paper describes a pilot program of integrating a librarian-led guest lectureinto a first-year engineering program. While many first-year engineering programs historicallyhave provided students with a lecture-based

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First-Year Advising and Transition

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Lynnwood Brown, WikiRing Partnership; Michael McDonald, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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to a variety of criteria, including learningobjectives, tags, and resource type. In this way, instructors can easily find resources that matchthe particular requirements of their course, as well as make it easy to contribute materials thatcan be readily located by other instructors. Instructional resources include homework problemsand solutions, lecture slides, videos, project descriptions, and discussion and help topics. Thesite has been initially seeded with materials to accompany a commercially-published textbook1,but both the publisher and the author have agreed to make the site available to any confirmedinstructor of an introductory engineering course, independent of whether or not they adopt thetextbook for use at their school.The