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First-Year Programs: Focusing on Student Success

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Potential, and Practical Applications. Routledge, NY.Lester, J., Klein, C. Rangwala, H. & Johri, A. (2017). Learning Analytics in Higher Education.ASHE Monograph Series, Vol. 3, Issue 5.Macan, T.H., Shahani, C., Dipboye, R.L., & Phillips, A.P. (1990). College students' timemanagement: Correlations with academic performance and stress. Journal of educationalpsychology, 82(4), 760-768.Nonis, S.A., & Hudson, G.I. (2006). Academic performance of college students: Influence oftime spent studying and working. Journal of Education for Business, 81(3), 151-159.Siemens, G., Gasevic, D., Haythornthwaite, C., Dawson, S., Buckingham-Shum, S., Ferguson,R., Duval, E., Verbert, K., Baker, R. (2011). Open Learning Analytics: an integrated &

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Matthew Long, Deakin University; Sivachandran Chandrasekaran P.E., Deakin University; Simon William Cavenett

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blended-learning characteristics. (For an example, see therecent work by Long.39) In addition, from 2016, the engineering curriculum is seeing asignificant shift towards project and design-based learning.40 This will result in even morechanges to the residential-school programs.41With many on-campus programs, including at Deakin University, there exists a popular trendin higher education towards the development and implementation of blended learning, inparticular integrating Internet-enabled learning and assessment methods, to strive forinstitutional academic and administrative goals. What remains is the development andimplementation of authentic blended learning for online programs to introduce, enhance, andintegrate campus-based methods in

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The Best of First Year Programs: Best Paper Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua L. Hertz, Northeastern University; Noah Daviero, Northeastern University

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nanostructure on ionic conduction and surface exchange in ceramic materials. In 2014, he moved to Northeastern University to focus on teaching and developing curriculum in the First Year Engineering program.Mr. Noah Daviero, Northeastern University Noah Daviero is an undergraduate student at Northeastern University pursuing his BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics. He has interests in mechanical design and robotics, especially with re- gards to actuation and sensor feedback. He has completed a co-op at Waters Corporation, is currently on co-op at Corindus Vascular Robotics, and is a Teaching Assistant for Cornerstone of Engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019

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The Best of First-Year Programs Division

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darlee Gerrard, University of Toronto; Kirstin Newfield, University of Toronto; Narges Balouchestani Asli, University of Toronto; Chirag Variawa, University of Toronto

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Industrial Engineering and an Honors Bachelor in Me- chanical Engineering from the University of Toronto. She also has a Master of Applied Science in Collab- orative Program in Engineering Education. Her thesis investigated team level factors affecting innovation in multidisciplinary capstone design course. In addition to her research in engineering education, she has been involved as a teaching assistance with more than four engineering design courses from first year to fourth year.Prof. Chirag Variawa, University of Toronto Professor Chirag Variawa is Director of First-year Curriculum at the University of Toronto, Canada. He received his Doctorate in Industrial Engineering, focusing on Language Inclusivity in

Conference Session

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

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Nikolaevich Solovyev, Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University (MADI); Larisa Petrova, MADI; Viatcheslav Prikhodko, Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University (MADI); Ekaterina Makarenko, MADI

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, MADI Associate Professor of the Chair of Sociology and Management Page 26.1239.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Pre-admission education for better adapt freshmen Dr. Alexander Solovyev, Dr. Larisa Petrova, Dr. Viacheslav Prikhodko, Dr. Ekaterina Makarenko Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University (MADI)IntroductionUsually a person passes several levels of education. Transition from one educational level toanother is an integral part of youth’s life. In Russia there are 3 stages of school

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FPD8 -- Systems, Nanotechnology & Programming

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Robertson, Arizona State University; Richard Newman, Arizona State University

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2006-1878: USING SYSTEMS DESIGN TO CONSTRUCT A NEW FRESHMANCOURSEJohn Robertson, Arizona State University John Robertson is a professor in the College of Science and Technology at the ASU Polytechnic in Mesa, Arizona. His research interests are in process control and data management for integrated circuit production, especially novel non-volatile memories. From 1994 to 2001, he was a Director in Motorola’s Semiconductor Products Sector and before that, he held the Lothian Chair of Microelectronics at Edinburgh University, UK.Richard Newman, Arizona State University Richard Newman is Director of Training for the Microelectronics Teaching Factory at the ASU Polytechnic campus. He has

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Best Papers

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Kathleen Klok Bacon; J. Alex Birdwell, Northwestern University; Ordel Brown, Northwestern University; Emma Tevaarwerk, Northwestern University; Richard Wayne Freeman P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Wendy Roldan, University of Washington; Ken Gentry, Northwestern University; Amanda Rose Pokryfky

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thermodynamics. He greatly enjoys advising all levels of undergraduate and early graduate students. He has been highly involved with the Lightboard studio and exploring models for effective online and hybrid teaching methods.Dr. Ordel Brown, Northwestern University Dr. Ordel Brown is an instructional assistant professor in the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University, where she currently teaches first-year engineering design. Her research interests in engineering education include the identification of variables that impact the early undergraduate engineering experience and the development of strategies to enhance it, curriculum development and service-learning in engineering.Dr. Emma

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 7: The Transition from High School to College

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caitlin Cairncross, University of Portland; Sharon A. Jones P.E., University of Portland; Zulema Naegele, University of Portland; Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland

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studentswho are behind in their degree progress. This includes first-time freshman who are not calculus Page 26.300.3ready, and sophomore students who do not have enough credits to be considered on tracktowards graduating in four years). As mentioned above, the program has two distinctcomponents: a year-long retention program, and a summer bridge program for incoming first-year students who are not prepared for Calculus I. Both programs are optional to those whoqualify.In the year-long retention program, students have one-on-one meetings with an academiccounselor to discuss academic concerns, personal and professional goals, campus resources

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: First-Year Experiences

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jill Davishahl, Western Washington University; Jeffrey L. Newcomer, Western Washington University

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, setexpectations, and build awareness of the importance and relevance of equity and inclusion totheir academic and professional careers. By incorporating elements of equity, inclusion, anddiversity into the orientation curriculum, institutions can work to develop norms related tostudent interaction focused on tolerance, support, and cultural appreciation. These types ofactivities and connections, especially when completed early in the academic experience, areinstrumental in the development of students’ sense of belonging [35]. In addition, Tinto [13]found that social connection and integration with campus community can result in increasedretention rates and attributed that to feelings of connection and belonging to the institution.Using freshman

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Student Success

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lydia Yang Yang, Kansas State University; Bette Grauer P.E., Kansas State University

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mechanics of materials. Frontiers in Education Conference, San Antonio, TX. doi: 10.1109/FIE.2009.535058611. Dyer-Barr, R. (2013). What Works in STEM Intervention Programs (SIPs) for Underrepresented Minority Undergraduates: Perspectives from SIP Administrators, ASQ Advancing the STEM Agenda Conference, Grand Rapids, MI.12. Pelleg, B., Imhoff, K., Ayers, K., & Boettcher, P. A., (2016). Utilization of an Engineering Peer Tutoring Center for Undergraduate Students. ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, LA.13. Truschel, J. (2006). 6 habits of a highly effective tutor, Synergy, 1, 1-4. https://www.myatp.org/synergy-volume-114. Webster, T. J. & Dee, K. C. (1998). Supplemental instruction integrated into an

Conference Session

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

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisa Exter, Purdue University; Iryna Ashby, Purdue University; Mark Shaurette, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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and challenges of implementingthe first year in an experimental pilot program. As part of a set of initiatives to transform highereducation at Purdue University, the Polytechnic Institute (PI) was designed to be a multi-disciplinary, hands-on, competency-based experience for undergraduate students in technologyprograms. In Spring 2014, the PI began recruiting students, and in Fall 2014, the programopened its doors to its first cohort. The faculty who had taken a year to design and develop thefirst year curriculum eagerly awaited their new mentees. However, students came in with theirown hopes and concerns, which impacted their desire to join and remain in the program.Students were not alone in their decision-making. They were guided and

Conference Session

FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Simmons, University of Queensland; Elise Barrella, Bucknell University; Keith Buffinton, Bucknell University

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academic career in 1987 as an Assistant Professor in mechanical engineering at Bucknell University and was promoted to Associate Professor in 1992 and Professor in 2002. In 2003, he became Associate Dean of the College of Engineering. He received in 2003 Bucknell's Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles on the dynamics and control of robotic systems. His research interests include multibody dynamics, nonlinear control, mechanical design, systems thinking, and engineering management education. Page 11.1031.1© American

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FPD X: First-Year Design with Projects, Modeling, and Simulation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifford A. Whitfield, Ohio State University; Philip Schlosser, Ohio State University; John A Merrill, Ohio State University; Elizabeth Riter, Ohio State University; Kuldeep Agarwal, Ohio State University

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annually in courses organized to ensure student success through rigorous academics in a team-based environment. His responsibilities in- clude operations, faculty recruiting, curriculum management, student retention, and program assessment. Dr. Merrill received his Ph.D. in Instructional Design and Technology from The Ohio State University in 1985, and has an extensive background in public education, corporate training, and contract research. He has made frequent presentations at conferences held by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and its affiliate conference, Frontiers in Education (FIE). He is part of the research team that was recently awarded an NSF grant to study strategies for maximizing

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 4A: Retention Programs and Strategies

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan McSpedon, Rice University; Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Michael Wolf, Rice University

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portion of the program is to prepare Scholars for the pace,rigor, and depth of the STEM curriculum at Rice. All Scholars take first-year Chemistry,Physics, and Calculus as courses, five days a week; homework, quizzes and exams areadministered like in the academic year. As stated above, RESP is not a remedial program.Instead, the summer portion of RESP exposes students to the most challenging sections ofChemistry, Physics, and Calculus. Scholars simultaneously receive coaching from instructors,staff, and upperclassmen Fellows in study and learning techniques. This coursework issupplemented by individual Pre-Calculus remediation through ALEKS, an adaptive onlinelearning system. Additionally, students complete modules in engineering design and

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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encouraged to think about theopportunities that each variable provides as a source of information for the client. More researchneeds to be done about what teaching practices help students overcome the fixation on somevariables of the data.The students’ previous knowledge of statistics could have mediated their question designpractice and limited their ability to answer their questions. Although the students were able toapply some of the statistical skills they had learned in the course, they did not have the skills toaddress some of the questions they were interested in. Similar activities, where students learn andpractice statistics, could be integrated into the curriculum at the pre-college and college level.The Bike-share problem is an example of

Conference Session

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

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Judith A. Garzolini, Boise State University; Gary LeRoy Hunt, Boise State University; Joe Guarino, Boise State University; Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Susan Shadle, Boise State University; Cheryl B. Schrader, Boise State University

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% higher as compared with science and mathematics majors. The grantproposed to (1) integrate the science and mathematics majors with the engineering majors duringsummer orientation, (2) expand student learning community offerings to STEM majors, (3)create a General Sciences course for STEM students who are underprepared in mathematics, and(4) offer an elective, non-credit bearing mathematics online review course, free of charge, tostudents entering the university in STEM majors. An underlying and important rationale forwidening the advisement base to include all STEM majors in an inclusive manner is the fact thatmany freshmen are unsure of their major. Therefore orientation materials were prepared thatemphasized the commonalities between majors

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Hands-on Projects and Spatial Skills

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University; Susan F Freeman, Northeastern University; Kris Jaeger-Helton, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University

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develop an attachment to the engineering department space, to be a showcase for theprogram, and to provide a 24/7 informal learning space when not being used by classes.Assessment of the space shows that it is pleasant and well-liked by both students and faculty andis working well for teaching a range of classes.At Michigan State University, a more comprehensive approach to first-year engineering wasestablished in 2008 which integrated cornerstone courses, an engineering living-learningresidence hall, computer labs, and a project work space.11,12,13 Similar to NortheasternUniversity, Michigan State’s enrollment is comparable in size (about 700+ first-year engineeringstudents each fall). Researchers discovered that engineering students living in

Conference Session

The Best of First-year Programs Division

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

George James Lamont, University of Waterloo; Kari D. Weaver, University of Waterloo; Rachel Figueiredo, University of Waterloo; Kate Mercer, University of Waterloo; Andrea Jonahs, University of Waterloo; Heather A. Love, University of Waterloo; Brad Mehlenbacher, University of Waterloo; Carter Neal, University of Waterloo; Katherine Zmetana, University of Waterloo; Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo

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Paper ID #29553Information-seeking behavior among first-year engineering students andthe impacts of pedagogical interventionDr. George James Lamont, University of Waterloo George Lamont teaches Communications in the Engineering Profession at the University of Waterloo. George specializes in developing engineering-communications curricula with authentic, discipline-specific materials in partnership with engineering firms and clients.Dr. Kari D. Weaver, University of Waterloo Kari D. Weaver holds a B.A. from Indiana University, an M.L.I.S. from the University of Rhode Island, and an Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction

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FPD 3: Research on First-Year Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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). Freshman interest groups: Partnership for promoting student success. New Directions for Student Services, 87, 37-49.14. Cabrera, A. A., & Castaneda, M. (1993). College persistence: Structural equations modeling test of an integrated model of student retention. Journal of Higher Education, 64(2), 123-136.15. Habley, W., & McClanahan, R. (2008, July). What works in student retention? Presented at the ACT Information for Life’s Transitions Seventeenth Annual Enrollment Planner’s Conference, Chicago, IL.16. NSF (2012) Science and Engineering Indicators, www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind12. Page 23.514.12

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FPD 7: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part II: Perceptions and Paradigms

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Esmaeili, University of Dayton; Ali Eydgahi, Eastern Michigan University

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Paper ID #7138By the Students, for the students: A New Paradigm for Better Achieving theLearning ObjectivesMr. Mohammadjafar EsmaeiliDr. Ali Eydgahi, Eastern Michigan University Dr. Eydgahi is a professor in the school of Engineering Technology at Eastern Michigan University. He has supervised a number of graduate thesis and undergraduate projects in the areas of Unmanned Vehicle Design, Sensor Fusion, Speaker Recognition Design, Virtual Reality and Visualization, Digital Signal Processing, Control Systems, Robotics and Systems Automation. He has an extensive experience in curriculum and laboratory design and development

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First-Year Programs: Recruiting and Retention

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Zahrasadat Alavi, California State University, Chico; Kevin Buffardi, California State University, Chico; Kun Zhang P.E., California State University, Chico; Kathleen Meehan, California State University, Chico; Webster R. Johnson, California State University, Chico

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Paper ID #33328Redesigning a Summer Math and Engineering Bootcamp for VirtualInstruction During the COVID-19 PandemicDr. Zahrasadat Alavi, California State University, Chico Dr. Zahrasadat Alavi, an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at California State University Chico, received her PhD in Electrical Engineering from University of Wiscon- sin Milwaukee in May 2015. She received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. from Amirkabir University (Polytechnic of Tehran) with honors in 2007 and 2009 respectively, and another Master of Science from University of Wisconsin Milwaukee (UWM) in Electrical

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FPD7 -- Service Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Pagano, Western Michigan University; Amanda Rossman, Western Michigan University; Kendall Vasilnek, Western Michigan University; Betsy Aller, Western Michigan University; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University; Edward Brabandt, Western Michigan University

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explores not only thesuccess of one student design project stemming from applying the engineering design process in afirst-year engineering program, but also presents from our experience ways in which student learningand development can be enhanced in the first year and continued and augmented beyond the first-year experience.Introduction and Project ObjectivesIn the fall semester of 2005, 30 students enrolled in a three-credit (two hours lecture; two hourslaboratory per week) university course for first-year engineering students (ENGR 1010“Introduction to Engineering and Technology”) were instructed to complete a guided designproject, solving a real problem for a real “customer.” Their charge was to create an instructionaldevice to simulate x-ray

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Tuesday Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Tony Andrew Lowe, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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computer science and engineering programs use Python as anintroduction to programing for similar reasons [6,8]. MATLAB was introduced next in the sequence of programming languages. The primary reasonto include it was because of the professional schools’ desire to include it in the tool set of all engineeringstudents. Also, its mathematical capabilities make it an excellent choice for future engineering andscientific modeling. Like Python, MATLAB’s interpretive environment makes it easy to experiment withcoding scripts. The integrated development environment has a similar interface to other programmingenvironments, or analysis tools (e.g. SPICE, ANSYS) students my need to learn for other courses or astools they may use in industry

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Potpourri of First-Year Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; Laurie Laird, Ohio Northern University

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University Ken Reid is the Director of Freshman Engineering and an Associate Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Ohio Northern University. He was the seventh person in the U.S. to receive a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. He is active in engineering within K-12, serving on the JETS Board of Directors and 10 years on the IEEE-USA Precollege Education Committee. He co-developed “The Tsunami Model Eliciting Activity” which was awarded Best Middle School Curriculum by the Engineering Education Service Center in 2009. His research interests include success in first-year engineering and engineering in K-12.Laurie Laird, Ohio Northern

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

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William John Palm IV P.E., Roger Williams University; Charles R Thomas, Roger Williams University

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ofretention in the major by 2.3 times compared to first-year students from prior years, while non-participation lowered the odds of retention by 1.35 times.IntroductionIn 2011, President Obama called for U.S. engineering schools to graduate an additional 10,000engineering students every year.1 One impetus for making this appeal, as explained by the JobsCouncil, was that engineers drive innovation, creating jobs for skilled and unskilled workersalike.2 In short: more engineers can drive economic recovery, and by extension, stability. Inresponse to the appeal, many engineering school deans recognized that one solution was toimprove the retention rate of engineering students,3 specifically first-year retention, which at thetime was reported to be around

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Professional Skill Development

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University; Jake Alexander Levi, Northeastern University

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Links to Retention Research," Minnesota Campus Compact, Minnesota, 2008.[14] T. Kennedy and L. Houghtalen, "Engagement in Practice: Lessons Learned While Developing Community Partners (and a New Engineering Program) for Service Learnin," in Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, 2018.[15] W. Oakes, E. Coyle and L. Jamieson, "Curriculum, EPICS: A Model of Service-Learning in an Engineering," in Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, St. Louis, 2000.[16] W. Oakes and M. Thompson, "Integration of Service Learning into a Freshman Engineering Course," in Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual

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

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff M. Citty , University of Florida; Angela S. Lindner, University of Florida

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AC 2012-4254: DUAL MODEL SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAMS: A NEWCONSIDERATION FOR INCREASING RETENTION RATESDr. Jeff M. Citty , University of Florida Jeff Citty, Ed.D., is an Assistant Director of Engineering Student Services at the University of Florida. His scholarly interests include first year student success and student leadership development.Dr. Angela S. Lindner, University of Florida Angela Lindner received a B.S. degree in chemistry from the College of Charleston in South Carolina in 1983 and an M.S. degree in chemical engineering from Texas A&M University in 1987. Her master’s thesis work, funded by the Texas Transportation Institute, involved use of phosphogypsum, a byproduct of phosphoric acid production

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huihui Qi, Grand Valley State University; Hugh Jack, Western Carolina University

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Paper ID #15437A Scalable Course Project to Accommodate Academic VariationDr. Huihui Qi, Grand Valley State University Dr. Qi is an assistant professor in Mechanical Engineering at Grand Valley State University. She earned her Ph.D degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rutgers University. Dr. Qi’s teaching interests include Engineering Design, Solid Mechanics, Mechanical System Design and Computer Aided Design. Dr. Qi’s areas of interest and expertise include design sustainability, Life Cycle Assessment, decision making for optimal design, and Computer Aided Design.Dr. Hugh Jack, Western Carolina University Dr. Jack is

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First-Year Programs: Student Perceptions and Perspectives

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Megan Keough, University of Michigan; Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan; Robin Fowler, University of Michigan

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represent male student perceptions of their role in the femalestudent experience.BackgroundTeam-based design courses are an integral part of engineering education. First-year designcourses, specifically, are foundational to introduce students to the field to increase interest andmaintain retention (Brannan & Wankat, 2005). With a shared emphasis on developing technicaland professional skills, first-year design courses also give students an opportunity to practiceskills that are necessary to the profession, within an authentic project context. However,gendered behavior can be present among student teams, which can negatively impact theexperience for female students. Analysis of gendered task assignment and female perspectivesare commonly

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First-Year Programs: Cornucopia

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cassondra Wallwey, The Ohio State University; Tyler Milburn, The Ohio State University; Brooke Morin, The Ohio State University

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more specifically technical writing skills - through either specific courses or lessons (e.g.[19]) or by integrating technical writing into an already established course or project (e.g. [20]).Research-Based Teaching Practices 1. Scaffolding Scaffolding as an educational tool is used to reduce the complexity of tasks and helpstudents focus their practice and build component skills [21], [22]. Scaffolding involves breakingdown large learning outcomes into smaller tasks that students complete in succession. Thesesmall tasks are meant to build and refine component skills necessary for the achievement of thelarge learning outcomes. Scaffolding has been shown to be successful in improving studentlearning at multiple education levels and