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FPD 4: Peers and Perceptions

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Johnson, LeTourneau University; Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University; Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Lauren Elise Gentry, LeTourneau University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #9195Management and Assessment of a Successful Peer Mentor Program for In-creasing Freshmen RetentionMr. Jeff Johnson, LeTourneau University Jeff Johnson is an Instructor at LeTourneau University. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology from LeTourneau in 1994 then proceeded to spend 16 years in industry focusing on machine and civil design as well as project management. In 2010 he began his teaching career at his alma mater to share his experiences with engineering and technology students. He is currently a co-PI on the schools NSF-STEP retention grant.Prof. Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sreyoshi Bhaduri, McGraw Hill ; Michelle Soledad, The Ohio State University; Tamoghna Roy, DeepSig Inc.; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tamara Knott, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Education at The Ohio State University. She holds degrees in Electrical Engineering (BS, ME) from the Ateneo de Davao University (ADDU) in Davao City, Philippines, and in Engineering Education (PhD) from Virginia Tech. Her research interests include learning experiences in fundamental engineering courses and data-informed reflective practice. Michelle’s professional experience includes roles in industry and academia, having worked as a software engineer, project lead and manager before becoming Assistant Professor and Department Chair for Elec- trical Engineering at the Ateneo de Davao University.Dr. Tamoghna Roy, DeepSig Inc. Tamoghna Roy works as a Principal Engineer at DeepSig where he is responsible for creating

Conference Session

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

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Corinne Rowlinson, University of Florida; Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University; Jonathan R. A. Maier, Clemson University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

preliminary success in moving project-basedintroductory engineering courses to the online environment (James-Byrnes and Holdhusen 2012).There is also preliminary success in delivering first-year engineering courses in a hybrid flippedformat (Everett et al. 2014). A study of lecture capture of a first-year engineering course showedclass attendance was not affected and uploaded material was accessed by students as a mechanismof preparing for examinations (Bazylak, McCahan, and Weiss 2012). There is also a growing areaof research examining how homework behaviors in high school affect performance in highereducation. A two-part study found a positive correlation between homework completion rates inhigh school and first semester performance of engineering

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baker A. Martin, Clemson University

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First-Year Programs

asengineers.First-year engineering programs can also influence a student’s major selection. Students whocomplete a program that allows them to explore the different disciplines available to them havereported the experience confirms their decision to pursue a particular discipline or provides themwith the information to make their discipline selection [12]. This study also reported that eventhough students found first-year engineering programs helpful, most students were unaware ofthe matriculation model their institution used at the time of application.Details About Our ProjectTheoretical FrameworkWe plan to use Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) as the framework for our project. SCCTstrives to explain the interdependent relationship of people and their

Conference Session

First-Year Advising and Transition

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles McDowell, University of California, Santa Cruz; Adrienne Harrell, University of California, Santa Cruz

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First-Year Programs

opportunity.”Other community building activities throughout the week included group projects and eveningsocial activities such as trips to downtown and a local amusement park, all with the intendedlearning outcome of knowing how to navigate the campus shuttle and city/county publictransportation systems.Orientation components of the program, while somewhat traditional in nature, were designed toeducate students about the resources available to aid them in academic and personal successwhile at UCSC and beyond. Toward that end, students attended presentations with professionalstaff from the Financial Aid Office, the Science & Engineering Library, the Career Center, andthe Services for Transfer and Re-Entry Students office. ETTP participants were

Conference Session

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

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lilianny Virguez, Virginia Tech; Kenneth Reid, Virginia Tech; Tamara Knott, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

Project Lead the Way.Prof. Tamara Knott, Virginia Tech Tamara Knott is Associate Professor of engineering education at Virginia Tech. She is the Director of the First-year Program. Her interests include assessment and pedagogy. Within ASEE, she is a member of the First-year Programs Division, the Women in Engineering Division, the Educational Research and Methods Division, and the Design in Engineering Education Division. She is also a member of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and is the Faculty Adviser for SWE at VT. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Analysis of Changes in Motivational Constructs for First-Year Engineering Students during the Revision of a

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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going on mainlybecause of their poor progress in math and science. Page 26.1239.2There are some possible ways to overcome the problem. Authors [7] describe the establishing of aspecial University’s center for regular assistance for students in math, but the project failedbecause of the inertia of students. The same observation we have done at the MoscowAutomobile and Road Construction State Technical University (MADI). G. Kurz [6] suggestsintroduction of additional elementary math course prior to the study of higher mathematics in thefirst semester or conducting the classes in elementary mathematics along with the study of highermathematics

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First-year Programs Division: Design

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dani Fadda, University of Texas, Dallas; Oziel Rios, University of Texas, Dallas

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First-Year Programs

concepts of heat transfer that are difficult to explain in alecture style course. The activities can include rigorous learning experiments [1, 2], or the use oflow cost desktop-scale apparatus [3], or design and build prototypes [4], or studying the coolingeffects of crushed or solid ice [5], or other experiments. Numerical assignments using Excel areused [6]. Numerical and experimental projects are also presented [7] where ANSYS was used forthe numerical simulations. The benefit of these activities are in enhancing the student’sunderstanding [8] or in repairing misconceptions in heat transfer. They can be highly effective atthe junior level [9] and improve the student’s interest in heat transfer [10].The activity presented here is unique in that

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corey Kiassat, PhD, MBA, PE P.E., Quinnipiac University; Ruby ElKharboutly, Quinnipiac University

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First-Year Programs

relatedguidance.Advising is particularly important for engineering students. The results of a study performedon 113 undergraduates who left Engineering in 2004, 2007 and 2008 show that the top threefactors are: poor teaching and advising, the difficulty of the engineering discipline, and a lackof “belonging” within engineering [5].Our project framework is based on Lean Manufacturing principles [6]. Originally derivedfrom the Toyota Production System. Lean is a philosophy that aims to improve the efficiencyof a system by eliminating waste and continuous improvement [7]. While the origins of Leanhail from the manufacturing industry, service industries, such as healthcare, have adoptedLean and realized much success [8] [9].The main goal of this study is to enhance

Conference Session

First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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First-Year Programs

rate of engineering majors between freshmen and sophomore years is related to thestudent-disconnect between the difficult and theoretical math and science intensive curriculumwhich is common in most engineering programs and the engineering hands -on design-orientedtypes of things intended engineering majors are most interested in. Salient characteristics ofWTSN 111 and 112 include several lectures and labs on engineering design topics spanningseveral areas (such as basics of digital circuit design, an A rduino system design), small designprojects (such a simple mechanical design using Solid Edge), a larger design project (essentially Page

Conference Session

FPD 3: Research on First-Year Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; Tyler J Hertenstein, Ohio Northern University; Graham Talmadge Fennell, Ohio Northern University; Elizabeth Marie Spingola, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; David Reeping, Ohio Northern University

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lizabeth is a Junior at Ohio Northern University. She is the Project Manager of an organization at school that is designing and fabricating a model Mars Rover for a local museum. She is, also, has leadership roles in Phi Sigma Rho, the engineering sorority as ONU. Other organizations she belongs to include: SWE, ASME, Flute Choir, JEC and more.Mr. David Reeping, Ohio Northern University Page 23.414.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Development of a First-Year Engineering Course Classification SchemeIntroduction:A proliferation of first-year engineering programs exists

Conference Session

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

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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First-Year Programs

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

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Arun R. Srinivasa, Texas A&M University, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

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UC Berkeley and has been a faculty in the mechanical Engineer- ing Department at Texas A&M University. He is one of the curriculum coordinators for the freshman engineering program of the Dwight Look COllege of Engineering at Texas A&M University,Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University Jeffrey E. Froyd is the Director of Faculty Climate and Development at Texas A&M University. He served as Project Director for the Foundation Coalition, an NSF Engineering Education Coalition in which six institutions systematically renewed, assessed, and institutionalized their undergraduate engineering curricula, and extensively shared their results with the engineering education community. He co-created the

Conference Session

First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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First-Year Programs

advisor for Tau Beta Pi and for Mortar Board Senior Honor Society. Dr. Steadman is a past national president of Mortar Board.Dr. Tom G Thomas, University of South AlabamaDr. Kuang-Ting Hsiao, University of South Alabama Dr. Kuang-Ting Hsiao received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Delaware in 2000. He joined the Center for Composite Materials at the University of Delaware as a research associate and worked on projects funded by ONR and NSF. Dr. Hsiao moved to the University of South Alabama in 2003 and is currently associate professor of mechanical engineering and faulty advisor of Pi Tau Sigma mechanical engineering honor society at the University of South Alabama. His current research projects

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

an engineering project is. i. Explain how to incorporate severe weather disaster prevention measures in urban development projects. j. Explain what life cycle assessment of an engineering design is. k. Explain what sustainable return of investment is. l. Explain what circular economy is.What has been done (literature review)T. Waas, J. Huge, T. Block, T. Wright, F. Benitez- Capistros, and A. Verbruggenin [2], indicatedthat since the 1990’s many substantial and often promising sustainability assessments andsustainability indicators efforts have been made. They demonstrated that sustainability assessmentand sustainability indicators could be powerful decision-supporting tools that foster

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Best Papers

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew H. Phillips, Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; David A. Delaine, Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

it has twice the course content. The entire portfolio was due at a single date within thefirst month of classes.In Autumn 2017, a new training model was developed and implemented. Rather than having asingle portfolio, TAs were required to complete every assignment for the semester with a duedate two weeks before that topic was taught in the class. The main projected advantage of thenew model is that it ensured all TAs were personally familiar with every assignment rather thanrelying on them to look at the assignment and solution independently before class. Additionally,this new model was designed to alleviate issues with procrastination. In the past, if TAs waitedtoo long to start the portfolio, there may have been a huge spike in their

Conference Session

FPD5 -- Placement & Early Success

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos; Karen Brucks, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Eric Key, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Ethan Munson, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; K Vairavan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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First-Year Programs

activated on the condition that theyattempt to attain calculus placement prior to matriculation. We present data that demonstratemoderate effectiveness of these methods in fostering diversity among our scholars andreasonably encouraging retention and estimated graduation rates. We discuss areas ofimprovement for future program years, such as forging new partnerships with local Project LeadThe Way high schools to recruit higher numbers of females and minorities, and developing newmentoring opportunities to reduce attrition, especially among underrepresented minoritystudents.1. IntroductionThe Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarship (CSEMS) Program wasauthorized by Congress as part of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Act

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

contributor in the development of several new programs, including three new graduate and two undergraduate programs in counseling and psychology. Her research is primarily in the area of healthy family functioning, and she consults regularly on dissertation and other research projects involving correlational analyses. She received her undergraduate degree from Lousiana State University in Baton Rouge, La. Graduate de- grees (M.A.M.F.T., Th.M., and Ph.D.) were received from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS). Email: melanieroudkovski@letu.edu. Page 25.735.1 c American

Conference Session

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

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Ciston, University of New Haven; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, Ph.D., University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Cory Carr

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First-Year Programs

school to promote teamwork and to help students to begin getting to knoweach other better in a fun and challenging activity. Engineering students in the LLC arescheduled for the same sections of the two engineering classes they take first semester freshmenyear. These class sections tend to be populated predominantly with LLC students. An individualinstructor may or may not be aware of LLC participant status when forming project groups. Oneor two tutors are available Sunday through Thursday, for two hours each night, in the commonarea of the dorm; thus, the engineering students do not even need to leave their dorm to get helpwith their courses. The liaison of the community has meetings several times during the academicyear, providing students the

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Retention & Bridge Programs #2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Andrew Charles Bartolini, University of Notre Dame; Carson Lee Running, University of Notre Dame; Xiaojing Duan, University of Notre Dame; G. Alex Ambrose, University of Notre Dame

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First-Year Programs

understand themethod used to identify students to boost, it is important to understand the course structure anddesign. The course was divided into three modules. The first and third module were project-basedand focused on the application of the engineering design process. During these two modules, thestudents also used the computer as a learning tool, with the first module focusing on Excel and thethird module focusing on SolidWorks. The second module was focused on engineering majordiscernment through exposure to each engineering discipline offered at the university. For the firstmodule, lectures consisted of both project-based concepts and Excel concepts. The Excel topicswere taught using a flipped-classrooms with the students watching videos

Conference Session

First-year Programs Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Patricia Dee Zobel, Rowan University

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First-Year Programs

). Freshman Engineering Clinic I & II introduced students toEngineering and important college skills.Extracurricular activities for the two cohorts were used to forge student-student and studentfaculty bonds and promote academic success. Extracurricular activities over the first two yearsincluded: “get to know each other” socials; sessions on study skills, alcohol awareness,interviewing for jobs, Excel, and graphing calculators; cultural and social activities on campus;meetings with juniors and seniors to learn about upper level student projects; and a meet-and-greet with engineering alumni.Creating more and stronger bonds with peers, faculty, and the campus provides students withaccess to resources that help them study, complete homework, and

Conference Session

FPD I: Attacking the Problems of Retention in the First Year

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University; Robert W. Warke, LeTourneau University

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First-Year Programs

review was conducted to determine what other engineering programsacross the nation are currently doing to increase their retention and graduation rates. Mostarticles focused on freshman retention and the many efforts that have been undertaken toimprove first-year retention numbers. Unfortunately, in many cases it is still too early todetermine conclusively whether or not these have been successful. Therefore, this study focuseson efforts where substantial (two or more years of) increased retention have been documented.Successful efforts include:  First-year interest groups where students are clustered in common class sections.  Peer mentoring and/or supplemental instruction.  A first-semester, project-based, career-enlightening

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephen Andrew Wilkerson P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; Inci Ruzybayev, York College of Pennsylvania; Ashley J. Earle, York College of Pennsylvania

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] report that while many K-12 schools strive to prepare studentsfor engineering; engineering graduation rates have stayed stagnant or have seen further declines.An increase in STEM activities in primary and secondary school have increased the flow into theengineering pipeline and once they are in college, Project Based Learning (PBL) [4-7] and othertechniques have proven effective in engaging students in the program. Even with these curricularchanges, students continue to drop out of engineering programs at a higher rate than in otherprograms.Success in Physics is based on both strong calculus skills and the ability to learn physics concepts,which is often mired with misconceptions [8]. Tyson [9] found that high achievement in highschool calculus

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ryan Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University; M. Kevin Parfitt, Pennsylvania State University; Sez Atamturktur Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University; Moses Ling P.E., Pennsylvania State University

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. Dr. Atamturktur’s research has received funding from several federal agencies including the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Energy, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Education, and the Los Alamos National Laboratory, as well as industry organizations and partners, such as the National Masonry Concrete Association and Nucor. She served as the director of the National Science Foundation-funded Tigers ADVANCE project, which focuses on improving the status of women and minority faculty at Clemson. Previously, Dr. Atamturktur was the director of the National Science Foundation-funded National Research Traineeship project at Clemson, with funding for

Conference Session

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

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

AJ Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Amanda Marie Singer, Michigan Technological University; Nathan D. Manser, Michigan Technological University; Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, Michigan Technological University; Ken Thiemann, Michigan Technological University

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time,students work through the activities within their semester project teams and may seek supportfrom their peers, LEAP Leader, and instructor. In addition to the Studio Sessions, students arerequired to attend one 50-minute LEAP session facilitated by their LEAP leader. The LEAPsessions are active collaborative sessions designed and facilitated by their LEAP Leader. Thegoal of these sessions is for students to review the most difficult content covered in class thatweek through peer-to-peer engagement and instruction.During spring semester 2020, the students were notified midway through their spring break thatcourse instruction was being moved from in-person to virtual. For the FYE program, thispresented some unique instructional challenges

Conference Session

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

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Reid Brown, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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First-Year Programs

pedagogy be used to increase self-efficacy, motivation, learning andretention in an introductory programming class? This redesign is being implemented in three phases. Thefirst phase, which has been completed, emphasized the development of course outcomes and theimplementation of active learning activities in lectures. The second phase, which is still ongoing, isemphasizing the implementation of supplemental online resources, a non-traditional digital textbookformat, and the addition of a project to the course to give students more autonomy over their learning. Thefinal phase, which has yet to come, will be a trial division of the class into two courses, one for studentswith prior programming experience, and one for students who are new to

Conference Session

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

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #18609Work in Progress: Increasing Interest in STEM and Improving Retention forAt-Risk Students - A Two-Year StudyDr. Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield Melissa Danforth is an Associate Professor and the Chair of the Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at CSUB. Dr. Danforth is the PI for a NSF Federal Cyber Service grant (NSF-DUE1241636) to create models for information assurance education and outreach. Dr. Danforth is the Project Director for a U.S. Department of Education grant (P031S100081) to create engineering pathways for students in the CSUB service

Conference Session

FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen High, Oklahoma State University; Rebecca Damron, Oklahoma State University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2007-1744: ARE FRESHMAN ENGINEERING STUDENTS ABLE TO THINKAND WRITE CRITICALLY?Karen High, Oklahoma State University KAREN HIGH earned her B.S. from the University of Michigan in 1985 and her M.S. in 1988 and Ph.D. in 1991 from the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. High is an Associate Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at Oklahoma State University where she has been since 1991. Her main research interests are Sustainable Process Design, Industrial Catalysis, and Multicriteria Decision Making. Other scholarly activities include enhancing creativity in engineering practice and teaching science to education professionals. Dr. High is a trainer for Project Lead the Way pre

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Focus on Students

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Goli Nossoni, University of New Haven; Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

asked to recordtheir personality profile on the survey. The survey had two main questions requiring students torank their interest level and strength in topics discussed in the course. Projects in the courseemphasize different engineering disciplines while developing students’ professional skills inteamwork, technical communication and problem solving, along with creativity,entrepreneurship and sustainability. The course is described in detail and the survey instrument isreproduced in Reference [1]. Students rank ordered the topics from the one that appealed to themthe most (#1) to the one that appealed to them the least (#7). They also ranked a list of nineattributes related to topics covered in the course from the one in which they were the

Conference Session

FPD X: Addressing Retention in the First Year

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian P. DeJong, Central Michigan University; Joseph Langenderfer, Central Michigan University

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First-Year Programs

multiple engineering courses, with the “gateway” courses of Engineering Statics andCircuit Analysis I. The number of engineering majors is approximately 40 per year.EGR120 is offered in both fall and spring semesters, with 76% of the students taking the coursein the fall. The course currently has no prerequisites or co-requisites. For the first three years,the course was taught as one section; starting in the fourth year, it was broken into smallermultiple sections to enhance professor-student interaction and student learning. EGR120 islecture-based and focuses on introducing students to engineering topics, projects, and the field,rather than teaching the basic math, science, or engineering material. With the recent switch tomultiple sections, the