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FPD8 -- Systems, Nanotechnology & Programming

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Youssef Allam, Ohio State University; David Tomasko, Ohio State University; John Merrill, Ohio State University; Bruce Trott, Ohio State University; Phil Schlosser, Ohio State University; Paul Clingan, Ohio State University

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quarter.Although the design and fabrication techniques employed by the students represent the state ofmicroscale research from as recently as the mid- to late-1990’s, it is important to show thestudents how their work in microfabrication and design is analogous to current nanotechnologyresearch. Both the lab tours and Nanotechnology Teaching Modules provide a bridge from thestudents’ hands-on lab activities and their associated assignments to the current research andpioneering efforts in the field of nanotechnology. In the absence of components in either the labtours or Nanotechnology Teaching Modules, one type can be used to supplement an area inwhich the other is lacking, however a balance between them is recommended.Research StudiesAside from

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

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leonardo Bedoya-Valencia, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Ding Yuan, Colorado State University - Pueblo; Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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engineering education.” Proc. ASEE Annual Conf. and Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, Washington, DC.3. Koehn, E., Patel, D., and Khonde, S. (2009). “Introduction of sustainability to civil and construction engineering students.” Proc. ASEE Annual Conf. and Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education, Washington, DC. Page 23.726.10Appendix 1. Survey taken by both the control and the experimental groups.Attitude Questions1 Strongly agree2 Agree3 Neither agree nor disagree4 Disagree5 Strongly disagree1. The earth is like a spaceship with only limited room and resources

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FPD 3: Research on First-Year Courses

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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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framework of Introduction to Engineering / First-Year Engineering course(s). Do not consider other required courses within the first year. For example, please do not consider math, science or general education courses. There are no right or wrong answers, and no specific number of items you must include. Please be as complete and descriptive as necessary to fully answer each question. • What topics are included (please list) in first-year engineering courses at your institution? • Are there topics that are not, but should be included in first-year engineering courses at your institution? Please list: (please do not duplicate answers from the previous question

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First-year Programs Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Worley, University of North Dakota; Jeremiah J. Neubert, University of North Dakota; Naima Kaabouch, University of North Dakota; Mohammad Khavanin, University of North Dakota

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program (DUE-0942270).Bibliography1. N. Klingbeil, K. Rattan, M. Raymer, D. Reynolds, R. Mercer, A. Kukreti and B. Randolph. “A national model for engineering mathematics education.” American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 20072. M. Cavalli, L. Stanlake, S. Tolbert. “Investigation of Retention and Perceptions Among Freshman Engineering Students.” Proceedings of the North Midwest American Society for Engineering Education Regional Conference, 2007.3. N. Klingbeil, K. Ratten, M. Raymer, D. Reynolds and R. Mercer. “The Wright State Model for engineering mathematics education: A nationwide adoption, assessment and evaluation.” American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference &

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Potpourri of First-Year Issues

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Flores, UTEP; James Becvar, UTEP; Ann Darnell, UTEP; Helmut Knaust, UTEP; Jorge Lopez, UTEP; Josefina Tinajero, UTEP

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Page 15.685.3of talented engineers6. Figure 1. Breakdown of a large class into PLTL workshops2. Peer Led Team LearningPLTL is a recognized curriculum enhancement strategy adopted in various forms by manyuniversities and colleges across the United States7, 8. In the mid-1990's the National ScienceFoundation initially funded the "Workshop Project" which has blossomed into a nationalmovement and is coordinated by the PLTL organization (www.pltl.org). PLTL engages anexperienced student as the overseer of a small group of learners in the capacity of Vygotsky’s“more capable peer”9. The idea builds on the pioneering observations of Treisman10, 11 from hisstudies as a graduate student at the University of California at Berkeley. From

Conference Session

FPD 3: Retention

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen A. Ossman, University of Cincinnati; Jeff Kastner, University of Cincinnati; F. James Boerio, University of Cincinnati; Joni A. Torsella, University of Cincinnati

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hardwareexperiments.Bibliography1. Besterfield-Sacre, M., Atman, C. J., Shuman, L.J., " Characteristics of freshman engineering students: Models for determining student attrition in engineering," Journal of Engineering Education, 86, 2, 1997, 139-149.2. Grose, T. K., "The 10,000 challenge," ASEE Prism, 2012, 32-35. Page 24.608.93. Johnson, M. J., Sheppard, S. D., "Students entering and exiting the engineering pipeline-identifying key decision points and trends," Frontiers in Education, 2002.4. Olds, B. M., Miller, R. L., "The effect of a first-year integrated engineering curriculum on graduation rates and student satisfaction: A longitudinal

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ishbah Cox, Purdue University, Band and Orchestra Department; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=1165650&isnumber=26247accessed 12/27/14.[3] Anderson, M., Todd, B., Burkett, S., Warren, G., Brown, M., & Cordes, D. (2009).Engineering Collaborations with Liberal Arts. American Society for EngineeringEducation. American Society for Engineering Education.[4] Charyton, C., & Snelbecker, G. E. (2007). Engineers' and musicians' choices of self-descriptive adjectives as potential indicators of creativity by gender and domain.Psychology of Aesthetics, creativity, and the arts, 1(2), 91-99[5] Feist, G. J. (1999). The influence of personality on artistic and scientific creativity. InR. J. Sternberg (Ed.), Handbook of creativity. Cambridge, United Kingdom: CambridgeUniversity Press.[6] Grasso, D. (2002). Engineering

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FPD 6: Course Content and Educational Strategies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Norb Delatte P.E., Cleveland State University

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, S. K. A. “The Hyatt Horror”: Failure and Responsibility in American Engineering. J. Perform. Constr. Facil. 14, 62–66 (2000).12. Newson, T. A. & Delatte, N. J. Case methods in civil engineering teaching. Can. J. Civ. Eng. 38, 1016–1030 (2011). Page 24.703.9Appendix A Table 1: 2009 Self-Reported Interest Raw Data % of Grp. Ind. Category Count total Lectures Act. Res. Projects Readings Male 283 80.17% 2.744 2.744 3.271 3.094 3.229 Female 70 19.83

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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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.[8] D. E. Graff, et al. (ed.), Research and Practice of Active Learning in Engineering Education, Pallas Publication in Leiden University Press, Amsterdam, Nederland, 2005.[9] D. Paulson and J. Faust, “Active Learning for the College Classroom,” Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 3-24, 1998.[10] P. Pheeney, “Hands on, minds on: Activities to engage our students,” Science Scope, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp. 30-33, 1997. Page 23.264.14[11] S. Burd, et al. (ed.), “Virtual Computing Laboratories: A Case Study with Comparisons to Physical Computing Laboratories,” Journal of Information Technology

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First-year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chitra Javdekar, Massachusetts Bay Community College, Wellesley Hills MA 02481; Stephen W. McKnight, Northeastern University; Michael E. Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College

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-bordercollaboration has been made possible due to the availability of a larger pool of researchers, thispresents challenges to U.S. competitiveness in high technology areas and to its position as aworld leader in critical S&E fields. Within the US the proportion of Natural Sciences andEngineering (NS&E) degrees as a share of total degrees conferred in US has declined byapproximately eight percent from 2002 to 2007 [1]. There is evidence to suggest that some of thisdecline can be attributed to the student attrition during their first one or two years from thescience and engineering programs.Previous studies have indicated that significant student attrition or “switching” from science andengineering educational programs to other fields occurs during

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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assess individual contribution. The authors recommendintegrating additional assessment methodology into the projects to improve the results includingtechniques, such as having students log work spent on their project, asking them to provide Page 22.1627.8detailed reports of tasks performed, conducting informal interviews of the team members andproviding incentives to students for providing accurate peer evaluations.References 1. Crawley, E., Malmqvist,J., Östlund S., Rethinking Engineering Education: the CDIO approach, Springer Science and Business Media, LLC, 2007. 2. Prince, M., Felder, R, “Inductive Teaching and Learning Methods

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

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theodore Demetrius Caldwell, Michigan State University, Diversity Programs Office, College of Engineering; Kyle P. Foster, Diversity Programs Office, College of Engineering, Michigan State University; Tonisha Brandy Lane, Michigan State University; Rickey Alfred Caldwell Jr, Michigan State University; Claudia Elena Vergara, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University

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collaboration withthe Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP). The goal of the program is toretain at-risk students in Engineering specifically and STEM related majors generally. First, thefollowing is background information on both the DPO and LSAMP.Diversity Programs OfficeDr. George Vandusen, Associate Dean for undergraduate studies, originally established the MSUEngineering Diversity Programs Office as the Engineering Equal Opportunity Program (EEOP)in the late 1960’s. Dr. Vandusen organized a small group of motivated engineering facultymembers who made personal financial contributions to create a scholarship fund for a black malecommunity college student, who expressed an interest in attaining an engineering degree. Theyalso

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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they arerequired to take math, science and foundation courses in engineering. Simple strategies could besuggested to those that are admitted but are behind in math to minimize graduation delay, such astaking a math class over the summer before starting college.In-depth look at high school math and science curricula and providing possible opportunities atthe post-secondary level to facilitate a smooth transition into the engineering curriculum needs tobe considered.References[1] B. J. Reys, S. Dingman, N. Nevels, D. Teucher, “High School Mathematics: State-Level Curriculum Standards and Graduation Requirements”, Center for the Study of Mathematics Curriculm – An NSF Center for Learning and Teaching, http

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Research on The First Year II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy O'Connor, Villanova University; Gerard Jones, Villanova University

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integrals 4. Polynomial Approximations and Series a) Concept of a series b) Series of constants c) Taylor series It is clear from this information that Calculus BC is more demanding than Calculus AB.3.0 Villanova Course Equivalents AP Test Test Title Score VU Equivalent(s) # of Credits 66 Calculus AB 4 or 5 MAT 1500 Calculus I, and 8 MAT 1505 Calculus II 68 Calculus BC 4 or 5 MAT 1500 Calculus I, and 8 MAT 1505 Calculus II 69 Calculus AB subscore 4 or 5 MAT 1500 Calculus I, and

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Introducing Programming in the First Year

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Gordon, The Ohio State University

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possible in part because of grant from NSF, SCI-0537405. Any opinions, findings, and Page 15.1321.10conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflectthe views of the National Science Foundation.13 Part of the STEM Academy in Computational Science and Engineering I must acknowledge the contributions ofmy colleagues Daren J. Zywicki from the University of Akron who led a parallel workshop there and Michael Parkefrom The Ohio State University who co-taught the course.14 Summary of Undergraduate Minor Program http://www.rrscs.org/minor/competencyfinal.pdf. September

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Research on The First Year II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Junqiu Wang, Purdue University; P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University

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, goal setting and potency, to measure a student’s individual perception on theirteammates’ effectiveness. The detailed description of the 9-item questionnaire is listed in table 1.The first letter item ID column represents the corresponding construct: I= Interdependency; G=Goal Setting and P= Potency. Table 1 9-item Peer evaluation questionnaire Item ID Item Description I1 Collaborates well with my team on all in-class and out of the class assignments. I2 Contributes to my team's effectiveness by having a clearly defined role(s). I3 Is a reliable team member. G1 Often helps my team think of what we were/were not achieving. G2 Articulates individual goals that can

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary First Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Lowery, West Virginia University; Steve Kane, West Virginia University; Vicki Kane, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University; Gary Ganser, West Virginia University

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No.NNG05GF80H. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those Page 15.820.2of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of NASA or the NASA WV Space Grant Consortium.While improved student performance in calculus was the primary objective of this effort, theexperience of developing and implementing the math-engineering joint projects has resulted inimproved communication between both departments and has helped the math faculty see howstudents work in groups to discuss and solve problems and to create reports and presentations oftheir work. The interactive nature of these problems

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University; Richard Glenn Watson

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Students 2.73 (41) 2.90 (40)Recovering From Engineering ProbationIn the semester a student is classified as engineering probation, the student is limited to enrolling Page 24.1327.8in 14 or 15 hours of coursework and is encouraged to enroll immediately in the course(s) that arenegatively impacting their GPA so that the student may benefit from grade replacement. Gradereplacement may not retroactively change a student's academic status from engineering probationto good standing; however, the replaced grade may be used in future academic standingdecisions. The limitation in the number of hours a student

Conference Session

FPD 2: Retention

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisa K. Orr, Louisiana Tech University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Richard A. Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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, WA.6. Brawner, C.E., M.W. Ohland, M.K. Orr, and X. Chen. Factors Influencing Engineering Student Major Selection. In Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference. 2013. Oklahoma City, OK.7. Cleveland, W.S., The Elements of Graphing Data, 1985, Wadsworth Advanced Books and Software.8. Ohland, M.W. and B.L. Sill. Communicating the impact of an introduction to engineering course to engineering departments. In Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference. 2002. Piscataway, NJ.9. Argrow, B.M., B. Louie, D.W. Knight, N.E. Canney, S. Brown, A.J. BLanford, C.L. Gibson, and E.D. Kenney. Introduction to Engineering: Preparing First-Year Students for an Informed Major Choice. In Proceedings of the American

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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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team-based major design project was assigned (see Workshops for Week 1 in Table A1). In assigningcourse grades, there are two benchmarks that must be met to earn a non-F grade. The first is a60% or better individual grade on the team design project, and the second is earning 60% ormore of the available points for computer programming efforts. Additionally, an EngE2984course grade of C- or better is needed to meet the pre-requisite to continue to the nextengineering course(s); this is true for all freshman program courses. The main reason for offering this five-credit course is to move GE transfer students intotheir degree-granting departments as quickly as possible, so changing the course to a summeroffering was an obvious outcome from

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Joseph Frank, Ohio State University; Kelly Lynn Kolotka, Ohio State University; Andrew H. Phillips, Ohio State University; Michael Schulz, The Ohio State University; Clare Rigney, Ohio State University, Engineering Education Department; Allen Benjamin Drown, Ohio State University; Robert G. Stricko III, Ohio State University; Kathleen A. Harper, Ohio State University; Richard J. Freuler, Ohio State University

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is a senior lecturer in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University. She received her M. S. in physics and B. S. in electrical engineering and applied physics from Case Western Reserve University, and her Ph. D. in physics from The Ohio State University. She has been on the staff of Ohio State’s University Center for the Advancement of Teaching, in addition to teaching in both the physics department and department of engineering education. Her research interests address a broad spectrum of educational topics, but her current foci are adapting problem-solving instructional techniques to first-year engineering and incorporating engineering elements into K-12 science courses.Dr. Richard J

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First-Year Programs: Assessment

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brittany Ann Kos, University of Colorado, Boulder; Sarah Miller, University of Colorado, Boulder

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country you’re going to and what courses internship. they offer.Table 2: Common feedback comments left on Week 6’s writing assignmentCreating a list of common feedback comments allowed our grading team to address students whohad similar questions or issues more efficiently since their feedback was copied directly from alist of pre-assembled comments. The students who brought up other issues in their assignmentswere given individual feedback that addressed their content of their homework more directly.IV. QualityOne of our concerns was that students would take advantage of the mass-grading and turn in poorquality work weekly. To combat this, the TAs would first hand-grade the assignments, so theycould monitor the quality of student work

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

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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showing that it is indeed possible to create a positive culture that increases diversity…. The college president, Marie Klawe, is a woman computer scientist who knows how to make the environment more hospitable.”5One barrier that Harvey Mudd College works hard to demolish is the ‘impostor’ syndrome - “Not seeing one's own reflection in teachers or other students makes one feel as if s[he] doesn't belong. The need for role models to help overcome the ‘impostor’ syndrome cannot be emphasized enough.”5Ramirez concludes with, “One approach to address the leaks [in the STEM pipeline] is morementoring, and by tuning the culture so that students don't feel excluded”. This is essential to thebroader discussion of diversity

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

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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fruitful interdisciplinary meetings of MechanicalEngineering Freshmen and their student teachers that provided invaluable feedback to ourstudents. We would also like to thank the teachers and Dan Block, Principal of Bishop’s Peakand Teach Elementary schools who rearranged their schedules to bring 200 of their students tothe Cal Poly campus.References1. Sheppard, S., Jenison, R., (1996), “Thoughts on Freshman Engineering Design Experiences,” Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, v 2, p 909-9132. Hoit, M.I., Ohland, M. and Kantowski, M., (1998), “The Impact of a Discipline-Based Introduction to Engineering Course on Improving Retention,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 87, No. 1.3. Yokomoto, C. F., Rizkalla, M. E

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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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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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Mehlenbacher for her valuableadvice about how to teach and enhance these courses. Finally, we extend our gratitude toFrederick Yu and Quincy Hou for helping us set up our online document and data sharing forthis project, and further thanks to Frederick Yu for his extensive review of the paper.References[1] ABET. “Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, 2019 – 2020.” ABET. pp. 4-6.https://www.abet.org/accreditation/accreditation-criteria/criteria-for-accrediting-engineering-programs-2019-2020/ (accessed February 1, 2020).[2] K. A. Douglas, C. Rohan, M. Fosmire, C. Smith, A. Van Epps and S. Purzer. “‘I just GoogleIt’: A qualitative study of information strategies in problem solving used by upper and lowerlevel engineering students,” presented at

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First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Silverstein, University of California, Los Angeles

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35mm film 1 20 400 ISO Film 1 21 Admonition regarding water, dust and shock 1 22 Multiple Language Instruction 1 23 Simple Instructions 1 24 Recyclable (symbol on package) 1 25 Did you drop test the camera to determine durability? 1 26 Did you perform any other experiment(s)? 1InternalObservations 27 Did you notice that the Camera Has Been Reused 10 28 The

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

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian M. Argrow, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel W. Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E. Canney, University of Colorado, Boulder; Suzana Brown, University of Colorado, Boulder; Adam J. Blanford, University of Colorado, Boulder; Corrina Ladakis Gibson, University of Colorado, Boulder; Eric Donnelly Kenney

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pilot course complements the College’s first-year engineering projects course thatemphasizes a hands-on design-build-test cycle, so the students start with design requirements andend with a product. For the pilot course, students were required to scope an Engineering GrandChallenge(s), to reduce it to a manageable project, then to develop design requirements.Several of the module instructors created teams using the Comprehensive Assessment for Team-Member Effectiveness (CATME) TeamMaker tool.7 As stated, teams were guided in a four-week exercise to scope a project that applies the engineering discipline to a specific GrandChallenge, including some basic calculations for feasibility, cost estimates, and preliminarydesign requirements. The team

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Administering First-Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Conference Session

Mentoring First Year Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh; Alaine Allen, University of Pittsburgh; Jeremy Tartt, University of Pittsburgh

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