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First-year Programs Division: Collection

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Timothy J. Jacobs, Texas A&M University; Mark Weichold, Texas A&M University

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engineering careers to be acontributing factor for improvement in the retention rate for both underrepresented and FGSTEM students at Wright State University [11]. Likewise, in a 3-year long longitudinal study of18 four-year universities, Pascarella et al. [3] found that only academic (research experience,project based learning, etc.) and classroom activities have positive impact on student persistence.Interestingly, per their findings, other on-campus experience such as volunteer work,employment, and participation in inter-collegiate athletic experiences had a negative effect onFG students’ success in their academic performances.Similarly, higher education literature also reports that self-efficacy level among the FG studentsis lower compared to

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First-Year Programs Division - Visualization and Mathematics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adetoun Oludara Yeaman, Virginia Tech; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech; Tamara Knott, Virginia Tech

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ENGAGE Engineering Project [6] offercourses in spatial visualization. These courses have been shown to positively impact participantspatial skills and retention in engineering programs [7], [8], [9]. A number of studies have alsoinvestigated the role of solution strategy in spatial performance. In 1991, Schultz [10] developedand tested the Spatial Strategy Questionnaire (SSQ) and used it to examine the contribution ofstrategy to variations in spatial performance on a number of spatial tasks including mentalrotation. This study found a significant contribution of strategy to performance in mentalrotation higher performance on the MRT being associated with the use of a strategy involving“moving the object” and avoidance of a strategy of the use of

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First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kamau Wright, University of Hartford

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personal and family issues,challenges encountered on campus, and various other issues that had to be addressed to helpstudents maintain a clear mind which allowed them to address their studies. Academic challengesand strategies ranged from, how to know your grade in the class? to where are best places tostudy on campus? to how to handle group projects in class in which there is a student notcarrying his or her weight? and much more. It should be noted that having a professor as leadinstructor for this STRIDE Program, may have helped add a valuable layer of insight. Forexample, having a college professor encourage a student to attend other professor’s office hoursmight be received better. Still, while consistent delivery of important messages was

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Teaching and Advising Students in that Critical First Year

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shelley Lorimer P.Eng., MacEwan University; Jeffrey A Davis P.Eng., Grant MacEwan University

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professional engineer with APEGA (Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta). Prior to her career at MacEwan, Shelley worked in industry as a research engineer and a consulting engineer for several years. Her current research interests include engineering education, enhanced heavy oil recovery and basic research in diffusion/dispersion mechanisms in porous media.Dr. Jeffrey A Davis P.Eng., Grant MacEwan University Dr Davis obtained his PhD at ETH Zurich specializing in multiphase flows and thermal hydraulics in nuclear reactors. With a passion for teaching, Dr. Davis’ research focuses on pedagogical topics such as student engagement, active learning, and cognitive development. Projects

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 16: That Important Decision - Which Engineering Major?

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerry L. Meyers, Youngstown State University; Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen A Harper, The Ohio State University; Victoria E Goodrich, University of Notre Dame

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includesa 1-credit course devoted to selection of an engineering major. This includes hands-on activitieslead by faculty and industry professionals to learn about each of the engineering disciplinesoffered.At the Private institution, the students are exposed to a basic engineering design process throughmulti-week projects that are not intended to aide in engineering discipline selection. However,students complete a series of homework assignments throughout the semester that aid inselecting their major, understanding engineering career options, and integrating into the Collegeof Engineering.At the Large Land Grant, the students are exposed to a variety of engineering disciplines throughweekly laboratory experiences, but selection of a major is not a

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Teaching and Advising Students in that Critical First Year

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shelley Lorimer P.Eng., MacEwan University; Jeffrey A Davis P.Eng., Grant MacEwan University

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engineering and is a registered professional engineer with APEGA (Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta). Prior to her career at MacEwan, Shelley worked in industry as a research engineer and a consulting engineer for several years.Dr. Jeffrey A Davis P.Eng., Grant MacEwan University Dr Davis obtained his PhD at ETH Zurich specializing in multiphase flows and thermal hydraulics in nuclear reactors. With a passion for teaching, Dr. Davis’ research focuses on pedagogical topics such as student engagement, active learning, and cognitive development. Projects he is currently working on include ”Development of a risk assessment model for the retention of students”, ”Development of

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Paying Attention to Retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paige E. Smith, University of Maryland, College Park; Elizabeth R. Kurban, University of Maryland, College Park; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech

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project andfinal presentation. Upper-level engineering students are hired as tutors to assist students eachweeknight in the residence hall.In addition to the academic components, the FYSE program seeks to cultivate community and anetwork of support among each cohort (Tinto, 2003). Team building is strengthened throughvarious activities, such as a group challenge-by-choice course, field trips, research laboratoryvisits and recreational activities. Furthermore, the FYSE program assists in facilitating students’acclimation to the Clark School. Students participate in a series of seminars featuringengineering faculty from various departments. During one of these seminars, students have theopportunity to have an open dialogue with the engineering

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Paying Attention to Retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin B. Wheatley, Colarado State University; Tammy Lynn Haut Donahue, Colorado State University; Kimberly Catton P.E., Colorado State University

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relate to software skills, and how ”soft skills” project to success as engineers. His areas of technical research include finite element analysis and skeletal muscle mechanics.Dr. Tammy Lynn Haut Donahue, Colorado State University Tammy Haut Donahue joined the faculty at Colorado State University (CSU) in December of 2011. She came to CSU after spending eleven years in Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological Univer- sity. Her PhD was in Biomedical Engineering from the University of California at Davis where she earned the Allen Marr Award for distinguished dissertation in Biomedical Engineering in 2000. She is an Asso- ciate Editor for the Journal of Biomechanical Engineering and an Editorial Consultant for

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

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mayari I. Serrano, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Beth M. Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rachel Ann Baker, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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module and submit the appropriate task deliverable.The deliverable for each origami-based module was a photograph of the object they created(whether they were successful or not) (Figure 2). The deliverable for the CAD-based modules was aSketchUp file of their final drawing (Figure 4).MethodsResearch QuestionsThis research is guided by the following research question: Figure 2: Deliverable of module one (OrigamiFigure 1: Example of origami folding in- task)structions for module one (Origami task) • What is the effect of performing origami-based tasks followed by orthographic projections-based tasks on ones spatial perception, mental rotation, and spatial visualization

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First-Year Programs: Retention & Bridge Programs #2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Aysa Galbraith, University of Arkansas; Leslie Bartsch Massey, University of Arkansas

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instructor in the First-Year Engineering Program at the University of Arkansas. She received her BS in Biological Engineering and MS in Environmental Engineering from the University of Arkansas. She previously served as a project manager at a water resources center, but returned to the University of Arkansas to teach general Introduction to Engineering and to coordinator for the First-Year Honors Innovation Experience. She also serves as an academic adviser for first-year engineering students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Is High School GPA a useful tool for identifying at-risk students in First-Year Engineering?AbstractThe First-Year Engineering

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First-year Programs: Student Perceptions and Perspectives

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matthew B. James, Virginia Tech; Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech; Jason Forsyth, James Madison University; Lilianny Virguez, University of Florida; Pamela L. Dickrell, University of Florida

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different interests in terms of the engineering majors they want to pursue, most oftheir draws of the engineering discipline had a very narrow focus in terms of disciplines, mostfocused on better-known disciplines such as civil, computer, and mechanical engineering (e.g., abridge or a computer). This led us to be aware of how much we need to invest in showing them,through real examples, the broad scope of the engineering field and the multiple roles that anengineer can have in the workforce. This makes one of our projects to show them real engineerseven more relevant [26]. This is a finding that was made visible to us by using arts-basedmethods that we feel would not have been as easy to discern using other, more traditionalmechanisms.Another

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Peer Mentoring

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Ann E. Delaney, Boise State University; Catherine Rose Bates; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University

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utilized SocialNetwork Analysis (SNA), a useful tool for capturing relationships among social entities, andidentifying patterns within these relationships [20]. SNA is a well established tool in socialscience research and has been used in prior studies of engineering and computer scienceeducation. These studies have focused on the role of race and gender in the social structure of afirst-year engineering course [21], the effects of computer supported collaborative learning [22],group decision making dynamics [23], and distributed cognition and collaborative learning [24].Data CollectionWe collected social network data using a Qualtrics online survey modified from one wedeveloped for a previous project to understand students’ connections and sense

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FPD9 -- Technology & Textbooks

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University

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. Thus the Monday lecture session students met in lecturebefore participating in any lab assignments, while Friday lecture session students met in lectureafter participating in lab assignments for the week. Both lecture sections had identical readingassignments, and both sections had identical laboratory exercises, laboratory quizzes, midterms,term project and final examination.An exception for the Friday lecture section was that several associated lab sessions met after theFriday lecture for the second of the two lab meetings each week. This exception covered 24students of the total 109 students in the Friday lecture section.Because the initial study and its results were preliminary, we continued the same schedule forCSE 131 in fall, 2005, to

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FPD8 -- Systems, Nanotechnology & Programming

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen Burn, University of Michigan; James Holloway, University of Michigan

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broken into lab/discussion sections of 25 students each. A faculty memberoversees each lecture section and supervises 3 graduate student instructors who each lead 3lab/discussion sections. There are generally 3 lecture sections each term, but these are often runlargely independently of each other, other than a shared set of course objectives. The curriculum(syllabus, assignments, exams) is homogeneous within each lecture section and its coupled labsections. While there is variation from lecture section to lecture section, course assignmentsgenerally include 8 to 12 projects whose solution requires the implementation of an algorithm ineither C++ or MATLAB, along with 6 to 8 hours of exams.Faculty in the college of engineering worked carefully on

Conference Session

FPD IX: Research on First-year Programs Part III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Federica Robinson-Bryant, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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this study. The course is designed to introduce students to engineering and its manydisciplines. It leans heavily on communication, teamwork and technical skill through designtasks, computational analyses and research-based projects while also attesting to the importanceof crucial soft skills often unrecognized by young engineering students. Each section averaged27 students, with one student assistant assigned to each. All courses were taught by a singleinstructor using the group blog format within the Blackboard interface for the first half of thecourse only (approximately 8 weeks).3.2 ParticipantsStudents were generally first-year students enrolled in one of several engineering programsoffered at the University. Although specific majors vary

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FPD 1: The Path to Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shelley Lorimer, Grant MacEwan University; Jeffrey A. Davis, Grant MacEwan University

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Paper ID #9596Consistency in Assessment of Pre-Engineering SkillsDr. Shelley Lorimer P.Eng., Grant MacEwan University Dr. Shelley Lorimer, P.Eng. is Chair of the Bachelor of Science in Engineering Transfer Program (BSEN) at Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta. She teaches undergraduate courses in statics and dynamics, as well as courses in engineering professionalism. She is currently participating in a research project with Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures in the oil sands and hydrocarbon recovery group doing reservoir simulation of enhanced oil recovery processes. She has a Ph.D. in numerical modeling

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FPD 2: Building Community

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nora Honken, University of Louisville; Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville

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control. Page 24.747.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Informal Peer-to-Peer Collaboration, First Semester GPA and First Year RetentionIntroduction A tremendous amount of research has been conducted on the benefits of collaborativelearning. College students can participate in multiple types of collaborative learning, includingrequired in-class activities, required out-of-class project work, organized formal study groups,and informal peer-to-peer collaboration on homework and studying. Within the literature the terms collaborative

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FPD IX: Research on First-year Programs Part III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin A.M. Hensel Ed.D., West Virginia University; Todd R. Hamrick Ph.D., West Virginia University

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facilitate some students’ successful path through the Calculus sequence andultimately through an engineering major to graduation. Page 25.334.9REFERENCES1. Hart, B.G.; Holloman, T.l.; Oapos; Connor, C.A. A Calculus Retention Program for Students at Risk in Engineering. Frontiers in Education Conference, 1995. Proceedings, 1995.2. Lowery, Andrew, Steve Kane, Vicki Kane, Robin Hensel, Gary Ganser. Joint Math-Engineering Projects to Facilitate Calculus Success in First Year Students. The 2010 ASEE Conference and Exposition, June 20- 23, 2010, Louisville, KY. Proceedings, 2010.3. Tsang, E., Halderson, C., Kallen, K. Work In

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

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland; Lawrence J. Carter, University of Auckland

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correct solution to each of thequestions and indicating where marks could be gained and lost. A document camera wasused to project details onto a screen. Typically the marking would take about half theallocated period (about 25 minutes). After marking, scripts would be returned to theirowners, who were asked to check them quickly, before they were collected by the TA. It wasthen the job of the TA to take the scripts away and ensure that each student had participatedcorrectly by providing an adequate script and marking correctly someone else‟s. Thosecompleting the requirements were given the 1% mark. Scripts were returned at the nextweek‟s tutorial, giving an incentive for students to attend that as well. In 2009 a total of 5peer-marked sessions

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FPD 5: Course Delivery Methods and Issues

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farshid Marbouti, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M

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other sections, thus they had performed poorly.D. Future workTo improve the generalizability of this research, in the next study we will increase the students’sample size from one semester (~1650) to three semesters (+5000). This will increase the numberof early morning sections from three to nine, which can help differentiate these sections fromlater ones more clearly. In addition, we will investigate grade components (e.g., homework,exam, project) to identify where the differences in students’ performance occur.Comparing students’ previous semester GPA or final grades in a previous course (e.g., ENGR131) can clarify whether or not students with lower academic ability enroll in the morningsections or the lower performance is directly a result

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FPD 6: Transitions and Student Success, Part II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valerie C. Lundy-Wagner, New York University; Noah Salzman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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, which also allowed for alternative themes and subthemes to emerge. Toensure validity, we employed a peer debriefing process, where at least two project team membersanalyzed significant portions of the data for agreement.FindingsThe preliminary data analysis yielded three assertions, all of which are presented belowillustrated by quotes from the interviews.Assertion 1) Academic advisors were largely unable to articulate a coherent definition of SES.As Lareau and Conley16 note, terms like, low-SES, low-income, first-generation, anddisadvantaged were often confounded, despite advisors acknowledging their differences whenprobed. For example, when asked to characterize low-SES students, Martha (all names arechanged for privacy) states: Single

Conference Session

Learning as a Community

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Ricks, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Rhonda Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; John Nicklow, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Loen Graceson-Martin, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Lalit Gupta, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; James Mathias, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Jale Tezcan, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Kathy Pericak-Spector, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

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Residential College InitiativeAbstractWith support from the National Science Foundation, the College of Engineering (COE) atSouthern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) has implemented an Engineering ResidentialCollege (ERC), which consists of a series of academic and non-academic programs targetingfirst- and second-year retention rates. The academic programs include engineering studentdesignated (ESD) sections of core curriculum courses and revisions to the math curriculum. Thenon-academic programs include requiring first- and second-year engineering students to live inEngineering Student Designated (ESD) residence halls and providing Peer Mentor and PeerTutor Programs. The project focuses on freshman and sophomore students because the

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First-Year Programs: Student Perceptions and Perspectives

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nora Honken, University of Cincinnati; Angela Boronyak, University of Cincinnati; James Edward Roethler, Spalding University; Aimee M. Frame, University of Cincinnati; Cedrick Kwuimy, University of Cincinnati

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Cincinnati, USA. Aimee has spent the last ten years developing and teaching undergraduate coursework for the Mechanical and Materials Engineering department at UC.Dr. Cedrick Kwuimy, University of Cincinnati Dr. Kwuimy is currently Assistant Professor - Educator in the Department of Engineering Education - CEAS at the University of Cincinnati. His has a background in the area of applied nonlinear dynamics and applied physics. Prior to joining the University of Cincinnati, Dr. Kwuimy was Research Fellow at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in South Africa and then worked for over 4 years on ONR funded research projects focus on the development nonlinear dynamics approaches for the detection of faults

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ramsey George Jabaji, University of Maryland, College Park; Shannon Hayes Buenaflor, University of Maryland, College Park; Brian Farrington Dillehay, University of Maryland, College Park; Rebecca Z. Kenemuth, University of Maryland, College Park; Elizabeth Kurban, University of Maryland, College Park; Paige E. Smith, University of Maryland, College Park

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– Students indicated which, if any, of the onboarding programs they participated in. • Demographics – Students provided demographic information including race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, admission status, citizenship, education level of parent(s)/guardians(s), and major.The long-term plan for this project is to longitudinally track students’ academic progress to assessretention and progress through degree completion in Clark School and at the University of Maryland.Finally, the outcomes of future TerrapinSTRONG initiatives will be evaluated, which will allow for acomparison of the efficacy of virtual and in-person programming.ProcedureThe survey was sent out electronically by email to 1154 new

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First-Year Programs: Recruiting and Retention

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Charmane V. Caldwell, Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering; Roxanne Hughes, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

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are introduced to success strategies, including time management, study skills, learning styles, and test-taking strategies. There are engineering projects designed to motivate students to become active learners, responsible students, and ethical engineering professionals. Each student will learn what to expect from his/her studies as an engineering major. All Engineering LLC scholars are enrolled in the same section that includes students in the general FAMU and FSU population. From 2015-2018, the students were enrolled in the faculty liaison’s section of the course. This allowed students to interact with the faculty in a formal academic setting, as well as the informal academic setting during the

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Major Choice

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

J.w. Bruce, Tennessee Technological University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University

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glimpse into the engineeringprofession, its sub-disciplines, and technical areas within electrical and computer engineering.The course also emphasizes good university habits, study skills, and reviews fundamentalmathematical concepts and skills crucial to early success in ECE: matrices, complex numbers,Matlab, basic DC circuits, troubleshooting, and soldering. The course also has modules onengineering project management and ethics. Classroom lectures employ numerous activeexercises and strengthening the student’s personal network is heavily emphasized.About a month into the course, a task was assigned to students wherein they must select acontemporary (within the last twelve months) article about an engineering technology thatrepresented a deep

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Research and Spatial Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mayari I. Serrano, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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instructions.MethodsResearch QuestionsThis research is guided by the following research questions: 1. Does performing origami-based tasks and/or orthographic projections-based tasks positively impact spatial perception, mental rotation, and/or spatial visualization abilities? If so: • What proportion of origami/CAD activities generates the greatest increase in PSVT scores? • What proportion of origami/CAD activities provides a quicker increase in PSVT scores? 2. Does the level of previous experience in origami/CAD impact PSVT scores?Workshop DesignFour 12-week workshops utilizing origami and/or CAD exercises were developed. Workshop Aconsisted of four origami modules followed by eight CAD modules; workshop B is the reverse

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

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emma Tevaarwerk DeCosta, Northwestern University; J. Alex Birdwell, Northwestern University; Ken Gentry, Northwestern University; Richard Wayne Freeman P.E., Northwestern University; Alan R. Wolff, Northwestern University

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Communication (DTC) is a project based design course taken twice duringfreshmen year, with DTC I taken in the fall or winter, and DTC II taken in the spring. First-yearstudents also take calculus and a basic science course determined largely on their major ofchoice. Below, we look specifically at the math and engineering analysis curricula, advisingpractices, and related student outcomes.Student Preparation in Math and Science and OutcomesFigure 1 shows the percentage of the freshmen class with varying amounts of incoming math andscience credit (Chemistry, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Physics B, Physics C [Mechanics],Physics C [Electricity and Magnetism], Physics 1, Physics 2, Biology, Environmental Science)for 2006 to 2016, binned into categories from

Conference Session

Exploring Retention

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeong Hwan Choi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jacob Marszalek, University of Missouri, Kansas City; Joyce Lee, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Susan Linnemeyer, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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enroll due to scheduling conflicts.The SAGE program includes: • Mentors who meet with the enrollees weekly, • Seminars on academic success skills and engineering careers, • Required study sessions, • Participation in Engineering Expo or Engineering Career Fair, • Exploration of resources on campus, • Weekly journals, • In-depth group project, • Required student sessions, and • Meeting with professors.B. Engineering Education Model for 1st Year Student RetentionThe problem, decreasing number of engineers, has attracted great attention from manyengineering professionals and engineering educators 1, 6, 8, 16. The reduction in the engineeringworkforce is expected to reduce

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First-year Programs Division: Self Efficacy

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacey Leigh Kelly, Virginia Tech; Darren K. Maczka, Virginia Tech; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Tech

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approval was obtained with a protocol that allowed only project PIs access to student identifying data. Theproject PIs then aggregated certain markers (e.g., condensing individual ethnicities to a single underrepresentedminority status flag) and made de-identified data available to the rest of the research team. De-identified data werelinked to survey responses by a study id. Initial major selection was requested during pre-orientation for the collegeof engineering. The data set also contains first choice of major as well as final enrolled major for each student.First-year engineering students at this institution are accepted into the general engineering program and once specificcourse requirements are complete, they become eligible to declare an