Conference Session

1553 FPD3 - Computer & Programming Tools in First Year Instruction

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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, notjust in engineering but in every sector of business, government and professional services.A change in University policy in 2004 introduced lower division programs for a campus that hadpreviously relied exclusively on Community College transfers into upper division classes withina 2 + 2 structure. For the electronics program, the change was an opportunity to take a top-down systems view of the subject and therefore more accurately represent the applications thatincreasingly provide employment for the graduates. The planning process started with astatement of expectations and constraints. They are represented in figure 1. Future industry roadmap and careers 4xx Expectations

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Paying Attention to Retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steffen Peuker, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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. Thereflective comprehensive report challenges students to evaluate themselves against a benchmarkstudent—referred to as a "world-class" engineering student—based on the following objectives:1. Goal setting a. Setting your goal(s) i.e., major, time to graduation, GPA b. Strengthening and clarifying your commitment to your goal(s) c. Setting up a ‘Road Map’ – a plan to guide you over the next years to graduation d. Understanding the essence of engineering2. Community building a. Building relationships, and making effective use of your peers (help-seeking) b. Participating in co-curricular activities3. Academic development a. Navigating the university system, resources, and academic advising b

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Metacognition, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation #1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Pil Kang, University of New Mexico; Yan Chen, University of New Mexico; Chen Qiu, University of New Mexico; Jordan Orion James, University of New Mexico

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and instructional materials for engineering students/professionals utilizing SAM, storyboard, and need analysis, as well as coding, hardware/software, and engineering skills. Chen is proficient in English and Mandarin and can provide real-time professional translations both verbally and in writing.Jordan Orion James, University of New Mexico Jordan O. James is a Native American Ph.D./ABD in the Organization, Information, and Learning Sci- ences (OILS) program as well as a lecturer at the University of New Mexico’s School of Architecture and Planning in the Community and Regional Planning program. He has served as a graduate research as- sistant on an NSF-funded project, Revolutionizing Engineering Departments, and has

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Self Efficacy

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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and write the best that could be done.” " …[Caitlyn] is in charge of keeping documents because responsibility is one of her top five strengths…[Kyle] is a competitive person and this will help our team to turn in the best work possible and strive for success..." “We chose to give me the task of the recorder because I am an includer. Therefore I want to make sure that everyone is on the same page with what is going on in every aspect of the project. Also, I am strategic so writing things out allows me to organize and visualize everything in a more complex way. Being able to see write everything allows me to strategically plan out and keep up with the rest of the group.” “I am resotarive

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 4B: Assessing Student Motivation and Student Success

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J Jensen, Florida Institute of Technology; Jessica Ha, Florida Institute of Technology

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, is a one-credit, semester-long course. This course is a graduation requirement across all undergraduate degree plans at theuniversity and its primary aim is to assist new students during their initial academic and socialtransitions to the university. Students enrolled in the course receive information about campusand academic resources, and highly encourages participation in and out of the classroom. Thecourse is taught by full-time staff who represent most of the student service areas on campus,(non-engineering) faculty, and upper administration. The course is coordinated by the AssociateDirector of Transfer and Transition Programs in the office of First Year Experience, adepartment that reports to the Vice President of Student

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Schimmels, Marquette University

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engineering skills associated with design andcommunication and on personal characteristics associated with good teamwork and effectiveleadership. Small group discussion related to course readings are used to increase studentunderstanding of abstract engineering concepts. Design projects are used to facilitate studenttransfer of their understanding to new contexts.The course sequence has been piloted in the Mechanical Engineering program and was shown tobe quite successful with regard to student achievement and student satisfaction. Plans are beingmade for college-wide implementation of a similar freshman experience emphasizing skill andpersonal characteristic development.1.0 IntroductionThe issues of engineering student engagement and persistence and

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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per fall (root mean square error (RMSE) = 2.2), +0.7 per spring (RMSE=2.9).The fall semesters are consistently larger (enrollments of 79-143 versus 26-38 for the springsemesters), with an overall enrollment for this study of 828 students. Overall, 78% of thestudents are in their first year at CMICH (see Fig. 1).Fig. 1. Miscellaneous enrollment distributions.The GPAs and EGR120-grades of the students have stayed relatively constant. The GPAsaverage 2.52 (Fig. 1; standard deviation (STD) across semesters = 0.13). The grades given inEGR120 average 2.48 (Fig. 1; STD=0.19), with the distribution remaining similar.Surveys of the students show that they are consistently interested in ME followed by EE (Fig. 2).Half the students plan on ME, a quarter

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn K. Byers, Quinnipiac University; Justin W. Kile, Quinnipiac University; Corey Kiassat, Quinnipiac University

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, and aerospace and mechanical engi- neering design. She is a licensed Professional Engineer and is a rated pilot in both rotary and fixed wing aircraft.Dr. Justin W. Kile, Quinnipiac University Dr. Kile is the associate dean of engineering and an associate professor of industrial engineering at Quinnipiac University. Prior to joining Quinnipiac in 2012, he was an associate professor and program coordinator for the Industrial Engineering program at the University of Wisconsin – Platteville. His research interests include material handling, facilities planning, and logistics. Additionally his education based research is in the areas of communication skills and lean curriculum development. He earned his Ph.D. and

Conference Session

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

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Rippon, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University; Robin R Hammond, Arizona State University

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engineers.Staging the eventThe venueIn planning the Freshman Career Exploration Evening, the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering Page 22.768.4Career Center had to consider a venue that would serve up to 1,100 freshman students, as manyas 100 industry representatives, the engineering administrators who were key to drawingindustry, and the various faculty who would drop in on the event. In researching appropriatevenues, the Career Center found a venue just off-campus and within easy walking distance fromthe Engineering Residential Community. The venue was a converted theater complex thatprovided numerous rooms, lobby spaces, and auditoriums. Despite the

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Computation in the First Year

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bethany Luke, Valparaiso University; Ruth E. H. Wertz, Valparaiso University

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-practicesresearched and presented by Brown and Wilson, who present ten concise best-practices intendedfor a general audience engaging in programming-related education [1], and by Wells et al., whopresent a case example in the use of video tutorials to support learning and promote engagementwithin an engineering-specific context [3]. Most notable in Brown and Wilson’s work was theemphasis on pushing students into active roles that require students to engage in and articulateproblem definition, ideation and planning, and prediction. These core activities elevate thestudent activity in programming from lower-level cognitive skills (i.e., remembering,understanding) to higher-level cognitive skills (i.e., applying, analyzing, and evaluating). Wellset al. provide

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Research and Spatial Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Emily J. Schiavone, Viterbo University

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Diversity

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minutes on Mondays,Wednesdays, and Fridays. We collected data from 20 students over the first two years of ourengineering program: 15 students in the first year and 5 students the following year. Our sampleconsists of 4 female and 16 male students.Table 1. Intervention Plan. Day Activity Description 1 Pre-intervention measurements Students complete the first 12 questions of the Vandenberg MRT and create 3-view sketches of pipefittings. 2 Plexiglass activity Students create 3-view sketches of pipefittings and work in small groups to trace object edges for front, top, side-view on plexiglass. 3 Building

Conference Session

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

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brandon B. Terranova, Drexel University; Christopher M. Weyant, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Steven Wrenn, Drexel Unviersity, Chemical and Biological Engineering Department; Youngmoo Kim, Drexel University, ExCITe Center; Lunal Khuon, Drexel University; Kristin Imhoff, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Kevin Ayers, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Antonios Kontsos, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Leonid Hrebien, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); James E. Mitchell, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

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. Ability to work in teams. Time management and planning. Engineering Professional Skills Professional skills for co-op (resume, interviews, etc.). Project management (manage tasks, budget, etc.). How to use research resources. How to critically evaluate information (found online, in books, articles, etc.). Ability to interact with a diverse audience. Understand societal factors impacting engineering (aesthetics, ethics, sustainability, manufacturability, etc

Conference Session

Exploring Retention

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian DeJong, Central Michigan University; Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University

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First-Year Programs

incorporated more hands-on weekly projects in the course (made easier by the smaller class sizes), with emphasis on learning, design, and improving society.Finally, in the future we plan to have upperclassmen as advisors the EGR120 project groups,so the freshman students better understand what it takes to be an engineering student.The retention rates may also improve as the program gains recognition. As mentionedearlier, we have not yet marketed our (not-yet-accredited) program, and so the majority ofthe students in it chose engineering after coming to CMU, rather than the other way around.Advertising the program should target students more likely to stay in engineering.In the coming years, we will see if these changes have improved retention. We

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 2: Design in the First Year: Challenges and Successes

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Calabro, University of Maryland, College Park; Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park; Jackelyn Raquel Lopez Roshwalb, University of Maryland, College Park

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 algorithms was conceived of and plans to implement an overhead camera vision system to accomplish this were set in motion.  Second, the student hired reflected on past design experiences he had in a upper level ‘projects in engineering’ course and encouraged that a course be created to invite senior engineering majors to attempt the project before launching it in ENES 100.  During the Fall 2013 semester, a recent graduate was hired as a program specialist to support the ENES 100 course.  One task assigned to this individual, as time permitted, was to develop a vision system for the new design project concept.  While the senior projects in engineering course was noted as an outstanding idea, faculty resources were not available during the Fall 2013

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Monday Cornucopia (Classroom Innovations)

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Duncan Davis, Northeastern University; Jimmy Gitming Lee, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

the onus onto you and your team. It is a good taste of what projects will be like in the future of college and I liked the responsibility to set my own deadlines and get things done on time.” At the end of each semester, we give the students a chance to provide feedback toimprove the final escape room project for the following year. Over the course of the project, 54%(N = 82) of students volunteered constructive feedback. The two major requests from studentswere to 1) increase the number of responsibilities in the projects and 2) to enable the committeesto better plan or organize their pieces of the project. In response to these requests, in second yearof implementing this theme, we added a ‘waiting room

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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a reason, but others viewed theirengineering degrees as a “back-up” in case other plans failed [7].Because of the disconnect between students studying engineering and choosing career pathsoutside of engineering, major selection is not necessarily a perfect predictor of career choice andthe terms should not be used synonymously. Major selection is the decision of what to study at acollege or university; for example, chemical engineering. Career choice is the field in which arecent graduate decides to work upon graduation; for example, paper processing and production.In this example, the student’s major selection and career choice are in a common field:engineering. However, if the student had decided to pursue medical school or work in

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5B: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Biegalski P.E., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Kevin Kit, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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First-Year Programs

position was at tube entry instead of tube exit.• increased number of timers after initial experiments.Overall, the instructors were pleased with the new format, and encouraged to see students realizethey needed to modify their initial plans after actually collecting some data.Honors instructors plan to modify more labs in the Spring sequence of this course to a similarformat (pre-lab exercise plus less prescribed lab instructions). Possible topics are oscillatorymotion (pendulums and spring-mass oscillators), mechanical equivalent of heat, gas laws, andpressure-volume cycles.Modification of Statics and Stability Lab in Physics for Engineers IIExercises in stability principles were traditionally a component of our Statics Lab which is

Conference Session

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

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A Adams, Chandler Gilbert Community College; Claire Louise Antaya Dancz, Arizona State University; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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tracking instruments to evaluate how conativeunderstanding impacts persistence and diversity in engineering. We will work with the college totrack students’ persistence, but in the meantime we will estimate students’ intent to remain inengineering majors through reflective essays and surveys. Students will be provided multiple-choice responses for each survey question. The responses have not yet been collected. Thesurvey questions related to conation include: 1. Have your experiences in ECE 102 changed your plans to stay in this major? a. [If Yes] How have your experiences changed your plans to stay in your major? 2. Have your experiences with conation changed your plans to stay in this major? a. [If Yes] How have your

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Focus on Student Learning, Lifelong Learning, and the Whole Student

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liya Ni, California Baptist University; Helen Yoonhee Jung P.E., California Baptist University; Ziliang Zhou, California Baptist University

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quarters) trips, preparation of lab and graded assignments. July 2004-May 2009 Research Assistant: Investigating the Effects of Wildfire on Southern California Watersheds. AKM Consulting Engineers August 2002 – July 2004 Assistant Engineer -Complete knowledge of GIS, H2ONET, Microstation, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS -Projects-Master plan of City of Garden Grove, Master plan of City of Corona, Storm drain design, Pump station design, City of Newport Highway Improvement project, and City of Long Beach water routing design. Intel Corporation May 1997 Sept. 1997 Intel’s Honor Internship Program -Conducted electrical tests on wafers -Repaired and maintained electrical test devices -Experienced in clean room environment proce

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Core Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Wujie Zhang, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Gina Elizabeth Mazzone, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Anne Alexander, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jill Meyer, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Assistant Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). Her PhD in Mechanical Engineering led her to a career path in higher education with a research focus within orthopedic biomechanics. She has since gained over 7 years of experience in higher education administration with focus on data analysis, assessment, strategic planning and leadership. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Increasing Motivation and Enhancing the chemistry enrichment experience of incoming students’ through the use of lectures related to chemistry in engineering and ALEKS® systemAbstractThis paper is being submitted as Complete Research. Carter

Conference Session

FPD1 -- Implementing a First-Year Engineering Course

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dana Elzey, University of Virginia

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Page 11.1212.2diverse group, and actively motivate students to the study and practice of engineering, therebyimproving retention.The introduction to engineering offered to students in the School of Engineering and AppliedScience at the University of Virginia (affectionately known as ENGR 162) has traditionallycomprised three projects, each requiring roughly a third of the (Fall) semester: these included a paperdesign study, a technical problem, typically requiring some optimization, and a design-build-testactivityi. The principal drawbacks of this course plan is that the time available for each project is tooshort to allow consideration of realistic problems (or of real problems in a realistic way) and that theprojects had little relation to

Conference Session

FPD5 -- Placement & Early Success

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mwarumba Mwavita, Oklahoma State University

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First-Year Programs

addition, Klem and Connell12 identify time students spend on work, intensity ofconcentration and effort, tendency to stay on task, and propensity to initiate action when given anopportunity as indicators of academic engagement.Self-regulated learning literature identifies key indicators of self-regulated learning strategies.These are organization, concentrating, participating, identifying and using available resources toenhance achievement. All four indicators of self-regulated learning strategies are examined inthis study. Since calculus course work involves completing assigned problems, students enrolledin the class are expected to plan and work on the problems outside the classroom. However,students do face various distractions while in college

Conference Session

Introducing Programming in the First Year

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virgilio Gonzalez, University of Texas, El Paso; Eric Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso

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programming skills that the students acquire through the degree plans. This is morecrucial to the Electrical Engineering area where we proposed this intervention. There are severalfactors that negatively affect our students, including the methodologies used to teach computerlanguages. The Computer Science department developed an introductory course in programmingtitled “Computational CS-Zero” (CCS0) or also called “Introductory Computational Systems”ICS5 used in the entering program4 that has shown its effectiveness in the past8, 9, 10 . Therefore,we proposed the modification of our engineering course incorporating some modules from CCS0and adding more relevance by applying the assignments to the simulation of electric circuits orother physical

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: First-Year Experiences

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephanie L. Walkup PE, Villanova University; John Komlos, Villanova University; Kevin A. Waters P.E., Villanova University

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First-Year Programs

Fundamentals (Fundamentals) course was developed in response to aninformal faculty survey to identify curriculum weaknesses, and it is intended to provide a strongfoundation in the civil engineering discipline6. It introduces students to tools and techniques,such as surveying, understanding maps and plan sets, field sampling, and data analysis, asrequired for their civil engineering curriculum as well as throughout their professional career.By incorporating software and surveying skills, the course also provides resume enhancement forfirst-year students seeking summer internships, which can further enhance their engineeringidentity7, 8.The objectives of the course are as follows: 1. Define the profession of Civil Engineering, 2. Develop

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Focus on Student Success I

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Natalie C.T. Van Tyne P.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David Reeping, University of Cincinnati

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" ismotivated by a "strategic search for meaning" [11], [12].Approaches to learning are often manifested in the practice of learning strategies, which arebehaviors that students use for studying and learning course material, such as memorizing, re-writing course notes, planning and organizing materials, questioning self and others, andreflection [13]–[15].When students describe their approaches to learning and related strategies, they are answeringthese two questions [11]:  What do I want to get out of this? (i.e., the product of study)  How do I get there? (i.e., the process of studying)The former question is task-, motive-, and goal-oriented, while the process-focused questioninvolves choices of learning approaches and strategies in view of

Conference Session

FPD6 - First Year Curricula Development

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Wight, Norwich University; R. Danner Friend, Norwich University; Jacques Beneat, Norwich University; William Barry, Norwich University

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activities in the course would have to supportone or more of the outcomes. Assessments done on the course would also be based upon theoutcomes. The ten outcomes are: 1. To be able to perform well in multidisciplinary, multi person, complex team projects. 2. To be able to apply the technical project design steps including library research, project planning and management to subsequent engineering projects. 3. To be able to apply problem solving steps when solving a mathematical, science or engineering problem. 4. To be able to use a CAD software to construct a 2d, three-view representation (i.e. front, top, side) of a 2d object, complete with dimensions, annotations, etc., as well as an isometric

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5B: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anita Vila-Parrish, North Carolina State University; Tameshia Ballard Baldwin, North Carolina State University; Lina Battestilli, North Carolina State University; Hailey Queen, North Carolina State University; Jessica Young Schmidt; Susan Carson, North Carolina State University

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and Creative ThinkingAbstract:This work in progress study describes a strategic university initiative (TH!NK) that is aimed atimproving critical and creative thinking throughout the undergraduate curricula. The TH!NKinitiative is part of the North Carolina State University's five year Quality Enhancement Plan(QEP). This initiative is designed to train faculty to utilize strategies that cultivate students’ criticaland creative thinking in the classroom. TH!NK provides a comprehensive framework forimplementing strategies that support higher-order thinking skills through faculty training,mentoring, and formal assessment of student learning outcomes. In TH!NK courses, students areintroduced to and given opportunities to evaluate their own work

Conference Session

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

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Leslie, New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering (formerly Polytechnic University); Gunter W. Georgi, New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering; Alyssa Marie D'Apice, New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering

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semester-long projects by the end of the term. Formany years, non-completion of projects or personality problems within teams was rare – perhapsone out of a hundred per semester. Recently, more teams have been having trouble, and thecourse has been growing as well. For instance, we had 15 cases of non-completion in Fall 2013and 11 cases in Spring 2014. In our summer 2014 planning meetings, we decided that somethingneeded to be done to address teamwork as a learnable skill because it is such an integral part ofengineering.In our opinion, the higher rate of non-completion was mostly due to current students havingdifficulties with communicating face-to-face; the skill set required to discuss how to jointly dotheir projects is sorely lacking in

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Peer Mentoring

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rezvan Nazempour, University of Illinois at Chicago; Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois at Chicago; Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois at Chicago; Peter C. Nelson, University of Illinois at Chicago; Anthony E. Felder, University of Illinois at Chicago; Didem Ozevin P.E., University of Illinois at Chicago; Jeremiah T. Abiade, University of Illinois at Chicago

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theirrespective disciplines. In addition, FESP provides interactions with engineering societies andjunior/senior level teaching assistance to enhance early experiences and to encourage students tobe self-directed in their educational planning process and overall academic success.The ENGR194 course was designed as a complementary 1-credit course to FESP and was offeredin the Fall of 2018 for the first time. Enrollment in this class was allowed for all students in theCollege of Engineering. The students who took this course had the opportunity to interact withprofessionals of different disciplines and cultural backgrounds and attend seminars and symposiaon subjects including engineering identity, undergraduate research, time and stress management,and

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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value allowed by NSF at the time was$3125 per student per year). The relative value of this scholarship was roughly 75% of tuition atthe inception of the program, and has declined to approximately 50% of tuition today. TheProgram delivers the scholarship in increments of $1500 per semester; continuation of thescholarship from semester to semester is contingent upon satisfactory academic performance.Students are also provided with dedicated faculty and staff mentoring, monthly seminars,tutoring opportunities, and other student support services. The UWM program provides study inEngineering (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing & Industrial, Materials), ComputerScience, and Mathematical Sciences.The budget allowed us to plan for three