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FPD 8: Engineering Math Issues

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tanya D Ennis, University of Colorado Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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2 1 1 0 0 F D C B A F D C B A Figure 3. Final grade distributions from the spring 2012 pilot 1 pre-calculus course and the subsequent fall 2012 calculus grade distributions.As this GoldShirt cohort moved on, of the 11 students who took calculus 1 in the fall 2012, onlytwo students (18%) earned a B- or better—one student earned a B in one-semester calculus andthe other earned an A in the first semester of yearlong calculus I. Nine students (82%) earned aC, C-, D or F. Compared to the previous results, a lower percentage of students

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First-Year Programs: Wednesday Cornucopia (Educational Research)

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kaylee A. Dunnigan, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Jack Bringardner, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Gunter W. Georgi, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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. 10.18260/p.26244[12] David Hall, Hishm Hegab, and James Nelson. Living with the Lab – A freshman curriculum to boost hands-on learning student confidence and innovation. In 2008 Frontiers of Education, Saratoga Springs, NY, October 22-28 2008. ASEE/IEEE.[13] David Hall, Stan Conk, James Nelson, and Patricia Brackin. Facilitating lifelong learning skills through a first-year engineering curriculum. In 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition, Austin, TX, 2009. American Society for Engineering Education. paper no AC 2010-1268.[14] Leah H. Jamieson and Jack R. Lohmann, Creating a culture for scholarly and systematic innovation in engineering education. American Society for Engineering Education, Washington, DC, June 2009

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ENT Division Technical Session: First-year Experiences

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Elizabeth Pluskwik, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Yuezhou Wang, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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grading in the activities at the beginning and gradually withdrawfacilitation [20] as the students become more self-directed.Research MotivationWhile the current research done with the StRIP instrument has covered a number of specificengineering classes, we are interested in evaluating the students’ potential resistance across anentire engineering program that is dedicated to providing students with active learning experiences.Founded in 2010, the Iron Range Engineering (IRE) program transforms the landscape ofengineering education with its philosophy of integrated engineering, project-based learningcombined with an entrepreneurial mindset. Project-based learning (PBL) is inherently active innature, as students work with industry clients on a

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First-year Programs Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Reap, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Rachel A. Louis, Virginia Tech

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AC 2012-4040: CHOCOLATE CHALLENGE: THE MOTIVATIONAL EF-FECTS OF OPTIONAL PROJECTS IN AN INTRODUCTORY ENGINEER-ING CLASSDr. John Reap, Virginia Tech John Reap currently serves Virginia Tech’s educational mission as an instructor in the Department of Engineering Education. He primarily teaches introductory engineering courses as part of the freshman year engineering program. Research interests include topics in sustainable design and manufacturing (SDM) life cycle assessment, design for environment, green manufacturing, renewable energy, and system efficiency (energy and material). He specializes in approaching SDM problems from the perspective of holistic biomimicry, which encompasses identification, development, and

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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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AC 2010-1457: ASSESSMENT-DRIVEN EVOLUTION OF A FIRST-YEARPROGRAMRick Williams, East Carolina UniversityWilliam Howard, East Carolina University Page 15.210.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Assessment Driven Evolution of a First year ProgramAbstractThe general engineering program at East Carolina University (ECU) was established in 2004. Inthe fall of 2007, a major curriculum change was initiated that introduced three new courses intothe first year. These courses are Engineering Graphics, Introduction to Engineering, andComputer Applications in Engineering. Each of these courses contains projects or assignmentsthat directly assess the achievement of

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First-Year Programs: Peer Mentoring

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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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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Chicago Dr. Houshang Darabi is an Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Dr. Darabi has been the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of MIE since 2007. He has also served on the College of Engineering (COE) Educational Policy Committee since 2007. Dr. Darabi is the recipient of multiple teaching and advising awards including the UIC Award for Excellence in Teaching (2017), COE Excellence in Teaching Award (2008, 2014), UIC Teaching Recognitions Award (2011), and the COE Best Advisor Award (2009, 2010, 2013). Dr. Darabi has been the Technical Chair for the UIC

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

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Warren Bucks, Ohio Northern University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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AC 2012-5144: ENHANCING THE EXPERIENCE IN A FIRST-YEAR EN-GINEERING COURSE THROUGH THE INCORPORATION OF GRAPH-ICAL PROGRAMMING AND DATA ACQUISITION TECHNOLOGYDr. Gregory Warren Bucks, Ohio Northern University Gregory Bucks graduated with his Ph.D. in 2010 from the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He received his B.S.E.E. from the Pennsylvania State University and his M.S.E.C.E. from Purdue University. While at Purdue, he has been heavily involved with the EPICS program, as well as working with the First-year Engineering program. He is currently a visiting Assistant Professor in the electrical and computer engineering and computer science department at Ohio Northern University.Dr. William C. Oakes

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

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Scott Moor, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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AC 2012-4824: INTRODUCING MEMO WRITING AND A DESIGN PRO-CESS: A FIVE-WEEK SIMULATOR PROJECTDr. S. Scott Moor, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne Scott Moor is an Associate Professor of engineering and Coordinator of First-year Engineering at Indi- ana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne. He received a B.S. and M.S. in chemical engineering from MIT. After more than a decade in industry, he returned to academia at the University of California, Berkeley, where he received a Ph.D. in chemical engineering and an M.A. in statistics. He is a registered Professional Chemical Engineer in California. His research interests include engineering education with an emphasis on developing and testing educational

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FPD XI: Tidbits and Cookies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Emery Mertz, Arizona State University; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College

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AC 2012-4380: ANALYSIS OF FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTESSAYS ON ENGINEERING INTERESTS FOR INSTITUTIONS OF DIF-FERENT CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATIONSDr. Benjamin Emery Mertz, Arizona State University Benjamin Mertz is currently a lecturer at Arizona State University, where he is a part of a team in charge of developing and improving the first-year engineering classes. Besides the Introduction to Engineering class, he also teaches aerospace and mechanical engineering classes at ASU. He received his Ph.D. in aerospace engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 2010 and his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 2005.Dr. Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College

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FPD III: Innovation in Design in the First Year

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan K. Donohue, University of Virginia

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AC 2012-3555: THE IMPACT OF A HYBRID INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNIN A FIRST-YEAR DESIGN (CORNERSTONE) COURSE ON STUDENTUNDERSTANDING OF THE ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESSProf. Susan K. Donohue, University of Virginia Susan Donohue is a lecturer in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. She taught ENGR 1620, Introduction to Engineering, in fall 2011. Her research interests include K-20 engineering education with an emphasis on design, development of spatial skills, and identification and remediation of misconcep- tions. Page 25.1305.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012

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Design in the First Year

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noelle Comolli, Villanova University; William Kelly, Villanova University; Qianhong Wu, Villanova University

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AC 2010-624: THE ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY: INVESTIGATING CURRENTDIALYSIS METHODS AS A FRESHMAN DESIGN PROJECTNoelle Comolli, Villanova UniversityWilliam Kelly, Villanova UniversityQianhong Wu, Villanova University Page 15.1205.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010The Artificial Kidney: Investigating Current Dialysis Methods as a Freshman DesignProjectAbstract A new project based freshman engineering course has been developed at VillanovaUniversity to introduce students to the different engineering disciplines. The goal of this paper isto evaluate the effectiveness of using an artificial kidney design project in this course. Thekidney is the human body’s organ of

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ani Ural, Villanova University; Joseph Robert Yost, Villanova University; David W Dinehart, Villanova University; Shawn P. Gross, Villanova University

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AC 2011-1201: AN INTEGRATED FRESHMAN PROJECT COURSE COM-BINING FINITE ELEMENT MODELING, ENGINEERING ANALYSIS ANDEXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONAni Ural, Villanova University Ani Ural is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Villanova University. She received her B.S. degree in 1997 from Bogazici University,M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in 1999 and 2004 from Cornell University. She was a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute between 2004 and 2007. She held a Visiting Assistant Professor position at Stony Brook University in Spring 2007. She joined Villanova University in Fall 2007. Her research interests include

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FPD II: Increasing Engagement and Motivation of First-Year Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Walter Curtis Lee, Virginia Tech ; John Andrew Janeski, Virginia Tech; Katherine E. Winters, Virginia Tech

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AC 2011-845: HOW INSTRUCTORS AND CLASSROOM CLIMATE CON-TRIBUTE TO THE MOTIVATION OF FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING STU-DENTSHolly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech Holly Matusovich is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Dr. Matusovich has a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. She also has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and an M.S. in Materials Science with a concentration in Metallurgy. Additionally Dr. Matusovich has four years of experience as a consulting engineer and seven years of industrial experi- ence in a variety of technical roles related to metallurgy and quality systems for an aerospace supplier. Dr. Matusovich’s research interests include the role of

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First-year Programs: Computation in the First Year

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Ada Barach, Ohio State University; Connor Jenkins, Ohio State University; Serendipity S. Gunawardena, Ohio State University

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of 0.000 was found betweenstudents who had taken a CS course in HS and those who had not. Thus, students who took a CScourse in high school typically reported that they had stronger programming skills. This result isalso illustrated in Fig. 3. In the below chart, the red bars represent students who reported taking aCS course in high school while the grey bars represent students who did not report taking a high Figure 2: High School Computer Science Course Experience by Genderschool CS course. The distribution of the red bars is farther to the right (corresponding to a higheraverage reported skill level) than the gray bars indicating that students who took computer sciencein high school reported having better programming

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manaz Rusi Taleyarkhan, Purdue University; Chandan Dasgupta, Purdue University; John Alexander Mendoza-Garcia MSSEC, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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comfortable in their home, why would they live there. There were no trade-offs as we could rank the criteria how we pleased and we could have had all of them be musthaves or none. “Adept Beginner: Criteria and constraints are acknowledged, but benefits and tradeoffs are notdiscussed. No examples found in this data set.Informed: Use the trade-offs and potential benefits as the main input parameters of thedecision making process. Example: "Increasing U-factor on all surfaces to keep the house cool, decreasing AC energy use. No" Adept Informed: In depth trade off analysis is displayed along with a clear understanding of the drawbacks and benefits of decisions. Clearly recognizing that the refined design is still not a perfect design. Example :) "After I

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FPD10 -- Pre-Engineering and Bridge Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Grimm, Wayne State University

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AC 2007-1503: AN ENGINEERING BRIDGE PROGRAM: IMPROVING THESUCCESS RATE OF UNDERPREPARED STUDENTS IN ENGINEERINGMichele Grimm, Wayne State University Michele J. Grimm has served as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering at Wayne State University since 2003. Previously, she was Associate Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Grimm earned her PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania and her BS in Biomedical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics from The Johns Hopkins University. Page 12.206.1© American Society for Engineering Education

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Assessment and Curriculum Development

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Bramald, Newcastle University; Sean Wilkinson, Newcastle University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2009-541: INTRODUCING AND STIMULATING SUSTAINABLEENGINEERING IN FIRST-YEAR CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENTSTom Bramald, Newcastle University Tom Bramald is the Development Officer for Newcastle University's School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences. He is module leader for the first year module, Sustainable Solutions in Civil Engineering. The Development Officer role has a wide variety of responsibilities including schools and industrial outreach and engagement, teaching, and significant in-reach activity. Internally, it involves developing and maintaining a large number of relationships with academics, researchers, support staff, university services and students. Externally, he

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Self Efficacy

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Desen Sevi Özkan, Virginia Tech; Cherie D. Edwards, Virginia Tech; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, Virginia Tech; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Teaching Excellence (VT-GrATE), and was inducted into the prestigious Bouchet Graduate Honor Society.Dr. Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech Diana Bairaktarova is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech and the Director of the Abilities, Creativity and Ethics in Design [ACE(D)]Lab. Bairaktarova’s ongoing research interest spans from engineering to psychology to learning sciences, as she uncovers how individual performance and professional decisions are influenced by aptitudes and abilities, interest, and manipulation of physical and virtual objects. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Sketching with Students:An Arts-Informed

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 4: The Best of the All: FPD Best Papers

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William H Guilford, University of Virginia; Anna Stevenson Blazier, University of Virginia; Alyssa Becker, University of Virginia

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Foundation; 1979. 240 p.8. Kim KH. Can We Trust Creativity Tests? A Review of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT). Creat Res J. 2006;18(1):3–14.9. Smyth FL, Nosek BA, Guilford WH. First year engineering students are strikingly impoverished in their self- concept as professional engineers. Proc 2011 ASEE Annu Conf Expo. 2011;AC 2011–87.10. Carberry AR, Lee H-S, Ohland MW. Measuring Engineering Design Self-Efficacy. J Eng Educ. 2010 Jan 1;99(1):71–9.11. Nilsson P. Taxonomy of Creative Design [Internet]. 2011 [cited 2015 Jan 27]. Available from: http://www.senseandsensation.com/2012/03/taxonomy-of-creative-design.html12. Cohen J. Statistical Power Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences. Academic Press; 2013. 459

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 5: Using Video, Games, and More in the First Year

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Shepard, University of St. Thomas; Jeunghwan Choi, East Carolina University; Tyler D. Holmes, University of Saint Thomas; Broderick William Carlin

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Meadows, L.M., Fowler, R., & Hildinger, E.S.. (2012). Empowering Students with Choice in the First Year, Proceedings of the 2012 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, TX, Paper AC 2012-4128.3 Patall, E.A., Cooper, H., & Robinson, J.C. (2008). The Effects of Choice on Intrinsic Motivation and Related Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis of Research Findings, Psychological Bulletin, 134(2), 270-300.4 Patall, E.A., Cooper, H., & Wynn, S.R. (2010). The Effectiveness and Relative Importance of Choice in the Classroom, Journal of Educational Psychology, 102(4), 896-915.5 Schwartz, B. (2004). The Paradox of Choice, New York City: Harper Perennial.6

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First-year Programs: Focus on Students

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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

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Environment, 32, 2010, pp. 66–87.13. E. Hunt, “The eco gender gap: why is saving the planet seen as women’s work?” The Guardian, Feb. 6, 2020, Retrieved from .14. J. A. Donnell, B. M. Aller, M. Alley, A. A. Kedrowicz, “Why industry says that engineering graduates have poor communication skills: What the literature says,” Proceedings, ASEE Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada, Paper AC-2011-1503, 2011. 11Appendix A: Data in Tabular Format Table A.1. Personality Type Data from the ASEE-MBIT Study and Our Study Personality Type Univ. of New Haven First-Year ASEE-MBTI Consortium – All Preference Students

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FPD 10: Teamwork

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A Adams, Arizona State University; Claire L. A. Dancz, Arizona State University; Thomas P Seager, Arizona State University; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

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2 prevent problems from 3 occurring in this mode Ac on Mode Values 4 Accommoda on in a mode 5 indicates flexibility in problem solving approaches 6 7 Insistence in a mode 8

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bart M. Johnson, Itasca Community College; Ronald R. Ulseth, Itasca Community College; Gordy Savela, Itasca Community College; Mason A. Hansen, Itasca Community College; Julie Kennedy, P.E., Itasca Community College

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AC 2011-1029: THE ITASCA CC ENGINEERING LEARNING COMMU-NITYBart M Johnson, Itasca Community College Bart Johnson is an instructor of engineering and program coordinator at Itasca Community College in northern Minnesota. For the past 7 years he has taught physics, statics, dynamics, and solid modeling. Prior to Itasca, he was a design engineer in John Deere’s Construction and Forestry Division.Ronald R Ulseth, Itasca Community College Ulseth is an instructor of engineering at Iron Range Engineering and Itasca Community College both in northern Minnesota. He is the co-developer of both programs. For the past 20 years he has taught physics, statics, dynamics, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics. He has successfully

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FPD IX: Research on First-Year Programs and Students, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole R. Weber, Purdue University; Melissa Dyehouse, Purdue University; Constance A Harris, Purdue University; Ray David, Purdue University; Jun Fang, Purdue University; Inez Hua, Purdue University; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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AC 2011-1917: FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ ENVIRONMEN-TAL AWARENESS AND CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING THROUGHA PILOT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MODULENicole R. Weber, Purdue University She is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She received her B.S. degree in Ecology, Evolution and Behavior from the University of Minnesota, St. Paul. At the University of Massachusetts Boston, she received her Ph.D. in Environmental Biology with an emphasis in Science Education. Her current research is working in ”sustainable engineering” education, creating awareness of engineering as a ”caring” discipline. A discipline where engineers incorporate the ecological footprint into their

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FPD 3: Research on First-year Programs and Students, Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Brett D. Jones, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Jacob Preston Moore, Virginia Tech; Deirdre-Annaliese Nicole Hunter, Virginia Tech

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AC 2011-539: PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING: A STUDENT PERSPEC-TIVE ON THE ROLE OF THE FACILITATORHolly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech Holly Matusovich is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Dr. Matusovich has a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. She also has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and an M.S. in Materials Science with a concentration in Metallurgy. Additionally Dr. Matusovich has four years of experience as a consulting engineer and seven years of industrial experi- ence in a variety of technical roles related to metallurgy and quality systems for an aerospace supplier. Dr. Matusovich’s research interests include the role of motivation in learning

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asma Idries, North Carolina State University; Akira Angel Romero-Berube, North Carolina State University ; Rachel Lee Tilly, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Raegan Santana Reeves, North Carolina State University; Miles Xavier Davis

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students of allbackgrounds is key to this effort. Measuring the additional effects of theseextracurricular resources can incline more universities to include them on theircampuses.References[1] K. Meyers et al, "AC 2008-1226: PERSPECTIVES ON FIRST YEAR ENGINEERINGEDUCATION," Age,vol. 13, pp. 1, 2008.[2] A. Dreyfuss et al, "Getting past the first year: Retaining engineering majors," inFrontiers in Education Conference (FIE), 2015 IEEE, 2015, .[3] E. Godfrey and L. Parker, "Mapping the cultural landscape in engineering education,"Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 99, (1), pp. 5-22, 2010.[4] J. Liou-Mark et al, "The peer-led team learning leadership program for first year minorityscience, technology, engineering, and mathematics students

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

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John C. Moosbrugger, Clarkson University; Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Melissa Carole Richards, Clarkson University; Elisabeth A. Chapman, Clarkson University

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AC 2012-4383: A COURSE ON ENGINEERING AND SOCIETY FOR FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTS AND NON-MAJORSDr. John C. Moosbrugger, Clarkson University John C. Moosbrugger, Ph.D., is a professor of mechanical and aeronautical engineering and Associate Dean for Academic Programs for the Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering at Clarkson University.Dr. Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University Jan DeWaters, Ph.D., P.E., is an instructor in the Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering at Clarkson University. She teaches introductory courses on energy issues and energy systems, and is part of the development team for Clarkson’s new first-year engineering/Interdisciplinary course called ”Energy and Society.” Her research interests

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FPD 3: Research on First-year Programs and Students, Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diana Quinn, University of South Australia; Elizabeth J. Smith, University of South Australia; Syed Mahfuzul Aziz, University of South Australia

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AC 2011-1311: FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING LEARNING SPACE EN-HANCING THE STUDENT EXPERIENCEDiana Quinn, University of South Australia Diana is a medical scientist who has worked academic development (online teaching and learning) since 2000. In 2006 Diana commenced working with the first year engineering team at a suburban university campus of the University of South Australia to support their research in curriculum renewal, online en- vironments, student communication, new student orientation, learning space development and evaluation and supporting students at risk of failure.Elizabeth J Smith, University of South Australia I am currently a lecturer at the University of South Australia in the School of Natural and Built

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FPD II: Hands-on Curriculum in the First Year

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lacey Jane Bodnar, Texas A&M University; Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Jacqueline Q. Hodge, Texas A&M University; Travis Austin Smith, Engineering Student Services and Academic Programs; Jesus A. Orozco; Joshua Grant Corso; Cristian R. Sanchez; Jillian Kathleen Freise, Texas A&M ELLC Children's Museum; Hannah Ringler, Texas A&M University; Ivan Cortes, Texas A&M University

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AC 2012-4319: ENGAGING FRESHMAN IN TEAM BASED ENGINEER-ING PROJECTSMs. Lacey Jane Bodnar, Texas A&M University Lacey Bodnar is a master’s of engineering student in water resources engineering at Texas A&M Uni- versity. Her undergraduate degree was from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln in 2010. She currently works for the Engineering Student Services and Academic Programs Office and is pleased to be involved in managing exciting freshman engineering projects.Ms. Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M UniversityMs. Jacqueline Q. Hodge, Texas A&M University Jacqueline Hodge is a native of Giddings, Texas and currently the Project Manager for the Engineering Student Services & Academic Programs Office

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Potpourri of First-Year Issues

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rod Paton, University of Auckland; Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland

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AC 2010-1079: FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF AHIGH-SCHOOL TEACHER.Rod Paton, University of Auckland Rod Paton holds BSc and MSc degrees in physics from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He has been teaching high-school science and physics since the start of 1994. For the past 12 years he has been Head of Physics at Westlake Boys’ High School, Auckland, New Zealand. Rod has integrated ICT into the school’s physics programs and developed problem-solving books and practical manuals to enhance the skills and abilities of all students. His main research interests are centred on implementing steps to improve the problem-solving and academic-writing abilities of high-school