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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these skills during introductory coursework must “catch up” in later courses,where the technical content is more challenging. We hypothesize this can lead to unpreparednessfor challenging content or careers as an engineer and can negatively impact academic standing,leading to decreased retention. Thus, the goals of this work were to 1) improve retention rates forfirst-year engineering students, specifically mechanical engineering, and 2) improvecomputational and software skills of first-year students, specifically MATLAB and MicrosoftExcel.MATLAB is a common computational package which can be used for a broad range ofengineering problems throughout a curriculum [2]. However, learning Excel and MATLABthrough lecture is challenging, as these

Conference Session

FPD and DEEDs Joint Postcard Sessions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gail Baura, Loyola University Chicago; Leanne Kallemeyn, Loyola University Chicago; Noe Arroyo; Vincent C.F. Chen, Loyola University Chicago; Allan Beale

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Design in Engineering Education, First-Year Programs

Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University, and pursued a career in the tech industry while working on his gradu- ate degrees. Before joining Loyola University Chicago, he worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School and conducted clinical research at the Neuromodulation Center of Spaulding Re- habilitation Hospital in Boston. His current research focuses on quantifying the extent of neuroplasticity induced by the application of brain and peripheral nerve stimulation.Mr. Allan Beale I have a BSEE from the University of Maryland, 1967 thus I have 50 years experience divided between 3 different fields: Aerospace, Computer and Medical. For these fields, the work was mostly analog and

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 2: Identity and Sense of Belonging

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Ely, Ivy Tech Community College, Lafayette; Jason E. Bice, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kendra A. Erk, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Paper ID #22218Work in Progress: Leveraging the Diverse Backgrounds of Community Col-lege Students to Teach Team-based, Multidisciplinary EngineeringDr. David R. Ely, Ivy Tech Community College, Lafayette Dr. David R. Ely is the Engineering Program Chair at Ivy Tech Community College Lafayette since 2013. He enjoys teaching engineering students at Ivy Tech and advising them on the different engineering career paths that best match their interests and skill sets. Dr. Ely received his B.S. in Physics from Houghton College in 2002 followed by his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics from Purdue University in 2010, where he re- searched

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Peer Mentoring

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Leila Keyvani Someh, Northeastern University; Brian Patrick O'Connell, Northeastern University; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Jake Levi, Northeastern University; Whitney Elise Hansberry; Vishrudan Swami

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contributions to psychological support, career development, or professionalachievement. One style of mentorship that is commonly used with undergraduate students ishaving a professor or faculty member as a mentor. These faculty mentor relationships haveconsistently been shown to have a positive correlation with grade point average and overallundergraduate academic success [11]. Furthermore, informal student-faculty interactions havebeen discovered to have a distinct effect on the attitudes and interests of the student and has beenshown to enhance a student’s learning experience and satisfaction with an institution [12]. Oneof the main limitations of faculty mentorship, however, is that it often has to be initiated by thestudent [13]. Brittian et al

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Student Perceptions and Perspectives

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Tina Lee, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Elizabeth Anne Buchanan, University of Wisconsin-Stout

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status. Figure made available CC-BY [23].Students who rated future earning potential as less important to their decision to pursue anengineering career started the course higher and stayed higher on SDSS-measured confidence,global awareness, social awareness, and environmental awareness.Through the survey, we were able to segregate students who rated their future salary or earningpotential as a primary consideration when choosing to pursue a career in engineering; the resultsare presented in Figure 5. For students who placed higher importance on future salary, they bothstarted the course lower and stayed lower on the measured SDSS dimensions. We generallyfound that these students failed to make a connection

Conference Session

FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Mathias, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Lalit Gupta, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Jale Tezcan, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Ronald Caffey, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Bruce Chrisman, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Chris Pearson, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; John Nicklow, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Ernest Lewis, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Rhonda Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Kathy Pericak-Spector, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Hasan Sevim, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville

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, sophomore and junior engineeringstudents and faculty provide peer and faculty mentoring to freshman and sophomore engineeringstudents to encourage them to continue in the engineering program through the challenging firsttwo years. Practicing engineers are designated as industrial mentors and work with students toprovide career advice, clarify engineering jobs, and explain how curriculum in engineering isused in the workplace.It is projected that through the successful implementation of the innovative student-centeredacademic and non-academic programs, the overall five year retention and graduation rate in theSIUC College of Engineering will increase by 30%, from 37% to 67

Conference Session

FPD 6: Transitions and Student Success, Part II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Volcy, Spelman College; Carmen Sidbury, Spelman College

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First-Year Programs

 causes  and  contributors  to  non-­‐persistence  and  found  that  a  strong  predictor  of  students  who  persist  and  those  who  don’t  to  be  the  student’s  declared  reason  for  pursuing  engineering  as  a  study  major  16.    Students  who  pursue  engineering  careers  because  of  interest  in  the  discipline  tend  to  persist  while  students  who  choose  engineering  for  other  reasons,  including  the  all  too  often  stated  proclivity  for  mathematics  2,  do  not.    Students  in  this  second  group  clearly  fail  to  understand  that  while  being  good  at,  and  even  enjoying,  mathematics  may  be  a  pre-­‐requisite  for  engineering,  it  is  not  a  predictor  of  compatibility  with  the  discipline

Conference Session

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

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Q. Hodge, Texas A&M University; Margaret Hobson, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Magdalini Z Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Natela Ostrovskaya, Texas A&M University; Tatiana Erukhimova, Texas A&M University, Department of Physics and Astronomy; Cesar O. Malave, Texas A&M University; William H Bassichis, Texas A&M University

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technical awards, such as the NSF CAREER. Dr. Hobson has a B.S. from Texas Woman’s University and an M.S. and a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in Educational Psychology (Dissertation: Teacher Perceptions of Change in Leadership Roles and Activities as a Result of Participation in a Science Education Leadership Program). Her dissertation study was supported by the National Science Foundation project Center for Applications of Information Technology in the Teaching and Learning of Science (ITS Center). Dr. Hobson also has extensive experience in evaluation. Prior to joining TEES, Dr. Hobson taught mathematics and special education in three Texas public school districts between 1976 and 2000.Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A

Conference Session

FPD VII: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-Year Courses

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Elizabeth Carruthers, The Ohio State University; Paul Alan Clingan, The Ohio State University - EEIC

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visualizationtool which could have supplemented traditional course material throughout their undergraduatecareers. The Ohio State University has created a “cornerstone” design course, available tofreshmen, in which basic micro-fluid dynamics concepts are presented, using CFD software as avisualization and verification tool (5). This allows freshmen to identify and develop an interest influid dynamics at the start of their undergraduate career, perhaps shaping their progressionthroughout the curriculum. Overall, this course is still somewhat a work-in-progress, but also aunique proof of concept for teaching computational modeling early in an undergraduatecurriculum. Results were seen in the high quality of the work produced by students, as well asthe

Conference Session

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

Collection

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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tend to leave engineering for majors thatare more likely to deal with the social good4. With this negative impact on the nationalengineering workforce where “only 40 to 60 percent of entering engineering students persist toan engineering degree, and women and minorities are at the low end of that range”5(p.40), it iscrucial that we find ways of stemming the engineering attrition. One area that bears explorationis that engineering fields that are thought to have helping- or caring-oriented attributes (e.g.,biomedical and environmental engineering) seem to draw students who may not have consideredan engineering degree or career. Environmental engineering in particular shows many helpingattributes and has the highest percentage of female students

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Monica B. Setien, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Tobin N. Walton, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Matthew B. A. McCullough, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Stephen B. Knisley, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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) (15) (2.0) Q6. Your future academic plans? 4.8 17.4 66.1 9.1 2.3 (11) (40) (152) (21) (6.0) Q7. Your future career? 2.6 12.7 71.6 9.6 3.5 (6.0) (29) (164) (22) (8.0) Q8. Your financial well-being? 5.7 18.8 60.3 10.9 4.4 (13) (43) (138) (25) (10) Q9. Your psychological well-being? 21.7 30.4 40 3.9 3.9 (50) (70) (92) (9.0

Conference Session

FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kate Baxter, University of Southern California; Louise Yates, University of Southern California

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high quality student support and services to students and two,creating academically driven courses that will engage and connect students early in theiracademic careers to the field of engineering. The USC Viterbi School has established a strongprogrammatic response to both of these areas and has seen significant increases in our freshmenreturn rate as a result.This paper will discuss at length the First Year Excellence (FYE) program developed to providehigh level student affairs related service and support programs for our undergraduates, as well asan academic course, the Freshmen Academy Program, implemented to introduce freshmenstudents to general concepts and issues. Using statistical and survey data over the past fouryears, we will

Conference Session

FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

requires students to investigate the college ofengineering, the rationale is fairly clear. Students should be able to easily get to places withintheir environment. They should be able to access all the important places that may be needed inthe future for advising, counseling, and career exploration. Being comfortable with theirsurroundings makes for a much better existence and allows them to feel a part of thatenvironment. It is important to design the means to incorporate the environment into the life ofthe incoming student, not simply to expect that they will find their own way. This may beextremely important in the current student population that has been raised by parents who havealways been there to protect them. Freshmen who without their

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Paying More Attention to Retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Yatchmeneff, University of Alaska Anchorage; Matthew Calhoun, University of Alaska Anchorage

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First-Year Programs

survey instrument used in this study was largely adopted from Prybutok, Patrick, Borrego,Seepersad, and Kiristis4 who completed a similar study. Prybutok, Patrick, Borrego, Seepersad,and Kiristis4 developed their engineering identity survey based on a physics identity model8,9.This physics model used four factors: performance, competence, interest, and recognition4,8,9.Performance is where a student believes in their ability to perform tasks specific to engineering4.Competence is when a student believes in their ability to be success in engineering4. Prybutok,Patrick, Borrego, Seepersad, and Kiristis4 described interest as “how motivated a student is in thecontent and career they are pursuing, often encompassing the motives a student has for

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Wednesday Cornucopia (Educational Research)

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Yatchmeneff, University of Alaska, Anchorage; Matthew E. Calhoun, University of Alaska, Anchorage

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[5]. Competence is when a student believes in their abilityto be successful in engineering [5]. Prybutok, Patrick, Borrego, Seepersad, and Kiristis [5]described interest as “how motivated a student is in the content and career they are pursuing,often encompassing the motives a student has for pursing engineering” (p. 2). Lastly,recognition is when a student is seen by others as an engineer and then if they themselvesrecognize themselves as an engineer [5]. Prybutok, Patrick, Borrego, Seepersad, and Kiristis [5],using the physics model [9], [10], developed their own survey that included engineering factors:performance/competence, interest, creativity, design efficacy, recognition by others, recognitionby self, and caring.Initially, for the

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Professional Skill Development

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, Michigan Technological University; Laura Kasson Fiss, Michigan Technological University; Karla Saari Kitalong, Michigan Technological University

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First-Year Programs

performance in engineering programs. Toaid in the retention and success of all students, many first year programs have special classes forstudents who many need additional math skill development. Math skills are recognized as essential tothe success of future engineers. However, other skills are integral to the engineering career path.Within industry, it is communication skills that often make or break careers. Technically capableengineers will find their careers stagnating without well-developed communication skills, which are anessential part of engineering work. In fact, it has been shown that engineers spend over half theirworking days (55-60%) communicating both orally and in writing [1]. When engineers were surveyedabout the most important

Conference Session

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

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colin J. Reagle, George Mason University; Oscar Barton Jr., George Mason University; Kenneth S. Ball P.E., George Mason University; Sharon A. Caraballo, George Mason University; Abe Eftekhari; Rodolfo Napisa

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Barton Jr., George Mason University Oscar Barton, Jr., Ph.D, P.E. is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at George Mason University A native of Washington, D.C., Professor Barton received his B.S in Mechanical Engineering from Tuskegee (Institute) University, his M.S in Mechanical Engineering and Ph.D degree in Applied Mechanics from Howard University. Dr. Barton joined the faculty of Mechanical Engineering Department at George Ma- son University fall 2014, after completing a 22 year career at the U.S. Naval Academy. His research focuses on the development of approximate closed form solutions for linear self-adjoint systems, those that govern the responses of composite structures, and the analysis of dynamic systems

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5A: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy Jane Puccinelli, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Mary E. Fitzpatrick, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Gene Paul Masters, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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2016) and will cover topics of interest toincoming engineering freshmen during the first few weeks such as: engineering societies/studentorganizations, study abroad, campus resources, and career services. The next few weeks willhave panels of faculty representing 3-4 engineering majors per week. These faculty have beenasked to briefly (10 minute presentations) present the most exciting and current research andevents within their department. The subsequent lectures will be seminar style with guestspeakers (both faculty and industry have been invited) from a variety of engineering disciplinesfocusing on the grand challenges of various engineering disciplines. Students will be assignedweekly reading assignments related to the lecture topics of

Conference Session

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

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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First-Year Programs

defined as “the extent towhich one intends to engage in an activity”4. The choice or the decision to continue doing an activity,for example, is the result of someone’s motivation of doing that activity. Motivation has been exploredin relation to academic performance and career plans. Jones et al. studied the relationship amongexpectancies, values, achievement, and career plans for first year engineering students. They found thatstudents’ expectancy and value related beliefs decreased over the first year3 thus negatively influencingstudents’ retention into the second year of an engineering program. Predicting students’ intention tocontinue within engineering is complex, and the factors associated to this decision are not wellunderstood; however

Conference Session

FPD11 -- Multidisciplinary Experiences

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kauser Jahan, Rowan University

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teaching math and science. This eliminates manyof the best and brightest schoolchildren from the ranks of future scientists and engineers. Manystudents who do undertake science and engineering studies in college are unprepared and dropout in frustration, while other potentially capable students never consider these subjects in thefirst place. In both cases, precious human and institutional resources are squandered.Enhanced engineering education in our K-12 classrooms can provide students at an earlier agewith a more specific understanding of what a technical career entails. We must encourageteachers to assume a more active role not only in the implementation/delivery of the educationalexperience for the student, but also in the innovation and

Conference Session

FPD1 - Early Success and Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alicia Boudreaux, Louisiana Tech University; Kelly Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University; James Nelson, Louisiana Tech University; Galen Turner, Louisiana Tech University

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in STEM graduation rates from 220 students per year to a sustainable 300students per year.As part of the FrEP, students enroll in a five-week program during the summer before theirfreshman year. This program consists of a three-credit-hour college algebra course, enrichmenttopics, and an optional three-credit-hour general education course. Enrichment topics for thesummer program include study skills, time management, career decision making and acclimationto the University. In addition, the students participate in many community-building activities,both structured and unstructured. The summer program, as a whole, establishes consistentexpectations of the intensity of college life and creates an immediate place of fit when thestudents return

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Fries, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Ryan W. Krauss, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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the freshmanand sophomore level can help increase retention rates for engineering students and help studentsbetter appreciate what engineers actually do. These courses and experiences can also form acornerstone for the students’ learning and motivate students to learn engineering analysistechniques.Because of widespread inaccuracies about what engineers do,1 one of the learning goals of manyfirst-year engineering courses is to clarify the perception of the engineering profession in theeyes of students. In theory, students can then identify themselves as engineers and thus makeconfident, informed decisions regarding their career path in one of the engineering disciplines.This increased confidence leads to better academic performance and

Conference Session

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

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University; Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University

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First-Year Programs

; developing anEngineering House which includes tutoring services for freshmen in the residence halls;enhancing academic and career advising; early intervention by faculty and residence hall staff forstruggling students; and the formation of faculty learning communities for the exchange of bestpractices. Coordination of activities with other university programs such as the Louis StokesAlliance for Minority Participation and freshman/parent orientation to promote student successwas also improved. An institutional data-collection system was created to track student progressto support assessment and evaluation activities for this project. The tracking system provides aunique code for every student in the learning community cohorts; and compiles reports

Conference Session

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

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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engineering afternominally 5 years of study.Undergraduate Research ConsortiumParticipation in research is a proven way to enhance the quality of undergraduate education andencourage students to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics(STEM) fields7,  8. Nationally, the numbers of undergraduate students participating in research hasbeen relatively small and most efforts selectively engage upper level undergraduates9. Withgrowing concerns about the declining number of students earning STEM degrees and the lack ofdiversity of the STEM workforce3, there is increased emphasis on expanding researchopportunities for undergraduate students, in particular those from underrepresented groups (i.e.ethnic minorities and women)10

Conference Session

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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and Education from American University in 2016 and his BA in International Affairs from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 2006.Ms. Rebecca Z. Kenemuth, University of Maryland, College Park Rebecca Kenemuth is the Assistant Director of Recruitment and Outreach for the Women in Engineering Program at the University of Maryland. She holds an M.A. in Counseling and Personnel Services from the University of Maryland and is passionate about empowering girls and women to pursue careers in STEM-related fields.Dr. Elizabeth Kurban, University of Maryland, College Park Elizabeth Kurban serves as the Assistant Director of Retention for the Women in Engineering Program at the University of Maryland Clark School of

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Focus on Student Success 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University; Abigail T. Stephan, Clemson University; Baker A. Martin, Clemson University; Matthew K. Miller, Clemson University

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career goals. These assignments were typicallycompleted at the end of the semester, and perhaps as a result of that, the quality of theassignments was often quite varied; it was clear that many students did not put much thought oreffort into these activities, or did not even bother to attempt them.A few years later, Clemson’s Center for Workforce Development produced a series of onlinemodules with a similar goal of helping students learn about the various engineering disciplines.The General Engineering department required the first-year engineering students to complete themodules as a part of the first-semester course requirement. The modules allowed the work to bespread across several weeks and provided students with flexibility due to its self

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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a greater percentage than working engineers.As to persistence in engineering, a number of studies [1], [2], [4], [5], [14] found that students’abilities, perception of abilities, especially in mathematics play a big part. Another largecontributing factor to persistence is student aspirations and how well the discipline – or moreaccurately, their perception of the discipline – lines up with their career aspirations and personalinterest. To improve retention, engineering programs need to ensure that students recognize howtheir career aspirations and personal interests align with their chosen field early in their studies.Toward this end, an accurate picture of student interest is needed.Study PopulationThe authors teach an introductory course

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Jamie R. Gomez, University of New Mexico; Sophia Bowers, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico; Paige Prescott, University of New Mexico; James Scacco, University of New Mexico; Jordan Orion James, University of New Mexico; Nicolai Loner, University of New Mexico

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., friends, family members who work as engineers) of information about engineeringpractices, because such experiences can provide opportunities for students to try on theseidentities. If most of their course-based experiences are passive, or highly constrained problemsets, they won’t have this opportunity. In contrast, opportunities to make design decisions cansupport professional engineering identity [37].Identity development is socially negotiated [27-29], meaning students benefit from working withothers on authentic and meaningful tasks and from being part of a social community of engineers[38]. It also means that engineering identity is contextualized by students’ perceptions ofengineering careers and their potential contributions as engineers

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 3; The Best of All the FPD Papers

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noel Kathleen Hennessey, The University of Arizona; Rebecca Primeau, University of Arizona

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to connect to moreacademic support (2); (3); (4). By providing a physical environment for students in engineeringmajors to live, our program has historically allowed students to make academic and socialconnections early in their college career, which better supports their persistence. In recent years,students in the Engineering Leadership Community have taken multiple classes in the samesections together, including a one-credit academic success course and their introductoryengineering lab. This method uses Tinto’s learning community model, helping students to makeconnections between courses with their peers (1).The additional elements of service-learning and project-based learning have brought theresidents of the Engineering Leadership

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Engaging Freshman Experience – Key to Retention?AbstractIntroducing freshmen to engineering is easy, right? Or is it? Current freshmen studywhile listening to an IPOD, texting or IMing their friends, etc. So methods used byfaculty should be effective – measuring the tolerance of washers, building a circuit on abreadboard, etc. Those students not interested in these types of lab experiences should notbe engineers, right? The University of Texas at Tyler chose to try something new whilelooking to improve retention of freshmen and provide valuable content like engineeringconstraints early in an engineer’s academic career. First the history of engineering isintroduced so that students better