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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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be more productive and produce higher quality work on the engineeringdesign project. In future, this course will include the following components as well. • Identify mentors for each incoming engineering student from the following groups (a) senior level students in their chosen major (b) local industry representatives who serve on the engineering curriculum advisory board – these individuals will guide the student throughout their undergraduate degree program at our institution • Emphasize the relevance of proper laboratory practices and their relation to field activities in the context of the community-based engineering project

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FPD 3: Retention

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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electrical energy from the reaction of hydrogenand oxygen. Each of the experiments lasts for two weeks.In Engineering Foundations, students are also introduced to a number of professional skills, suchas technical writing, communication, engineering ethics, and the engineering design process.Technical writing is covered by requiring the students to prepare laboratory reports for each ofthe four hands-on experiments. Communication is emphasized through a group presentation thatrequires the students to research one of the fourteen Grand Challenges9 identified by the NationalAcademy of Engineers and to present their findings to the class. Ethics is covered during alecture that uses practical examples and role playing to emphasize the challenges in

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FPD 11: Culminating Considerations

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole L Hird, Ohio State University; Deborah M. Grzybowski, Ohio State University

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repeatedwith a higher-quality mesh, and students are educated about the differences in meshes and whichcharacteristics are important for a mesh. They are also shown how to determine whether a meshproduces realistic results. Figure 1: Rectangular Channel ModelIn the second part of the laboratory, students model flow through a channel from a standard chipwhich is used in initial introductory lab experiments. The computer model of the channel isagain provided (see Figure 2 below), and students find the same properties as in the simplechannel, with an explanation of entrance length. Students compare the results from the CFDsoftware to the output of their own programs, and discuss reasons for discrepancies

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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for advice and support.113. To improve 3rd year retention, the college has created a task force to improve learning in engineering sciences courses required by multiple college programs. Pilot programs in Statics, implemented in Fall 2008, and in Mechanics of Materials, implemented in Spring 2009, focus on student learning and include laboratory and computer software to help students visualize and understand difficult concepts.4. Western Michigan University has become a partner in a multi-institutional NSF-CCLI Phase 3 project to improve engineering mathematics education. Since 50% of first-time, first-year STEM students are not Calculus ready in the first semester, this project addresses a barrier to further improvement in

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First-year Programs Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa A. Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

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. Medical implant analysis for structure- function-performance is performed to optimize device design. Biomechanical characterization of tissues is performed to assess clinical treatments and to develop constitutive relationships. Laboratory techniques for structural characterization include SEM, TEM, FEM, SAXS, USAXS, XPS, DSC, GPC, FTIR, AFM, confocal microscopy, wear testing, fatigue testing, fracture mechanics analysis, and nanoindentation. Re- search supported by NIH, NSF, ONR, DARPA, OREF and the medical device industry. Pedagogical experience includes curriculum development in mechanical engineering and bioengineering. Teaching experience includes undergraduate courses on Mechanical Behavior and Processing of

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

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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, College of Engineering, Diversity Programs OfficeClaudia Elena Vergara, Michigan State UniversityJon Sticklen, Michigan State University Jon Sticklen is the Director of the Center for Engineering Education Research at Michigan State Univer- sity. Dr. Sticklen is also Director of Applied Engineering Sciences, an undergraduate bachelor of science degree program in the MSU College of Engineering. He also is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Dr. Sticklen has lead a laboratory in knowledge-based systems focused on task specific approaches to problem solving. Over the last decade, Dr. Sticklen has pursued en- gineering education research focused on early engineering; his current

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Introducing Programming in the First Year

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Gordon, The Ohio State University

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students completing the course received three hours ofcollege credit and a waiver of the freshman course if they attend the university.The modeling and simulation skills are tied to a variety of applications that require anunderstanding of applied mathematics, computer programming principles, and simplifiedengineering and physical systems behaviors. The computer simulation was mixed in with a few,simple laboratory exercises where experimental data were collected and compared to simulationresults from a mathematical model. Those were then topics of discussion concerning thevalidation of model accuracy. Other example model exercises included a ball dropped from abridge and a population growth forecast. Students also heard presentations on large

Conference Session

Research on the First Year I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Senay Purzer, Purdue University; Jing Chen, Purdue University

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, 126(2), pp. 237-248.16. Tetley, Josephine, Grant, Gordon, Davies, Susan. (2009). Using narratives to understand older people's decision-making processes. Qualitative Health Research. Vol. 19 Issue 9, p1273-1283.17. Thom, RM, Tyre, D, Anderson, MG, & Fleming, CA (2009). Adaptive management for decision making at the program and project levels of the Missouri River recovery program. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Richland, Washington: 99352.18. Thurston, D.L. (2001). Real and Misconceived Limitations to Decision Based Design with Utility Analysis,” ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 123( 2), 172-186.19. Younker, J., & McKenna, A. (2009). Examining student use of evidence to support design decisions

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First-year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ding Yuan, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Jude L. DePalma, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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basic computer skills (e.g. Word, Excel and Access) and providing thestudents with first laboratory experience in engineering fields. Usually, about 20 to 30 percentsof the students in this course are from non-engineering fields with various majors (see Table 1).The other linked course Problem Solving for Engineers is a more specific MATLAB-basedprogramming course and requires an equivalent of 2 years of high school algebra as a pre-requisite. As a pilot learning community was initiated in fall 2009, the introductory course wasselected as the key course due to its no-prerequisite feature. Table 1: Students‟ information in the Introduction to Engineering course No. of No. ofSemester

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FPD 7: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part II: Perceptions and Paradigms

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brooke Morin, Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Kathleen A Harper, Ohio State University; Paul Alan Clingan, Ohio State University

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Page 23.1220.2fundamentals program and the chosen inverted classroom approach will be explained. Thesubsequent sections will discuss the results pertaining to the three aforementioned questions.Finally, recommendations for future work will be given.MethodsClassroom StructureThe course met for three 125-minute sessions per week and for one 125-minute laboratoryexperience per week. While the inverted approach was applied to both the classroom andlaboratory components, further discussion of the laboratory component is beyond the scope ofthis paper. The classroom experiences were designed studio-style, with one faculty member andtwo undergraduate teaching assistants; seating arrangements encouraged interaction in groups offour and included a

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First-Year Programs: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the First Year

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Janet Aderemi Omitoyin, The University of Illinois at Chicago ; Renata A. Revelo, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Betul Bilgin, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Houshang Darabi, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Rezvan Nazempour, The University of Illinois at Chicago

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resources.While students felt competent in their abilities to pursue an engineering degree, they describedcompetence as individual knowledge and understanding of engineering and access to resources.These resources were described as people (e.g., advisors, tutors), and as non-human resources(e.g., libraries, relevant laboratories, tutorials). Having access to resources made them feelcompetent and confident in themselves in the present and in their future. Often studentsconflated competence with confidence, which we plan to discuss in a separate study, but ingeneral, students felt like competent learners. Therefore, they felt confident they can becomeengineers in the long run. Access to resources made sense as contributing factors to students’competence

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First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering for Honors program, he is heavily involved with teaching and developing laboratory content, leading the in-house robotics controller maintenance, and managing the robotics project development.Mr. Michael Schulz, The Ohio State University Michael H. Schulz is a teaching assistant with the Fundamentals of Engineering Honors program at The Ohio State University. He is currently the lead developer of the robot course software development team, of which he has been a member for three years. As a Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) student, he will graduate in May, 2017 with his B.S.C.S.E and a minor in Music, Media, and Enterprise.Ms. Clare Rigney, Ohio State University, Engineering Education Department Clare has

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Hands-on Projects and Spatial Skills

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University; Susan F Freeman, Northeastern University; Kris Jaeger-Helton, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University

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can work on their engineering designprojects, to provide enhance opportunities for students to work on real-world design challenges,and to enrich design projects with practical training in topics such as entrepreneurship. Surveyresults indicate that freshman students felt it helped them develop skills in engineering designand prototyping.Finally, in its ‘Living with the Lab’ initiative to support over 400 first-year students, LouisianaTech’s classroom / laboratory / shop facility was designed to support 40 students at a time(working in teams of 2 to 4) and is equipped with 11 tables for project work, note taking, andgroup interaction.17 The walls of the laboratory are lined with 86 linear feet of cabinets withstainless steel counter tops. The

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FPD and DEEDs Joint Postcard Sessions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Daniels; Sophia T. Santillan, Duke University; Ann Saterbak, Duke University

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language such as MATLAB, and a few on full-semester, client-baseddesign projects, all seek to increase retention and improve understanding of engineering conceptsat an early stage. Below, a few of many quality program are described; these were selected becausethey highlight and assess topics of interest to our program, including creativity, real-world designchallenges, and development of technical skills and self-confidence. With the intention of exhibiting that engineering is a creative process and increasinginterest in electrical and computer engineering (ECE), The University of Alabama developed adesign laboratory freshmen course for ECE students [12]. In this course, the creative process forthe students’ designs included brainstorming

Conference Session

Potpourri of First-Year Issues

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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of Physics Department at anotherlarge and well-regarded high school. This academic, perhaps unsurprisingly, has a specialresearch interest in the transition from high school to first-year engineering.This paper reports on the observations of and the conclusions reached by the first author as hespent a full academic year immersed in the University of Auckland’s first-year engineeringprogramme. Few formal requirements were imposed; by choice the teacher sat in on thelectures, tutorials and laboratory sessions of several engineering courses. He also chose toenrol in two university courses in order to learn social-sciences research methods that heapplied during his year at the university. While the teacher did involve himself in several

Conference Session

Administering First-Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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incorporate best practices from the National Science Foundation’s Engineering EducationCoalitions.1 Among these best practices was the “Implementation of ‘engineering up front’: theexposure of freshmen to hands-on, real world engineering practice early in their undergraduateeducation, ranging from ‘professional level’ laboratory facilities to realistic design projects.”2Two freshman courses designed to provide students early exposure to engineering concepts werecreated. Both were six-credit courses. The first, ICEE 1010 (ICEE stands for IntegratedCollaborative Engineering Environment), was taught in three one-hour lectures and three two-hour lab sessions per week. Topics included graphics, introductions to mechanical and electricalengineering

Conference Session

FPD IV: Improving Student Success: Mentoring, Intervening, and Supplementing

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colleen A. McDonough, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Renée S. DeGraaf, Lansing Community College; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Sarah J. Stoner, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Claudia E. Vergara, Michigan State University; Thomas F. Wolff, Michigan State University

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ABET.Dr. Neeraj Buch, Michigan State UniversityRene S DeGraaf, Lansing Community College Tutoring Services Coordinator, Learning Assistance Department 1990 - presentJon Sticklen, Michigan State University Jon Sticklen is the Director of the Center for Engineering Education Research at Michigan State Univer- sity. Dr. Sticklen is also Director of Applied Engineering Sciences, an undergraduate bachelor of science degree program in the MSU College of Engineering. He also is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Dr. Sticklen has lead a laboratory in knowledge-based systems focused on task specific approaches to problem solving. Over the last decade, Dr. Sticklen has pursued en

Conference Session

Research on The First Year II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Dagley-Falls, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Cynthia Young, University of Central Florida

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, communications, medical field, manufacturing, transportation engineering, amongst others. Dr. Georgiopoulos is a Director of the Machine Learning Laboratory at UCF.Cynthia Young, University of Central Florida Cynthia Young is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics in the UCF College of Sciences and a Co-PI of the NSF-funded S-STEM program at UCF entitled the "Young Entrepreneur and Scholar(YES) Scholarship Program" as well as the NSF-funded STEP program entitled "EXCEL:UCF-STEP Pathways to STEM: From Promise to Prominence." Dr. Young's research interests are in the mathematical modeling of atmospheric effects on laser beams. She currently has projects with the Office of Naval Research

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stacie Edington, University of Michigan; Steven J. Skerlos, University of Michigan; Claudia G. Cameratti-Baeza, University of Michigan; Abby M. Chapin, University of Michigan; Frank J. Marsik, University of Michigan

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. He has co-founded two successful start-up companies (Accuri Cytometers and Fusion Coolant Systems), co-founded BLUElab, served as Director of the Graduate Pro- gram in Mechanical Engineering (2009-2012), and served as associate and guest editor for four different academic journals. His Ph.D. students in the Environmental and Sustainable Technologies Laboratory have addressed sus- tainability challenges in the fields of systems design, technology selection, manufacturing, and water.Claudia G. Cameratti-Baeza, University of Michigan At CRLT, Claudia works with the Foundational Course Initiative (FCI) as Pedagogy & Instructional De- sign Consultant. In this role, she partners with departmental instructional teams

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ryan Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University; M. Kevin Parfitt, Pennsylvania State University; Sez Atamturktur Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University; Moses Ling P.E., Pennsylvania State University

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. Dr. Atamturktur’s research has received funding from several federal agencies including the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Energy, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Education, and the Los Alamos National Laboratory, as well as industry organizations and partners, such as the National Masonry Concrete Association and Nucor. She served as the director of the National Science Foundation-funded Tigers ADVANCE project, which focuses on improving the status of women and minority faculty at Clemson. Previously, Dr. Atamturktur was the director of the National Science Foundation-funded National Research Traineeship project at Clemson, with funding for

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Peter L.L. Walls, Dunwoody College of Technology; Jonathan Aurand P.E., Dunwoody College of Technology

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Multimedia Case Studies and Open-ended Hands-on Design Projects in an ‘Introduction to Engineering’ Course at HamptonUniversity,” Journal of STEM Education: Innovation and Research, vol. 12 issue 7 & 8, pp. 32-35.[4] Hay, L. (2017, February), “Creative Design Engineering: Introduction to an InterdisciplinaryApproach,” Journal of Engineering Design, vol. 28 issue 2, pp. 144-146.[5] Tehrani, R., & Kiani, M. F., & Bellas, E., & Helferty, J. J., & Suh, W. H. (2017, August), “AProject Based Approach To Introduction To Engineering”, Paper presented at 2017 FYEEConference, Daytona Beach, Florida. https://peer.asee.org/29397.[6] Gunn, C., & Somerton, C. (2004, June), “An Engineering Laboratory Experience For AFreshman Engineering

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First-Year Programs: Virtual Instruction in the First Year III

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

AJ Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Amanda Marie Singer, Michigan Technological University; Nathan D. Manser, Michigan Technological University; Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, Michigan Technological University; Ken Thiemann, Michigan Technological University

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instruction.Topics included: Zoom breakout rooms and student engagement, giving remote exams, wellness,online laboratories and fieldwork, hands-on project-based learning, and feedback from studentson their transition to remote learning (https://www.mtu.edu/ideahub/). Additionally, severalUniversity policies were modified in response to challenges faced by students during Spring2020. Options were provided to extend the time for students to withdraw from classes, providedthe option to retake courses in Spring 2020 regardless of the grade they received, and included apass/low-pass/fail grading scale option.Planning for Fall 2020Planning for the first-year engineering courses for Fall 2020 semester started well before the endof the 2019-20 academic year. Early

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First-year Programs: Cornucopia #1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kevin J. Lindsay, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Meg Harkins, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Rachael Ohu, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Sherman Mumford, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Linda A. Thurman, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Analyst, and were spent working on astrophysics research, astronomical data analysis, and space-based instrumentation characterization, calibration, and experimen- tation. While at STScI I focused the majority of my efforts as a member of the development team for the Hubble Legacy Archive (HLA), as a member of the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS) pipeline and calibration teams, and as a member of the Operations Detector Laboratory (ODL), where I worked on the characterization of spaced-based CCD detectors. Now at UNC Charlotte, I have found new passion in the education, advising, and mentoring of undergraduate engineering students.Mrs. Meg Harkins, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Meg Harkins is an Associate

Conference Session

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

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield

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). Cognitive Apprenticeship in Science Through Immersion in Laboratory Practices. International Journal of Science Education, 29(2), 195-213.Fleming, L., Engerman, K., & Williams, D. (2006). Why Students Leave Engineering: The Unexpected Bond. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference. Chicago, IL.Garcia-Otero, S., & Sheybani, E. O. (2012). Retaining Minority Students in Engineering: Undergraduate Research in Partnership with NASA. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference. San Antonio, TX.Grindstaff, K., & Richmond, G. (2008). Learners' Perceptions of the Role of Peers in a Research Experience - Implication for the Apprenticeship Process, Scientific Inquiry, and

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First-Year Programs: Integrating Computing into the First Year

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oziel Rios, University of Texas, Dallas; Dani Fadda, University of Texas, Dallas

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] Trundle, K. C., Bell, R. L., "The Use of A Computer Simulation to Promote ConceptualChange: A Quasi-Experimental Study," Journal of Computers and Education, Vol. 54(4), 2010.[10] Zacharia, Z. C., Olympiou, G., Papevripidou, M., "Effects of Experimenting with Physicaland Virtual Manipulatives on Students Conceptual Understanding in Heat and Temperature,"Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Vol. 45(2), 2008.[11] Campbell, J. O., Bourne, J. R., Mosterman, P. J., Brodersen, A. J., “The Effectiveness ofLearning Simulations for Electronic Laboratories,” The Research Journal for EngineeringEducation, Vol. 91(1), 2002.[12] Carruthers, B. E., Clingan, P. A., “Use of Fluent Software in a First-Year EngineeringMicrofluidic Design Course,” Proceedings of

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FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Kampe, Virginia Tech; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Matthew Stimpson, Virginia Tech; Brad Matanin, Virginia Tech; Amanda Martin, Virginia Tech; Cory Brozina, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

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outcomes (e.g., diversity6). Perhaps one of the best testimonies to theformidable hold that learning communities, and living-learning communities in particular, haveestablished in the reform of higher education is the Academic Village which is slated to open infall 2007 at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. The Village is a new facility thatis to function as residential space for engineering students (~250) and faculty, and also is tocontain College of Engineering faculty offices, classrooms, and laboratory space, and universitydining facilities.7, 8 The current prevalence of “living learning communities” is easily madeevident with a Google search on that combination of words, which pulls up a huge number oflinks to college campus

Conference Session

FPD7 -- Service Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Pagano, Western Michigan University; Amanda Rossman, Western Michigan University; Kendall Vasilnek, Western Michigan University; Betsy Aller, Western Michigan University; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University; Edward Brabandt, Western Michigan University

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experience went, and, we believe, will continue to reach, farbeyond the first year of college.Acknowledgements and DisclaimerFunding for this project was provided by grants from the National Science Foundation and theLearn and Serve America program to the Engineering Design Center for Service-Learning atWestern Michigan University. Opinions and findings presented in this article are those of theauthors, and do not necessarily reflect those of the National Science Foundation nor Learn andServe America. Page 12.750.11Bibliography1. “Bragg’s Law.” X-ray diffraction. 2002. The Cavendish Laboratory, The University of Cambridge. Retrieved 10 Oct. 2005

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FPD10 -- Pre-Engineering and Bridge Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Grimm, Wayne State University

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recommended] Science: Conceptual Physics with laboratory [4 cr] Chemical Skills and Reasoning [4 cr] English: Basic Writing (if required based on placement) [4 cr] Engineering: Introduction to the Engineering Profession [2 cr] Bridge Mentorship Program (ad hoc) – fall and winter semesterStudents who placed out of beginning algebra, basic writing, or the introductory chemistrycourse, based on standard University placement tools, were not required to complete the firstcourse in these subject areas. The Engineering Bridge advisor works closely with these students,who are in the minority, to select the appropriate courses to round out their schedules.Students were expected

Conference Session

FPD11 -- Multidisciplinary Experiences

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University; Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University

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practice and display technical presentationskills. In addition, students often note that there seems to be a lack of connection betweencoursework and the ‘real world.’ While laboratory experiences can help students with this7, it isalso helpful to have examples so that the students can relate course content to their ownexperiences and interests outside of the classroom. Additionally, the ABET criteria requires thatstudents have a knowledge of current events related to the engineering profession3. It is alsoclear that having an understanding of engineering history can help us learn from prior mistakes8.The OME presentations provide the instructors with a wealth of examples that can be referredback to during lectures. They further provide students

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FPD7 -- Service Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Promiti Dutta, Columbia University; Alexander Haubold, Columbia University

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enhancement activities. Thisopportunity affords students to brainstorm in their groups in front of the instructional staff forany additional guidance that may be needed. The second part of class time is dedicated toinstructional workshop-type lectures regarding the software packages in the renowned BotwinickGateway Laboratory. Students can follow along as instructors lecture. We introduce twodifferent software packages, and thus we have learnt that the best method to do so is to divide theacademic term of typically fourteen weeks into two parts. The first part being dedicated tocomputational analysis using MathWorks Matlab and the latter for 3D modeling and renderingusing Alias Maya. This arrangement is successful since computational tools are useful