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Administering First-Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Susan Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University; Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Melissa Roberts, Michigan Technological University

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AC 2010-283: WHO CREATES AND DEVELOPS FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERINGDESIGN ACTIVITIES?Gretchen Hein, Michigan Technological UniversityAmber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological UniversitySusan Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological UniversityJason Keith, Michigan Technological UniversityMelissa Roberts, Michigan Technological University Page 15.1372.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Who Creates and Develops First-Year Engineering Design Activities?AbstractThe development and implementation of design activities for first-year engineering studentspresent unique challenges that include variable student backgrounds and knowledge and lack ofengineering experience and

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Multidisciplinary First Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University; Amanda Idema, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Carmellia Davis-King, Michigan State University

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AC 2010-1502: FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING: A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACHTimothy Hinds, Michigan State University TIMOTHY J. HINDS is an Academic Specialist in the Michigan State University College of Engineering Undergraduate Studies and Department of Mechanical Engineering. He is the lead instructor and coordinator for the Cornerstone Engineering program teaching courses in engineering design and modeling. He has also taught courses in machine design, manufacturing processes, mechanics, computational tools and international product design as well as graduate-level courses in engineering innovation and technology management. He has over 25 years of combined academic and industrial management

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Introducing Programming in the First Year

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Gordon, The Ohio State University

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AC 2010-869: USING COMPUTER MODELING PROBLEMS FORUNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING EDUCATIONSteven Gordon, The Ohio State University Page 15.1321.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Using Computer Modeling Problems for Undergraduate Engineering EducationAbstractModeling and simulation can be used to implement inquiry-based learning in engineeringcourses that actively involve students in the learning process, improve their problem-solvingskills, and encourage them to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics (STEM) disciplines. This approach was used in the creation of a thirteen dayworkshop for college credit for high

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Innovations in First Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Lewis, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Hieb, University of Louisville; David Wheatley, University of Louisville

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AC 2010-1278: INTRODUCING CRITICAL THINKING TO FRESHMANENGINEERING STUDENTSJames Lewis, University of Louisville James E. Lewis, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals in the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville. His research interests include parallel and distributed computer systems, cryptography, engineering education, undergraduate retention and technology (Tablet PCs) used in the classroom.Jeffrey Hieb, University of Louisville Jeffrey L. Hieb, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. His research interests include cyber security

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Administering First-Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Caverly, Villanova University; Howard Fulmer, Villanova University; Sridhar Santhanam, Villanova University; James O’Brien, Villanova University; Gerard Jones, Villanova University; Edward Char, Villanova University; Frank Mercede, Villanova University; Pritpal Singh, Villanova University; Randy Weinstein, Villanova University; Joseph Yost, Villanova University

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, reinforcing its use in the core course) LEGO-based robots in order to solve a variety of engineering problems. Some of the assignments include catapult trajectory aiming, racing path-following robots, robotic basketball, robotic art, and digital scanning.• In the Acoustic Technologies in Object and Fault Detection and Classification10 project, students apply acoustic and ultrasonic technologies to collect data, classify materials, detect flaws or damage, nondestructively evaluate material characteristics of products and structures, and construct and destructively evaluate reinforced concrete beams. MATLAB was heavily used in this project and was related to the vibration analysis in the core course

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Potpourri of First-Year Issues

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

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content, building a bridgebetween theory and practice, and sharpening their abilities to solve problems creativelyand working collaboratively.The above objectives are well aligned with the Engineering Criteria 2000 promoted byAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) that emphasizes on thebroad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in anenvironmental and societal context. In fact, ABET expects that engineering programsdemonstrate that their students attain the following outcomes: an ability to communicateeffectively (outcome 3g), ability to function in multidisciplinary teams (outcome 3d) andunderstanding the impact of engineering solutions in an environmental and societalcontext (outcome h) 9.In

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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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senior-physics students and confirming the improvements by measuring the effects of teaching interventions and strategies. Over the years he has successfully developed teaching and learning frameworks in physics that have led to significant improvements for students at Westlake Boys’ High School.Chris Smaill, University of Auckland Chris Smaill holds a Ph.D. in engineering education from Curtin University of Technology, Australia, and degrees in physics, mathematics and philosophy from the University of Auckland. For 27 years he taught physics and mathematics at high school level, most recently as Head of Physics at Rangitoto College, New Zealand's largest secondary school. This period also saw

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Multidisciplinary First Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Dinehart, Villanova University; Joseph Yost, Villanova University; Shawn Gross, Villanova University; Aleksandra Radlinska, Villanova University

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engineering highlighted. The second project involves acoustic technologies. In thisproject, electrical and mechanical engineering applications are investigated and elements of non-destructive examination and concrete material behavior are included. Students non-destructivelyor destructively evaluate the behavior of structural elements, construct/apply data acquisitionsystems, collect data, and synthesize the data to compare experimental results to theoreticalpredictions. Finally, students report their findings in written, graphical, and oral form.The projects highlighted provide civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering faculty membersthe necessary building blocks that can be applied to development of substantial educationalexperiences that fully

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Potpourri of First-Year Issues

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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learning exercises with out barriers between students, 4. removed student anonymity and therefore discouraged improper use of the computers 5. increased capacity of the classroom from twenty to twenty-four students reducing the number of sections that need to be offered each year, 6. improved quality of instructor control of the classroom computers and projection through the upgraded classroom network system, and,When not being used as a classroom it serves as the main open computing laboratory for theentire Department of Engineering. In addition it provides the School of Engineering,Technology and Computer Science with a computer classroom designed for active learning.The aesthetics of the room were also improved. A wire

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Introducing Programming in the First Year

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Bucks, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University

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University with courtesy appointments in Mechanical Engineering and of Curriculum and Instruction. He is a co-recipient the NEA’s Bernard M. Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education, the Campus Compact Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service-Learning; the NSPE’s Educational Excellence Award. Page 15.781.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Integration of Graphical Programming into a First-Year Engineering CourseAbstractMany first-year engineering curricula either include a course on computing or integratecomputing within one of the

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Research on The First Year II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah; Debra Mascaro, University of Utah; Robert Roemer, University of Utah

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AC 2010-1710: INTERACTIVE LEARNING USING A SPIRAL APPROACH IN ALARGE REQUIRED FIRST-YEAR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CLASSStacy Bamberg, University of Utah Stacy J. Morris Bamberg is an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah. She received her S.B. and S.M. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and her Sc.D. in Medical Engineering from the joint Harvard/MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. She teaches the required freshman design sequence, the required junior mechatronics sequence, and electives in musculoskeletal functional anatomy for engineers and medical instrumentation and physiology. She is interested in the use

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Design in the First Year

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sami Khorbotly, Ohio Northern University; Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University

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forthem if and when they receive their first “C”.Another group of students, the technology admirers, are quite determined to major in engineering as theyhave great expectations of all the “cool” things they will do in engineering. The problem these studentsfind with some engineering programs is the lack of engineering in the first year; these students may beimpatient and expect to start working with engineering projects as soon as they start their program. Formany students in this group, the necessary freshman classes in math and sciences will be intolerable andthe result may be transferring out of engineering.In order to address these issues, many engineering schools around the nation are modifying their curriculato include at least one

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Innovations in First Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Curran, University College Dublin; Colleen Doyle, University College Dublin; Enda Cummins, University College Dublin; Kevin McDonnell, University College Dublin; Nicholas Holden, University College Dublin

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. O’Connell, D. O’Hanlon, J. Spollen. 2006.Integrating Engineering and Biology – The Final Frontier. UNACOMA Vision Award, EurAgEng/CIGRconference, Bonn, Germany, Sept 6, 2006.5. Medaris, K. 2009. Hands-on Projects May be Best Way to Teach Engineering and Technology Concepts.Imperial Valley News. Yuma, Arizona, USA. 28 January 2009.6. Oakley, B., R. M. Felder, R. Brent, and I. Elhajj. 2004. Turning student groups into effective teams. Journal ofStudent Centered Learning 2(1): 9-34.7. Robson, M. 2002. Problem-Solving in Groups (3rd Ed.). Gower, Aldershot, UK.8. Savin-Baden, M. 2004. Understanding the impact of assessment on students in problem-based learning

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Service Learning and Societal Issues in the First Year

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; Jed Marquart, Ohio Northern University

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even millions through the thoughtful development of just a single well-designed project. As engineering educators, one of our roles is to raise awareness of both issuesand opportunities. All too often, students arrive at college with visions of designing that which isat the forefront of technology: a faster car, a longer bridge, or a next generation iPod. But whatabout the over two billion people in the world’s population who live on less than $2 a day?Visionaries such as Dr. Paul Polak, author of Out of Poverty 1 and a Distinguished Lecturer at the2008 ASEE Annual Conference, do not see this group as “poor people” but as potentialentrepreneurs and customers. Through his work in various Third World countries, Polak hassuccessfully demonstrated

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Research on the First Year I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rhonda Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Tarnisha Green, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Robert Ricks, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; John Nicklow, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

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Engineering, and Engineering, Civil Engineering Technology Engineering, and volunteered between one Engineering Technology day and two weeks of volunteered between one their time to teach topics day and two weeks of from their discipline their time to teach topics from their disciplineFreshman • Taught by the Director of • Taught by the Director of • Taught by a

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Research on the First Year I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Senay Purzer, Purdue University; Jing Chen, Purdue University

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. (2006). Assessment of shortfall: A board game on environmental decision-making.9. Rose, Mary, Flowers, Jim. (2008). Technology assessment: A graduate course to build decision- making skills.10. Ryan, Sarah, Jackman, John, Marathe, Rahul, Antonenko, Pavlo, Kumsaikaew, Piyamart, Kumsaikaew, Niederhauser, Dale, Ogilvie, Craig. (2007). Student selection of information relevant to solving ill- structured engineering economic decision problems.11. Sankar, Chetan S., Raju, P.K.. (2001). Importance of ethical and business issues in making engineering design decisions: Teaching through case studies.12. Schlosser, Phil, Parke, Michael, Merrill, John. (2008). Decision-making in the design-build process among first

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Service Learning and Societal Issues in the First Year

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol Sevier, Boise State University; Seung Youn Chyung, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

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programoutcomes.Students at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga enrolled in the freshman Introduction toEngineering Design course or juniors and seniors enrolled in an interdisciplinary design coursework on designing adaptive or assistive technology solutions for children with special needs.Students report a greater understanding of what engineers do and how they benefit society as aresult of their work on these projects.3Engineering students at Cal Poly State University had an opportunity to engage in a year-longproject during their first year, which involves SL to design a solar-based hot water heater or anemergency water purification system to meet the needs of local rural residents.4 This SLexperience helped the students develop an appreciation for the

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Research on The First Year II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Odesma Dalrymple, ASU Polytechnic; David Sears, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University

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reassembly of its components forthe purpose of understanding the physical, technological and developmental principles of theartifact. DAA activities have been successfully utilized in engineering learning environments,and their value as pedagogical tools is primarily supported by reviews from professors andstudents3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Enhanced understanding of engineering artifacts, exposure to the vocabularyof engineering systems, awareness of design processes, interest in learning about engineering in Page 15.533.2the future and improved ability to make connections between theoretical concepts and real-worldhardware, are some of the

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Research on the First Year I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Javarro Russell, James Madison University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Megan France, James Madison University; Ronald Kander, James Madison University; Robin Anderson, James Madison University; Heather Watson, James Madison University

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where he teaches and does research in the area of polymer processing, manufacturability, and rapid prototyping/tooling technologies. He received a BS in Chemical Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1980, and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware in 1987.Robin Anderson, James Madison University ROBIN ANDERSON is a professor and practitioner in Center for Assessment and Research Studies where she serves as the Associate Director. Previous to serving at James Madison University, Dr. Anderson worked with Blue Ridge Community College and the Virginia Community College System where she coordinated the System's core competency assessments. Dr. Anderson started

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Mentoring First Year Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Rippon, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University

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AC 2010-1149: CAMPING THE WAY TO HIGHER RETENTION RATESSteve Rippon, Arizona State UniversityJames Collofello, Arizona State University Page 15.256.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Camping the Way to Higher Retention RatesAbstractFreshman retention is a top priority in nearly all engineering schools. Increased retentionoptimizes new-student recruitment dollars, decreases students’ time to graduation, impactsschool rankings, and helps to meet industry’s increasing demand for engineers. Most researchersand experts in the field agree on a number of basic tenants of retention. Topmost are the tenantsof creating community amongst freshmen, bonding

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Research on the First Year I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chirag Variawa, University of Toronto; Susan McCahan, University of Toronto

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-tier” universities thatsupport inclusive environments for minority students, and contends that a supportive institutionalenvironment benefits everyone. Malone and Barabino 21 considered such environments as they Page 15.362.5examined the role of environment in identity-formation. They also performed a comprehensiveanalysis of narrations of race in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) settings.Their work identifies themes of invisibility and lack of recognition, exclusivity, racialization, andissues of integration of identity. In general, their work pulls together research from varioussources, including existing literature and

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Mentoring First Year Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rose Marra, University of Missouri; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech; Barbara Bogue, Pennsylvania State University; Chia-Lin Tsai, University of Missouri; Fleur Gooden, Virginia Tech

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AC 2010-384: PEER MENTORING: IMPACT ON MENTEES AND COMPARISONWITH NON-PARTICIPANTSRose Marra, University of Missouri ROSE M. MARRA is an Associate Professor in the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri. She is Co-Director of the NSF-funded Assessing Women andMen in Engineering (AWE) and Assessing Women In Student Environments (AWISE) projects and Co-PI of the National Girls Collaborative Project. Her research interests include gender equity issues, the epistemological development of college students, and promoting meaningful learning in web-based environments.Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech WHITNEY A. EDMISTER is the Assistant Director of the

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Design in the First Year

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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toengineering concepts without scaring students away from engineering. The projects offeredwere: Robotics with Matlab & Lego NXT, Analytical & Experimental Evaluation of aSMARTBEAM, Application of Acoustic Technologies, Fuel Cell Electric Car, ArtificialKidney: Improving the Current Dialysis System, Aerodynamics of Vehicles. The goal of theseprojects was to excite the students about engineering, provide an understanding of whatengineers do, and give a basic understanding of the level of independent learning andprofessionalism expected of an engineering student. At the beginning of the second semester,the students had a choice of a second mini-project (from the same six offered in the fall), afterwhich they are to select their major within

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Service Learning and Societal Issues in the First Year

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Savilonis, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David Spanagel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Wobbe, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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AC 2010-323: ENGAGING STUDENTS WITH GREAT PROBLEMSBrian Savilonis, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Brian Savilonis is a professor in Mechanical Engineering; he has been at WPI since 1981. His teaching and research is primarily in thermofluids and biofluid mechanics. Email bjs@wpi.edu, phone 508-831-5686.David Spanagel , Worcester Polytechnic Institute David Spanagel recently joined WPI in the Department of Humanities and Arts; his scholarship is in history of technology and science. Email spanagel@wpi.edu, phone 508-831-6403.Kristin Wobbe, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Kristin Wobbe is Associate Dean for the First Year and associate professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry. She has

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Mentoring First Year Students

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daina Briedis, Michigan State Univesity; Nathaniel Ehrlich, Michigan State University; Colleen McDonough, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University

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AC 2010-420: THE EEES/CONNECTOR FACULTY PROGRAM: SURVEYS OFATTITUDES, EXPERIENCE AND EVALUATIONSDaina Briedis, Michigan State Univesity Dr. Daina Briedis is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Michigan State University. Dr. Briedis has been involved in several areas of education research including student retention, curriculum redesign, and the use of technology in the classroom. She is a co-PI on two NSF grants in the areas of integration of computation in engineering curricula and in developing comprehensive strategies to retain early engineering students. She is active nationally and internationally in engineering accreditation and is a

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Potpourri of First-Year Issues

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; Laurie Laird, Ohio Northern University

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the technical aspects of the video; amongthese comments were the following: • “...showed how far computer processing technology has come in recent years.” • “It’s a pretty cool concept in the fact that the robot controller is actually more precise then the game itself.” • “I think it is amazing that there is a robot that can play so accurately well on Guitar Hero or Rock Band. Even though it doesn’t hit every note due to a delay from Windows XP, it still does a lot better than I could ever do.”Two of the student comments summed up the general impression of the video with: • “The video gives the message that engineering has multiple aspects, some of which are more fun than others.” • “Technology can

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Administering First-Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David Goldberg, University of Illinois, Urbana

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school to design cool technology. Second, there were students who wanted to be thenext “Max Levchin,” the next great tech entrepreneur. Finally, there were students who wantedto “save the world” by tackling difficult social or environmental problems. Four teams werecreated in alignment with these aspirations: 1. Art & Engineering Design (AED). 2. Service & Systems Engineering (SSE) 3. Entrepreneurship & Innovation (EI) 4. Engineering in Service to Society (ESS).These diverse iTeams provide a variety of emphases to accommodate the interests of students.At the iLaunch, students were presented with a list of the available teams, and the students wereasked to rank their preferences. In Fall 2009, all students got their

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Innovations in First Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zane Mitchell, University of Southern Indiana; Marco Lara Gracia, University of Southern Indiana; Ronald Diersing, University of Southern Indiana; Glen Kissel, University of Southern Indiana

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attitudes. A departmental strategyfor continuation of this program after expiration of the grant will also be explored.IntroductionAt the University of Southern Indiana (USI), and throughout the nation, post-secondary science,technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs are having difficulty with the recruitingand retention of students. The National Science Foundation (NSF) created the STEM TalentExpansion Program (STEP) grants to help devise ways to address these issues. USI received agrant from the NSF in 2008 to take a 4-pronged approach towards increasing the number ofSTEM graduates in our region. The funds are being used to engage STEM majors in earlyundergraduate research, to provide more intensive academic advising to at-risk STEM

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Research on The First Year II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Junqiu Wang, Purdue University; P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University

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score.IntroductionThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)1 Engineering Criteria 2000requires engineering students should “be able to function effectively in a multidisciplinary team”.The question is: how can students’ team skills be taught and assessed2,3,4? In a previous study,we defined student’s team skills through a three-construct theoretical model: interdependency,goal setting and potency. This model entails possible application in both pedagogy andassessment. Peer evaluation has been used as an effective instrumentation tool to assess students’team skills and performance5,6,7,8,9. We developed a 9-item peer evaluation questionnaire tomeasure student’s individual perceptions on their teammates along our three-constructstheoretical

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Research on The First Year II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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experience, living-learning communities, and persistence to graduation for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs.Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida Michael Georgiopoulos is a Professor in the UCF School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the 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. Georgiopoulos' research interests lie in the areas of machine learning, neural networks, pattern recognition and applications in signal/image processing