Conference Session

Assessment and Curriculum Development

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Godfrey, University of Auckland; Rosalind Archer, University of Auckland; Paul Denny, University of Auckland; Margaret Hyland, University of Auckland; Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Karl Stol, University of Auckland

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First-Year Programs

curriculum. Thecommon program, taught entirely in-house, provides the opportunity for the earlydevelopment of a sense of belonging and identity as an engineer. Data presented in the formof student feedback, assessment results and evaluations suggest that this program may wellprovide examples of best practice.IntroductionIn the mid 1990s a series of international reviews of engineering education1,2,3, called forengineering graduates to be: “more outward looking, more attuned to the real concerns of communities. Courses should promote environmental, economic and global awareness, problem-solving ability, engagement with information technology… communication, management and teamwork skills, but on a sound base of mathematics and

Conference Session

Retention Tools and Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Jan Collins-Eaglin, Michigan State University; Nathaniel Ehrlich, Michigan State University; Denise Fleming, Michigan State University; Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2009-864: CONNECTOR FACULTY: A FRIENDLY FACE FOR EARLYENGINEERING STUDENTSDaina Briedis, Michigan State University 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 Fellow of