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First-year Programs Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Rippon, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University; Robin R. Hammond, Arizona State University

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Education, 2012 “OMG! That’s What an Engineer Does?”: Freshmen Developing a Personal Identity as an EngineerAbstractFreshman 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 in retaining engineering freshmen.Topmost are the tenants of creating community amongst freshmen, bonding freshmen withreturning students, creating opportunities for meaningful interaction between freshmen andfaculty both in and outside of the classroom, helping freshmen

Conference Session

First-year Programs Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Patricia Dee Zobel, Rowan University

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close relationships with peers and faculty.Students pointed to living near each other as an important factor in developing peer relationships.They were neighbors, friends, and peers all connected through the engineering major.ELC student took two ELC-linked courses each semester. They attended class, worked onlaboratories and homework, and studied together. These in and out of class peer collaborationshelped to foster, build, and maintain close friendships amongst the ELC community members.The social programming that was implemented for the ELC community throughout the year alsohelped to spark and sustain friendships within the community. Students in the focus groupindicated this helped build their peer-to-peer relationships, perseverance to

Conference Session

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

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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

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

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Carmen R. Zafft, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Evan T. Curtis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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and educate future engineers1,2. Of specificconcern is the ability and capacity of four-year institutions to educate and supply this demand2.In an effort to meet the rising demands for engineers, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), in partnership with the state’s six community colleges, sought to increase the number ofcommunity college transfer students entering into the College of Engineering (COE). This effort,leveraged through a National Science Foundation Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics Talent Expansion Program grant (STEP), developed and institutionalized aneffective pathway for community college students to complete select freshman and sophomoreengineering courses that transfer to the university’s COE. However

Conference Session

FPD XI: Tidbits and Cookies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Patricia A. Tolley P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Kimberly Warren, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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., University of North Carolina, Charlotte Patricia A. Tolley, Ph.D., P.E., is Associate Dean for undergraduate experiences in the Lee College of En- gineering at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Her responsibilities include the introductory en- gineering and engineering technology courses, a large freshman residential learning community and peer retention program, a junior/senior multidisciplinary professional development course, student leadership academy, employer relations and industry-sponsored senior design, and ABET and SACS accreditation. Her research focuses on engineering education research using quantitative methodologies.Dr. Kimberly Warren, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Kimberly Warren is