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First-Year Programs: Monday Potpourri

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Cory Brozina, Youngstown State University

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science earn significantly more than students who major in the humanities andsocial sciences. Finally, high ability students have been found to shift to majors that result inmore profitable professional pathways and lower ability students shift to “easier majors”7.Student ability and their expectation of future earning potential were reported as importantfactors in the selection of a college major; however, these perceptions may have errors thatwould influence major change8. Social Cognitive Career Theory is based on the idea that careerdevelopment is a process related to self-exploration and choice, but that there can be barriers thatconfound decision making. For example an individual’s prior experiences and background(culture, gender, genetic

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First-Year Programs: Wednesday Potpourri

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Natasha Perova-Mello, Oregon State University; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Paper ID #19588First-Year Engineering Student Perspectives Of Google Docs For Online Col-laborationMs. Natasha Perova-Mello, Oregon State University Natasha Perova-Mello is currently a Postdoctoral researcher at Oregon State University in the School of Civil and Construction engineering. She recieved Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Purdue University. She previously worked at the Harvard Graduate School of Education as a Research Assistant focusing on students’ learning algebra and also taught an introductory physics course at Suffolk University, Boston, Mass. Before that, she worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at

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First-Year Programs: Monday Potpourri

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Sherry Liao, University of Portland

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Choose Engineering? A Qualitative, Longitudinal Investigation of Students’ Motivational Values. Journal of Engineering Education,October.16. Mills, L. R. (2009). Applying social cognitive career theory to college science majors. Graduate Theses and Dissertations. Paper 10703.17. MIT App Inventor. (2017). http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/, last accessed: January 26, 2017.18. Olin College Principles of Engineering Course. (2017). http://poe.olin.edu/, last accessed: January 30, 2017.19. Ortega-Alvarez, J. D., Atiq, S. Z., Rodriguez-Simmonds, H. E. (2016). A Qualitative Study Investigating How First-Year Engineering Students’ Value Beliefs Influence their Choice of Selecting an Engineering Major. In Proceedings of ASEE’s 123

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

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George D. Ricco, University of Kentucky; Janet K. Lumpp, University of Kentucky

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conversations reported by the faculty indicate that students begin sharing informationthey did not know would help them in their engineering careers. The third course in the sequence being more of a team design course, employs methodsfrom other design courses from FYE institutions in contact with our team (Adams, 2002; Atmanet al., 2007; Crismond & Adams, 2012; Turns et al., 2006). One engagement protocol that mixesbest practices from Adams’ work and is similar to the liberative ones employed by Riley is usedby one faculty member who requires all students to stand while discussing an element of designfrom the project, and the next speaker must amplify the previous student’s statement in terms ofhis own. Students in this scenario must engage

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First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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redesigned course (n=53,taught in Fall 2016).Course and instructional materialsThe purpose of this course is to help students learn about the process of becoming a chemical orbiological engineer, the scope of careers open to chemical or biological engineering graduates,and to introduce students to engineering design practices, laboratory safety, and professionalethics.Original course. The original course included guest speaker presentations, one laboratory sessionpaired with a redesign assignment, and a culminating design challenge. Presentations typicallyincluded a research-active faculty member presenting his or her research, though there were alsovisits from student organizations and advisors.In the laboratory, students filled out a worksheet

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Monday Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hector Enrique Rodriguez-Simmonds, Purdue University - Engineering Education; Nelson S. Pearson, University of Nevada, Reno; Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Clemson University; Kyle Patrick Vealey, West Chester University of Pennsylvania; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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globally focused career with the need to work withpeople from a variety of technical and diverse backgrounds. This trend has been reflected inengineering pedagogy with a rise in teaming experiences in first-year and capstone designcourses of engineering curriculum in the U.S.1 Additionally the ABET EAC Student Outcomescurrently require students to have “(d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams”2. Evenwith recently proposed changes to the following criterion, “(7) An ability to function effectivelyas a member or leader of a team that establishes goals, plans tasks, meets deadlines, and creates acollaborative and inclusive environment,” ABET Student Outcomes still emphasize the need forengineering students to be able to work in diverse