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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5B: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Biegalski P.E., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Kevin Kit, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Paper ID #14875Converting Traditional Engineering Physics Laboratories into Self-DesignedStudent ExplorationsDr. Amy Biegalski P.E., University of Tennessee, Knoxville Dr. Biegalski is a lecturer in the Engineering Fundamentals Program at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from the CASE School of Engi- neering. She worked as a consulting structural engineer before joining UT. Her research interests include engineering fundamentals courses and project based learning; abiegals@utk.edu.Dr. Kevin Kit, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Kevin Kit is Director of the

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 5: Using Video, Games, and More in the First Year

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eliza A Banu, Auburn University; Sai Maharaja Swamidason, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Laboratory for Innovative Technology & Engineering Education (LITEE); Pramod Rajan, Laboratory for Innovative Technology & Engineering Education (LITEE)

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Paper ID #12830Video Based, Game Integrated Concept Tutors – Effectiveness in FreshmanCoursesDr. Eliza A Banu, Auburn University Dr. Eliza Banu has a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from Polytechnic University of Bucharest and completed her Ph.D. program in Mechanical Engineering at Auburn University in 2014. Dr. Banu’s research interests are in the dynamics of impact of rigid bodies and human with granular matter as well as developing innovative instructional materials. She has been working with LITEE (Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education) at Auburn University since 2010.Mr. Sai

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FPD9 -- Technology & Textbooks

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University

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2006-2076: ENHANCING LEARNING OF LOW ABILITY STUDENTS INMULTI-SECTION FRESHMAN LECTURE/LABORATORY CLASSESJon Sticklen, Michigan State University Jon Sticklen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University. He has a strong research record in knowledge-based systems. His main contributions have been in the theory and application of task specific approaches and in model-based reasoning. Dr. Sticklen has led the effort to rejuvenate the MSU College of Engineering freshman gateway course in computational tools.Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University Mark Urban-Lurain is Director of Instructional Technology Research and

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First-Year Programs: Recruiting and Retention

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Charmane V. Caldwell, Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering; Roxanne Hughes, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

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Diversity

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; Engineering Liv- ing Learning Community (LLC), Educating Engineering Students Innovatively (EESI) and Peer-Assisted Study Sessions (PASS). Dr. Caldwell also serves as the activity director for the Title III program Engi- neering Learning Community. Those collective programs have nearly doubled the first-year retention of underrepresented minorities at the college.Dr. Roxanne Hughes, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory Dr. Roxanne Hughes is the Director of the Center for Integrating Research and Learning (CIRL) at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (MagLab). She has also directed the MagLab’s Diversity and Inclusion Programs from 2014 to 2019. She brings a breadth of experience in science teaching and infor

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First-year Programs: Retention and Bridge Programs #1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jeremiah Abiade, University of Illinois at Chicago; Joanne Moliski, University of Illinois at Chicago

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Diversity

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Paper ID #31289Work-in Progress: Identity and Transitions Laboratory: UtilizingAcceptance and Commitment Therapy framework to support engineeringstudent successProf. Jeremiah Abiade, University of Illinois at Chicago Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Laboratory for Oxide Research and EducationJoanne Moliski, University of Illinois at Chicago Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Laboratory for Oxide Research and Education American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020Work-in Progress: Identity and Transitions Laboratory: Utilizing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

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

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brandon B. Terranova, Drexel University; Christopher M. Weyant, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Steven Wrenn, Drexel Unviersity, Chemical and Biological Engineering Department; Youngmoo Kim, Drexel University, ExCITe Center; Lunal Khuon, Drexel University; Kristin Imhoff, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Kevin Ayers, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Antonios Kontsos, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Leonid Hrebien, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); James E. Mitchell, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

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Paper ID #20575Work in Progress: Curriculum Revision and Classroom Environment Re-structuring to Support Blended Project-Based Learning in First-Year Gen-eral Engineering Laboratory CoursesProf. Brandon B. Terranova, Drexel University Dr. Terranova is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the College of Engineering at Drexel University. In his current role, he is the lead instructor for the freshman engineering program, and oversees activities in the Innovation Studio, a large-area academic makerspace. He has taught and developed courses in general engineering and mechanical engineering at Drexel. Prior to Drexel, he has taught

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Potpourri

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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First-Year Programs

Page 14.537.2enterprise, the rise of industry that reshapes regions, and the conflict between publicenvironment and private profit. The course is offered at Princeton University toengineering students as a history/social science course and to non-engineering students asa technical course that requires a lab component. The underlying thought being thatengineering students will have numerous laboratory experiences within their engineeringacademic career and being able to get a course on the history of modern engineeringwhich counts toward a core humanities requirement early in their career will providethem a unique insight into engineering. Additionally, the creative hands-on laboratoryexperiences with structures: Eiffel Tower and Menai Straits

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First Year Programs Division Poster Session: The Best Place to Really Talk about First-Year Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindsay Corneal, Grand Valley State University

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c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A Guided Approach to Technical Report Writing for Undergraduate Engineering StudentsAbstractLearning how to write technical reports can be difficult for undergraduate engineering studentsthat have had very little, if any, experience with technical report writing in their high schoolclasses. The laboratory course “Engineering Measurement and Data Analysis” is required for allundergraduate engineering students at Grand Valley State University, with a major focus of thiscourse being technical report writing.In order to guide the students in preparing technical reports, templates were designed to act as anexample of how to present their laboratory results in a

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FPD VII: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-Year Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byron L Newberry, Oklahoma Christian University; Cory R. Davis, Oklahoma Christian University; Robert Andrew Stevenson, Oklahoma Christian University

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engineering students continues to be a critical concern across the engineeringdisciplines1-3. The typical engineering program begins with immersion of the student into thestudy of calculus. While this calculus content is mandatory to progression in the engineeringdisciplines, the abrupt transition from high school to Calculus I can be a deterrent to manystudents. Recognizing these facts, in fall 2009 the Oklahoma Christian University engineeringprograms implemented a new required freshman mathematics course, ENGR-1113 Foundationsof Engineering Mathematics, which precedes Calculus I. This class was patterned on the pilotprogram at Wright State University entitled “A National Model for Engineering MathematicsEducation” 4, 5. Both lecture and laboratory

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: It's All About Teams and Teamwork

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Jenahvive K. Morgan, Rowan University; Kaitlin Engle Mallouk, Rowan University

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Paper ID #11641Pre-defined roles and team performance for first year studentsDr. Jess W. Everett, Rowan University Jess W. Everett has worked in four distinct areas: waste management operations research, contaminated site assessment and remediation, education innovation, and sustainable engineering. He has employed a wide variety of techniques, including computer modeling, laboratory experiments, field testing, and surveys. His current research focuses on energy conservation, alternative energy generation, engineering learning communities, and hybrid courses (courses with classroom and on-line aspects).Dr. Jenahvive K Morgan

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Multidisciplinary First Year Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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-year engineering students 2008-09. Following the two years ofexperience in delivering these courses, we were able to objectively examine course content ascompared to course learning objectives and measured outcomes. This resulted in severalmodifications to both lecture content and delivery as well as to laboratory assignments as isdetailed below.Since 1993 the College of Engineering at MSU was actively involved with the ResidentialOption for Science and Engineering Students (ROSES) initiative. This was a residential living-learning program intended to provide a supportive and collegial environment for new freshmenintending to pursue majors and careers in technical fields. Starting in fall semester 2009, ournew program, Engineering Residential

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First-Year Programs: Paying Attention to Retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin B. Wheatley, Colarado State University; Tammy Lynn Haut Donahue, Colorado State University; Kimberly Catton P.E., Colorado State University

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First-Year Programs

Engineering c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 An Active Learning Environment to Improve First-Year Mechanical Engineering Retention Rates and Software SkillsAbstractThis work proposes a foundational change from traditional lecture to an active learningenvironment in the Colorado State University First-Year Introduction to Mechanical Engineeringcourse of 145 students. The goal of this approach is to improve computational capabilities inMechanical Engineering and long-term retention rates with a single broad emphasis. Major andminor changes were implemented in the course, from specific day to day in-class activities to theaddition of laboratory sessions to replace traditional classroom

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FPD4 -- Hands-on & Real-World Studies

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Menicucci, Montana State University; James Duffy, Montana State University; Betsy Palmer, Montana State University

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First-Year Programs

AC 2007-1748: HANDS-ON INTRODUCTION TO CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICALENGINEERINGJoseph Menicucci, Montana State UniversityJames Duffy, Montana State UniversityBetsy Palmer, Montana State University Page 12.796.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Hands-On Introduction to Chemical and Biological EngineeringAbstractMontana State University has revised our freshman seminar course by modeling it afterRowan University’s exemplary Freshman Engineering Clinic which utilizes a hands-onlaboratory approach to introduce freshman students to engineering.In the first half of the course, innovative laboratory modules developed by faculty atMSU and Rowan were adapted and

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Learning as a Community

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Amanda Idema, Michigan State University; Cynthia Helman, Michigan State University

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talents and interests.9Lyman Briggs CollegeThe Lyman Briggs College is a residential learning community devoted to studying the naturalsciences and their impact on society. In a single facility, the college encompasses physics,chemistry, biology, and computer laboratories; classrooms; faculty, administrative, and academicsupport staff offices; as well as student residences.10Broad Residential Option for Academic Distinction (BROAD) Freshman ProgramBusiness students participating in the Broad Residential Option for Academic Distinction(BROAD) Freshman Program live in a single residence hall and have roommates also in theprogram. These students are able to enroll in reserved sections of high-demand freshmanclasses, such as writing, arts &

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; David E. Perkins, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Theodore Greene, Wentworth Institute of Technology; John Peter Voccio, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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universities closed their campus and moved most or alllectures and labs online. Lab instructors were forced to convert their physical labs to online withlimited preparation time. It is important to highlight that only putting course content on the web,without using appropriate pedagogical models and principles, without appropriate means ofcommunication between participants and instructors and without the use of modern informationtechnologies to present the learning content, is not enough to fulfill educational goals [1].There are many educators that have already tried diverse ways to provide remote or virtualengineering labs [2]. All types of laboratories offer certain advantages. Engineering studentsshould be offered, through the duration of their

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FPD9 - First Year Learning & Assessment

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Johnson, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University; Kenneth Leitch, Valparaiso University; Barbara Engerer, Valparaiso University

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mutually exclusive, an optimal firstengineering course would benefit from adopting the best characteristics of each. By balancingthese different philosophies, it may be possible to design a course that is more effective than anyone philosophy could be. We have attempted to design such a balanced course, modeled afterwork done at Purdue University9, which helps students to learn the fundamentals of severalengineering disciplines and build interdisciplinary connections among those disciplines, and wedo so through a balance of traditional classroom and hands-on laboratory and design experiences. Page 13.63.33. GE 100 OverviewValparaiso University’s

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University; David Andrew Story, Sonoma State University; David Anthony House, Sonoma State University; Robert Evan Rowlands, Gap Wireless

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #22478Aksense: A General-purpose Wireless Controlling and Monitoring Device forTeaching First-year Electrical and Computer EngineeringDr. Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University Farid Farahmand is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Science at Sonoma State University, CA, where he teaches Advanced Networking and Digital Systems. He is also the director of Advanced Internet Technology in the Interests of Society Laboratory. Farid’s research interests are optical networks, applications of wireless sensor network technology to medical fields, delay tolerant networks. He is also interested in

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FPD11 -- Multidisciplinary Experiences

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. David Harding, University of New Haven; Pauline schwartz, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Agamemnon Koutsospyros, University of New Haven

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necessaryfoundation for incorporation of biological applications in upper level engineering courses such asmass transfer.The course includes a laboratory component incorporating experiments from biology andenvironmental engineering concepts with classical general chemistry. Approximately one half ofthe experiments are common with a typical second semester general chemistry course. Theremaining experiments include protein assay, enzyme kinetics, acid base behavior of amino acidsand biochemical oxygen demand. The laboratory component also places a heavy emphasis ondata analysis, uncertainty analysis and applications of statistics in experimentation.This paper will detail the development and delivery of Chemistry with Applications toBiosystems. Comparative data

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1553 FPD3 - Computer & Programming Tools in First Year Instruction

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Illig, Clarkson University; John Hrynuk, Clarkson University; Matthew Pennington, Clarkson University; John P. Dempsey, Clarkson University

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departments. In August 2006, Professor John Dempsey invited agroup of sophomore engineering students who had just taken the class to attend a workshop onthe course to share their experiences. This workshop resulted in the introduction ofundergraduate teaching assistants (UTAs) in each ES100 classroom.These UTAs provided, and continue to provide, input on revisions for many aspects of ES100,including course format, topics covered, and laboratory experiments. In particular, the UTAswere able to use their experiences in ES100 to assist in the redesign of course materials to bemore consistent, uniform, and mainstream, assisting in Professor Dempsey’s goal of making allengineering freshmen at Clarkson feel comfortable using MATLAB and LabVIEW. In

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First Year Programs Division Poster Session: The Best Place to Really Talk about First-Year Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy Jane Puccinelli, College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; John Murphy, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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engineering. This introductory freshmanengineering course has been offered since 1994, and is highly valued by faculty and students.2 Inthe laboratory section, they work in teams of 8-12 with a $200 budget (funded by our College ofEngineering) to solve a real-world, client-based engineering design problem proposed mostly byindividuals in the local community. Our regular clients often encourage others in the communityto apply to our program. To further recruit clients and projects, mass emails are sent out in thefall, spring, and summer to past clients, University researchers, and to local non-profitorganizations. For example, one of our clients is the United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of our county.What started as one lone project in 2012 to build a stair

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First-year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byron L. Newberry, Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts; Richard Miller, Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts; Robert Andrew Stevenson, Oklahoma Christian University

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enrollment, in the fall of 2009 Oklahoma Christian Universityadopted aspects of the Wright State University model1 for mathematics education by introducingan introductory ENGR-1113 Foundations of Engineering Mathematics course as a prerequisitefor first-level calculus enrollment. This course consists of both lecture and laboratory periodswhich are designed to strengthen basic algebra and trigonometry skills while also introducingstudents to foundational elements in calculus, differential equations and other higher-levelmathematics.The early part of the course is designed to cover trigonometric and algebraic fundamentals inorder that students may review these basics necessary for upper-level mathematics andengineering courses. The later-half of the

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Bridge Programs Connecting to First-Year Engineering

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda Simson, The Cooper Union; Laura C. Broughton, City University of New York, Bronx Community; Elizabeth J. Biddinger, City College of the City University of New York

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engineering, incorporating laboratory experiences into traditional coursework, and bringing awareness of electrochemical engineering to chemical engineers. Biddinger’s research involves applications of green chemistry and energy utilizing electrocatalysis, batteries, and novel solvents. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Program evaluation of a high school summer bridge program in chemistry and engineeringAbstractIn this paper we evaluate a summer college preparatory program for New York City high schoolstudents housed at Bronx Community College. The program was titled “Introduction to EnergyTechnology” and it focused on teaching chemistry and engineering

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The Ever-Changing Course

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Gustafson, Duke University; Rebecca Simmons, Duke University; W. Neal Simmons, Duke University; Michael Ehrenfried, Kent Denver School; Tod Laursen, Duke University

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Page 14.33.2mandate that all engineering students take the new course - neither computer science courses norAP credits can be used to replace it. What follows is a discussion of the redesign of the course,information about the addition of hands-on laboratories, and an assessment of the success ofthose laboratory experiences.RedesignAs a first step in the redesign process, eight years ago, the associate dean for the school formed acommittee to evaluate the curriculum of the freshman EGR 53L class. Faculty members werepolled as to the future usability of the language being taught in EGR 53L. At the time, studentswould learn either C or C++. While the faculty generally agreed that students planning to pursuegraduate school in most engineering

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FPD8 -- Systems, Nanotechnology & Programming

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Youssef Allam, Ohio State University; David Tomasko, Ohio State University; John Merrill, Ohio State University; Bruce Trott, Ohio State University; Phil Schlosser, Ohio State University; Paul Clingan, Ohio State University

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first-yearengineering curriculum. The lab project was piloted during Winter and Spring Quarters of 2004,with one section offered in each quarter for a total of 127 students then expanded to 3 sections in2005 with an enrollment of 190 students. This alternate project is currently being revised andwill be fully integrated into the program by Winter and Spring of 2006. In addition, an honorsversion of the project was offered in Spring 2005 to a single section of 32 students. A revisedhonors version will also be offered in Spring 2006. A three-pronged approach was employed indeveloping the project involving on-campus nanotechnology research laboratory tours hosted byfaculty and researchers, nanotechnology teaching modules, and hands-on lab

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FPD X: First-Year Design with Projects, Modeling, and Simulation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifford A. Whitfield, Ohio State University; Philip Schlosser, Ohio State University; John A Merrill, Ohio State University; Elizabeth Riter, Ohio State University; Kuldeep Agarwal, Ohio State University

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, offeredthrough First-year Engineering Program provides a multidisciplinary approach through lectureand laboratory experiences to the wide variety of engineering majors offered. The AEV design-build experience was developed specifically to facilitate innovation through energy managementconcepts within the multidisciplinary nature of design – complementing the acquisition of life-long learning skills offered through the First-year Engineering Program.Each student is introduced to fundamental energy conservation and loss measurement techniquesin designing energy efficient AEVs. Each team takes a hands-on approach in designing,building, and testing AEVs and AEV components with the use of desktop wind tunnels anddesktop and classroom monorail track systems

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First Year Programs Division Poster Session: The Best Place to Really Talk about First-Year Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Gordon, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Hasan Sevim, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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instruction and twohours of laboratory per week. This paper presents the design of the course, including anassessment-based approach for selection and rotation of supplemental instruction work groups,explores results of the pre- and post-assessments for two semesters of Engineering Physics I, andpresents implications for this course as well as for interfaces with subsequent courses inengineering curricula.IntroductionEngineering programs in the School of Engineering at Southern Illinois University Edwardsvillerequire two semesters of University Physics, a calculus-based sequence with associated labs.These courses are taught in the Department of Physics and require a pre-requisite of Calculus Iwith a grade of C or better and a co-requisite of Calculus

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Research on The First Year II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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AC 2010-2027: EVALUATING THE MOTIVATIONAL AND LEARNINGPOTENTIAL OF AN INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE FOR USE WITH FIRSTYEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTSOdesma Dalrymple, ASU PolytechnicDavid Sears, Purdue UniversityDemetra Evangelou, Purdue University Page 15.533.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Evaluating the Motivational and Learning Potential of an Instructional Practice for use with First Year Engineering StudentsAbstractAn experiment was conducted within a first-year engineering laboratory to provide empiricalevidence to support the pedagogical viability of Disassemble/Analyze/Assemble (DAA)activities, such as

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

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arturo A Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert A. Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American

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laboratory in topics such as profile of the engineering profession andeducation, systems of units, data presentation and graphing, ethics, and problem solving usingcommon engineering concepts.A description of one of these challenges is presented next to demonstrate the challengedevelopment and implementation process, the developed instructive materials, assessment tools(pre-test and post test), and the preliminary results that were obtained in the implementation ofthe challenges. Similar instruction and assessment tools were developed for each of the otherchallenges in Figure 2. Page 22.471.6 Introduction to ME Objectives M1 M2

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FPD X: First-Year Design with Projects, Modeling, and Simulation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ani Ural, Villanova University; Joseph Robert Yost, Villanova University; David W Dinehart, Villanova University; Shawn P. Gross, Villanova University

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. Lecture notesare posted on WebCT before class and students are required to come with paper copies of thelecture notes. Lectures are delivered interactively using PowerPoint during class. Meetings takeplace in a variety of locations including the home-base classroom, electrical engineeringlaboratory, and structural engineering teaching and research laboratory (SETRL). The classschedule and course overview as delivered in fall 2010 is provided in Fig. 3 Day Week Monday Wednesday (#) Location Lecture # T

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First-year Programs: Computation in the First Year

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Darren K. Maczka, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Rehan Shah, University College London; Andrew L. Gillen, University College London

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First-Year Programs

computation data and computer science. For this study,we did not include these majors, but their existence affirms our motivation to establish a baselineof computational skills and concepts in first year programs, as more of these types of majorscome into engineering. Findings and DiscussionExtracting concepts from course descriptionsCourse descriptions are limited by nature in what they can tell us and some were written in adifferent style than others (e.g. talking about experiences versus listing topics). There isdisciplinary jargon that we need help unpacking to identify what the actionable concept or skillmight be (e.g. machines and power laboratory). The disciplines of civil, environmental,transportation, and