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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 16: That Important Decision - Which Engineering Major?

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Corey Kiassat, Quinnipiac University; Nebil Buyurgan, Quinnipiac University; Julia Leeds

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significant improvements in students’ learning when the instructors use computersimulations in fluid mechanics.With this theory in mind, we developed a spreadsheet-based simulation model as the IEchallenge activity in an introduction-to-engineering course. The purpose of this user-friendlysimulation tool was to raise students’ understanding of IE and introduce a few common IE tools.This challenge allowed the students to directly apply the Operations Research and HumanFactors concepts learned in the IE lessons of the course. The scenario behind the challenge wasthe realistic case of designing a commercial passenger airplane and scheduling its operations.Rather than a traditional test on the IE material presented during the three IE lessons

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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

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Nick Tatar, Olin College of Engineering; Kevin A. Nguyen, Texas Tech University; Chris Gewirtz, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #12234Assessing first-year students’ ability to critically reflect and build on theirteam experiencesDr. Nick Tatar, Olin College of Engineering Nick Tatar, Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Instructor of Education: Dr. Tatar received his PhD from the University of New Hampshire where he focused on student learning and student motivation dur- ing the high school to college transition. He initiated and developed a first-year seminar course at Olin College, a course that focuses on working in teams, diversity, and self-directed learning. He enjoys collab- orating with other faculty members in the classroom and

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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

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Victoria E Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Leo H McWilliams, University of Notre Dame; Catherine F Pieronek, University of Notre Dame

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isgenerally most prevalent in early semesters.6 Therefore, first-year programs are ideally situatedto aid students in building these interactive support networks. With these findings in mind,Notre Dame sought to create an educational experience within the first-year course that wouldencourage students to explore the extracurricular activities available to them within theuniversity. By making students academically responsible for attendance at extracurricularevents, the course staff sought to increase the chance that students would find encouragementand community early in their academic careers while learning more about the engineering majorchoice. More explicitly, the goals of these Engineering Exploration assignments were to helpstudents: 1

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Focus on Student Learning, Lifelong Learning, and the Whole Student

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Liya Ni, California Baptist University; Helen Yoonhee Jung P.E., California Baptist University; Ziliang Zhou, California Baptist University

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sessions with an engineering application spin and progress ratherquickly, having trigonometry started early as 3rd week of class.Our adopted textbook introduced trigonometry with the following example of one and two linkrobot. It is obviously hard to make a direct connection between the example and the actual robotin most students’ mind. Figure 1. Two link robot model Page 26.659.4To get students excited about the subject of trigonometry, we introduced two video clips at thebeginning of the class, first with a Star Wars movie clip showing Padmé Amidala and AnakinSkywalker’s adventure in droid factory on alien planet

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 11: Curricular and Program Innovations

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elisabeth A. Chapman, Clarkson University; Elisabeth Maria Wultsch, Clarkson University; Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; John C. Moosbrugger, Clarkson University; Peter R Turner, Clarkson University; Michael W. Ramsdell, Physics Dept. Clarkson University; Robert Prout Jaspersohn, Clarkson University

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or herown mind by constantly making and changing connections between with is new and what isalready known. Further, as it is just not possible for teachers to transfer knowledge into learners’brains, the students need to do the work required to learn. Thus, course innovations can bedesigned not only to help students develop metacognitive skills (e.g., previewing, summarizing,paraphrasing, note-taking), empowering them as active partners in their learning, but also toprovide students with the opportunity to do the work required to learn.12In response, recent innovations to the course not only increase the emphasis on active studentlearning but also provide students with opportunities that encourage them to think of themselvesas engineers by

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 3: Diversity and Multicultural Influences in the First Year

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Isabel Cristina Jimenez-Useche, School of Engineering Education, Purdue University; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University; Stephen R Hoffmann, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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students in their academic programs. International students experience a variety of adjustment issues that affect the teaching andlearning processes that take place in the classrooms. The primary issues are associated withcultural differences, communication, psychological states of mind and academic challenges 6–8.For example, students from Asia who come from very structured and hierarchical societies areused to a passive-learning, instructor-led approach to education. Those students must adapt to themore active, student-driven education style, found in U.S. institutions 9. Developing teamwork skills is essential for any engineering professional since engineering isby nature a collaborative discipline 10. The importance of this skill is

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 3: Diversity and Multicultural Influences in the First Year

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth A Adams, Chandler Gilbert Community College; Claire Louise Antaya Dancz, Arizona State University; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

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notyet been completed; we are in the midst of collecting data for the semester. Our initial resultsshow that conative understanding increases satisfaction and confidence, which we hypothesizewill lead to improved retention. This paper summarizes the conative interventions in engineering,the research methods, and preliminary results.IntroductionIn engineering advanced cognitive skills are highly valued and consistently rewarded. However,the mind consists of three separate domains: cognitive, affective and conative (Hilgard 1980 andTallon 1997). By focusing only on one of the three, students who don’t fit the typical mold mayfeel marginalized and discouraged from completing an engineering degree. We suspect that byexploring this idea we may

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Paying Attention to Retention

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Ernzen, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University; Kendra Rae Beeley; Robert J Culbertson, Physics Department, Arizona State University

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balanced influx has created issues of high attrition within engineering schoolsacross the country. Possibly, administrators keep this imbalance in mind as universities enroll farmore students in their freshman engineering courses than will graduate from these programs.Despite this, nearly all future projections call for an increase in the number of students trained inthe STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields, particularly engineering.Even with this growing spotlight, however, studies have still shown how the number of studentsentering college as STEM majors has actually declined in recent years.2 This issue of lowmatriculation combined with growing national attention thus results in a need to place higherpriority on the

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 7: The Transition from High School to College

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert A. Green, Mississippi State University; M. Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; James Warnock, Mississippi State University

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friendships andcreate a support group, they can also fail. We also did not want the student to lose sight of theirultimate goal – engineering – while taking math, chemistry, physics, and English classes.There were four major areas in which we determined academic content could be added to theevent. First there were seminars we could present to help students adjust to college. We alsowanted to introduce an element of engineering design into the activities to challenge thestudents’ minds and encourage them to make friends. To improve our students’ knowledge of thefacilities and history of the college, we developed a selfie scavenger hunt. This program alsopresented an opportunity to more fully implement the university’s freshman reading program.4

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 3: Diversity and Multicultural Influences in the First Year

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chirag Variawa, Northeastern University; Susan F Freeman, Northeastern University; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Kris Jaeger-Helton, Northeastern University; Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University

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Paper ID #11862First-year Student Assumptions on Diversity in Engineering EducationDr. Chirag Variawa, Northeastern University Dr. Chirag Variawa teaches first-year engineering design at Northeastern University. He received his Doctorate in Industrial Engineering, focusing on Language Inclusivity in Engineering Education from the University of Toronto. His undergraduate degree is from the same institution, from the Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering.Dr. Susan F Freeman, Northeastern University Susan Freeman, is a member of Northeastern University’s Gateway Team, a group of teaching faculty expressly devoted to

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 2: Design in the First Year: Challenges and Successes

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Natalie C.T. Van Tyne P.E., Colorado School of Mines; M Brunhart-Lupo, Colorado School of Mines

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). Inside Higher Ed,http://www.insidehighered.com/print/views/2012/07/19/how-colleges/can-best-connect-with-prospective-students-essay. (accessed October 1, 2013)16. Kaplan-Leiserson, E. 2008. Mind the Gap. National Society of Professional Engineers,http://www.nspe.org/PEmagazine/pe_0108_mind-the-gap.html (accessed September 30, 2013)17. Knowledge@Emory. 2010. Managing Millennials in the Workplace.http://knowledge.emory.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1351. (accessed October 1, 2013) Page 26.1740.14

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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

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Stephen E Silliman, Gonzaga University; Toni Boggan, Gonzaga University; Vladimir A Labay, Gonzaga University; George D. Ricco, Gonzaga University, Spokane; Suzann Girtz, Gonzaga University

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/or confidence inpursuing engineering and computer science (ECS)? Second, does the LLC impact studentconfidence to pursue an ECS major during the first semester? Finally, what specific aspects ofthe LCC remain influential throughout the undergraduate academic career?The LLC in ECS at Gonzaga UniversityGoller Hall has been run for a number of years as a dorm with preference for students enteringECS. Starting in 2010, this dorm became an official Living-Learning Community associatedwith a grant from the Kern Family Foundation (focused on Entrepreneurially Minded Learning).Students typically enter in the freshman year and remain in the dorm for two years. As an LLC,Goller Hall accepts applications over the summer prior to the freshman year

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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

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Nicole Lynn Larson, University of Calgary; Genevieve Hoffart, University of Calgary; Tom O'Neill, University of Calgary; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; William Daniel Rosehart P.Eng., University of Calgary; Bob Brennan, University of Calgary

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Paper ID #12418Team CARE model: Assessing team dynamics in first-year engineering stu-dent teamsMs. Nicole Lynn Larson, University of Calgary Nicole is completing her final year of her Masters in Industrial Organizational psychology at the Univer- sity of Calgary under the supervision of Dr. Thomas O’Neill. Nicole has been working with the Schulich School of Engineering for the past two years. During this period she has been involved in several initia- tives such as assessing student learning and engagement, implementing systems for peer evaluations, and leading teamwork training sessions. She is currently conducting

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 7: The Transition from High School to College

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caitlin Cairncross, University of Portland; Sharon A. Jones P.E., University of Portland; Zulema Naegele, University of Portland; Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland

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and ethical development in the college years: A scheme. New York: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston.11. Schaller, M. (2005). Wandering and wondering: Traversing the uneven terrain of the second college year. About Campus, 10(3).12. Seligman, M. (2011). Flourish. New York: Free Press.13. Tinto, V. 1987. Leaving College. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.14. University of Southern California. 2015. Center for Engineering Diversity. http://www.viterbi.usc.edu15. Vygotsky, L. (1978). Mind in Society. London: Harvard University Press. Page 26.300.15 Appendix A: Weekly ScheduleWeek 1Monday8:00am – 8:45am

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Interactive Panel on Improving the Experiences of Marginalized Students on Engineering Design Teams

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lorelle A Meadows, Michigan Technological University; Denise Sekaquaptewa, University of Michigan; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Debbie Chachra, Olin College of Engineering; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University

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Design in Engineering Education, Electrical and Computer, Engineering Libraries, First-Year Programs, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Student, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering, Women in Engineering

experiences.Dr. Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co- directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on com- munication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co-PI on numerous NSF grants exploring com- munication, design, and identity in engineering. Drawing on theories of situated learning and identity development, her work includes studies on the teaching and learning of communication

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Hands-on Projects and Spatial Skills

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin Emery Mertz, Arizona State University; Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Chao Wang, Arizona State University

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Paper ID #11398Design, Implementation and Evaluation of an Online Team and Activity-Based Introduction to Engineering CourseDr. Benjamin Emery Mertz, Arizona State University Dr. Benjamin Mertz received his Ph. D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 2010 and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 2005. He is currently a part of a lecturer team at Arizona State University that focuses on the first-year engineering experience, including developing and teaching the Introduction to Engineering course. He also teaches Thermo-Fluids and High Speed Aerodynamics for the

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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

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Donald E. Richards, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael A. Collura, University of New Haven

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Paper ID #12246Understanding a New Paradigm for Engineering Science Education UsingKnowledge about Student LearningDr. Donald E. Richards, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Richards is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and teaches in the area of thermal-fluid sciences. He earned his mechanical engineering degrees at Kansas State Uni- versity (BS), Iowa State University (MS), and The Ohio State University (PhD). Prior to joining Rose- Hulman in 1988, he was on the faculty at The Ohio State University. In 1998, he joined Kenneth Wark as co-author of Thermodynamics (6th Ed

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Teaching and Advising Students in that Critical First Year

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmela Cristina Amato-Wierda, University of New Hampshire; Robert M. Henry P.E., University of New Hampshire; Ernst Linder, University of New Hampshire (UNH)

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Paper ID #13484”It’s Too Hard,” to ”I Get It!” – Engaging Developmental Science as a Tool toTransform First Year Engineering EducationProf. Carmela Cristina Amato-Wierda, University of New Hampshire Carmela Amato-Wierda is Associate Professor of Materials Science at the University of New Hampshire. She shifted her research focus several years ago to the area of cognitive development of STEM concepts and practices in grades K-16. She has held NSF funded curriculum projects in General Chemistry and Materials Science, and has recently developed two science courses for non-scientists, titled: The Science of Stuff and

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Focus on Student Learning, Lifelong Learning, and the Whole Student

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Thompson P.E., University of Louisville; Patricia A Ralston, University of Louisville

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Paper ID #12482Using the Engineering Grand Challenges to Foster Critical Thinking andAwareness of the Engineer’s Role in the Global CommunityDr. Angela Thompson P.E., University of Louisville Dr. Angela Thompson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the University of Louisville. Dr. Thompson received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Louisville. Her research interests are in biomechanics and engineering education, particularly related to critical thinking instruction.Dr. Patricia A Ralston, University of Louisville Dr. Patricia A. S. Ralston is Professor and

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Paying Attention to Retention

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William John Palm IV P.E., Roger Williams University; Charles R Thomas, Roger Williams University

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first-semester GPA, while logisticregression was used for first-year engineering retention because it is a binary outcome.43Consistent with standard practice,43 the logistic regression results are reported using odds ratios.Readers unfamiliar with logistic regression should keep in mind that odds are not the same asprobabilities. For example, if 60% of a cohort of students is retained in engineering (as wastypical both nationally and at the study university from 2011-2012), the probability of aparticular student being retained is 0.6 while the odds of his or her being retained are 60:40 or1.5:1. If, on the other hand, 82% of a group of students is retained (as was the case for the 2013Engineering LLCs at the study university), the probability

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 2: Design in the First Year: Challenges and Successes

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Calabro, University of Maryland, College Park; Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park; Jackelyn Raquel Lopez Roshwalb, University of Maryland, College Park

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Paper ID #13336A reflection on the process of selecting, developing, and launching a new de-sign project in a large-scale introduction to engineering design courseMr. Kevin Calabro, University of Maryland, College Park Kevin Calabro is Keystone Instructor and Associate Director in the Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland.Dr. Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park Ayush Gupta is Research Assistant Professor in Physics and Keystone Instructor in the A. J. Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland. Broadly speaking he is interested in modeling learning and reasoning processes

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Paying Attention to Retention

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeff Johnson, LeTourneau University; Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University

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Paper ID #11891A First-Year Attrition Survey: Why Do They Say They Are Still Leaving?Mr. Jeff Johnson, LeTourneau University Jeff Johnson is an Assistant Professor at LeTourneau University. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology from LeTourneau in 1994 then proceeded to spend 16 years in industry focusing on machine and civil design as well as project management. In 2010 he began his teaching career at his alma mater to share his experiences with engineering and technology students. He earned a masters in Engineering Project Management from Eastern Michigan University in 2014. He is currently a co-PI on

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 2: Design in the First Year: Challenges and Successes

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reid Bailey, University of Virginia

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 comparative  study  on  undergraduate  and  practicing  engineer  knowledge  of  the  roles  of   problem  definition  and  idea  generation  in  design.  International  Journal  of  Engineering  Education,   2008.  24(2):  p.  226-­‐233.  2.   Newstetter,  W.C.,  Of  green  monkeys  and  failed  affordances:  A  case  study  of  a  mechanical  engineering   design  course.  Research  in  Engineering  Design,  1998.  10(2):  p.  118-­‐128.  3.   National  Research  Council,  How  people  learn:  brain,  mind,  experience,  and  school.  2000:  National   Academies  Press.  4.   Ambrose,  S.A.,  et  al.,  How  Learning  Works:  Seven  Research-­‐Based  Principles  for  Smart  Teaching.  2010

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 4: The Best of the All: FPD Best Papers

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Genevieve Hoffart, University of Calgary; Nicole Lynn Larson, University of Calgary; Tom O'Neill, University of Calgary; Matthew James Walter McLarnon, University of Western Ontario; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Bob Brennan, University of Calgary; Bill Rosehart, University of Calgary

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themselves.” Second, a four-item scaleof cohesion22 was collected to measure the extent to which members get along, remain unitedand enjoy working together. An example item from this scale is, “We enjoy spending timetogether.” Responses for both competitive CM and cohesion were provided on a seven-pointresponse scale, ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree. Third, team efficacy forinnovation is the belief about the team’s ability to innovate. This construct was developed in thecurrent research with engineering students specifically in mind. The five item scale includeditems such as: “How confident are you that your team can develop new techniques?” and “Howconfident are you that your team can invent new things?” (α = .93, ICC[1] = .29

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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

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Farshid Marbouti, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M University

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a member of the educational team for the Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN).Dr. Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M University Dr. Johannes Strobel is Director, Educational Outreach Programs and Associate Professor, Engineering & Education at Texas A&M, College Station. He received his M.Ed. and Ph.D. in Information Science & Learning Technologies from the University of Missouri. His research/teaching focuses on engineering as an innovation in pK-12 education, policy of STEM education, how to support teachers and students’ academic achievements through engineering, engineering ’habits of mind’ and empathy and care in engi- neering. He has published more than 140 journal articles and

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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

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

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rotatespecific roles had more interdisciplinary learning than those who did not, but that students alsotended to work across roles even after roles were specifically assigned.9 Prince et al. note the useof assigned roles in teams, but do not specify which roles they used in freshman courses.10With these theories and observations in mind, we endeavor to explore the effects of student roleassignment, role rotation, and a draft writing requirement on the performance of student teams ina first-year engineering course. This framework of assigned roles provides a way ofevenly distributing the work between teammates, to prevent group conflict and address studentsthat do not fully contribute to the group activities. Other literature provides guidelines on how

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Teaching and Advising Students in that Critical First Year

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Iryna Ashby, Purdue University; Marisa Exter, Purdue University

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pose challenge to traditional college diplomas. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Available from http://chronicle.com/article/Badges-Earned-Online-Pose/130241/8 Darling-Hammond, L., Barron, B., Pearson, P., Schoenfeld, A., Stage, F., Zimmerman, T., Cervetti, G., & Tilson, J. (2008). Powerful learning: What we know about teaching for understanding. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.9 Rugarcia, A., Felder, R., Woods, D., & Stice, J. (2000). The future of engineering education. Part 1. A vision for a new century. Chemical Engineering Education, 34(1), 16-2610 Felder, R. (2006). A whole new mind for a flat world. Available from http://www.che.ufl.edu/cee/11 Litzinger, T

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 2: Design in the First Year: Challenges and Successes

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Kathleen A Harper, The Ohio State University

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Paper ID #12126Implementing and Evaluating a Peer Review of Writing Exercise in a First-Year Design ProjectDr. Kathleen A Harper, The Ohio State University Kathleen A. Harper is a senior lecturer in the Engineering Education Innovation Center at The Ohio State University. She received her M. S. in physics and B. S. in electrical engineering and applied physics from Case Western Reserve University, and her Ph. D. in physics from The Ohio State University. She has been on the staff of Ohio State’s University Center for the Advancement of Teaching, in addition to teaching in both the physics department and college of

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 11: Curricular and Program Innovations

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marisa Exter, Purdue University; Iryna Ashby, Purdue University; Mark Shaurette, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Paper ID #13362Entering the First Year of a Multi-disciplinary, Hands-on, Competency-BasedLearning Experience: Hopes and concerns of students, parents and facultyDr. Marisa Exter, Purdue University Marisa Exter is an Assistant Professor of Learning Design and Technology in the College of Education at Purdue University. Dr. Exter’s research aims to provide recommendations to improve or enhance university-level design and technology programs (such as Instructional Design, Computer Science, and Engineering). Some of her previous research has focused on software designers’ formal and non-formal educational experiences and use

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 4: The Best of the All: FPD Best Papers

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; David Reeping, Ohio Northern University

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Paper ID #11105Providing Authentic Experiences in the First Year: Designing EducationalSoftware in Support of Service Learning ActivitiesDr. John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University John K. Estell is a Professor of Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Ohio Northern Uni- versity. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and his B.S.C.S.E. degree in computer science and engineering from The Univer- sity of Toledo. His areas of research include simplifying the outcomes assessment process through use of performance vectors and evaluation heuristics