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First-Year Programs: Cornucopia

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Joshua Bourne Reed, Rowan University; Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Richard Tyler Cimino, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jennifer Pascal, University of Connecticut; Michael F. Young, University of Connecticut

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Paper ID #33866”Mapping” the Landscape of First-Year Engineering Students’Conceptualizations of Ethical Decision MakingJoshua Bourne Reed, Rowan University Josh Reed is an engineering masters student at Rowan University working for the Experiential Engineering Education department. He has graduated with a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from Rowan University. Josh is very passionate about education as well as the social issues in both the engineering and education systems. He hopes to further his understanding in both of these fields.Dr. Scott Streiner, Rowan University Dr. Scott Streiner is an assistant

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First-Year Programs: Unique Projects and Pedagogies

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Robin K. Hill, University of Wyoming

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fruitful user experience [2], ethics and scrutiny on socialeffects [3], and communication and collaboration skills [4]. This initiative, a straightforwardreading assignment, reaching outside the obvious subject matter, fits into none of those categories.This paper suggests the benefits that it can confer in an introductory computing course.The SceneThe Computer Science First-Year Seminar (FYS) is one of about 60 such seminars acrosscampus. The university studies (general education) program requires incoming freshmen andother first-year students to take one from this selection of seminars on different subjects, notnecessariy in their major field if they are among the few who have chosen a major already. Theunderlying FYS goal, teaching these high

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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Alexander James Carroll, Vanderbilt University; Joshua Daniel Borycz, Vanderbilt University; Julianne Vernon, Vanderbilt University

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presentation slides completed bystudent groups within the three eligible chemical engineering sections. We measured studentachievement of three learning outcomes, referred to as Criterion 1, 2, and 3, by customizing arubric previously developed for evaluating undergraduate research assignments [16]. Criterion 1,“Evaluate Information Sources Critically,” measures students’ ability to select a variety ofappropriate information sources as part of their projects. Criterion 2, “Use InformationEffectively,” measures students’ ability to synthesize multiple information sources within theirpresentations, as well as their use of in-text citations to bolster their claims with evidence.Criterion 3, “Use Information Ethically,” measures students’ ability to

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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Stacie Edington, University of Michigan; Steven J. Skerlos, University of Michigan; Claudia G. Cameratti-Baeza, University of Michigan; Abby M. Chapin, University of Michigan; Frank J. Marsik, University of Michigan

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studentsat the University of Michigan are here because they want to make the world a better place.Subsequently, the module asks students to consider engineering from a number of angles,including perspectives from junior and senior level engineering students that reinforce the socialdimensions of engineering. The module familiarizes students with the ABET criteria and theNSPE code of ethics [13], [15], while highlighting the ways in which these emphasize theimportance of engineers developing in social areas. Upon completing the module, students havebeen confronted with the idea that social engagement and the analysis of the social impacts ofengineering decisions is a core part of what a practicing engineer should do.Design & Decision

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First-Year Programs: First-Year Experiences

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Randy Hugh Brooks, Texas A&M University

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alerting the committee to additional challenges: • Students are hindered by not having a strong knowledge of computer programming before entering their upper level courses. • Engineering Ethics is typically a senior-year course taken while students are focused on their job search and is administered via the Philosophy department. As seniors, students apply their efforts to courses in their field of study and explore employment opportunities; thus, there is concern that integration of engineering ethics into student psyches is not occurring effectively.“The committee came forward in March 2017 with recommendations, which were immediatelyfast-tracked to support a fall 2018 rollout: • The first semester

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First-year Programs: Focus on Student Success 2

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Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University; Abigail T. Stephan, Clemson University; Baker A. Martin, Clemson University; Matthew K. Miller, Clemson University

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department is always looking to improve how material relevant to major explorationis incorporated into its introductory course as it can have a significant impact on individualstudents as well as the retention and persistence statistics in the engineering majors.Over the years, the General Engineering department has implemented a variety of methods toencourage and/or require students to learn about the different engineering majors offered atClemson. For several years, students were required to complete a series of assignments as part ofan “Individual Reflection Portfolio.” These assignments required students to researchinformation about the different engineering disciplines then write reflections related toengineering ethics and future engineering

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First-Year Programs: Virtual Instruction in the First Year II

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Dani Fadda P.E., University of Texas at Dallas; Oziel Rios, University of Texas at Dallas

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” formatting. The shown graded deliverables in the schedule for Week 9 are Lab9, which is worth 3 points, and Quiz 9, which is worth 2 points. The study materials for Week 9are Lecture 9 on the subject of Ethics. Several students provided feedback about this schedule andappreciated its simplicity, availability, and efficacy. Fig. 1, Top of the Course’s HomepageA link is provided, below the schedule, to a discussion board where all technical questions areasked and resolved. As presented in a previous paper [6], discussion boards initialized a sense ofcommunity and helps students interact with the professor, teaching assistants, and one another.Ray and Tabas [7] deployed a survey in their online class. Their survey indicates

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First-Year Programs: Virtual Instruction in the First Year III

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Shannon Barker, University of Virginia

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applying components of the engineering design process, as well ascommunications, teamwork skills, and the human factors (such as equity and ethics) that go intothe business of engineering. The entire class discussed these concepts for the first half of eachsynchronous session. The second half of the sessions took place in team breakout rooms forfurther discussion and applicational activities.Student support: Friday class time was dedicated to teaching team support, either through virtualmeetings or in-person studio support. As studio capacity was decreased due to COVID-19, arotating schedule of teams could attend in-person studio time with the teaching assistants to workon their projects or to seek general academic support. Throughout the semester

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First-Year Programs: Student Perceptions and Perspectives

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George James Lamont, University of Waterloo; Stephanie Mutch, University of Waterloo; Chimdindu Ohaegbu, University of Waterloo ; Hamza Z. Butt, University of Waterloo; Kate Mercer, University of Waterloo; Kari D. Weaver, University of Waterloo

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skills, such as findingand using reliable information, conducting their work ethically, and locating standards and codes[3], [4]. As such, engineering students need comprehensive and effectively designedinformation-seeking instruction.Traditionally, information-seeking behavior instruction is formally delivered in person, followedby in-class activities that give students opportunities to practice their skills. In this setting,instructors, librarians, and teaching assistants can directly observe and guide student behavior,while students can ask questions and receive real-time feedback. These interactions have beenshown to improve learning outcomes by facilitating student engagement [5]. With classes movedonline, educators are left to determine

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First-Year Programs: Focus on Student Success I

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Brian Scott Robinson, University of Louisville; Tom Tretter, University of Louisville; James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Nicholas Hawkins, University of Louisville

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utilizing a 3-factor model (discussed in detail below) to measure first-yearengineering students’ maintained interest in the engineering profession as a career choice.1. IntroductionNational retention rates in STEM undergraduate programs continue to average about 50% [1].More specifically, there has been an undesirable decrease over the past several decades in thenumber of students persisting in engineering degree programs [2-3]. Increasing first-yearengineering retention increases the number of engineering students earning undergraduatedegrees, yet doing so has proven challenging because associated factors are multifaceted and notthoroughly understood [4-6].Aptitude and work ethic certainly play a role in retaining students in the engineering

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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Sreyoshi Bhaduri, McGraw Hill ; Michelle Soledad, The Ohio State University; Tamoghna Roy, DeepSig Inc.; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tamara Knott, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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employing in- novative, ethical and inclusive mixed-methods research approaches using AI to uncover insights about the 21st century workforce. Sreyoshi is passionate about improving belonging among women in STEM and Engineering. She was recently elected as Senator at the Society of Women Engineers - a not for profit organization with over 42,000 global members and the world’s largest advocate and catalyst for change for women in engineering and technology. She is also a member of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Learn more about her work and get in touch at www.ThatStatsGirl.com.Dr. Michelle Soledad, The Ohio State University Michelle Soledad is a Lecturer in the Department of Engineering

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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Aamir Fidai, Texas A&M University; Samiha Momin; Asma Salim Maredia, Texas A&M University; Insha Ashirali Umatiya

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engineeringstudents. First-year engineering courses serve as an introduction for students to the concepts,ethics, and the eco-system of the field of engineering. These courses also help budding engineerssolidify their engineering identities. Recent years have seen a greater call for developingengineers who are able to diverse and ambiguous real-world problems [1]. This call for reformcomes from the industry as well as the call from the Accreditation Board for engineering andTechnology (ABET) [2]. Engineering students often go on to becoming committed professionalsbut also leaders in their communities. Therefore, it is extremely important to develop studentengineers who are able to work collaboratively in interdisciplinary teams [3]; take on short- andlong

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First-year Programs: Focus on Student Success 2

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Randy Hugh Brooks, Texas A&M University

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fundamentals from all three courses will overlap, often concurrently. b. Re-inforce the importance of developing quality writing skills. c. Show how other subjects such as history, ethics, and musical improvisation may cross paths with or support engineering views and mindsets. d. Student product is a lesson design that includes exploring a concept across multiple disciplines. 4. Overview of first-year engineering core/foundation courses. a. Share ABET student learning outcomes and expound on expectations. b. Conduct a detailed explanation of common course topics for first-year courses to include expected prerequisite knowledge. c. Identify support resources

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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Jonathan Aurand P.E., Dunwoody College of Technology; David Andrew Adolfson, Dunwoody College of Technology

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sit through a lecture on basic circuits as a mechanicalengineer if you know that next week the topic will be forces and mechanical work. Similarly,visiting a potential employer site which employs many or all of the disciplines in the coursemakes it easier for students to envision how the skills they are developing will interface withthose of their peers in another discipline and how all the disciplines work together to developengineered solutions.One way that was simple to communicate which content “belongs” to a discipline was to usecolor codes on the schedule to show what activities/lessons apply to all disciplines(communications, ethics, engineering design process, etc.) and which are more specificallyfocused on a given discipline

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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Ryan Solnosky P.E., Pennsylvania State University; M. Kevin Parfitt, Pennsylvania State University; Sez Atamturktur Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University; Moses Ling P.E., Pennsylvania State University

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selection and regardless of which discipline theengineering student decides to major in, any College of Engineering student in AE 124 wouldbenefit from gaining an appreciation of the role buildings play in improving the human conditionand orienting them toward engineering for long-term positive societal benefit. The revitalization efforts focused around three basic groups or modules of materials. Thefirst is aligning the content and materials to support the university requirements of ethics,academic and personal success, and work habits while in college. The second focus is on helpingstudents develop the social support networks by connecting to faculty, to other students and withthe physical campus itself. The third is providing an

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First-Year Programs: First-Year Experiences

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Jill Davishahl, Western Washington University; Jeffrey L. Newcomer, Western Washington University

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peers.As we enter an age when diversity is highly valued, inclusion and equity are becoming commonterms associated with learning and work environments. ABET EAC Student Outcome 5 specifiescreating “a collaborative and inclusive environment” as part of teamwork, and, as such, it isessential we educate our incoming students on these topics and provide support for their socialand emotional development as part of their professional development.The authors present a new model for an engineering orientation for first-year students thatintroduces them to professional codes of conduct and educates students on the importance ofacting professionally and ethically in classrooms, laboratories, makerspaces, and even in thehallways. The orientation also

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First-Year Programs: Unique Projects and Pedagogies

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Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University; Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University; James Coffin

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* *Assessment Automatic grading * * * * Self and peer anonymous grading Table 2. Professional Skills Related Topics Project Dream Lecture Topics and Formats Management Ethics Resume Projects One instructor in person for all sessions Including online portion Teaching Purely online module * * * Each instructor leads their own session * Manual grading

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First-Year Programs: Virtual Instruction in the First Year II

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Jaya Dofe, California State University, Fullerton; Sudarshan T. Kurwadkar, California State University, Fullerton

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projects.In most engineering programs, the Introduction to engineering courses is offered based on disci-pline-specific contents. Introduction to engineering (EGGN-100) at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF),is offered to first-year and undecided engineering majors every fall semester. Besides theobjectives mentioned earlier, one of the primary goals of this PBL course is to “introduceundecided freshman engineering students to major projects in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, andComputer Engineering projects so that students can make an informed choice about their major.”The course starts with an active introduction to the engineering profession, different engineeringdisciplines, engineering ethics, team building, and engineering

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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Matthew Lucian Alexander P.E., Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Breanna Michelle Weir Bailey P.E., Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Rajashekar Reddy Mogiligidda, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Mahesh Hosur, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; David Hicks, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Michael Preuss, Exquiri Consulting, LLC

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; Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; and Mechanical Engineering. Whilenot an exhaustive list of undergraduate majors offered by the COE, these four broad cohortsenabled the SBP to cover major areas of interest to participants.Engineering presentations by Texas A&M University-Kingsville faculty addressed introductoryengineering topics such as the design process, importance of math for engineers, use of computerprograms, professional registration and public safety, engineering ethics, and engineering careerpaths. These were distributed throughout the 3-week period. The organizing faculty decided thatworking or retired engineers from the community and alumni from the COE would be invited tospeak individually or as group panelists about

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First-year Programs: Computation in the First Year

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

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assess, manage, communicate and ethically use data (Prado& Marzal, 2013). However, with the recognition of the increasing importance of computationalliteracy as a valuable learning outcome within undergraduate courses, a new framework ofdata-informed learning i.e., learning that emphasizes the use of data within a specific disciplinarycontext, while constructively building on students’ past experiences, is being used progressivelyas a tool to promote lifelong learning in higher education (Maybee & Zilinski, 2015).An empirically motivated case-study by Magana et al. (2016) discusses a similar notion termed“authentic computational learning” (learning that is meaningful to the learner, contextual to thediscipline and relevant to real-world

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First-Year Programs: First-Year Experiences

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Ashish D. Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Roobini Vijayabalan; Athira Suresh Kumar Nair

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designed course for underprepared(in mathematics, as placed by the placement exam) and undecided students grouped under generalengineering. This course combines a lecture (common for all sections of the course) and alaboratory component to help students not only to learn about various major engineeringdisciplines but also to pick up effective and transferrable skills to become better engineeringstudents. The course covers many important modules necessary for introductory engineeringdesign courses, namely - engineering design, engineering software, engineering research,engineering ethics, using the Makerspace, and evaluation and presentation of engineering data. Inaddition, many other important skills such as oral and written communication, working

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The Best of First-year Programs Division

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Frank J. Marsik, University of Michigan; Claudia G. Cameratti-Baeza, University of Michigan; Elizabeth Mann Levesque, University of Michigan; Stacie Edington, University of Michigan

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different learning activities, they function as a motivational asset, central to thedevelopment of a sense of belonging and persistence in engineering programs [1]. Thetransformation of ENGR 110 is informed both by the needs of first-year engineering students andpedagogical practices designed to foster autonomy.The redesigned course addresses three themes: “What is Engineering?”, “Exploring Michiganand Michigan Engineering”, and “Self-Understanding”. Within these themes, students gainexposure to engineering disciplines, engineering contributions to society, the interdisciplinarynature of engineering, engineering as both a technical and social discipline, experiential learningopportunities, personal strengths, ethics, values, social identity

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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Stephen Andrew Wilkerson P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; Inci Ruzybayev, York College of Pennsylvania; Ashley J. Earle, York College of Pennsylvania

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developing pedagogy that encourages students in reflective learning and personal self reflection in engineering classes in addition to her passion for engineering ethics and conceptual learning. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Work in Progress: Leveraging Curriculum to Mitigate Engineering Killer Courses Historically Engineering curriculums dropout rates have hovered around 50% over thepast 60 years despite attempts to mediate the losses. Most students don’t enjoy Calculus,Differential Equations, or Physics. Moreover, given the heavy course load at typicallyengineering schools it is very difficult for some students to

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First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

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Benjamin Daniel Chambers, Virginia Tech

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problems of interest. Theidentification of stakeholder groups is something with which our first-year students sometimesstruggle, focusing primarily on the obvious players: students, faculty, and staff. Similarly, theirwriting about ethics and environmental concerns can be simplistic if they are not activelychallenged with these topics in class discussions.While the terms “users” and “stakeholders” usually imply human or human-organized entities,there are many non-humans that inhabit or interact with a university campus. These non-humanscan be just as important to consider in design. Landscaping choices can dictate the communitiesof plants and animals that make a space feel comfortable. Pest activity must also be managed orprevented. Other species

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First-Year Programs: Virtual Instruction in the First Year III

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AJ Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Amanda Marie Singer, Michigan Technological University; Nathan D. Manser, Michigan Technological University; Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, Michigan Technological University; Ken Thiemann, Michigan Technological University

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Paper ID #34189Engaging Students in Synchronous, Remote, or Hybrid First-YearEngineering CoursesDr. AJ Hamlin, Michigan Technological University AJ Hamlin is a Principal Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Tech- nological University, where she teaches first-year engineering courses. Her research interests include engineering ethics, spatial visualization, and educational methods. She is an active member in the Mul- tidisciplinary Engineering and the Engineering Design Graphics Divisions of ASEE. For the Multidisi- plinary Division she has served as the Secretary/Treasurer, Program Chair, and

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First-Year Programs: Focus on Student Success I

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Natalie C.T. Van Tyne P.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; David Reeping, University of Cincinnati

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calculus,and/or one or more electives. Therefore, this study focuses not only the learning approaches andstrategies that these students use in our one-semester introductory engineering course, but in allof their courses.The learning objectives for the one-semester version of the introductory engineering sequenceare as follows: 1. Use guided design methodologies to analyze engineering problems in order to achieve an optimal solution. 2. Identify and analyze holistic issues that impact engineering solutions, e.g., ethical implications, stakeholder needs and interests, and constraints. 3. Collect and analyze data and information to support/inform engineering decisions. 4. Use mathematical, graphical, and physical models

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First-year Programs: Virtual Instruction in the First Year 1

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Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego; Carolyn L. Sandoval, University of California, San Diego; He Liu; Matthew Robin Kohanfars, University of California, San Diego; Edward I Lan, University of California, San Diego; Cristian H. Tharin; Tania K. Morimoto, University of California, San Diego

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the ethical principles andfederal regulations for the protection of human subjects approved by the UCSD InstitutionalReview Board. Some of the data was compared between three quarters: Fall 2019 for in-personteaching, Spring 2020 when the class was taught remotely for the first time and which presentedthe most challenges, and Fall 2020 when the class was taught remotely for the second time,implementing the changes developed during summer 2020. A. Student performance and instructor observationsClock ProjectThe final deliverables of the clock project assess Cognitive Learning Objectives 1 and 4.Students from both the in-person and remote quarters demonstrated a high level of proficiencywith hand-sketch graphics and CAD modeling for the clock

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First-Year Programs: Unique Projects and Pedagogies

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John Sangster P.E., Northeastern University

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studentswithin the classroom if multiple paths are made available to help master the content of thecourse. On the simplest level, this may take the form of asking students what content was unclearat the end of a lecture, and sharing responsibility for the learning of the material by spending afew minutes clarifying those concepts before the period ends. An examination of the function of content suggests that it is ethical to teach less contentin favor of spending a small portion of student energy on self-reflection, helping them to developas learners. When tangential conversations occur about the applications and implications ofcontent in a lecture, instructors recognize these conversations for the valuable learning momentsthat they are, while

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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Zachary Riggins Del Rosario, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Riya Aggarwal, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Caitlin Anna Coffey, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Arwen Sadler, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Stephanos Matsumoto, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Alison Wood , Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Paul Ruvolo, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; C. Jason Woodard, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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tools and skills in software engineering, such as versioncontrol and software architecture design.1. Goals. As a result of successfully completing SoftDes, students should be able to: - Write intermediate-level code in Python using functions, classes, and external libraries as appropriate. - Design and implement a simple software architecture (a few hundred lines at most) of a few components that interact to achieve a specific purpose. - Use version control, documentation, and unit tests to aid in the long-term maintenance of their software projects and allow others to extend or build on their work. - Use clear, precise, and well-reasoned arguments to reflect on the ethics of the use of software in different

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First-Year Programs: Recruiting and Retention

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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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are introduced to success strategies, including time management, study skills, learning styles, and test-taking strategies. There are engineering projects designed to motivate students to become active learners, responsible students, and ethical engineering professionals. Each student will learn what to expect from his/her studies as an engineering major. All Engineering LLC scholars are enrolled in the same section that includes students in the general FAMU and FSU population. From 2015-2018, the students were enrolled in the faculty liaison’s section of the course. This allowed students to interact with the faculty in a formal academic setting, as well as the informal academic setting during the