Conference Session

FPD 3: Research on First-Year Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; Tyler J Hertenstein, Ohio Northern University; Graham Talmadge Fennell, Ohio Northern University; Elizabeth Marie Spingola, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; David Reeping, Ohio Northern University

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First-Year Programs

identifying common concepts, student learning objectives and assessmentmethodologies was a search of university websites for courses entitled “Introduction toEngineering”, “Engineering 1”, or courses with similar titles. When such a course wasidentified, a further search for the course syllabus was completed. A team of undergraduateresearch assistants was tasked with executing this internet search and summarizing results incooperation with the principle investigator during the spring semester 2012. Each syllabus foundwas reviewed to ensure that the course was meant to apply as a common engineering courserather than a technically oriented, discipline specific course: for example, delineating between“Introduction to Engineering” and “Introduction to

Conference Session

First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Silverstein, University of California, Los Angeles

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First-Year Programs

, more than half switched to a different, non-engineering, STEM major.This paper describes the course. The Background that led to this course is contained atAppendix 1.For the past 5 years I have taught an upper-division undergraduate course in engineering careerskills and ethics at UCLA. (see Appendix 2, Syllabus of ENG185 “The Art of EngineeringEndeavors” .) As part of the class, students write a short, ungraded biography which describestheir reasons and preparation for their engineering studies. In addition, students take a survey(also ungraded) that further illuminates their preparation and interests relative to engineering andan engineering career (Appendix 3.) Based upon the information I collected and the experience Igained talking to and

Conference Session

FPD 7: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part II: Perceptions and Paradigms

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Esmaeili, University of Dayton; Ali Eydgahi, Eastern Michigan University

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First-Year Programs

the coursematerials and explore major themes, comparison of views, applications, and higher-orderthinking skills [2].Chatmon et al. [2] use virtual hands-on laboratory exercises, online cooperative groupdiscussions, think- pair-share activities, student-generated laboratory exercises, and student-ledcurrent event reviews in information assurance courses to advocate the active learning. One ofthe main finding of this study suggests that the active learning activities are welcomed bystudents as they have a sense of being involved in their learning experience.Engineering Technology is one of the popular fields in College of Technology at EasternMichigan University that provides wide range of program of studies for students interested inthis

Conference Session

FPD 8: Engineering Math Issues

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia H. Chariker, University of Louisville; Patricia A Ralston, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville; Carrye Y Wilkins, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

into a contract agreement promising that they had read the syllabus and understood thatthey had to:1) complete a pre assessment (ARE) and post assessment (IPT), 2) submit a signedand dated program agreement, 3) attend 80% of onsite classes or make four contacts (emails,calls or texts) with the facilitator for online classes, 4) complete a program evaluation, and 5)complete the homework assignments and tests with an 80% on both.Engineering Analysis I This lecture based course covered the development and use of differentiation andintegration to solve engineering problems, including those involving motion, related rates,optimization, moments and centers of mass and it also includes an introduction to vectormethods. In the approximately 15