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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 8: Skill Building

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin B. Wheatley, Bucknell University; Katsuyuki Wakabayashi, Bucknell University; Kelly Salyards P.E., Bucknell University

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Paper ID #39695Integration of ethics in sustainability in a first-year design courseDr. Benjamin B. Wheatley, Bucknell University Benjamin Wheatley was awarded a B.Sc. degree in Engineering from Trinity College (Hartford, CT, USA) in 2011 and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO, USA) in 2017. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Bucknell University. He runs the Mechanics and Modeling of Orthopaedic Tissues Lab and his pedagogical interests include first year engineering, computational analysis, and design.Prof. Katsuyuki

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 1: Programs & Curricula

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Abagael Riley; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Richard Tyler Cimino, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jennifer Pascal, University of Connecticut; Scott Streiner, University of Pittsburgh

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Paper ID #38091Work in Progress: Toxic Workplaces: Game-Based Exploration ofEngineering Ethics for First-Year Engineering StudentsDr. Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University Kevin Dahm is Professor and Undergraduate Program Chair for Chemical Engineering at Rowan Univer- sity. He earned his BS from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (92) and his PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (98). He has published two books, ”Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering Thermody- namics” with Donald Visco, and ”Interpreting Diffuse Reflectance and Transmittance” with his father Donald Dahm.Abagael RileyDr. Daniel D. Burkey

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - GIFTS

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey W. Fergus P.E., Auburn University; Jessica Bowers, Auburn University - Samuel Ginn College of Engineering

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First-Year StudentsIntroductionDiscussion of engineering curriculum development often focuses on technical knowledge andskills needed to prepare students to design engineering solutions. However, the context in whichthese solutions are applied is important as indicated in the first cannon in the National Society ofProfessional Engineers (NSPE) Code of Ethics which states that "engineers shall hold paramountthe safety, health, and welfare of the public" [1]. The focus on preparing students for thetechnical demands of engineering design may lead to them not fully appreciating the societalimpact of engineering solutions. Cech [2] studied the evolution of the interest of students inpublic welfare issues, such as ethical responsibilities

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Student Growth & Professionalization

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lawrence R. Chen, McGill University

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andtechnical knowledge. For example, student outcomes specified by the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) and the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board(CEAB) include the following [4], [5]: generating engineering solutions that meet specified needs and with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors, communicating effectively to different audiences, recognizing ethical and professional responsibilities when faced with engineering situations and resolving any dilemmas while accounting for the impact of solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts, and functioning effectively in a multi-disciplinary team.A

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Best Of FPD

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jill Davishahl, Western Washington University

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their work on public welfare and society,especially in the context of creating a more equitable and inclusive society. Recent research hasshown that student interest and commitment to social responsibility declines as students’progress through their academic career [2] [17]. Furthermore, although the majority ofengineering curriculum includes considerable and meaningful ethics education, it often excludesdiscussion and connection to larger societal issues and social justice content [18].The importance of social justice has been echoed by many engineering organizations,corporations, and businesses through their mission statements, core values, diversitycommitments, and strategic initiatives. ABET has recently revised their criteria for

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division WIPS 3: Courses and Curricula

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin J. Laugelli, University of Virginia; Keith Andrew Williams, University of Virginia; Esther Tian, University of Virginia; Julia Lapan, University of Virginia; Shaylin Williams, University of Virginia; Deepyaman Maiti, University of Virginia; Anne Marguerite McAlister, University of Virginia; Benjamin Goldschneider, University of Virginia; Nicole Dufalla, University of Virginia; Anna Leyf Peirce Starling, University of Virginia; William H. Guilford, University of Virginia

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Paper ID #43414Work in Progress: A Novel Two-Semester Course Sequence that IntegratesEngineering Design, Sociotechnical Skills, Career Development, and AcademicAdvisingDr. Benjamin J. Laugelli, University of Virginia Dr. Laugelli is an Assistant Professor of Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia. He teaches courses that examine social and ethical aspects of technology and engineering practice.Dr. Keith Andrew Williams, University of Virginia Born in Georgia, USA; moved shortly thereafter to Jordan and then to southern Africa, including Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), Botswana, and South Africa, attending local/native

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: Evolving First Year Programs

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly Salyards, Bucknell University; Katsuyuki Wakabayashi, Bucknell University; Richard J. Kozick, Bucknell University; Benjamin Wheatley, Bucknell University

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solicitation of the College of Engineering in 2020 and a three-yearredesign was undertaken and completed in Fall 2023 with its third iteration.This paper assesses how the redesign achieved the initial goals and how its delivery reflects thedesired characteristics. Four course outcomes were adopted: 1) Develop creative solutions byapplying engineering design, math, science, and data analysis, 2) Construct an effectiveprototype or model using technology and tools, 3) Demonstrate improved power skills(communication, teamwork, information literacy, professionalism), and 4) Employ NSPE Codeof Ethics to examine case studies and extrapolate for other situations. In terms of the courseoutcomes, this paper describes how students self-assessed their achievement

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 3: Identity & Belonging

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Courtney D. Giles, University of Vermont

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2022). One-year retention rates are not yet available for the mostcurrent term in the study (Fall 2022). Additionally, analysis of student qualitative survey data isin progress and therefore not included in this report.Project ApproachCourse DesignThe FYS was developed following the Backward Design Model of Wiggins and McTighe [8].The learning goals and assessments identified for the course were selected based on their sharedrelevance to the student majors represented in the course (engineering, mathematics, statistics,data science, computer science, physics; Table 1). The (1) Design Thinking, (2) Teamwork, (3)Communication, (4) Ethics in the Field, (5) Research Skills, and (6) Student Success goals wereassessed through a series of assignments

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Student Growth & Professionalization

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Camilla M. Saviz P.E., University of the Pacific; Luke S. Lee P.E., University of the Pacific; Jeffrey Shafer, University of the Pacific; Navdeep Singh, University of the Pacific

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.• Roundtables with the Program Chairs – Students were assigned to two breakout groups of 20 minutes each: one to meet with the Chair or faculty representative from the student’s intended major, plus one other major.• Ethics Game – A Jeopardy-like game was created that required students to look up answers in codes of ethics such as the one provided by NSPE for engineers [20] or by the ACM for computer scientists [21].• Effective Communication – Written and oral communication activities were included throughout the course, including: o Written Communications – K’Nex instructions. One half of the class was given “Kit A” with 6 K’Nex pieces, while the other half of the class was given “Kit B” with 6 different

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 11: Projects

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fethiye Ozis, Carnegie Mellon University; Kelly Salyards P.E., Bucknell University; David A. Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth; Tanya Kunberger, Florida Gulf Coast University

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communication. Additionally, the authors identified supplemental themes such asprototyping (P), sustainability (S), project management and economics (PM), ethics (E), and theinclusion of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) issues.Introduction/MotivationThe purpose of this study is to explore and document types of projects implemented in first-yearintroductory engineering courses. Many engineering courses have well defined content and donot greatly vary from university to university. For example, many required, discipline-specific,junior-level civil engineering courses focus on the content covered in that discipline on theFundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. Additionally, engineering faculty preparation oftencomes in their specialty

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 4: Projects

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fayekah Assanah, University of Connecticut; Kristina Wagstrom; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Marina Creed

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Undergraduate Education and Diversity at the University of Connecticut. Hisresearch interests include process safety education in chemical engineering, ethical developmentand decision-making in engineering students, and game-based and game-inspired pedagogies.Marina A. Creed, Department of Neurology, University of Connecticut - Health CenterMarina A. Creed is a Neurology and Immunology Nurse Practitioner, Adjunct Instructor in theSchool of Medicine, and Director of the University of Connecticut’s Indoor Air Quality PublicHealth Initiative. Within the UConn Health Division of Neuro-Immunology and MultipleSclerosis Center, she treats people with chronic autoimmune neurological disorders and startedthe Initiative after seeing her immunosuppressed patients

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 1: Course Design

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothiax Shoushounova, Keiser University; Ali Zilouchian, Florida Atlantic University

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, develop good study habits,incorporate ethics and responsibility into the engineering design process, and cultivateprofessional relationships by participating in an internship or co-op, and joining nationalengineering organizations and on-campus clubs. A comprehensive introduction to engineeringcourse provides students with the opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of theengineering profession as a whole and lays the groundwork for developing the skills required tocomplete a degree in engineering and subsequently, have a successful career in the field ofengineering.In working to develop student career potential, it is critical to recognizes a complex array ofbarriers faced by students in progressing through the academic years especially in

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 4: Supporting Success 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Manuel A. Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Luisa Guillemard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Nayda G. Santiago P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Pedro O. Quintero; Carla Lopez Del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Nelson Cardona-Martinez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Sonia M. Bartolomei-Suarez, University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus

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knowledge about the roles of engineers, the engineering method,ethics, teamwork, and detailed information about each of the engineering majors offered in theCollege of Engineering (CoE) of the host institution. The course is offered as part of a largerinitiative seeking to improve success indicators among low-income students. This paperprovides details about the course structure, implementation context, metrics, and resultsmeasured via descriptive statistics among participant students. The results of a longitudinalimplementation, suggest that early provision of career information and awareness can impactthe engineering retention and persistence of students and their interest in their chosen majors,particularly in educational settings where students

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 2: Program Design

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily M Wortman-Wunder; Miriam Howland Cummings Ph.D., University of Colorado Denver; Maryam Darbeheshti, University of Colorado Denver

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introduction to disciplinary conventions, scientific ethics, and informationliteracy specific to science. The course was designed to achieve these goals in two main ways:students were assigned typical composition assignments but with a scientific component, and thecourse emphasized the practical and analytical elements of the writing process to help demystifyit.Table 1 – University of Colorado Denver Composition Program Outcomes, with TypicalAssignments for Traditional Composition and ELC Composition Classes. Outcomes Traditional Composition Composition Assignments Source: [14] Assignments Adapted for ELC Rhetorical knowledge &  Rhetorical analysis

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First-Year Programs Division WIPS 2: Students and Peer Mentors

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Atheer Almasri, West Virginia University; Todd R. Hamrick, West Virginia University; Carter Hulcher, West Virginia University; Akua B. Oppong-Anane, West Virginia University; Xinyu Zhang, Purdue University ; Lizzie Santiago, West Virginia University

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individual function and performwithin a work environment at the highest level. Examples of professional skills includecommunication skills, teamwork, time management, creativity, work ethic, leadership, conflictmanagement, and stress management, among others.Professional skills can be taught and reinforced using expository, guided, and active strategies[1]. The integration of such skills in the curriculum can occur via lectures (expository),demonstrations (expository), project work (guided), simulations (guided), role playing (active),brainstorming (active), and coaching (guided) [1]. Engineering students are exposed to soft skillsusing one of the following three learning methodologies: expository (lectures, seminars,conferences, and demonstrations

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division GIFTS: Great Ideas For Teaching Students

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fayekah Assanah, University of Connecticut; Kristina Wagstrom, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Marina A. Creed APRN, FNP-BC, MSCN, University of Connecticut

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Diversity at the University of Connecticut. Hisresearch interests include process safety education in chemical engineering, ethical developmentand decision-making in engineering students, and game-based and game-inspired pedagogies.Marina A. Creed, Department of Neurology, UConn HealthMarina A. Creed is a Neurology and Immunology Nurse Practitioner, Adjunct Instructor in theSchool of Medicine, and Director of the University of Connecticut Indoor Air Quality PublicHealth Initiative. Within the UConn Health Division of Neuro-Immunology and MultipleSclerosis Center, she treats people with chronic autoimmune neurological disorders and startedthe Initiative after seeing her immunosuppressed patients experiencing disproportionately worseoutcomes due to

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 10: Identity & Belonging 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Uri Feldman, Wentworth Institute; George D. Ricco, University of Indianapolis

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, Mechanics, and Goals. Major engineering failures Week 3: The Engineering Profession: Education, Benefits, Disciplines Week 4: Engineering Research and Library Resources Week 5: Engineering Design Process, Map your Visual Journey Week 6: An EDP Approach to becoming a World Class Engineering Student Week 7: Grand Challenges in Engineering Week 8: Mastering the Learning Process Week 9: Making the Most Out of How You Are Taught Week 10: Informational Interviewing and the WCES Journey Week 11: Academic Honesty Week 12: Engineering Ethics Week 13: WCES ePortfolio assembly and review Week 14: Course Wrap-up, Project, EvaluationsCourse delivery innovations(1) In-class activities: To increase

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First-Year Programs Division WIPS 1: Projects, Teams, and Portfolios

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fayekah Assanah, University of Connecticut; Jorge Paricio Garcia Ph.D., HRM, MID, University of Connecticut; Jake Scoggin, University of Connecticut; Martin Huber, University of Connecticut; Michael Cohen, University of Connecticut; Stephany Santos, University of Connecticut; Kathrine Pavel Ionkin, University of Connecticut; Sean Patrick Hirt, University of Connecticut; Britney Russell, University of Connecticut

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systematic procedures. Itrequires cultivating ethical values, honing creative skills in engineering, working collaborativelyand iteratively, and solving complex problems in a multidisciplinary environment. TheAccreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) formally acknowledged theimportance of these notions in their most recent requirements - (students’ outcome 5): “an abilityto function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create acollaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.”Project-based teamwork is particularly crucial in a first-year engineering design course. Anexperiential learning environment promotes acquiring essential skills and abilities that will beused

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First-Year Programs Division GIFTS: Great Ideas For Teaching Students

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Paul Harbowy, Lane Community College

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about the project thatshe continued to teach this in her classes and expanded to other simple STEM projects. For atrebuchet project, I brought my nine-year-old daughter to the college. When she struggled toassemble some projects, my students learned the need for simplicity in their designs. Concluding Thoughts: This project-based curriculum meets the objectives for anIntroduction to Engineering course. For many colleges, that description is similar to this: “An introduction to engineering, its evolution, methods, and ethics. An overview of variousengineering disciplines and curriculum requirements, an introduction to a variety of modelingand analysis methods, written and oral communication activities, discussion of professionalethics and

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First-Year Programs Division WIPS 2: Students and Peer Mentors

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Tan, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; A.J. Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Matt Barron, Michigan Technological University

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Technological University Mary Raber currently serves as Chair for the Engineering Fundamentals Department in the College of Engineering at Michigan Technological University.Dr. A.J. Hamlin, Michigan Technological University AJ Hamlin is a Principle Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Technological University, where she teaches first-year engineering courses. Her research interests include engineering ethics, spatial visualization, and educatioDr. Matt Barron, Michigan Technological University Dr. Barron’s teaching interests include solid mechanics, engineering fundamentals, and transitional mathematics. His research interests include educational methods, non-cognitive factors, and bone tissue

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First-Year Programs Division GIFTS: Great Ideas For Teaching Students

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Danielle Grimes, Cornell College; Niloofar Kamran, Cornell College

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Paper ID #41613GIFTS: Incorporating Bio-Inspiration into First-Year DesignDr. Danielle Grimes, Cornell CollegeDr. Niloofar Kamran, Cornell College ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 GIFTS - Incorporating Bio-Inspiration into First Year DesignIntroductionThe purpose of our first-year engineering course is to introduce students to the ABET sevenstudent outcomes: 1) an ability to solve problems (utilizing computer-aided design) 2) an abilityto apply engineering design 3) an ability to communicate effectively 4) an ability to applyprofessional ethics 5) an ability to work effectively in teams 6) an ability

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division: Best of FPD

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shabnam Wahed, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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you get all the time. There are tactics that I can use something that's not super super hard.This suggests that the teaching approach of these first-year instructors have been shaped by theirunderstanding of the course material and awareness of the common challenges studentsencounter. On the other hand, Chandler found that topics such as MATLAB, CAD, and thedesign process are more straightforward to teach than abstract concepts like ethics, which heenjoys teaching but has found students to be disengaged during classroom instruction: I like teaching ethics. I generally enjoy those lectures, but I find that students are so disengaged, like, automatically when you start talking about ethics. It's not all of them

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 3: Identity & Belonging

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Libby Flanagan, Clemson University; Madison Pollock, Clemson University ; Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University; Karen A. High, Clemson University

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, comprised of threetopics with many ties to engineering ethics. Service to society describes a broadening of thetraditional ideas of economic development and expansion to include a deeper consideration ofhuman and nonhuman impacts of engineering. Dignity and worth of all stakeholders opens theidea of what is traditionally considered to be a stakeholder to include the natural environment.Engineers as whole professionals questions the assumption that engineers can be entirelyimpartial in their work, but instead that they bring their own culture, personality, and morality totheir work. All these aspects of empathy should be considered in engineering education.MethodsFollowing the work of Sochacka et al. [9] using the propagation paradigm, the original

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 3: Evaluation & Assessment

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Libby (Elizabeth) Osgood, University of Prince Edward Island; Nadja Bressan; Aiden Hender McBurney

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university research ethics board). One section of students(n = 28) was exposed to a 10-minute lecture with engaging slides and an enthusiastic delivery,followed by a hands-on activity to replicate an image of a circuit to light one LED, then threeLEDs. The time to complete the two-part activity was recorded for each participant, and thenparticipants completed a survey to assess their technical knowledge of the functionality ofbreadboards and whether they enjoyed the activity. The second section (n = 41) read the storybook,then completed the same timed activity, and concluded with the same survey.The instrument had two qualitative items (What is a breadboard? What is the red rail generallyused for?), a mixed-methods question with three items

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 2: AI, Computation, and Electronics

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yume Menghe Xu, Tufts University; Ethan E. Danahy, Tufts University; William Church

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[15]. First-year engineering students as the engineers-to-be should be empowered toform their own ethical views on how they would like to learn and do engineering with generativeAI. Therefore, tinkering-based learning environments have the potential to empower engineeringstudents with various existing perceptions to form new perceptions on using generative AI asengineers.This study describes an introductory engineering course re-designed for first-year engineeringstudents to tinker with generative AI. During the course, students were encouraged to useChatGPT to generate code to program robots and build websites for documentation. Throughthematic analysis of students' responses to the surveys before and after the course, we report onthe themes

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - WIPS 4: Projects

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Erik A. Johnson, University of Southern California

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Paper ID #40105Work in Progress: Engaging First-year Engineering Students throughMakerspace Project-based PedagogyDr. Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California Dr. Gisele Ragusa is a Professor of Engineering Education at the University of Southern California. She conducts research on college transitions and retention of underrepresented engineering students, engineer- ing ethics, PreK-12 STEM education, and also research about engineering global preparedness.Dr. Erik A. Johnson, University of Southern California Dr. Erik A. Johnson is a Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Southern

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - GIFTS

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Ohanian Perez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Paul Hottinger, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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knowledge andparticipating in ethically in communities of learning [1]. In previous courses, it was found thatstudents lacked these information literacy skills and needed far more than one library instructionsession and one assignment to master these skills. It was determined that in order to accomplishthese objectives, multiple library information literacy instruction sessions and informationliteracy-based assignments were necessary.Implementation GuidelinesTo prepare for the unit of study, the professor reached out to professors in each of the 11engineering departments and conducted at least one interview with a faculty member about theirresearch. These five-to-ten-minute conversations were recorded on zoom and posted for studentsto watch.Table 1

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First-Year Programs Division WIPS 2: Students and Peer Mentors

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel Mosier, Oklahoma State University; Heather N. Yates, Oklahoma State University; Laura Kay Emerson, Oklahoma State University; Carisa H. Ramming, Oklahoma State University

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should be developed in the firstyear, including personal and professional effectiveness [1, 2]. Competencies within thesecategories include responsibilities, ethics, communication, teamwork and autonomous work [2,3]. As 3-dimensional modeling needs have increased, some of the other software like wordprocessing and spreadsheet programs may no longer be a requirement in curricula [4]. GoogleClassroom has provided free software for word processing and spreadsheet programs to over 40million users and 30 million students and teachers [5].During the pandemic closures, there was also a variety of non-traditional coursework deliverymethods in order to overcome the lack of interaction in the classroom such as; GroupMe,Remind, Slack, and Zoom [6]. With

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 7: Retention & Success

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cristian Saavedra-Acuna, Universidad Andres Bello, Concepcion, Chile; Monica Quezada-Espinoza, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Danilo Alberto Gomez Correa, Universidad Andres Bello, Concepcion, Chile

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strategies to increase female participation and success in engineering, thus avoidinglabor and economic gaps. Early dropout prediction is a valuable tool for management teams,allowing them to focus support efforts on high-risk students and improve academicmanagement indicators.Machine Learning, particularly neural networks, has proven to be a significant advancementin predicting student dropout in engineering. This technology effectively analyzes large datasets and accurately identifies key dropout factors. By modeling the complexities of studentbehavior and circumstances, neural networks offer a deeper perspective than traditionalanalytical methods. This approach improves early intervention and highlights the importanceof ethical technology for

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Peers as Mentors & Instructors

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esme Eleanor Abbot, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Berwin Lan, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Luke Raus, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Bill Fan, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Zachary del Rosario, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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discussed in aconference manuscript. For brevity, Zach filtered the codes and episodes through his ownexperience as a studio instructor and developed a final set of organizing themes that form thesection headers of the Results.At the outset of this project, the team established a mutually agreed upon set of rules forreviewing any reports of the reflection data. Our results are presented in non-anonymous form;therefore, all team members reviewed the Results section as an ongoing consent process. Allteam members reserved a “right to veto” the inclusion of any of their reflections in themanuscript, and actively engaged in reviewing both their own and other teammates’ quotationsfor possible risks. This process draws on ideas of ethical validation—the