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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

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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

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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 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 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

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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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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

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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

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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 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

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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

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

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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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

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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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Nusaybah Abu-Mulaweh, The Johns Hopkins University; Constanza Miranda, The Johns Hopkins University; Alissa Burkholder Murphy, The Johns Hopkins University; Jenna Frye, The Johns Hopkins University

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. She is very passionate about integrating empathy development in engineering to foster a more inclusive culture in which students learn to respond innovatively and responsibly to global challenges.Dr. Constanza Miranda, The Johns Hopkins University Constanza is a multidisciplinary academic interested in the intersection between the creativity of design, the ethics of cultural anthropology, and the tech aspects of engineering. She is the Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Mentoring for the School of Engineering and faculty in the Biomedical Engineering Department at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. She holds a PhD in Design with a focus in anthropology from NC State University and was a Fulbright grantee. Her

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First-Year Programs Division WIPS 3: Courses and Curricula

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley J. Sottile, Pennsylvania State University; Abbie Canale, Pennsylvania State University; Yu Xia, Emporia State University; Tim Kane, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University

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Additional industry engagement Resources for instructors for student guidance Teachers collaborating and learning from each other Encouragement for faculty to increase interaction with students A core set of learning outcomes with scope for faculty to add major specific materials From a Student Perspective:Community building and sharing activities/opportunitiesSupport of major explorationExposure to technical writing and professionalismMore design-based/problem-based learning activitiesTraining on life skills – economics, physical safetyAddition of DEI, Ethics, and sustainability topics Table 4. Non-Student Stakeholder Survey Qualitative Responses Regarding FYS Credit

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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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Tristan Hernandez, University of Texas at El Paso; Sarah Huizar, University of Texas at El Paso; Diane Elisa Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Peter Golding P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Juan Jose Ochoa Jr., University of Texas at El Paso; Victor Manuel Garcia Jr., US Army Engineer Research and Development Center

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analytics, accounting and reliability functions, and engineering systems. 3) Teamwork Competencies. Students will practice the value of teamwork, which is common in engineering environments. Students will understand that teamwork promotes: a. Development of an ethical mindset and ability to seek assistance to get the job done. b. Collaborative skills, experience, and knowledge to solve challenging problems. c. Credibility of solutions derived from multiple perspectives. d. Learning from and professional development for team members. e. Better communication, trust, support, and a positive working environment. 4) Communication: Students will exercise their communication skills in oral and written

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Equity, Inclusion, and Access

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ingrid Joylyn Paredes, New York University ; Rui Li, New York University; Sooah Kwak, New York University ; Chris Woods, New York University; Dominic Roy Krusniak, New York University

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training. Given the still overall positiveresponse UGTAs had to training, we acknowledge that this is an area of improvement for theworkshop series, reiterating for students that developing leadership skills requires ongoingpractice.Table 4. Example Responses about Challenges Faced by UGTAs Question Example Responses Approaching other TAs when they do or say things that are not What challenges have you in line with an GIDBEA mindset had practicing inclusive When others are not following certain GIDBEA ethics it can be leadership? How can we challenging to confront them. better support you (further

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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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Constanza Miranda, Johns Hopkins University; Mareham Essam Yacoub, Johns Hopkins University; Rachel Saperstein McClam, Johns Hopkins University

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Paper ID #42543WIP: Using ePortfolios to Enable Life Project Mentoring Among First-YearEngineering StudentsDr. Constanza Miranda, Johns Hopkins University Constanza is a multidisciplinary academic interested in the intersection between the creativity of design, the ethics of cultural anthropology and the tech aspects of engineering. She is the Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Mentoring for the School of Engineering, and faculty in the Biomedical Engineering Department at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. She holds a PhD in Design with a focus in anthropology from NC State University and was a Fulbright grantee

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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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Aysa Galbraith, University of Arkansas; Heath Aren Schluterman, University of Arkansas; Gretchen Scroggin, University of Arkansas; Latisha Puckett, University of Arkansas

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Arkansas Dr. Heath Schluterman is a Teaching Associate Professor and the Coordinator for the First-Year Engineering Program at the University of Arkansas. Dr. Schluterman completed his B.S. and Ph.D in Chemical Engineering at the University of ArkansasMs. Gretchen Scroggin, University of ArkansasLatisha Puckett, University of Arkansas ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024WIP: The Missing Link? Providing Honors Students a Self-Paced Assignment That Fits Their NeedsIntroductionThe University of Arkansas hosts a robust, multidisciplinary Honors College with the mission toprepare students to be leaders with intellectual, economic, cultural, and ethical impact in thewidest

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 3: Teamwork

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Thompson, University of Louisville; Campbell R. Bego, University of Louisville; Nicholas Hawkins, University of Louisville; Liliana Martinez, University of Louisville

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team meetings.”) and those descriptions are correlated with a numerical scaleranging from one to five, with 1 representing the lowest performance and 5 representing thegreatest performance in each area.Current StudyAt the University of Louisville, teamwork is first taught in the first-semester introductoryengineering course which also covers critical thinking, professionalism, and ethics. Typically,this course is taught during the Fall semester for all first-year engineering students (nearly 500students). Teamwork is integrated into the course in two, multi-week team projects throughoutthe semester. For many years we have followed the recommendations by Oakley et al. [4]regarding team formation, establishing expectations, instruction in

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First-Year Programs Division: Best of FPD

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder

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Paper ID #41539Neurodivergent and Neurotypical Students in a First-Year Engineering DesignCourse: Identity, Self-Efficacy, and ExperiencesDr. Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) and the Director for the Integrated Design Engineering (IDE) program. The IDE program houses both an undergraduate IDE degree accredited under the ABET EAC General criteria and a new PhD degree in Engineering Education. Dr. Bielefeldt conducts research on engineering ethics

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 3: Teamwork

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeong Hin Chin, University of Michigan; Robin Fowler, University of Michigan; Christopher Brooks, University of Michigan

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The introduction of Team-based learning (TBL) in the 1980s marked a significant shift inaddressing the challenges of large class settings in educational environments [1], [2]. Originally abusiness school innovation, TBL has now permeated various disciplines including engineering,medicine, and social sciences globally. Some courses, such as first-year engineering, maycombine TBL with project-based learning (PBL) to introduce students to common engineeringthemes such as design, sustainability, and ethics. Despite its wide-ranging benefits, TBL'seffectiveness can be inequitable for a variety of reasons, including free riders, imbalances in taskallocation, and more broad communication issues [3], [4]. Thus, the application of teamworkassessment

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

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rodrigo Cutri, Maua Institute of Techonology; Hector Alexandre Chaves Gil, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia; Cristiane Maria Barra Da Matta; Octavio Mattasoglio Neto

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-solving through Design Thinking 32 (53.3%) Recognizing ethical and legal aspects in project development 27 (45.0%) Other 5 (8.3%)Here are the qualitative perceptions shared by the students in response to the question,"How did the project contribute to the personal and professional development of theparticipants?":"Through the project, we were able to exercise empathy, attempting to fully grasp thepain, frustrations, and suffering that these people go through and have gone through toget to the situation they are in today.""Humility and empathy.""It contributed to learning by working on a real project in which we are directly involved.""The

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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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Lakshmy Mohandas, Purdue University ; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University

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adoption of AI-powered tools in education raisesimportant questions about their effectiveness, ethical implications, and potential impact on thelearning experience. By gathering insights from multiple perspectives, we aim to better understandthe opportunities and challenges associated with integrating generative AI into diverse academicdisciplines. The findings will inform future policies and best practices, ensuring that theseinnovative technologies enhance rather than hinder the educational process.

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

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory J. Mazzaro, The Citadel; Timothy Aaron Wood P.E., The Citadel; Kevin Skenes, The Citadel

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 Civil & Construction Engineering topics + ethics, licensure, and learning practices  Electrical & Computer Engineering topics + education, accreditation, data presentation, and solution preparationFig. 3 contains a set of screenshots from the authors’ websites. Depicted here are the three 4-week modules broken out by each faculty member’s discipline, plus a set of Field Reportsassigned across the entire semester. The Field Reports are homework assignments, in the spiritof a “scavenger hunt,” which require the students to find (and lightly use) the academic resourcesavailable to them. The authors believe that their students are more likely to request help (e.g.from a math tutor, if they need one for a later semester of

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5: Identity & Belonging

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Zanin Flanagan, Clemson University; Karen A. High, Clemson University

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critically develop their ownvalues. The final orientation of values pluralism is that all of engineering cannot be summed upwith a unified purpose [6]. The final area of empathy in engineering is a professional way of being, comprised ofthree topics 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

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5: Identity & Belonging

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Sparks, Miami University; Katherine M. Ehlert, Miami University; Karen C. Davis, Miami University; Justin Michael Saul, Miami University; Brian P. Kirkmeyer, Miami University; David Joseph Fox, Miami University; Thao Nguyen, Miami University; Michael Hughes, Miami University

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students’ sense of belonging in engineering and computingdisciplines.Course SequenceTraditional Course SequenceFor many years, the first year experience in the college of engineering has consisted of aone-credit Fall course that prepares students to be successful in college and provides studentswith information about the support structures on campus. The material in the course is monitoredby the university and students across the university take a similar course across other divisions ofthe university. Although some engineering faculty have taught the course in the past, morerecently, professional advisors in the college of engineering or staff directly connected with thecollege have taught the course. The course does discuss engineering ethics

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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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Fazel Ranjbar, University of Cincinnati; Jutshi Agarwal, University at Buffalo, SUNY; P.K. Imbrie, University of Cincinnati

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. Educational Setting and ParticipantsThe study was conducted at a large, public, urban, Midwestern R1 institution. In the engineeringcurriculum for the first year, students take two 3-credit hour courses over two semesters. Eachcourse is structured around providing students with significant design experience. Students arerequired to actively participate in team-based projects in addition to engaging in differentfundamental content areas such as design process, ethics, algorithmic thinking, modeling,statistics, statics, and electricity. At the start of each semester, student teams of three or fourmembers are formed by the teaching team, considering factors such as prior experiences,knowledge, and demographics.This research investigated the relationship