Conference Session

Technical Session VII

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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TIES (Teach, Inspire, Engage, and Stimulate) to STEM1. IntroductionThe critical entry-level engineering course, titled First-Year Seminar in Engineering, isdesigned to orient the incoming student to the university and to introduce engineering as aprofessional field1. To form TIES (Teach, Inspire, Engage, and Stimulate) to STEM, thecourse must comprise hands-on problem-based2 and project-based3 engineering laboratoryactivities. This paper identifies structured laboratory activities in the field of electrical andcomputer engineering (ECE) with aspects which demonstrate TIES to STEM. The studentsare expected to engage in laboratory activities lasting approximately fifty-five minutes.During this short time interval, the

Conference Session

Technical Session V

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Louie Elliott, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

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FYEE Conference Sessions

for 3D printing are then eligible to workpressure and % length by using the area and height of the on applied research projects (Fig. 5).specimens which were measured for each specimen. Our university has funding for student research (PSRA grant) with a faculty member which requires a formal proposal submission. The past president of the Print Club Dogbone, 1 shell, 100% linear infill won this award and was able to perform funded undergraduate

Conference Session

Technical Session VII

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Dan Burleson, University of Houston; Erin J. McCave, University of Houston

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solving examples and tutorials and students workingindividually, in pairs, or in groups on in-class work. In order to provide the illusion of small classsizes for our students, academic support assistants (also called undergraduate teaching assistants,UTAs) are utilized to assist students both in and out of class. These UTAs assist students withhands-on activities and course projects, as well as provide help during office hours on assignmentsoutside of class. Interaction between the instructor, UTAs, and students is critical in engagingstudents during the process of problem solving with this new programming language.Our university has many non-traditional students that commute and have professional and personalcommitments off-campus that make

Conference Session

Technical Session I

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Aysa Galbraith, University of Arkansas; Heath Aren Schluterman, University of Arkansas; Leslie Bartsch Massey, University of Arkansas; Brandon Crisel, University of Arkansas

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Assistant Professor and the Associate Director of Academics for the Freshman Engineering Program at the University of Arkansas. Dr. Schluterman completed his B.S. and Ph.D in Chemical Engineering at the University of Arkansas.Mrs. Leslie Bartsch Massey, University of Arkansas Leslie Massey is an instructor in the Freshman Engineering Program at the University of Arkansas. She received her BS in Biological Engineering and MS in Environmental Engineering from the University of Arkansas. She previously served as a project manager at a water resources center, but returned to the University of Arkansas to teach general Introduction to Engineering and to coordinator for the Freshman Honors Innovation Experience.Mr. Brandon

Conference Session

Technical Session I

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Stephen Roberts, University of Florida

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challenges that negatively impact first-year student success. The summer componentincludes abbreviated classes in General Chemistry, Calculus, Project Design, Introduction toResearch, Health and Fitness and Machine Learning. Additional activities include, evening studyhalls, corporate tours, a corporate speaker series and student development workshops aimed topromote the holistic development of the student (An Academic, Professional and Personal HolisticDevelopment Model). The non-residential component of the STEPUP program takes place duringthe fall and spring semester and involves peer mentoring, academic support and additional A.P.PHolistic Development programming.History of the Summer-Bridge Program at UFIn 1994, The University of Florida

Conference Session

Technical Session II

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Richard Tyler Cimino, ExEEd Department, Rowan University; Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University

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Diversity, FYEE Conference Sessions

independently, but the students were always recruitedfrom the same two sections of the course (n-range 28-34). This study was approved by theinstitutional review board at the University (IRB# PRO2017002152) and may form the basis of along-term project in the future. The tests consisted of two related instruments – the Defining Issues Test version 2 (DIT-2) [8] and the Engineering Ethical Reasoning Instrument (EERI) [9]. The DIT-2 is used to assessthe moral judgement of individuals when faced with ethical dilemmas. In this test, a specific setof five (5) ethical dilemmas is presented to the individual, who must decide how to solve eachdilemma. The individual is then presented with a series of statements suggesting how they madetheir decision

Conference Session

Technical Session VIII

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Nora Honken, University of Cincinnati

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”. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 39(4), pp. 527-538, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-0167.39.4.527[10] Honken, N., Ralston, P. A. S, & Tretter, T. “Step-outs to Stars: Engineering Retention Framework”. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Engineering Education, New Orleans. June, 2016.[11] Goodman, I., Cunningham, C., Lachapelle, C., Thompson, M., Bittinger, K., Brennan, R., & Delci, M. “Final report of the women’s experiences in college engineering (WECE) project”. Cambridge, MA: Goodman Research Group, Inc., 2002.[12] Flake, J. K., Barron, K. E., Hulleman, C., McCoach, B. D., & Welsh, M. E. Measuring cost: The forgotten component of expectancy-value theory

Conference Session

Technical Session VI

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Michelle E Jarvie-Eggart P.E., Michigan Technological University; Laura Kasson Fiss, Michigan Technological University

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engineers thinking and design series common to all engineeringand is included in the new ABET requirements as Criteria 3, majors (ENG1102). Only students who completed bothStudent Outcomes 3, “ability to communicate effectively ENG1102 and UN1015 within their first year of college andwith a range of audiences” [1]. Many programs focus on earned numerical grades were included in this data set.assessing communication within the context of a final report Additionally, not all incoming students submit ELA ACTor senior design project, at the end of a student’s experience, scores to the University. Only students with both math andbut do not measure incoming students’ baseline ELA ACT scores

Conference Session

Technical Session I

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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FYEE Conference Sessions

assess the reasonableness of their numeric answer; and 3) studentsprimarily used online resources to gather information but did not justify the use of their sources.Redesign of Assignment to Scale-up This work is situated within a first-year physics course for engineering students. The course useslectures as the primarily means of instruction with well-structure homework problems following. Thestudents also meet for lab two days a week where they do problem sets, conduct labs related to thelectures, and complete one design project over the course of the semester. For the ill-structured problemassignment, students could pick any physical phenomena to analyze using the principles from thecourse. They were asked to describe the phenomenon

Conference Session

Technical Session II

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Scott Steiner, Rowan University

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FYEE Conference Sessions

theycannot simply copy answers. Most calculation exercises have an associated practice problemstudent can explore before attempting the scored exercise. Exercises are graded automatically,freeing graders to spend more effort on higher-level assignments, e.g., more sophisticated oropen-ended exercises or reports.Figure 2 is a screenshot of the PathFinder Plan Tab for a Spring 2018 Freshman EngineeringClinic II (FEC II) web-book at a public university in the northeast. FEC II is a second semesterengineering course that introduces students to fundamental engineering concepts such ascustomer-focused design principles, statistics, engineering economics, and engineering ethics. Itis the second in a sequence of four interdisciplinary, hands-on, project

Conference Session

Technical Session IV

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Roger J Marino P.E., Drexel University; Rosie Sullivan, Drexel University; Alison Stoute, Drexel University

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success astudent has in the UNIV 101 course, and the students’ rate of retention at the University.references[1] Going the Distance; Best Practices and Strategies for Retaining Engineering, EngineeringTechnology and Computing Students, [Online] Available:http://www.asee.org/retention-project.2012.(Accessed 18-June-2018)[2] Salzman, N., Ohland, M., “Building Alignment Between Pre-college and First-YearEngineering Programs”, in Proceedings of the 9th First Year Engineering Experience (FYEE)Conference, Daytona Beach, FL. 2017[3] Geisinger, B.N. & Raman, D.R. (2013). Why They Leave: Understanding Student Attritionfrom Engineering Majors. Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Publications Paper 607.[Online] Available: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu

Conference Session

Technical Session I

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Katherine M Ehlert, Clemson University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Sarah Jane Grigg, Clemson University

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major is? (3) How does this perception of major impact their sense of fit and satisfaction? a. Within engineering in general? b. Within their intended engineering major? (4) How do students view the FYE curriculum related to their intended engineering major?This work is a subset of a larger project that is exploring how students navigate engineeringcurriculum pathways and make adaptive decisions in major choice. Our research team hasdeveloped a survey to evaluate fit, satisfaction, and intent to persist in engineering; however, it isunknown how FYE students are interpreting these prompts in our survey. Therefore, we seek tounderstand how students identify as engineers and how the student’s

Conference Session

Technical Session II

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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FYEE Conference Sessions

cater specifically tousing student surveys. We also look forward to gathering students, who are taking pre-calculus and are one to twofeedback from other conference attendees about this terms behind the expected starting point [4, 5]. For the firsthands-on lab exercise and hope to refine it further for two offerings of ENGR101 at NJIT, the lab projects donefuture semesters. were virtual simulations (on computer). Starting Fall 2017, we started moving gradually towards more hands-on physicalIndex Terms – Application-oriented, Engineering labs.mathematics, First year introductory course

Conference Session

Technical Session II

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Davida Scharf, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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and engagedesign, various engineering disciplines, and how to succeed freshmen students in the variety of real-world engineeringas an engineering student. It is their first opportunity to innovation.begin to think about what type of engineering projects THE IDEAinterest them and ‘try on’ the profession. At the same time itteaches students to use information effectively in a digital In order to get students excited about engineering whileworld and improve aspects such as critical thinking, writing learning about innovative research, we introduced a two-and research skills. part assignment through our required first year

Conference Session

Technical Session II

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Thomas Jaworski P.E. P.E., New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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intentions behind the activity were great. I 6 from Step 5 and connect below at last right array. believe it encouraged all students to use real-life Place Part 4 (2x6) under Part 4 problem solving and critical thinking to tackle a project 7 connected in Step 6 and connect at the last right array above. that relates to something that is not theoretical. Parts are not

Conference Session

Technical Session VIII

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Cheryl A Bodnar, Rowan University; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Anastasio, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University

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-type game as a review session. These can beestablished games introduced to accomplish a certain task, such as a review, or they can bedeveloped to tackle a certain topic. As an example, one of the authors developed a Cards AgainstHumanity style prompt-response game with the theme of engineering ethics [8].Badges/Points/Leaderboards: The BPL approach can be used to incentivize students to learnrequired material or perform optional, extra tasks. Many examples of BPL approaches exist inthe literature, and some examples are evident in mainstream culture, such as Weight Watchers(stay within your point limit; compete with friends). Designing a class around competencies (i.e.public speaking, projects, ethical reasoning) can lend itself to a BPL

Conference Session

Technical Session IV

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Christopher McComb, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Jessica Dolores Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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; Besterfield-Sacre [14] employed model-eliciting activities as assessments ofundergraduate engineering students’ problem-solving capabilities. Despite these studies, it isstill difficult for educators to implement authentic summative assessments for first-year studentsin design classrooms. Thus, many educators employ more authentic tasks for formativeassessments and projects, but not for summative assessment.While assessing students’ engineering design process, first year engineering students are alsodeveloping the affective and regulatory competencies required for engineering success, such asself-efficacy in design, in math, and in engineering overall. Self-efficacy is skill-specificconfidence in one’s ability to succeed in spite of difficulty [15

Conference Session

Technical Session III

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Suzanne Keilson, Loyola University Maryland; Lynne C Elkes, Loyola University Maryland

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FYEE Conference Sessions

-Simon bet about thecost of materials [5]. The Bet, [6] is a book that details a famous bet between Paul Ehrlich,Biologist and Environmentalist and Julian Simon, Economist. Simon won the bet over thedecade 1980-1990. The lesson for students is that inflation adjusted prices of natural resourceshave a negative, not a positive trend, over sufficiently long periods of time. It is exactly this kindof insight, and arguments about the mechanisms that might give rise to it, that could be useful forengineering students in their careers. If they work as project planners and managers, it isvaluable to understand these larger trends and what they might mean for product development. Itcan promote a mindset sensitive to the impact of such external