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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Junfei Li P.E., The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Jaime Ramos-Salas, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Cara Li, Carnegie Mellon University

active Professional Engineer in the state of Texas. He is a Senior Member of IEEE, and a Member of the ASEE.Cara Li, Carnegie Mellon University Current student majoring in Computer Science American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Experience of Teaching Introduction toElectrical Engineering with an Online Platform 1. Introduction Introduction to Electrical Engineering is a required course for the Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) at our university. Offered to Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) students during their freshman year, it provides them with their first exposure to a hands- on learning environment, where they take on

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel

The Citadel (Charleston, S.C.). He received his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Arizona State University. His research interests are in Engineering Education and Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering. He previously taught at Bucknell University and Arizona State University. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Exploring Math Self-Efficacy Among First-Year Civil Engineering MajorsIntroductionAcross the country, engineering retention rates are often low (approximately 50%) and highlycorrelated with calculus performance [e.g., 1, 2]. In fact, some authors assert that the biggestfactor contributing to the attrition

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Elizabeth Kurban, Women in Engineering, University of Maryland College Park; Mary L Bowden, University of Maryland College Park

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tracking the2019 FYSE cohort. 1 Facilitating Pathways to Engineering: First Year Summer Experience “The greatest strength of the FYSE Program is its faith in us as future engineers…” - 2019 participantIntroductionPrevious retention research suggests that summer bridge programs can be especially beneficial inenhancing college readiness and student success for underrepresented student populations(Ackermann, 1990; Gleason et al., 2010; Kallison & Stader, 2012). The First Year SummerExperience (FYSE) program seeks to support first-year women and racial and ethnic minoritizedstudents in their transition to the [SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING] through a three

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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McKayla Kleinschrodt; James Lenn, Wayne State University; Marcis Jansons P.E., Wayne State University; Jeffrey Potoff, Wayne State University

manufacturing process allowing the students to learn transferableskills [1]. Additionally, this course provides an option to incorporate embedded controls, whichcan be a valuable resource for early engineering students [2]. By learning transferable skills,students are offered a greater opportunity for employment. Second, the CAD and 3D printingapproach allows for a higher rate of student engagement because of the increased use of UGTAs[3]. This has proven to make students more likely to meet the learning objectives, whilealso creating an environment that cultivates real-world problem-solving skills [4-5]. While thesebenefits were substantial, new problems arose that needed to be addressed: there was a significantreduction in instruction time due to the

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Koenraad E Gieskes, State University of New York at Binghamton; Michael Elmore, State University of New York at Binghamton

licensed professional engineer. He also received a B.A in philosophy and a M.Ed. from the University of Vermont. Before becoming an engineer he was a high school mathematics teacher. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Full Paper: First-Year Engineering - Deciding on a MajorAbstractAt SUNY Binghamton, first-year engineering students have a shared year as Watson School ofEngineering and Applied Science majors and do not declare their specific engineering majoruntil later. In order to track interest and assess program impacts, the students are given a surveyin the first week of their fall classes. This survey asks just two questions: 1) What is

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Andrew Assadollahi, P.E., Christian Brothers University; Kyle Raburn

allthree of these sets of content. If the computational-based content has a more direct relation to theengineering profession and later engineering courses, students would be exposed to basicconcepts of future courses and have an early understanding of these relevant engineering topics.This research aims to present data which shows the effects that a computational-based first-yearengineering course can have on student preparation for later engineering courses. This researchis based on four years of data collection regarding how the computational-based spring semesterfirst year course CE 113 (Civil Engineering Analysis) has impacted student performance inPhysics 1, Statics, and Mechanics of Materials. This research also provides an outline for

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Lisa Lampe, University of Virginia; Blakeley Calhoun

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intake, satellite, and self-containedrelationship with a faculty member. Because academic advising models [7]:demographics of the US undergraduate population “Faculty-Only: All students are assigned to an instructionalhave been and will continue to shift toward a more faculty member for advising. There is no advising office on the campus.diverse population with regards to ethnicity [1], Patton Supplementary: All students are assigned to anand colleagues have implored higher education instructional faculty member for advising. There

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Chizhong Wang, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Moshe Kam P.E., New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology

engineering ethics, the Fundamentals of Engineering Design 101 instructional team at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) planned the engineering ethics module in three parts – Part 1 - background theory, Part 2 - a mock debate, and Part 3 – student debate presentations to demonstrate their grasp on the topic. Details of all three parts are given in the table below. Table 1. Engineering Ethics Debate Activity Breakdown [1-4]Activity Breakdown Description (No. of Lectures) • Students were introduced to engineering ethics and ethical dilemma often faced by practicing engineers through real life

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Andrew Assadollahi, P.E., Christian Brothers University; Gene McGinnis Jr. P.E., Christian Brothers University

Communicate Effectively to a Range of AudiencesIntroductionAccording to ABET Criterion 3, student outcome (3) states that students must demonstrate “anability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences” [1]. The re-wording of studentoutcome (3) has led to some uncertainty on appropriate mechanisms to assess this ability. In thisresearch, three potential mechanisms to assess the ability of students to communicate effectivelyto a range of audiences are presented. In all assessment mechanisms, each audience member isprovided the same evaluation rubric to assess the student presentations and must include theirarea of expertise with their professional background. Student teams are instructed to structuretheir presentations in such a way that non

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Andrew Assadollahi, P.E., Christian Brothers University

problem to be solved by improving the quality of face-to-faceinteraction between individual students and individual faculty [1]. The Challenges of AcademicAdvising (The Chronical of Higher Education, 2010) discusses that a function of academicadvising is to help students become independently functioning adults who take responsibility fortheir own progress [2]. In this study, a proactive advising method has been implemented to first-year civil engineering students in an introduction to civil engineering course, using face-to-faceadvising practices and spreadsheet technology. Proactive advising involves a variety of intensiveinteractions with students to increase probabilities of success, including the deliberateintervention to enhance student

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Natalie C.T. Van Tyne P.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology

University of Southern California and B.S. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from India. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 GIFTS: Overcoming Student Resistance to Active Learning: First-Year Educator’s Experiences of Transferring Research into PracticeNegative student response or student resistance to active learning is often discouraging forfaculty when implementing active learning in engineering classrooms [1]. Active learning (AL)includes instruction in which students engage in activities during class instead of listening to theinstructor’s lecture. Recently, researchers have systematically examined student resistance as abarrier to adoption

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Timothy Aaron Wood, The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Tara Hornor, The Citadel; Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel

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Re-Imagining the Early Calculus ExperienceCalculus courses are often barriers to persistence in engineering. Several factors contribute tothe difficulty of calculus courses, including low math self-efficacy. Self-efficacy is one’s ownpersonal judgements about their abilities to achieve specific goals. According to Bandura [1], thereare several sources of self-efficacy: mastery experiences, vicarious experiences, social persuasions,and physiological arousal. We are piloting a cohort-based intervention designed specifically toimprove retention of civil engineering freshmen through math self-efficacy building.We created a new calculus experience for our pilot cohort (Figure 1). During the summer beforetheir freshmen year, students participate

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Sherif Abdelhamid, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Mona Aly, Arab Academy for Science,Technology and Maritime Transport; Andrew Katz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

. Researchers can have access to a web-based interfacewhere they can use the harvested tweets in their studies and get the latest tweets and news feeds.1 Introduction1.1 Background and MotivationEvery day millions of tweets are sent all over the world, carrying large amounts of data onvarious topics. Some of these tweets are related to engineering education in general, andfirst-year engineering students specifically. These tweets can be created by students, universities,governments, policymakers, among others. Tweets may contain information about dailyactivities, important announcements, learning content or resources, discussions on a specifictopic, locations, and much more. Additionally, tweets can show interactions between tweetcreators and other

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Samuel John, Wayne State University; Cameron Hanson, Wayne State University; James Lenn, Wayne State University; Marcis Jansons P.E., Wayne State University; Jeffrey Potoff, Wayne State University

, engineering design principles were introducedto students through the LEGO® robotics kits. However, in the Fall 2019 semester, a transition wasmade to using Computer Aided Design (CAD) and three-dimensional printing (3D printing). Thisshift was made for several reasons. First, CAD [1, 2] is a more useful skill to have for the jobmarket, since many companies now require it [3]. Second, it gives students first-hand experiencewith manufacturing techniques, with a focus on 3D printing. This gives students insight into themore nuanced parts of manufacturing such as clearances, and capability of manufacturing. Most projects require a motor [4] or have the necessity of control. A great example of thisis the paddle boat project. It requires the team to

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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James Lenn, Wayne State University; Fatmir Menkulasi P.E., Wayne State University; Marcis Jansons P.E., Wayne State University; Jessie Mazin Yousif-Dickow; McKayla Kleinschrodt; Jeffrey Potoff, Wayne State University

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hands-on learning,particularly during the first year, is a highly effective pedagogical approach [1]-[5]. This paperpresents an approach to providing hands-on instruction in a first- year engineering design courseusing CAD and 3D printing. It is desired to engage students with design projects that provide themwith a signature experience in finding the connection between abstract theoretical concepts andphysical phenomena. While this course includes instruction pertaining to skills normallyassociated with mechanical engineering (CAD), it is open to students from all engineeringdisciplines at Wayne State University.For several years, engineering design principles were introduced at our institution using the Lego®robotics system. Transition from

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Jerry Austin Yang, University of Texas at Austin; Nina Kamath Telang, University of Texas at Austin

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demand for diversity and inclusion by implementing programs torecruit and retain students from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds [1] [2]. These shiftsin engineering education are also beginning to motivate novel forms of pedagogy that embracesocial justice issues and highlight engineering’s role in creating a more diverse and inclusivesociety (see e.g. [3]). In this work-in-progress, we describe a novel approach to an introductoryelectrical engineering course at the University of Texas at Austin tailored to highlight diversityand inclusion issues and report initial results from longitudinal data on the effects of ourapproach.Course Structure and Dynamics In order to promote a more cooperative approach to learning, students were

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Ryan Baldwin, NJIT; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology

. 2.84 3.64 My friends and peers ask me for help on their resumes and cover… 2.5 3.24 I am comfortable introducing myself to professors, potential… 3.24 4.22 I am comfortable presenting in front of my peers. 3.08 3.86 I have a good understanding of how to communicate through… 4.114.41 Post Assessment Pre Assessment 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5Over the course of the spring semester students in this cohort have been exposed to

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Ludvik Alkhoury, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology

, and wastewater treatment, civil engineering infrastructure, and transportation engi- neering. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Full Paper: Re-Engineering a Mini-Drone as a Project for First- Year Engineering StudentsIntroductionDrones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), have a major influence on our dailylives including transportation, agriculture, communication, and environmental preservation [1].A wide range of drones with capabilities to adjust in confined man-made spaces are beingutilized in situations where the presence of humans is difficult, or dangerous. In recent years,drones have been developed with

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Joie Marhefka, Penn State New Kensington; Dalynn D Park, Penn State New Kensington; Laura E Cruz, Penn State

career-motivated, and populations typically include significant numbers of non-traditional studentsseeking second or even third careers, including relatively large numbers of military veterans [1].To date, almost no research has been conducted on student success pathways in biomedicalengineering technology [2], [3], a gap this study seeks to fill with a mixed-methods study ofstudent engagement and persistence in an introductory biomedical engineering technologycourse.Because BMET is directly career-oriented, the typical gateway course in the major focuses oncareer awareness, including an overview of skills, knowledge, and opportunities available. Atthe institution where the study was conducted, this one-credit course had been taught as a

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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

the University of Arkansas.Mr. Brandon Crisel I am a 10 year veteran instructor at the University of Arkansas with a BS and MS in Mathematics with emphasis in Statistics and applied Math. I began working in the Math Department, teaching service courses. While there, I taught College Algebra, Math for Elementary Teachers 1 and 2, Mathematical Reasoning, and Finite Mathematics. I also helped spearhead our department’s online initiative to both flip classes while simultaneously creating an online program for our service courses. I was also the Testing Coordinator, where I managed the Testing and Tutoring Centers and their staff. I also created, maintained, supported, and administered the Online Math Placement Test and

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Kevin Skenes, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Nathan John Washuta P.E., The Citadel; James Righter, The Citadel

the Freshman Seminars that providestudents with early exposure to engineering, to assess the results quantitatively and qualitativelythrough surveys, and to discuss the future direction of the program.Introduction: The New General EducationIn 2014, a survey from the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU)highlighted several learning outcomes that employers and college students deemed important [1].In 2015-2016, a review of the institution’s general education outcomes and faculty surveyrevealed that the general education curriculum needed updating. With the 2019-20 academicyear, The Citadel began a new General Education program, replacing the Core Curriculum thathad been in effect for more than fifty years. The faculty elected

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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AJ Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Brett Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Norma L Veurink, Michigan Technological University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan Technological University

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Technological University Jon Sticklen was the chairperson of the Engineering Fundamentals Department, Michigan Technological University from August 2014 through June 2020. In the decade of the 90s, Dr. Sticklen founded and led a computer science laboratory in knowledge-based systems in the College of Engineering, Michigan State University that focused on task-specific approaches to problem-solving, better known as expert systems. Over the last fifteen years, Dr. Sticklen has pursued engineering education research focused on early engineering with an emphasis on hybrid course design and problem-based learning. Dr. Sticklen assumed the chairperson of Engineering Fundamentals at Michigan Tech on August 1, 2014. His research has

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Sherif Abdelhamid, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Andrew Katz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

processes and engagement inaddition to providing real-time 24/7 assistance to students.1 Introduction1.1 Background and MotivationAccording to one study [1], 95 percent of undergraduate students own a laptop or a smartphoneand 78 percent of students say that their phones have an above moderate contribution to theiracademic success. Another study [2] showed that 70 to 79 percent of students use theirsmartphones in at least one class. In the last few years, chatbots have become increasingly usedbecause they are based on natural language processing (which has seen big advances) and userconversation interfaces that are very common in messaging apps on smartphones. The ubiquityof smartphones and potentially significant role in supporting student

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Frank Vahid, University of California, Riverside; Joe Michael Allen, University of California, Riverside; Alex Daniel Edgcomb, zyBooks; Roman Lysecky, University of Arizona

evaluations. These Coral-to-C++results suggest that Coral can be used to enable a simpler and smoother start to a freshmenprogramming class, while still achieving the desired learning of a commercial language. And, asthe Coral approach is improved, one might begin to see Coral-to-C++ students outperformingC++-only students as well. The Coral simulator and tutorial are available for free online [1].IntroductionCoral [1] is an ultra-simple text and flowchart language designed to introduce college or high-school students to programming. In contrast to many educational programming languages thatuse blocks, like Scratch [2] or Snap [3], Coral is specifically intended to lead students intocommercial languages like Java, Python, C++, or C.Coral was

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Matthew Wettergreen, Rice University; Joshua Brandel

assortment of manufacturingtools to create, prototype, and test their designs. In engineering design education, instructors seekto introduce these techniques and train students up to a working level of proficiency.Meeting these broad course objectives requires careful planning and a suitable educationalmodel. Effective skills training should teach underlying concepts, demonstrate proper usage oftools, dedicate time for learners to practice, and most importantly, provide feedback to thelearners [1]. Well-implemented training can lead to safer practices, increased performance, andfewer mistakes. When skills are taught effectively in a class, students see positive results bothindividually and as teams [2].When teaching such an extensive field as

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Pichayathida (Alice) Luanpaisanon, University of Virginia; Carter Kenneth McCullough, Human Machine Interface Research Lab; Ryan Van Der Zee, Caterpillar Inc.; Ruth Wertz P.E., Valparaiso University; Reva E. Johnson, Valparaiso University

the userinteracts with a haptic environment, they receive correlated visual and tactile sensory feedback.Richer and more complex sensory feedback gives the user a more immersive experience.Furthermore, the user may have control over changing the properties of the haptic environmentand exploring the effects.Haptic technology has the potential to enhance the engineering classroom in several ways. First,increased sensory feedback can improve retention of engineering concepts [1]. Second, hapticfeedback can improve intuitive understanding of complex systems and environments [2]. Third,tactile information creates learning opportunities for students who are visually impaired [3].Fourth, involving students in coding of the haptic system may improve

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Briana M Bouchard, Tufts University; Kristen B Wendell, Tufts University; Ethan E Danahy, Tufts University

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scaffolded reflection about engineering group work interactions. The moduleprovided students with the opportunity to assess and evaluate their own discussions for equityand inclusion as well as those of experienced engineers. Data were obtained in the form ofstudent written work and post-intervention in-class video of student group interactions.IntroductionGroup work is a fundamental component of undergraduate engineering programs and offersstudents the chance to practice student-to-student interactions within an engineering team. Notonly does the engineering studies literature emphasize that team interactions are central toprofessional engineering practice [1], [2], but also the engineering and science educationliterature has emphasized that group

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Andrew Assadollahi, P.E., Christian Brothers University; Sarah Swain, Christian Brothers University; Sam Das

content early in their academiccareers in efforts to improve student understanding and performance in the second-year coursesof Statics and Mechanics of Materials. The CE 113 has a pre-requisite of Precalculus and coversselect topics in matrix Algebra; trigonometry-based Statics topics, which encompassapproximately 70% of topics covered in a traditional 3-credit hour statics course, introductorytopics in mechanics of materials, and an introduction to land surveying (Assadollahi, Moore, andMcGinnis, 2016) [1]. Assadollahi, Moore, and McGinnis (2016) provide a detailed list ofspecific topics covered in CE 113 as well as early student perceptions of the course [1].Assadollahi and Raburn (2020) show four years of data collection on how the course is

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Prateek Shekhar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Stephen Otondi, New Jersey Institute of Technology ; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology

studentretention and motivation by provided contextualized-mathematics education. This model hasbeen adopted in 40+ engineering schools nationwide [1-2]. The idea is to teach mathematics toincoming first-year students using an application-oriented, hands-on introductory course. Thiscourse provides an overview of relevant topics in engineering analytical methods from coresophomore-level engineering courses, which are reinforced through extensive examples of theiruse in lab exercises. Topics include algebraic manipulation of engineering equations; use oftrigonometry, vectors and complex numbers, sinusoids and harmonic signals, systems ofequations and matrices in engineering applications; and basics of differentiation and integrationin engineering