Collection

2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference

Authors

Anand Nageswaran Bharath, Cummins Engine Company; Archana V Kulkarni; Dinesh Balaji Ramaraj; Jennifer M. Thomasson, Cummins Inc; Alexa Davis; Demario Robinson; Malavika Panicker; Elizabeth A. Spratt; Tina Henselmeier; Nora Guzman; Arul Antony; Sonya Ware-Meguiar; Danielle Fawbush, Cummins Inc.; Daniel J. O’Connor, Cummins; Kenneth Francis; Jennifer G. Warrenburg

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Diversity

senior engineer in Combustion Research at Cummins Inc., where in addition to his primary role in developing future engine systems, he leads a planning team of Cummins engineers in organizing an after-school STEM Outreach Program at Girls Inc. to encourage girls to pursue STEM Careers.Archana K. KulkarniMr. Dinesh Balaji Ramaraj,Jennifer M. ThomassonAlexa Davis Alexa Davis graduated with her Bachelors of Science in Psychology from the University of Indianapolis in 2020. She has served at Girls Inc. of Johnson County for 4 years, and has begun her role as Program Director within this affiliate as of August 2021. Along with her experience at Girls Inc. of Johnson County, Alexa has worked with children and teenagers on

Conference Session

WIED: Community

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon Mason; Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET); Carol Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET); Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET); Maureen Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET)

faculty and enhance plans of work associated with tenure andpromotion preparation and overall career advancement. The goal is to drive discovery andlearning within an environment that supports the development of project proposals and theprocess of peer review. These mini-grants encourage leadership and career development,mentoring, networking and research collaboration, while enhancing and advancing theuniversity’s multifaceted initiatives and scholarship infrastructure. In support of the overarchinginstitutional transformation project, successful grant proposals are also required to align with oneor more of the AdvanceUniX project goals. In addition to directly supporting careeradvancement with funding, the grant design and structure also

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1: Looking at Study Abroad through an enhanced lens

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kacie D'Alessandro, Virginia Military Institute

these marvels firsthand during the final two weeks of the term. This paper providesan overview of the Engineering Marvels course, including a list of topics covered, types ofassignments, a travel itinerary, and a cost breakdown for students, faculty, and the university.Lessons learned throughout the planning and execution of the course are also provided to helpfuture educators wishing to implement similar courses into their curriculum.Pedagogical MotivationExperiential learning is a type of active learning where students perform an activity [1], andadditional learning takes place when reflecting on the experience [2]. Field trips have beenshown to improve student motivation and lead to the development of personal connections withengineering [3

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Iftekhar Basith, Sam Houston State University; Richard Ford, Sam Houston State University; Ashley Morgan-Olvera; Devyn Matthews; Jacob Brandon, Sam Houston State University; Doug Ullrich, Sam Houston State University

SchoolStudentsAbstractWhen managing invasive species, it is paramount to focus on educating the community, essentialstakeholders, and future generations. The primary focus of any grassroots program is to createhigh quality educational materials to those that can quickly and widely disseminate knowledgeand skills. The paper describes the effort between the School of Agricultural Sciences, theDepartment of Engineering Technology, and an Invasive Species Institute at SHSU utilizing agrassroots-program regime to create educational units of instruction for use in public and privateschools. To deliver action packed lessons quickly and efficiently in classrooms across the state,the authors plan to provide the Unit of Instruction through several virtual platforms and

Collection

2004 GSW

Authors

Richard Bannerot; Ross Kastor; Paul Ruchhoeft

werepetroleum-related. The remainder of the projects were provided and sometimessponsored by faculty. In addition to the client-provided “engineer-in-charge,” each team Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference Texas Tech University Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationwas assigned a faculty advisor. Short, weekly progress reports were submitted to thecourse instructor. Formal written and oral proposals and final reports were required fromeach team. There were also several other individual “reporting documents.” The coursealso had considerable content, e.g., the design process, oral and written communications,project planning, risk analysis

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering: Student Growth

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anu Osta, Rowan University; Melanie Amadoro, Rowan University; Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University

through the undergraduate or graduate curriculum. Effective academicadvising is considered a core requirement for student success in engineering programs. It mayoccasionally involve mentoring students in areas and activities related to their professionalsuccess such as advising on internships, co-ops, and industry-institute collaborated curricularprograms.Several strategies have been developed over the years to streamline the process and make it lesstaxing for both faculty and students. Among them are degree planning software, databasemanagement, online resources portal, office of undergraduate advisor, on campus student supportservices, student wellness, and experiential learning opportunities, to name a few.With the recent COVID crisis, as the

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carrie Dossick, University of Washington; Kirk Hochstatter, University of Washington; Alireza Borhani, University of Washington; Lucky Pratama, University of Washington; Bijesh Gautam, University of Washington; Ahmed Abdel Aziz; Hyun Woo Lee, University of Washington; Sanaz Saeidi

education, how do we prepare ourstudents to engage in these technological practices in addition to the fundamental concepts ofconstruction planning and management? As BIM has been the focus of technological innovation in recent decades, severaluniversities have developed BIM-integrated curriculums for students of construction engineeringand management (CEM), but they represent only a handful of a large number of such programsavailable worldwide [10, 11], and in addition, there is significant diversity in their content. Atechnology education framework for CEM programs is needed to aid educators in establishingcoherent and comprehensive curricula, both within existing courses and by introducing newcourses. The curriculum is the foundation of

Conference Session

Technical Session 12 - Paper 1: Creating Pathways for Success and Engagement for Women in Engineering

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Jalonda Nakay Thompson, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Anne Skutnik, Tickle College of Engineering; Jamie Baalis Coble, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Anahita Khojandi, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Angelica M Palomino, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Veerle Keppens, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Ozlem Kilic, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

Head of Undergraduate Studies and Service in the Nuclear Engineering department at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her research interests expand on past work in nuclear system monitoring and prognostics to incorporate system monitoring and remaining useful life estimates into risk assessment, operations and maintenance planning, and optimal control algorithms.Dr. Anahita Khojandi, University of Tennessee at Knoxville Anahita Khojandi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and the director for the Reliability and Maintainability Engineering program at University of Tennessee- Knoxville. She received her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from University of Pittsburgh. Her

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Technical Session - Machine Learning, IoT, Writing Center Peer Tutors, Conceptual Modeling

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lizzie Santiago, West Virginia University; Anika Pirkey, West Virginia University

are used in education to evaluateword problems. Rubrics are evaluation tools that help measure performance and learning basedon a given set of criteria and objectives. Several rubrics have been developed and used to assessstudents’ ability to solve word problems. Permatasari and colleagues [6] implemented a fourindicator problem solving rubric based on: Identification of the Problem, Planning a Solution,Implementing a Solution, and Evaluation. The rubric, which implemented a 1-4 scoring scale,was tested in a Physics class with 55 senior high school students [5]. Another rubricimplemented in Physics uses 44 sub-skills split in different categories: knowledge, beliefs,expectations and motivations, and processes [6]. That rubric was used to

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 1: Experiential Learning in Fluids, Structures, and Course/Lab Design

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly Golecki, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Rebecca Reck, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Christopher Schmitz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Katherine Ansell, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Jessica TerBush, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; John Popovics, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

platform. The CoP planning team meets weekly todiscuss teaching related topics, develop resources, and plan events. Within the larger CoP, anaverage of two events are held per month. A different member of the CoP takes charge of eachevent. In the pilot semester, each month, one event was a workshop on a selected topic, whichtypically had an invited speaker and was more formally structured. The second event was acoffee hour, which was an informal conversation on a chosen topic. Different modalities wereused, and attendance varied from event to event, as shown in Table 1. In addition to the archiveof the chat on MS Teams, the CoP maintains a website with materials from each event. The goalof hosting materials on a website is to gather resources for

Conference Session

Computing & Information Technology Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

onhow they respond to those situations and their overall effectiveness as a team.Project Management - Delivering projects in a timely manner within budget is key tocompetitiveness in electrical and computer related industries. Careful planning and execution ofa project plan are very important to controlling schedules, costs and features for developmentprojects. Successful engineers understand project management and its importance to theorganization.Research and Development - Engineers must be technically competent to design circuits andsystems to solve problems, but not all designs need to start from scratch. Engineers must be ableto perform research that leads to solutions, and they must be able to apply design principalslearned elsewhere to

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session: New and Innovative Technologies in Aerospace

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dustin Birch, Weber State University

cessation, themotor combustion would terminate. The fuel grain would smolder for a few seconds, and then begin tocool down. This ignition process could be repeated to re-light the motor successively for several testfirings.A photograph of the initial developmental CHRD prototype is presented in Figure 1. 3 Figure 1 – CHRD System Developmental Test HardwareInitial testing confirmed that the fuel grain, oxidizer system, and ignition system were viable, and wouldperform satisfactorily in the static configuration planned for the fully functional CHRD prototype. Thedemonstrator indicated that repeated firings of the rocket motor

Conference Session

ETD - STEM Issues in ET I

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asif Ahmed, State University of New York, Polytechnic Institute

written report followed by an oral presentation.However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, student learning outcomes were significantlydisrupted as the plan of study changed to online mode from March 2020. The purpose of thecurrent study is to document the students’ learning experiences of the capstone design courseduring the pandemic year. As the course is so comprehensive in nature, wide range of studentlearning assessment is possible from this course. Data were collected from Fall 2020 and Spring2021 semester to assess the student outcomes in the category of communication with theteammates, fulfill roles and responsibilities, and listening to the teammates. The scales of one tofour (1-not acceptable, 2- below standards, 3- meets standards, 4

Conference Session

ERM: ERM Medley Session!

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tina Wang; Laura Jun Chee Yong, Pennsylvania State University; Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Linda Hanagan, Pennsylvania State University

program called Talent Search, a program for low-income schools in Pennsylvania. Through collaboration with the Talent Search Program,challenges of participant recruitment and other common implementation problems can beavoided. The Talent Search Program is one of the Federal TRIO Programs dedicated to assistinglow-income and/or first generation middle and high school students in furthering their educationbeyond high school. A majority of the students who participate in the targeted Talent Searchprograms are from demographic groups that are underrepresented in STEM.This work in progress paper describes the development of the Middle School ArchitecturalEngineering Pilot Program (MSAEPP) and the planned methods to measure the efficacy of theprogram

Collection

2005 GSW

Authors

Jignesh Rathod; Farouk G. Attia

ownproducts can use ISO 9002 instead of ISO 9001 as core requirements under Section 1.Similarly, for suppliers who only provide testing and inspection services they can useISO 9003 under Section 1, as the core requirements1.Besides QS 9000, there are four reference manuals developed by the big three assupplements to QS 9000, which provide specific techniques and methodologies forsuppliers to follow regarding QS 9000 requirements3.• Advanced Product Quality Planning and Control Plan (APQP)• Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)• Statistical Process Control (SPC)• Measurement System Analysis (MSA)Companies supplying to European based automotive OEMs like Volkswagen, Audi,Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Porsche, Opel etc., had to meet the quality system

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katey Shirey, eduKatey LLC; Lisa Bosman, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI)

representative of various levels of seniority and engineering disciplinarybackgrounds. Due to a time conflict, one participant withdrew after completing the initialasynchronous learning modules and synchronous cohort-based virtual workshop. This researchproject has been approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB-2021-1681).3.3 Professional Development OverviewEngineering faculty participants were required to complete the following tasks to earn astipend of $1,000: • Eight hours of asynchronous preparation modules on Google Classroom • Six hours of synchronous virtual workshops on how to develop engineering curriculum using EM, bio-inspired design, and STEAM • Asynchronous post-workshop curriculum planning assignment and initial

Collection

2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Cesar Bandera, NJIT MTSM; Regina S. Collins, New Jersey Institute of Technology

a description of the desired innovation and its significance, and the contactinformation for the government official advocating the topic. The SBIR program only invests infor-profit ventures whose innovations and business plans support at least one topic. The SBIRprogram structures funding in two phases: Phase I is typically for concept feasibility (usually a12 month $100K award), and Phase II is for developing and testing a working prototype (usuallya 24 month $1MM award).Congress monitors the return on its investment in the SBIR program, and uses the commercialsuccess of the ventures funded by the program as a key performance indicator (KPI) (NationalAcademies of Sciences, Engineering, & Medicine, 2014, 2015a, 2015b, 2015c, 2016a

Conference Session

LEES Session 8: Care and Commitments

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren Kuryloski, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Amy Baird, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectivesWhile ABET acknowledges the importance of global, economic, and societal contexts inengineering work, it does not define these terms. It is left for instructors to unpack these conceptsfor students, but in an overloaded and fast-moving engineering curriculum that prioritizestechnical knowledge, consideration of societal impacts is often dealt with cursorily orunacknowledged. Sustainable community development projects provide a way to involvestudents in the process of conscientiously factoring context into technical solutions and workingdirectly with the people affected by engineering work; however, as we’ll explore in the nextsection

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division ASCE Liaison Committee - Supporting the Development of the Next Civil Engineers

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Kiriazes, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ellen Zerbe, Pennsylvania State University

licensure andaccess to free online review materials through department websites. Students should be exposedto the process and importance of licensure throughout their academic journey by introducing theFE exam as a degree-long goal, including the exam on 4-year plan advising sheets, FE-stylequestions in technical courses, and discussions of the licensure process in capstone courses.Departments may strongly consider offering an optional or required FE review course to refreshexam topic knowledge, share test-taking skills, and encourage peer study environments.Additionally, departments may consider developing a scholarship/reimbursement policy for aportion of the exam registration costs if a student passes to promote exam pass rates and reducethe

Conference Session

EMD Technical Session 3: Measuring Engineering Management

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niamat Ullah Ibne Hossain, Arkansas State University; Joni Pintu; Alexandr Sokolov, Arkansas State University; Ziaul Haque Munim

enhance the performance of a system.Various aspects of management in systems engineering include planning and control, riskmanagement, configuration management, decision management, project management, qualitymanagement, and information management. Some of these techniques are performed individually;however, others may be applied collaboratively in a group setting. In this paper, we will assessundergraduate students' (UG) “systems engineering management skills (SEMS)” based on a newlydesigned valid, and reliable instrument. First, we assess why it is imperative to develop effectivemanagement skills for undergraduate students. Second, we introduce a newly developedinstrument that could appraise undergraduate students’ state of systems engineering

Collection

2005 GSW

Authors

Rosa Jeanette De Leon; Randall D. Manteufel; Alfred Vitela

construction. An evaluation of theEngineering Building at the University of Texas at San Antonio has been conducted to determinewhat it will take to make it the first LEED certified green building on the UTSA campus. This studywas prompted by (1) recent indoor air quality issues in the building, (2) recent roof leaks whichrequired renovation and mold remediation within the building, (3) the planned departure of twoengineering departments (Electrical and Civil) from the building in the Fall 2005, and (4) the UTSA’scommitment to renovate the building for continued use by the Mechanical Engineering department.This study focuses on the LEED certification process for existing buildings, especially the pointawarding schedule and different levels of green

Conference Session

Technical Session M1

Collection

2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Elizabeth A. Powell, Tennessee Technological University; Harry T Ingle Jr., Tennessee Technological University; Kumar Yelamarthi, Tennessee Technological University

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Works In Progress

to discuss academic standing, barriers to academic success, resources available tostudents at the university (such as tutoring), and goals and strategies for returning to goodstanding. During that meeting, another important component of the program is utilized: anAcademic Success Plan, a contract that helps advisors and advisees determine barriers to andresources for success. In addition to meeting with advisors, advisees are encouraged to seek outresources for their unique needs, such as tutoring, supplemental instruction, mental healthcounseling, and financial aid, in addition to others. Incentives for advisees to meet with theadvisor include placing a hold on the student’s account, and, once they meet with the advisor,lifting the hold. An

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Cunningham, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Holly Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Rachel Ellestad, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Cheryl Carrico; Carol Geary, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

projects in the spring of 2022. The decision to make theworkshop virtual was intentional and independent of the COVID pandemic. The virtual formatwas intended to eliminate the time and cost of travel, thus enabling the participation ofpopulations that might otherwise be limited in attendance like professional-track faculty,teaching-focused faculty, community college faculty, and adjunct faculty. The three workshopscovered one stage of backward course design each: identify desired results; determine acceptableevidence; and plan the learning experiences as depicted in Figure 1 [1]. The virtual courseworkshops were similarly designed using backward design methods as the team guidedparticipants in backward design to develop their individual

Conference Session

Technical Session 9 - Paper 2: Course Interventions to Promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Engineering Curricula

Collection

2022 CoNECD (Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity)

Authors

Richard Blackmon, Elon University; Sirena C. Hargrove-Leak, Elon University

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

. Due to time constraints, the module had to betrimmed to only 15 minutes. This haste was reflected in the feedback from students, described inmore detail in the Results and Discussion section below. As a result of this feedback, DEIinstruction was tied to ABET SO 5 as part of the program’s continuous improvement plan. Tyingthis instruction to student outcome assessment does two important things: 1) it makes DEI inengineering a permanent feature in the program so that all students see the content and 2) it willbe assessed and improved upon each year as a part of ongoing improvements to the institution’sengineering program.In 2020, the DEI instructor was again the course instructor, and the module extended over aperiod of three days. The

Collection

2022 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University

participants will be able to: • Identify the benefits and challenges of the classroom flip instructional approach • Develop an initial plan for how to flip one unit of a course • Consider how to use already-developed instructional materials in the classroom flipThe outline of the workshop follows: 1. Introduction and Icebreaker 2. Classroom Flip Overview a. Definitions: What is the classroom flip? b. Benefits of the classroom flip c. Introduction to best practices for in-class and out-of-class activities d. How to ensure that students complete out-of-class preparation work? 3. What can we apply from emergency remote teaching to the classroom flip? a. Identification of already-existing

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Technical Session 5: Strategies for Increasing Classroom Engagement

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Walz, Madison Area Technical College; Michael Arquin; Joel Shoemaker, Madison Area Technical College; Scott Liddicoat; Gabrielle Temple; Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

14.1% Math 33 10.0% 5th 34 9.1% Other 56 17.0% Other 56 14.9% Total Courses Total Courses 330 431 Taught TaughtImmediately following the virtual workshops teachers were asked the following questions basedon a scale of 1-strongly disagree to 5-strongly agree: • The training improved my knowledge of the subject matter = 4.77 • I plan to integrate these new materials into my classroom = 4.87Pre- and post-tests documented increases in teacher knowledge for all three

Conference Session

ERM: Year of Impact on Racial Equity

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremi London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington

, and Inclusion is also planning broader engagementactivities which will primarily happen at the annual conference, but also in other venues.Examples of broader engagement include virtual webinars/workshops specifically focused onsystemic and organizational change to improve the cultural conditions for BIPOC faculty andstudents, and CDEI blog posts focused on racial equity.This paper will summarize the activities and preliminary outcomes of the work of the volunteerswho are making the Year of Impact on Racial Equity happen.ConclusionThe work of all of the Year of Impact on Racial Equity pillars has had the express purpose ofcontinuing to keep racial equity front of mind and front of hand. We want to ensure that themomentum that was created in

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

yongxin deng; Tuoyu Li; Min Ye, Zhejiang University

high-level talents leading and developing emerging engineering Public Service In order to ensure the effectiveness of the emerging engineering construction, the government builds public service platforms and other service carriers, and provides various supporting infrastructure required by the emerging engineering reform Enviro Goal Based on the development of emerging engineering, to achieve the nment Programming goal of planning and requirements Organizational Government to promote the development of emerging engineering Construction services set up a variety of regulatory agencies

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Wittich; Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

shown to lead to strong levels of persistence in undergraduateresearch experiences [3]. In addition to being housed within individual faculty research labs,students receive weekly professional development to complement their experience and meetprogram objectives. Professional development focuses on student goal-setting, ruralsustainability technical topics, and communication skills, including both written and oral skillsfor various types of audiences. This includes the development of individual development plans(IDPs), which assist each student in setting short-, intermediate- and long-term professionalgoals, defining the skills necessary to meet the goals, identifying opportunities for professionaldevelopment as well as any gaps in skills [4

Conference Session

Utilizing Technology to Train Chemical Engineering Students

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Bayles, University of Pittsburgh

fallEnglish composition course allows student to explore their plans, goals, and decisions to studyengineering. Students write about why they are at our institution, and what type of engineeringdiscipline/field they plan on pursuing and why; how they are coming to understand personal,academic, and professional integrity and ethics and how they might continue to pursue personaland professional integrity as they become practicing engineers. In the spring course, ENGCMP412, students pursue individual writing projects that are integral to their understanding ofcommunicating in a professional context. They also engage in a multi-step process of working inteams of three to write, revise and submit a paper to the First-Year Engineering Conference