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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Lesley M Berhan, The University of Toledo; Bryan Thomas Bosch, The University of Toledo

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studentpersistence at the University (2nd to 3rd year retention). These specific outcomes were comparedto two distinct controls to measure rate of success, outlined below.UNDT Population (Control One): Population of students who were admitted to the College ofEngineering, but not to their chosen major based on the admissions criteria outlined previously.Most students were not admitted to their major based on their ACT/SAT score.Exploratory Studies population (Control Two): These students were not admitted to the Collegeof Engineering based on their admissions criteria, and were enrolled in University College priorto the inception of the GEARSET program (comparative data to prior year outcomes).Tables 1 and 2 reflect the raw data for past cohorts within

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2021 First-Year Engineering Experience

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Carolyn Skurla, Baylor University; Joseph Anthony Donndelinger, Baylor University

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there would be no difference in average load-bearingcapacity between the Control and Test group’s structures.With the COVID-19 global pandemic, we were tasked with providing a virtual design experienceusing Zoom sessions. We will also provide a discussion of the individual design challenges thatinvolved building a bridge from 1/2 sheet of paper that spanned the opening of a ceramic mugand held as much ballast (in the form of coins) as possible without failing.IntroductionBaylor University holds weekend-long Invitation to Excellence (I2E) events to recruit high-achieving high school seniors. Each prospective engineering student attends two engagementsessions: one hosted by the Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) and the other by

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

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Edward Z Moore, Central Connecticut State University

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hours of directinstruction. Test results after training showed significant improvement by students who receivedthe intervention despite the extreme brevity of instruction. Considering only those students whoneeded training, scores rose by 18.6% after receiving training. The magnitude of improvementwas found to be statistically significant. These results are consistent with the improvements seenin previous research which generally involved more extensive instructional efforts.IntroductionSorby [1] presents several different attempts to define spatial skills. None are labeled ascompletely satisfactory, recalling Justice Potter’s 1964 analysis of what constitutes lewdness: “Iknow it when I see it”[2]. Tartre [3] divided spatial skills into

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

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Shari Klotzkin, Binghamton University; Howard S Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; David Klotzkin, State University of New York at Binghamton

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address this gap, a week-long Arduino workshop was developed to give middle schoolstudents an opportunity to actively engage in fun and educational STEM activities. Thechallenge was to see if an engaging STEM program on electronic hardware could be deliveredremotely [1]. With the aid of a very capable electronic simulator program, the content could beeffectively delivered and even implemented on real hardware.The class met twice daily for a week and culminated with each student presenting theirindividual project on the final day. The lessons were structured as a brief demo by theinstructors, followed by a mini-project, such as interfacing with an LCD display. Whileworking on the activities, students were assigned to one of three breakout rooms

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

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Melanie Villatoro P.E., New York City College of Technology; Laurin Moseley, CUNY New York City College of Technology

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providea summary of the STEM Outreach activities and provide conference participants with a tool kitthat can be applied at their home institutions and local communities.KeywordsSTEM, Online Learning, K-12 OutreachBackgroundAccording to the National Science Board’s Science and Engineering Indicators 2018, while basicSTEM skills have improved over the past two decades, America still lags behind many othercountries. Women and underrepresented minorities comprise less than 30% and 11% ,respectively of the STEM workforce [1]. In order to keep up with the predicted STEM job needsfor the nation, we need to increase interest and diversity in STEM. Students in K-12 need to beexposed, encouraged, and motivated to pursue careers in STEM. Exposing all

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

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Patrick Tunno

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a Global Penn State University Outstanding Program Award, a grant fordiversity, and is sponsored by IES Abroad.IntroductionA bicultural perspective bestows benefits including enhanced creativity and independence [1].This poises students to collaborate on solutions to complex global issues, which is especiallyrelevant in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. In STEM fields, this ability is essential. The 14Grand Challenges for Engineering in the 21st century, put forth by the National Academy ofSciences, include preventing nuclear terror and access to clean water [2], and globalcollaboration is critical. There is a consensus that educators understand the significance of theseabilities and their direct application on the job, and that these

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

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Daniel K. Jones P.E., State University of New York, Polytechnic Institute; Joanne M Joseph, SUNYPOLY

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provide technicalsolutions, get feedback from users, and incorporate changes needed to make a usable endproduct.BackgroundThe use of assistive technology in the classroom to enhance the learning experience for studentswith disabilities is a well-established field [1]. For children and students with visualimpairments, tactile technology helps the learning process, especially when teaching the use ofbraille letters and numbers. Recent advances in 3D printing have provided opportunities toinnovate methods for braille instruction, and several studies have evaluated the effectiveness ofthis technology for teaching [2], [3], [4]. 3D printers are also being used to create tactile mapswhich help people with impaired vision learn how to navigate new

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

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Mira S Olson, Drexel University; Joseph Hughes

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throughout traditional engineeringsectors, thereby developing the integrative skills recommended by USIP, the National Academyof Engineering (NAE), and the conflict management community [1], [2], [3], [4].The graduate program began enrolling students in 2019 and includes both an M.S. degree forstudents from all STEM backgrounds and a 9-credit online certificate accessible to students fromall backgrounds. We present a peace engineering curriculum that offers breadth in understandingthe social dimensions of conflict, depth in engineering approaches and technologies applicable topeacebuilding, and practical experience working alongside peacebuilding practitioners. Asystems-level thinking approach is leveraged to equip engineers to think critically

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

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Dimitrios Stroumbakis PE, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College

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Education, 2021Public Interest Technology: Preparing the Next-Gen Engineer in Serving the Greater Good of the Public’s Interest-A Community College Effort Dimitrios Stroumbakis, PE Queensborough Community College Department of Engineering TechnologyAbstractThe purpose of this paper is to document the creation, implementation and preliminary assessment of aseries of mini-modules funded under the Public Interest Technology-University Network (PIT UN)initiative for two purposes: 1) to raise awareness among new engineering students thereby creating apathway to higher educational goals in his field---all to for the noble case of serving greater

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

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Jennie Perey Saxe, University of Delaware

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describes course content, delivery, interactive activities, and student feedback to date, andin doing so offers a model for similar course development in other engineering curricula.IntroductionIn our relationships and in our workplaces, humans are constantly communicating. In thepractice of civil and environmental engineering, where projects are designed and built for publicuse and benefit, engineers must be skilled at communicating with the array of diversestakeholders that will be affected by their work. In 2019, the American Society of CivilEngineers (ASCE) published the Third Edition of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge(CEBOK3) [1]. The purpose of the newest edition was to update the competencies needed forcivil engineers entering and

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

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Eileen Haase PhD, The Johns Hopkins University

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freshmen classtaught during a pandemic, made students feel engaged with their classmates by discussing anddeveloping solutions for an issue they felt passionate about improving. Emphasizing theimportance of ethics in an introductory freshmen engineering course provides a foundation fordesigning with empathy.Introduction – definition and examples of health inequity“Health inequities are differences in health status or in the distribution of health resourcesbetween different population groups, arising from the social conditions in which people areborn, grow, live, work and age. Health inequities are unfair and could be reduced by the rightmix of government policies” [1].Health inequity has been an issue for centuries, and as noted by Martin Luther

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2021 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Molly Elizabeth Burke, Gannon University; Sydney Tate Hanratty; Lydia Nemeth, Gannon University; Kaylee Grace Hatfield, Gannon University; Daniel Noah Hughes; Jacob Dominic Rudy; Morgan Louise Schreck, Gannon University; Nikoly Dos Santos, Gannon University

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UniversityMs. Nikoly Dos Santos, Gannon University American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Design and Construction of a Buoy to Extend Data Collection Period in Lake Erie 1 2&5 4 3 3 3 5 1 Molly Burke , Nikoly Dos Santos , Sydney Hanratty , Kaylee Hatfield , Daniel Hughes , Lydia Nemeth , Jacob Rudy , Morgan Schreck

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2021 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Clara Almeter, Gannon University

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2021 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Todd France, Ohio Northern University; William Sierzputowski, Ohio Northern University

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Future Iterations 1. Demonstrate basic 3D modeling  Slicing • Provide data table template. Students struggle to create • Design, create, test, and analyze small-scale wind  3D printing their own two-dimensional data tables like this… turbines across 3 independent variables (4 weeks) 2. Execute a test plan & record data • Tools utilized… 3. Present data (tables, scatter charts, photos) 4. Use math modeling to justify

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2021 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Molu O Olumolade, Central Michigan University

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differentstyles may have different accessibility issues, we focused our project on the use of a standard,self-propelled wheelchair, as this is probably the most common type used by individuals.DESINGS AND EXPLANATIONS/JUSTIFICATONS:Design of the chair: Having proper design of the wheelchair can minimize the physical stressplaced on the user by providing appropriate ergonomic positioning of the body. Figure 1accesses the dimensions suggested by the American Disability Act (ADA) for making thewheelchair more user-friendly. Figure 1: Dimensions for Adult-sized wheel chair (ADA) Size/measurements o measure the length from elbow to palm for the armrests o measure from waist to the point you want the backrest to end

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

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Randy Hugh Brooks, Texas A&M University

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where I met my wife, I led Bugle Rank #7 in the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band (Class of ’86 Whoop!), and dove into Telecom Engineering. Once in Telecom, my learning continued at MCI, Vartec, and Charter. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 1 Session 35081 A Pre-Baccalaureate Engineering Course for the Road Ahead Randy Brooks First-Year Engineering Texas A&M University

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

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David Joseph Ewing, The University of Texas at Arlington; Catherine Mary Unite; Monica Franco; Kimshi Hickman

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engineering courses for almost nine years. His previous research involved thermal management systems for military vehicles. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 1 Session XXXX Evaluation of a Peer-Led Team Learning Course Designed to Increase Underprepared Students Success in Engineering David J. Ewing Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department University of Texas at Arlington Catherine Unite

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

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Nina Kamath Telang, University of Texas at Austin; Nisha Abraham, University of Texas at Austin; Althea Louise Woodruff, University of Texas at Austin

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at Austin Dr. Althea Woodruff is the coordinator of the Well-being in Learning Environments initiative at the University of Texas at Austin’s Longhorn Wellness Center and Counseling and Mental Health Center. On this project, she collaborates with UT faculty and administrators to embed wellness practices across colleges and departments and in classrooms, office hours, and other learning contexts. She also lectures and works at the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk in the College of Education. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 1

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

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Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Nathan Howell, College of Engineering, West Texas A&M University; Erick Benjamin Butler, West Texas A&M University; Vinu Unnikrishnan, West Texas A&M University

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field education (Figure 1). Volunteerism focuses on the benefitto the ones receiving service while field educationfocuses primarily on the educational objectives forthe student. SL should have real service. Theactivities which students perform meet a real needfor a community.4 SL also has real educationalbenefits. The choice of service used in the learningshould have particular educational objectives inmind. If a SL activity meets a community need butdoes not provide any meaningful experientialeducation for a student, it is useful service, but itdoes not rate high in learning. If the activity hasextended learning opportunities but the serviceprovided is not something that a real communityneeds, then it is educational, but the service is

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

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Andrea Ramic, Angelo State University; Dick Apronti, Angelo State University

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San Angelo, Texas 1. Background Parking is one of the most contested resources on university campuses. Typically, parkingspaces close to classrooms and administration buildings experience deficits in parking that oftenresult in later arrivals being denied parking at their preferred locations. A challenge in parkingspace allocation is making sure there are equity considerations. Improving equity meansvulnerable users of the parking lot are identified, and the parking lot designed in such a way thatspecific users are not disadvantaged compared to other groups. This paper discusses lessonslearned about equity in designing parking lots during a faculty–mentored undergraduate researchcourse. The purpose of the study was to estimate future

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

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Monikka M. Mann, Texas Tech University; George Tan, Texas Tech University

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Paper ID #35105Recent Strategies for improving Undergraduate Engineering Education: AReviewMs. Monikka M. Mann, Texas Tech University Monikka M. Mann, PMP is a PhD student at Texas Tech University in the Systems and Engineering Management Program.Dr. George Tan, Texas Tech University American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 1 Session XXXX Recent Strategies for improving Undergraduate Engineering

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Mid Atlantic Papers

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2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

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Laura Bayerle; Marietta R. Scanlon, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

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Society for Engineering Education, 2017 FiERCE: Empowering Girls in Engineering Through Role-Models and Mentoring Laura A. Bayerle1, Dr. Marietta R. Scanlon2 1 St. Ignatius Loyola Regional School, West Lawn, PA 2 Division of Engineering, Penn State BerksAbstractLeveraging current research indicating that the presence of mentors and role-models areinstrumental to the recruitment and retention of females in engineering, the primary purpose ofthis study was to examine the effect of role-models and mentors on the attitudes and self-confidence of middle school girls towards engineering. Participants were cohorts of middleschool aged females, paired with Penn State University (PSU) female undergraduate

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Mid Atlantic Papers

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2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

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Emily Alexandra German, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology; Niki Taylor Taheri, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology; Shouling He, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology

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apply theseconcepts in the form of a working speaker. In order for Vaughn’s Society of Women Engineers tofocus on minority students, a Title 1 Elementary School, i.e. a school with high numbers or Fall 2017 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, October 6-7 – Penn State Berkspercentages of children from low-income families and therefore requiring assistance from thegovernment, was chosen.This paper will present the rationale behind the choice of building a speaker as an engineeringworkshop topic, which is arranged in the second section. Secondly, the content of the workshopand how it was introduced to the students shall be provided in the third section. The result of theworkshop and its conclusion shall follow in the last two sections

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Mid Atlantic Papers

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2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

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Ge Jin, Purdue University Northwest; Michael Tu, Purdue University Northwest; Tae-Hoon Kim, Purdue University Northwest; Justin David Heffron, Purdue University Northwest; Jonathan Kakahiaka White

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1-5 Department of Computer Information Technology and Graphics, Purdue University NorthwestAbstractCybersecurity is critical to the national infrastructure, government, military and industry. Todefend the U.S. against the cyber threats, a significant demand for skilled cybersecurity workforceis predicted in government and industrial sectors. To address this issue, Purdue UniversityNorthwest has successfully launched four GenCyber summer camps for 181 high school studentsin Chicago metropolitan area to stimulate the high school students’ interest in the cybersecurityfield and raise their awareness of cybersecurity and safe online behavior. PNW GenCyber summercamp activities were delivered in the format of game based learning and hands-on

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Engineering Education Research - Focus on Engineering Design

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2017 FYEE Conference

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FELIX ORLANDO MARTINEZ-RIOS, Universidad Panamericana

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engineering degree [1]-[3]. program must formulate a set of program student outcomes The Universidad Panamericana is a young private (PSO) (knowledge, skills, attitudes) that directly address theuniversity with 50 years of creation. It has three campuses in educational objectives and have specific outcomes. Thesethe main cities of Mexico: Guadalajara, Aguascalientes and PSO must be the ultimate goal acquired by the students whenMexico City. The School of Engineering at Mexico City has they complete the bachelor program. Table I show the PSO36 years of creation and offers the following Engineering in EAC commission [4].programs: Industrial, Mechanical, Innovation and Design

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WIP: Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Classroom Practices

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Melinda Holtzman, Portland State University; Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University

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) introduce industry present an overview of different fields and careerprogramming and specifically MATLAB early in our opportunities in electrical engineering. In the second course,program, (iii) stress communication skills, and (iv) attract and ECE 102, students learn to develop algorithms and applyengage more students, in particular from under-represented computational software tools (mainly MATLAB) to solvegroups, into ECE [1]. While we have had some successes – primarily simple electrical engineering problems. They do apopular and engaging team design projects, hands-on lab project using MATLAB programming for data acquisitionexperience, and an alumni mentor program – we still

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WIP: Engineering Education Research - Focus on Problem Solving

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2017 FYEE Conference

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David Joseph Ewing, The University of Texas at Arlington

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become a primary focus at the University of economic backgrounds, and prior knowledge among studentsTexas at Arlington (UTA). UTA conducted a study that at UTA, ENGR 1300 utilizes the Student-Centered Activefound students were ill-equipped in the areas of problem Learning Environment with Upside-down Pedagogiessolving, professional writing, and computer (SCALE-UP) method. This method, developed at NC Stateprogramming. Therefore, UTA has recently created a University [1] and now utilized in many universities [2],new first year engineering course focused on improving focuses on creating a highly active and collaborativethese specific skill areas using the Student-Centered

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Issues in the First Year - Focus on Self-Efficacy

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Lee Kemp Rynearson, Campbell University; Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Campbell University

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with University’s context and initial efforts, including [1]-[3].concentrations in chemical and mechanical engineering. Reference [1] reports on Campbell University’s efforts toThis paper describes efforts to intentionally support the recruit a diverse cohort of students, [2] reports on thedevelopment of engineering identity in students during facilities prepared for and used by the incoming engineeringtheir first year through the formation of a community of students, and [3] discusses some elements of the origins andpractice. Faculty managed and supported a variety of in- adaptation of the first-year engineering curriculum.class and extracurricular activities to encourage the

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WIP: Student Success & Development - Focus on Mentoring

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Geoff Rideout, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Thelma E Coley, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University

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” to provide after-hours support. ESEPs support One courses specific to the Faculty of Engineering.the instructional team by developing and focus-grouping Involving students as active participants in teaching andcourse materials, administering extra problem sets learning is growing in popularity. Healey et al. [1] suggestthrough on-line rooms, and informing instructors of that successful approaches take advantage of sharedstudent difficulties. Finally, the ESEPs support the engagement between students and academics seeking to learnadministration through research into best practices in together and enact changes to enhance student learningfirst-year engineering

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Student Success & Development - Focus on Mentoring

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Sharri Lee Kornblum, CSULA engineering department; Zanj Kano Avery El; Gustavo B Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles; Deborah Won, California State University, Los Angeles; Emily L. Allen, California State University, Los Angeles

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, after participating in STEP. Supplemental Instruction was implemented as a mandatory intervention for allFYrE@ECST participants (Figure 1), to help them succeed in Calculus and Physics courses,which are high attrition courses. SI was selected because the model had been widely investigatedin engineering education and a great deal of researchers has reported on the positive results of SIworkshops (Martin & Arendale, 1994), since it was initially proposed in 1973 by Dr. DeannaMartin at the University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC). But most importantly, SI UMKCmodel goals were aligned with our goals to improve student performance in these high-attritioncourses and to increase retention and graduation rates of engineering students. The