Conference Session

Technical Session M3A

Collection

2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

John Krupczak Jr, Hope College; Katharine Hopkins Polasek, Hope College

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hands-on skills development; be completedduring a typical laboratory period; not require specialized equipment; be carried out in a range of physicalspaces; and illustrate general engineering principles beyond the details of the project. We have developedand tested several projects that meet these requirements including a solar-powered phone charger, anelectrodynamic loudspeaker, and a suite of microcontroller-based activities with a biomedical project.The series of projects include scaffolding to support novices, while also containing relevant open-endeddesign elements to challenge the creativity of the more experienced. Students show increases inconfidence and interest along with decreases in anxiety concerning engineering. Females attained

Conference Session

Technical Session S2C

Collection

2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

William C. Oakes, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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• Assessing student learning and experience 10 o Models to assess • Tools and resources 5 • Questions and discussions 10 • Workshop evaluation 5References[1] M. Lima & W. Oakes. Service Learning: Engineering in Your Community 2nd ed.,Oxford Press, 2014[2] Eyler, Janet, “Reflection: Linking Service and Learning—Linking Students and Communities”, Journal of Social Issues, Vol. 58 Issue 3, 2000, Pages 517 – 534[3] D. E. Giles, & J. Eyler, The impact of a college community service laboratory on students’ personal, social, and cognitive