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Paper ID #20890Findings of the Pilot Offering of an Application Oriented Course (ENGR101)Dr. Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of TechnologyDr. Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Session W1AWork in Progress – Findings of the Pilot Offering of an Application Oriented Course (ENGR 101) Jaskirat Sodhi, Ashish Borgaonkar, Edwin Hou, and Moshe Kam New Jersey Institute of Technology
Paper ID #20941Work In Progress: An Organized Team Self Selection Process For First YearEngineering Design ProjectsProf. Robert Gettens, Western New England University Rob Gettens is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and the Director of the First Year Engineering Program at Western New England University.Dr. Harlan E Spotts Jr., Western New England University Professor of Marketing, College of BusinessProf. Jingru Zhang, Western New England UniversityDr. Chang Hoon Lee, Western New England University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017
Paper ID #20918Workshop: Implementing Cloud Collaboration using Fusion 360 into a First-Year Engineering Design CourseDr. Cory Brozina, Youngstown State University Dr. Cory Brozina is an assistant professor and the Director of First Year Engineering at Youngstown State University. He completed his B.S. and M.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, and his PhD is in Engineering Education, also from Virginia Tech. His research interests include: Learning Analytics, First-Year Engineering and Assessment.Ms. Akshay Sharma, Virginia Tech + Autodesk Akshay Sharma, an Associate Professor, is passionate about
involved thermal management systems for military vehicles. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Session W1A Creating a First Year Engineering Course Utilizing the SCALE-Up Method David J. Ewing, Ph.D. The University of Texas at Arlington, david.ewing@uta.eduAbstract - To meet the growing demands for professional math course at least at the Pre-Calculus level. In order toengineers, retaining increasing numbers of engineering adapt to the wide dispersion of learning styles, socio-students has
students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and collaborative teaching methods has been supported by the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation and his team received Best Paper awards from the Journal of Engineering Education in 2008 and 2011 and from the IEEE Transactions on Education in 2011 and 2015. Dr. Ohland is Chair of the IEEE Curriculum and Pedagogy Committee and an ABET Program Evaluator for ASEE. He was the 2002–2006 President of Tau Beta Pi and is a Fellow of the ASEE, IEEE, and AAAS. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Session W1ABuilding
Paper ID #20950Small wins – Big impact: Narratives from behind the scenesDr. Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach Kelsey Rodgers is an assistant professor in the Engineering Fundamentals Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. She teaches a MATLAB programming course to mostly first-year engineering students. She primarily investigates how students develop mathematical models and simulations and ef- fective feedback. She graduated from the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University with a doctorate in engineering education. She previous conducted research in Purdue
year.Dr. Steffen Peuker, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Steffen Peuker holds the James L. Bartlett, Jr. Assistant Professor position in the Mechanical Engi- neering Department at the California State University in San Luis Obispo. He is teaching courses, includ- ing laboratories, in the HVAC concentration and mechanical engineering including first-year courses. Dr. Peuker’s educational research focuses on increasing student retention and success in engineering through implementation of a student success focused approach in introduction to engineering courses. In addi- tion, his work in engineering education focuses on collaborative learning, student-industry cooperation, and developing
responsible for creation and implementation of a program to promote student engagement as a means to improve retention and transition rates for first year Engineering students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Session W1A Work-in-Progress – Engineering Co-op Interns as Partners in First-Year Student Engagement, Mentoring, and Course Development Thelma Coley, Geoff Rideout Memorial University, tcoley@mun.ca, g.rideout@mun.caAbstract - Engineering Student Engagement Partners Co-op students
. 2015. http://www.abet.org/wp- Asian context”, 2014 International Conference on Interactive content/uploads/2016/09/C001-16-17-CAC-Criteria-10-15-15.pdf Collaborative Learning (ICL), December, 2014, pp. 424-431.First Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference August 6 – August 8, 2017, Dayton Beach, FL W1A-4 Session W1A[19] Barakat, N., & Plouff, C. “A model for on-line education of ABET- required professional aspects of engineering”, In Global Engineering Education Conference
Paper ID #20907Redesigning an Introductory Engineering Course to Address Student Percep-tions About Engineering as a Profession and Field of StudyDr. David M. Feinauer P.E., Norwich University Dr. Feinauer is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and the Freshman En- gineering Coordinator at Norwich University. His scholarly work spans a number of areas related to engineering education, including P-12 engineering outreach, the first-year engineering experience, and incorporating innovation and entrepreneurship practice in the engineering classroom. Additionally, he has research experience in the
York, NY and her MS in management science from the State University of New York at Binghamton. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Session W1A R3: A Three-Pronged Model for Engineering Student Success Mr. Harry Ingle Tennessee Technological University, hingle@tntech.edu Dr. Kris Craven, Dr. Beth Powell, Ms. Elizabeth Hutchins, Ms. Linda Randolph, and Ms. Carol McGee Tennessee Technological University, kcraven@tntech.edu, epowell@tntech.edu, ehutchins@tntech.edu
involved in several grants at CSULA increasing student articulation.Dr. Zanj Kano Avery ElDr. Gustavo B Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles Menezes is an Associate Professor in Civil Engineering Department at CalStateLA. Since becoming part of the faculty in 2009, Menezes has focused on improving student success and has participated in sev- eral teaching workshops, including one on ”Excellence in Civil Engineering Education” and another in ”Enhancing Student Success through a Model Introduction to Engineering Course.” He is currently the PI of TUES project to revamp the sophomore-year experience at the college of engineering (esuc- ceed.calstatela.edu) and the PI/Director of the First-Year Experience (FYrE
Paper ID #20926Learning Experience in Mechanical Engineering First-Year StudentsDr. Hamid Rad, Washington State University Hamid Rad, Ph.D., P.E., is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Washington State University, Vancouver. His areas of teaching and research interest include mechanical engineering design, design methodologies, and dynamic systems. His primary interest is teaching at undergraduate and graduate-level courses in the area of solid mechanics and design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Learning Experience for
University for 13 years. He recently returned to the faculty in Civil and Environmental Engineering. He has been a faculty member at CSU for 29 years. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Session W1A Project-Based Service Learning for First-Year Engineering Students in Partnership with the Graduate Teaching Fellows Mona Hemmati, Alistair Cook, and Thomas J. Siller Colorado State University, Mona.Hemmati@colostate.edu, Alistair.Cook@colostate.edu, Thomas.Siller@colostate.eduAbstract
Paper ID #20874A competency-based flipped classroom for a first year hands-on engineeringdesign courseShankar Ramakrishnan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Dr. Shankar Ramakrishnan received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University. He is part of the engineering education team in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Currently he designs the curriculum for the freshman engineering program. He also designs and teaches engineering design courses in the first and sophomore years. His interests include active teaching methods and pedagogies for increased student
engineer, she is transitioning into an educator, and has been working with other principle researchers on education studies since 2015. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Session W1A Get Rid of Your Students’ Fear and Intimidation of Learning a Programming Language Christina Frederick, Matthew Pierce, Andrew Griggs, Li Ding, Lulu Sun Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, frederic@erau.edu, piercem5@my.erau.edu, griggsa2@my.erau.edu, dingl@erau.edu, sunl@erau.eduAbstract – Knowledge of computer programming is very
Paper ID #20904Development of Engineering Professional Identity and Formation of a Com-munity of Practice in a New Engineering ProgramDr. Lee Kemp Rynearson, Campbell University Lee Rynearson an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Campbell University. He received a B.S. and M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2008 and earned his PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University in 2016. He also has previous experience as an instructor of engineering at the Kanazawa Institute of Technology, in Kanazawa, Japan. His current research interests focus on instruction for
]. Roanoke, VA; August 2-4, 2015. Available from: kinds of issues. http://fyee.org/2015/papers/5061.pdf• National Instrument’s LabView was not the best software tool selection for programming the functional [3] Goldberg DE, Somerville M. The making of a whole new engineer: prototype of the digital alarm clock. Four unexpected lessons for engineering educators and education researchers. Journal of Engineering Education. 2015;104(1):2–6.Future Plans [4] Entrepreneurial Mindset 101 – KEEN [Internet]. [cited 2017
for 13 years. He recently returned to the faculty in Civil and Environmental Engineering. He has been a faculty member at CSU for 29 years. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Session W1A The EWB Challenge – Preparing Engineers toWork Globally Through International Development Design Projects Alistair Cook, Mona Hemmati, Thomas Siller Colorado State University, alistair.cook@colosate.edu, mona.hemmati@colostate.edu, thomas.siller@colostate.edu ABSTRACT INTRODUCTIONSince
Paper ID #20921Peer Mentoring in the First-Year Engineering ExperienceEmily Sandvall, Baylor University Emily Sandvall Associate Director for Undergraduate Programs, School of Engineering and Computer Science, Baylor University, Emily Sandvall@baylor.eduDeanna CalderMs. Megan Harper, Baylor University I am a second-year Masters student in the Higher Education and Student Affairs program at Baylor Uni- versity.Mr. Zachary Bruce Jackson, Baylor UniversityMr. Billy Joel Baker c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017
well as a graduate certificate in Counselor Ed- ucation. Prior to her work at NC State she worked in engineering project management for pharmaceutical manufacturers. In her free time she enjoys volunteering for animal-related causes. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017Supporting Academically-Struggling Students in an Engineering First Year Program: Course EvolutionThe First Year Engineering program at North Carolina State University (NCSU) has many goals, one ofthe most important being supporting students through their personal and academic transition from highschool to a college-level engineering program. This goal of supporting students during this significanttransition
Paper ID #20942Fostering and Establishing an Engineering Entrepreneurial Mindset throughFreshman Engineering Discovery Courses Integrated with an Entrepreneuri-ally Minded Learning (EML) Pedagogic ApproachProf. Hyunjae Park, Marquette University Research Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Opus College of Engineering Marquette Uni- versity Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-1881 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Session W1A Fostering and Establishing an Engineering
and Instrument Analyst, and were spent working on astrophysics research, astronomical data analysis, and space-based instrumentation characterization, calibration, and experimen- tation. While at STScI I focused the majority of my efforts as a member of the development team for the Hubble Legacy Archive (HLA), as a member of the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS) pipeline and calibration teams, and as a member of the Operations Detector Laboratory (ODL), where I worked on the characterization of spaced-based CCD detectors. Now at UNC Charlotte, I have found new passion in the education, advising, and mentoring of undergraduate engineering students. c American Society for Engineering
development of learning materials and environments that personalize learning to students’ interests.Nicholas Voorhees c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Using LMS Data to Provide Early Alerts to Struggling Students Donald Hayes, Matthew Bernacki, Wonjoon Hong, Jeff Markle, and Nicholas Voorhees University of Nevada, Las Vegas Donald.Hayes@unlv.edu, Matt.Bernacki@unlv.edu, hongw1@unlv.nevada.edu, Jeff.Markle@unlv.edu, voorhn1@unlv.nevada.eduAbstract – The traditional model of having mid-semester INTRODUCTIONgrades prompt