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Hamid Rad, Washington State University

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. This course has been offered for our program in Fall 2006. This course was intended tothe past ten years with various teaching approaches. It is introduce what the mechanical engineering discipline is andmostly a project-based course combined with lectures what mechanical engineers do once they join the work-force.across the mechanical engineering topics, such as The course was developed as a group effort, then rotatedforce/stress analysis, material properties, motion, fluids, among ME faculty with diverse research interests [8].etc. In the first few offerings, ME faculty members were In the first few offerings, more emphasis (up to 50% ofinvited as guest speakers to present their areas of the

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Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Design-Based Projects

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Dani Fadda P.E., University of Texas, Dallas; Oziel Rios, University of Texas, Dallas

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throughout the semester: computer-aided design, Presented in this paper is one portion of the course whichdesign of structures, mechanism design, and thermal analysis. consists of a statics project designed to give students a Similar freshman level introductory courses are offered preliminary understanding of designing structures. Thein engineering educational programs and are subject of project’s duration is one fourth of a semester. Students worknumerous notable publications. Recent publications seem to in teams of two to design a truss which can bear the highestagree that projects and hands-on-activities are a very possible load within given space and materials constraints.important

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WIP: Engineering Education Research - Focus on Engagement

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2017 FYEE Conference

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

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engineering, electrical engineering 60% n=41(henceforth referred to as NCE except engineering science) 50%and engineering science (ESC) programs, who are not 40%placed into Calculus I were enrolled in ENGR 101. 30%Engineering science at NJIT is for (i) still-decidingfreshmen engineering students and (ii) students who need 20%more attention and supervision especially in the first year of 10%education at NJIT. The mechanical engineering and 0%industrial engineering programs (MIE) opted not to TakingENGR101 NotTakingENGR101participate in the

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Christina Frederick, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Matthew Pierce, Embry-Riddle Human Factors and Systems; Andrew Calvin Griggs, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ; Lulu Sun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Li Ding, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Consultant for Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology.Mr. Matthew Pierce, Embry-Riddle Human Factors and SystemsMr. Andrew Calvin Griggs, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityDr. Lulu Sun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach Lulu Sun is an associate professor in the Engineering Fundamentals Department at Embry-Riddle Aero- nautical University, where she has taught since 2006. She received her B.S. degree in Mechanical En- gineering from Harbin Engineering University (China), in 1999, and her Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Riverside, in 2006. Before joining Embry-riddle, she worked in the consulting firm of Arup at Los Angeles office as a fire engineer. Her research

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Issues in the First Year - Focus on Self-Efficacy

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

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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

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Engineering Education Research - Focus on Engineering Design

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Akhan Almagambetov, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; John M. Pavlina, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott

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- I. Background and Motivationing the lecture and lab courses that would apply to apredominantly Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering In prior semesters, the laboratory comprised of material(AE/ME) undergraduate cohort, this cross-sectional largely applicable to electrical and computer engineeringstudy aims to examine the effect of different types of (EE/CE) students, had little integration with industry stand-laboratories on material retention and success in upper ard tools and equipment, and used a "cookbook lab" ap-level courses. We tracked the performance of each of proach, with a limited perspective on system design. It wasthe 159 students who took part in this study throughout

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WIP: Student Success & Development - Focus on Self-Efficacy

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Kayla Nicole Arnsdorff; Ashley Tingting Chen; Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Steffen Peuker, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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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

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WIP: Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Design-Based Projects

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Kaitlin Engle Mallouk, Rowan University; William T. Riddell, Rowan University; Karl Dyer, Rowan University

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department at Rowan University. His interests include energy, infrastructure, mechanics and materials. Prior to joining Rowan, he worked at the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, and was a National Research Council postdoctoral fellow in the Mechanics of Materials Branch at NASA Langley.Mr. Karl Dyer, Rowan University Karl Dyer is a Mechanical Engineering Technician at Rowan University. He received his B.S. in mechan- ical engineering and M.S. in electrical engineering from Rowan University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 WIP: Exploring Light Bulb Technologies to Teach Energy Conservation, Numerical Integration, and Consumer Consciousness

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WIP: Engineering Education Research - Focus on Engagement

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Lauren Miranda Lingar; Abbey Williams; Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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impact move into after their first year. Concepts of computerperformance in the flipped classroom environment. programming are considered difficult conceptual material forAnalysis of two semesters of data is on-going and will be both computing and non-computing majors [1]. One of thereported in the full paper. challenges present in learning programming is the need to learn the syntax of a particular program in addition toIndex Terms – cluster analysis, flipped classroom, learning logic diagramming methods. Research has shownmotivation, performance. that many

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Jack Bringardner, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Gunter W. Georgi P.E., NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering; Victoria Bill, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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derived from a selection of[1,2]. Others provide multidisciplinary areas of engineering surveys on design thinking and open-ended design inlike energy, systems, humanitarian, arts, and environmental engineering education [18,19].[11]. There has been a large number of first-year programsFirst Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference August 6 – August 8, 2017, Daytona Beach, FL W1A-2 Session W1A METHODS All of the materials provided in the kit are listed in Table 1

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Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Kevin Kit, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Christopher D. Pionke P.E., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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either no. December, pp. 627–651, 2012.because of a personal experience or a topic in a course. [6] C. J. Faber, “Epistemic Cognition during Problem Solving,” Clemson University, 2015.First Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference AUTHOR INFORMATIONCourtney Faber Research Assistant Professor and Lecturer,Cook Grand Challenge Engineering Honors ProgramKevin Kit Director, Cook Grand Challenge EngineeringHonors Program and Associate Professor, Materials Scienceand EngineeringChris Pionke Associate Professor, Mechanical, Aerospace,and Biomedical EngineeringFirst Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference

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WIP: Student Success & Development - Focus on Mentoring

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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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Development and EnhancementTo promote a sense of belonging among the Eng One student Through positive interaction with course instructors, ESEP’spopulation, ESEPs created and maintained an Engineering have developed a variety of course materials including videoOne website (Figure 2). This website serves as a “landing content, practice problems, demonstration materials, andplace” for Eng One students where they can access active engagement activities. These are identified in Table II.information to facilitate understanding the first year program Figure 3 shows a slider-crank mechanism demonstration tool,structure and availing of social and academic supports. which can be reconfigured with

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Student Success & Development - Focus on Academic Support

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Donald F. Hayes PE, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Wonjoon Hong, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; MATTHEW L BERNACKI, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Nicholas Voorhees

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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

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WIP: Engineering Education Research - Focus on Problem Solving

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David Joseph Ewing, The University of Texas at Arlington

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Paper ID #20880Creating a First Year Engineering Course Utilizing the SCALE-Up MethodDr. David Joseph Ewing, The University of Texas at Arlington Earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Pensacola Christian College and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University. He spent several years teaching in a first year engineering program at Clemson University. He is now a senior lecturer at the University of Texas at Arlington, where he continues to teach first year engineering courses. Combined, he has been teaching first year engineering courses for over five years. His previous research

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Rouzbeh Tehrani, Temple University; Mohammad F. Kiani, Temple University; Evangelia Bellas, Temple University; John Joseph Helferty, Temple University; Won H Suh, Bioengineering Department, College of Engineering, Temple University

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learned to control polymer properties by photo- to test their samples on the last day of this module. Variouspolymerization, they would perform mechanical testing iron and aluminum alloy samples are also tested so studentsbefore finally encapsulating brain cells. can have a better understanding of a stress-strain diagram,As part of continuous improvement and based on student elasticity and plasticity. Students are asked to calculatefeedback, chemistry and biology concepts were substantially modulus of elasticity for various materials using the datareduced. We introduced quantitative decision making collected from labs and by using MS-Excel. In assignments,through

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Lu Li, Sacramento City College

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. INTRODUCTION In summary, by adapting the S.I.M. physics problem solving strategy to Engineering Statics, the overarchingTo motivate the discussion of problem solving in mechanics, theme that ties concepts together and generates deeperwe offer a quote from MIT Physics Professor David understanding becomes elegantly simple:Pritchard’s Education Research Group: System  FBD  Equations  Answers“Standard mechanics teaching materials emphasizedeclarative and procedural knowledge, but not the strategic From now on, we will refer to this as the problem

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Student Success & Development - Focus on Mathematics

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Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel; Ally Kindel Martin, The Citadel; Emily Kate Bierman, The Citadel

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engineering at The Citadel must and allowed the students to see his / her instructor a littlecomplete a series of math courses that include Calculus 1-3 more often so the faculty member was not an unknownand Differential Equations 1 for civil engineers and person. The faculty tried to reinforce computations theDifferential Equations 1-2 for mechanical engineers. Even students were doing in Math, Physics, and Chemistry, suchamong those who declared engineering as their major, as projectile motion and stoichiometry. The Math Reviewnearly 50% of students placed into the Pre-calculus math sessions were a reinforcement of the material that was beingcourse. The results of the math placement test quickly

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Student Success & Development - Focus on Mathematics

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Sungwon Steven Kim, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Paper ID #20898High School ACT Math Scores: Why and How Do We Use Them?Dr. Sungwon Steven Kim, Minnesota State University, Mankato Dr. Sungwon S. Kim joined the Mechanical Engineering faculty at MSU Mankato in January of 2011. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University (2008), working in the area of synthesizing carbon nanotubes, his M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), working in the area of designing and analyzing double spiral heat exchangers, and his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Korea University (2000

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John Edward Miller, Baylor University; Carolyn Skurla, Baylor University

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an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Baylor Univer- sity. 2017 FYEE Conference: Daytona Beach, Florida Aug 6 Session T2C First-year Redesign: LabVIEW, myRIO, EML, and More John Miller and Carolyn Skurla Baylor University, John_Miller1@baylor.edu, Carolyn_Skurla@baylor.eduAbstract - Over the past year, faculty at Baylor previously published [1]. One of the qualifying requirementsimplemented a new curriculum in a pilot course for first- is that

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Engineering Education Research - Focus on Engineering Design

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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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Student Success & Development - Focus on Academic Support

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Kristine K. Craven, Tennessee Technological University; Elizabeth L Hutchins, Tennessee Tech University

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Paper ID #20885Utilizing an Institution’s QEP and Applying Career Development and Learn-ing Principles into an Engineering FYE CourseDr. Kristine K. Craven, Tennessee Technological University Dr. Kris Craven is currently the Interim Chairman of the General and Basic Engineering (GBE) Depart- ment and a tenured Assistant Professor of the same department at Tennessee Tech University (TTU). I have been employed by TTU since 2000 primarily teaching in the Basic Engineering Program. I have also been teaching junior level courses for the Mechanical Engineering department for several years. In addition to ASEE, I am a member of

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Issues in the First Year - Focus on Classroom Activities

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Shankar Ramakrishnan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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. 13–23 [13] Lee, A.R., Zhu, H., Middleton, J.A., “Effectiveness of flipped [31] Tolks, D., Schäfer, C., Raupach, T., Kruse, L., Sarikas, A., et al, classroom in mechanics of materials”, Proceedings of American “An Introduction to the Inverted/Flipped Classroom Model in Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Education and Advanced Training in Medicine and in the Exposition, June 2016 Healthcare Professions”, GMS J Med Educ., 33(3), 2016 [14] Ash, K., “Educators Evaluate 'Flipped Classrooms'”, Education [32] Moraros, J., Islam, A., Yu, S., Banow, R., Schindelka, B., Week, 2012

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Kirsten Heikkinen Dodson, Lipscomb University; Kerry E Patterson, Lipscomb University; Joseph B Tipton Jr., Lipscomb University

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Paper ID #20947Work-in-Progress - Emphasizing Human-Centered Design in the FreshmanYear through an Interactive Engineering Design Process ExperienceDr. Kirsten Heikkinen Dodson, Lipscomb University Dr. Kirsten Dodson is an assistant professor in the mechanical engineering department in the Raymond B. Jones College of Engineering at Lipscomb University. She graduated from Lipscomb University with her Bachelors degree before moving on to Vanderbilt to finish her Doctoral degree. Upon completing her research at Vanderbilt, she joined the faculty at her alma mater where she has focused on thermal-fluids topics in teaching and

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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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Emily L. Allen, Ph.D., is Dean of the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology at California State University, Los Angeles. She earned her BS in metallurgy and materials science from Columbia University, and her MS and PhD in materials science and engineering from Stanford University. She previously served as faculty, chair and Associate Dean at San Jose State University’s College of Engineering. Dr. Allen believes in a collaborative, student-centered approach to research, education and academic administration and leadership. She currently serves on the ASEE Engineering Deans Council Executive Board, the ABET Academic Affairs Council, and chairs the ABET Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion

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James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Lisa K Davids, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

., Daytona Beach Lisa Davids is an Associate Professor in the Engineering Fundamentals Department, having taught at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) for 17 years. She is currently the Program Coordinator for the Freshman Engineering Department and serves as the course monitor and coordinator for the Intro- duction to Engineering course. During her tenure at ERAU, she has taught Fluid Mechanics, Dynamics, Experimental Aerodynamics, Aerodynamics I, Graphical Communication and Introduction to Engineer- ing. She has served as the Faculty Advisor for the ERAU chapter of Society of Women Engineers as well as a Co-advisor for the all Women’s Baja SAE Team at ERAU. Her research interests involve the retention of