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First-year Redesign: LabVIEW, myRIO, EML, and More

Conference Session: Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Design-Based Projects
Collection: 2017 FYEE Conference
Authors: John Edward Miller, Baylor University; Carolyn Skurla, Baylor University
Tagged Topics: FYEE Division - Paper Submission

students earn a grade of B or higher in each of theyear engineering students. The curriculum had four main freshmen engineering courses. Hence, another purpose ofobjectives: encourage students to persist in engineering, these courses is to serve as the “gateway” to upper-divisionfoster self-motivation and curiosity, develop a courses. Practically, this means that these courses mustfundamental set of knowledge and skills, and see the “big deliver a sufficient level of rigor to provide students with apicture” of engineering design. Important characteristics preview of the work that is required to complete anof the new curriculum were: the use of a variety of engineering

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Understanding General Engineering Students’ Identification as Engineers

Conference Session: WIP: Student Success & Development - Focus on Self-Efficacy
Collection: 2017 FYEE Conference
Authors: Racheida S Lewis, Virginia Tech; Tamara Knott, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity, FYEE Conference - Works in Progress Submission

students, it is important to exploreand understand as much as possible about the many factorsthat can influence a student’s decision to stay or leaveengineering. At Virginia Tech we collect data while studentsare in enginering and also ask students who leave thecollege of engineering to complete an optional exit survey.Future plans for this work may include gathering morequalitative data to further unpack the significance of thedata. REFERENCES[1] First Year Experiences at Virginia Tech. (n.d.). Retrieved February 02, 2017, from https://www.fye.vt.edu/[2] Jones, B. D., Ruff, C., & Osborne, J. W. (2015). Fostering Students’ Identification With Mathematics and Science. In Interest in mathematics

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Peer Mentoring in the First-Year Engineering Experience

Conference Session: WIP: Student Success & Development - Focus on Mentoring
Collection: 2017 FYEE Conference
Authors: Emily Sandvall, Baylor University; Deanna Calder; Megan Harper, Baylor University; Zachary Bruce Jackson, Baylor University; Billy Joel Baker
Tagged Topics: FYEE Conference - Works in Progress Submission

science students. Together, these experiencesbased mentoring experience which pairs first-year pre- encourage ECS students throughout their first year to makeengineering students with an upper-division student connections with other students, faculty, and staff, identifymentor. This year-long program allows mentors to useful resources, and develop intellectually, socially, andinvest in students one-on-one as they walk alongside spiritually. At the end of the pre-engineering year, first-yearthem throughout their pre-engineering year. These students select their major in engineering once they meet theapproaches to peer leading, although vastly different, progression requirements, a B

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First-Year Program Enhancements at Liberty University

Conference Session: WIP: Engineering Education Research - Focus on Problem Solving
Collection: 2017 FYEE Conference
Authors: James Lloyd Long, Liberty University; Carolyn Ziebart, Liberty University
Tagged Topics: FYEE Conference - Works in Progress Submission

the resources, inspiration, and continued efforts to improve first-year TABLE II engineering programs. ANOVA P-VALUE RESULTS Analysis 1 Analysis 2 Analysis 3 REFERENCES Gross Engineering 0.0042*** 0.0032*** 0.9620 Persistence Rate: [1] Landis, R. B., Studying Engineering: A Road Map to a Rewarding Net Engineering Career, 4th Edition. Los Angeles

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Project-Based Service Learning for First-Year Engineering Students in Partnership with the Graduate Teaching Fellows

Conference Session: Student Success & Development - Focus on Mentoring
Collection: 2017 FYEE Conference
Authors: Mona Hemmati, Colorado State University; Alistair Cook, Colorado State University; Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity, FYEE Division - Paper Submission

data of first year students in college of identified community needs and (b) reflect on the serviceengineering. Considering the result of the study, the activity in such a way as to gain further understanding ofprinciple goal of this program is to increase the retention course content, a broader application of the discipline and anstatistics for engineering students. Each of these fellows enhanced sense of civic responsibility” [1]. Consideringhas been assigned to one engineering department. Using society’s needs, students are led in solving real-worldthe help of this graduate fellow in the Civil and engineering problems using the concepts of their engineeringEnvironmental Engineering

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Improving the Student Experience in First Year Engineering Design Courses

Conference Session: Engineering Education Research - Focus on Engineering Design
Collection: 2017 FYEE Conference
Authors: James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Aaron Carpenter, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Julian Sosnik PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Tagged Topics: FYEE Division - Paper Submission

. In the proposed methods, students will take“Although our group was pretty quiet and didn't personality tests, including both Kolb and MBTI, and thiscommunicate as much as we maybe should have, I feel we will form partial criteria for group formation. In groups of 3-still efficiently accomplished our goal and were all on the 4, students could be grouped with both complementary andsame page throughout the project. Progress was self-similar personalities, in an effort to understand whatconsistently made each class period, and we remained on matches are most effective for (a) project success and (b)track throughout the semester (for the most part).” student

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Engineering Co-op Interns as Partners in First-Year Student Engagement, Mentoring, and Course Development

Conference Session: WIP: Student Success & Development - Focus on Mentoring
Collection: 2017 FYEE Conference
Authors: Geoff Rideout, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Thelma E Coley, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University
Tagged Topics: Diversity, FYEE Conference - Works in Progress Submission

and novel instructional methods.high school. Eng One is common to all departments. Upon IMPLEMENTATIONcompleting 11 courses within three semesters, students withsufficient academic standing are promoted to second year To facilitate student engagement, the Faculty of Engineering(“Term 3”). Academic Terms 3 through 8 alternate with 4- and Applied Science employs a First Year Engagementmonth mandatory co-op work placements. Approximately Coordinator. The coordinator is responsible for a) facilitating70-80% of Eng One students meet the promotion professional learning opportunities, b) promotingrequirements for Term 3

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Self Directed Projects to Increase Engagement and Satisfaction in Basic Programming Course

Conference Session: WIP: Engineering Education Research - Focus on Engagement
Collection: 2017 FYEE Conference
Authors: Tonya Whitehead, Wayne State University; Jeffrey Potoff, Wayne State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity, FYEE Conference - Works in Progress Submission

their project around. Each group mustthat were experienced in using the data that the students could select a freely available large data set from the internet.select from. The students in that section presented their Repositories for these data sets include kaggle.com andprojects as both posters, viewable by students and faculty in hadoopilluminated.com. Some examples include crimethe College of Engineering, and as videos posted online. statistics for Philadelphia, a bike sharing system in Boston,Instructor B had slightly fewer students at 68, but provided a and air quality data from Italy. Once they select the data, themore detailed framework for the project. The students in that groups must define their

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Work in Progress – Helping First Year Students Start on Track in the Mathematics Sequence

Conference Session: WIP: Student Success & Development - Focus on Mentoring
Collection: 2017 FYEE Conference
Authors: Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ryan Baldwin
Tagged Topics: FYEE Conference - Works in Progress Submission

general information; they were not program, a total of 38 students enrolled in three pre-calculusfamiliar with exact cut-off scores for these placements. Even courses: MATH107 (University Mathematics B I),when these cut off scores were communicated to students, MATH108 (University Mathematics I-B), and MATH 110they found it difficult to follow. The cut off scores for Fall (University Mathematics B II - Trigonometry and2017 entering class, who will be tested in Spring and Differential Calculus). As indicated in Figure 6, 35 studentsSummer 2017: moved to next course in Mathematics sequence by securing  For placement in Math 111 (Calculus-I

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You Might (or Might Not) Know More Than You Thought: Student Self-Perception vs. Performance in First Year Engineering Graphics and Programming

Conference Session: Issues in the First Year - Focus on Self-Efficacy
Collection: 2017 FYEE Conference
Authors: Natalie C.T. Van Tyne, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Tagged Topics: FYEE Division - Paper Submission

Analysis of Motivation Constructs with First-Year Engineering Students: Relationships Among Expectancies, Values, Achievement and Career Plans," Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 99, pp. 319- 336, 2010.[2] A. Bandura, "Self-Efficacy: Toward a Unifying Theory of Behavioral Change," Psychological Review, vol. 84, No. 2, pp. 191-215, 1977.[3] M.M. Chemers, L.Hu, B.F. Garcia, "Academic Self- Efficacy and First-Year College Student Performance and Adjustment," Journal of Educational Psychology, Vol. 93, No. 1, pp. 55-64, 2001.[4] R. Marra, K. Rodgers, D. Shen, and B. Bogue, "Women Engineering Students and Self-Efficacy: A Multi-Year, Multi-Institution Study of Women Engineering Student Self-Efficacy," Journal of

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An Introductory Course in Electrical Engineering: Lessons Learned and Continuing Challenges

Conference Session: WIP: Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Classroom Practices
Collection: 2017 FYEE Conference
Authors: Melinda Holtzman, Portland State University; Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity, FYEE Conference - Works in Progress Submission

, no. 4, 2000, pp. 63-85.did this, for example in asking the mentors to come to class [6] Pejcinovic, B., et al. “Assessing Student Preparedness forand talk about their work experience, expectations were met. Introductory Engineering and Programming Courses,” accepted forWhen we were less clear, for example regarding continuing FIE 2017.contact after the class meeting, results were less successful. [7] Ringenberg, J., et al., “The Programming Performance Prophecies: Predicting Student Achievement in a First-Year IntroductoryIn addition to making

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Using LMS Data to Provide Early Alerts to Struggling Students

Conference Session: Student Success & Development - Focus on Academic Support
Collection: 2017 FYEE Conference
Authors: 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
Tagged Topics: Diversity, FYEE Division - Paper Submission

. AAHE Bulletin, 39, 7 (Mar. 1987), 3–7. Nicholas Voorhees, Graduate Research Assistant,[2] Pistilli, M. D., Willis, III, J. E., and Campbell, J. P. 2014. Department of Educational Psychology and Higher Analytics through an institutional lens: Definition, Education, University of Nevada Las Vegas, theory, design, and impact. In Learning analytics, from voorhn1@unlv.nevada.edu research to practice, J. A. Larusson and B. White Eds. Springer, New York, NY, 79-102.[3] Verbert, K., Drachsler, H., Manouselis, N., Wolpers, M., Vuorikari, R., and Duval, E. 2011. Dataset-driven research for improving recommender systems for learning. In Proceedings of the 1st International

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Fostering and Establishing an Engineering Entrepreneurial Mindset through Freshman Engineering Discovery Courses Integrated with an Entrepreneurially Minded Learning (EML) Pedagogic Approach

Conference Session: Issues in the First Year - Focus on Classroom Activities
Collection: 2017 FYEE Conference
Authors: Hyunjae Park, Marquette University
Tagged Topics: Diversity, FYEE Division - Paper Submission

minimum and (b) Horizontal Band maximum evaluation points obtained from the poster judges. (a) Clasuing Lathe (c) Trak K3 Mill It can be seen that all design teams scored well above average (Well) Saw FIGURE 3 on their team project work. Therefore, it is believed that this SAMPLE MACHINE MODELS USED FOR THE CAD TEAM type of teamwork activity or

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Adapting the S.I.M. (System, Interactions, and Model) physics problem solving strategy to Engineering Statics and an application to frictional forces on screws

Conference Session: WIP: Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Classroom Practices
Collection: 2017 FYEE Conference
Authors: Lu Li, Sacramento City College
Tagged Topics: FYEE Conference - Works in Progress Submission

Session W1A Adapting the S.I.M. (System, Interactions, and Model) physics problem solving strategy to Engineering Statics and an application to frictional forces on screws Lu Li Sacramento City College, lil@scc.losrios.edu or lulimail@yahoo.comAbstract – Many students struggle with Engineering research group, provides an overarching theme to tie physicsStatics, a core lower-division Engineering class. Current concepts together and to generate deeper understanding.education research suggests using

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Incorporating the Constraint-Source Model into the First-Year Design Experience

Collection: 2017 FYEE Conference
Authors: John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; James Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University
Tagged Topics: Diversity

Paper ID #20878Incorporating the Constraint-Source Model into the First-Year Design Expe-rienceDr. John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University Dr. John K Estell is Professor of Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Ohio Northern Uni- versity, providing instruction primarily in the areas of introductory computer programming and first-year engineering. He has been on the faculty of the Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science Department since 2001, and served as department chair from 2001-2010. He received a B.S.C.S.E. degree from The University of Toledo and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer

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Work In Progress: An Organized Team Self Selection Process For First Year Engineering Design Projects

Conference Session: WIP: Engineering Education Research - Focus on Engagement
Collection: 2017 FYEE Conference
Authors: Robert Gettens, Western New England University; Harlan E Spotts Jr., Western New England University; Jingru Zhang, Western New England University; Chang Hoon Lee, Western New England University
Tagged Topics: FYEE Conference - Works in Progress Submission

Session XXX Work in Progress: An Organized Team SelfSelection Process for First Year Engineering Design Projects Robert Gettens, Harlan Spotts, Jingru Zhang and Changhoon Lee Western New England University, robert.gettens@wne.edu, harlan.spotts@wne.edu, jingru.zhang@wne.edu, chanhoon.lee@wne.eduAbstract – The purpose of this work in progress is to of their own efforts. The thought of having their ownpresent a method of project development and team success be dependent on the efforts of someone else cancreation that is student driven. There are a variety of provoke anxiety. Often times these students

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Understanding the Processes and Challenges Students’ Experience Solving an Open-Ended Problem

Conference Session: WIP: Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Design-Based Projects
Collection: 2017 FYEE Conference
Authors: Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Kevin Kit, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Christopher D. Pionke P.E., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Tagged Topics: FYEE Conference - Works in Progress Submission

Paper ID #20930Understanding the Processes and Challenges Students’ Experience Solvingan Open-Ended ProblemDr. Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Courtney is a Lecturer and Research Assistant Professor in the College of Engineering Honors Program at the University of Tennessee. She completed her Ph.D. in Engineering & Science Education at Clemson University. Prior to her Ph.D. work, she received her B.S. in Bioengineering at Clemson University and her M.S. in Biomedical Engineering at Cornell University. Courtney’s research interests include epistemic cognition in the context of problem solving

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Hardening Freshman Engineering Student Soft Skills

Conference Session: Student Success & Development - Focus on Academic Support
Collection: 2017 FYEE Conference
Authors: Andrea Carneal Burrows Borowczak, University of Wyoming; Mike Borowczak, University of Wyoming
Tagged Topics: Diversity, FYEE Division - Paper Submission

(2011); 2) UW College of Education outstanding research award (2015); and 3) UW College of Educa- tion outstanding service award (2016). Her research interests include partnerships with in pre-service and in-service teachers in STEM Education with a focus on engineering education applications. An active member of AERA, ASEE, ASTE, NARST, and NSTA, Dr. Burrows has presented at over 50 conferences, published in ranked journals (e.g. Journal of Chemical Education), reviewed conference proposals (e.g ASEE, AERA), and co-edits the CITE-Science journal. Additionally, she taught high school and middle school science for twelve years in Florida and Virginia, and she was the learning resource specialist for the technology

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AN ANALYSIS OF FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ COURSE PERCEPTIONS IN TWO INTRODUCTORY ENGINEERING COURSES

Conference Session: Issues in the First Year - Focus on Self-Efficacy
Collection: 2017 FYEE Conference
Authors: Lilianny Virguez, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kenneth Reid, Virginia Tech
Tagged Topics: FYEE Division - Paper Submission

Paper ID #20964AN ANALYSIS OF FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ COURSEPERCEPTIONS IN TWO INTRODUCTORY ENGINEERING COURSESMiss Lilianny Virguez, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Lilianny Virguez is a Ph.D. candidate in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. She has work experience in engineering and has taught engineering courses at the first-year level.Her research interests include motivation to succeed in engineering with a focus on first-year students.Dr. Kenneth Reid, Virginia Tech Kenneth Reid is the Assistant Department Head for Undergraduate Programs in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He is

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Freshman Peer Mentoring: Successful Continuous Improvement of the Transition Experience

Conference Session: Student Success & Development - Focus on Mentoring
Collection: 2017 FYEE Conference
Authors: Kevin Joseph Lindsay, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Tagged Topics: Diversity, FYEE Division - Paper Submission

Paper ID #20894Freshman Peer Mentoring: Successful Continuous Improvement of the Tran-sition ExperienceMr. Kevin Joseph Lindsay, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Kevin J. Lindsay Freshman Lecturer and Advisor; MAPS Program Director B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 1999 M.S. in Physics, Clemson University, 2003 MBA, Loyola University in Maryland, 2010 I came to UNC Charlotte’s William States Lee College of Engineering from the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Maryland. My 10 years of experience at STScI culminated in my final duties as a Senior Research

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Math Problem Solving Sessions for Freshman Engineering Success

Conference Session: Student Success & Development - Focus on Mathematics
Collection: 2017 FYEE Conference
Authors: Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel; Ally Kindel Martin, The Citadel; Emily Kate Bierman, The Citadel
Tagged Topics: FYEE Division - Paper Submission

Career & Networking Expo. She holds a M.Ed. in Higher Education and Student Affairs from the University of South Carolina. Previously she worked as a Student Success Adviser and focused on early intervention initiatives. She has taught courses including First Year Seminar, Keys to Student Success and University 101.Dr. Emily Kate Book, The Citadel Dr. Emily Book is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The Citadel. She received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University, her M.B.A. from Clarke Col- lege, her M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Wisconsin, and her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University. Her research and

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The EWB Challenge – Preparing engineers to work globally through international development design projects

Conference Session: Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Design-Based Projects
Collection: 2017 FYEE Conference
Authors: Alistair Cook, Colorado State University; Mona Hemmati, Colorado State University; Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity, FYEE Division - Paper Submission

Paper ID #20897The EWB Challenge – Preparing engineers to work globally through inter-national development design projectsMr. Alistair Cook, Colorado State University PhD Candidate in Education SciencesMona Hemmati, Colorado State University Mona Hemmati is a Ph.D. candidate in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at the Col- orado State University. She received her B.S.E. (2011) and M.S.E. (2014) in Structural Engineering from the Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran.Dr. Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University Tom Siller served as the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs at Colorado State University