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Technical Session IV

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2018 FYEE Conference

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Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Lenore H Yaeger, Western Michigan Univeristy; Katherine N. Fox, Western Michigan University; Rebecca A. Scheffers, Western Michigan University; Dannielle Marie Curtis, Western Michigan University; Lindsay Gove, Western Michigan University

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college student development and academic advising of honors and engineering and applied science stu- dents.Mrs. Rebecca A. Scheffers, Western Michigan University Rebecca Scheffers earned her B.S. in Organizational Communication from Cedarville University and an M.A. in Organizational Communication from Western Michigan University. Her current professional interests include a focus on student success, retention and at-risk student populations.Dannielle Marie Curtis, Western Michigan University Academic Advisor in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Western Michigan University. I have two years of teaching experience in First-Year Engineering programs. I have a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership.Miss

Conference Session

Technical Session II

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2018 FYEE Conference

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

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concluded thatDesign (FED101) course. We created a library blended learning was beneficial. A collaborating librarian,assignment that would help widen their knowledge and instructor and advisor worked to integrate an engineeringunderstanding about various engineering innovations, writing task with revisions into a first year engineeringbut also strengthen their research skills. course [4]. Scharf [5] also used a brief researched writing task to introduce information literacy to engineeringIndex Terms – first year students, engineering research, students in a technical writing course. Using

Conference Session

Technical Session II

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Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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New Jersey Institute of Technology jaskirat.sodhi@njit.edu, max.roman@njit.eduAbstract - Studies show that teaching mathematics using placed into remedial pre-calculus courses, and do not reachan application-oriented, hands-on approach helps calculus I until their second semester, or even their secondstudents grasp and understand the topics much better as year. Students placed into pre-calculus courses lose theircompared to a lecture-based mathematics course. drive to do well in these courses as they find it difficult toStarting Fall 2016, New Jersey Institute of Technology establish a connection between mathematics and engineering.(NJIT) offers

Conference Session

Technical Session II

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Richard Tyler Cimino, ExEEd Department, Rowan University; Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University

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Paper ID #24421Effectiveness of Ethical Interventions in a First-Year Engineering Course: APilot StudyDr. Richard Tyler Cimino, ExEEd Department, Rowan UniversityDr. Scott Streiner, Rowan University Dr. Scott Streiner is an assistant professor in the Experiential Engineering Education Department (ExEEd) at Rowan University. He received his Ph.D in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, with a focus in engineering education. His research interests include engineering global competency, curricula and assessment; evidence-based teaching practices and curricular innovations applied to mis- conceptions; and

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Technical Session II

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Jenahvive K. Morgan, Michigan State University

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University. Her interests include innovative laboratory experiments for undergraduate instruction, engineering design for first-year students, and encouraging women to study engineering. For the three years prior to teaching at Michigan State University, she taught freshman and sophomore engineering courses at Rowan University. While at Rowan University she was Co-Director of RILED (Rowan Instructional Leadership and Educational De- velopment), the advisor for the student chapter of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), and given the ASEE Campus Representative Outstanding Achievement Award. Her teaching experience also includes work as a graduate student facilitator and engineering teaching consultant at the University of

Conference Session

Technical Session III

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Mary Fraley, Michigan Technological University; Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University

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ENG3200, Thermo-Fluids since 2005. She also teaches first-tear engineering classes. She has been active in incorporating innovative instructional methods into all course she teaches. Her research areas also include why students persist in STEM programs and underrepresented groups in engineering. 2018 FYEE Conference: Glassboro, New Jersey Jul 25 Work-in-Progress – Entrepreneurial Mindset in First-Year Engineering Courses Mary Fraley, Mary Raber, Gretchen Hein Michigan Technological University, mafraley@mtu.edu, mraber@mtu.edu, glhein@mtu.eduAbstract - One challenge faculty face when working with idea/concept they have developed

Conference Session

Technical Session VI

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2018 FYEE Conference

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Sheila Erin Youngblood, Cameron University

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students, It’s MathE – a middle school enrichment experience, and CU Empowering Women in Leadership and STEM conference. Her research is pedagogy in an engineering classroom and water quality. Before joining CU in August 2010, she worked for the USDA-NRCS in Oklahoma, Kentucky and Texas as a civil engineer for approximately 10 years. Her university teaching experience began in 2001 and spans multiple states and university systems from Re- search 1 to community college to private university and finally a regional university setting. She received her Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University in Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, and also hold a Master’s degree from University of Kentucky and B.S. from OSU

Conference Session

Technical Session II

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2018 FYEE Conference

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Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Swapnil Moon, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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uncommon for the employers to have an expectation for theencourage them to take responsibility for their work. The students to have an ePortfolio documenting the projects andcreation of the ePortfolio itself also develops skills such as problems they have worked upon. Developing it withwebsite creation which add to the student’s personal and creativity and diligence can aid in setting a student apart fromprofessional development. As the authors teach others while providing a learning resource. Creatingmechanical engineering, they have implemented this idea ePortfolios may also pose some challenges, as they oftenin junior/senior level mechanical engineering courses that require use of

Conference Session

Technical Session II

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Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Scott Steiner, Rowan University

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aspects).Dr. Scott Steiner, Rowan University Dr. Scott Streiner is an assistant professor in the Experiential Engineering Education Department (ExEEd) at Rowan University. He received his Ph.D in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, with a focus in engineering education. His research interests include engineering global competency, curricula and assessment; evidence-based teaching practices and curricular innovations applied to mis- conceptions; and game-based learning. His funded research explores the nature of global competency development by assessing how international experiences improve the global perspectives of engineering students. His dissertation investigated how best to design and

Conference Session

Technical Session V

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2018 FYEE Conference

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Lunal Khuon, Drexel University; M. Eric Carr, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.) (MERGED)

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depart- ments. He is currently teaching in Engineering Technology Program at Drexel University. His area of expertise is in CAD/CAM, Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machining, rapid prototyping and qual- ity control. His research interest includes sensor based condition monitoring of CNC machining, machine tool accuracy characterization and enhancement, non-invasive surgical tool design, reverse engineering and bio materials.Mr. M. Eric Carr, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.) Mr. Eric Carr is an Instructor with Drexel University’s Department of Engineering Technology. A grad- uate of Old Dominion University’s Computer Engineering Technology program and Drexel’s College of Engineering, Eric enjoys finding

Conference Session

Technical Session V

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Michael Cross, Norwich University; David M. Feinauer P.E., Norwich University

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Paper ID #24459Embedding Core Skills in First-Year Engineering Students with Applicationsin Embedded System DesignDr. Michael Cross, Norwich University Michael Cross is a Lecturer of Electrical and Computer Engineering teaching classes in the areas of circuits, electronics, energy systems, and engineering design. Cross received degrees from the Rochester Institute of Technology and the University of Vermont and began his academic career at UVM where he taught courses in the areas of analog and digital circuits, electronics, semiconductor physics, power electronics, and engineering design.Dr. David M. Feinauer P.E., Norwich

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Technical Session II

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Tiago R Forin, Rowan University

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Paper ID #24381Development of Inclusive Freshmen Engineering AssignmentsMr. Tiago R Forin, Rowan University Tiago Forin is a PhD candidate in Engineering Education and researcher at Purdue University affiliated with XRoads Research Group, the Global Engineering Program and the Office of Institutional Research, Assessment, and Effectiveness. He received a Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Florida State University and a Master’s degree in environmental engineering from Purdue University. 2018 FYEE Conference: Glassboro, New Jersey Jul 25AbstractAt Rowan University, freshmen engineering students

Conference Session

Technical Session IV

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Christopher McComb, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Jessica Dolores Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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linkages between individual and team cognition,” in Multi-Level Issues in Creativity and Innovation (Research in Multi Level Issues, Volume 7), M. D. Mumford, S. T. Hunter, and K. E. Bedell-Avers, Eds. 2008, pp. 203–267.[19] J. Walther, S. E. Miller, and N. W. Sochacka, “A Model of Empathy in Engineering as a Core Skill, Practice Orientation, and Professional Way of Being,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 106, no. 1, pp. 123–148, Jan. 2017.[20] G. L. Downey et al., “The Globally Competent Engineer: Working Effectively with People Who Define Problems Differently,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 95, no. 2, pp. 107–122, Apr. 2006.[21] J. K. Ford, E. M. Smith, D. A. Weissbein, S. M. Gully, and E. Salas, “Relationships of goal

Conference Session

Technical Session IX

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2018 FYEE Conference

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Roger J Marino P.E., Drexel University; Gabriel R Burks, Drexel University; Matthew N VanKouwenberg, Drexel University; Brandon B. Terranova, Drexel University

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, he is the lead instructor for the freshman engineering program, and oversees activities in the Innovation Studio, a large-area academic makerspace. He has taught and developed courses in general engineering and mechanical engineering at Drexel. Prior to Drexel, he has taught and developed courses in physics and mathematics at SUNY Binghamton, University of Delaware, Missouri Online College, and St. Mark’s High School. Dr. Terranova’s research interests include plasmonics, optical tweezing, photonics, electromagnetism, and engineering education. He received his MS in Physics from SUNY Binghamton, and his PhD in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Electrophysics from Drexel University for his work in 3D

Conference Session

Technical Session VIII

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2018 FYEE Conference

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Cheryl A Bodnar, Rowan University; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Anastasio, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University

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, Rowan University Dr. Scott Streiner is an assistant professor in the Experiential Engineering Education Department (ExEEd) at Rowan University. He received his Ph.D in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, with a focus in engineering education. His research interests include engineering global competency, curricula and assessment; evidence-based teaching practices and curricular innovations applied to mis- conceptions; and game-based learning. His funded research explores the nature of global competency development by assessing how international experiences improve the global perspectives of engineering students. His dissertation investigated how best to design and operationalize effective global

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Technical Session VIII

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2018 FYEE Conference

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Nora Honken, University of Cincinnati

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, internships andstudent research) and student organizations. All three of these activities provide students withopportunities to engage with engineering topics, while also increasing their social capital byinteracting with others in, or interested in, an engineering field.Although faculty have some control over student organizations, the area they can help the moststudents maintain their interest in engineering is in the courses they teach. For multiple reasonsthis is particularly important during the first year. First, the majority of first year students havenot had an opportunity to work or do research in an engineering-related field. Second, during thefirst year, students are often taking core courses, such as calculus, chemistry and physics

Conference Session

Technical Session III

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2018 FYEE Conference

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Renee M. Desing, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Krista M Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Deborah M. Grzybowski, Ohio State University; Monica Farmer Cox, Ohio State University

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University Dr. Rachel Louis Kajfez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University. She earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from Ohio State and earned her Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. Her research interests focus on the intersection between motivation and identity of undergraduate and graduate students, first-year engineering programs, mixed methods research, and innovative approaches to teaching.Dr. Krista M Kecskemety, Ohio State University Krista Kecskemety is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University. Krista received her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering at The Ohio

Conference Session

Technical Session VII

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2018 FYEE Conference

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Robert Gettens, Western New England University; Harlan E Spotts Jr., Western New England University

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Paper ID #24439Workshop: Problem Definition and Concept Ideation, An active-learning ap-proach in a multi-disciplinary settingProf. 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.Harlan E Spotts Jr., Western New England University Professor of Marketing in the College of Business 2018 FYEE Conference: Glassboro, New Jersey Jul 25 Workshop: Problem Definition and Concept Ideation, an active-learning

Conference Session

Technical Session III

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2018 FYEE Conference

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Jack Bringardner, New York University; Gunter W. Georgi, NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering; Victoria Bill, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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researchers. Inresponse, the first-year engineering program built a mini-makerspace named the prototyping lab.The equipment purchased for this space mimics the makerspace to provide first-year studentswith continuity.The key to the success of the prototyping lab has been the teaching assistants who staff the spaceto guide students through CAD software, 3D printing, soldering, and general prototyping advice.Figure 1 shows that students are introduced to the prototyping lab in week 4 of the semester, andare later required to return after they submit their 3D printer file in week 7. Students submit theCAD files online and are required to meet with a prototyping teaching assistant to start their 3Dprint. In the third semester of the prototyping lab’s

Conference Session

Technical Session I

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2018 FYEE Conference

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Aysa Galbraith, University of Arkansas; Heath Aren Schluterman, University of Arkansas; Leslie Bartsch Massey, University of Arkansas; Brandon Crisel, University of Arkansas

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Assistant Professor and the Associate Director of Academics for the Freshman Engineering Program at the University of Arkansas. Dr. Schluterman completed his B.S. and Ph.D in Chemical Engineering at the University of Arkansas.Mrs. Leslie Bartsch Massey, University of Arkansas Leslie Massey is an instructor in the Freshman Engineering Program at the University of Arkansas. She received her BS in Biological Engineering and MS in Environmental Engineering from the University of Arkansas. She previously served as a project manager at a water resources center, but returned to the University of Arkansas to teach general Introduction to Engineering and to coordinator for the Freshman Honors Innovation Experience.Mr. Brandon

Conference Session

Technical Session V

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2018 FYEE Conference

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Irina Molodetsky, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Robert B. Barat Ph.D., New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #24429Fundamentals of Engineering Design for Chemical Engineering 1st Year Un-dergraduatesDr. Irina Molodetsky, New Jersey Institute of Technology Irina Molodetsky, PhD, joined Otto H.York Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering in the summer of 2017 as a Senior University Lecturer, New Jersey Institute of Technology. Before NJIT, she was Principal Materials Scientist at Princeton Technology Center, Schlumberger. She received her BS, MS in Physics from Odessa State University, Ukraine and PhD from Princeton University. She was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Pennsylvania (Materials Science

Conference Session

Technical Session I

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2018 FYEE Conference

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Katherine M Ehlert, Clemson University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Sarah Jane Grigg, Clemson University

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Paper ID #24470WIP: What’s your major? First-year engineering students’ confidence intheir major choiceMs. Katherine M Ehlert, Clemson University Katherine M. Ehlert is a doctoral student in the Engineering and Science Education department in the College of Engineering, Computing, and Applied Sciences at Clemson University. She earned her BS in Mechanical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and her MS in Mechanical Engineer- ing focusing on Biomechanics from Cornell University. Prior to her enrollment at Clemson, Katherine worked as a Biomedical Engineering consultant in Philadelphia, PA. Her research interests

Conference Session

Technical Session IX

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2018 FYEE Conference

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Krista M Kecskemety, Ohio State University

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Paper ID #24494GIFTS: Using Discussion Boards in First-Year Engineering Class and Stu-dent PerceptionsDr. Krista M Kecskemety, Ohio State University Krista Kecskemety is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University. Krista received her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering at The Ohio State Uni- versity in 2006 and received her M.S. from Ohio State in 2007. In 2012, Krista completed her Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering at Ohio State. Her engineering education research interests include investigating first-year engineering student experiences, faculty experiences, and the

Conference Session

Technical Session IX

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2018 FYEE Conference

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

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for the rigors of mathematics. His research interests in- clude engineering education, excellence in instruction, water and wastewater treatment, civil engineering infrastructure, and transportation engineering.Dr. Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Jaskirat Sodhi is a University Lecturer in the department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology. 2018 FYEE Conference: Glassboro, New Jersey Jul 25 GIFTS – Getting Students to Make Fact-Based Presentations in a First Year Engineering Course Ashish Borgaonkar and Jaskirat Sodhi New Jersey Institute of

Conference Session

Technical Session VII

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2018 FYEE Conference

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Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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Paper ID #24379Electrical Engineering Laboratory Activities for First-Year Students: How toform TIES (Teach, Inspire, Engage, and Stimulate) to STEMDr. Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University Dr. Sundaram is a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Gannon Univer- sity. His areas of research include computational architectures for signal and image processing as well as novel methods to improve engineering education pedagogy. 2018 FYEE Conference: Glassboro, New Jersey Jul 25 Work-in-Progress: Electrical Engineering Laboratory Activities for First-Year Students: How to form

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Technical Session V

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David Gee, Gannon University

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Paper ID #24431ARE POST-MILLENNIALS ENROLLED IN ENGINEERING MAJORS IN-CLINED TO BE SOCIALLY ACTIVE?Dr. David Gee, Gannon University FYS Coordinator, College of Engineering, Gannon Univ. ASME Student Chapter, Faculty Coordinator Asst. Professor of Mechanical Engineering 2018 FYEE Conference: Glassboro, New Jersey Jul 25Are Post-millennials enrolled in engineering majors inclined to be socially active? David J. Gee Gannon University, gee004@gannon.eduAbstract – As part of a curriculum redesign for AY2009- eventually

Conference Session

Technical Session IV

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2018 FYEE Conference

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Jennifer Felder Marley, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University

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Paper ID #24485Completing a Lab in 50 Minutes: Optimizing Student Attention SpanJennifer Felder Marley, Valparaiso University Jennifer Marley is an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Valparaiso University. She received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering: systems from the University of Michigan. Her research interests include power system optimization and the integration of storage devices and renewable generation.Dr. Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University Doug Tougaw is a professor of Electrical and

Conference Session

Technical Session IX

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2018 FYEE Conference

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Kadri Akinola Akanni Parris, Ohio State University; Krista M Kecskemety, Ohio State University

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Project Management Institute (PMI). Dr. Parris is actively involved in curriculum design, introduction of innovative pedagogies of engagement and the practice of engineering education through teaching several courses across the department. He is integrally involved in the design and delivery of the Pre-Freshman and Cooperative Education Program and others of that ilk at OSU, as a part of his specific interest in soft skill development, diversity, recruitment and retention initiatives.Dr. Krista M Kecskemety, Ohio State University Krista Kecskemety is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University. Krista received her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering at The Ohio

Conference Session

Technical Session III

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2018 FYEE Conference

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Natalie C.T. Van Tyne, Virginia Tech

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Paper ID #24438Work in Progress: Does Practice Make Perfect? How First Year StudentsDevelop Reflective Learning SkillsMs. Natalie C.T. Van Tyne, Virginia Tech Natalie Van Tyne is an Associate Professor of Practice at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univer- sity, where she teaches first year engineering design as a foundation courses for Virginia Tech’s under- graduate engineering degree programs. She holds bachelors and masters degrees from Rutgers University, Lehigh University and Colorado School of Mines, and studies best practices in pedagogy, reflective learn- ing and critical thinking as aids to enhanced

Conference Session

Technical Session VII

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2018 FYEE Conference

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Dan Burleson, University of Houston; Erin J. McCave, University of Houston

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Paper ID #24473Work in Progress: Creating an Active Learning Classroom with an EngagingOnline PlatformDr. Dan Burleson, University of Houston Dr. Dan Burleson is an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Cullen College of Engineering at the Uni- versity of Houston. He has been at the University of Houston since 2010 when he joined as a Graduate Research Assistant, completing his Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering in August of 2015. Before com- ing to Houston, Texas, Dr. Burleson completed B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida. In his current position, he focuses on instruction and curriculum