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First-Year Programs: Unique Projects and Pedagogies

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Robin K. Hill, University of Wyoming

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Paper ID #34358Incorporating a Theme Through LiteratureDr. Robin K. Hill, University of Wyoming Dr. Hill is an adjunct professor in both the Wyoming Institute for Humanities Research and the Phi- losophy Department of the University of Wyoming, and a Lecturer in Computer Science. She currently writes a blog on the philosophy of computer science for the online Communications of the ACM. Her teaching experience includes logic, computer science, and information systems courses for the University of Wyoming, University of Maryland University College (European Division), State University of New York at Binghamton

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FPD 7: Beyond Course Content

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan F Freeman, Northeastern University; Beverly Kris Jaeger, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University

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Kris Jaeger, PhD has been a member of Northeastern University’s Gateway Team, a selected group of full-time faculty expressly devoted to the First-year Engineering Program at Northeastern Uni- versity. Recently, she has joined the expanding Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at NU to continue teaching Simulation, Facilities Planning, Human-Machine Systems, and Senior Capstone Design. Dr. Jaeger has been the recipient of several honors in engineering education for both teaching and mentoring and has been involved in several award-wining engineering educational research initiatives through ASEE and beyonDr. Richard Whalen, Northeastern University

Conference Session

Beyond the Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Bailey, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

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Center to providethe engineer with top-notch professional skills to complement their technical expertise.Co-directors Marie Paretti and Lisa McNair, faculty members in Virginia Tech'sDepartment of Engineering Education state that in the global marketplace, U.S. engineersneed "superior communication and collaboration skills."Table 1 displays the ABET criteria, a-k, that Culver, et al reorganized into groups thatreflect different types of intellectual challenge.5 They associated a set of skills andattitudes to the outcomes. More specifically, the particular a-k ABET outcomes that areaddressed in UNST 130 can be sub-grouped in the table which has been modified fromone created by Culver, McGrann and Lehmann.v Subgroup II is addressed during

Conference Session

FPD 7: Beyond Course Content

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leonardo Bedoya-Valencia, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Katherine Sofía Palacio, Fundacion Universidad del Norte; Sarah Spencer-Workman, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Yaneth Correa-Martinez, Colorado State University-Pueblo

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state, including potential barriers andenablers, present in the first year students’ context. Given the baseline identified through aninitial effort of curricula redesign, Faculty needs to engage in a reinforcing process where one orseveral of these three components are sequentially and/or concurrently impacted.In general, individuals, and first year students in particular, function in very distinctive contexts.They achieve a level of awareness regarding a concept based on a continuous exchange ofinformation within their contexts. Moreover, they perceive a concept through the happening (ornot happening) of contextual events and they acquire knowledge either by choice or by need.The challenge of curricula redesign relies upon the infusion of

Conference Session

FPD 7: Beyond Course Content

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University; Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University; Daniel Allan Sullivan, Center for STEM Education, Northeastern University

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are key concepts ofservice-learning”.3 Service-learning in engineering has also been shown to meet AccreditationBoard for Engineering and Technology (ABET) objectives.4 Particular student outcomes such as(c), (d), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j) and (k) can be mapped to results and tasks in engineering service-learning projects (Table 1).Table 1. ABET Student Outcomes.5(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering(b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data(c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and

Conference Session

Beyond the Engineering Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Traum, University of North Texas; Sharon Karackattu, University of North Texas

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and Retention.”http://www.foundationcoalition.org/publications/journalpapers/fie98/1280.pdf (accessed 11/28/07).10. J. Richardson, C. Corleto, J. Froyd, P. K. Imbrie, J. Parker, and R. Roedel, “Freshman Design Projects in theFoundation Coalition.” http://www.foundationcoalition.org/publications/journalpapers/fie98/1388.pdf (accessed11/28/07).11. E. Seymour and N. Hewitt, Talking About Leaving: Why Undergraduates Leave the Sciences. Boulder, Colorado:Westview Press, 1997.12. S. Codone, L. Lackey, and G. H. Grady, “A Glimpse of How Freshmen Engineering Students UnderstandEngineering as a Profession,” presented at ASEE Southeast Section Conference, 2004.13. S. Beder, “Beyond Technicalities: Expanding Engineering Thinking,” Journal of

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FPD 7: Beyond Course Content

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E. Canney PE, Seattle University

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] tofulfill their obligations as students in an academic community and as responsible global and localcitizens.”3 They conducted a study and found that about half of the students entering collegestrongly agreed that they were “aware of the importance of contributing to the greater good.”Based on these aspirations, one of the messages that engineering is using to attract young adultsis a focus on the benefit that engineering can have on society and the world.4 But to what extentdo students view this as more than just a possibility, but as a responsibility for engineers to servesociety? Should engineers feel a responsibility to serve society through their profession? Is oneof the roles of college to instill this sense of social obligation in students

Conference Session

FPD7 -- Service Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Pagano, Western Michigan University; Amanda Rossman, Western Michigan University; Kendall Vasilnek, Western Michigan University; Betsy Aller, Western Michigan University; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University; Edward Brabandt, Western Michigan University

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out of a firstsemester introduction to engineering design course succeeded beyond that course because of acombination of project opportunities and student interest generated in that course. Beginning ornurturing community connections is recommended as a means of providing opportunities forexperiential learning for even first-year students. In this case, and many others, local K-12teachers are usually eager for college faculty and students to provide materials and activities tosupport their own teaching. 7, 8 The high school physics teacher involved in this project has nowcome back to Western Michigan’s CEAS requesting further projects. Local Boys’ and Girls’clubs, YMCA and YWCA groups, and not-for-profit organizations such as Goodwill

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FPD7 -- Service Learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Thompson, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University

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2006-2228: USING SERVICE-LEARNING TO INTEGRATE K-12 OUTREACHINTO A FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING PROGRAMMichael Thompson, Purdue University Michael Thompson is a Ph.D. student in Chemical Education in the School of Science at Purdue University. He received his B.S. from St Joseph’s College and his M.S. in Biochemistry from Purdue University.William Oakes, Purdue University WILLIAM C. OAKES is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Purdue University and the Co-Director of the EPICS Program. He is a co-recipient of the 2005 National Academy of Engineering’s Bernard M. Gordon Prize and the 2004 NSPE Engineering Education Excellence Award He is a past-chair of the

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Deciding on a Major

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine M. Ehlert, Clemson University; Maya Rucks, Clemson University; Baker A. Martin, Clemson University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University

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iden- tity development through co and extra-curricular experiences for engineering students.Maya Rucks, Clemson University Maya Rucks is an engineering education doctoral student at Clemson University. She received her bache- lor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Louisiana at Monroe and her master’s degree in indus- trial engineering from Louisiana Tech University. Her areas of interest include, minorities in engineering, K-12 engineering, and engineering curriculum development.Baker A. Martin, Clemson University Baker Martin is a graduate student in the Department of Engineering and Science Education at Clem- son University. He earned his BS from Virginia Tech and his MS from The University of

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Student Success

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenai Kelley Brown, Clemson University; Natalie Stringer, Clemson University; Rachel K. Anderson, Clemson University; Laurel Whisler, Clemson University

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Paper ID #23310Supporting Student Learning Through Peer-led Course Support InitiativesJenai Kelley Brown, Clemson University Jenai Kelley Brown has a background in college life coaching as well as career counseling. Before com- ing to Clemson University, she was a Senior College Life Coach at Florida State University working primarily with first generation college students. Jenai is currently the Assistant Coordinator for Tutor- ing in Clemson’s Academic Success Center where she trains and manages approximately 60 tutors each semester. While her roles in Higher Education have changed, her primary goal has remained to help

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First-Year Programs: Maker Spaces in the First Year

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Jennifer S Mullin, UC Davis

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community where they openly share projects, process andlearning. Fun is an essential aspect of making that, ideally, is inclusive of all skill levels, agesand interests [8],[9].Founder of Make magazine and creator of Maker Faire, Dale Dougherty, has talked about therevival of tinkering through making, once a normal part of everyday life when people fixed cars,made clothes and had backyard gardens. With the advent of low-cost open-source digitaltechnologies (e.g., Arduinos, Raspberry Pi, etc.), rapid prototyping tools (e.g., 3d printers, lasercutters, etc.) and internet access, a new generation of Makers is now able to innovate.Research in K-12 education has shown enhanced student learning of engineering principles,circuitry, design and coding

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FPD8 -- Introductory Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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George List, North Carolina State University

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AC 2007-1478: INTRODUCING CIVIL ENGINEERING ANALYSIS THROUGHPROGRAMMINGGeorge List, North Carolina State University George List is Head of the Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering Department at NC State University Page 12.961.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Introducing Civil Engineering Analysis through ProgrammingAbstractThis paper describes a course in computer programming that is being offered to freshmen andsophomores in civil engineering at NC State. Visual Basic (VBA in Excel) and MATLAB arebeing used as the programming languages. Much of the learning occurs through

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 3: Diversity and Multicultural Influences in the First Year

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth A Adams, Chandler Gilbert Community College; Claire Louise Antaya Dancz, Arizona State University; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

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engineering instructor at the same community college.The first four courses occurred during the fall 2014 semester and provided significant anecdotalevidence suggesting additional benefits beyond good teamwork instruction. The additional threecourses are in progress, spring 2015 courses, from which survey data will be collected.The course is a 2-credit course that guides students through the engineering design process andintroduces them to common engineering tools and software. The majority (about ¾) of the termis spent working on a variety of team projects. The conation and teamwork module is deliveredthe first four weeks of class to prepare students for successful teamwork interactions for theremainder of the term. The module is described below and

Conference Session

Learning as a Community

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Thomas Wolff, Michigan State University; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Amanda Idema, Michigan State University; Cynthia Helman, Michigan State University

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engineering students in 10 different majors, working with a staff of six professional advisers and two graduate student advisers. Amanda has been at MSU since 1997 and has experience in the Department of Residence Life, the Law College and most recently as an academic adviser in the College of Education. She is a PhD candidate in the Higher, Adult and Lifelong Education program at MSU, focusing her research on women's colleges that have had to pursue coeducation in order to survive.Cynthia Helman, Michigan State University Page 14.749.1 CYNTHIA K. HELMAN is the Coordinator of Living & Learning

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FPD7 -- Service Learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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P.K. Raju, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University

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Public Interest: NSB-00-99,5/4/2000.xiii Hingorani, K., Sankar, C.S., and Kramer, S., (1998). “Teaching Project Management Through anInformation-Technology Based Method,” Project Management Journal, March ’98, 29(1): 10-21.xiv Sankar, C.S, Raju, P.K. and Kler, M.F., "Crist Power Plant: Planning for a Maintenance Outage,"Business Case Journal, 5(1&2): 122-145, 1997.xv Lipnack, J., and Stamps, J., "Virtual Teams" The New Way to Work," IEEE Engineering ManagementReview, 27(4): 90-95, 1999.xvi Gorton, I., and Motwani, S., "Issues in Co-Operative Software Engineering using Globally DistributedTeams," Information and Software Technology, 38(1): 647-655, October 1996.xvii A textbook is under preparation under the sponsorship

Conference Session

Learning as a Community

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sondra Miller, Boise State University; Pat Pyke, Boise State University; Amy Moll, Boise State University; Melissa Wintrow, Boise State University; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

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interest and letters of support from their college’s dean anddepartment chair to the Assistant Director of Residential Education. Candidates are interviewedto determine optimal fit with their intended community’s curricular component and within aresidence hall system where relationship building is a critical element of the position. Serving asFiR is considered part of the faculty’s teaching workload and faculty receive course release forone semester during each year of service in this capacity.Membership in a RC community incurs no additional cost to the students beyond that of theirUniversity Housing contract. The University, as a whole, has made a commitment to the successof our living-learning communities by pledging financial and in-kind

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FPD 9: First-Year Projects

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roy W. Melton, Department of Computer Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology; Shanchieh Jay Yang, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Adriana Becker-Gomez, Rochester Institute of Technology (KGCOE)

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. Page 24.488.10Bibliography1. N. Veurink and J. Hertel, “Integrating Solid Modeling and Computer Programming through a Freshman Design Experience,” Proceedings of the 38 th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference , Saratoga Springs, NY, USA, October 22–25, 2008, session S1D.2. V. Ercolano, “Designing Freshmen,” ASEE Prism, April 1996, pp. 21–25.3. R. M. Felder and L. K. Silverman, “Learning and Teaching Styles in Engineering Education,” Engineering Education, Vol. 78, No. 7, 1988, pp. 674–681.4. R. M. Felder, “Are Learning Styles Invalid? (Hint: No!),” On-Course Newsletter, Sept. 27, 2010.5. M. J. Prince and R. M. Felder, “The many faces of inductive teaching and learning,” Journal of College Science Teaching, Vol. 36, No. 5

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FPD 10: Teamwork

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth A Adams, Arizona State University; Claire L. A. Dancz, Arizona State University; Thomas P Seager, Arizona State University; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

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Paper ID #10128Improving learning productivity and teamwork skills in freshman engineer-ing students through conative understandingDr. Elizabeth A Adams, Arizona State UniversityMs. Claire Louise Antaya, Arizona State UniversityDr. Thomas P Seager, Arizona State University Associate Professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, and Director of the Sustainable Energy and Environmental Decision Sciences (SEEDS) studio.Prof. Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University Dr. Landis recently joined ASU in January 2012 as an Associate Professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built

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FPD1 -- Implementing a First-Year Engineering Course

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Hagenberger, Valparaiso University; Barbara Engerer, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw, Valparaiso University

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Engineering Programs,” Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (2004).6. P. Hirsch, J. Anderson, J.E. Colgate, J. Lake, B. Shwom, and C. Yarnoff, “Enriching Freshman Design Through Collaboration with Professional Designers,” Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (2002).7. P. Larochelle, J. Engblom, and H. Gutierrez, “A Cornerstone Freshman Engineering Design Experience,” Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition (2004).8. H. K. Qammar, H. M. Cheung, E. A. Evans, S. Prettyman-Spickard, F. S. Broadway, and R. D. Ramsier, “Impact of

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First-Year Programs: Deciding on a Major

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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J.w. Bruce, Tennessee Technological University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University

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analysis library fornatural language processing called TextBlob [Lor2019]. TextBlob does part-of-speech tagging,noun phrase extraction, sentiment analysis, and classification. For sentiment analysis, TextBlobconsiders sentiment over the range of -1 (negative) to +1 (positive). Furthermore, TextBlob alsoquantifies the perceived subjectivity of words over the range of 0 (objective) to +1 (subjective).Both AFINN and TextBlob use their lexicons to determine the overall sentiment of a text sampleby averaging the sentiment of individual words. Neither approach tries to account for degreemodifying words or negation.Going beyond simple valance, Bradley and Lang created a normative emotional rating Englishwords in their ANEW 2017 lexicon [Bra2017

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First-Year Programs: Tuesday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Petra Bonfert-Taylor, Dartmouth College; Vicki V. May, Dartmouth College; Holly Wilkinson P.E., Dartmouth College; Alicia Betsinger, Dartmouth College

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mathematics than the typical student whom we admit.The hope was to help these students persist in engineering by both helping them succeed in theprerequisite courses and helping them see beyond the prerequisites by engaging them withpeople and activities at our school. Students in the program were paired, one-on-one, withstudent coaches, and it was expected that tutoring arrangements as well as social engagements(paid for through our program) would be made by the student-coach pairs. We saw mixed resultswith this arrangement. Overall the number of students who registered for the program was rathersmall (about 30 students per year). There were a few very successful student-coach pairings, inwhich the students felt very supported and engaged and

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FPD2 - First-Year Advising and Transition

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kate Baxter, University of Southern California; Louise Yates, University of Southern California

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AC 2008-896: ADDRESSING FRESHMEN RETENTION THROUGH FOCUSEDADVISEMENT AND SEMINAR PROGRAMSKate Baxter, University of Southern California Kate serves as Director, Women in Engineering Programs and Director, Student Support Programs for the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California.Louise Yates, University of Southern California Louise serves Associate Dean, Admission & Student Affairs for the Viterbi School of Engineering at University of Southern California. She is also responsible for a freshmen introductory course for undeclared engineering majors. Page 13.155.1

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First-year Programs: Retention and Bridge Programs #1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield; Ronald Hughes, California State University, Bakersfield

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Assessment, 2014-15 through 2018-19.[3] C. Lam, M. Danforth and R. Hughes, "Short-term Exploratory Summer Program for At- Risk First Year Students (work in progress)," in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, 2016.[4] M. Danforth and C. Lam, "Work in Progress: Increasing Interest in STEM and Improving Retention for At-Risk Students - A Two-Year Study," in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Columbus, Ohio, 2017.[5] C. Alvarado and Z. Dodds, "Women in CS: An Evaluation of Three Promising Practices," in ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Milwaukee, WI, 2010.[6] L. Fleming, K. Engerman and D. Williams, "Why Students Leave Engineering: The

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Sunday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Arnold-Christian, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Adrien DeLoach, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ashley R. Taylor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christian Matheis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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experience includes a seminar course designed to provide studentswith leadership experiences through various types of committee involvement opportunities.Students serve on one of several committees that plan events for first-year students in therespective areas of academic support, K-12 STEM outreach, service-learning, professionaldevelopment, social activities, and communications. By supporting first-year students theseleaders continue to improve their own professional development and academic support skills.Some of these students also serve as mentors to small groups of first year-students that meet oncea week for the first ten-weeks of the fall semester.These courses are where work is being done to introduce professional development skills

Conference Session

FPD12 -- Novel Approaches to First Year Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Meyer, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Nancy Lamm, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Joshua Smith, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

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-Indianapolis and Associate Director in the Center for Urban and Multicultural Education in the School of Education. Dr. Smith offers courses in Educational Psychology in the Teacher Education Program and graduate courses in qualitative and quantitative research methods. His current research interests involve student transition from middle school to high school, and the transition to college. Page 12.1242.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Retaining freshman engineering students through participation in a first-year learning community: What works and what doesn’tAbstractA common question

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First-year Programs: Research and Spatial Skills

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Cassondra Wallwey, Ohio State University; Tara Gupte Wilson, Ohio State University; Alexander James Egyed, Ohio State University; Olivia Vick, Ohio State University; Michael Parke, Ohio State University

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Paper ID #31149Exposing First-Year Engineering Student to Research-Based TechnicalCommunication Through the use of a Nanotech ProjectCassie Wallwey, The Ohio State University Cassie Wallwey is currently a Ph.D. student in Ohio State University’s Department of Engineering Educa- tion. She is a Graduate Teaching Associate for the Fundamentals of Engineering Honors program, and a Graduate Research Associate working in the RIME collaborative (https://u.osu.edu/rimetime) run by Dr. Rachel Kajfez. Her research interests include engineering student motivation and feedback in engineering classrooms. Before enrolling at Ohio State

Conference Session

The Best of First-year Programs Division

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Frank J. Marsik, University of Michigan; Claudia G. Cameratti-Baeza, University of Michigan; Elizabeth Mann Levesque, University of Michigan; Stacie Edington, University of Michigan

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graduation, and beyondgraduation. As Figure 7 shows, in Fall 2019, there was a slight increase in short-term clarityamong students in the course (next year, next two years), but a slight decrease in long-termclarity (through graduation, beyond graduation). Students enrolled in the course reported onaverage larger gains in clarity over their plans for the next year, pulling about “even” withstudents not enrolled in the course by the end of the semester. At the end of the semester, onaverage, students not enrolled in the course report more clarity for each time period. Thisdifference may be due to self-selection of students into ENGR 110, wherein students with lesscertainty over their future may be more likely to enroll in the course. This difference

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Briceland McLaughlin, Boise State University; Nick Hudyma, Boise State University; Robert Hamilton P.E., Boise State University; Bhaskar Chittoori P.E., Boise State University; Mojtaba Sadegh, Boise State University; Sondra M Miller P.E., Boise State University

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from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Iowa. Her educational research interests are focused on methods to attract and retain women and underrepresented minorities in STEM fields. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Work in Progress: Halting Attrition in Civil Engineering Programs through Lower-Division Engagement Course ImplementationIntroduction and Institutional / Programmatic BackgroundRetention has been a core issue in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) educationfor decades. Nearly half of students who begin a STEM undergraduate degree do not

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 2: Design in the First Year: Challenges and Successes

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jill S. K. Nakatsu, University of Hawaii at Manoa

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decision making processand develop a consensus among groups on meeting times for the semester. Logistically, havingall teams meet at the same day and time made it easier for facilitators who would be providingfood, bringing supplies, and announcing updates. Beyond the mandatory meetings, mentors andfreshmen were encouraged to meet more often on their own as needed.Mentors were also in charge of helping teams with purchase requests for supplies and materials.Instructions were given to mentors on how to submit request for purchases. Mentors were alsogiven several deadline reminders for submitting purchase requests. In addition, mentors wereasked to encourage their teams to use recycled material, to be cost efficient with their budgets.Facilitators