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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 16: That Important Decision - Which Engineering Major?

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Blubaugh, Purdue University; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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School of Education. Page 26.347.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Characterizing Student Music Preference and Engineering Major ChoiceIntroductionCollege  major  choice  has  important  implications  for  a  student’s  academic  experiences,  professional development skills, employment opportunities, future earnings, social prestige, andother social-related factors. Academic institutions in the United States offer dozens of majors tochoose from, and in  addition  to  a  student’s  individual  preferences, academic advisors, faculty,peers

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First-Year Programs: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the First Year

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Janet Aderemi Omitoyin, The University of Illinois at Chicago ; Renata A. Revelo, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Betul Bilgin, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Houshang Darabi, The University of Illinois at Chicago; Rezvan Nazempour, The University of Illinois at Chicago

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Paper ID #34046Low-Income, High-Achieving Students and Their Engineering IdentityDevelopment After One Year of Engineering SchoolJanet Aderemi Omitoyin, The University of Illinois at Chicago Janet Omitoyin is a PHD student in the Department of Curriculum and Instructions, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). An astute scholar, Janet’s quest for a solution to the problems of mathematics learning based on her experience as a student and later as a teacher is at the root of her enrollment for a PHD program at UIC with a view to be part of the solution to the systemic problems emanating from inadequa- cies in the

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First-Year Programs: Monday Potpourri

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Cory Brozina, Youngstown State University

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engineering disciplinesavailable at an Urban, Public University was a large enrollment, lecture format course. It was apassive learning environment that was administratively simple with a single section and onefaculty instructor. The course is not atypical of an institution with a common First-YearEngineering Program in which students take common courses the first year and then select anengineering major at the end of that year. The course design did not consider more recentlydeveloped educational best practices and was unpopular with students as indicated in thebaseline data collected. To address student concerns and promote informed decision making, aproposal for an educational innovation related to redesigning the course was submitted andaccepted

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 2A: Using Alternative Measurements to Look at Students and Their Success

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Andres Brake, Lamar University; James C. Curry

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rigor of an engineering education at theuniversity level. First-year introductory engineering courses have been utilized by universities tohelp support students who may have otherwise been ill-prepared to succeed in a rigorousengineering program, help to develop rudimentary skills, help to foster collaborativeenvironments, and help to build confidence.First-year programs have been shown to be effective in retaining students6,7,8, increasing GPA9,and providing a broader understanding of the engineering discipline10. Duncan et al.11 reportedthat a zero credit integrated seminar course benefited students in several ways, including in theiracademic major selection. Budny12 reported a successful first year engineering seminar thatutilized peer

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FPD XI: Tidbits and Cookies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin Emery Mertz, Arizona State University; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College

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administered the prompt on the first day of class.The 49 essays represent all of the disciplines mentioned earlier; however, since it is ageneral engineering program it is difficult to distinguish disciplines within this data set.The class was only 6% female and so comparisons of responses related to gender cannotbe performed for this institution. Also, three of the responses were from sophomoreswho were switching to the engineering major.CodingThe 14 different coding categories from Meyers and Mertz10 were adopted for thisstudy.The categories used were “Math/Science,” “Better World,” “Problem Solving,”“Build Things,” “Practicality,” “Specific Interests,” “Prepare for Other Career,”“Family,” “Broad,” “Groups”, “Innovative/Creative,” “Previous

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FPD5 - Teaming and Peer Performance

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arlisa Labrie Richardson, Arizona State University

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collegestudents whose high-school SAT math scores were at least 650 and who started their collegecareers in natural science, mathematics or engineering. The interviewees were selectedrandomly by the participating colleges and universities. Approximately half of those interviewedhad switched majors out of science-math-engineering (SME) programs by their senior years. Theother half of those interviewed were still SME majors as seniors and planned to graduate with adegree in natural science, mathematics or engineering. They found that the greatest contributionto the loss of students in Science, Math and Engineering fields was due to problems associatedwith the structure of the educational experience and the culture of the disciplines. They alsofound that

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First-Year Programs: Monday Potpourri

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Sherry Liao, University of Portland

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of the course gave the surveys to students to complete outside of class time, whichimpacted the response rate. Of these respondents, the program distribution was: 23 civilengineering, 34 computer science, 14 electrical engineering, 72 mechanical engineering, 1double major in EE/CS, 2 undecided engineering, 1 undecided (general), and 7 chose a non-engineering major.4. Course Elements and Results from 2012Table 1 describes the course activities related to helping students choose a major that wereassessed in fall 2012. We asked students to check boxes (all that apply) for activities that helpedthem select their major. Table 1: Course Activities Assessed in Fall 2012; required course activities are marked

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ETD Freshmen Students

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hossein Rahemi, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology; Shouling He, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology; Margaret Ducharme, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

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& analysis,technical writing and presentation. The Friday session of the SEE program was designated fortechnical seminars and workshops designed to enhance students’ learning outcomes related tocritical thinking, problem solving, and life-long learning. Guest speakers from the industry wereinvited to deliver lectures and host workshops current with today’s technology. Given the rapidpace of technological change, the Friday seminar series and workshops were designed to fosterin Vaughn’s engineering students a mind-set receptive to changes in technology in order toprepare them for their future professional careers.During the last two weeks of the program, students were arranged into two to three persongroups to work with a SEE faculty mentor

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FPD3 -- Professional Issues for First-Year Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dwight Tolliver, University of Tennessee; Lauren Hines, University of Tennessee; J. Roger Parsons, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

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about their experiences ingroups as the curriculum is currently structured. This implies that the survey measureswhat the group facilitators and faculty members implementing this program view asfundamental and core learning objectives for the students and how the students reacted tothese teachings.There is a paucity of literature and theory related to group processes and outcomes fortechnical teams. For this analysis, there were five overarching categories conceptualized,each assessing a different set of skills or attitudes related to engineering and groups. Thecategories were Attitudes Towards Groups, Attitudes Toward Diversity, Knowledge ofStrengths and Weaknesses, Perceptions of Engineers and Groups, and Specific GroupSkills. These

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University

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2001, she joined the Spacecraft Technology Center as an Assistant Director where she was responsible for the structural and thermal analysis of pay- loads. She served as Director of the Space Engineering Institute and in 2010 she accepted a position with the Academic Affairs office of the Dwight Look College of Engineering where she oversaw outreach, recruiting, retention and enrichment programs for the college. Since 2013, she serves as the Executive Director for Industry and Nonprofit Partnerships with responsibilities to increase opportunities for under- graduates engineering students to engage in experiential learning multidisciplinary team projects. These include promoting capstone design projects sponsored by

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First-Year Programs: Wednesday Cornucopia (Educational Research)

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Yatchmeneff, University of Alaska, Anchorage; Matthew E. Calhoun, University of Alaska, Anchorage

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the Deputy Director of the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program (ANSEP). Professor Yatchmeneff earned her PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University in 2015. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Her research focuses on belonging, motivation, and success for Alaska Native science, engineering, technology, and mathematics (STEM) students.Dr. Matthew E. Calhoun, University of Alaska, Anchorage Matt Calhoun is an Athabaskan Indian from the Upper Kuskokwim River region who grew up in Homer, Alaska. In 2002 he was one of the first students in the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program ( ANSEPTM ) to graduate and earn a B.S. in

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First-year Programs Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa A. Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

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and ranked 2ndfor teaching effectiveness in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. An unexpected outcomeof the course was that several (20) students went on to work at the children’s museum part time orjoined our engineering society committed to outreach education in the local elementary schools,middle schools, and high schools. This type of project is ideally initiated in the first year of theengineering program and then balanced in other courses throughout their undergraduatecurriculum. The greatest “challenge” in offering a “leadership” module within the framework ofengineering is that there were a few engineering students (5 students out of 150 students enrolledin the module) who truly did not enjoy the activity of teaching children

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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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to engage in his time performing engineering related tasks.academic auxiliary programs, A typical day in the life of an engineer is not typical at all.including undergraduate research, Overall, the presentation provided me with a renewed sense ofprofessional societies, and career purpose and direction.internships. The influence of MEE I am happy to say that [the speaker] truly inspired me to be anPractice I & II on retention rates in engineer. I am excited about the future outlook of my career.mechanical engineering will With all of these facts, [the speaker] successfully made me desireultimately be compared to similar to be an engineer even more than I

Conference Session

Design in the First Year

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Pacella, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Taryn Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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access to typical laboratorymaterials to use during the construction of their design projects, whatever they may be. Iknow for a fact that this acquired knowledge of fluid machinery will aid them greatly intheir upper level engineering classes, especially fluid dynamics. Page 15.93.10References: 1. Rice, J., T. M. Bayles, G. Russ, and J. Ross, “Preparing Freshmen for Future Energy Issues”, Paper AC 2007-1748 published in the 2007 ASEE proceedings and presented in the Hands-on & Real World Studies Session in The Freshman Programs Division Session. 2. Carletta, J., Bayles T.M., Kalveram, K., Khorbotly, S., Macnab, C

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First Year Programs Division Poster Session: The Best Place to Really Talk about First-Year Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lizzie Santiago, West Virginia University; Oyemayowa Luqman Abioye, West Virginia University

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Paper ID #13242Teaching Electronics to First Year Engineering StudentsDr. Lizzie Santiago, West Virginia University Lizzie Y. Santiago, Ph.D., is a teaching assistant professor for the freshman engineering program in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources. She holds a Ph.D. in chemical engineering and has postdoctoral training in neural tissue engineering and molecular neurosciences. She teaches freshman engineering courses and supports the outreach and recruiting activities of the college. Her research interests include neural tissue engineering, stem cell research, absorption of air

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First-year Programs: Focus on Student Success 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Randy Hugh Brooks, Texas A&M University

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available to students. d. Student product is a concept map tying the described course activities to the 7 ABET outcomes. 5. Explore industry sectors, highlighting various majors involved in each. a. Link to many platforms with existing engaging short documentaries. b. Identify key common foundations for engineering roles. c. Acquire or create media of engineers relating events in their careers. d. Student product is a concept map tying a major of interest to multiple industries or roles. 6. Explore programming using an interactive resource (Python IDE (Integrated Development Environment)). a. Build a programmatic thought foundation using myriad tools. b

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First-year Programs: Student Perceptions and Perspectives

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Tina Lee, University of Wisconsin-Stout; Elizabeth Anne Buchanan, University of Wisconsin-Stout

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Paper ID #30036Student Perceptions of First-Year Engineering Justice CurriculumDr. Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin-Stout Devin Berg is an Associate Professor and Program Director of the B.S. Mechanical Engineering program in the Engineering and Technology Department at the University of Wisconsin - Stout.Dr. Tina Lee, University of Wisconsin-Stout Dr. Tina Lee is an Associate Professor of Anthropology, the Program Director for the Applied Social Science Program, and the General Education Director at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.Dr. Elizabeth Anne Buchanan, University of Wisconsin-Stout Elizabeth Buchanan is Endowed

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FPD VIII: Crossing Bridges and Easing Transitions into the First Year

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Danny King, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Laura Masterson, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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specific class. All engineering majors enroll in the same section and exploreengineering-specific curriculum as well as issues more generally related to college success. Thestated mission of the SB program is to support entering students in making a successful transitioninto the life and community of our university.10 Since the inception of the program, studentsparticipating in Bridge have been retained and graduate at a higher rate than students who do notparticipate in the program. Summer Bridge programs have traditionally been a response by institutions of highereducation to provide additional support for low socioeconomic status students and those inunderrepresented groups.6 This is due in part to various studies completed that

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5B: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Anthony Gulotta, Rowan University; Nicholas Steven Parisi, Rowan University; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University

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computer engineering at Rowan University. I am very interested in wearable devices, sensors, app development, and writing code to integrate software and hardware. In terms of ASEE, I had the unique experience of helping develop the platform that would be presented to freshmen engineers, in order to see how a complete drastic change in homework would affect student’s motivation and desire to complete the work.Dr. Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University Cheryl A. Bodnar, Ph.D., CTDP is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. Dr. Bodnar’s research interests relate to the incorporation of active learning techniques in undergraduate classes as well as integration of innovation and

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Focus on Student Learning, Lifelong Learning, and the Whole Student

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Liya Ni, California Baptist University; Helen Yoonhee Jung P.E., California Baptist University; Ziliang Zhou, California Baptist University

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quarters) trips, preparation of lab and graded assignments. July 2004-May 2009 Research Assistant: Investigating the Effects of Wildfire on Southern California Watersheds. AKM Consulting Engineers August 2002 – July 2004 Assistant Engineer -Complete knowledge of GIS, H2ONET, Microstation, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS -Projects-Master plan of City of Garden Grove, Master plan of City of Corona, Storm drain design, Pump station design, City of Newport Highway Improvement project, and City of Long Beach water routing design. Intel Corporation May 1997 Sept. 1997 Intel’s Honor Internship Program -Conducted electrical tests on wafers -Repaired and maintained electrical test devices -Experienced in clean room environment proce

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FPD1 - Early Success and Retention

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jale Tezcan, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; John Nicklow, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; James Mathias, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Lalit Gupta, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Rhonda Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

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13.182.3 Figure 2. Components of the retention program at COEThe Introduction to Engineering course exhibits radical departure from the COE’s tradition inwhich each engineering department in the College offered its own introductory course. Logisticalproblems related to scheduling, laboratory space, and equipment resources were resolvedthrough a very concerted effort across the college. The course has been implemented withexisting resources. This organization and development of Introduction to Engineering course ispresented below.Development of the Course:Until Fall 2007 Semester, each department in the COE offered their own introductory course.The content of these courses varied widely from teaching computer applications to

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FPD 3: Research on First-Year Courses

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Maggie A Flynn M.A., Elizabethtown College

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used evaluation methods used were retention rate, surveys, and GPA.Retention rate estimates--after one year in an ELC--ranged from 33 to 100 %, with a mean of82.6 % and median of 85. The majority of coordinators reported high retention. Those programsare likely to increase their institution’s 6-year graduation rate; however, the presence of 6 lowretention programs indicates that ELCs are not a miracle cure. Scenarios exist where ELCs donot lead to high retention.IntroductionThe purpose of this study was to identify and describe Engineering Learning Communities(ELC) at US four-year institutions in 2012. Information was solicited from the coordinators ofELCs at 149 US institutions.BackgroundThe modern day living and learning community (LLC

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First-year Programs Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ding Yuan, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Jude L. DePalma, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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homework/lab assignments in bothMATLAB and Excel. These two assignments consist of reading and manipulating data, applyingformulas and then plotting the results. Both of them were engineering-related, but the difficultylevels were different. In such an arrangement, all students with various backgrounds can learnbasic programming skills and understand simple engineering applications while capable studentscan still challenge themselves through a more difficult assignment. Second, the Introduction to Page 22.53.3Engineering course has a lab in which each group of students builds and programs a LEGOMindstorms NXT Robot to accomplish certain tasks by

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Innovations in First Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Lewis, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Hieb, University of Louisville; David Wheatley, University of Louisville

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. Page 15.798.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Introducing Critical Thinking to Freshman Engineering StudentsAbstractIn support of the University of Louisville’s recent quality enhancement program (QEP) focusedon critical thinking, the JB Speed School of Engineering is modifying selected core courses toinclude explicit discussion and/or assessment of discipline specific critical thinking. As acommon course for all entering engineering students, ENGR 100 - Introduction to Engineeringwas the logical course to introduce critical thinking to engineering students and prepare them forthe critical thinking demands they will experience in their future discipline specific courses andcareers. This paper presents a discussion of

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FPD9 -- Technology & Textbooks

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Kosky, Union College; William Keat, Union College; George Wise, Union College; Robert Balmer, Union College

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progress.Weekly staff meetings allowed experimentation in the classroom to get immediate feedback. Italso allowed the creation of common exams and grading schemes.Classroom Experimentation Finding out what works and what doesn’t is a non trivial exercise. Seasoned teachers areneeded to avoid making fundamental teaching mistakes that clouded classroom pedagogy. Atfirst the exams were too easy but the standards were raised by using continuous feedback. Eachyear we had a different design theme and objective, all related to the general course theme (theSmart Car). We also experimented with guest speakers chosen to added real-world experience inmodern engineering topics. This was generally less successful because, even though thespeakers were

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First-Year Programs: Paying More Attention to Retention

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia R. Backer, San Jose State University; Cindy Kato

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Paper ID #19232Effect of Cohorts on Student Retention in EngineeringDr. Patricia R. Backer, San Jose State University Dr. Backer been a faculty at SJSU since 1990 and held positions as an assistant professor, associate professor, professor, department chair, and director. Since coming to San Jose State University in 1990, she has been involved in the General Education program. Currently, Dr. Backer serves as the PI for two SJSU grants: the AANAPISI grant and the Title III Strengthening grant both from the U.S. Department of Education.Ms. Cindy Kato c American Society for Engineering Education

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FPD4 -- Hands-on & Real-World Studies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry Bland, John Brown University

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will continually be adapting and learning as theyencounter rapidly changing technologies throughout the world and become cognizant of societal,economic and ethical issues. International design requirements will challenge engineeringstudents to understand other cultures and the ways their designs will affect multiple societies. Ifthese designs are developed with cross-cultural teams, there will be the added challenge ofmanaging various cultural dynamics. Page 12.872.2In 1994, the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) analyzed the changes neededfor engineering education.3 Their report stated that engineering education programs must

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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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Marina Miletic, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico; Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Pil Kang, University of New Mexico; Sang M. Han, University of New Mexico; Yan Chen, University of New Mexico; Catherine Anne Hubka, University of New Mexico

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are significant demographics- and course-related barriers affecting student progressionthrough the chemical engineering program?2. What does this information tell us about how support should be targeted to students to addressthese barriers and improve retention?Research Context and MotivationOur department is currently one of 21 across the country which has earned National ScienceFoundation funding through the Directorates for Engineering, Computing, and InformationScience and Engineering program for Revolutionizing Engineering and Computer ScienceDepartments (RED). These are multi-year grants, led by department chairs as head PIs topromote groundbreaking, scalable, and sustainable improvements in undergraduate engineeringand computer science

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First-Year Programs: Student Perceptions and Perspectives

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Lea Wittie, Bucknell University; James Bennett, Cornell University; Carly Merrill, Bucknell University ; Jove Graham, Geisinger; Troy Schwab, Bucknell University

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Paper ID #32312Bias in First-Year Engineering Student Peer EvaluationsLea Wittie, Bucknell University Lea Wittie is an Associate Professor in the department of Computer Science in the Engineering College at Bucknell University. She has spent the past 4 years coordinating the first year Engineering student Introduction to Engineering and over a decade participating in the program before that.James Bennett, Cornell University James Bennett is a biomedical engineer specializing in medical device design and development. He has earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Engineering from Bucknell University and is currently

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FPD11 -- Multidisciplinary Experiences

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kauser Jahan, Rowan University

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continuous improvement necessary forengineering education to meet these challenges.The ECT ProgramThis ECT (Engineering Clinics for Teachers) Program is a partnership between RowanUniversity’s Colleges of Engineering and Education to provide an Engineering Clinic experiencefor middle school teachers and guidance counselors. Modeled after the unique RowanEngineering Clinics4-5, it utilizes real world problem solving via simple cost effective activities.The overall objectives of the program are to:• Provide exposure to engineering careers and make engineering more relevant to middle school educators,• Ensure that teachers are academically prepared to successfully integrate engineering content into their existing curriculum,• Support