Conference Session

Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Stamper, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mitchell A. Landess, Rose-Hulman Ventures

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College Industry Partnerships

providingincubator space to small start-up companies. The overarching objective of these activities was –and continues to be- providing outstanding educational experiences. The opportunity for studentparticipation in the program is provided through the engineering services activities and is thefocus of this paper.The students work on projects for the client companies as paid interns. Typically there areapproximately 25 client companies engaged with the program at any point in time with a total of50-80 interns working on engineering projects for those companies. The investment andincubator activities are largely used as mechanisms to help attract companies that can providemeaningful projects for our students and to help sustain the program. Since the

Conference Session

MATH - Works in Progress for Mathematics Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Poornima Jayasinghe, University of Calgary; Placida Amali Dassanayake, University of Calgary; Andre Oliveira, University of Calgary; Anthony Starr Kroll, University of Calgary; Irushi Jayathunga, University of Calgary

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Mathematics Division (MATH)

only a small percentage of students attempted to use AItools for report writing in their project-based assignments. This has been an ongoing challenge,particularly with non-traditional assessments. However, further research is needed to gain abetter understanding of the ethical use of such tools in student assignments and assessments,including ethical use of AI-based tools as programming assistant.Another key observation was that student engagement with the course material, throughattending classes, participating in tutorials, and completing assignments on time, was closelylinked to their final grades. The context-based approach, practiced in class through step-by-stepproblem-solving with dedicated work time, is further reinforced through

Conference Session

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

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julianne D. Vernon, University of Michigan; Lorelle A Meadows, Michigan Technological University; Stacie Edington, University of Michigan

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First-Year Programs

Journey (Peer Facilitators Stories) Page 26.569.3 13. Goal Setting and Educational PlanningThe role of the peer facilitators in this type of discussion format has been used effectively in thepast at other institutions and in other contexts. For example, the Program for IntergroupRelations at our institution uses theory and experimental learning to facilitate student’s learningon identity, social inequality, and intergroup relationships. They have established the value andimportance of using peer facilitators in these types of small group discussion7.3.0 Research QuestionsIn the interest of understanding the influence that

Conference Session

FPD2 -- Highlighting First-Year Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Kampe, Virginia Tech; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Matthew Stimpson, Virginia Tech; Brad Matanin, Virginia Tech; Amanda Martin, Virginia Tech; Cory Brozina, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

Programs (now the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity,CEED), with additional associated costs provided largely through industrial sponsorship. Thecommunity is physically located in Slusher Hall, currently occupying the fourth floor of the“Wing.” The floor plan design in Slusher Hall creates pods, which are common outer areas thatsix to eight resident rooms open to. These pods function as small gathering spaces for theresidents of the connecting rooms, and they are often utilized for socializing and as study zones.The Hypatia community for freshmen is in its sixth run during the 2006-07 academic year. Earlyparticipants who had developed a strong sense of community petitioned the CEED office toimplement a second-year component to

Conference Session

Goal Specific First-Year Courses

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University; Bill Elmore, Mississippi State University; Arash Salehi, Mississippi State University

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First-Year Programs

exciting potential exists for building interdisciplinary teams across the freshmanengineering classes, thereby addressing an often challenging program objective for manyengineering assessment programs.Conclusions and Future WorkThis study demonstrated how the use of service quality techniques, specifically gap scores andperceptions, could be used to predict student efficacy. This significant relationship between howstudents view courses before they even enter (expectations) as well as while they take them(perceptions) and their resulting efficacy is a new way to examine student efficacy. This issupporting evidence that helping students form realistic ideas of courses will improve theirefficacy, and ultimately their success in higher education

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Best Papers

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Kara L. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Robert J. Culbertson, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University; James A. Middleton, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

higher education equity and access, particularly within STEM.Kara L. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University Kara Hjelmstad is a faculty associate in Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University.Prof. Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University Stephen Krause is professor in the Materials Science Program in the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of introductory materials engineering, polymers and composites, and capstone design. His research interests include evaluating conceptual knowledge, mis- conceptions and technologies to promote conceptual change. He has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory and a Chemistry Concept Inventory for assessing

Conference Session

AERO 4: New Technologies and Strategic Applications

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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Diversity

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Aerospace Division (AERO)

, it is not advisable toassign substantial interpretative weight to the survey outcomes as each party’s opinion makes uptoo large a portion of the result (~8.33%). Several students submitting low ratings for an elementthat their peers rated much higher, a circumstance that did occur, would depress the mean andincrease the standard deviation substantially. Thus, trends in the data can only be seen as tentativepatterns based on one small and initial sample. Even with that caveat, there are several notabletrends. - The three-week summer research program received consistently high ratings from participants with all informants willing to recommend participation to their peers. - Much of the information, up to as much as 100% for two

Collection

2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Sandipon Chowdhury, West Texas A&M University; Swastika Bithi, West Texas A&M University

Education 6applying their knowledge to practical scenarios, students understand the role of soil managementin addressing challenges such as water conservation, sustainable farming, and environmentalprotection. This step emphasizes the importance of informed decision-making in agriculture andland use, preparing students to tackle future challenges with a solid understanding of soil science.[4]Permeability is a measure of how easily water flows through the pores in soil, which directlyimpacts water infiltration and groundwater recharge. This concept with relatable examples:sandysoils, with large, connected pores, have high permeability, allowing rapid water movement, whileclay soils, with small and

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Design and Design Chanllenges

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward W. Davis, Auburn University; Joni M. Lakin, Auburn University; Virginia A. Davis, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University

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First-Year Programs

retention.Modules that focus on the potential for nanotechnology to address the NAE Grand Challengeshave been developed to address these two issues. The modules focus on nanotechnology as ascience and broadening students’ perceptions of engineering. Engineering Grand Challengeswere selected to leverage the altruistic tendencies of today’s students to motivate them tocontinue in the engineering program and increase their awareness of nanotechnology as atechnology relevant to their future careers. While the modules are designed to be used in anintroductory engineering course, the framework is suitable for more advanced courses in thecurriculum as well as for outreach. Ecosystem:The work was conducted at a land grant institution with a large enrollment and

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Student Perceptions and Perspectives

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

of effecting change through a single course at the undergraduate level and by thelimitations in our ability to measure such changes as discussed above. Additionally, as the focusof this paper is on the qualitative assessment of students responses, we are limited in our abilityto interpret meaningful information from often brief student responses to our open-endedquestions as well as the small number of students who made themselves available for one-on-oneinterviews. Finally, we are not capturing the overall diversity of engineering students as thestudents in our final sample are overwhelmingly male (87.4%) and white (88.3%), largely notfirst-generation students (75.7%), and between the ages of 18 and 20 (78.7%).Research MethodsWe have

Conference Session

Information Technologies Classroom Instruction

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Hansen, University of St. Thomas

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Information Systems

methods to help them gain first hand theknowledge to which they had been introduced in large lecture classes. Included with thepresentation of the information were lab manuals that asked the students questions. Page 13.599.2Materials to run small experiments were available at lab stations, and the students couldrun small experiments to arrive at the information to answer the questions provided in thelab manual. This method worked well and was used for a number of years.The learning environment for computer science majors at my universityWith my arrival at the University of St. Thomas, I had the opportunity to teachprogramming in several different classes

Conference Session

The Best of First Year Programs: Best Paper Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado Boulder; Kenneth M. Anderson, University of Colorado Boulder

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Y2 was rife with impatience andurgency.We wonder whether this increased sense of urgency and impatience could be attributed in part tothe demographic shifts from Y1 to Y2 of the pilot, as the Y2 students were largely from higherSES families, were much more likely to have relatives who had obtained college degrees, wereless likely to be underrepresented minority students, and were students who hailed much morefrom other states or countries (an expensive proposition at a public institution that does not meetfinancial need). Y2 students were also less familiar with one another at the start of the semester,as the GoldShirt Program participants were a smaller overall fraction of the course and werespread out across multiple lecture, lab, and

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yulian Kin, Purdue University-Calumet; Krasimir Zahariev, Purdue University-Calumet

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

from the recorded acoustic response. A FEA dynamic analysis wasconducted in order to gain more insight of the phenomenon. By employing modal analysis inANSYS the analytical and experimental results showed very good agreement, proving thepotential for further investigation of the use of the method on more complex geometry.Introduction.In recent years, a large number of studies have been carried out on conventional (visualexamination, dye penetrant, magnetic particle induction, ultrasonic, radiographic, et cetera,) andmodern damage detection techniques for inspecting structures exposed to fluctuating loads, suchas aircraft structures, automotive parts, structures used in ocean environment, buildings, bridges,pipelines and other industrial

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Gentry; Peter Bermel, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Eric Holloway, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Kerrie Douglas, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

Paper ID #36986Validity Evidence for Exposure and Motivation Scales in aMicroelectronics Workforce Development ProgramAdrian Nat Gentry Adrian Nat Gentry is a Ph.D. student at Purdue University in Engineering Education. They completed their undergraduate degree in Materials Engineering from Purdue in May 2020. Adrian’s research interests include assessing student supports in cooperative education programs and the experiences and needs of nonbinary scientists. Adrian is involved with Purdue’s Engineering Education Graduate Association and is president of the oSTEM chapter at Purdue.Eric Holloway (Sr Director

Conference Session

Lessons for New Engineering Educators

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faizal Karim, University of British Columbia

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New Engineering Educators

Page 22.1439.5 in the appointment)TA-Student Relationship: In this section the facilitators talk about the roles, responsibilities,boundaries and ethics of being a TA and how they pertain to their relationship with the student.During this section, groups are split into small teams that look at various scenarios that couldpresent themselves while being a TA. The three scenarios deal with a TA who is beingoverworked during office hours and via emailed questions, a student offering a bribe, and teammembers not working well together. There are generally six groups, so two groups discuss eachscenario. Each group records their thoughts on large sheets of paper, which are then attached tothe wall. One group explains

Conference Session

Partnerships in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitty Plummer, University of North Texas; Jerome Davis, University of North Texas; Charles Bittle, University of North Texas

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Nuclear and Radiological

small program because itlooks so different from large on-campus programs. The program coordinator has the task ofmaking sure that the program’s activities are understood within the framework of ABET criteria.The effort by a small faculty to setup and use the processes of assessment is a heavy burden thattakes time from recruiting and generating student interest. Failure to maintain the accreditationcould be a failure to maintain a contractual requirement and a strongly differentiated programfeature.Rating the RisksThe following table represents the authors’ efforts to rate the relative threats to the program fromits various sources. The threat number represents the average of the perception by all three

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stacie Edington, University of Michigan; Steven J. Skerlos, University of Michigan; Claudia G. Cameratti-Baeza, University of Michigan; Abby M. Chapin, University of Michigan; Frank J. Marsik, University of Michigan

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First-Year Programs

. Later in the semester, small group activities askstudents to consider their personal values and engage in an ethics case study that highlights thesocial implications of engineering decisions.Common Reading ExperienceAll first-year students at our institution participate in the Michigan Engineering CommonReading Experience, for which one of the program goals is “to facilitate meaningful discussionsregarding the role and responsibility of an engineer in society, as well as emphasize theimportance of engineers developing competencies beyond the technical [19].” In support of thisgoal, each year, the assigned text provides the opportunity for a discussion of social identity andthe broader implications of engineering work. A complete list of

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Focusing on Student Success

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Roberts, University of Florida; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida; Curtis R. Taylor, University of Florida

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

the program, ▪ A copy of their high school transcript, ▪ Two letters of recommendation from either a STEM teacher and/or guidance counselor.All applications are reviewed and scored to assess each student's: 6 ▪ foundation in math, chemistry, physics, and other engineering classes, ▪ Writing abilities based on the quality of the students cover letter, ▪ Leadership strengths based on resume, ▪ Letters of recommendation from high school instructors, guidance counselors or other administrators attesting to student’s strengths, academic abilities and personal character.Applications are reviewed/scored based on the student’s perceived academic ability to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul M. Yanik, Western Carolina University; Chip W Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Andrew Ritenour, Western Carolina University; Wendy Cagle; Scott Rowe, Western Carolina University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

-graduation for their career placements and job selection.Data collected will include the following. 1. Scholar demographic data 2. GPA, and PBL course grades. 3. Data on retention within the School, the FLiTE program, and degree attainment. 4. Written scholar reflections, and cohort/small group interaction summaries. 5. Interview notes or transcripts with scholars at key points in their degree progression. 6. Surveys to assess dimensions of entrepreneurism.SustainabilitySustained practices and benefits of the program may be viewed in the three categories. First, theprogram may lead to the establishment of entrepreneurial pedagogy applied to program curriculawithin the host department and at large. Past experience in the areas

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Engagement, Experiential Learning, and Balance

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado - Boulder; Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado - Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado - Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

general, the top-ranked programs were over-represented in RU/VH (researchuniversities with very high research activity) institutions,18 had fewer small programs, and wereover-represented for institutions offering a large number of different accredited engineeringspecialty degrees. Of the programs, eight were first accredited in 2000-2013; five wereaccredited in 1999 or earlier; six of the programs were not accredited (although one would havebeen accredited in 2013, at the time the catalog was benchmarked). Table 1: Institution data for top-ranked and all environmental engineering programs. # of ABET- N of accredited

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Education: Cases and Models

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane Laux, Arizona State University; Anshuman Razdan, Arizona State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

needs and finding thefaculty match within ASU begins. ATIC then contacts the potential client with their findings andan initial meeting between the potential client and the interested faculty member is scheduled. Ifthe match is made then the budget is prepared along with the ATIC Agreement and everything is Page 14.264.5provided to the potential client.3.3 ATIC Projects and Program Since ATIC began in December 2006 we have been able to handle 35 projects. Eight (8) ofthe 35 have been large dollar projects (over $100K), ten (10) have been small dollar projects(under $1K) and the remaining have been in the medium dollar range. We are

Conference Session

First-Year Advising and Transition

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Sanchez, California State University, Fresno; Ira Sorensen, California State University, Fresno; Walter Mizuno, California State University, Fresno; Satya Mahanty, California State University, Fresno

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First-Year Programs

, (2) enhance retention by providing an engaging “hands-on” design experiencein the first mechanical engineering course, and (3) promote stronger ties between facultyat Fresno State and the surrounding community colleges. As Fresno State is an urban-campus with a large population of community-college transfers, this last point providesmany dividends in recruiting, curriculum articulation, teaming on grants, etc.The curricular benefits to the students are assessed using various instruments, includinginterviews, surveys and course evaluation forms. The effect on recruiting is evaluated bystudying how the percentage of students that choose to transfer to Fresno State fromengineering programs at participating community colleges has changed since

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Online Learning

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary; Mohammad Moshirpour, University of Calgary; Mahmood Moussavi, University of Calgary; Laleh Behjat P.Eng., University of Calgary; Yasaman Amannejad, University of Calgary

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First-Year Programs

of information for improvingthe curriculum or teaching methods.This paper will present implementation and feedback findings from multiple flipped offerings ofan introductory programming course and a first-year engineering design and communicationcourse. In addition to detailing the best practices above, this study will compare and analyze theimpact of flipped material in technical versus design-based courses.IntroductionFlipped and blended learning models have been implemented in many engineering programs, butthere is still conflicting evidence regarding scalability, feasibility, and effectiveness for large-scale courses [Velegol, 2015]. The benefit of implementing these models is that they allowinstructors to use their face-to-face time

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jessica A. Kuczenski, Santa Clara University; Laura Doyle, Santa Clara University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

BackgroundDuring the Fall quarter of 2019, the engineering diversity clubs at Santa Clara University hosteda STEM diversity forum for STEM faculty. At the forum, individuals participated in both smalland large discussion groups to discuss case studies that emerged from a similar forum forstudents. The case studies addressed 3 separate issues students at Santa Clara University haveencountered as undergraduate engineering students: ● Racial discrimination in lab ● Sexist comments during office hours ● Imposter syndromeDuring the discussions, the Introduction to Engineering course was proposed as one place toaddress some of these issues. Faculty in charge of the course decided to incorporate small,incremental changes to the course with the goal of

Conference Session

FPD 5: Transitions and Student Success, Part I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Patrick Walton, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Timothy J Hinds, Michigan State University; Carmellia Davis-King, Michigan State University; Thomas F. Wolff P.E., Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

courses(academic program) and the Residential Experience (co-curricular program), and theirpurposeful alliance in educating a well-rounded, well-prepared engineer for the future. In Spring,2012, we undertook the first large-scale assessment of CoRe Experience activities. We surveyedall students who were enrolled in engineering majors (> 3000), and 831 responded. The datapresented throughout this paper are the first results to arise from this survey.History and Administration of the CoRe ExperienceThe roots of the CoRe Experience residential/co-curricular activities can be traced to 1993 withthe initiation of the Residential Option for Science and Engineering Students (ROSES) program1.In parallel to the evolution of the ROSES program into the

Conference Session

Undergraduate Track - Technical Session III

Collection

2018 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity Conference

Authors

Corinna Marie Fleischmann P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Richelle Leone Johnson

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Diversity, Undergraduate Education

profession aftergraduation due to this singular data point. The four male students who did not pass neversaid a word to any member of the faculty. This anecdote demonstrates one small sampleof a small group. The fact that both of these women sought out faculty members todiscuss their concerns is a fact that we find very promising. Off-line discussions in eitherone-on-one settings or small groups seem to be getting the message to our femalestudents that we are here to support them.The Way Forward 5Moving forward, the intent is to purposefully recreate settings, both large and small scale,where these intimate conversations can occur, spaces where a larger audience of bothmen and women can participate

Conference Session

FPD 10: Teamwork

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oguz Hanoglu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Aladar Horvath, Ivy Tech Community College; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #8516First-Year Engineering Team Responses to Feedback on Their MathematicalModels - A Video StudyOguz Hanoglu, Purdue University, West Lafayette Oguz Hanoglu is currently a graduate student at Purdue University in the School of Engineering Edu- cation. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Middle East Technical University (METU), Turkey and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Bilkent University, Turkey. He conducts research within the First-Year Engineering Program to help the development, implementation, and assessment of model- eliciting activities with authentic engineering contexts. He is also a

Conference Session

FPD 3: Research on First-Year Courses

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; Tyler J Hertenstein, Ohio Northern University; Graham Talmadge Fennell, Ohio Northern University; Elizabeth Marie Spingola, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; David Reeping, Ohio Northern University

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First-Year Programs

programs at Ohio Northern University and Virginia Tech. The session offered anopportunity to gather a community with a common interest in first-year engineering education,and have a discussion to independently develop a theoretical framework. Approximately 24attendees were seated in groups of 6; each group was tasked with having a discussion around aset of guiding questions distributed at the beginning of the workshop. Each group was to have arecorder to capture the results. The initial intent was to allow a time for small group discussion,then to bring the groups together and have a discussion among the full group; however, theconversation was tremendously productive and, rather than interrupt the flow of conversation,the leaders opted to allow

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Research and Spatial Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Asefeh Kardgar, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

strengths and weaknesses related todifferent components of the new rubric. This study provides a complete description of this coursecontent, assessment and pedagogy of teaching infographics to college students.IntroductionThe previous study (Kardgar, Mentzer, Laux, Chesley & Whittinghill, 2017) provided samplecourse materials for teaching and assessing student’s infographic in a design thinking course, atan undergraduate level, in a large research-based university. For that pilot study, two treatmentand comparison groups were conducted, and student’s infographics were analyzed. The resultsdid not show a significant difference and there may have been sampling issues. This researchselected vaster and more diverse sample pool. Also, two research

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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First-Year Programs

engineeringand science residential program where students reside in a single residence hall. In addition tothe inherent social and academic advantages, these students are also afforded the opportunity toenroll in reserved class sections, attend engineering seminars held in the residence hall, andobtain free tutoring in math and science courses.Our new program, Residential Experience / Spartan Engineering, will transition that small-scalescience and engineering residential program of approximately 150 students to a large-scaleliving-learning community program with a potential to accommodate more than 1000undergraduate engineering students. It will also integrate with the Cornerstone Experience /Spartan Engineering program into a single facility.Starting