Conference Session

WIP: Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Classroom Practices

Collection

2017 FYEE Conference

Authors

Melinda Holtzman, Portland State University; Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, FYEE Conference - Works in Progress Submission

department-wide changes in curriculum with emphasis on project- and lab-based instruction and learning. His research interests are in the areas of engineering education, semiconductor device characterization, design and simulation, signal integrity and THz sensors. He is a member of IEEE and ASEE. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Session W1A Work-in-Progress - An Introductory Course in Electrical Engineering: Lessons Learned and Continuing Challenges Melinda Holtzman and Branimir Pejcinovic

Conference Session

WIP: Engineering Education Research - Focus on Engagement

Collection

2017 FYEE Conference

Authors

Lauren Miranda Lingar; Abbey Williams; Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Tagged Topics

Diversity, FYEE Conference - Works in Progress Submission

of engineering majors, but is not underrepresented minorities [2]. Non-computing majorrequired of students majoring in electrical and computer students are typically not inherently interested in computerengineering or computer science. Research in motivation and programming, find little value in learning programmingself-regulation has shown that students who are non- techniques for their future job prospects, and feel littlecomputer science majors that take programming courses tend autonomy in their choice to take programming courses into have lower motivational profiles than students who take their undergraduate curriculum.the same course while majoring in computer science or arelated field. The use