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Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Classroom Practices

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Hamid Rad, Washington State University

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. This course has been offered for our program in Fall 2006. This course was intended tothe past ten years with various teaching approaches. It is introduce what the mechanical engineering discipline is andmostly a project-based course combined with lectures what mechanical engineers do once they join the work-force.across the mechanical engineering topics, such as The course was developed as a group effort, then rotatedforce/stress analysis, material properties, motion, fluids, among ME faculty with diverse research interests [8].etc. In the first few offerings, ME faculty members were In the first few offerings, more emphasis (up to 50% ofinvited as guest speakers to present their areas of the

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Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Design-Based Projects

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Dani Fadda P.E., University of Texas, Dallas; Oziel Rios, University of Texas, Dallas

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throughout the semester: computer-aided design, Presented in this paper is one portion of the course whichdesign of structures, mechanism design, and thermal analysis. consists of a statics project designed to give students a Similar freshman level introductory courses are offered preliminary understanding of designing structures. Thein engineering educational programs and are subject of project’s duration is one fourth of a semester. Students worknumerous notable publications. Recent publications seem to in teams of two to design a truss which can bear the highestagree that projects and hands-on-activities are a very possible load within given space and materials constraints.important

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Issues in the First Year - Focus on Self-Efficacy

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Lee Kemp Rynearson, Campbell University; Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Campbell University

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Paper ID #20904Development of Engineering Professional Identity and Formation of a Com-munity of Practice in a New Engineering ProgramDr. Lee Kemp Rynearson, Campbell University Lee Rynearson an Assistant Professor of Engineering at Campbell University. He received a B.S. and M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2008 and earned his PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University in 2016. He also has previous experience as an instructor of engineering at the Kanazawa Institute of Technology, in Kanazawa, Japan. His current research interests focus on instruction for

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research - Focus on Engineering Design

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Akhan Almagambetov, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; John M. Pavlina, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott

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- I. Background and Motivationing the lecture and lab courses that would apply to apredominantly Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering In prior semesters, the laboratory comprised of material(AE/ME) undergraduate cohort, this cross-sectional largely applicable to electrical and computer engineeringstudy aims to examine the effect of different types of (EE/CE) students, had little integration with industry stand-laboratories on material retention and success in upper ard tools and equipment, and used a "cookbook lab" ap-level courses. We tracked the performance of each of proach, with a limited perspective on system design. It wasthe 159 students who took part in this study throughout

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Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Design-Based Projects

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Jack Bringardner, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Gunter W. Georgi P.E., NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering; Victoria Bill, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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derived from a selection of[1,2]. Others provide multidisciplinary areas of engineering surveys on design thinking and open-ended design inlike energy, systems, humanitarian, arts, and environmental engineering education [18,19].[11]. There has been a large number of first-year programsFirst Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference August 6 – August 8, 2017, Daytona Beach, FL W1A-2 Session W1A METHODS All of the materials provided in the kit are listed in Table 1

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Student Success & Development - Focus on Academic Support

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Donald F. Hayes PE, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Wonjoon Hong, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; MATTHEW L BERNACKI, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Nicholas Voorhees

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development of learning materials and environments that personalize learning to students’ interests.Nicholas Voorhees c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Using LMS Data to Provide Early Alerts to Struggling Students Donald Hayes, Matthew Bernacki, Wonjoon Hong, Jeff Markle, and Nicholas Voorhees University of Nevada, Las Vegas Donald.Hayes@unlv.edu, Matt.Bernacki@unlv.edu, hongw1@unlv.nevada.edu, Jeff.Markle@unlv.edu, voorhn1@unlv.nevada.eduAbstract – The traditional model of having mid-semester INTRODUCTIONgrades prompt

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Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Design-Based Projects

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Rouzbeh Tehrani, Temple University; Mohammad F. Kiani, Temple University; Evangelia Bellas, Temple University; John Joseph Helferty, Temple University; Won H Suh, Bioengineering Department, College of Engineering, Temple University

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learned to control polymer properties by photo- to test their samples on the last day of this module. Variouspolymerization, they would perform mechanical testing iron and aluminum alloy samples are also tested so studentsbefore finally encapsulating brain cells. can have a better understanding of a stress-strain diagram,As part of continuous improvement and based on student elasticity and plasticity. Students are asked to calculatefeedback, chemistry and biology concepts were substantially modulus of elasticity for various materials using the datareduced. We introduced quantitative decision making collected from labs and by using MS-Excel. In assignments,through

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Student Success & Development - Focus on Mathematics

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel; Ally Kindel Martin, The Citadel; Emily Kate Bierman, The Citadel

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engineering at The Citadel must and allowed the students to see his / her instructor a littlecomplete a series of math courses that include Calculus 1-3 more often so the faculty member was not an unknownand Differential Equations 1 for civil engineers and person. The faculty tried to reinforce computations theDifferential Equations 1-2 for mechanical engineers. Even students were doing in Math, Physics, and Chemistry, suchamong those who declared engineering as their major, as projectile motion and stoichiometry. The Math Reviewnearly 50% of students placed into the Pre-calculus math sessions were a reinforcement of the material that was beingcourse. The results of the math placement test quickly

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Student Success & Development - Focus on Mathematics

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Sungwon Steven Kim, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Paper ID #20898High School ACT Math Scores: Why and How Do We Use Them?Dr. Sungwon Steven Kim, Minnesota State University, Mankato Dr. Sungwon S. Kim joined the Mechanical Engineering faculty at MSU Mankato in January of 2011. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University (2008), working in the area of synthesizing carbon nanotubes, his M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), working in the area of designing and analyzing double spiral heat exchangers, and his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Korea University (2000

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Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Design-Based Projects

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2017 FYEE Conference

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John Edward Miller, Baylor University; Carolyn Skurla, Baylor University

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an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Baylor Univer- sity. 2017 FYEE Conference: Daytona Beach, Florida Aug 6 Session T2C First-year Redesign: LabVIEW, myRIO, EML, and More John Miller and Carolyn Skurla Baylor University, John_Miller1@baylor.edu, Carolyn_Skurla@baylor.eduAbstract - Over the past year, faculty at Baylor previously published [1]. One of the qualifying requirementsimplemented a new curriculum in a pilot course for first- is that

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Engineering Education Research - Focus on Engineering Design

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2017 FYEE Conference

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FELIX ORLANDO MARTINEZ-RIOS, Universidad Panamericana

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engineering degree [1]-[3]. program must formulate a set of program student outcomes The Universidad Panamericana is a young private (PSO) (knowledge, skills, attitudes) that directly address theuniversity with 50 years of creation. It has three campuses in educational objectives and have specific outcomes. Thesethe main cities of Mexico: Guadalajara, Aguascalientes and PSO must be the ultimate goal acquired by the students whenMexico City. The School of Engineering at Mexico City has they complete the bachelor program. Table I show the PSO36 years of creation and offers the following Engineering in EAC commission [4].programs: Industrial, Mechanical, Innovation and Design

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Student Success & Development - Focus on Academic Support

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Kristine K. Craven, Tennessee Technological University; Elizabeth L Hutchins, Tennessee Tech University

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Paper ID #20885Utilizing an Institution’s QEP and Applying Career Development and Learn-ing Principles into an Engineering FYE CourseDr. Kristine K. Craven, Tennessee Technological University Dr. Kris Craven is currently the Interim Chairman of the General and Basic Engineering (GBE) Depart- ment and a tenured Assistant Professor of the same department at Tennessee Tech University (TTU). I have been employed by TTU since 2000 primarily teaching in the Basic Engineering Program. I have also been teaching junior level courses for the Mechanical Engineering department for several years. In addition to ASEE, I am a member of

Conference Session

Issues in the First Year - Focus on Classroom Activities

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Shankar Ramakrishnan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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. 13–23 [13] Lee, A.R., Zhu, H., Middleton, J.A., “Effectiveness of flipped [31] Tolks, D., Schäfer, C., Raupach, T., Kruse, L., Sarikas, A., et al, classroom in mechanics of materials”, Proceedings of American “An Introduction to the Inverted/Flipped Classroom Model in Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Education and Advanced Training in Medicine and in the Exposition, June 2016 Healthcare Professions”, GMS J Med Educ., 33(3), 2016 [14] Ash, K., “Educators Evaluate 'Flipped Classrooms'”, Education [32] Moraros, J., Islam, A., Yu, S., Banow, R., Schindelka, B., Week, 2012

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Student Success & Development - Focus on Mentoring

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Sharri Lee Kornblum, CSULA engineering department; Zanj Kano Avery El; Gustavo B Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles; Deborah Won, California State University, Los Angeles; Emily L. Allen, California State University, Los Angeles

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Emily L. Allen, Ph.D., is Dean of the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology at California State University, Los Angeles. She earned her BS in metallurgy and materials science from Columbia University, and her MS and PhD in materials science and engineering from Stanford University. She previously served as faculty, chair and Associate Dean at San Jose State University’s College of Engineering. Dr. Allen believes in a collaborative, student-centered approach to research, education and academic administration and leadership. She currently serves on the ASEE Engineering Deans Council Executive Board, the ABET Academic Affairs Council, and chairs the ABET Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion