Conference Session

Technical Session M1

Collection

2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Nada Veskovic, Lehigh Carbon Community College

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Works In Progress

proposed project initiatives will address issues such as lack of sense of belonging in college,low perceived value of the curriculum, poor time management skills, inadequate prioritization ofstudy, and insufficient self-efficacy. These have been identified as contributing to studentattrition rates [3] [4]. The initiatives are: 1) Implementation of an active learning strategy wheremost lecture classes start with a conceptual or application question, 2) Improvement of studentengagement with academic support services, and 3) Introduction of a student leader or embeddedtutor to a course. The project will initially focus on historically difficult courses with high failureand withdrawal rates (gatekeeper courses).MethodAn Active Learning

Conference Session

Technical Session M1

Collection

2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Elizabeth A. Powell, Tennessee Technological University; Harry T Ingle Jr., Tennessee Technological University; Kumar Yelamarthi, Tennessee Technological University

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Paper ID #36365WIP: Eagle ExCEL-Engineers Connect, Engage, and Learn: An At-RiskAdvising ProgramDr. Elizabeth A. Powell, Tennessee Technological University Dr. Beth Powell has a doctorate in Rhetoric and Composition from the University of Louisville. Her research is in engineering communication, and she works as the Assistant Director for the College of Engineering Student Success Center at Tennessee Tech University.Mr. Harry T Ingle Jr., Tennessee Technological University Harry Ingle, Jr., a Nashville native, graduated from Tennessee Technological University with his B.S. in Business Administration and Masters of Arts in

Conference Session

Technical Session M1

Collection

2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Andrew Assadollahi, P.E., Christian Brothers University; Mardarius Liddell Thomas, Christian Brothers University

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Works In Progress

afaculty member of a first-year civil engineering course and a student success professional. Thegoal of the discussion was to develop a collaborative way to better improve student academicsuccess, both overall and in the civil engineering program. The civil engineering faculty memberdeveloped a three-part assignment in the Introduction to Civil Engineering course that involvedstudents researching the civil engineering paradigm, the university catalog, and schedulingmeetings with the faculty member and the student success professional. Students continue to usethe spreadsheets developed during these three assignments as they schedule their courses forsubsequent semesters. Summaries of each of the three assignment parts are presented

Conference Session

Technical Session M1

Collection

2022 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Ohio Northern University; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University

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Diversity, Works In Progress

Paper ID #36376Work-In-Progress: Tackling DEI Issues in the Classroom ThroughInteractive Historical FictionDr. Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Ohio Northern University Dr. Stephany Coffman-Wolph is an Assistant Professor at Ohio Northern University in the Department of Electrical, Computer Engineering, and Computer Science (ECCS). Research interests include: Artifi- cial Intelligence, Fuzzy Logic, Game Theory, Teaching Computer Science, STEM Outreach, Increasing diversity in STEM (women and first generation), and Software Engineering.Dr. John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University An active member of ASEE for over 25 years, Dr. John