Paper ID #46709First-Year Undergraduate Electrical and Computer Engineering StudentsEthical Understanding Performance During an Introduction to the DisciplineCourseDr. Todd Freeborn, The University of Alabama Todd Freeborn, PhD, is an associate professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Alabama. He has been the PI for REU, IRES, RET, IUSE, and S-STEM programs supported by the National Science Foundation, with many of these programs focused on increasing engagement of engineering students in research. His research focuses on techniques to collect and analyze the electrical