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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Evaluating and Measuring Recruiting and Major Selection Strategies

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan David Ortega, Universidad EAFIT, Medellin - Purdue University, West Lafayette; S. Zahra Atiq, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hector Enrique Rodriguez-Simmonds, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Paper ID #15752A Qualitative Study Investigating How First-Year Engineering Students’ ValueBeliefs Influence their Choice of Selecting an Engineering MajorMr. Juan David Ortega-Alvarez, Universidad EAFIT, Medellin - Purdue University, West Lafayette ´ Juan David Ortega Alvarez is an assistant professor at Universidad EAFIT and served as the Head of the Process Engineering Department from 2010 to 2014. He holds an MS in Process Engineering and Energy Technology from Hochschule Bremerhaven (Germany) and is currently enrolled as a graduate student in the Engineering Education Doctoral Program at Purdue

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First-year Programs: Research and Spatial Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Cassondra Wallwey, Ohio State University; Tara Gupte Wilson, Ohio State University; Alexander James Egyed, Ohio State University; Olivia Vick, Ohio State University; Michael Parke, Ohio State University

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Paper ID #31149Exposing First-Year Engineering Student to Research-Based TechnicalCommunication Through the use of a Nanotech ProjectCassie Wallwey, The Ohio State University Cassie Wallwey is currently a Ph.D. student in Ohio State University’s Department of Engineering Educa- tion. She is a Graduate Teaching Associate for the Fundamentals of Engineering Honors program, and a Graduate Research Associate working in the RIME collaborative (https://u.osu.edu/rimetime) run by Dr. Rachel Kajfez. Her research interests include engineering student motivation and feedback in engineering classrooms. Before enrolling at Ohio State

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FPD IV: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-year Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Warren Bucks, Ohio Northern University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

AC 2012-5144: ENHANCING THE EXPERIENCE IN A FIRST-YEAR EN-GINEERING COURSE THROUGH THE INCORPORATION OF GRAPH-ICAL PROGRAMMING AND DATA ACQUISITION TECHNOLOGYDr. Gregory Warren Bucks, Ohio Northern University Gregory Bucks graduated with his Ph.D. in 2010 from the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He received his B.S.E.E. from the Pennsylvania State University and his M.S.E.C.E. from Purdue University. While at Purdue, he has been heavily involved with the EPICS program, as well as working with the First-year Engineering program. He is currently a visiting Assistant Professor in the electrical and computer engineering and computer science department at Ohio Northern University.Dr. William C. Oakes

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FPD V: Increasing Engagement and Motivation of First-year Students

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine S. Zerda, University of Houston; Diana G. de la Rosa-Pohl, University of Houston; Stuart A. Long, University of Houston; Fritz J. Claydon, University of Houston

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First-Year Programs

AC 2012-3499: IMPROVING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND OUTCOMESIN FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING COURSES AT A HIGHLY DIVERSE,MULTICULTURAL URBAN UNIVERSITYDr. Katherine S. Zerda, University of Houston Kathy Zerda is the Director of the Program for Mastery in Engineering Studies (PROMES), the multicul- tural learning community for undergraduates at the Cullen College of Engineering. She also directs the UH Women in Engineering program. Zerda is an Instructional and Research Assistant Professor for the college and serves as the Faculty Advisor for the student chapters of the Society of Women Engineers and the Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists. Before joining the University of Hous- ton, Zerda worked as an

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FPD 8: Teaching Design in the First Year

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica E.S. Swenson, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Ethan E. Danahy, Tufts University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #9724Examining the Engineering Design Process of First-Year Engineering Stu-dents During a Hands-on, In-class Design Challenge.Ms. Jessica E S Swenson, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach Jessica Swenson is a graduate student at Tufts University. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering with a research focus on engineering education. She received a M.S. from Tufts University in science, technology, engineering and math education and a B.S. from Northwestern University in mechan- ical engineering. Her current research involves examining the design process of undergraduate students

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First-year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibibia K. Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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AC 2011-453: GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT LAYOUT AND DESIGN:A CROSS-DISCIPLINE EXERCISE IN DESIGN MANAGEMENT FOR FRESH-MAN ENGINEERING STUDENTS.Ibibia K. Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Page 22.741.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT LAYOUT AND DESIGN: A CROSS-DISCIPLINE EXERCISE IN DESIGN MANAGEMENT FOR FRESHMAN ENGINEERING STUDENTS.IntroductionOver the past four years, the aviation faculty at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore(UMES) have been working in conjunction with the engineering faculty within the department todevelop a joint freshman

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FPD II: Increasing Engagement and Motivation of First-Year Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicky Wolmarans, University of Cape Town, Department of Civil Engineering and Centre for Research in Engineering Education (CREE); Corrinne Shaw, University of Cape Town, Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Centre for Research in Engineering Education (CREE)

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AC 2011-909: ”WEARING THAT HARD HAT AND THOSE BOOTS ANDBEING THERE WITH ALL THE DUST”: STUDENTS’ CONCEPTIONSOF BECOMING A CIVIL ENGINEER.Nicky Wolmarans, Department of Civil Engineering and Centre for Research in Engineering Education (CREE),University of Cape Town I am currently an ”Academic Development Lecturer” in the Civil Engineering Department at the Univer- sity of Cape Town. As an ADL I am part of a programme in the Engineering and the Built Environment Faculty initiated to address issues of student experience and success.Corrinne Shaw, Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Centre for Research in Engineering Education(CREE), University of Cape Town After graduating from the University of Cape Town, I worked

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First-Year Programs: Sunday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Corinne Rowlinson, University of Florida; Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University; Jonathan R. A. Maier, Clemson University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #19358Work in Progress: Linking Clemson University General Engineering andSouth Carolina High SchoolsDr. Sarah Corinne Rowlinson, University of Florida Sarah Rowlinson received the B.S. degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA in 2012, and the Ph.D. degree in bioengineering from Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA in 2017. She is a Lecturer in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering with the Univer- sity of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. As a doctoral student, she studied breast tissue engineering and was an Instructor for the Clemson

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First-Year Programs: Paying More Attention to Retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paa Kwasi Adusei, University of Cincinnati; Nora Honken, University of Cincinnati; Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #17979Relationship Between The Number of Reasons Students Cited To Study En-gineering and Their Retention and Graduation RatesMr. Paa Kwasi Adusei, University of Cincinnati I am a PhD student with the Materials Science and Engineering department at the University of Cincinnati that has a passion for engineering education. I work as a graduate and research assistant with the Engi- neering Education department. My interests in Engineering education is specifically in student motivation and learning theories.Dr. Nora Honken, University of Cincinnati Nora is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Education

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First-Year Programs: Cornucopia #2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Teresa Lee Tinnell, University of Louisville; Nora Honken, University of Cincinnati; Patricia A. Ralston, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #30084ACT Preparation and the Percent of Variability in First Year EngineeringStudent GPA Explained by ACT ScoresMs. Teresa Lee Tinnell, University of Louisville Terri Tinnell is a STEM Education PhD Candidate and Research Assistant with the Engineering Fun- damentals Department in JB Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville. Research interests include: interdisciplinary faculty development, first-year engineering student retention, STEM teacher education, and academic experiences within environments that encourage collaborative, active, and team-based learning (such as Makerspaces).Dr

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First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Matthew A Verleger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #5728First-Year Math and Physics Courses and their Role in Predicting AcademicSuccess in Subsequent CoursesDr. James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach James J. Pembridge is an assistant professor in the Freshman Engineering Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He earned a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, M.A. Education in Curriculum and Instruction, and Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. His research has focused on mentoring as pedagogy for project-based courses and understanding the adult learning characteristics of undergraduate students.Dr. Matthew A

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First-Year Programs: Paying Attention to Retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary E. Goodwin, University of South Florida

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #19885Reinventing the First-Year Seminar and Student Support Programs to De-crease the Number of Failed Grades in the First Semester and to Reach a 90Percent First-Year Retention RateDr. Mary E. Goodwin, University of South Florida Dr. Goodwin, who has engineering degrees in industrial and environmental engineering, is the Director of Student Services in the College of Engineering at the University of South Florida. She worked in industry for nine years and more than 23 years in higher education, focusing on engineering education and retention issues. c American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Focus on Student Success 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University; Abigail T. Stephan, Clemson University; Baker A. Martin, Clemson University; Matthew K. Miller, Clemson University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #33016Exploring Engineering: Peer-sharing Presentations in First-yearEngineering CurriculumDr. Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University Dr. Elizabeth Stephan is the Director of Academics for the General Engineering Program at Clemson University. She holds a B.S. and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Akron. Since 2002, she has taught, developed, and now coordinates the first-year curriculum. She is the lead author of the ”Thinking Like an Engineer” textbook, currently in its 4th edition.Ms. Abigail T. Stephan, Clemson University Abigail Stephan is a doctoral candidate in the Learning

Conference Session

FPD 8: Engineering Math Issues

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia H. Chariker, University of Louisville; Patricia A Ralston, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville; Carrye Y Wilkins, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #6345An Analysis of Two Interventions Designed to Improve Student Performancein Engineering CalculusDr. Julia H. Chariker, University of Louisville JULIA H. CHARIKER, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and the Bioinformatics Core at the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky. She teaches courses in human cognition and learning. Her research combines the psychology of learning and cogni- tion, new information technologies, and collaboration with experts in biology, medicine, and engineering.Dr. Patricia A Ralston, University of Louisville Patricia A

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 5: Using Video, Games, and More in the First Year

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eliza A Banu, Auburn University; Sai Maharaja Swamidason, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Laboratory for Innovative Technology & Engineering Education (LITEE); Pramod Rajan, Laboratory for Innovative Technology & Engineering Education (LITEE)

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Paper ID #12830Video Based, Game Integrated Concept Tutors – Effectiveness in FreshmanCoursesDr. Eliza A Banu, Auburn University Dr. Eliza Banu has a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from Polytechnic University of Bucharest and completed her Ph.D. program in Mechanical Engineering at Auburn University in 2014. Dr. Banu’s research interests are in the dynamics of impact of rigid bodies and human with granular matter as well as developing innovative instructional materials. She has been working with LITEE (Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education) at Auburn University since 2010.Mr. Sai

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5B: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura A. Ruhala, Kennesaw State University; Hillary Steiner, Kennesaw State University; Catherine L. Bradford, Kennesaw State University; Ruth Ann Goldfine, Kennesaw State University; Nirmal Trivedi, Kennesaw State University; Scott Larisch, Kennesaw State University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #17113The Effects of Co-Enrollment on the Retention and Success of MechanicalEngineering FreshmenDr. Laura A. Ruhala, Kennesaw State University Laura Ruhala, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kennesaw State University, a newly formed university resulting from the consolidation of Southern Polytechnic State University and the former Kennesaw State University. Prior Laura was an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern Indiana. She enjoys research in biomechanics, impact, and engineering education. Laura earned her PhD from Penn State and her BSME from GMI Engineering &

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Project-based Learning and Cornerstone Courses

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James A Middleton, Arizona State University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; Kendra Rae Beeley; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; John Ernzen; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #11666Examining Relationships and Patterns in Pedagogical Beliefs, Attitudes andClassroom Practices for Faculty of Undergraduate Engineering, Math andScience Foundational CoursesProf. James A Middleton, Arizona State University James A. Middleton is Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Director of the Cen- ter for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology at Arizona State University. For the last three years he also held the Elmhurst Energy Chair in STEM education at the University of Birmingham in the UK. Prior to these appointments, Dr. Middleton served as

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FPD XI: Assessing First-Year Programs, Experiences, and Communities

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bart M. Johnson, Itasca Community College; Ronald R. Ulseth, Itasca Community College; Gordy Savela, Itasca Community College; Mason A. Hansen, Itasca Community College; Julie Kennedy, P.E., Itasca Community College

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AC 2011-1029: THE ITASCA CC ENGINEERING LEARNING COMMU-NITYBart M Johnson, Itasca Community College Bart Johnson is an instructor of engineering and program coordinator at Itasca Community College in northern Minnesota. For the past 7 years he has taught physics, statics, dynamics, and solid modeling. Prior to Itasca, he was a design engineer in John Deere’s Construction and Forestry Division.Ronald R Ulseth, Itasca Community College Ulseth is an instructor of engineering at Iron Range Engineering and Itasca Community College both in northern Minnesota. He is the co-developer of both programs. For the past 20 years he has taught physics, statics, dynamics, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics. He has successfully

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: It's All About Teams and Teamwork

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Jenahvive K. Morgan, Rowan University; Kaitlin Engle Mallouk, Rowan University

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similarand all students take a multidisciplinary two-semester Introduction to Engineering course.Students in the first-semester Introduction to Engineering course work in teams to complete anumber of laboratory activities resulting in multiple team-authored reports. In Fall 2014 teams inthree sections of approximately twenty-five students were assigned to Treatment A and teams inthirteen similarly sized sections were assigned Treatment B. In Treatment B, faculty of varyingexperience and ability developed their own frameworks for forming, managing, and evaluatingteams. This makes the experiment somewhat un-controlled, but there was no way to create auniform framework in the Treatment B sections.The sixteen sections had 12 different professors. The

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First-year Programs: Student Perceptions and Perspectives

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael Elmore P.E., Binghamton University; Peter J. Partell, Binghamton University; Meghan Crist, Binghamton University

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First-Year Programs

you are doing in your science course? and Q15 –Have you received any extra help outside of class from your science instructor or graduateteaching assistant?The results are given in Tables 1 and 2. To calculate the mean surveyed science grades a 4, 3, 2,and 1 were assigned to A, B, C, and D or F, respectively. If a student answered not sure, thatresponse was not included in the calculation of the mean. The results indicate that in each of thethree years the mean surveyed science grade of the students who did not get help was slightlyhigher than the mean surveyed science grade of the students who got help. The spread, i.e.variances of the two groups were close. The only year in which the mean differences is verystatistically significant is 2019

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ENT Division Technical Session: First-year Experiences

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Deborah M. Grzybowski, Ohio State University; Xiaofeng Tang, Ohio State University; Eunjeong Park, Ohio State University; Alexia Leonard, Ohio State University; Jack DeLano, The Ohio State University; Kai Zhao, Florida State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation, First-Year Programs

). We received and documented consent for participation in the assessment study from857 students.Of these 857 students, a total of 767 students participated in the pre-data collection and 634participated in the post-data collection. For the AEV group, the average score for stress tolerancedecreased from 4.51 in the pre-survey to 4.35 in the post-survey (p75%; for Level I, success in last column is > 60%)Variable Level N Mean SD Min Max ≥ .8 (%)A02Investigate the market: use information B 125 0.764 0.383 0 1 64.00^ B 61.60

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First-year Programs: Research and Spatial Skills

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mayari I. Serrano, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Suzanne Zurn-Birkhimer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

instructions.MethodsResearch QuestionsThis research is guided by the following research questions: 1. Does performing origami-based tasks and/or orthographic projections-based tasks positively impact spatial perception, mental rotation, and/or spatial visualization abilities? If so: • What proportion of origami/CAD activities generates the greatest increase in PSVT scores? • What proportion of origami/CAD activities provides a quicker increase in PSVT scores? 2. Does the level of previous experience in origami/CAD impact PSVT scores?Workshop DesignFour 12-week workshops utilizing origami and/or CAD exercises were developed. Workshop Aconsisted of four origami modules followed by eight CAD modules; workshop B is the reverse

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FPD IX: Research on First-year Programs Part III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin A.M. Hensel Ed.D., West Virginia University; Todd R. Hamrick Ph.D., West Virginia University

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First-Year Programs

in early math courses by: (1) requiring entering students to take a math placementexam to determine appropriate initial math course placement; (2) requiring a grade of C or betteras a pre-requisite to move to the next math course in sequence (this requirement exists for allmath courses prior to Differential Equations); and (3) transferring out students who earn a D or Ftwo times in any math course up to and including Calculus 1. So, for example, if an enteringfreshman places into College Trigonometry and earns a D in it during his first semester, repeatsthat course during his second semester and earns a B, then takes Calculus 1 and earns a D in hisfirst attempt, that student is transferred out of engineering and sent to “General Studies

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FPD8 -- Systems, Nanotechnology & Programming

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Scott Moor, Indiana University Purdue University-Fort Wayne (ET)

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First-Year Programs

two notes from the scale that were not used in the example script. This problem is used asboth an introduction to the music challenges and as an introduction to writing MATLAB scripts.2. Using a Sub-function: Students are provided with a function which will generate a pseudo-square wave time series given the frequency, amplitude, duration and sampling frequency. Theyare expected to modify their previous song script to utilize this function. This exercise givesthem experience at calling a subfunction and shows the usefulness of sub-function. A copy ofthis function is shown in Appendix B. This challenge illustrates both writing a function andutilizing a sub-function.3. Wav File Distorter: Students create a function which could read in a

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Research on The First Year II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy O'Connor, Villanova University; Gerard Jones, Villanova University

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First-Year Programs

to Calculus BC.)6 1. Functions, Graphs, and Limits a) Analysis of graphs b) Limits of functions (including one-sided limits) c) Asymptotic and unbounded behavior d) Continuity as a property of functions e) Parametric, polar, and vector functions. 2. Derivatives a) Concept of the derivative b) Derivative at a point c) Derivative as a function d) Second Derivatives e) Applications of derivatives Analysis of planar curves given in parametric form, polar form, and vector form, including velocity and acceleration Numerical Solution of differential equations using Euler’s method L’Hospital’s Rule, including its use in determining

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First-year Programs Division: Self Efficacy

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua L. Hertz, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

problems. These questions were adapted from the validated measureof general engineering self-efficacy provided in [11]. Additional questions in the surveysregarded one’s emotional response and opinions towards the various ambiguities inherent toopen-ended problems. Likert-scaled responses were used for all of the self-assessment questions.Examples of all of the questions can be found in the results section. A list of the questions isprovided in appendix B. As a specific test of the effectiveness of the improv-game intervention, during the firsttwo years of this study, two sections of the course had an in-class game break during all weeks ofthe course, while the other two sections only had the games starting at week 5. Surveys tocompare

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Mathematics in the First Year

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cem Karacal, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Ma Zenia N. Agustin, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; George Pelekanos, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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First-Year Programs, Mathematics

who earned letter grades of A, B, or C and proportion of students who earned gradesof A or B. It has been shown in the literature that students who earn grades of at least B inCalculus I tend to perform better in subsequent mathematics and physics courses3. In this paper,the results for Calculus I during the fall semesters of the five-year project are presented. Thepopulation of students who register for Calculus I during fall semesters differ significantly fromthe population of students who register during spring semesters. Spring semester Calculus Istudents are typically those who are repeating the course or those who are coming from Pre-Calculus. On average, 100 engineering students registered in ES sections of Calculus I in fallsemesters

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First Year Programs Division Poster Session: The Best Place to Really Talk about First-Year Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Jane Grigg, Clemson University; Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University

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First-Year Programs

the survey were used as the sample assessed in this paper. In order toensure this group was representative, the distribution of final course grades were compared forthe survey respondents to 1) all students who completed the course in one of the sections wherethe survey was distributed and 2) all students taking the class. The survey respondent group hada slightly higher response rate from students earning A or B grades and a slightly lower responserate from students earning D or F grades. As illustrated in Table 2, the groups appear to havesimilar final grade distributions. No other factors were evaluated to determine differencesbetween groups.Table 2: Distribution of students in the sample Survey All

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First-Year Programs: Major Choice

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brian J. Smith, University of Notre Dame; Elizabeth Kerr, University of Notre Dame

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First-Year Programs

, since larger attrition rates are observed during the first two years of engineering study [5]. 3. Provide recommendations (e.g., FYE course content, outside the classroom experiences) applicable to engineering programs that help students make informed major selections.This study was limited in scope to a single University and students with the intent to major inCivil or Environmental Engineering (CE or EVEG) at the time of their enrollment as well asstudents that declared as CE/EVEG majors during their freshman or sophomore years. The studywas conducted over three academic years and included two entering classes of students (referredto as Cohorts A and B). A comparison study of major discernment experiences for studentsoutside of

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Professional Skill Development

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, Michigan Technological University; Laura Kasson Fiss, Michigan Technological University; Karla Saari Kitalong, Michigan Technological University

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First-Year Programs

2 1.5 1 0.5 0 A AB B BC C CD F W TR/CR GradeinUN1015Figure 5. Grade in ENG1102 According to Grade in UN1015 for Calculus-Ready StudentsResults from Non-Calculus-Ready StudentsThe 70 students who took the slower path to the same ENG1102 course because they arrived atuniversity non-calculus-ready display a similar trend. The mean ACT math score was 25.5 with a rangeof 19 to 35 and a standard deviation of 3.0. The mean ACT ELA score was 22.7 with a range of 16 to 30and a standard deviation of 3.1. A paired, two-tailed t-test comparing the means of the