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FPD V: Gender and Engineering Education: A Panel Discussion and Workshop

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Debbie Chachra, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Caitrin Lynch, Olin College of Engineering; Alisha L. Sarang-Sieminski, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Lynn Andrea Stein, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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, D., Bogue, B. (2009). “Women Engineering Students and Self-Efficacy: A Multi-Year, Multi-Institution Study of Women Engineering Student Self-Efficacy.” Journal of Engineering Education, 98(1), 27-38 Page 22.740.86. Frehill, L. (2004). “The Gendered Construction of the Engineering Profession in the United States, 1893-1920.” Men and Masculinities, 6(4), 383-4037. Tonso, K. (1996) “The Impact of Cultural Norms on Women.” Journal of Engineering Education, 85(3), 217- 2258. Carter, R., and Kirkup, G (1990). Women in Engineering: A Good Place to Be? London: Macmillan Education, Ltd., 1990, p. 1

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FPD IX: Research on First-Year Programs and Students, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Joseph A. Raelin, Northeastern University; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jerry Carl Hamann, University of Wyoming; David L. Whitman, University of Wyoming; Leslie K. Pendleton, Virginia Tech

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: Strategies for Developing Leadership in Everyone.Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Margaret Bailey is Professor of Mechanical Engineering within the Kate Gleason College of Engineer- ing at RIT and is the Founding Executive Director for the nationally recognized women in engineering program called WE@RIT. She recently accepted the role as Faculty Associate to the Provost for Female Faculty and serves as the co-chair on the President’s Commission on Women. She began her academic career as an Assistant Professor at the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, being the first woman civil- ian faculty member in her department. Margaret maintains a research program in the area of advanced thermodynamic

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ding Yuan, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Jude L. DePalma, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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(b) Building a LEGO robot (c) Programming (d) Asking for help (e) Testing (f) Demo Page 22.53.4 Figure 1: Students in the robotics labObservations and ResultsThe courses Introduction to Engineering and Problem Solving for Engineers are two of the first-year engineering courses. Most students in these courses were new to each other, to the facultyand to the campus. According to the Tinto model13, the more they interacted with theirclassmates and the faculty, the higher the probability they will succeed in

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FPD VII: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-Year Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald W. Recktenwald, Portland State University; David E. Hall, Louisiana Tech University

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First-Year Programs

withmicrocontrollers does not mean that students will respond positively. Instructors used the “buzz”about the Arduino to motivate students, by indicating that the students were using a new andpopular technology. Instructor observations of student reaction showed that students were notuniversally inspired by or interested in the technology. This makes sense because the definitionof “cool” is not uniform for engineering students. Assessment was performed with an end-of-term survey of student attitudes toward thecourse and how it affected their career plans. Students were asked whether the use of theArduino platform changed their attitude toward computer programming and electromechanicalsystems. The complete survey is included in Appendix B. Results from

Conference Session

FPD I: Attacking the Problems of Retention in the First Year

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University; Robert W. Warke, LeTourneau University

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AC 2011-2332: FACING OUR RETENTION CHALLENGE: A SELF-PORTRAITAlan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University Alan D. Niemi is an Associate Professor and Chair of Engineering Technology at LeTourneau University. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology from Lake Superior State University and his M.S.E.E. from Illinois Institute of Technology. He has taught courses in Electrical Engineering and Tech- nology for 24 years. In addition to teaching, Mr. Niemi has spent 7 years in industry designing digital and microcontroller systems.Robert W. Warke, LeTourneau University Robert W. Warke is an Associate Professor of Engineering and Engineering Technology at LeTourneau University. He received a B.S. in Welding

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FPD VIII: Crossing Bridges and Easing Transitions into the First Year

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Danny King, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Laura Masterson, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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development of each cohort and a chance for students to reflect on their collegeexperience with each other.The Engineering Bridge Survey To gauge the importance of the different activities during the Engineering section of theSB program, students that attended this section in 2008, 2009, and 2010 were given a survey toshow which activities during the Bridge program were the most important to them. The fullsurvey is included in Appendix B. Students were asked to rate the importance of 22 differentactivities. In each case the students were asked these questions at least several months after theprogram itself, once they had some distance and perspective. The 2008 students were asked tocomplete the survey during the fall semester of 2009. The 2009

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FPD VIII: Crossing Bridges and Easing Transitions into the First Year

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Judith A. Garzolini, Boise State University; Gary LeRoy Hunt, Boise State University; Joe Guarino, Boise State University; Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Susan Shadle, Boise State University; Cheryl B. Schrader, Boise State University

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conjunction with the university math course in which they enrolled. MATH 25 isElementary Algebra; MATH 108 is Intermediate Algebra, MATH 147 is Precalculus, MATH170 is Calculus I and MATH 175 is Calculus II.The publicized bookstore award eligibility criterion was spending 15 or more hours onlinelearning ALEKS. Of particular note are the 12 students who did so, indicated in bold in Table 7.All these students passed their mathematics class; 3 earned grades of A, 7 earned grades of B,and 2 earned grades of C. The average amount of time these students spent was 30.4 h, with astandard deviation of 8.0 h. Of these students, 7 of them completed 100% of the knowledgespace for the course they enrolled in (6 were in Prep for Calc, and 1 in Prep for PreCalc

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FPD VI: Presenting "All the Best" of the First-Year Programs Division

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder

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only do we wish to boost usage, but we want to counteract the loss of studentswho leave during this important year. Bolstering usage must be a top priority so that morestudents can benefit and stay motivated to continue in engineering.SSC users pervasively demonstrated higher rates of retention. Figures 5 (a) and (b) show thecomparison of the retention of first and second-year students from 2009-2010 to Fall 2010between SSC users and the college non-user populations. For instance, 80% of first-year womenSSC users were retained to their second year, compared to 72% for all college first-year women,an 11% improvement. Here, the comparison is being made to the larger group that includes SSCusers and non-users together

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First-year Programs Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Arun R. Srinivasa, Texas A&M University, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

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requiredelements of mathematics for many core engineering courses7. In the Wright State Model,engineering students take this new engineering course, which is intended for calculus-readystudents, during their first semester. Then, they can take several engineering courses while theyconcurrently complete a traditional four-course mathematics sequence in calculus anddifferential equations. In its first iteration, over 80% of the students successfully completed thenew engineering course (earning a grade of ‘A’, ‘B’, or ‘C’), compared with around 42% of thestudents who, based on performance in prior years, successfully completed the first-year calculussequence at Wright State7. At Boise State University, engineering faculty members created apreparatory

Conference Session

FPD I: Attacking the Problems of Retention in the First Year

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University; Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University; Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University

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First-Year Programs

% 3rd Year 54% 55% 52% NA 33% 4th Year 46% 48% 40.7%b 32%c 5th Year 45.1%d1 Data is for all institutions (Highly Selective, Selective, Moderately Selective, and Less Selective) as reported in the 2005-06 Consortium for Student Retention Data Exchange (CSRDE). Western Michigan University is a “Moderately Selective” institution. 2nd year retention and 6th-year graduation rate for “Moderately Selective” institution is 62% and 24%, as reported by CSRDE.a CSRDE STEM Retention Survey, WMU Office of Student Academic & Institutional Research, data averaged 2000-05.b 37.4% graduated in a

Conference Session

FPD IX: Research on First-Year Programs and Students, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Patricia A. Tolley, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Kimberly Warren, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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AC 2011-1316: THE FRESHMAN ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE: RESULTSFROM A MIXED-METHOD EVALUATION STUDYJae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Dr. Jae Hoon Lim is an Assistant Professor of Research Methods at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and teaches introductory and advanced research method courses in the College of Education. Her research interests include socio-cultural issues in mathematics education and various equity topics in STEM fields. She has served as a lead investigator for multiple international and comparative educational research and evaluation projects. She published twenty-five articles in scholarly and professional journals world-wide and authored seven book or monograph

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; David Wheatley

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AC 2011-646: USING A MOCK HEARING TO ENGAGE STUDENTS INCRITICAL THINKINGJames E. Lewis, University of Louisville James E. Lewis, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals in the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville. His research interests include paral- lel and distributed computer systems, cryptography, engineering education, undergraduate retention and technology (Tablet PCs) used in the classroom.David Wheatley Page 22.1602.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Using a Mock Hearing to Engage

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie J. Parish, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Dimitris C. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University

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to the Career Fair? What must a student present to beadmitted to the Career Fair?3. What is the dress for the Career Fair? What are some examples of this type of dress?4. List at least 20 companies that hire AERO majors that will be attending the Career Fair. Hint: Use the Company Search on the Career Fair website. a. Choose 3 of these companies. b. Search online for the website of each company and note the URL of the site. c. Browse the company websites to find the following information for each of the three companies: i. At what locations might you live if you worked for this company? ii. In what AERO disciplines does this company specialize? iii. What types of

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FPD VIII: Crossing Bridges and Easing Transitions into the First Year

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Q. Hodge, Texas A&M University; Margaret Hobson, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Magdalini Z Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Natela Ostrovskaya, Texas A&M University; Tatiana Erukhimova, Texas A&M University, Department of Physics and Astronomy; Cesar O. Malave, Texas A&M University; William H Bassichis, Texas A&M University

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meantime, aninstitutional study was completed that indicated students who achieve a grade of B or better ontheir first mathematics course are more likely to obtain an engineering degree compared to thosewith a grade of C or below who are more likely to leave engineering. Then in 2007, the Learningto Excel in Engineering through Preparation (LEEP) program was developed with somecomponents similar to previous summer bridge programs that were focused on underrepresentedgroups, but also new aspects such as pre- and post-evaluations and a SATM requirement to betteraddress the needs of current incoming engineering students.LEEP was developed to improve students’ academic readiness and, as a consequence retention inengineering, especially for students

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First-year Programs Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa A. Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

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develop teamwork skills. The course aims to deliver the criteria for graduatingcompetent engineers as recommended by the Accreditation Board of Engineering andTechnology. These criteria are summarized in Table 1. Page 22.966.2 Table 1. ABET criteria for competent engineersCriteria Description of competency (a) An ability to apply mathematics science and engineering principles (b) An ability to design and conduct experiments and interpret data (c) An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs (d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams (e) an ability to

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FPD X: First-Year Design with Projects, Modeling, and Simulation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Whiteacre, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey M. Otey, Texas A&M University

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First-Year Programs

focusing on mechanics and basic engineering graphics and werethus labeled the Mechanics track. Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Scienceand Engineering removed engineering graphics and desired an intensive focus on programmingand were labeled the Programming track. Petroleum Engineering and Chemical Engineeringfocused on engineering and physical processes and graphics and were labeled the Process track.The Process track was designed to be almost identical to the freshmen sequence beforereorganization. Each of these tracks, called tracks A, B, and C respectively, agreed to follow thebasic guidelines of implementing a project based curriculum.Track A had the students construct a truss from magnetic members, program a robotic vehicle

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First-year Programs Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ghada Salama, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, Qatar; Beena Ahmed, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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First-Year Programs

collaborative work in team projects.Peer evaluation was performed using a standardized form (see appendix) in which students wereasked to assess each team member on the following criteria. a. Attended all team meetings and contributed to the activities. b. Met deadlines by the team. c. Contributed good ideas in the team activities. d. Participated in the team activities throughout the semester. e. Quantity of work in the team activities throughout the semester. Page 22.1627.4 f. Helped keep the team organized, cohesive, and progressing toward completion of the goals. g. Showed concern for the feelings of other team

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FPD 3: Research on First-year Programs and Students, Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Odis Hayden Griffin Jr. P.E., East Carolina University; Sandie J. Griffin

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thatcombinations of chance encounter and planned encounter combine to create opportunities forlearning or career choice. The encounters may be a product of structured educational settings, orthey may be a product of encounters that, while governed by chance at some level, have beenencouraged during structured settings, as pointed out by Mitchell, et al10 who also point out: Planned happenstance theory includes two concepts: a. Exploration generates chance opportunities for increasing quality of life, and b. Skills enable people to seize opportunitiesand further point out that according to planned happenstance theory career counselors shouldhelp their clients develop five skills: curiosity, persistence, flexibility, optimism

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FPD IX: Research on First-Year Programs and Students, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole R. Weber, Purdue University; Melissa Dyehouse, Purdue University; Constance A Harris, Purdue University; Ray David, Purdue University; Jun Fang, Purdue University; Inez Hua, Purdue University; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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understanding or worldviewtakes place and new understandings of other concepts are available to the learner 22. Meyer andLand21 describe five characteristics of a threshold concept: a) transformative, b) irreversible, c)integrative, d) bounded, and e) troublesome. That is, once a person understands a thresholdconcept, it transforms the way they perceive and understand, once the concept is understood itcannot be unlearned, the concept clarifies interconnections between concepts, the concept isbounded as a distinct concept, and the concept is troublesome because individuals have troublelearning or understanding the concept21.Students often ignore or reject concepts that do not fit with their existing beliefs or attitudes23,which indicates that threshold

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FPD VII: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-Year Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Elizabeth Carruthers, The Ohio State University; Paul Alan Clingan, The Ohio State University - EEIC

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Society of EngineeringEducation, 2010.2. Integration of Simulation into the Undergraduate Fluid Mechanics Curriculum Using FLUENT.Bhaskaran, R. and Collins, L. s.l. : American Society of Engineering Education , 2003.3. A Three-Semester Interdisciplinary Educational Program in Microsystems Engineering. Ameel, T., Gale,B., and Harvey, I. s.l. : American Society of Engineering Education, 2003.4. Using Computational Fluid Dynamics to Excite Undergrad Students about Fluid Mechanics. Pines, D.s.l. : American Society of Engineering Education, 2004.5. Work in Progress: Micro-/Nanotechnology 'Lab on a Chip' Research Project for First-Year HonorsEngineering Program. Clingan, P.A., Tomasko, D.L. and Allam, Y. s.l. : Institute of Electrical andElectronics

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FPD 3: Research on First-year Programs and Students, Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Brett D. Jones, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Jacob Preston Moore, Virginia Tech; Deirdre-Annaliese Nicole Hunter, Virginia Tech

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U2 - TED Facilitator 1 Workshop Leader 1 • PBL Team A • TED Team A • TED Team B • Other TED Team Facilitator 2 • PBL Team B Workshop Leader 2 • PBL Team C • TED Team C • TED Team D • Other TED Team Facilitator 3 • PBL Team D

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First-year Programs Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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C.J. Egelhoff, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Susan Donner Bibeau, U.S. Coast Guard; K.L. Burns, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Corinna Marie Fleischmann P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Youngman, J.A, and C.J. Egelhoff, “Best Practices in Recruiting and Persistence of Underrepresented Minorities in Engineering: A 2002 Snapshot,” Frontiers in Education Conference, Boulder, CO, 5-8 November, 2003.17 Goodman, Irene F. et al, 2002, "Final Report of the Women's Experiences in College Engineering (WECE) Project," Goodman Research Group, Inc., Cambridge, MA19 May, Gary S. and Daryl E. Chubin, “A Retrospective on Undergraduate Engineering Success for Underrepresented Minority Students,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol.83, No.1, 2003.18 Jacquez, Ricardo B.; Garland, Jeanne; King, J. Phillip; Auzenne, Michele; Peralta, Steven; Rubio, Hilario “The Minority Engineering Transfer and Articulation (META) program: Building stronger

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FPD X: First-Year Design with Projects, Modeling, and Simulation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Clifford A. Whitfield, Ohio State University; Philip Schlosser, Ohio State University; John A Merrill, Ohio State University; Elizabeth Riter, Ohio State University; Kuldeep Agarwal, Ohio State University

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Implementing Hands-on Laboratory Exercises and Design Projects for First Year Engineering Students", American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, 2001.2. Allam, Y., Tomasko, D.L., Trott, B., Schlosser, P., Yang, Y., Wilson, T.M., Merrill, J., "Lab-on-a-chip Design- Build Project with a Nanotechnology Component in a Freshman Engineering Course", Chemical Engineering Education, Volume 42, Number 4, 2008.3. Freuler, R.J., Hoffmann, M.J., Pavlic, T.P., Beams, J.M., Radigan, J.P., Dutta, P.K., Demel, J.T., Justen, E.D., "Experiences with a Comprehensive Freshman Hands-On Course 0 Designing, Building, and Testing Small Autonomous Robots", American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference

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FPD IV: Improving Student Success: Mentoring, Intervening, and Supplementing

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frederick L. Smyth, University of Virginia; William H Guilford, University of Virginia; Brian A. Nosek, University of Virginia

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robust web-based tools to repeatedly measure theirexplicit and implicit attitudes toward self, math, engineering, and careers. Our objectives were:(a) Measure the implicit biases of freshman engineering men and women regarding STEM.(b) Determine whether engineering students and professionals are implicitly self-associated with engineering.(c) Determine whether project-based learning increases freshman students’ self-association with engineering.MethodsWe employed the Implicit Association Test (IAT) 20 and a recent variant, the Brief ImplicitAssociation Test (BIAT) 21, to measure association strengths between concepts (e.g., math andlanguages) and evaluations (e.g., good or bad) or attributes (e.g., male or female). In the IAT,participants

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Roesch Johnson, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Engineering Professional Development

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: Page 22.5.4 A. Sum up the argument or main point of the reading—use direct quotes where needed. B. Describe and evaluate the evidence used by the authors- you may want to lay out the key points in a short outline. C. Express what you find compelling or inadequate in the reading, and if you can make connections to other readings and topics discussed in class.To encourage everyone to participate at some level, often students were asked to share theirresponses with each other before the whole class discussion. As much as possible, the classdiscussion was structured, in Engel’s (5) terms, “ to guide students to think about the source ofinformation, entice them into constructing counterfactuals, maneuver them to take

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FPD VII: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-Year Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Plouff, Grand Valley State University; Deborah Morrow, Grand Valley State University

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goals of the course, and also helps students begin to develop skills inexperimental/test design (a component of ABET program outcome „b‟). Students will berequired to submit a test plan/procedure for the data collection component of the project tosupplement the final presentation.Over one half (57%) of the presentations did not include a final reference slide. This was a 14%decrease in the number of students providing references. This was likely due to two factors: 1) Page 22.555.11the increase in student-led experimental studies and a continued disconnect with the need forcorroborating, researched background information in this situation, and

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FPD X: First-Year Design with Projects, Modeling, and Simulation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Naomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Cynthia M. D'Angelo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Golnaz Arastoopour, University of Wisconsin, Madison; David Williamson Shaffer, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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AC 2011-534: USE OF A PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE SIMULATION INA FIRST YEAR INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING COURSENaomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison Naomi C. Chesler is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering with an affiliate appointment in Educational Psychology. Her research interests include vascular biomechanics, hemodynamics and cardiac function as well as the factors that motivate students to pursue and persist in engineering careers, with a focus on women and under-represented minorities.Cynthia M D’Angelo, University of Wisconsin - Madison Cynthia D’Angelo, Ph.D. has a background in physics and science education. She has always been inter- ested in improving science instruction and most

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First-year Programs Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten A. Davis, Boise State University

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AC 2011-337: USING NO-STAKES QUIZZING FOR STUDENT SELF-EVALUATIONOF READINESS FOR EXAMSKirsten A. Davis, Boise State University Kirsten A. Davis is an Assistant Professor in the Construction Management Department within the College of Engineering at Boise State University. Dr. Davis earned a B.Arch. in Architecture and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Tennessee, an M.S. in Civil Engineering specializing in Construction Engineering and Management from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineer- ing specializing in Construction Engineering and Management from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Her educational research interests are focused on improving

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FPD VII: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-Year Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew A. Carr, U.S. Naval Academy

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AC 2011-2023: SKETCHING, DRAFTING, & DEVELOPING ENGINEER-ING VISUALIZATION SKILLSMatthew A. Carr, U.S. Naval Academy Commander, U.S. Navy PhD, PE Permanent Military Professor Nuclear Submarine Officer Page 22.1299.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Developing Engineering Visualization SkillsintroductionIn the fall semester of Academic Year 2000, the Mechanical Engineering Department at theUnited States Naval Academy introduced a new course required for all students entering theMechanical Engineering major. The course is run through a 16-week fall semester and currentlyis

Conference Session

FPD I: Attacking the Problems of Retention in the First Year

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Rippon, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University; Robin R Hammond, Arizona State University

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AC 2011-1518: HELPING FRESHMEN DEVELOP A PERSONAL IDEN-TITY AS AN ENGINEERStephen Rippon, Arizona State University As Assistant Dean for Student Services in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Steve Rippon over- sees the Schools’ K-12 outreach and summer programs, undergraduate recruitment, undergraduate re- tention and engagement initiatives, and the Engineering Career Center. Prior to joining the Schools of Engineering in 2007, Steve was the Executive Director of Student Success and Engagement Programs for ASU’s University College. Among his responsibilities during his 11 years as Executive Director, Steve directed the ASU Summer Bridge Program, the Campus Match Freshman Interest Groups, the University