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Tobin N. Walton, North Carolina A&T State University; Robin Guill Liles, North Carolina A&T State University

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]; n.d.a.).One way to accomplish this initiative is to model educational practices after the innovativeresearch and development processes characteristic of engineering businesses. According to [1],innovators within the engineering business model tend to be risk-averse, spending time andmoney on those innovations designed to address well-defined, specific needs. By contrast,engineering educators have traditionally focused upon knowledge creation and technologicalexploration, with less regard for market needs, associated cost, regulatory hurdles, etc. Ifengineering and computer science programs align with the innovators’ order, then studentswould first identify a social and/or industry need and then through coursework, obtain theknowledge and design

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Nathanial David Wiggins, San Jacinto College; Sadegh Davari, University of Houston, Clear Lake; Sharon Perkins Hall, University of Houston, Clear Lake; Krishani Abeysekera, University of Houston Clear Lake; Norman H. Liebling, San Jacinto College; James LeRoy Meeks, San Jacinto College

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to STEM Careers program is a five-year collaborative grant betweenUniversity of Houston – Clear Lake (UHCL) and San Jacinto College (SJC) that aims to increasestudent success in STEM fields between the schools with focus on mathematics, physics,computer science, and computer engineering. The elements of the grant are SummerOrientations, Tech Fridays, STEM Challenge, Peer Mentoring and Scholarships. The universityand community college work together to design and facilitate events, many of which are student-driven. The overall objective of the grant is to increase student success through a transferablemodel that uses both formal and informal elements of education. Specific objectives along withtheir statuses are listed in Table 1. The

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Ella Lee Ingram, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Kerice Doten-Snitker, University of Washington; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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trained observers, eachof whom brings a unique disciplinary perspective to their observations. In sharing ourexperiences with a researcher/practitioner partnership, we hope to encourage researchers to seekout partnerships with practitioners to bridge the gap between theory and practice in engineeringand computer science education.IntroductionConnecting research and practice is a challenge experienced by both researchers andpractitioners in many disciplinary areas. In education, research results should intersect withpolicy and practice in ways similar to other disciplines, e.g., medicine [1, 2]. Unfortunately,academic education research often ends up being inaccessible or not particularly useful to thepractitioners who could benefit [2, 3]. Higher

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Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University; Bin Wang, Wright State University; Chi-Hao Cheng, Miami University; Deng Cao, Central State University; Zhiping Zhang, Wright State University

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baseddetection, and cyclostationary analysis based detection. It is shown that by exploitingsophisticated signal processing techniques such as cyclostationary analysis, mixed RF signalcomponents can be detected and identified.Through collaboration among the three participating institutions (Wright State University, MiamiUniversity (a mostly undergraduate serving institution), and Central State University (anHBCU)), based platform will be integrated in undergraduate curricula of all three institutions. 1. IntroductionNeed and Motivation: In this paper, we report a series of software defined radio based mixedsignal detection laboratories to give students hands-on experiences with radio frequency signaldetection and estimation. Signal detection and RF

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Gloria J. Kim, Northwestern University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Northwestern University; Mark James Fisher, Northwestern University

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sequence spanning Summer and Fall.It consists of one (1) core course, two (2) elective courses, and a paid 6-month Summerinternship. These requirements for the certificate program are in addition to the MS degreeprogram requirements the students are enrolled in.Learning outcomes of the program are for the students to: • Gain an understanding about the science of translation • Generate and critically evaluate clinical data • Identify the regulatory issues related to new medical innovations • Communicate and function effectively in a multi-disciplinary team environmentThe core course, “Introduction to Translational Research,” is offered in Summer. Thisfoundational course, scheduled in the evening, is intended to introduce

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Kent J. Crippen, University of Florida; Lorelie Imperial, University of Florida; Corey Payne, University of Florida; Chang-Yu Wu, University of Florida; Maria Korolev, University of Florida; Philip J. Brucat, University of Florida

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Korolev, University of FloridaProf. Philip J. Brucat, University of Florida ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 General Chemistry Laboratory as Situated Engineering DesignIntroductionChANgE Chem Labs is an NSF-funded Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE)project that involves curriculum reform for improving the experience of freshman engineeringstudents taking general chemistry. Our current work builds upon prior success with recitationreform [1], [2] to include engineering Design Challenges (DCs) as laboratory activities that arebased upon the NAE Grand Challenges for EngineeringTM.The laboratory has long been viewed as an important component of a chemistry course [3],offering a unique

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Caitlin Donahue Wylie, University of Virginia; Michael E. Gorman, University of Virginia

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research, especially for students from groups that are underrepresented in scienceand engineering majors and careers [1]-[6]. For example, students with research experience tendto have stronger problem-solving skills and are more likely to go to graduate school and pursue acareer in science or engineering. But scholars know little about what actually happens duringstudents’ research experiences that creates these desirable outcomes. Understanding howstudents learn and develop a sense of belonging in engineering by joining a research communitywill shed light on important issues of engineering education and professionalization and informstrategies for how research communities can better support students from underrepresentedgroups. We hypothesize

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Yin Pan, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael Yacci, Rochester Institute of Technology; Sumita Mishra, Rochester Institute of Technology

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study of privacy-preserving techniques for the smart grid. She is also interested in making cybersecurity pervasive across non-computing disciplines and high school curricula. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Gamifying Cybersecurity Course Content for Entry Level Students 1. IntroductionCybersecurity and forensics are among the most critical areas of national importance, in a growing need ofknowledgeable professionals. In response, many cybersecurity and forensics programs have beendeveloped in the past ten years [16]. However, these programs are primarily offered to only junior andsenior level college students. This is due to the long list of prerequisite knowledge areas that

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Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston, College of Technology (CoE & CoT); Heidar Malki, University of Houston, College of Technology (CoE & CoT); Mequanint A. Moges, University of Houston, College of Technology (CoE & CoT)

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. The paperdetails the impact of the project has on students, faculty, programs, and the department. Theseinclude strategies and co-curriculum activities that engage scholars and their fellow students,enhance their learning experience on campus, and increase their retention and timely graduationrate. In addition, reflecting on what we did, what we achieved, and the lessons we learned, weshare our categorization of the decisions and choices we have to make while preparing andwriting a successful project proposal. We also detail our experience adapting established bestpractices in STEM higher education community to an urban public large university with adiversified population of students, faculty, and staff while implementing the program.1

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Alexandra Hain, University of Connecticut; Arash E. Zaghi, University of Connecticut; Christa L. Taylor

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siteprovided students with ADHD an opportunity to engage in research outside the confines of thetraditional engineering curriculum and interact with other students facing similar challenges. Thispaper presents quantitative and qualitative findings from a semi-structured interview and post-program survey of the students’ experiences. Overall, the major findings suggest that participatingin the program enhanced students’ 1) interest in engineering research, 2) interest in pursuinggraduate studies in engineering, and 3) feelings of belonging in engineering. For instance, allparticipants (N=10) responded either “agree” or “strongly agree” to statements reflecting thatattending the REU site increased their interest in research and in pursuing graduate

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Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Jing Yan, Nanjing Forestry University; Justin R. Allison, Jackson State University; Zhenbu Zhang, Jackson State University; Huiru Shih P.E., Jackson State University

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Growth T P Effect Size Mean Std. Deviation Mean Std. Deviation Group A 28.67 15.91 39.10 22.03 10.43 3.45 .001** 0.66 Group B 28.00 16.16 40.24 23.54 12.24 3.88 .000** 0.76 Group C 24.54 12.56 33.03 22.51 8.49 2.45 .017* 0.68 Group D 28.00 16.90 41.19 25.84 13.19 3.94 .000** 0.78Table 1 Paired T-test of Pre and Post-tests of Concept Inventory between GroupsNote: Group A, n=73; Group B, n=78; Group C, n=57; Group D, n=62. Effect Size

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Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Ye Yuan, Nantong University; Jing Yan, Nanjing Forestry University; Justin R. Allison; Jianjun Yin, Jackson State University

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applyingthose strategies for their subsequent STEM studies. However, the extent to which studentsapplied these strategies is not at the level as expected, which is indicated by the lowerpercentage of strategies applied by the participants, implying that there may still be apotential for improving students’ learning in their STEM courses through instructors’ effortsfor prompting students’ application of these strategies with adoption of novel instructionalstrategies. The limitations of current findings and suggestions for future research arediscussed as well.1. Introduction Creative problem solving skills are referred to as the abilities to identify and solveproblems creatively. They are critical skills required for engineering design, which

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Weihang Zhu, Lamar University; Xuejun Fan, Lamar University; Julia Yoo, Lamar University; Dorothy Sisk; Nicholas Andres Brake, Lamar University; Xianchang Li, Lamar University; Xinyu Liu, Lamar University; Jiang Zhou, Lamar University

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certificates. The program assessment was led by the assessment specialist,an associate professor of teacher education at LU. Teacher participants found the researchexperience with their mentors beneficial not only to them, but also to their students according toour findings from interviews. Also, sharing newly acquired knowledge by forming learningcommunities among teacher participants was mentioned as a benefit of this RET program. Theresearch mentors will visit their mentees’ classrooms to see the lesson plans being implemented.In the spring of 2018, the teachers will present their refined curricula at a local teacherconference and submit their standards-aligned plans to teachengineering.org for other K-12educators to access. 1. Introduction

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Tristan Ventura, Rutgers University; Abdallah Khreishah, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Durga Misra, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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this app. Finally, concluding remarks and an outline of future work arepresented.BackgroundCurrent forays into developing an educational application with a focus on geometric optics are,at best, limited in their teaching capabilities. While, at first glance, they are capable of conveyinga lot of information, this information is not apparent unless explained by an instructor. It is clearthat these tools are designed for use by an individual already knowledgeable in geometric optics,and that they are designed as visual tools for demonstrating certain concepts rather than aseducational tools for teaching these same concepts. Take, for example, the PhET geometricoptics simulator [1]. It is capable of illustrating the basic principles behind ray

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Samuel Elliot Krause, Helping Hand Project; Jeff Powell, Helping Hand Project; Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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. This is why both ABET and the BME community place a strongemphasis on design as part of the undergraduate curriculum [1]. We are conducting a study todetermine if learning outcomes are also improved through student involvement in similar designactivities that are part of an extracurricular club. The Helping Hand Project (HHP) is a nonprofit organization that serves those withupper- limb differences through the creation of prosthetic devices. The prosthetic abandonmentrate is significantly higher in cases where the user is not provided with a device at an early age[2]. The HHP designs custom upper-limb prosthetic devices intended for use by people with limbdifferences under 18 years of age, with the intent of preparing them to use a

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Cheryl Cass, North Carolina State University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Marissa A. Tsugawa-Nieves, University of Nevada, Reno; Heather Lee Perkins, North Carolina State University; Matthew Bahnson, North Carolina State University; Rebecca Mills, University of Nevada, Reno; Amber B. Parker, North Carolina State University

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communities of practice [1]–[6] but have not been applied toengineering graduate communities. Through a mixed methods approach, this study willinvestigate graduate student motivational goal setting and identity formation to answer thefollowing research questions:RQ1: What are the identity and motivation profiles of engineering doctoral students, whichare based on previous academic and research experiences in STEM?RQ2: How does the STEM community influence identity formation and motivational goalsetting processes of engineering doctoral students?RQ3: How do goal setting processes related to identity formation and motivation influenceengineering graduate student retention, productivity, and pursuit of doctoral levelengineering careers?Results of this

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Renata Fortuna Ramos, Rice University; Kathryn Kundrod, Rice University

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for Engineering Education, 2018 Developing Assignments to Reinforce Process-Knowledge for a Medical Equipment Troubleshooting Laboratory CourseIntroduction Troubleshooting of Clinically Relevant Devices is a senior laboratory course thatintroduces operational principles, common failure modes, troubleshooting techniques, andpreventive maintenance while focusing on six types of devices: centrifuges, refrigerators, suctionpumps, syringe pumps, compound light microscopes, and oxygen concentrators. The goals ofthis lab are to (1) improve the students’ biomedical instrumentation skills and (2) provide thestudents with the techniques and strategies necessary to apply a structured, logicaltroubleshooting process. The lab uses

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Ricky T. Castles, East Carolina University; Evelyn C. Brown, North Carolina State University

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institutions [1].Social and Networking OpportunitiesOne of the important parts of retaining students is developing a sense of belonging. A smallportion of grant funds was used to provide social activities for scholarship students such asbowling nights and trivia nights. Additionally, a few other departments on campus were alsofunded with S-STEM grants and social activities were planned to allow engineering S-STEMstudents to interact with S-STEM students in chemistry and biology such as trivia competitions.After the first two cohorts graduated, the PI took some of the students out to dinner usingpersonal funds to continue to build a sense of community and to communicate that the facultycared for the students.Each semester, S-STEM scholarship recipients

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Jeffrey A. LaMack, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Olga Imas, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Charles S. Tritt, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Icaro Dos Santos

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highlyvalues familiarity with these topics in biomedical engineering (BME) undergraduates; there is agrowing demand for professionals who possess a combination of both technical knowledge andregulatory affairs [1]. However, it is challenging to instruct students on these inherently drytopics, particularly in the absence of practical applications.Recognizing that expertise in any of these areas is an impractical goal for undergraduatestudents, BME programs have implemented several different approaches to provide a workingknowledge of these topics to equip graduates for work in the medical device industry. Theseapproaches range from entire courses devoted to singular topics, such as medical deviceregulation [2], to lectures integrated into the capstone

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Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

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. 3Figure 1: CREATE Map and Counties Served. 4Table 1:College Statistics for Fall 2008: Information Technology/Manufacturing Focus College # of % Focus Population Sq # Students Minorities Counties Mileage Students in Feeder Programs LosCanyons 23,416 55% 10,363,850 4,079 326 Angeles

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Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Gabriella R. Dupont, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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response to external factors such asinequities driven by rising costs of healthcare, the role of technology in medicine, and ethicaldilemmas driven by increases in population and age-related diseases [1]. To anticipate and drivethese changes, our students must not only possess the technical abilities to solve these problems,but must have the contextual and leadership skills to create solutions.The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has acted a regional site for a medical school forover 50 years. As a regional site, our campus educated 125 first year medical students in basicsciences education, typically known as the M1 curriculum. Out of those 125, 25 students stayedon our campus for M2 –M4 and our local hospital hosts clerkships and

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Indira Chatterjee, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Jennifer R Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Education, 2018 The Effect of Engineering Summer Camps on Middle School Students Interest and IdentityIntroductionA persistent problem in engineering is an insufficient number of students interested in pursuingengineering as a college major and career. Under enrollment in engineering is highest forunderrepresented groups [1]. Student interest in engineering at the K-12 level has been shown topredict whether students of all backgrounds pursue engineering as a college major and career [2,3]. Middle school is a critical time where student interest, identity, and career choices begin tosolidify [4, 5]. Social cognitive scientists [6, p. 79] have developed a framework based on socialcognitive theory [7] for understanding

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Kiersten Lenz, University of New Mexico; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Linnea K. Ista, University of New Mexico; Heather Canavan, University of New Mexico

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National Academy of Education / Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow. Dr. Svihla studies learning in authentic, real world conditions; this includes a two- strand research program focused on (1) authentic assessment, often aided by interactive technology, and (2) design learning, in which she studies engineers designing devices, scientists designing investigations, teachers designing learning experiences and students designing to learn.Dr. Linnea K Ista, University of New MexicoDr. Heather Canavan, University of New Mexico c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work in Progress: Biomedical prototype design in collaborative teams to increase students’ comprehension and

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Pong P. Chu, Cleveland State University; Chansu Yu, Cleveland State University; Karla R. Hamlen, Cleveland State University

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1(a). It is composedof four major parts:  Processor module  FPro bridge and FPro bus  MMIO (memory mapped I/O) subsystem  Video subsystemvendor processor module processor RAM core memory controller vendor’s IP bus Bridge memory-mapped IO subsystem memory-mapped controller hardware

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Martin Li, Duke University; Brianna Loomis, Duke University; Kevin Caves, Duke University

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, Durham NC 27708IntroductionProject Tadpole is a university sponsored service club at Duke University with three overarching goals:1) to provide students an opportunity to gain hands on experience with typical electronics fabrication andrepair skills, 2) provide insight, understanding and exposure to the needs of people with disabilities, and3) provide a training and adapted toys to the community. To address these goals Project Tadpole wascreated in 2011. This student led and run organization offers two types of services: repair andmodification of battery operated toys, and presentation of community educational and training outreachactivities. Since 2011 we estimate that we have had over 100 student participants, from both engineeringand non

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Neil A. Knobloch, Purdue University; Levon T. Esters, Purdue University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Abeera P. Rehmat, Purdue University; Quintana M. Clark, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Ulyssa Hester, Purdue University; Trinity A. Johnson; Dottie Vollmer, Purdue University; Elizabeth Morgan Alexander, Purdue University

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the agricultural STEM disciplines.Dr. Levon T. Esters, Purdue University Dr. Esters serves as the Director of the Mentoring@Purdue (M@P) program which is designed to in- crease the number of women and URMs receiving advanced post-secondary STEM-based agricultural and life sciences degrees in Purdue University’s College of Agriculture. Dr. Esters also serves as a Senior Research Associate at The Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Esters’ research focuses broadly on issues of educational equity and access of under- represented minorities with a concentration on three areas: 1) mentoring of women and underrepresented minority graduate students, 2) STEM career

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Robert Wayne Gammon-Pitman, Ohio State University; Tanya M. Nocera, Ohio State University

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, teaching and assessing upper-level Biomedical Engineering laboratory courses, with particular interest in improving student technical communication skills. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work in Progress: Improving Biomedical Engineering Students’ Technical Writing through Rubrics and Lab Report Re- SubmissionsIntroductionGraduates from ABET accredited engineering programs are expected to demonstrate an ability tocommunicate effectively [1-2]. Technical writing skills are particularly difficult to teach andeven more time consuming to assess [3], often limiting the number of opportunities students aregiven to practice and improve throughout their

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Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Abigail M. Clark, Ohio State University

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,changemustbeinformedbyresearchthatidentifiestheimpactofstructure,content,andtimingonengineeringcommunityandemergingengineeringidentities.Tounderstandandmanagechange,researchershaveclassifiedFYEstructureswithrespecttocontentareasandinstitutionalpoliciesforadmittanceintoengineeringmajors(e.g.[1]–[4]).Whiletheseclassificationsarehelpfulfororganizationalunderstandingespeciallyacrossinstitutions,studentperspectivesmustalsobemonitoredtocraftimpactfulexperiencesaschangesareimplemented.Thus,thereisacriticalneedtoidentifyelementsofstructure,content,andtimingthathavepositiveandnegativeimpactsonstudents’communityandidentityasengineers.Specificallythroughthiswork,weaimtoanswertheresearchquestion,Howdostudentswhoarepursuingengineeringdegreesthroughpathwaysthatvarywithrespecttofirst-yearengineeringstructure,content

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Monica D. Okon, Ohio State University; Tanya M. Nocera, Ohio State University

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order to effectively solve the complex problems of today, engineers are often required to workin teams [1]. ABET accredited programs are therefore required to equip students with “an abilityto function effectively on a team […] [2]. Although there are many opportunities throughout theundergraduate engineering curriculum to incorporate team work (i.e. group assignments andpresentations, lab courses, design projects, etc.), students do not typically receive formalguidance on how to be an effective teammate. This can limit students’ opportunities toconscientiously practice and improve upon their team-working skills.Students placed in teams without additional guidance on effective teamwork techniques canstruggle, and the team may merely divide work

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Catherine Cohan, Pennsylvania State University; Pradip K. Bandyopadhyay; Amy L. Freeman Ph.D., Tufts University; Ryan Scott Hassler; Mark William Johnson, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona Campus; Mikhail Kagan, Pennsylvania State University, Ogontz Campus; Ann Marie Schmiedekamp; Peter J. Shull, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona Campus

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.Results: There were 94 first-year bridge students in 2017. Students who participated in the math-intensive summer bridge programs earned statistically higher grades, by half a letter grade, intheir first college math course compared to the matched comparison sample. Summer bridgestudents were significantly more likely to earn a C or better in their first college math course(66%) than the comparison sample (52%). High school grade point average and SAT Mathscores independently and significantly predicted the first math course grade in a positivedirection for the summer bridge students but not for the comparison sample.Overview of the Project Goals and ObjectivesThe current research seeks to accomplish three goals: (1) Increase retention in