Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Ohio Northern University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

labs. (The course was set up for students to complete pre-labs,2/3 of the homework assignments, class related activities, and one project with their teammates).The badges often helped as stress relief and occasionally rewarded students for “grit”. Thesebadges being a 0% column in the gradebook allow students to access and see their achievementswhenever they wanted. Additionally, they would receive a notification from the system when thebadge was “entered”. The idea behind this badge system is to encourage students to work hardand achieve various skills through the semester. The badges are like those often earned in a videogame. Although not all programming students are huge video game players, many of them are,and most have dabbled a little

Conference Session

Student Division (STDT) Technical Session 1: Student Success and Mentoring

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyra Anderson, University of Michigan; Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan; Nagash Clarke, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Student Division (STDT)

& McComb 2015). Inthis work, we provide details about a group of faculty and students that coalesced into an informalcommunity over a brief period of time. This community included formal and informal activities such asengaging in discussions in breakout rooms on Zoom, as well as attending a group dinner during an annualconference in 2022. During the program, social community elements emerged in that participants hadaccess to more experienced individuals through mentoring and engagement, and they were exposed toinformation relative to careers, graduate school, and networking opportunities.Researchers’ PositionalitiesThe project team consisted of three researchers: 1 Black man and 2 Black women. The first and secondauthors served as primary

Conference Session

Professional Formation and Career Experiences

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Jake Walker Lewis; Madeline Polmear, University of Florida; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

engineering education. His current duties include assessment, team development, outreach and education research for DC Col- orado’s hands-on initiatives.Dr. Chris Swan, Tufts University Chris Swan is Dean of Undergraduate Education for the School of Engineering and an associate pro- fessor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at Tufts University. He has additional appointments in the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life and the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts. His current engineering education research interests focus on community engage- ment, service-based projects and examining whether an entrepreneurial mindset can be used to further engineering education innovations. He

Conference Session

Teaching Methodology & Assessment 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sharanabasaweshwara Asundi, Old Dominion University; Miltos Kotinis

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Aerospace

MAE departmentbought several Logitech webcams, which came with a built-in microphone, and flexiblegooseneck camera stands with C-clamp desk mounts. The hardware setup cost less than $100. Figure 1 – Low-Cost Hardware Setup, Zoom Computer Software and Overhead Style Projection A simple assembly of this setup connected to a computer (Figure 1) was used to – (i) pre-record lectures and (ii) conduct live sessions. For seamless recording, it was recommended thatthe Zoom application (Zoom 2021) – a video conferencing, web conferencing, webinar hosting,screen sharing computer software – be installed on the computer used for online instruction. Anelaborate user manual was prepared for using the hardware setup along with the Zoomapplication for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tiffiny Antionette Butler, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Katherine C. Chen, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kimberly Lechasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

education, teacher education, and equity in education.Dr. Kimberly LeChasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Kimberly LeChasseur is a researcher and evaluator with the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She holds a dual appointment with the Center for Project-Based Learning and the Morgan Teaching and Learning Center. She holds a PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Temple University and has more than ten years of experience researching professional learning of educators and evaluating efforts to improve students’ opportunities to learn. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Building Social Capital for First Generation

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Luke A. Duncan, Clemson University; Karen A. High, Clemson University; D. Matthew Boyer, Clemson University; Liz McKinley, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

Paper ID #34211COVID-19: Understanding the Impact of Societal Disruption on StudentLearning and Academic ProgressMr. Luke A. Duncan, Clemson University Luke Duncan is a doctoral student in the Engineering and Science Education Department at Clemson University. His background is in mathematical sciences and mathematics education. Luke’s primary research interests include math anxiety and student success in higher education. He is currently involved in projects surrounding the topics of transfer student success, cognitive and symbol load, math anxiety, and qualitative research methods.Dr. Karen A. High, Clemson University

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Technical Session - Robotics and Manufacturing

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

of joint limits withthe rating of 5.46 on a 7-point scale. Figure 8. Opinion survey of undergraduate students about Collaborative Remote Lab.Student CommentsIn students’ responses to the question “The most helpful thing about this project has been:”commonly mentioned themes were that the hands-on, teamwork, and visual experience werehelpful to learning, and self-paced learning. Below are some sample responses:  Was being able to see how each joint differed in the way it moved the robot. Although there were three rotating joints, they all produced a vastly different range of motion.  It helped me visualize how an operator views and controls a robot using an ip address. Also, helped me understand the importance

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kevin Zender, Michigan Technological University; Corey Blankenship, Michigan Technological University; Tyson Joseph Bethke, Michigan Technological University; Nathir A. Rawashdeh, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

with The MathWorks, Inc. in Natick, Massachusetts working on software quality engineering for embedded DSP programming using MATLAB and Simulink. He has experience with European Union funded projects and served on several organizing and review committees. He is fluent in English, German and Arabic. His interests include unmanned ground vehicles, electromobility, robotics, image analysis, and color science. Dr. Rawashdeh is a Senior Member of the IEEE. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Design of a Portable Levitating Ball PID Control Trainer System and Curriculum for Electrical Engineering

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ramya Sivaraj, University of Minnesota; Jeanna R. Wieselmann, Southern Methodist University; Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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Pre-College Engineering Education

quality of a case study illuminates understanding of a phenomenonby allowing discussion and evaluation of alternatives not chosen, as well as explanations of whyan innovation worked. Therefore, the objectives of this study, with respect to examininginteractions and discourse to identify epistemic practices, align well with a qualitative case studydesign. In this study, a group of four learners working together represented the case, and eventsof meaning-making represented the units of analysis.Study Context The study was situated in the final year of a five-year, NSF-funded research project thatprovided professional development (PD) related to integrated STEM education for in-servicescience teachers (grades 4-9) in the Midwestern United

Conference Session

TS3: Working with Students

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Halle Burns, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Susan B. Wainscott, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

of text shows that it will also detect standards used in materials that are not regularly indexed forcitations such as theses and dissertations, as well as technical reports and other gray literature.IntroductionEngineering and other standards documents are potentially useful to many library patrons and may beintegral to some research or design projects [1]. Understanding patrons' needs for these items would beinformative for collection management. However, collection management decisions are often informed byanalyses that are better suited to more commonly collected and used items, such as monographs andjournal articles. These analyses may compare the use of existing collections to patron requests foradditional similar materials [2], and

Conference Session

Computers in Education 6: Best of CoED

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jeremy Stairs, University of Toronto; Raman Mangla, University of Toronto; Manik Chaudhery, University of Toronto; Janpreet Singh Chandhok, University of Toronto; Hamid S. Timorabadi, University of Toronto

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Computers in Education

at the University Of Toronto with a focus on Artificial Intelligence and Business. Manik will be graduating in May 2021.Mr. Janpreet Singh Chandhok, University of Toronto Janpreet Singh Chandhok is an undergraduate student in computer engineering and artificial intelligence at the University of Toronto (graduating May 2021)Dr. Hamid S. Timorabadi, University of Toronto Hamid Timorabadi received his B.Sc, M.A.Sc, and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto. He has worked as a project, design, and test engineer as well as a consultant to industry. His research interests include the application of digital signal processing in power systems. American

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Angela L. Chan, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign; Molly H. Goldstein, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

other hand, facilitated design processes effectively increaseself-efficacy for future enterprises [14]. They validate that interests and ideas in a problem spaceare valued by others and introduce how ethos can be incorporated [14].Fostering formal and informal support was another integral factor to the hackathon experience.Trained mentors can help participants reasonably scope deliverables for the project [4] andexplain steps skipped that would not occur in longer-term projects [16]. Volunteers runningworkshops and learning stations can be a great resource for beginners [3]. They should activelyengage participants, especially in hyper-technical environments where even experiencedparticipants hesitate to seek help [9]. Informal interactions can

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Mechatronics, Robotics, and Technology

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Petru A. Simionescu, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi; Noemi V. Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Reckinger “An Interactive Programming Course Model for MechanicalEngineering Students”, ASEE Conference, Indianapolis, IN, June 2014.4. S.M. Reckinger and B.E. Hughes “Assessment design in a MATLAB programming course formechanical engineering students” International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, Vol. 46,Issue 4, pp. 362–374, 2018.5. Free Pascal, opensource Pascal compiler www.freepascal.org/6. MeKin2D Subroutines for planar mechanism simulation https://sourceforge.net/projects/mekin2d/7. P.A. Simionescu “MeKin2D: Suite for Planar Mechanism Kinematics” ASME IDETC/CIEConference, Charlotte, NC, Aug. 2016, p. 108. P.A. Simionescu and E. Constans “A comprehensive punch-press project for an undergraduate courseon mechanical systems design

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2010 North Midwest Section

Authors

B. D. Braaten; D. A. Rogers; R. M. Nelson

lab (Fig. 5). These stations are multi-functional areas. The equipment at these stations can be used for circuit board manufacturing,experiments and simulations. At this point these stations have been very helpful for groups ofundergraduate students in Electrical and Computer Engineering who are completing requiredsenior design projects (i.e., capstone projects). This space has also been used for graduate andundergraduate research in applied electromagnetics. In particular, software programs on thecomputers have been used to simulate the radiation from printed antennas, and the testequipment at these stations has been used to develop and test various flexible sensor networksbeing applied to phased-array antennas.Fig. 5 also shows a very

Collection

2011 North Midwest Section

Authors

Genevieve Gagnon Ph.D.

tool to improve our classrooms. You can ask questions inclass and know right away if all the students, half the class or just 10% understands. It’s agood way to have a read on all your students before an exam is given or at any timeduring the semester. It is also a good way to involve your student every class. MiniQuizzes also add to identify readily who understands and who doesn’t so you can allocatemore points to the mini quizzes than to the homework in case they just copied them,which is not a reflection of their level of understanding. Students need to put in the effortin order to get excellence.The students’ favorite parts of class are the projects, where they get to apply the theory toreal engineering problems. Students love the hands-on

Collection

2011 North Midwest Section

Authors

Robert G. Feyen; Todd W. Loushine

accomplish the review, the program instructors and three recent graduates from each coursewere recruited by the faculty to provide feedback voluntarily. The first task for the participantswas to review the curriculum course-by-course. For each of the fourteen courses in the program,the instructor and students were asked individually to go through the complete knowledge itemlist and mark all items they believed to have been covered included in the course. This stephelped narrow the focus of each subsequent course review as any items left unmarked by all fourindividuals in this phase were not included in later phases of the project. In addition, a primary,secondary or tertiary priority ranking was assigned to each remaining item based on the number f

Conference Session

DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: 2020 Best PIC and Zone Papers

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Diana S. Dabby, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Tagged Topics

ASEE Board of Directors

well-known anecdotally, engineering schools harbor large percentages of musicians. Brainresearch has shown that music-making has endowed these engineer-musicians withneurological benefits that already prime them for leadership, teaming, and communicativeroles; thus they are excellent contenders for meaningful professional lives.A project-based learning lab that builds upon the musical ability of student engineers can helpcultivate these professional skills. Such a lab now exists in the form of a conductorlessorchestra—an ensemble, minus conductor—that features engineering students incollaborative, communicative, and leadership roles. A four-year study tracking professionalskills in an undergraduate conductorless orchestra ‘lab’ demonstrates

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Outreach and Retention

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Leigh S. McCue, George Mason University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

resume.Three students indicated a “Very high likelihood” of offering Candidate 2 an interview, while nostudents selected “Very low likelihood” for Candidate 2’s interview prospects. Candidate 2’sweighted mean evaluation was 3.44. When asked which traits stood out about Candidate 2,experience was again the most commonly included response, but the student evaluators alsoremarked on Candidate 2’s capstone project and programming language skills. Figure 3: Quantitative evaluation of Candidate 2 (“John”); N=16. Figure 4: Qualitative evaluation of Candidate 2 (“John”).Coding the qualitative traits assessment for each of the candidates highlights the disparity betweennon-technical and language skills for “Julie” vice

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Feeling the Heat - Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Haejune Kim, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

for a particularapplication. Students are given the following project statement to accomplish the laboratory.Project StatementA common failure mode of electronics is overheating. Generally, this is caused by the lack ofadequate cooling and improper layout of components. One effective and common method ofcooling electronic devices is the use of heat sinks. A heat sink is a device to promote the heattransfer from one medium to another using extended surfaces. Heat from the electronics isabsorbed and transmitted to the heat sink fins, which are cooled by natural or forced convection.The performance of heat sinks is often presented as a plot of thermal resistance of the heat sinksversus a variable airflow. From this information, engineers are

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: S-STEM 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Joseph Dygert, West Virginia University; Melissa Lynn Morris, University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #30231Understanding Student Retention in EngineeringDr. Robin A.M Hensel, West Virginia University Robin A. M. Hensel, Ed.D., is the Assistant Dean for Freshman Experience in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University. While her doctorate is in Curriculum and Instruction, focusing on higher education teaching of STEM fields, she also holds B.S. and M.A. degrees in Mathematics. Dr. Hensel has over seven years of experience working in engineering teams and in project management and administration as a Mathematician and Computer Systems Analyst for the U. S

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 9: Pedagogical Tools

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Raghu Echempati P.E., Kettering University; Santhosh Sivan Kathiresan, Kettering University

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Computers in Education

utilizing computers in educational purpose, made sure that SolidWorksis one of the most identified name among students for the projects works. SolidWorks Simulationwas used to perform static analysis project for go-karts in determining the maximum deflection[3], implementing the finite element analysis method using SolidWorks Simulation [4], performingfatigue analysis of die casting machine in SolidWorks Simulation [5]. All the studies [3, 4, 5]provided pathway for students to use SolidWorks simulation for the project assignments, makingto understand the vital concept of simulation and in analyzing the engineering problems withinvirtual environment using computers. Thus, for this work, SolidWorks 2019-x64 bit StudentVersion has been

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Janille A. Smith-Colin, Southern Methodist University; Jeanna Wieselmann, Southern Methodist University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #30540Effective Identity-Safety Cues for Assuaging Social Identity Threat ofYoung Black Girls in STEM (Work in Progress) (Diversity)Dr. Janille A Smith-Colin, Southern Methodist University Janille Smith-Colin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and a Fellow of Caruth Institute for Engineering Education at Southern Methodist University (SMU). She also leads the Infrastructure Projects and Organizations Research Group at SMU, whose mission is to advance sustainability and resilience goals through infrastructure systems research and education focused on developing

Conference Session

First-year Programs: Teams and Teamwork

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mirna Mattjik, Colorado School of Mines; Megan Sanders, Colorado School of Mines

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #29401Work in Progress: A Study on Motivation in Teams Using SelfDetermination TheoryProf. Mirna Mattjik, Colorado School of Mines Mirna Mattjik is a Teaching Associate Professor in the EDS Division, Cornerstone Design@Mines Pro- gram. Mirna is also faculty in the Thorson First Year Honors Program, and part of the inaugural teaching cohort. Mirna’s formal education is in industrial technology, international political economy, project management and leadership. Her active research agenda is about improving teaching and learning for engineers and applied scientists - which interests include but not limited to

Conference Session

CPDD Session 1 - Generating Intellectual Excitement for Professional Learners

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ben Bernard, North Dakota State University; Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University

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Continuing Professional Development

cohort of twelve to twenty per boot camp.The student cohort is led by one or two instructors who alternate between lecture, labs,individual and group assignments, and problem-based learning eight to ten hours per day, five orsix days per week. Over the course of the boot camp, the cohort becomes self-sufficient andworks on projects that emulate a professional cybersecurity environment. At the end of the bootcamp, students receive technical interview training and career coaching.This research begins to answer the question of how educators can best meet the growing demandfor cybersecurity professionals. It compares the learning outcomes of a cybersecurity courseoffered in traditional three credit hour classroom lecture setting over one academic

Conference Session

Postgraduate Pathways and Experiences

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Russell Korte, George Washington University; Saniya Leblanc, George Washington University

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Educational Research and Methods

conducted and recorded by the firstauthor. Interviews were transcribed verbatim in confidence by a professional transcriptionistyielding 491 pages of transcripts. Participant, project, and company identifiers were removed toprotect privacy per IRB requirements.Interview data collected from the new hires were analyzed following the methods recommendedfor qualitative data analysis [20], [21], [22]. This analysis is still ongoing. Objectives of theanalysis were to identify the variety of newcomers’ experiences via the coding, identify clustersof similar experiences, and map out the general progression of learning during socialization. Aset of 30 pre-determined codes was developed identifying key concepts of the socializationexperience based on reviews

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2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

Authors

Joseph Dygert, West Virginia University; Melissa Lynn Morris, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

cum Laude with a BSME in 2006, earned a MSME in 2008, and completed her doctorate in mechanical engineering in 2011, all from WVU. At WVU, she has previously served as the Undergraduate and Outreach Advisor for the Mechani- cal and Aerospace Engineering department and the Assistant Director of the Center for Building Energy Efficiency. She has previously taught courses such as Thermodynamics, Thermal Fluids Laboratory, and Guided Missiles Systems, as well as serving as a Senior Design Project Advisor for Mechanical Engineer- ing Students. Her research interests include energy and thermodynamic related topics. Since 2007 she has been actively involved in recruiting and outreach for the Statler College, as part of

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

Kevin Skenes, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Nathan John Washuta P.E., The Citadel; James Righter, The Citadel

assignments in the seminars are tied to the six essentialGeneral Education outcomes (quantitative literacy, written communication, critical thinking,inquiry and analysis, intercultural knowledge, and ethical reasoning). Seminar students begin todo signature work, “synthesizing, analyzing, and applying cumulative knowledge and skillsthrough problem- or inquiry-based assignments or projects [2].”Taught by faculty from across the campus, the Freshman Seminar serves as an introduction toacademic inquiry. All freshmen declare their major before the fall semester, and many degreeplans have little exposure to engineering or STEM beyond basic math and science. Severalengineering faculty piloted freshman seminars in the spring 2019 and taught the seminars

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2020 First-Year Engineering Experience

Authors

AJ Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Brett Hamlin, Michigan Technological University; Norma L Veurink, Michigan Technological University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

been supported by a number of companies, as well as by NSF/CISE, NSF/DUE. and DARPA. Specifically, his research in DBER-based engineering education has been supported by NSF/DUE and NSF/CISE. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Three Years After Rollout: A Report on Systemic Changes in a First-Year Engineering ProgramAbstractThis report focuses on an overview and preliminary results for a project to update the first-yearengineering program (FYEP) at Michigan Technological University (MTU) with an FYEPenrollment base of approximately 1,000 students. We are now three years out from the rollout ofan updated FYEP that dates from

Collection

2020 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Diana de la Rosa-Pohl; Catherine Horn

achievement toqualify for an S-STEM scholarship, most of the participants already have sizeable financial aidpackages available to them for school. The support that the S-STEM scholarship provides typicallypays all or most of the tuition balance and allows the student to work fewer hours (or none at all)giving them more time to participate in program activities.As far as program expectations, participants are required to take a one-hour course each semester inthe first two years of college. The first year is a hands-on project-based robotics curriculum, whilethe second year is an undergraduate research experience with a faculty mentor. The mandatoryweekly class meetings are a significant part of the engagement intervention as the effectiveness

Conference Session

CoNECD Session : Day 2 Slot 3 Technical Session 4

Collection

2021 CoNECD

Authors

Tricia S. Berry, University of Texas at Austin; Ana M. Dison, University of Texas at Austin; Efren Enrique Dominguez, University of Texas at Austin

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

Paper ID #28339Adventures in Collaborative Grassroots Undergraduate STEM Inclusion WorkMs. Tricia S. Berry, University of Texas at Austin Tricia Berry, Director of the Women in Engineering Program (WEP) at The University of Texas at Austin, is responsible for leading the efforts on recruitment and retention of women in the Cockrell School of Engineering. She concurrently serves as Director of the Texas Girls Collaborative Project, connecting Texas organizations, companies and individuals working to advance gender equity in science, technology, engineering and math fields. Berry received her B.S. Chemical Engineering degree