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2017 FYEE Conference

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Lu Li, Sacramento City College

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-knowledge which is essential to the application of these facts solving flowchart. We use one flowchart per system. Toand procedures in problem solving. (Pawl, 2009)” solve multiple-system problems with multiple flowcharts, simply determine the order in which to solve each system. The S.I.M. (System, Interactions, and Model) [1] physicsproblem solving strategy, created by this MIT educationFirst Year Engineering Experience (FYEE) Conference August 6 – August 8, 2017, Daytona Beach, FL W1A-1

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Melinda Holtzman, Portland State University; Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University

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) introduce industry present an overview of different fields and careerprogramming and specifically MATLAB early in our opportunities in electrical engineering. In the second course,program, (iii) stress communication skills, and (iv) attract and ECE 102, students learn to develop algorithms and applyengage more students, in particular from under-represented computational software tools (mainly MATLAB) to solvegroups, into ECE [1]. While we have had some successes – primarily simple electrical engineering problems. They do apopular and engaging team design projects, hands-on lab project using MATLAB programming for data acquisitionexperience, and an alumni mentor program – we still

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WIP: Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Classroom Practices

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Brian Paljug, University of Virginia; Lisa Lampe, University of Virginia

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UVA studentsstudents who receive tutoring benefit from the individualized, who receive tutoring, as well as provide a model foractive learning experience, as well as the increased comfort continuing this assessment in future semesters.and understanding that comes from working with a peer [1]. METHODOLOGYTutoring also offers financial advantages, as supporting apeer tutoring program is generally more cost efficient than The tutoring survey (Appendix) was distributed as a Qualtricshiring professional tutors or additional TAs. Engineering and web survey via email to students tutored in the spring 2017applied science programs have adopted peer tutoring semester; the survey was

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WIP: Engineering Education Research - Focus on Problem Solving

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2017 FYEE Conference

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David Joseph Ewing, The University of Texas at Arlington

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become a primary focus at the University of economic backgrounds, and prior knowledge among studentsTexas at Arlington (UTA). UTA conducted a study that at UTA, ENGR 1300 utilizes the Student-Centered Activefound students were ill-equipped in the areas of problem Learning Environment with Upside-down Pedagogiessolving, professional writing, and computer (SCALE-UP) method. This method, developed at NC Stateprogramming. Therefore, UTA has recently created a University [1] and now utilized in many universities [2],new first year engineering course focused on improving focuses on creating a highly active and collaborativethese specific skill areas using the Student-Centered

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WIP: Student Success & Development - Focus on Mentoring

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Geoff Rideout, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Thelma E Coley, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University

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” to provide after-hours support. ESEPs support One courses specific to the Faculty of Engineering.the instructional team by developing and focus-grouping Involving students as active participants in teaching andcourse materials, administering extra problem sets learning is growing in popularity. Healey et al. [1] suggestthrough on-line rooms, and informing instructors of that successful approaches take advantage of sharedstudent difficulties. Finally, the ESEPs support the engagement between students and academics seeking to learnadministration through research into best practices in together and enact changes to enhance student learningfirst-year engineering

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WIP: Engineering Education Research - Focus on Engagement

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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mathematics. Another reason is students placed intohurting students’ chances to make satisfactory progress Calculus I lose their drive to do well in the course as theytowards their degree and ultimately graduate within find it difficult to establish a connection betweeneven six years. In order to address these serious issues, in mathematics and engineering [1-3]. Therefore, they struggleFall of 2016, New Jersey Institute of Technology offered to keep up with the coursework. In addition to loss ofENGR 101 – an application oriented course based on motivation, any delay in entry to Calculus I or failure inWright State University model to engineering students Calculus I is almost automatically

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WIP: Engineering Education Research - Focus on Problem Solving

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2017 FYEE Conference

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James Lloyd Long, Liberty University; Carolyn Ziebart, Liberty University

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and pedagogies2011, with the first Computer Engineering graduates implemented in the first-year engineering programs over thefollowing in 2012. Although the Software Engineering past three years include:program was subsequently dropped, the Electrical and • Adoption of Studying Engineering: A Road Map to aIndustrial & Systems Engineering programs received ABET Rewarding Career. Ray Landis’ seminal work [1] wasaccreditation in 2012, followed by Computer Engineering in established as a foundational text in the Introduction to2013. The Mechanical Engineering program was started in Engineering course. In-class discussions and out-of-2014 and is on track to have its

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WIP: Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Design-Based Projects

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Shankar Ramakrishnan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Deana Delp

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Session W1A Work-in-Progress - Instilling Entrepreneurial Mindset by Vertical Integration of Engineering Projects Shankar Ramakrishnan, Ph.D., Deana Delp, Ph.D. Arizona State University, sramakr5@asu.edu, ddelp@asu.eduAbstract - The goal of this research project is to instill an TABLE I ASU’S FRAMEWORK FOR DOCUMENTING STUDENT AND FACULTYentrepreneurial mindset by vertically integrating a single OUTCOMES RELATED TO THE THREE C’S [1]design project among two consecutive freshmen

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WIP: Engineering Education Research - Focus on Engagement

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Lauren Miranda Lingar; Abbey Williams; Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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impact move into after their first year. Concepts of computerperformance in the flipped classroom environment. programming are considered difficult conceptual material forAnalysis of two semesters of data is on-going and will be both computing and non-computing majors [1]. One of thereported in the full paper. challenges present in learning programming is the need to learn the syntax of a particular program in addition toIndex Terms – cluster analysis, flipped classroom, learning logic diagramming methods. Research has shownmotivation, performance. that many

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WIP: Student Success & Development - Focus on Mentoring

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Emily Sandvall, Baylor University; Deanna Calder; Megan Harper, Baylor University; Zachary Bruce Jackson, Baylor University; Billy Joel Baker

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INTRODUCTION Baylor’s newest engineering students.Baylor University, located in Waco, Texas, is a private BACKGROUNDChristian University and a nationally ranked researchinstitution. Nearly 17,000 students from all 50 states and Research on mentoring includes several definitions usedmore than 80 countries call this vibrant campus community throughout literature to define this concept. Reference [1]home. With more than 10 percent of Baylor University’s defined mentoring for their study as a relationship involvingfreshman class pursuing major courses of study in the a passage of information and knowledge from an individualSchool of Engineering and Computer Science each

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WIP: Student Success & Development - Focus on Self-Efficacy

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Whitney Gaskins, University of Cincinnati

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Cincinnati. Whitney also works with the Emerging Ethnic Engineers (E3) Program. She teaches Calculus 1 during the Summer Bridge program and instructs Cooperative Calculus 1 during the school year. Continuing with her commitment to community involvement, Whitney has previously served on the Na- tional Executive Board for the National Society of Black Engineers, a student-managed organization with more than 30,000 members. She served as the Planning Chairperson for the 2013 Annual Convention and is currently an advisor for the Great Lakes Region. Dr. Gaskins the President of the Sigma Omega graduate chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She is also a member of the Society of Women Engineers, the Women’s Alliance

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WIP: Engineering Education Research - Focus on Engagement

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Tonya Whitehead, Wayne State University; Jeffrey Potoff, Wayne State University

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occurred during Fall 2016 across three extrinsic motivation and self-efficacy [1]. Shell et al. hassections of the course, with different instructors looked at students initial motivation, goal orientation, andinvolving, slightly different requirements and assignment instrumentality [2]. While not directly tested on computerstructures. Based on instructor assessment and student programming to date, grit has been shown to correlate withfeedback, revisions were made to the structure of the success in higher education as well [3]. The overall goal ofproject and it was rolled out to both the sections in Winter this study is to develop and implement new course materials2017. To ensure consistency

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WIP: Student Success & Development - Focus on Self-Efficacy

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Kayla Nicole Arnsdorff; Ashley Tingting Chen; Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Steffen Peuker, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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summarizes initial Self-regulated learning (SRL) is described as the process thatwork conducted to understand how students discuss their a learner goes through in order to engage in cognitive andself-regulated learning skills through an end of semester metacognitive functioning, as well as to regulate severalreflective assignment. As part of a first year seminar affective dimensions, such as motivational, behavioral, andcourse for engineering students, students are asked to emotional regulation [1-5]. Self-regulated learning can alsocomplete weekly reflective assignments relating the be seen as a process that allows students to navigate throughweek’s topic to their own practice as a

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WIP: Student Success & Development - Focus on Mentoring

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Joanne F. Uleau, Environmental Engineering Program, University of Colorado- Boulder

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WIP: Student Success & Development - Focus on Self-Efficacy

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Racheida S Lewis, Virginia Tech; Tamara Knott, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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domain identity reflects theTech First Year Experience course designed to equip extent to which a person believes that domain is anstudents with problem solving skills, inquiry skills, and important part of who they are [3].integration of learning skills necessary for navigating The model of domain identification by Osborne andcollege level curricula [1]. Jones explains the process by which a set of social and A series of surveys are administered to GE students academic background factors can affect one's domainat three times over the course of their first year: in August at identification and motivation beliefs, and thus, affectthe beginning of the

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WIP: Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Design-Based Projects

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Kevin Kit, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Christopher D. Pionke P.E., University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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calls to improve undergraduate interest informed the development of the assignment weengineering education in order to better prepare students to present in this paper.solve complex, ill-structured problems within rapidly This paper describes a course assignment that giveschanging, multi-disciplinary environments [1]. One method first-year engineering students the opportunity to design andto address these challenges is to provide students with the solve an ill-structured problem related to course materialopportunity to experience ill-structured problems throughout within a traditionally taught course. Our goals with thetheir undergraduate studies [2]. Shin et al. present a list of

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WIP: Engineering Education Research - Focus on Problem Solving

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Krista M Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Lauren Corrigan, Ohio State University; Paul Alan Clingan, The Ohio State University

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particular focus on under-represented populations.Mr. Paul Alan Clingan, The Ohio State University Department of Engineering Education c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Session W1A Work-in-Progress – When Students KeepTimesheets during a First-Year Engineering Project: Assignment Evolution and Student Perceptions Dr. Krista M. Kecskemety, Lauren N. Corrigan, and Paul A. Clingan The Ohio State University, kecskemety.1@osu.edu, corrigan.59@osu.edu, clingan.3@osu.eduAbstract – Using timesheets to keep track of work is a this project may be

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WIP: Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Design-Based Projects

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Kaitlin Engle Mallouk, Rowan University; William T. Riddell, Rowan University; Karl Dyer, Rowan University

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. NZEBs are structures that produce as much energylight bulbs. Students measured the visible light output, as they consume over the course of a year. This energypower consumption, and surface temperature of four balance is achieved through production via photovoltaicdifferent bulb types (incandescent, halogen, compact cells and reduction of consumption through insulation,fluorescent, and LED) and then determined the supersealing, highly efficient windows, implementation ofefficiency of the bulbs and considered the implications overhangs and thermal mass, and using low energyfor a NZEB and their own home. In the lab, student appliances [1]. While “reverse engineering” the NZEB,teams

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WIP: Student Success & Development - Focus on Mentoring

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ryan Baldwin

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in engineering topics. Any delay in thefirst semester. For students in Newark College of completion of the calculus sequence would have drasticEngineering (NCE) at NJIT, by design, the mathematics impact on the student’s time to graduate. Figure 1 shows theplacement drives the remainder of their courses as well. additional pre-calculus courses needed for NCE studentsThis means that poor performance on the Mathematics who do not start at the recommended starting point.Placement Test easily adds 1-2 semesters to students' Students that are placed in MATH108 may take up to a yearoverall graduation time. This also has a strong impact on or even more before they can take courses related tothe

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WIP: Engineering Education Research - Focus on Engagement

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Robert Gettens, Western New England University; Harlan E Spotts Jr., Western New England University; Jingru Zhang, Western New England University; Chang Hoon Lee, Western New England University

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settings, people with little historyfunctional teams. The sooner students can begin to develop working together and from various disciplinary andgood team skills, the better. “Why do some students experience backgrounds come together to create somethingflounder on their initial job assignments after graduation, that hadn’t existed before. This diversity of perspectivewhile others move quickly up the career ladder? One brings with it the opportunity for unique combinations ofcommon criticism voiced by employers is that new hires do knowledge that could not have occurred separately. It alsonot seem to function well in a team-based environment.” [1] brings with it the risk of an inability to

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WIP: Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Design-Based Projects

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2017 FYEE Conference

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Kirsten Heikkinen Dodson, Lipscomb University; Kerry E Patterson, Lipscomb University; Joseph B Tipton Jr., Lipscomb University

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selection. While the faculty in the college see value inelement of design. Various accreditation agencies like ABET these experiences, there was a major lack of designrequire that programs cover design and analysis under the experience in the course. Faculty perceptions of seniorconsiderations of global, economic, environmental, and design projects show a need to improve client interactions,societal contexts [1], but many programs expect these topics decision-making processes, holistic critical thinking, andto be covered in other courses rather than creating a sustainable design. A quick examination of the currentcurriculum focused on holistic problem-solving. Other curriculum shows