. This course introducesComputational Sciences was established in 2007 and engineering neophytes to the principles of problem solving,currently offers undergraduate programs in Computer critical thinking, programming concepts, engineering ethics,Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial & and the engineering design process. Students enrolled in theSystems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and course must function at a precalculus or higher level ofComputer Science (with four cognates), as well as a mathematics, which may be satisfied by concurrentgraduate program in Cyber Security. The First Year enrollment. There are currently no restrictions to
participation consistent, reliable sources of support, information andincreased each year; from 20% to 30% to 50%, but we inspiration. The mentors are trained in a 2-hour session instill expect more. which their roles and responsibilities, including ethics, are stressed. They are also provided a 7-page manual that drawsIndex Terms – Mentorship program, senior-first-year, from the College of Engineering Peer Advocates manual.student-student The mentors are enthusiastic students and for the most part Introduction
economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability Kirsten H. Dodson Assistant Professor, Lipscomb an ability to communicate effectively University, kirsten.dodson@lipscomb.edu the broad education necessary to understand the impact Kerry E. Patterson Execute Director, The Peugeot Center of engineering solutions in a global, economic, for Engineering Service in Developing Communities at environmental, and societal context Lipscomb University, kerry.patterson@lipscomb.edu a knowledge of contemporary issues Joseph B. Tipton Associate Professor, Lipscomb
) students were not introduced toalgorithmic assessment. We are exploring the correlation design until upper-division courses, and (iv) we needed tobetween this logical-thinking test and student success, and attract and retain undecided and traditionally under-also improvement in students’ logic ability as evidenced represented groups of students. The overall goals were toby pre- and post-test comparisons. include project design and teamwork experience, introduce programming earlier, stress “soft skills” such asIndex Terms - electrical engineering, mentors, problem- communication, ethics and student success, and to
. Christopher D. Pionke has been on the faculty of the University of Tennessee (UT) since 1993 and is an Associate Professor in the Tickle College of Engineering Cook Grand Challenges Honors Program as well as the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering. In this capacity he has developed and taught courses in The Finite Element Method, Engineering Mechanics, Engineering Design, Engineering Fundamentals, Engineering Ethics, and the Chancellors Honors Program. In addi- tion, he is a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the State of Georgia. His professional experiences include jobs with Presearch, Inc. of Oak Ridge, Tennessee (1982-1984) and Optic-Electronic Corp. of Dallas, Texas (1986-1987