Conference Session

M2C: Learning by Design 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Bonnie S. Boardman, University of Texas, Arlington; Martin Kendall Wallace, University of Texas at Arlington; Morgan Chivers, UTA FabLab

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Paper ID #28010Full Paper: A Makerspace Project for New Transfer StudentsDr. Bonnie S. Boardman, University of Texas, Arlington Bonnie Boardman is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Arlington. Her primary research interests are in the engineering education and resource planning disciplines. She holds a B.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from The University of Arkansas and an M.S. in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University.Mr. Martin Kendall Wallace, University of Texas at Arlington Martin K. Wallace is

Conference Session

T2B: GIFTS - Session B

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2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Lauren Halberstadt, Penn State University; Yi Meng, College of Education, the Pennsylvannia State University; Jim Sauls, Pennsylvania State University; Sridevi Rao, Pennsylvania State University

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GIFTS: Global Classroom Project: Bringing global competency to the STEM classroomThe Global Classroom Project aims to develop global awareness in undergraduate students atPenn State University. The goal is to bring together first-year domestic and international studentsto enhance classroom learning and engage with the concepts of student integration and globalcompetency. Actively integrating international and domestic students not only fulfills thepurpose of enriching their academic experience, we find that it also increases global competencyand awareness. The first-year seminar courses serve as a platform for STEM students’ academicand social integration and are often designed to prepare students for

Conference Session

T2C: GIFTS - Session C

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2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Kurt M Degoede, Elizabethtown College; Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College; Jean Carlos Batista Abreu, Elizabethtown College

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GIFTS: Going Circular – Reusing a First-Year Design ProjectWe developed a first-year multidisciplinary design project, which compels students to think interms of circular economies. This project focused on introducing students to the design processand project management. We structured the project for teams of 4 or 5 first-year students,requiring 40-50 hours per student throughout the semester. The students are required to keeptheir vehicle battery charged with use of a photovoltaic module. The competition goalprominently features a measure of the reusability of components.The project requires technical work in mechanics, electronics, and programming in a context ofsystem design and sustainability. Most students find at least one

Conference Session

M2B: Learning in teams

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2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Todd France, Ohio Northern University; J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University; Lauren H. Logan, Ohio Northern University

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Paper ID #28041Partnering with Occupational Therapists for First-Year Design ProjectsDr. Todd France, Ohio Northern University Todd France is the director of Ohio Northern University’s Engineering Education program, which strives to prepare engineering educators for the 7-12 grade levels. Dr. France is also heavily involved in de- veloping and facilitating the Introduction to Engineering course sequence at ONU. He earned his PhD from the University of Colorado Boulder where his research focused on pre-engineering education and project-based learning.Dr. J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University Dr. Hylton is an

Conference Session

M2A: Learning By Design 1

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Charlotte De Vries, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Qi Dunsworth, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Dean Q. Lewis, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

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Prototyping a prototype-based project with minimal equipment requirementsAbstract: This full paper describes the design, implementation, and reception of a prototype-baseddesign project for first-year engineering students in an introductory course. This project wasintroduced in a course that previously lacked authentic physical design due to the limited accessto prototyping equipment. Prior student projects were confined to design and computer modelingand simulation elements only, with hands-on activities restricted to measurement-based labs. Thenew project incorporated concept development by the students along with physical prototyping oftheir design using and a combination of reusable components and disposable inexpensive supplies.The

Conference Session

T1A: Readiness 1

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Nicholas A Meisel, The Pennsylvania State University; Sarah C Ritter, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Christopher McComb, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Jessica Dolores Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Paper ID #27996Creation and Implementation of a Project Framework to Improve Corner-stone Engineering DesignDr. Nicholas A Meisel, The Pennsylvania State University Dr. Nicholas (Nick) Meisel is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Design in the School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs (SEDTAPP) at Penn State and an affiliate faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2010 with his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and received his Ph.D. from Virginia Tech in Mechanical Engineering in 2015. He joined the faculty at Penn State in Fall

Conference Session

T1A: Readiness 1

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2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Adam Joseph Malecki; Emily Rose Breniser, 2019 FYEE Conference; Alexa L. E. Littman; David Gee, Gannon University

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Paper ID #28078First-Year Engineering Service Learning Projects Can Play Large Role onGlobal IssuesMr. Adam Joseph MaleckiMs. Emily Rose Breniser, 2019 FYEE ConferenceMiss Alexa L. E. LittmanDr. David Gee, Gannon University FYS Coordinator, College of Engineering Faculty Advisor, ASME Student Chapter 2019 FYEE Conference : Penn State University , Pennsylvania Jul 28Proceedings, 11th Annual ASEE First Year Engineering Experience Conference FYEE2019 July 28-30, 2019, University Park, PA, USA Full Paper: First-Year Engineering Service

Conference Session

M1A: WIP - Learning experiences 1

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Maria J Evans, Penn State Brandywine; Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Work in Progress: Inspiring and Engaging First-Year Engineering Students at a Small Campus Through International Team Design ProjectsAbstractThis work-in-progress, innovative practice paper summarizes our first-year Introduction toEngineering Design course at a small campus, and our continuing efforts to improve studentengagement, inspiration, and retention in engineering. The paper emphasizes the two majordesign projects used to teach the engineering design process. For the past thirteen years, one ofthese long-term design projects has been completed in collaboration with several internationaluniversities. The design teams have combined engineering students from diverse cultures

Conference Session

M1A: WIP - Learning experiences 1

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Jennifer Mullin, UC Davis

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Paper ID #28083Physical Computing Design Project to Promote Equity and Community in anIntroductory Engineering CourseDr. Jennifer Mullin, UC Davis Jennifer S. Mullin is a faculty member in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at UC Davis. 2019 FYEE Conference : Penn State University , Pennsylvania Jul 28 WIP Paper: Physical Computing Design Project to Promote Equity and Community in an Introductory Engineering CoursePrior to matriculation, first year engineering students at UC Davis, a large public university,declare majors in one of the eight academic departments offering

Conference Session

M2A: Learning By Design 1

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2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Breigh Nonte Roszelle, University of Denver

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Paper ID #27994The Development of a First Year Design Project: Focusing on Creativity, In-dependence, and Design UnderstandingDr. Breigh Nonte Roszelle, University of Denver Dr. Breigh Roszelle completed her undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University in 2006. She then continued in academia, completing her Masters and PhD in Bioengineer- ing at The Pennsylvania State University. At Penn State Breigh worked in the Artificial Heart Lab, her research focused on studying the biofluid mechanics associated with the development of a pediatric ven- tricular assist device. After completing her PhD in

Conference Session

M1B: WIP - Learning Experiences 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Tim Kane, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Erica Venkatesulu

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A WORK-IN-PROGRESS: We ARe…DUINO! a project-based first-year experience, collaborative with the IEEE student chapterIn this work-in-progress (WIP) paper, we will invite discussion about our recent and ongoingefforts in developing a first-year experience for Electrical Engineering (EE). A common desireof undergraduates in EE (and we suspect across engineering in general) is for more “hands-on”experiences. What little they get tends to be later in their college career; however, as the Do-It-Yourself (DIY)/Make culture continues to grow, more of our students are walking in the doorready and willing to “get their hands dirty” on

Conference Session

M2C: Learning by Design 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University; Duncan Davis, Northeastern University; Richard Tyler Cimino, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University

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year classes. Mostly recently, he has implemented a series of escape room projects to teach engineering to first year students through the process of designing, prototyping, and building these play experiences.Dr. Richard Tyler Cimino, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Richard T. Cimino is a Senior Lecturer in the Otto H. York Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D in Chemical & Biochemical Engineering from the Rutgers University, with a focus in adsorption science and the characterization of porous materials. His research interests include engineering ethics and process safety, and broadening inclusivity in engineering, especially among

Conference Session

T2C: GIFTS - Session C

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Jacob Preston Moore, Pennsylvania State University, Mont Alto

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ExperiencesAuthenticity [1] is a goal for many instructors when developing design experiences for first yearengineering students. Some of the perception of authenticity comes through the clients, eitherreal or imagined, with real clients having an understandable advantage in this perception. For thisreason, many institutions pull in industry partners looking to solve real world problems.However, for smaller classes of first year students, it can be difficult to draw in industry partners.In such cases, instructors may instead look to service learning opportunities [2], partnering withlocal community members as clients. In this paper, the author discusses one such partnership andtakes a five-year retrospective look at the projects and the process used from the

Conference Session

M1B: WIP - Learning Experiences 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Kimberlyn Gray, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.; Rachel L. Bragg, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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engineeringstudents in an introduction to engineering course reveals that transfer can be enhanced throughstrategies such as writing-specific feedback and writing focused class activities, thus helpingthese students to see a clearer connection between their first-year composition courses and thewriting they are tasked with in their discipline.This project started as a result of the authors being asked to join an assessment committee todevelop a plan for assessing writing across all programs at West Virginia University Institute ofTechnology. The initial plan for cross-curricular assessment includes English faculty assessingwriting from first-year composition courses and senior capstone courses from a variety ofprograms. This assessment will be used to

Conference Session

T2A: GIFTS - Session A

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College; Jean Carlos Batista Abreu, Elizabethtown College

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Paper ID #28017Energy-Efficiency Assessment of Windows using Temperature SensorsDr. Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown CollegeDr. Jean Carlos Batista Abreu, Elizabethtown College 2019 FYEE Conference : Penn State University , Pennsylvania Jul 28 GIFTS: Energy-Efficiency Assessment of Windows using Temperature SensorsThis Great Idea for Teaching, and Talking with, Students (GIFTS) presents a first-yearengineering student project dedicated to the energy assessment of windows in campus residencehalls, through the analysis of quantitative and qualitative data. This multi-week problem-basedlearning

Conference Session

M3C: Mentoring into the profession

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Michael Cross, Norwich University; David M. Feinauer P.E., Norwich University; Michael W. Prairie, Norwich University; Seth H. Frisbie, Norwich University

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State University , Pennsylvania Jul 28 Full Paper: Tackling Real-World Problems in First-Year Electrical Engineering ExperiencesAbstractThis paper details how a spectrophotometer design project was scaffolded into a first-yearintroductory electrical engineering course to model the engineering design process for students,and to motivate students to practice their design skills and contribute to the project by testingdesign variations. The goal of the project is the creation of a low-cost, portable, reliable waterquality measurement device to support people working to address water quality contaminationissues around the world. While much of the design was ultimately the responsibility of key ECEand Chemistry

Conference Session

T2A: GIFTS - Session A

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Mike Elmore P.E., Binghamton University

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Full Paper: A Systems Engineering Approach to Conceptual Design in a 1st-Year Engineering Program1st-year engineering students engage in three projects over the course of the fall and springsemesters. In the fall semester students build, test, and present at an exposition an Arduino-basedgame. While students are provided the design for the game, they are strongly encouraged tomake creative modifications. Following this, students complete a reverse engineering activity ona simple household appliance or medical device. The result is a CAD model of the device and adetailed report, typically of about 40 – 50 pages. Students work in teams of three or four on bothprojects.In the spring semester work consists of a

Conference Session

M3B: Learning in Context 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Cheryl A Bodnar, Rowan University; Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; Richard T. Cimino, Rowan University

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is in progress at time of writing, is incorporating two major projects, each ofwhich is 5 weeks in duration.Rowan University is also a partner institution of KEEN, the Kern Entrepreneurial EngineeringNetwork. The goal of KEEN is to promote “entrepreneurial mindset” in students. Theentrepreneurial mindset as defined by KEEN is embodied by the “three C’s”: curiosity,connections, and creating value [1]. One of the predominant features of KEEN network activityis the collection and dissemination of exemplar curriculum that promotes the three C’s. Asearchable collection is available at [2].Faculty at Rowan University have devised a five-week project for FEC II that explores algaefarming, focusing on the production of algae-derived biofuels but

Conference Session

M2A: Learning By Design 1

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Sarah C Ritter, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sven G. Bilén P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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all PennState campuses, there are over 50 instructors teaching 70+ sections annually. Over the past twoyears, the course has been significantly revised to reflect changing academic and industry needs.This paper describes the current state of the course, highlighting newly developed coursematerials that leveraged the expertise of a team of interdisciplinary instructors.Prior to recent efforts, the curricular objectives for EDSGN 100 were formally updated mostrecently in 1995 when the course was changed from Engineering Graphics (EG 50) toEngineering Design and Graphics (ED&G 100), signifying the shift from a predominatelygraphics-based course to one incorporating team-based design projects. In 1998, the course wonthe Boeing Engineering

Conference Session

T2C: GIFTS - Session C

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Chizhong Wang, NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECH; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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in the first year engineering, civil engineering, and mechanical engineering departments and won multiple awards for excellence in instruction. He also has worked on several re- search projects, programs and initiatives to help students bridge the gap between high school and college as well as preparing students for the rigors of mathematics. His research interests include engineering education, excellence in instruction, water and wastewater treatment, civil engineering infrastructure, and transportation engineering. 2019 FYEE Conference : Penn State University , Pennsylvania Jul 28 GIFTS – Utilizing MATLAB’s Online Tutorial in First-Year Engineering

Conference Session

M2C: Learning by Design 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Asad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine; Maria Jane Evans, Penn State Brandywine; Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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teaching and learning.Dr. Maria Jane Evans, Penn State BrandywineDr. Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Ivan E. Esparragoza is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Penn State. His interests are in engi- neering design education, innovative design, global design, and global engineering education. He has introduced multinational design projects in a freshman introductory engineering design course in col- laboration with institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean as part of his effort to contribute to the formation of world class engineers for the Americas. He is actively involved in the International Division of the American Society for Engineering Education and in the Latin American

Conference Session

M1B: WIP - Learning Experiences 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Sara Willner-Giwerc, Tufts University; Kristen B Wendell, Tufts University

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forthe format of the course and allowed all four versions to run in the Spring 2019 semester. Thisdecision created a fruitful context for a comparative case study across different instructionalapproaches. Two of the professors are using a lecture and lab based instructional model, wherestudents attend two, 75-minute lectures each week and learn about computational concepts usingMATLAB. Students then practice these concepts during one 75-minute lab section each weekrun by a teaching assistant (TA), and they also complete weekly homework assignments usingMATLAB. The course culminates in a final project of students’ own choosing to demonstratetheir knowledge of both MATLAB as a tool and computational thinking concepts moregenerally. Each of these

Conference Session

M3A: Learning in Context 1

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Hyunjae Park, MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY

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mindset. After introducing the overall etc.) through the course content. As the semester progresses,course structure, contents, topics, and the corresponding the students are asked to participate in a team project thatactivities, this paper presents the survey analysis results includes both individual and team responsibilities.that show how the freshman engineering students build During the second semester, the students study andtheir engineering entrepreneurial mindset during their experience the following three topics: Engineeringfirst year of college. Computing, Introduction to Disruptive Technology with Products

Conference Session

T1B: Developing foundations in Science

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University; Robert J Prins, James Madison University

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thediscussed changes related to these key engineering analysis topics averaged 40% and 52%, wellbelow the department target goal of a 70% or greater score on these problems. As a result ofthese observations, instructors from the freshmen course met with instructors of the subsequentStatics and Dynamics course to devise a method to illustrate these concepts using a project-basedexperiential methodology.Development of an integrated freshmen-engineering module to apply fundamental conceptsin engineering scienceA video-based module was used to introduce students to the relationships between gravimetricforces and mathematical analysis. The video used was from the MythbustersTM Bug Specialepisode that evaluated how many bees would be required to lift and

Conference Session

M3B: Learning in Context 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Alicia Baumann, Arizona State University; Gary Lichtenstein, Arizona State University

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of the Fulton Outstanding Lecturer Award. She focuses on designing the curriculum and teaching in the freshman engineering program. She is also involved in the NAE Grand Challenge Scholars Program, the ASU ProMod project, the Engi- neering Projects in Community Service program, the Engineering Futures program, the Global Freshman Academy, and the ASU Kern Project. Dr. Zhu also designs and teaches courses in mechanical engineer- ing at ASU, including Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Design, Mechanism Analysis and Design, Finite Element Analysis, etc. She was part of a team that designed a largely team and activity based online Introduction to Engineering course, as well as a team that developed a unique MOOC

Conference Session

M1B: WIP - Learning Experiences 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Ludvik Alkhoury, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)

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Paper ID #28079Integrating Makerspace in First-Year Engineering CurriculumDr. Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Ashish Borgaonkar works as Asst. Professor of Engineering Education at the New Jersey Institute of Technology’s Newark College of Engineering located in Newark, New Jersey. He has taught several engineering courses primarily in the first year engineering, civil engineering, and mechanical engineering departments and won multiple awards for excellence in instruction. He also has worked on several re- search projects, programs and initiatives to help students bridge the gap between high

Conference Session

T2B: GIFTS - Session B

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Kurt M Degoede, Elizabethtown College; Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College; Jean Carlos Batista Abreu, Elizabethtown College

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GIFTS: Strengthening Inclusive Group DynamicsWe utilize the Gallup StrengthsFinder inventory [1] to foster diversity and inclusivity in our first-year Introduction to Engineering group projects. StrengthsFinder helps students betterunderstand themselves and others, improving team communication and performance. We alsouse this technique to address stereotype threat. Students discover the diversity of ways eachindividual engineer contributes to the profession through their unique set of strengths.The Gallup StrengthsFinder inventory reveals people’s top five strengths. These strengthsdescribe the individual’s natural talents or dispositions: domains or environments that energize.The thirty-four strengths fall into four

Conference Session

M2C: Learning by Design 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University

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Senior Lecturer and is the recipient of the Fulton Outstanding Lecturer Award. She focuses on designing the curriculum and teaching in the freshman engineering program. She is also involved in the NAE Grand Challenge Scholars Program, the ASU ProMod project, the Engi- neering Projects in Community Service program, the Engineering Futures program, the Global Freshman Academy, and the ASU Kern Project. Dr. Zhu also designs and teaches courses in mechanical engineer- ing at ASU, including Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Design, Mechanism Analysis and Design, Finite Element Analysis, etc. She was part of a team that designed a largely team and activity based online Introduction to Engineering course, as well as a team

Conference Session

M1C: WIP - Readiness and Professional Development

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Bonnie S. Boardman, University of Texas, Arlington

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, and meet objectives.” For accreditation purposes it is necessary to show that theprogram assesses students abilities on this ABET outcome. While the BSIE degree providesmany opportunities for students to work and be assessed in groups, there was very littleinstruction in how to actually be a good group member. In fact, a review of syllabi showed onlythree class periods in their entire IE course curriculum focused on how to make a team workeffectively. The goal of this project was to get students ready for those teamwork experienceswhich would be assessed against the ABET teamwork outcome.Materials and Lessons DevelopedAs part of the PLC, materials and lessons on how to be a good team member were developed anddelivered to a first-semester

Conference Session

M3A: Learning in Context 1

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Jennifer Felder Marley, Valparaiso University; Doug Tougaw P.E., Valparaiso University

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-solving skills and provide them with the culminates in a final design project that requires students totheoretical technical background required in any engineering construct and program a robot that is capable of playingfield. Students are typically required to take a physics and/or “soccer.” It should be noted that direct contact with suchother science course(s), a math course, and an introduction to advanced applications is frequently not encountered until theengineering course. This introduction to engineering course last two years of study.may focus on teamwork, interdisciplinary collaboration,design principles, and a conceptual overview of the various BACKGROUNDengineering disciplines. In