Musiak, R. E., & Grabiec, R. A., & Haffner, E. W., & Schreiner, S., & Karplus, A. K., & Vollaro, M. (2001, June), Forging New Links: Integrating The Freshman Engineering Curriculum  Paper presented at 2001 Annual Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 10.18260/1-2--9282

\bibitem{asee_peer_9282}
  Musiak, R. E., \& Grabiec, R. A., \& Haffner, E. W., \& Schreiner, S., \& Karplus, A. K., \& Vollaro, M. (2001, June), \emph{Forging New Links: Integrating The Freshman Engineering Curriculum}
  Paper presented at 2001 Annual Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
  10.18260/1-2--9282

Ronald E. Musiak, Richard A. Grabiec, Eric W. Haffner, Steve Schreiner, Alan K. Karplus, and Mary Vollaro.  "Forging New Links: Integrating The Freshman Engineering Curriculum".  2001 Annual Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2001, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2001.  https://peer.asee.org/9282 Internet.  13 May, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_9282}
  Ronald E. Musiak, Richard A. Grabiec, Eric W. Haffner, Steve Schreiner, Alan K. Karplus, and Mary Vollaro.
  "Forging New Links: Integrating The Freshman Engineering Curriculum".
  \emph{2001 Annual Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2001, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2001.
  https://peer.asee.org/9282 Internet.  13 May, 2025

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The Introduction to Engineering course was broken into four identical sections, each with fewer than 25 students enrolled. The faculty member teaching the section also served as the academic advisor for the students, allowing the faculty members to better advise students on their academic and professional pursuits. Faculty coordination and cooperation were cornerstones to the successful delivery of course materials. The new courses and curriculum structure were a success because the freshmen were able to demonstrate an understanding and ability to use the design process to solve engineering design problems.
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