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GIFTS: Building a comprehensive First-Year Computing Trajectory

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FYEE 2025 Conference

Location

University of Maryland - College Park, Maryland

Publication Date

July 27, 2025

Start Date

July 27, 2025

End Date

July 29, 2025

Conference Session

GIFTS II

Tagged Topic

FYEE 2025

Page Count

4

DOI

10.18260/1-2--55264

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https://peer.asee.org/55264

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43

Paper Authors

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Joseph A Lyon University of Notre Dame Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0002-1993-4191

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Joseph A. Lyon is an Assistant Teaching Professor at the University of Notre Dame. He holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Education. His research interests are computational thinking and mathematical modeling.

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Andrew Charles Bartolini University of Notre Dame

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Associate Teaching Professor, University of Notre Dame

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Abstract

This GIFTS paper outlines the development of a two-pathway engineering computing program at a private midwestern university. Given modern first-year students' varied experiences and backgrounds, the study aims to address how to support students of all experience levels best.

Lyon, J. A., & Bartolini, A. C. (2025, July), GIFTS: Building a comprehensive First-Year Computing Trajectory Paper presented at FYEE 2025 Conference, University of Maryland - College Park, Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--55264

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