Transcript Building First Year Engineering Programs

Building a First-Year
Engineering Program
Presented by:
John Demel, Richard Freuler, and John Merrill
Workshop Agenda
Introductions
Fill Out and Collect Questionnaire
Review Ohio State’s Program / Other Models
Questionnaire Summary
Group Discussion
Presentation about Building Support
Summary and Wrap-up
Questions
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Outline for this Presentation
OSU Demographics
Why we wanted to develop OSU Program
First-Year Engineering Program (FEP)
Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)
Fundamentals of Engineering Honors (FEH)
Results
The College of Engineering
The Ohio State University
Ohio State – ~57,000 students
College of Engineering – ~6,000 students
Nine Departments – AAE, CE, ChE, CSE, ECE,
FABE, IWSE, ME, MSE
4,840 Undergraduates
1,260 First-Year Engineering Students – Selective
Admission to OSU & Enrollment in Engineering
~ 280 Faculty
History of Ohio State First-Year Program
(1874-1994) Department of Engineering
Graphics includes two four credit courses
Engineering Graphics & Programming for all
students.
Late 1980’s - OSU Engineering & national
concern about retention < 50% retained
Ohio State joined nine other schools for
Gateway Engineering Education Coalition
History of Ohio State First Year -Program
Considered Drexel and Rose-Hulman Models
1993-97 Developed Fundamentals of
Engineering Honors Program
1992 & 1997 Engineering Core Surveys of OSU
Graduates
1998 Retreat – 100 Faculty
Possible Models
Rose-Hulman – First Year
Quarter system
Three 12 credit courses combining and
integrating math, physics, chemistry, engineering
Team of teachers
Just in time delivery
Possible Models
Drexel University
Quarter System
Combined topics for 1st Year Students (3 Qtrs)
Math and Physics
Chemistry and Biology
Humanities (English+) for Engineering
Engineering – Hands-On Labs, Maple, LabView,
Design Projects
Sophomore (2 Quarters)
Systems, Energy, Materials
Semester System – Team Taught
Freshman Year
EPICS 151 (3)
Sophomore Year
EPICS 251(3)
Weekly Schedule includes
Project, CAD, Workshop
Weekly Schedule includes
Project, Computer, Workshop
Design Methodology
Problem Solving
Communications
Tools and Skills
Design Methodology
Problem Solving
Communications
Tools and Skills
Same Project – One Client
Many Projects w/ Clients
OSU Engineering Core Survey
Students needed more:
Teamwork
Project management
Communications
Problem Solving
CADD with Solid Modeling
Computer Tools
Timeline for New Programs
Year
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
Activity (Students)
Planning for FEH
Pilot 1(30)
Pilot 2/3(38/65)
Pilot 4/5(37/64)
Pilot 6(64)
FEH Approved (71)
FEH (105)
FEH (173)
FEH (218)
FEH (252)
FEH (247)
Year Activity (Students)
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
Planning for FE
Pilot (105)
Pilot (275)
FE Approved (681)
FE (~800)
FE (~1,050)
First-Year Engineering Program
Fundamentals of Engineering Honors Program
EG H191 - Graphics, CADD, Hands-on Labs, Short
design projects
EG H192 - Problem Solving, Algorithms, C/C++,
Hands-on Labs, MATLAB
EG H193 - Team Design-Build Project - Autonomous
Robots, Project Management & Documentation,
Robot Controller programmed in C
First-Year Engineering Program
Fundamentals of Engineering Honors Program
Students learn with a team of Faculty, GTAs, and
Undergraduate TAs
Engineering, Physics, and Math faculty meet weekly
Students stay together for three quarters
Faculty are selected for teaching ability
Faculty and GTAs teach the labs
Electronic Journals for weekly feedback
FEH Program Results
Students get into their major one quarter early.
Students participate in Co-op/Internship
Students become leaders in student
organizations – Local High Schools / FIRST
FEH is a reason for top students to choose OSU
over other schools.
Two Person Team Design Project
Team Robot Design-Build Project
Robot Competition
Team Project Oral Presentation
First-Year Engineering Program
Fundamentals of Engineering
Engineering 181 (parallel to H191)
Graphics and CADD, Computer Tools
(Excel, Word), Team Product Dissection
Labs, Report Writing, Presentation
Engineering 183 (parallel to H193)
Graphics and CADD, MATLAB, Team
Design-Build Project, Project
Management and Documentation
First-Year Engineering Program
Fundamentals of Engineering
Students learn with a team of Faculty,
GTAs, and Peer Mentors
PMs Funded by Honda
Students stay together for two quarters
Faculty come from all departments
Program and Course Assessment
Electronic Journals
Student Evaluation of Instruction
Hands On Lab
Bridge Building
&
Competition
Hands On Lab
Ice Cream Lab
Ten Week Team Design Project:
A System to Sort Recyclable Materials
Building
the
Conveyor
Ten Week Team Design Project:
A System to Sort Recyclable Materials
Testing
the
Design
Enrollment Since 1993
Number of Students
1200
1000
800
FEH
600
FE
400
200
0
1992
1994
1996
1998
Year
2000
2002
2004
Current Retention
FEH & FE Groups and Controls
Combined By Academic Year
Percent of Original Group Enrolled or Graduated in or from COE
100.0%
90.0%
80.0%
70.0%
60.0%
1998-99 Pilots
50.0%
1998-99 Controls
40.0%
30.0%
1999-2000 Pilots
1999-2000 Controls
2000-2001 Groups
20.0%
10.0%
2001-2002 Groups
1988 Group
0.0%
Year in School
freshman
sophomore
junior
senior
5th year
Enrollment 2001-2002
Fundamentals of Engineering
956 Students began the FE Course Sequence.
809 (85%) Students completed the Sequence.
704 (73%) Students returned to ENG in AU02.
Fundamentals of Engineering Honors
248 Students began the FEH Course Sequence.
213 (86%) Students completed the Sequence.
210 (85%) Students returned to ENG in AU02.
Enrollment 2001-2002
First-Year Engineering Program
1,204 Students began the First-Year Engineering
Program.
1,022 (85%) Students completed the Program Sequence.
914 (76%) Students returned to ENG in AU02.
Why 76%?
Most Students who chose not to continue in Engineering
decided to change majors.
Space Renovation Summer 2000 - 2001
72 Seat Computer Classroom
Three 36 Seat Computer Classrooms
Three Hands-On Labs - each 9 teams of 4
students
New First-Year Engineering Classrooms
New Laboratories
Measures of Success
Enrich students’ Engineering education experience and
help them to connect to the College
Engage students in Engineering as a discipline and as a
profession
Improve retention, or possibility for an early decision
Learn valuable new skills for future courses, Co-op and
Internships, and on the job, meet ABET Criteria
Assessment
Measurement Focus
Measurement Tool or Method
1. Student Performance
Course evaluations, oral presentations,
lab reports, written reports, standard
testing methods, course grades
2. Instructional Material
Course evaluations, observations, team
meetings
3. Basic Visualization
Skills
Purdue Visualization Test, Exams,
Homework
4. Student Attitudes
Pittsburgh Freshman Attitude Survey,
Journal Entries, narrative responses on
final course evaluation
Assessment
Measurement Focus
Measurement Tool or Method
5. Faculty Attitudes
Team meetings and written evaluations
6. ABET Criteria
Course evaluations and electronic
journals
7. Communication
Feedback on lab activities, oral
presentations
8. Teamwork Skills
Team evaluations, team building
workshops, course evaluations
9. Retention
Monitoring enrollment, COE Annual
reports
Online Tools used in the First-Year Program
Journals
Final Course Evaluation
TA Evaluations
Lab Instructor
Evaluations
Pittsburgh Freshman
Attitudes Survey (pre &
post)
Peer/Team Evaluations
(midterm & final)
Purdue Visualization
Test (pre & post)
Felder Learning Styles
Inventory
Staffing
Program reports to the Associate Dean for
Academic Affairs and Student Services
Faculty Coordinator for First-Year Program
Program Director & Honors Coordinator
Office Associate, Information Associate &
Graduate Administrative Associate
Two Instructional Laboratory Supervisors
Rotating Faculty from all departments, 20+ GTAs,
and 45 Peer Mentors from all departments
Lessons Learned
There is much to be learned from others’
mistakes and successes
A great program at one school probably won’t
work at another school without changes
You have to establish ownership by the College