Structured Introduction to Information Literacy Using a Scaffold Project in an Introductory Engineering Course

Development of a Training Workshop for Undergraduate Mentor TAs in an Introductory Engineering Course

“…The course also aimed to engage students in a way prescribed by the University's Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), which is a campus-wide initiative taken on in part as fulfillment of the University's reaccreditation efforts [Kunberger, Geiger, and Reycraft, 2016]. Mentor TAs were introduced to the course in 2015 in an effort to better serve the student population by providing a learning environment that championed near-peer mentorship.…”

“…A. Whitaker College of Engineering (WCE) Geiger, 2015, Kunberger, Geiger, andReycraft 2016]. This introductory engineering course was completely revised for the 2014 -2015 academic year, and a series of smaller modifications have been implemented in subsequent years.…”

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AbstractOver the past three years, faculty at Florida Gulf Coast University have re-envisioned the freshman-level introductory engineering course required by multiple programs in the College of Engineering Geiger, 2015, Kunberger, Geiger andReycraft, 2016]. One aspect, the addition of Mentor TAs, was intended to develop informal near-peer mentor experiences, considered a "practice-based" mentoring initiative [Packard, 2016].

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Improve Technical Communication Using Scaffolding Method in Mechanical Engineering Courses

“…Students, pursuing engineering degrees, do not typically identify effective writing as an important aspect of professional communication within the engineering industry [4]. Thus, several universities and colleges have introduced various assignments and projects that further emphasize technical communication skills into courses in their engineering curricula [1,4,5,6,7]. Furthermore, students struggle to implement concepts and skills learned from English and Communication courses into a technical report for Mechanical Engineering courses such as effective technical literature review.…”