Leveraging algae to inspire curiosity, develop connections, and demonstrate value creation for first year engineering students

Kevin D. Dahm, Cheryl A. Bodnar, Scott Streiner, Kauser Jahan, Richard T. Cimino

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    Abstract

    The Rowan University engineering curriculum includes an interdisciplinary first year sequence, Freshmen Engineering Clinic I and II (FEC I and II), which is required for students in all engineering disciplines. Each course has one 75-minute "unlecture" period and one 165-minute "laboratory" period each week. Instructional objectives for the sequence include general engineering skills such as engineering communication, collection and presentation of data, basic statistics, dimensional analysis and unit conversions, etc. During the 2018-2019 academic year, FEC I and II were each offered in 17 sections of approximately 20 students each. Each section of FEC II, which is in progress at time of writing, is incorporating two major projects, each of which is 5 weeks in duration.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    StatePublished - Jul 28 2019
    Event11th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference, FYEE 2019 - State College, United States
    Duration: Jul 28 2019Jul 30 2019

    Conference

    Conference11th Annual First-Year Engineering Experience Conference, FYEE 2019
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityState College
    Period7/28/197/30/19

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • Engineering(all)

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