2017 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings
DOI: 10.18260/1-2--28956
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The Development of a Freshman Engineering Research Program

Abstract: Incorporating research opportunities into undergraduate engineering education provides students with early hands-on experiences that often influence retention rates and the likelihood of continued research participation and higher education. A new initiative at the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), the Freshman Introduction to Research in Engineering (FIRE) program, offers a select group of first-year students with an opportunity to participate in semester-long, faculty-sponsored mechanical engineerin… Show more

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“…To address these challenges, first-year research and project-based learning programs have been established at colleges and universities [6,[8][9][10][11]. The University of Texas (UT) at Austin developed the Freshman Research Initiative (FRI), a novel approach to engaging first-year students in authentic research and discovery [7,11].…”
Section: Background Of Undergraduate Researchmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…To address these challenges, first-year research and project-based learning programs have been established at colleges and universities [6,[8][9][10][11]. The University of Texas (UT) at Austin developed the Freshman Research Initiative (FRI), a novel approach to engaging first-year students in authentic research and discovery [7,11].…”
Section: Background Of Undergraduate Researchmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The course has been widely implemented at 73 colleges and universities, and more than 4,700 students have taken it in five years. More recently, the Freshman Introduction to Research in Engineering program in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UT-Austin was established to provide authentic research and discovery opportunities for firstsemester students [10]. In comparison to the FRI program, which has approximately 30 research streams and a three-semester sequence, the Freshman Introduction to Research in Engineering is limited to first-semester students in the Department of Mechanical Engineering [10].…”
Section: Background Of Undergraduate Researchmentioning
confidence: 99%