Conference Call for Papers

Enhancing the First-year Engineering Education

July 31 - August 2, 2016

The Proposal Submission phase is Closed
For a copy of the Conference Flyer, click here

To enter the Submission phase: Click here to Submit an Update to your submission

Presentation Formats

Proposals for participation in FYEE 2016 can be submitted in the following formats:

Papers: Full Paper (maximum 6 pages)
Papers: Work in Progress (maximum 3 pages)
Workshops (maximum 3 pages)

Schedule

Papers and workshops will be submitted in a two-stage process. First, initial short descriptions of the proposals must be submitted by the submission deadline below, and then they will be reviewed by the program committee. If you are invited to submit for the second stage of the process, you must submit a preliminary version of the complete document by May 23, 2016. These documents will then be peer-reviewed. After the peer-review process, final versions of the documents as they will appear in the conference proceedings must be submitted by July 11, 2016. Note that the workshops do not have an abstract submission and should be submitted in full during the first stage of the process.

Workshop and Paper presentation Proposals submitted: April 11, 2016
Author Notification: April 18, 2016
Draft Paper Submission Deadline: May 23, 2016
Peer Review Final Acceptance Communication: June 17, 2016
Final Proceedings Paper Submission: July 11, 2016
Hotel Deadline: July 18, 2016
Conference: July 31 - August 2, 2016

Topics of Interest

Paper topics should appeal to Engineering Education, Engineering Technology Education, First-Year Engineering Advising, Connecting K-12 and the First-Year or other related areas. The topic areas allow attendees to develop a network of people with common interests; however, any submission related to first-year engineering is acceptable. Potential topics include:

Instruction/Pedagogy (e.g., curriculum design, ABET accreditation requirements and assessments, peer mentoring/teaching programs
Student Success/Development (e.g., learning communities, development models and what best procedures can be used to promote the professional development of the first year student)
Academic & Career Advising (e.g. exploring engineering, understanding today's student, students on non-traditional pathways and advising students on probation)
First Year Student Orientation
Enrollment Management
Impact of K-12 education on our students
The Link Between K-12 and First Year Engineering
Service Learning in the first year and beyond
Current technologies and their impact/use for first year students (including Hardware/Software/Product demo and use)
Maker Spaces
Engineering Education Research as it applies to the first year experience
Other topics that address issues in education

Full Paper Submission Requirements

The Full paper submission type is for completed work, or work at a phase where actual results are available.
Authors must submit an electronic description of no more than 500 words, via the 2016 Web page by the submission deadline.
The author must submit: author's name, paper title, author's affiliation, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address.
• Each abstract should be between 300 and 500 words in length, Times New Roman 24 pt. font for title, Times New Roman 12 pt. font for body. Use single column format for abstract with 1 inch margins.
One author from each paper is expected to register for and attend the conference. The registered author can present more than one paper.
Final papers will be limited to six pages, not including references or Author Bios. See the paper guidelines for font and spacing requirements.
Full papers will be peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers. The purpose of the review will be to check for completeness and accuracy of the work.
Click here for a more detailed description of Full papers.
Submission deadline April 11, 2016.
Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection of their proposed paper by April 18, 2016.
If your submission is accepted, papers are due for peer review by May 23, 2016.
Authors will be notified of peer review results by June 17, 2016.
Modified papers will be due by July 11, 2016.

All authors on a paper will be expected to participate in the review process.

Work in Progress Submission Requirements

The Work in Progress submission type is for work that is still in the process of study and/or implementation. That is the work is not complete, thus, results may not be available.
Authors must submit an electronic description, via the 2016 Web page by the submission deadline.
The author must submit: author's name, paper title, author's affiliation, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address.
Each abstract should be between 300 and 500 words in length, Times New Roman 24 pt. font for title, Times New Roman 12 pt. font for body. Use single column format for abstract with 1 inch margins.
One author from each paper is expected to register for and attend the conference. The registered author can present more than one paper.
Final papers will be limited to three pages, not including references or Author Bios. See the paper guidelines for font and spacing requirements.
Work in Progress papers will be peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers. The purpose of the review will be to provide the author with feedback to consider in their on going research.
Click here for a more detailed description of Work in Progress papers.
Abstract Submissions are due by April 11, 2016.
Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection of their paper proposal by April 18, 2016.
If your proposal is accepted, papers are due for peer review by May 23, 2016.
Authors will be notified of peer review results by June 17, 2016.
Modified papers will be due by July 11, 2016.

Note, some work-in-progress papers may be selected to participate in a new format of presentation that will include a round table discussion. This is to aid in getting feedback about your work and engage the first year engineering education community. You will be notified of this format after the peer review stage is complete.