Conference Call for Papers

Enhancing the First-year Engineering Education

July 25 - July 26, 2018

The paper submission site is through ASEE’s monolith System.

Click here to submit an abstract or workshop proposal

If the link does not take you directly to the submission site, but stops at the ASEE.org page, then you will have to login to your account, or create a new account. After you login if it still does not take you to the site, click on the "Upcoming Conferences" and in the window that opens select 2018 FYEE Conference - "Manage papers". This will take you to a new web page for your Paper Management, the link to submit an abstract is on the right titled "Submit a new abstract"

Conference Overview

Over 200 academic and industry representatives are expected at this meeting to discuss and share relevant topics on the first year engineering experience. Participants include college deans, department chairs, student service professionals, advisors, faculty in engineering and engineering technology, K-12 teachers, and industry leaders from throughout the country.

Proposal Submission Description

Proposal submissions will include:

Workshop proposals (maximum 3 pages) are being sought for a 90-minute interactive session on a topic of interest to the first year engineering community. Topics related to advising, first year student success, first year engineering programs, engineering education research, and K-12 engineering education are encouraged.

Abstracts (300-500 words) for full papers and work-in-progress papers are being sought for the following topics of interest related to First Year Engineering but not limited to:

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
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
The Link Between K-12 and First Year Engineering
Other topics that address issues in education

Submission Timeline:

January 15, 2018 - Call for papers posted
January 22, 2018 - Open for abstract submission
February 19, 2018 - Workshop proposals due
February 19, 2018 - Abstracts for submissions due
March 2, 2018 - Submission acceptances sent
March 2, 2018 - Conference Housing and Registration Open
April 2, 2018 - Preliminary papers due
April 2, 2018 - Final workshop descriptions due
April 5, 2018 - Peer reviews Assigned
April 25, 2018 - Peer reviews Due
April 30, 2018 - Peer review results sent
May 7, 2018 - Final program schedule posted
June 18, 2018 - All final publications due
June 18, 2018 - Author Registration Deadline
July 24-26, 2018 - FYEE 2018 Conference

Types of Submissions

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.

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

Check fyee.asee.org for up to date information about proposal submissions and registration.