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Which engineering major is right for me? This is a common first-year question. Even at programs where they have selected a major, there is much to learn about helping first-year engineers make an informed choice.

Moderated by

1. Dr. Michael Elmore P.E. and Dr. Noah Salzman

Papers Presented

1. Characterizing Student Music Preference and Engineering Major Choice [view paper]
   Mr. Frank Blubaugh (Purdue University) and Dr. Joyce B. Main (Purdue University, West Lafayette)
2. Multi-Institutional Evaluation of Engineering Discipline Selection [view paper]
   Dr. Kerry L. Meyers (Youngstown State University), Dr. Gregory Warren Bucks (University of Cincinnati), Dr. Kathleen A Harper (The Ohio State University), and Dr. Victoria E Goodrich (University of Notre Dame)
3. Assessing and Developing a First-year Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Course [view paper]
   Dr. Robert J. Rabb P.E. (The Citadel), Dr. Jason Howison (The Citadel), and Dr. Kevin Skenes (The Citadel)
4. Identifying Sources of Information That Students Use in Deciding Which Engineering Major to Pursue [view paper]
   Mr. Héctor Enrique Rodríguez-Simmonds (Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN), Mr. Juan David Ortega-Alvarez (Universidad EAFIT, Medellin, Colombia - Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN), Ms. S. Zahra Atiq (Purdue University), and Dr. Stephen R Hoffmann (Purdue University, West Lafayette)
5. Hybrid Engineering Matriculation Model to Promote Informed Engineering-Major Selection Decisions [view paper]
   Dr. M. Jean Mohammadi-Aragh (Mississippi State University), Dr. James Warnock (Mississippi State University), Mrs. Amy Barton (Mississippi State University), Dr. Rani Warsi Sullivan (Mississippi State University), Dr. Bill B Elmore (Mississippi State University), and Ms. Jane Nicholson Moorhead (Mississippi State University)
6. Interactive Simulation for Introducing Industrial Engineering [view paper]
   Prof. Corey Kiassat (Quinnipiac University), Dr. Nebil Buyurgan (Quinnipiac University), and Ms. Julia Leeds (Affiliation unknown)