Conference Session

Software Engineering Curricula

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Reichlmayr, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael J. Lutz, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

individualteam member. There exist at the personal level core software engineering competencies that needto be cultivated to allow an individual to fulfill their potential as an effective team contributor.Students in a course introducing team based software engineering typically possess adequateintroductory programming skills, but often lack other competencies required to execute asoftware project successfully. Students have rarely been introduced to concepts beyondprogramming, such as estimation and planning, continuous integration, detailed design,debugging and unit testing. Part of being a software engineer is the knowledge of multipleprogramming languages and tools; without such knowledge it is impossible to make intelligentengineering

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation of K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David G. Rethwisch, University of Iowa; Melissa Chapman Haynes, Professional Data Analysts; Soko S. Starobin, Iowa State University; Frankie Santos Laanan, Iowa State University; Tom Schenk Jr., Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

glass) into binsto mimic sorting of recyclable materials. The marbles are sorted based on their opacity, which isdetermined by shining a light on the marble and determining the amount of ohms received by asensor on the other side. Students utilize software to adjust the sensitivity of the sensor, which is Page 25.107.3crucial for performance. 2 PLTW’s curriculum contains detailed daily lesson plans and is disseminated throughrigorous professional development courses. All PLTW teachers must attend a two week summertraining institute for each

Conference Session

Capstone Design and Innovations in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Selahattin Ozcelik, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Nuri Yilmazer, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Reza Nekovei, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Electrical and Computer

Page 25.117.3students took their respective discipline-specific senior-level required courses, in addition to therobotics courses. A number of students took both robotics courses to fulfill their capstone designrequirements and transferred the course credits for their graduation degree plan engineeringdesign requirements to comply with the ABET accreditation condition. The robotics curriculumwas initially offered as developmental courses but was also proposed to the universitycurriculum committee for permanent course opportunities under the robotics name in the futuresemesters.The robotics curriculum students were asked to establish a campus-wide robotics club. Thestudents organized the related paperwork and logistical efforts, resulting in an

Conference Session

The Role of Robotics in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cher C. Hendricks, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tamra Williams Ogletree, University of West Georgia

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, Georgia Institute of Technology Meltem Alemdar is a Research Scientist in Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) at Georgia Institute of Technology. Alemdar has experience evaluating programs that fall under the umbrella of educational evaluation, including K-12 educational curricula, after-school programs, and comprehensive school reform initiatives. Across these evaluations, she has used a vari- ety of evaluation methods, ranging from multi-level evaluation plan designed to assess program impact to methods such as program monitoring designed to facilitate program improvement. Her leadership evaluation work includes serving as a lead evaluator on NASA’s electronic professional

Conference Session

Technological Literacy and Technological Policy

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zachary Foltz, Iowa State University; Amanpreet Kaur, Iowa State University; William Henry Tushaus, Iowa State University; Christopher Sears Mikelson, Iowa State University; Brian Vincent Skalak; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

tosequestering stations or pump it in to deep geological formations [11]. There are also many taxincentive programs for both companies and individuals as established in the Energy Provisionsof the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 including residential energy propertycredits, plug-in vehicle credits, and new clean renewable energy bonds.One state that has really stepped up in global warming policy is California. Their GlobalWarming Solutions Act outlines a plan to reduce their state wide greenhouse gases and transitionto a sustainable, clean energy economy. Their strategies and goals include achieving a statewiderenewable energy mix of 33% by 2020, establish targets for transportation-related greenhousegas emissions for regions throughout

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James P Becker, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Richard A. Revia, Montana State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

for faculty and graduate students. She also serves as the college’s as- sessment and evaluation specialist, currently planning and implementing evaluation for several programs,Richard A. Revia, Montana State University Page 25.1351.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The Use of a Project Circuit in the Teaching of a Basic Electric Circuits CourseAbstractTo better motivate the study of basic electric circuit analysis and to encourage a deep learningapproach among the sophomore electrical engineering students taking the course

Conference Session

Design Spine

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krystal S. Corbett, Louisiana Tech University; Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Galen E. Turner III, Louisiana Tech University; James D. Nelson, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

or customers. Manyengineering firms as well as engineering educators use the IDEO design process as a model fortheir own success in creating, innovating, and or course designing.Curriculum Design ProcessIn order to design or even re-design a curriculum there are many aspects that must be looked out.What level of instruction is this curriculum (i.e. Elementary, Secondary, High Education, etc)?What are the standards the course must abide by? How in depth should the curriculum be written(i.e. lesson plans, instructor notes, student materials)? What material should be included in thecourse? How should interactive components be woven into the curriculum? What affect does thepedagogy associated with the curriculum have on the students? These are

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University; Alicia L. Lyman-Holt, Oregon State University; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

objectives sought by K-16educators. It includes a collection of learning experiences to engage students in earth science,physical science, and engineering design through the context of earthquake engineering.Learning resources include presentations (lectures and conference), research posters, researchpublications, videos, simulations, software for download, classroom lesson plans, and recordedwebinars. In addition, several online classes are available for students at the undergraduate orgraduate level[7].Engagement Through a Course Management SystemTo offer online courses and certification without needing to implement an entire secure contentmanagement system (CMS) from scratch, NEEShub developers integrated the free open sourceMoodle CMS software

Conference Session

Relevance of and Models for Community Engagement in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karinna M. Vernaza, Gannon University; Theresa M. Vitolo, Gannon University; Barry J. Brinkman, Gannon University; Scott Steinbrink, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

, details of how scholars are coachedthrough the design process are discussed, as are future plans for the design effort.2 Seminar ActivitiesThe activities of the scholarship are conducted through a zero-credit required seminar, “ThePersonal and Professional Development Seminar.” The design process methodology and relatedactivities are included in the seminar sessions. The seminars seek to accomplish several goalsincluding: promoting a sense of camaraderie among all scholarship recipients, providing amulti-disciplinary experience to all participants, and offering a strong service component.In the SEECS seminars, freshmen students are mentored by senior students in conceptual design.These students are presented with an identified need and

Conference Session

Pedagogical Approaches for Software Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi J.C. Ellis, Western New England University; Gregory W. Hislop, Drexel University; Josephine Sears Rodriguez, Western New England University; Ralph Morelli, Trinity College

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

engineering portion of the survey. SE1 I can list the high-level phases that comprise a software project in a real-world environment. SE2 I am comfortable that I could participate in the planning and development of a real-world software project. SE3 I can list the steps in the software process we used in HFOSS project. SE4 I can use a software process to develop an HFOSS project. SE5 I am sure that I can actively participate in an HFOSS community to develop a software project. SE6 I have gained some confidence in collaborating with professionals from a variety of locations and cultures. SE7 I can describe the impact of project complexity on the approaches used to develop software. SE8 I can describe the impact of

Conference Session

K-12 Teachers: PD, Implementation, and Beyond

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yan Sun, Purdue University; Nikki Boots, Purdue University; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering, a synchronicview will allow professional development programs to make tactical planning aimed at helpingindividual elementary teachers make progress in adopting and implementing engineering teaching.Such a diachronic and a synchronic view would be made available through the EEE adoption andexpertise development model constructed in this study.Reviewing previous literature, the researchers of this study found Rogers’s innovation diffusiontheory, the CBAM, and the Dreyfus skill acquisition model relevant and enlightening for theconstruction of the EEE adoption and expertise development model. Therefore, these models arenow discussed.Diffusion of Innovation Models (Rogers’s and CBAM)Rogers’s diffusion of innovations model. Rogers’s

Conference Session

Assessments, Assessments, and Assessments

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

beinvestigated by appealing to other professional models, i.e., medicine, law, veterinarymedicine, etc. Some of these activities are at the very least self-supporting, but could,if properly planned, shed funds that could be used to support other academicendeavors.I believe there are feasible action plans that should be adopted to pave the way forpotential collaboration between industry and academe. These would include:i) First, seeding and propagating the idea, that gaining practical experience enhancesyoung instructors’ teaching competence without adversely affecting his/her researchcapability. A faculty member should strive to do both!(be a good teacher and aresearcher at the same time).Simply stated, the prevailing perception that time andeffort

Conference Session

Accreditation and Outcomes-based Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra A. Yost, University of Detroit Mercy; Laurie A. Britt-Smith, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

contain well-formulated student learning outcomes? • How many of these syllabi articulate a linkage between the course outcomes and the newly established core outcomes? • To what extent do instructors of the core courses identify and carry out a plan to assess the core outcomes in these courses? • How many faculty who teach core courses submit, present, and/or publish papers on assessment? • What percentage of faculty who teach core courses agree that assessment of student learning is useful not just for accreditation purposes, but (a) to have a positive impact on student learning, and (b) for their own professional development as teachers?The results from this pre-/post-intervention

Conference Session

Stops and Starts in the Development of Cooperative Education Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

paper will illustrate how cooperative learningcan advance academic success, quality of relationships, psychological adjustments, and attitudestoward the college experience. What needs to be done to move the process forward? What arethe key components of successful deployment of active learning in general and cooperativelearning in particular? How to foster and expand the community of engineering faculty who usecooperative learning? What plans, efforts, and resources need to be mobilized to institutionalizepedagogies of engagement including cooperative learning at the department or college level?Next, it identifies barriers to reformation in general, and to the use of modern pedagogical skillsin particular. The paper also argues that any

Conference Session

Leadership, Design, and Entrepreneurship

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noel E. Bormann P.E., Gonzaga University; Mara London, Gonzaga University; Spencer Joseph Fry; Andrew Douglas Matsumoto, Gonzaga University; Melanie Ruth Walter

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

completion scheduled in 2012,combines ceramic water filters, thermal-electric power generation and bio-fuels to improve thehealth of women and children in the homes surrounding Kitale, Kenya. The project to improvehealth also incorporates an implementation plan that uses an educational “marketing” ofbeneficial technologies to early adopters as a method to provide training to new users and topromote the spread of the technologies with funds from project sales.These two projects are used as examples that allow students to present descriptions of thelearning experiences that resulted from incorporating the concepts of social entrepreneurship intothese two capstone design projects, and how the project technologies themselves are shaped bythe increased

Conference Session

Software Engineering Topics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

both governmental and non-governmental organizations. Acharya has a M.Eng. in computer technology and a D.Eng. in computer science and information management with a concentration in knowledge dis- covery, both from the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand. His teaching involvement and research interests are in the areas of software engineering and development (verification and validation) and enter- prise resource planning. He also has interest in learning objectives-based education material design and development. Acharya is a co-author of ”Discrete Mathematics Applications for Information Systems Professionals,” 2nd Ed., Prentice Hall. He is a life member of Nepal Engineering Association and is also a member

Conference Session

NEW THIS YEAR! - ASEE Main Plenary II: Best Paper Recognition & Industry Day Session: Corporate Member Council Speaker

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gale Tenen Spak, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

ASEE Board of Directors, Corporate Members Council

media can support the IT methods associated with goodm-learning such as high retention graphics, video and animation with voiceovers; and it does thisat the same time as it maintains the ubiquity of SMS-based text-only dissemination. That is,continuing education materials can be pushed out to the cell/smart phones of PEs’ registered forcourse(s) without their intervention (e.g., no browsing for information) regardless of the phonemodel, calling plan, or wireless service provider they own.In particular, this paper will discuss the following topics: 1. Existing models of university-company collaboration so as to introduce an atypical university-company collaboration in which the partnering company is a start-up which owns a

Conference Session

FPD VII: Research on First-year Programs Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Seung Youn Chyung, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

the semester. The next two sections are thethoughts of the two professors after reading each others’ commentary and the third partyanalysis. Finally, a set of actions that have already been taken or that are planned as aresult of being experiencing “both sides of the equation,” are listed.[1] The Learner’s ExperienceOur professor came to class today with a giant packet of exams. By now, he knows allour names, having practiced daily with index cards we created on the first day, with ourname and favorite movie. I admit I am a little nervous about getting my exam back. Ibelieve I did okay; I think it’s possible that I did very well. I was able to answer all thequestions, but I have a superstition about this – when I think I’ve done well on an

Conference Session

Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Andrew Richards, Purdue University; Juan Diego Velasquez, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lindsey B. Payne, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

items (OT)grading (ST)I am confident that I can identify strategies for dealing I am confident that I can explain when, how, andwith grading issues (ST) why we give tests (OT)I am confident that I can describe strategies for I am confident that I can develop a lesson plan for acreating an effective classroom environment, starting 7-minute lesson (MT)with the first day of class and continuing throughoutthe semester (STR)I am confident that I can describe how to address I am confident that I can deliver a 7-minute lessonstudent behaviors that I find problematic (STR) (MT)I am confident that I can describe two guidelines for I am confident that I can identify

Conference Session

Broadening Participation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston; Cathy P. Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of criteria andconstraints and the children evaluate their solutions related to how well they meet these. Forexample, in one lesson children are challenged to design a parachute that is “mission” ready.Students need to design parachutes that fall as slowly as possible, but that also can fit within asmall space, as limited space is available on a spacecraft. These two criteria are in tension: largerparachutes tend to fall more slowly. Armed with results of experiments testing a variety ofcanopy materials, sizes, and suspension line lengths, teams plan, create, and test their ideas. Theycan see through class sharing that multiple ways of approaching and solving the problem areacceptable.Value failure for what it teaches. Failure is a necessary

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Cañada College; Wenshen Pong, San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

students and 20% ofLatino students completed a degree or certificate within six years, compared to 29% of whitestudents, and 24% of Asian students.For science and engineering fields, lower success and retention rates for minority students areobserved at both community college and university levels resulting in underrepresentation ofminority groups in these fields. For instance, while comprising about 28% of the U.S. population,African Americans and Latinos make up less than 9% of the individuals who are B.S. orhigher-degree holders in the science and engineering fields2 (NSF, 2011).At Cañada College, the discrepancy in the levels of preparation among different ethnicities ismanifested in student persistence. During a recent planning initiative led

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Jianjun Yin, Jackson State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

metacognitivestrategies of CPS, and scaffolding with question prompts based on cognitive research findingscould facilitate students’ CPS development. Further experimental research is needed to validatethe experiential learning effect.Literature ReviewMetacognition and Creativity The research development on how people learn emphasizes the importance of“metacognitive” approach to instruction in helping students learn to take control of their ownlearning by defining learning goals and monitoring their progress in achieving them.Metacognition refers as awareness of and reflection upon how one learns knowledge and how touse information to achieve a goal 11 , and is higher-order self-regulated mental processes thatinclude making plans for learning, using

Conference Session

Design Cognition III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Celeste M. Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

.”6 These Academies’ reports5-6 and others7-9 convey an urgency toreform K-12 public education systems. But, changing the US K-12 public school systems(which number over 14,000) presents a great deal of time-consuming inertia to overcome for Page 25.992.2any change agent. Further, extensive nation-wide curriculum changes ought to be madecarefully, with sufficient planning and financial support. In the meantime, as we await neededsystemic changes, a broad outreach program such as High School Enterprise can have a muchmore timely impact. High School Enterprise (HSE) is an initiative that has established teams of secondarystudents that

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Jumoke O. Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

courses were asked to conduct two experiments remotely using the X-SeriesOscilloscopes. The students where then asked to come to the face-to-face class room and conductnew experiments using the same X-Series Oscilloscopes. The students were able to quicklyfigure out the different features of the laboratory instrument based on their experience from theuse of the same equipment from a remote location. We plan to conduct additional experimentswith more students to make sure that our approach can easily be scaled up to more users. Wealso intend to design laboratory experiments that can be remotely conducted by multiple studentsin different locations using the same oscilloscope. This implies that online students will be able

Conference Session

Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

generation with near zero pollutantemissions. These generation devices can be used in stand-alone configuration or be connected tothe electric grid. Given the rapid progress in RES development and utilization, there will be agreat need for trained professionals with adequate knowledge in this area to be able to plan,design and operate RES systems, evaluate their performance and impact on power systems towhich they are connected4, 5. On the other hand, electric power systems, transmission anddistribution systems are undergoing rapid changes due to deregulation, the penetration ofdispersed and distributed energy resources (DER), renewable energy generation and powerelectronics technologies, and the adoption of efficient computation, communications and

Conference Session

Pedagogical Approaches for Software Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Martinez, University of Costa Rica; Marcelo Jenkins, University of Costa Rica

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

(based on a web-questionnaire) was that about a half of the students were planning to use the wiki to preparefor the exam and also planned to use the material produced for the wiki later for their stud-ies. On the down side, they admitted that plagiarism and cheating is always a concern whencontent is shared. Their work also differs from our in that their personal learning diaries arepublic, whereas ours are private.Gillet et al. 4 describes a collaborative web-based experimentation environment introduced atthe Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. A key component of this environment is theeJournal, a Web service that enables the collection and sharing of preparatory notes and ex-perimental results with both peers and teaching assistants. It

Conference Session

Pedagogical Advancements in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

streamlined in a productive electronic environment. This has enabled the educatorsto examine the reusability of products. Furthermore, rapid development tools have facilitatedthe learners to admire and appreciate state-of-the-art technological innovations (Boyer, 1990).Discovery approach can be successfully implemented if an instructor intelligently incorporatesand follows the five principles outlined below (Narayanan, 2010).DEFINE: First, the instructor must clearly define the objectives of the course in question. Inaddition, the instructor should also provide the students with a detailed plan and the path tracedfor attaining these goals. Such a structure will prepare the students to admire and handle thecourse with great enthusiasm and

Conference Session

Factors Impacting Engineering Career Choices, Including Engaging Families

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida; Charles H. Reilly, University of Central Florida; Diane Johnson, University of Central Florida; Leslie Castner, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the Co-coordinator of Expanding Your Horizons at UCF, a one-day STEM conference for middle school girls. Castner has spent countless hours as a volunteer in many capacities, including ten years as a Girl Scout leader (most of them guiding two troops) and several years as a substitute teacher. Her background working with girls combined with her computer science degree gives her great insight into planning an engineering conference for middle school girls. Page 25.607.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Expanding Your Horizons: The Impact Of A One-Day STEM

Conference Session

Creative and Cross-disciplinary Methods Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Shari E. Miller, University of Georgia ; Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

25.622.6To facilitate empathic communication skills among engineering students, a series of moduleswas designed. The modules employ theory and methods utilized in social work education, andare modified to fit the educative objectives in the professional development of engineers. Theengineering educator and the social work educator work collaboratively to facilitate thesemodules, and modules are designed and timed to fit with the course outline and student projectassignments. Four modules were developed and are matched to the course plan as follows.Module 1: Focuses on effective communication including talking, listening, and observing.Students are asked to talk with two to three other students in the class who they do not know welland to gather

Conference Session

Instructional Innovations and Global Issues in Architectural Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kuo Hung Huang, National Taipei University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

architecture design learning and teaching. The results serve as a reference for planning architecture design courses in the architecture-related departments of universities and technical colleges. The above research raises two important questions: Which factors influence students’willingness to learn when enrolled in architectural design courses? Why and how do “gender”and “education system” influence students’ learning in architecture design courses? Theobjective of this study is thus to identify the factors that influence students’ willingness tolearn in architectural design courses, with a particular focus on determining the significanceof any correlation between gender and education system.METHODOLOGY The aim of this paper is to discuss