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Before and After: Matriculants and Alumni

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Irene B. Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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research interests include integrating creativity into the engineering curriculum, development in- struments to measure the engineering professional skills, and using qualitative data to enhance response process validity of tests and instruments.Dr. Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Page 25.1062.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Preparing the Engineer of 2020: Analysis of Alumni DataThe College of Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University aspires to educate engineers of2020: engineers who are innovative, ethical, and good

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Model Eliciting Activities

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; John Anthony Christ, U.S. Air Force Academy; Ronald L. Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Tamara J. Moore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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study of the ethical behavior of engineers and engineering managers. A former Senior Editor of the Journal of Engineering Education, Shuman is the Founding Editor of Advances in Engineering Education. He has published widely in engineering education literature, and is co-author of Engineering Ethics: Balancing Cost, Schedule and Risk - Lessons Learned from the Space Shuttle (Cambridge University Press). He received his Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University in operations research and a B.S.E.E. from the University of Cincinnati. Shuman is an ASEE Fellow.Dr. John Anthony Christ, U.S. Air Force AcademyDr. Ronald L. Miller, Colorado School of Mines Ronald L. Miller is a professor of chemical engineering and Director

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Contextual Competencies

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Hyun Kyoung Ro, Carnegie Mellon University; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan; Dan Merson, Pennsylvania State University; Patrick T. Terenzini, Pennsylvania State University

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that enables them to consider relevant historical, social,economic, environmental, political, cultural, and ethical facets of professional practice.Conceptualization of Contextual Competence Solutions to engineering problems always must be technically sound, which is whyundergraduate engineering programs are heavily loaded with technical courses (e.g.,thermodynamics, physics). A technically correct solution, however, is not necessarily one thatwill be feasible or desirable in a specific context. For example, engineers who seek to increasethe processing speed of a chip must also understand how certain design solutions affect the life-cycle of the chip, as well as consider the potential environmental impact of its

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Contextual Competencies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan E. Canney, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Page 25.70.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 A Model for the Development of Personal and Professional Social Responsibility for EngineersAbstractImportant attributes for engineering professionals include an understanding of the global andsocietal impacts of engineering projects and a well-developed professional and ethical code ofresponsibility; these attributes must be developed in engineering students. Furthermore, the roleof an engineer is becoming increasingly global, requiring an international perspective and cross-cultural skills. The core foundation for these skills can be found in a well-developed sense ofsocial responsibility, contextualized by the

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Research in Engineering Education II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan McNeill, University of Florida; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; Mirka Koro-Ljungberg, University of Florida; David J Therriault, University of Florida

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Page 25.786.6 FindingsStatements of values, missions, goals, and expected outcomes were found on the websites of allorganizations included in this study. At the departmental level, ABET outcomes were prominentdiscourses on university websites. In addition, universities promoted creativity, leadership,service, knowledge creation, and flexibility as important engineering attributes or programoutcomes. Companies universally promoted service to customers on their websites and describeddeveloping and producing innovative products of quality and value. Many companies alsodescribed their ethical practices including valuing sustainability and protecting the environment.A focus on employees was found on many company websites with statements about

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Model Eliciting Activities

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nora Siewiorek, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Natasa S. Vidic, University of Pittsburgh; Karen M. Bursic, University of Pittsburgh; Scott Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Jeffrey Coull

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J. Shuman is Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and professor of industrial engineering at the Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on improving the engineering education experience with an emphasis on assessment of design and problem-solving, and the study of the ethical behavior of engineers and engineering managers. A former Senior Editor of the Journal of Engineering Education, Shuman is the Founding Editor of Advances in Engineering Education. He has published widely in engineering education literature, and is co-author of Engineering Ethics: Balancing Cost, Schedule and Risk - Lessons Learned from the Space Shuttle (Cambridge University Press). He

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Thinking About the Engineering Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter H. Meckl, Purdue University; Marc H. Williams, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carolyn Percifield, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael T. Harris, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Leah H. Jamieson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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longer remain as it has for essentially the past 40 Page 25.1233.2 years. The subjects of globalization, diversity, world cultures and languages, communication, leadership, and ethics must constitute a core component of the overall engineering education just as physics and mathematics do.” [3, p. 87]The important role that engineering education plays in preparing engineering graduates of thefuture is emphasized in several scholarly publications4, 5. In [4], the authors explore the currentstate of engineering education and provide recommendations for improvement. In particular,they emphasize the importance of giving students a

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Research in Assessment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Baba Abdul, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Gary Robert Brown, Portland State University; Olusola O. Adesope, Washington State University, Pullman

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in a particular discipline or domain. The three should of a necessity be aligned such thatthey support each other for learning efficiency 32. Furthermore, decisions on instruction andassessment should be based on the current best model of learning in the domain.Significant learning and Fink’s taxonomyFink defined significant learning as learning that would “produce a lasting change in terms of thelearner’s life” and proposed a non-hierarchical, relational and interactive taxonomy 23 that hebelieved could succeed the popular though hierarchical Bloom’s taxonomy 33. This taxonomytranscends the classical Bloom’s cognitive taxonomy in two main ways 1) includes otherobjectives like learning about learning, ethics, team skills and character, which

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Research on Engineering Design Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan C. Campbell, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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AC 2012-5232: EXPLORING IF AND HOW KNOWLEDGE OF A HU-MANITARIAN DISASTER AFFECTS STUDENT DESIGN THINKINGRyan C. Campbell, University of Washington Ryan Campbell is pursuing his doctorate through the University of Washington Graduate School’s inter- disciplinary Individual PhD (IPhD) program, in which he combines faculty expertise in the College of Engineering and the College of Education to create a degree program in the emerging field of engineering education. Campbell earned his M.S. in electrical engineering from Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea, and his B.S. in engineering science from Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colo. Camp- bell’s research interests include engineering education, ethics

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Research on Engineering Design Education

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Lindsey Anne Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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PracticalAction to design simulated learning experiences that incorporate concerns of marginalizedcommunities. Traditional poverty alleviation design challenges focus on creating solutions toproblems that differentially affect people living in poverty. Five of the fourteen “GrandChallenges”78 of Engineering—make solar energy economical, provide access to clean water,restore and improve urban infrastructure, manage the nitrogen cycle, and advance personalizedlearning—have particular relevance to alleviating poverty. Innovative engineering educatorshave suggested that design for large-scale social issues brings together technical prototypingskills and professional engineering ethics.9, 79, 80 Simulating design in marginalized communitiesallows educators to

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Research in Engineering Education I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mallory Lancaster, Purdue University; Yi Luo; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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; Transportation; Tropical Medicine; Water Resources2 Acoustics; Anthropology; Biophysics; Clinical Neurology; Ecology; Engineering, Aerospace; Genetics & Heredity; Hematology; History Of Social Sciences; Imaging Science & Photographic Technology; Industrial Relations & Labor; Infectious Diseases; Linguistics; Materials Science, Ceramics; Medical Ethics; Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering; Nanoscience & Nanotechnology; Nutrition & Dietetics; Physics, Applied; Physics, Multidisciplinary; Public Administration; Social Issues; Virology; Women's Studies3 Allergy; Astronomy & Astrophysics; Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

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Research in Assessment

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Chong, University of Toronto; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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 Compare conclusions with previous work  Characterize the limitations and implications of the conclusionsTable 2: Communication Global Outcomes and IndicatorsGlobal Objectives IndicatorsAbility to identify and  Situate, in document or presentation, the solution or design in thecredibly communicate world of existing engineering, taking into account social,engineering knowledge environmental, economic and ethical consequences  Recognize a credible argument (reading)  Construct a credible argument in written or spoken form – to persuasively present

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Thinking About the Engineering Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Anna Zilberberg; Christopher W. Swan, Tufts University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University; John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Sean Mcvay, James Madison Univeristy

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been active in the ASEE since 2001, currently serving as the Program Chair for the Commu- nity Engagement in Engineering Education constituent committee. Swan’s current research interests in engineering education concern project-based learning and service-based pedagogy.Dr. Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She has incorporated service-learning projects into the senior capstone design course for environmental engineering since 2001. Her engineering education research interests include sustainable engineering, ethics, and retention of female

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Research in Engineering Education I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hanjun Xian, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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primary strategies researchers used to identify collaborators5 andtheir behavioral changes after collaboration8. However, few efforts have investigated the overallcollaboration pattern and why some scholars tend to collaborate.There are many factors that influence a researcher's collaboration decisions such as fields ofstudy, awareness of other academic work, levels of competition, perceived usefulness ofcollaboration, and work ethics. Among these possible factors, fields of study have beenrecognized as the most significant characteristic in determining researchers’ collaborationdecisions9. Even though there are increasing amounts of co-authored publications, suchcollaborative research varies radically in discipline10,11.In this study, we focus

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Research Informing Teaching Practice II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renata A. Revelo Alonso, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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AC 2012-4913: THE LONG-TERM OUTCOMES OF AN ENGINEERINGCOURSE FOR STUDENTS OUTSIDE ENGINEERINGRenata A. Revelo Alonso, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Renata Revelo Alonso is a doctoral student in higher education in the Department of Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Her B.S. and M.S. are in electrical engineering from the same institution.Prof. Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Michael C. Loui is professor of electrical and computer engineering and University Distinguished Teacher- Scholar at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His interests include computational complexity theory, professional ethics, and the

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Contextual Competencies

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Joshua David Schwartz, Trinity University; Ashley Ater Kranov, ABET

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engineers both in a research context and in the public arena. Itincludes such tasks as identifying current research papers and news articles on emergingtechnologies (providing working links to their sources and/or using proper citation style) as wellas describing recent engineering failures/successes they are aware of. Several of these questions(Appendix C, questions 6, 8 & 9) target this knowledge by stimulating an investigation by thestudent into current affairs in research and the public domain. It is also possible to incorporateother ABET Student Outcomes here with questions on ethical practice, lifelong learning, andother facets of an engineering education. Scoring of this section should follow a rubric such asthe one presented here for J1

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Epistemic Research

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ji Hyun Yu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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knowing, focusing on its technical, social, and ethical aspects, whichare critical for solving engineering problems within dynamic and interdisciplinaryenvironments28.Epistemology is a field of philosophy, whose object of study is the construct “knowledge” itself.That is, engineering epistemology is a topic of philosophy and engineering, whose object is theconstruct ‘engineering knowledge’ concerning the concept of ‘truth’, the logical structure ofjustification, and the relationship of engineering knowledge to ‘reality’. We deal withepistemological beliefs, on the other hand, which are a special kind of belief, which is oftentreated as an empirical object of psychological inquiry.Since we aimed to have a comprehensive model of Engineering-related

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ERM Potpourri

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Megan F. Campanile, Illinois Institute of Technology; Eric M. Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology; Allison Antink Meyer, Illinois Institute of Technology; Norman G. Lederman, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Technique for diseaseCatalytic Enlargement of Gold Nanoparticles via Redox Enzyme evaluationImaging Islet Development Mechanism underlying the disease In addition to research, students participated in weekly seminars on topics related todiabetes (basic research, clinical treatment public health and policy), weekly ethics seminars, andtours of clinical facilities. These activities were designed to expose students to the broad healthimplications of the disease and the importance of research related to the treatment and potentialcures for this disease.2.2 Assessment Program assessment has been conducted

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Understanding Our Students I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Kathryn W. Jablokow, Penn State University; Sven G. Bilen, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Andras Gordon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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AC 2012-3118: THE IMPACT OF COGNITIVE STYLE ON CONCEPTMAPPING: VISUALIZING VARIATIONS IN THE STRUCTURE OF IDEASDr. Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley Joanna DeFranco earned her Ph.D. in computer and information science from New Jersey Institute of Technology, M.S. in computer engineering from Villanova University, and B.S. in electrical engineering from Penn State, University Park. She teaches graduate courses, including Problem Solving, Project Man- agement, Software Systems Design, Computer Forensics, Ethics and Values in Science and Technology, Advanced Software Engineering Studio, and an Information Technology seminar. Previous to entering academia, DeFranco held a number of

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Identity and Culture

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brook Sattler, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; Kathryn Ann Mobrand, University of Washington

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., identity and relationship) in order to obtain a morecomprehensive view of student development. For example, by attending to students’ identitydevelopment, educators can examine the ways in which students understand community normswhile grappling with and defining their personal ethics. Further, by including relationshipdevelopment, educators can assist students in understanding and engaging in healthy and maturerelationships. Self-authorship combines these three domains for a more holistic perspective ofstudent development.Self-authorship scholars characterize college student development as the growth from externaldefinition to internal definition;5,6 more specifically Kegan describes this transformation as aprogression from the socialized mind to

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Contextual Competencies

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David B. Knight, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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problems. These studies find that seniors list morefactors that could influence a solution, cover more problem space, and gather more informationthan first-year students2,3, suggesting that design education positively influences design learningoutcomes. Atman, Kilgore, and McKenna4 similarly compared design considerations for aplayground for first-years, seniors, and experienced practitioners at four institutions. Seniorsaligned more closely with experts than with first-years, providing further evidence that designskills are enhanced during college.Recent research on engineering education has focused on professional skills, includingmultidisciplinary skills, understanding professional and ethical responsibilities, andcommunication skills

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Thinking About the Engineering Curriculum

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Mark H. Somerville, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; David E. Goldberg, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kerri Ann Green, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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and celebration. The team designed their own logo, advertised their presentation,bought pizza for themselves and the TA (though the TA abstained for ethical reasons), andpresented their new knowledge for over two hours.6 Discussion The students in our control IE sections and our control IM sections began the semester assimilar populations of students. The students had similar prerequisites and displayed comparablelevels of domain knowledge prior to entering the course as demonstrated by the DLCI. Thestudents’ motivations were similar as well. Some students were motivated by grades or by theirenjoyment of learning, but most were motivated by their desire to pursue a career in electricaland computer engineering or general interest in