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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Marcus O. Durham; Robert A. Durham; Rosemary Durham

blame the oil companies for high gas prices after my researching and discovering thetruth has given me a better insight into the approach many politicians take to manipulate theuninformed. You have given me confidence this semester. Believe it or not, I used to be very,very quiet and reserved, and the work you have done with me has given me confidence in myown abilities and really freed me to explore leadership roles, whereas before I would have hiddenas support. I have discovered an absolute love of public speaking and have decided that I wouldlike to do conference teaching/speaking in some capacity in my career. Because of your positiveinfluence, I can now get up in front of a crowd, presentation unprepared and unpracticed and stillpull off a

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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George D. Gray; Raju Dandu

that willenhance the image of high technology and manufacturing careers while at the same timeintegrating and articulating with university programs to provide growth and lifelong learningpotential for its students.Historical BackgroundWichita Area Technical College is a two-year, degree granting, public institution serving theWichita, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). WATC operates under the jurisdiction ofthe Kansas Board of Regents. The actual roots of the institution can be traced back to the late1800’s and early 1900’s when courses in manual training, commerce and domestic arts wereoffered to high school students during the day at the local high school and to adults at nightthrough “Lamplight” classes now referred to as

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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B. Terry Beck; David A. Pacey

thelarge number of industrial research, product development and testing applications thatengineering students may encounter as they start their careers, requires that the studentshave a good working knowledge of such techniques. For the most part these applicationswill involve some form of automated (computerized) data collection and data reduction.Hence, it is a necessity that students gain laboratory experience with a wide variety ofcomputerized data acquisition principles, which include Analog to Digital (A/D)conversion, and statistical sampling procedures.The need to employ statistical sampling is not new, but is even more important in modernmeasurement applications that may involve real-time process assessment and evaluationof numerous time

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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E. Specking; Edgar C. Clausen

College of Engineering Recruitment Office; a variety of summer programs for K-12 students;partnerships with K-12 schools, including the University of Arkansas Engineering and SciencePartnership (UAESP); the Engineering Career Awareness Program (ECAP), a diversityrecruitment-to-graduation program for undergraduate engineering students; and the FreshmanEngineering Program, which helps Freshman engineering students select an engineering major,while also providing much needed assistance to students as they transition from high school tothe university. Many universities offer K-12 programs to attract students to engineering.Missouri S & T, for example, offers a variety of pre-college and summer programs includingExplosives Camp, It’s a Girl Thing

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Julius Marpaung; Louis Johnson; William Flanery

(MIT) and his research topics include Computer Architecture, VLSI Systems Design, and Robotics.WILLIAM M. FLANERY, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY William Flanery is an undergraduate student in Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Oklahoma State University with an expected graduation in 2013. His fields of interest include Computer Architecture, Engineering Education, and Video Game Design. He is interested in pursuing a career in industry for CPU and GPU design. Proceedings of the 2011 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Keith L. Hohn

several things. First, students greatly enjoyed theopportunity to do something different in an engineering class. Many students had creativeinterests and abilities that they had not gotten much of a chance to use in their engineeringcurriculum, and they enjoyed the chance to use those abilities. For example, one student (whohad been a music teacher in a prior career) composed a piece of music for the piano thatrepresented his progression through the chemical engineering coursework. Other studentsreported that they had little artistic talent, yet even these indicated that they had enjoyed theassignment.The text describing the process for making the artwork was more important than the artworkitself. The questions the students were asked to answer

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Christi Patton Luks; Laura P. Ford; Weston Kightlinger

Junior studying Chemical Engineering/Pre-Med at The University of Tulsa. As theproject lead, Weston managed this project through the design and implementation. Weston has received manyhonors in his academic career including being awarded a CH2M Hill Engineers Without Borders-USA Scholarshipfor 2012.Proceedings of the 2012 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education

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2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Dan Bumblauskas

programs, new on-campus residency components can enrichthe student experience providing the ability for student to complete some coursework andrequirements remotely while still providing on-campus work to stay connected to the institution,faculty, and peers. Examples could include senior design or capstone projects.Howell, Williams, and Lindsay wrote an article which presents recent accounts on the state ofcontinuing education2. They suggest that programs need to accommodate the needs of their‘customer’ such as full-time employees and those students with family related obligations.Statistics and trends cited in the article include educational/career background of students,demographic profiles, the impact and required transition of faculty, the

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Edgar Clausen; Roy Penney; Robert Babcock

) through asharp-edged orifice. A mathematical model was developed to predict the pressure of the air tankas a function of time using flow equations and an Euler integration. The model predicted theexperimental data very well, with a maximum variance from the data of 14% for the initial timestep of 0 - 75 s.KeywordsTank depressurization, overpressurization, vacuum failure, incompressible flow, modelingIntroductionStudents are likely to encounter a vast array of teaching techniques and styles during theiracademic careers, and this variety generally adds to the educational experience. However, ifstudents were given a choice, they would most likely select an interactive teaching style for theirclasses. In a survey of 47 University of Michigan

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Nicolas Ali Libre

and joined Missouri S&T as a visiting scholar and served as an assistantteaching professor since 2015. In that capacity, he had the opportunity of leading several scientificand industrial research projects and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students. Dr. Libre ismanager of Materials Testing lab at Missouri S&T, teaches mechanics of materials and developsdigital educational resources for the engineering mechanics courses. Over the span of his career,Dr. Libre authored and co-authored 3 chapter books, 17 peer-reviewed journal articles and over60 conference papers. He has advised and co-advised 7 graduate students and mentored over 30undergraduate students. He has collaborated with scholars from several countries, including Iran

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Rachel Mosier P.E.; Virginia Charter P.E.; Carisa Ramming; John Reck; Heather Yates

” or better is required to move into the nextcourse. The overall average grade is not telling. However, the Calculus and Engineering Staticshave much higher averages at 2.94 and 3.03 respectively. This points to a possible issue with thePhysics course, with an average of 2.56.Comparing the results of this study to the previous studies, the Engineering and Technologystudents do have some differences and similarities to other engineering students. As the studentsstudied all have a general association with construction careers, it is not surprising that they areslightly more visually oriented than other engineers. The Engineering and Technology studentsare average 11.2% more visually oriented, for all majors scores are in the 90% plus

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Andrew Braham; Ashlea Milburn Bennett; Jeton McClinton

coursemanagement systems move away from Blackboard type systems to existing social media sites,this is a disadvantage of using LinkedIn versus Facebook. However, this was the first semesterthat the majority of the students had used LinkedIn, so the authors found it promising that theybegan using it with a frequency equal to Blackboard. Perhaps if students begin using LinkedInearlier in their academic career, there would be even a higher rate of usage when they are seniorsor graduate students, as they would be more likely to be looking for employment aftergraduation; LinkedIn could be a powerful tool for researching and communicating with potentialemployers.Proceedings of the 2013 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Muhammet Ceylan; Aybala Usta; Fatma Barut; Nur Ergul; Ramazan Asmatulu

(EnerTech, Siemens, and Sunflower), oil (Koch) andagriculture and other industries. These companies are traditional employers of WSU graduatesand interns, and consequently, a sizeable number of alumni are on their staffs. We believe thatthe proper preparation of the local students for careers in nanotechnology is essential for theuniversity’s long-term success in this rapidly developing area. This opportunity will provideseveral benefits to WSU, local students and companies.2. Methodology2.1 Nanotechnology LaboratoryWe have developed the nanotechnology teaching laboratory to fabricate a number of differentnanobased materials. The Nanolab space (~1500 ft2) is located in both Wallace Hall and theBeggs Hall, and also utilized to support three existing

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Garth V. Crosby

components of electronic circuits, and the theories that make them work.Keywords— lab kit, circuit lab, portable lab, online coursesIntroductionAs more and more courses are offered online it is a goal of many universities to try toprovide a broad course selection for students who are exclusively distant learners. Thisposes a significant problem for lab intensive programs such as electrical engineering andelectrical engineering technology. At the same time, there is a tremendous thrust toencourage students to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)based careers. The National Science Foundation (NSF) actively, along with other federal andprivate entities, dedicates significant resources to encourage K-12 students to choose

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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R. Asmatulu; E. Asmatulu; B. Zhang

accomplishedthrough new class developments, seminars, conferences, invited talks, and other individuals whoare experts in nanotechnology and nanoethics. For the undergraduate and graduate students whoare preparing themselves for careers in nanoscale science and technology, whether as biologists,chemists, physicists, or engineers, new courses should be introduced to provide a needed focuson nanoethics. These courses should be taught by different professors from various departments,and should be mandatory for students working in the field of nanotechnology.Proceedings of the 2010 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education,Lawrence, KS, September 22-24, 2010

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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R. Asmatulu; W.S. Khan; E. Asmatulu; M. Ceylan

. For undergraduate and graduate students who are preparingthemselves for careers in bioscience and biotechnology, whether as MDs, nurses, biologists,chemists, physicists, or engineers, new courses providing a needed focus on bioethics should beProceedings of the 2010 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education,Lawrence, KS, September 22-24, 2010 8introduced. These courses should be taught by different professors from various departments andshould be mandatory for students working in the field of biotechnology.In addition to these measures, other educational actions may include television, media, andonline news

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Sara E. Wilson; Peter W. Tenpas; Ronald L. Dougherty; Christopher D. Depcik; Kenneth Fischer

,variations of the rubric have been created to use in other senior capstone design presentationsincluding interim oral reports and final oral design reports.In conclusion, the senior capstone design projects offer a snapshot of the skills students havelearned during their educational careers. Using the design poster presentations and a carefullydesigned rubric, a department can assess a number of educational objectives in one sitting. Byincluding outside reviewers from industry, a department can obtain external validation of thequality of the education program and identify areas of improvement needed to prepare studentsfor the workplace. Proceedings of the 2010 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Greg Murray; Tim Thomas

program at PSU contains majors in Electronics, Manufacturing,Mechanical and Plastics Engineering Technology. Each major represents an industry that usesdifferent software. To ensure that students learn to use the software that is prevalent in theirindustry, we provide four different software packages (Pro/E, Solid Works, Inventor and Catia).Job placement data is another point of interest to be considered while making decisions.Working closely with your institution‟s Career Services department can help you determinewhich industries are hiring your graduates. Other sources to consider are job search websitessuch as Monster.com and Careerbuilder.com. Type in each of the software packages we havebeen discussing and tally the job search results. This

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Ramazan Asmatulu; Heath E. Misak; Bailey Cooper; Waseem Khan

to teach students about nano-technology processes; magnetic nano-particles (1), functionalization (Ferro-Fluid) (2), nano-composite (3), electrospinning (4), spincoating (5), AFM lithography (6), drug delivery (7), nano-porous film (8), electroplating (9) andsolar cells (10). Students were surveyed and found this lab to be informative, enjoyable and usefulfor their future careers. It is expected that as technology increases the more industry will utilizenano-technology. Wichita State University is striving to prepare students for a high-tech educationby providing cutting edge labs to teach theory and hands on applications. Providing this level oflearning, students will have the knowledge to thrive in a high-tech industry.References:1

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Lawrence Whitman; Zulma Toro-Ramos; Dan Allison; Colin Davidson; Martha Shawver; Shelly Belles; Chris Wilkinson

academicadministration for over sixteen years. Her research interests include engineering education,broadening the participation in higher education and transformation of institutions of highereducation.Dan Allison is currently the Director of Airbus Single Aisle Product Development for SpiritAeroSystems. He is responsible for technology research and development specifically targeted tonew programs and products. He joined the company in 2006 after a 28 year career with Boeing.During which time he held many positions including Site executive, General Manager andDirector of Quality and Engineering manager at various Boeing facilities. Mr. Allison holds aBachelor and Masters Degree, both in Mechanical Engineering, from Wichita State Universitywhere he was on the

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Kevin R. Lewelling; Kevin S. Woolverton; Michael C. Reynolds

students to select careers inengineering and improve retention rates by making course work applicable and highly visible.We will be tracking these rates over the next few years to confirm these assumptions.References1 Hissey, T. W., Enhanced Skills for Engineers, Proceedings of the IEEE, Vol. 88, No. 8, pp.1367-1370, August 2000.2 Ford, R.M. Goodrich, J.G. Weissbach, R.S., A multidisciplinary business and engineeringcourse in product development and entrepreneurship, Frontiers in Education 34th AnnualConference, Vol. 1, pp. T2E/5 - T2E10, October 2004.3 Sullivan, J.F.; Knight, D.W.; Carlson, L.E., Team Building in Lower Division Projects Courses,Frontiers in Education 32nd Annual Conference, Vol. 1, pp. T1A-7- T1A-12, November 2002.4 Felder, R.M

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2008 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Shannon G. Davis; Bryan W. Hill; Carol S. Gattis; Bradley M. Dearing; Edgar C. Clausen

middle school students, or even earlier, to increase the number of students enteringengineering disciplines.1 Most students in the middle level grades (6th, 7th, and 8th) are unawareof engineering and do not recognize engineering as a rewarding career option. To moreeffectively prepare students in the pursuit of engineering and science degrees, students should beencouraged to develop the critical thinking skills necessary for solving problems in the realworld.It is universally accepted that all student benefit from hands-on learning activities in theclassroom. Studies show that hands-on activities are especially important for English languagelearners (ELLs), and are therefore an important way to tap this increasingly large and diversepool of

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Larry A. Glasgow

,” Wall StreetJournal, October 6 (2005).2. Finkelstein, N. D. “Context in the Context of Physics and Learning,” nfinkels@ucsd.edu (2001).3. Wankat, P. and F. Oreovicz. “Gaming the Curriculum,” ASEE Prism, 15:48 (2005).4. Glasgow, L. A. “Reconnecting Chemical Engineering Students with the Physical World,” presented at theAnnual AIChE Meeting, San Francisco (2006).5. Grose, T. K. “The Mechanics of a Career,” ASEE Prism, 14:25 (2005).6. Mc Dermott, L. C. and P. S. Shaffer. “Research as a Guide for Curriculum Development: An Example fromIntroductory Electricity, Part 1,” American Journal of Physics, 60:994 (1992).7. Slater, T., Adams, J., and T. Brown. “College Student Success in Completing a Simple Circuit,” submitted toJournal of College Science

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Douglas R. Carroll; Hong Sheng

Conference of the American Society forEngineering Education" 8[4] Siau, K., Sheng, H., and Nah, F. (2006) “Use of a classroom response system to enhance classroom interactivity”, IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 398-403Biographical InformationDr. Douglas R. Carroll, PE is a Professor in the Interdisciplinary Engineering Department at theUniversity of Missouri-Rolla. He is best known for his work with solar powered race cars, winning twonational championships and publishing a book on solar car design. He has received many teaching awardsin his career. His research interests are composite materials, solar-electric

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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J. Collins

. ERICClearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education. Office of Educational Research andImprovement, Washington, D.C. Retrieved from http://www.ericacve.org/fulltext.asp5 Cronin, B. (2003). Bowling alone together: academic writing as distributed cognition. Journal of theAmerican Society for Information Science and Technology, 55 (6), 557-560.6 Spector, J.M. (1999). Teachers as designers of collaborative distance learning. Society for InformationTechnology and Teacher Education International Conference, San Antonio Texas. ED 432 259.

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2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Ahmed M El-Sherbeeny, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University; Andrea E. Ware, West Virginia University; James E. Smith, West Virginia University

engineeringdisciplines and careers, as well as an opportunity for the development of study skills and timemanagement practices. The other two freshman engineering courses form a two-course sequencewith a problem-solving emphasis. Both courses use individual assignments and team projects toteach fundamental engineering topics, basic professional skills, and ethics, and the use of avariety of computer tools. The second semester engineering course is the result of a recentredesign of a traditional programming course to a hands-on, problem-centered and project basedtechnical problem-solving course which uses software as a problem-solving tool. The newcourse, taught for the first time in Spring 2006, is the result of identifying desired learningoutcomes, examining

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Tony Kerzmann; Gavin Buxton; Maria V. Kalevitch

, chemistry, biology and environmental science. RMU's focuson communication and business skills gives graduates an advantage in the job market. Allof our students enjoy small class sizes and personal attention that make RMU a specialplace to learn.It is this interdisciplinary background and strong vocational emphasis, along withPittsburgh's status as a future energy capital that makes RMU the ideal environment fortraining our future workforce for careers in the alternative energy sectors, and providinglocal employees with science and business graduates with a strong background inenvironmental issues and sustainability.On a recent visit to Pittsburgh, President Obama outlined the importance of energy [1]:“The time has come, once and for all, for this

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Hossein Rahemi; Shouling He

department in new course offering and program modification. Their valuablerecommendations and comments will continuously make our program delivery stronger and morecompetitive with the growing demand of today’s technology. Furthermore, the close partnership withthese industrial companies, such as NASA, Sikorsky, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Lockheed Martin,RCM-Tech, Rockwell Collins, Pavon Manufacturing Group, FAA, CDI-Aerospace, U.S. Didactic, Con-Edison, and MTA, allowed our students to explore an internship opportunity with top engineeringenterprises. These internship programs provided our students with the needed career-building and hands-on experiences and a mind-set to adapt the fast changes and challenges in technologies

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Timothy B. Whitmoyer; David T. Vader; Joel Z. Bandstra; William H.J. Strosnider

outcomes that we have defined for graduates of the Engineering Program. Theoutcome to “work toward integration of Christian faith, learning, professional life” is difficult tosatisfy through classroom instruction. The Modified Rower Pump project places its teammembers at the intersection of extreme human need, academic performance, and engineeringpractice. Our students have responded in the short term with quality designs and some havecommitted their professional careers to address similar human needs. Three of the project’salumni have chosen to work in Burkina Faso to promote the economic development of theMahadaga community. Such responses represent the highest level of learning in Bloom’staxonomy15: evaluation and commitment.Based on these

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Peggy Leonowich-Graham; Katie Blue; Steven Condly

Encouragement May Be the Missing Link in the Pursuit of CS / IT Majors Dr. Peggy Leonowich-Graham and MAJ Katie Blue Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science United States Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996 Dr. Steven Condly Institutional Research and Analysis Branch United States Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996AbstractFew students in general, and fewer female students in particular, choose anundergraduate major in IT/CS. Efforts at ameliorating the situation must be rootedin an understanding of those factors which have a demonstrated influence onmajor/career choice and decision making. In an