Collection

2011 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Rafael D. Alvarez; Raga M. Bakhiet; Theresa M. Garcia; Angeline V. Yang

 Summer Team Internships ● Scholarships  StrengthsQuest assessment and analysis ● Regional STEM Competitions  Faculty Advisors ● San Diego Region Joint Planning ConferenceOne of the most significant activities is the summer team internship in leading science and engineeringfirms across San Diego county providing students with opportunities to increase their knowledge andto develop skills for academic and workplace success, and ultimately to become part of the region’seconomic development. The SPSD activities are designed to address three important educationalfactors:  Raising minority academic achievement in science and engineering  Providing necessary guidance

Collection

2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Carl A. Erikson

several other faculty offer Science,Technology and World (STW) writing courses in “Exploring Electrical Technology” and“Appropriate Technology”. The FYS courses are limited to 18 students while the STW writingcourses are limited to 25. The Engineering major’s writing requirement is covered in twoseminar courses instead of one. Engineering Seminar I discusses various articles and readingsfrom two books culminating in the student’s essay, ”What is Good Engineering?”. Writingprinciples are reviewed and interventions in various phases of their essay are performed. InEngineering Seminar II, practical aspects such as job searching, resume writing, graduateschools, and financial planning are discussed with the course reviewing writing principles

Collection

2015 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Anthony DePina; Kevin Burnett; Molly Mariea; Michael Bush; Christina Amendola; William Nowak; Jason Kolodziej

) (8) Morphological charts provide a platform to brainstorm Fabrication (8) concept ideas based on system or function. Students working hand and hand Test (9) with RIT machine shop faculty to Test plans consisting of detailed steps which will, if build design to specifications passed, ultimately lead to system verification. TEAM INFO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Anthony DePina

Collection

2012 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Martene Stanberry

point because theseindividuals can lead you to other great resources including other people, technology, usefultextbooks, and helpful online resources. Some of the online resources include: Paul’s OnlineNotes, Khan Academy, and Math Insight. All of these supports provide assistance and guidancewhen planning lessons, creating exams and assignments that are reasonable yet challenging forstudents, and deciding how to link classroom knowledge to application problems and studentresearch. Seeking advice from mentors, colleagues, and other experienced teachers helped metremendously during my first year. These individuals provided valuable information about bestteaching practices, useful textbook and online resources, and how to balance the various

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Amelito Enriquez

resources and skills needed for college success. Many of theworkshops planned for the second week were either cancelled or made optional as a result of amid-program focus group that indicated that students wanted to devote more time to studyingmath, and less on these workshops.2.2 Profile of 2009 Summer Math Jam StudentsThe 2009 Summer Math Jam recruited 40 participants, with 34 of them successfully completingthe program. Table 4 is a summary of the demographics of the 2009 Summer Math Jam 34participants who completed the program. The gender distribution of 64.7% female and 35.3%male is very similar to the College’s overall gender distribution (63% female, 34% male, and 3%unknown). The biggest ethnic group is Hispanic representing 61.8% of Math Jam

Collection

2025 ASEE -GSW Annual Conference

Authors

Lynn L. Peterson, The University of Texas at Arlington; J. Carter Tiernan, The University of Texas at Arlington; Shanna E Banda, The University of Texas at Arlington; Karthikeyan Loganathan, The University of Texas at Arlington; Nila Veerabathina, The University of Texas at Arlington

faculty in bothinstitutional policy decision-making processes and the professional development initiatives that canempower them to meaningfully contribute to the change processes stemming from those decisions.Our own institution, UT Arlington, sent a team of faculty members to this institute to examine the roleof our Academic Professional Track (APT) faculty members, our term for non-tenure track faculty.The 4-day workshop was a great success and as a result, a year-long plan is formulated to focus onAPT faculty with a teaching mission to create institutional and far-reaching effects. The plan will beaccomplished by working groups, which will be formed to develop projects and examine identifiedissues. It should be noted that these activities will

Conference Session

Innovation in Laboratory Studies and Outreach Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Sugg, United States Navy; Bruce Galloway, United States Navy; John Fishell, STEP

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

relocated to other DoD activities. The Metrology Engineering Center functionsand associated personnel were proposed to be relocated to a Navy activity in Indiana. This, ofcourse, caused the highly experienced and technical workforce to begin to plan for a potentialuprooting of homes and families and relocation to Indiana should the proposal be accepted by theBRAC Commission who had the final say. While the case was argued and reviewed, manyemployees found other jobs in Southern California. Others awaited an outcome. A generousseverance package would be available for those who chose to await the final outcome and thenbe involuntarily separated rather than relocate. One can clearly imagine the multitude ofnegative effects on the metrology engineering

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Assessment

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brittany Ann Kos, University of Colorado, Boulder; Sarah Miller, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Implementing your Students will be able to construct a professional goal Engineering Plan and an educational goal 11 Complete your Final Project 12-16 This class has ended. Good luck with your other courses!Table 1: Course ScheduleThe design of the course was based on content pulled from previous iterations of this course inpast years, as well as best practices learned from the introduction to engineering courses at otherinstitutions (Brake 2016, Peuker 2016, ASEE 2017). The coursework was divided into two typesof assignments: weekly homework and a final report. The course schedule is presented in Table1.At our university, semesters are 16 weeks long, usually lasting from mid-August toearly-December, but we

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mia Minnes, University of California, San Diego; Sheena Ghanbari Serslev, University of California, San Diego ; Madison Edwards

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology

spoke to specific actions and behaviors they plan to take after the internship experience, reflecting their heightened maturity and sense of direction. Additionally, the internship illuminated the importance of building interpersonal skills, exhibiting personal growth, and developing attributes of lifelong learning. In contrast to these conclusions, pre- and post-survey analysis for the MSLQ with the same group of students reveals specific areas where student motivation decreased after the internship experience. These findings point to the important formative role internships can play in an undergraduate Computer Science and Engineering program and shed light on the lessons universities can learn about leveraging

Conference Session

Teaching Engineering Students and Library Staff: New Ideas and Best Practices

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Jane Dooley, Dalhousie University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

cultivating a Community of Practice(CoP) framework in the workplace. It will examine how such a framework can be applied to anacademic library environment to foster a collaborative, inclusive, and healthy workplace whiledirectly supporting the library’s strategic plan and directions.The conceptual Reference Trainers CoP framework outlined in this paper will provide anexample of how libraries can utilize their institution’s Learning Management System (LMS) forthis purpose, and offers recommendations and considerations for developing a CoP frameworkready for implementation.As a community of like-minded individuals engaged in cooperative training and resource-sharingactivities, creating a Reference Trainers CoP can provide support for those pursuing

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; David Reeping, Ohio Northern University; Heather Sapp, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

opportunity arose forproviding the first-year programming students (whom will now be referred to as “programmers”to help differentiate between the various student types referenced within this paper) with ameaningful client-driven design experience. In the 2013-2014 academic year, the authors testedthe hypothesis that teams of first-year programmers can gain a subset of the benefits associatedwith service learning by establishing a client relationship with a group directly involved with aservice learning project.4-6 The purpose of the project was to develop an interactive softwareapplication that would complement a lesson plan written by engineering education majorsparticipating with a campus organization that annually performed STEM teacher workshops

Conference Session

Software Engineering Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stefan Christov, Quinnipiac University; Mark Hoffman, Quinnipiac University

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

initiation and scope definition,project planning and estimation, and project measurement and control, is one of the knowledgeareas in the software engineering body of knowledge (SWEBOK [8]). As a result, SPM has beenincorporated in some software engineering undergraduate curricula (e.g., [1, 2]).There is a large body of SPM theory described in the SWEBOK. Finding ways to enhance studentlearning of this theory by providing opportunities to apply it in a realistic setting, however, isoften challenging. This difficulty stems from the fact that to truly exercise project managementskills, one needs to be put in charge of a relatively long-term, non-trivial software project thatinvolves a team of software developers. Setting up such a project and a team

Conference Session

Engaging Students in Engineering (ENGAGE)

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Staffin Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sheryl A. Sorby, Michigan Technological University; Tricia S. Berry, University of Texas, Austin; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin; Ana Maria Dison, University of Texas, Austin; Yosef S. Allam, The Ohio State University; John A. Merrill, Ohio State University; Wally Peters, University of South Carolina, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Erica Pfister-Altschul, University of South Carolina; Sarah C. Baxter, University of South Carolina; Guangming Zhang, University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Mechanical Engineering; James A. Leach, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

spatial skill-building through an introductory course, may be just as important interms of their overall success and achievement.III. ENGAGE Schools Discuss Their Approach and Experience of Implementing Spatial Skills Visualization Assessment and TrainingThe first cohort of ENGAGE schools supported by the intellectual arguments, research, dataand professional development provided by Dr. Sheryl Sorby at the ENGAGE StrategyImplementation Workshop in February 2010, developed their plans to assess students’ spatialvisualization skills and implement a training course. ENGAGE provided schools with a numberof electronic resources (see Section IV), technical assistance, and a minigrant. Five schoolsincluding the University of Texas at Austin, The

Conference Session

Knowing Ourselves: Research on Engineering Education Researchers

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Junaid A. Siddiqui, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin S. Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lorraine N. Fleming, Howard University; Alison A. Dingwall, Howard University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

evaluation plan alsoincludes long-term impacts, but this is not included in this paper. The survey included closedand open-ended questions regarding participants’ familiarity, confidence and engagement inconducting engineering education research and using research to inform teaching or curriculum.An analysis of the pre-survey illustrates the considerable variability in participants’ backgroundsin engineering education research; however, all participants emphasized a need for betterunderstanding of choosing a conceptual framework for education research, using principles ofrigor in education research, and developing a plan to answer a research question. The aggregateanalysis of pre-post changes indicate gains in the level of familiarity for

Conference Session

Virtues in Engineering Ethics Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sergio Guillen Grillo, University of Virginia; Bryn Elizabeth Seabrook, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics Division (ETHICS)

preparing learners todevelop scripts and action plans for acting consistently with their values in ethically challengingscenarios. The approach moves away from discussing what the right action would be accordingto different ethical normative frameworks, and instead starts from the premise that most peopleare able to recognize the right course of action that is consistent with their values, and want topursue it; however, they have difficulties acting accordingly. Central to this learning model is theapplication of a thought experiment framed as: “Assuming I know what I want to do to act onmy values, how can I get it done?” The capacity to bridge the space between decision and actionis strengthened by reflection about past experiences and each

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Prevost, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Benjamin Stein, University of Wisconsin; Natalie Tran, California State University, Bakersfield; Allen Phelps, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

on Pre-Engineering CurriculaRecent content analyses of K-12 pre-engineering curricula, including PLTW, suggest thepresence of mathematics in particular is “noticeably thin.” Typically, these are studies of theintended curriculum, and therefore address only the static plan that is put forth in the printedmaterials used for the courses under investigation.In their analysis of the PLTW high school intended curriculum, Nathan and colleagues8 Page 14.1231.3examined the absolute and relative frequency with which PLTW addresses the mathematicsstandards (as obtained from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics)9 in its three corecourses

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD) Technical Session 2: Understanding Our Users

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Parker, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries Division (ELD)

Sources and Services course at the School of Information in the Faculty of Arts. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Research Data Sharing in Engineering: A Report on Faculty Practices and Preferences Prior to the Tri-Agency PolicyAbstractThe Tri-Agency Council of Canada that includes the Natural Sciences and Engineering ResearchCouncil of Canada (NSERC) is implementing its Research Data Management (RDM) Policy inthe Spring of 2023. The policy requires Canadian post-secondary institutions to develop anInstitutional RDM Strategy to support and guide researchers funded by one or more of the Tri-Agencies. Researchers will be required to provide a Data Management Plan (DMP) and

Conference Session

Student Engagement and Motivation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; John Geddes, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Mark Somerville, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Robert Martello, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

learners are like the self-regulated learners Zimmermandescribes in that they are “metacognitively, motivationally, and behaviorally active participantsin their own learning.”15 In addition to masters of learning processes, self-directed learners areself-starters, with intention to develop and conceptions of themselves as highly capablelearners.16,17 As Rogers notes, self-directed learners possess positive self-regard, a self-actualizing tendency, and openness to experience.7,18Cognitive and metacognitive factors in SDL include students’ abilities to recognize needs,develop strategies for planning, monitoring, and adapting learning processes, reflect on theircognitive processes, and engage in accurate self-evaluation of performance or mastery

Conference Session

Successful K-12 Programs for Girls & Minorities

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Tolley, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Anthony Brizendine, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Michael Phillips, Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Adam Harris

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Engineering Leadership Academy. She also provides oversight for student professional development curriculum and programs, including the Fundamentals of Engineering exam. She is founder and co-chair of the college’s Strategic Planning and Assessment Resource Team and is a key member of the University’s Institutional Effectiveness Oversight Committee. As a founding member of the Academic Affairs Assessment Team, she was instrumental in helping to develop campus-wide tools that enhance the efficiency of data collection and reporting. As co-PI on several projects, including four current NSF projects, Patricia contributes her expertise in the areas of the freshman-year experience

Conference Session

Issues and Direction in ET Education and Administration: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston; Wajiha Shireen, University of Houston; Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Raresh Pascali, University of Houston; Miguel Ramos, University of Houston; William Fitzgibbon, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

maintaining laboratories needed in the first 2 years; and (4)Engineering departments can better focus on advanced/graduate level education with betterutilization of professorial staff.This article examines 2-year common curriculum templates for Electrical/Computer ET andElectrical/Computer Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical ET programsbased on CDIO, and summarizes preliminary assessment results of the proposed educationalmodel collected from industry participants. The templates assume a full-time course of study in4 semesters after which the student selects to either complete a BS in Engineering Technology in2 additional years, or transfer to an Engineering degree plan which may be 2-, 3-, or 4-yearslong. Both plans are assumed to

Conference Session

Integrating H&SS in Engineering I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

andinnovative learning experience in a joint venture between the College of Engineering and theCollege of Arts and Sciences. From the autumn of 2003 through the summer of 2005, thestudents planned, organized, and completed an historic 500-mile canoe trip from Detroit toPittsburgh via Lake Erie to mark the 250th anniversary of the beginning of the French and IndianWar (specifically the Battle of the Monongahela outside present-day Pittsburgh in 1755). Thecanoe expedition followed a route that was a standard trade and shipping route for the Frenchand Native Americans up to the 1750s. Starting near the Lawrence Tech campus on the RougeRiver in metropolitan Detroit, the students canoed into the Detroit River and along the length ofLake Erie. After several

Conference Session

Research to Practice: STRAND 1 – Addressing the NGSS: Supporting K-12 Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering Science Connections (Part 2)

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie Anne Aloia, Bayonne High School; Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

competitions. Some students enter the course with a portfolio in hand. The teacherserves as resource and mentor, as the students present weekly plans and progress for a grade.This year a third course is being piloted called Engineering Technology. Designed primarily for9th grade students, the course focuses on engineering design, project management and hands ontechnical skills, which allows them to advance to the Intro to Engineering course with a richerpreparation. Evaluation will include the effectiveness of the course, the program’s impact on thestudents, and an assessment of the student work.IntroductionThe quest to design a new engineering program, deciding where to start, establishing the runningthemes for a whole new course, or set of courses

Conference Session

Tips and Tricks for Actively Engaging Students

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifton B. Farnsworth, Brigham Young University; Donna Harp Ziegenfuss, University of Utah; Matthew W. Roberts, Southern Utah University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

University.Dr. Donna Harp Ziegenfuss, University of Utah Donna Harp Ziegenfuss, is an Associate Librarian in Graduate and Undergraduate Services in the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah. She has an Ed.D. in Academic Leadership/Higher Education and an MS degree in Applied Technology/Instructional Design. She has over 10 years of experience teaching, designing instruction, and doing qualitative research both in and outside of a library context. Her research interests focus on library and technology-based instructional planning and course design, assessment and evaluation topics, as well as online teaching and learning.Dr. Matthew W Roberts, Southern Utah University Dr. Roberts has been teaching structural

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Best Papers

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jordan Orion James, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Chen Qiu M.Sc., University of New Mexico; Christopher Riley

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Paper ID #22582Using Design Challenges to Develop Empathy in First-year CoursesJordan Orion James, University of New Mexico Jordan O. James is a Native American Ph.D. learning sciences student and lecturer at the University of New Mexico’s School of Architecture and Planning in the Community & Regional Planning program. He has served as a graduate research assistant on an NSF-funded project, Revolutionizing Engineering De- partments, and has been recognized as a Graduate Studies student spotlight recipient and teaching scholar. Jordan studies learning in authentic, real-world conditions utilizing Design Based Research

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering Economy into Curricula

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heath J. LeBlanc, Ohio Northern University; Bryan O'Neil Boulanger, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

projectmanagement and engineering economy as modules within a three-credit course offered on theprocess of design. All courses on engineering economy and project management are offered onlyto senior-level students in the fall semester.The initial discussion brought together the Dean of our college with the faculty representativefrom each department responsible for teaching engineering economy and/or project management.The group expressed a desire to re-evaluate the way engineering economy and projectmanagement content is covered within each department and across the college. With a growingenrollment across the college, the discussion focused mainly on long-term planning,brainstorming ways to 1) maintain course content, 2) make faculty resources available

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Elise M. Barrella, James Madison University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Justin J Henriques, James Madison University; Daniel Devon Imholte

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

at Georgia Tech completing her Ph.D. research as part of the Infrastructure Research Group (IRG). She also completed a teaching certificate and was actively involved with the Center for the En- hancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL) at Georgia Tech. Her academic interests focus on two primary areas of sustainable transportation: (1) community-based design and planning and (2) strategic planning and policy development. Dr. Barrella is also interested in investigating how to best integrate these research interests into classroom and project experiences for her students.Dr. Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University Dr. Robert Nagel is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering at James Madison University

Conference Session

Making Headway: Two-year/Four-year Curriculum Alignment and Also U-G Research

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James K. Nelson Jr. P.E., University of Texas, Tyler; Mary Eileen Smith, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; Martha M. Ellis

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

Board Mary Smith has been employed with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board since 1987 and now serves as Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Academic Planning and Policy. She is responsible for the administration and management of matters related to the board’s higher education academic planning and policy functions, and she provides leadership on key projects, reports, and studies that cut across divisions of the agency. She has taught at the University of Texas, Austin,, and she currently is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of communication at St. Edward’s University in Austin. Smith serves as the Project Coordinator for the $1.8 million productivity grant awarded to Texas from Lumina Foundation for Education

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division (IND) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enas Aref, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering Division (IND)

capabilities, teams can receive personalized recommendations andinsights tailored to their specific project needs. Moreover, Gen AI's ability to analyze team dynamics andanticipate potential conflicts equips educators and students with invaluable resources for fostering aharmonious working environment conducive to creativity and productivity.Central to this paper is the development of the Team Dynamics and Conflict Resolution (TDCR) module,which provides students with the needed knowledge and hands-on skills to form project teams, promoteteam dynamics, and successfully resolve conflicts. This paper provided a detailed plan to integrate the TDCR module in any given course plan.While the TDCR module is a standalone module, the author proposes

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

William Bambrick

applicationfunctionality. The functionality that has evolved over the years is being replaced on a onefor one basis. This functionality includes:• Order fulfillment from sales support through order entry to customer shipment• Distribution logistics (Supply Chain Management)• General accounting and finance• Customer service and field engineeringThe term enterprise resource planning (ERP) has evolved to cover the packages addressingthe above functional requirements. Are the ERP packages covering all the functionalityneeded to support a company’s business processes and information needs? What are thefunctional gaps?Despite the general acceptance of the ERP vendors’ claim that they address all the needs ofa manufacturing enterprise, significant gaps exist

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 4: The Best of the All: FPD Best Papers

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; David Reeping, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

anancillary role in the service effort and do not travel to the site of the project. This study wasconducted during the 2013-2014 school year in the context of two courses offered at OhioNorthern University. Participants of the study included first-year programming students enrolledin a second semester introductory programming course and engineering education studentsenrolled in an upper-level elective course involved with developing lesson plans for teacherworkshops being conducted in the Dominican Republic by members of the university’s NorthernEngineers Without Boundaries student organization. The following sections of this paper willfirst examine the relevant background concerning prior research, explain the framework for thestudy, review the