STI 2007STI 2007

A look backA look back

STI ‘07 Concept Map: Being a

Successful Team Sponsor

STI ‘07 Concept Map: Being a

Successful Team Sponsor

Concerns Raised STI ‘07Concerns Raised STI ‘07

• Getting Support• “Selling” the Challenge • Determining a Challenge

Project

• Getting Support• “Selling” the Challenge • Determining a Challenge

Project

Expertise: Pre and Post STI comparison

Expertise: Pre and Post STI comparison

PRE-WORKSHOP (n=16)Web usage Powerpoint Excel ssh + FTP

mean 2.44 2.13 1.75 1.00sd 0.81 0.96 0.68 0.63

POST-WORKSHOP (n=10, response rate 63%)mean 2.70 2.60 2.70 1.80

sd 0.67 1.17 1.06 1.03

1=none, 2=beginner, 3=intermediate, 4=advanced, 5=expert

Expertise: Pre and Post STI comparison 2

Expertise: Pre and Post STI comparison 2PRE-WORKSHOP (n=16)

StarLogo Unix Programming Math packagesmean 0.94 0.63 0.50 0.38

sd 0.85 0.72 0.89 0.50

POST-WORKSHOP (n=10, response rate 63%)mean 2.00 0.90 1.20 1.10

sd 0.94 0.99 1.03 0.74

KNOWLEDGE OFÉ Mean SDnetwork thinking 3.7 1.06

scientific process 3.58 1.08data visualization 3.42 0.79

equity issues 3.18 1.17selecting appropriate technology tools 3 0.6

computational science 2.92 0.67agent-based models 2.92 0.9

algorithms 2.83 0.72mathematical models 2.75 0.62

programming 2.75 0.62

STI ‘07 Survey (Expo’08)n=12 (75% response rate)

STI ‘07 Survey (Expo’08)n=12 (75% response rate)

1=no knowledge at all; 5=very knowledgeable

STI ‘07 Survey (Expo ‘08) 2

STI ‘07 Survey (Expo ‘08) 2

COMFORT WITHÉ Mean SDunderstanding challenge year 4.08 1

mentoring teams 4.08 0.9project development process 3.92 1.08

Modeling in STARLOGO TNG 3.17 0.83modeling in netlogo 2.42 1.24

Modeling in Java 1.92 1.31Modeling in mathematica 1.4 0.7

1=not at all comfortable; 5=very comfortable

Observations, questions, comments?

Observations, questions, comments?