AC 2012-3761: CAPSTONE DESIGN FACULTY MOTIVATION: MOTIVA- TIONAL FACTORS FOR TEACHING THE CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSE AND MOTIVATIONAL INFLUENCES ON TEACHING APPROACHES Cory A. Hixson, Virginia Tech Cory A. Hixson is a graduate student in engineering education at Virginia Tech. Previous experience is in audio/visual engineering and K-12 math/science education. His research interests are in faculty motiva- tion, entrepreneurship, design education, K-12 engineering/STEM education, and research to practice in engineering education Dr. Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is an Associate Professor of engineering education at Virginia Tech, where she co-directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on communica- tion in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication, and collaboration, and design education. She was awarded a CAREER grant from NSF to study expert teaching practices in capstone design courses nationwide and is Co-PI on several NSF grants to explore identity and interdisciplinary collaboration in engineering design. Mr. James J. Pembridge, Virginia Tech c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012