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Promoting Women's Interest in Technology through Summer Workshop

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2018 Mid Atlantic Section Fall Meeting

Location

Brooklyn Technical High School, Brooklyn, New York, New York

Publication Date

October 26, 2018

Start Date

October 26, 2018

End Date

October 27, 2018

DOI

10.18260/1-2--31458

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Dugwon Seo Queensborough Community College

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Dr. Dugwon Seo is an assistant professor in Engineering Technology Department at Queensborough Community College. Dr. Seo has been teaching engineering technology courses including digital circuit, computer applications, computer-aided analysis, and renewable energy. Her research interest includes various renewable energy, digital circuit system, remote sensing, and technology education.

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Michael Lawrence Queensborough Community College

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Michael Lawrence lectures in Internet Technology & Advanced Manufacturing at Queensborough Community College. He received his BS in Astronautical Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy.

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Abstract

The enrollment of women in our engineering technology program is as low as 3 % according to the combined data of Fall 2013 and Fall 2016 in QCC. Computer engineering was 7% of women and computer information was 14% of women for the same period. The gender gap in academic technology field could be due to the lack of opportunities for female students to be exposed to the technology. Therefore, technology disciplines are hardly chosen to be their first choice in academic fields. In past summer, a pilot program of the Project-Based 3D Printing & Coding Experience for Women workshop was presented from the Engineering Technology Department in Queensborough Community College (QCC) in attempts of reducing the gender gap. The main objective of the project is to increase the number of women in coding and technology courses for freshmen from various majors. The practical and technical project would evoke and boost the interest in technology discipline from female students who were in lack of exposure in such discipline. The program offered the workshop to first applied 40 female students in QCC during summer break through a maker project, particularly focused on 3D printer use in a manufacturing process and coding experiences. The project was to design a variety form of products including jewelry in CAD software, print it on a 3D printer. Then, the participants were to build and host a website chronicling their experiences using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Amazon Web Services.

Seo, D., & Lawrence, M. (2018, October), Promoting Women's Interest in Technology through Summer Workshop Paper presented at 2018 Mid Atlantic Section Fall Meeting, Brooklyn Technical High School, Brooklyn, New York, New York. 10.18260/1-2--31458

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