Davis, D., & Burns, M., & Sangster, J., & Mukasa, C., & O'Connell, B. P., & Quinn, E., & Smith, A., & Schulte Grahame, K. (2020, June), Evaluating Student Success in a Pre-college General Engineering Program  Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line . 10.18260/1-2--34596

\bibitem{asee_peer_34596}
  Davis, D., \& Burns, M., \& Sangster, J., \& Mukasa, C., \& O'Connell, B. P., \& Quinn, E., \& Smith, A., \& Schulte Grahame, K. (2020, June), \emph{Evaluating Student Success in a Pre-college General Engineering Program}
  Paper presented at 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line .
  10.18260/1-2--34596

Duncan Davis, Matthew Burns, John Sangster P.E., Constantine Mukasa, Brian Patrick O'Connell, Elizabeth Quinn, Alice Smith, and Kathryn Schulte Grahame.  "Evaluating Student Success in a Pre-college General Engineering Program".  2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line , 2020, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2020.  https://peer.asee.org/34596 Internet.  24 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_34596}
  Duncan Davis, Matthew Burns, John Sangster P.E., Constantine Mukasa, Brian Patrick O'Connell, Elizabeth Quinn, Alice Smith, and Kathryn Schulte Grahame.
  "Evaluating Student Success in a Pre-college General Engineering Program".
  \emph{2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, Virtual On line , 2020, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2020.
  https://peer.asee.org/34596 Internet.  24 Apr, 2024

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - This Evaluation paper will discuss the intended and unintended outcomes of a pre-college general engineering program designed for high school students. These include effects on student interest in engineering, success in open-ended engineering projects, and the likelihood to apply to Northeastern University. The pre-college programs at this university are two-week residential programs that expose students to a variety of subject matter, including engineering, entrepreneurship, computer science, and design. The engineering program aims to introduce students to several engineering disciplines, the engineering design process, and common tools used in engineering. Students learn Arduino hardware, fabrication techniques including 3D printing and laser cutting, computer-aided design (CAD), and innovative project design through the lens of sustainability, robotics, manufacturing, and product design. Students are also exposed to discipline-specific engineering design work, field trips to industrial partners, and expert panels that showcase various engineering fields.  

Using student surveys and testimonials, we gathered voluntary feedback from the participants willing to discuss their experience in the program. The engineering program compares favorably to other similar programs in the university and received high marks from students in the following categories:

1)      Enjoyment and recommendation of this program to other students 
2)      Likelihood to apply to Northeastern University
3)      The academic rigor of this program
4)      Quality of professors, staff, and teaching assistants

AU  - Duncan Davis
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