Conference Session

Marketing Engineering to Minority Students

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qiang Le, Hampton University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

for incorporatingmulti-media case studies in engineering curriculum.IntroductionThe nation’s current and projected need for more Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math(STEM) workers, coupled with the chronically lagging participation of students from ethnicallygrowing segments of the population, argue for policies and programs that will increase thepathways into engineering. Enhancing the curriculum is recognized to be an important way toimprove overall diversity in engineering. Retooling curricula to prepare students for theinnovation age requires them to explore open-ended problems, thereby acquiring higher-ordercognitive and teamwork skills and equipping them with the tools they will need to becomesuccessful engineers. Past research

Conference Session

Creative Engagement and Developmental Tutoring Method

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Walden, University of Oklahoma; Cindy Foor, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

while still in HS; ‚ Transitional-type (TT): classes taken for college credit at a community or junior college or vocational-technical school sometime after HS graduation and before enrollment at our institution, including students starting over after an academic break or enrollment at a different four-year school; ‚ University concurrent (UC): classes taken for college credit at a community, junior, or other four-year college or university during an active semester or between two semesters of enrollment at our institution, usually during summer sessions; ‚ Study abroad (SA): classes taken during a study abroad semester for which credit