Reece, M. A., & Rone, T. R., & White, C. (2012, June), Implementation of Cooperative Learning Techniques to  Increase Minority Student Interest in RF/Microwave Engineering  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--21487

\bibitem{asee_peer_21487}
  Reece, M. A., \& Rone, T. R., \& White, C. (2012, June), \emph{Implementation of Cooperative Learning Techniques to  Increase Minority Student Interest in RF/Microwave Engineering}
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--21487

Michel A. Reece, Tracy R. Rone, and Carl White.  "Implementation of Cooperative Learning Techniques to  Increase Minority Student Interest in RF/Microwave Engineering".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://peer.asee.org/21487 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_21487}
  Michel A. Reece, Tracy R. Rone, and Carl White.
  "Implementation of Cooperative Learning Techniques to  Increase Minority Student Interest in RF/Microwave Engineering".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://peer.asee.org/21487 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

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AB  -                 Implementation of Cooperative Learning Techniques to           Increase Minority Student Interest in RF/Microwave Engineering:Abstract        Morgan State University (MSU) is one out of a few HBCUs offering a structuredprogram in RF (radio frequency) and microwaves at the undergraduate level. Within thisprogram, RF/microwave courses are offered as senior electives within the Electrical Engineeringcurriculum. However, these courses suffered low enrollment, poor retention and minimal studentengagement. Recently, with the award of a National Science Foundation (NSF) Course,Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement Grant, microwave equipment was purchased toprovide minority students with a laboratory environment that incorporates cooperative learningto increase student interest in RF Microwave Engineering fields. Studies show that students learnbest when they are actively involved in the learning process. Incorporating a hands-on laboratoryexperience in conjunction with traditional course lecture has been known to actively engagestudents in learning. However, there has been no documentation to illustrate best practices inimplementing cooperative learning techniques to a minority student population in an RFEngineering laboratory environment. This paper will provide an overview of cooperativelearning strategies used in the RF microwave engineering laboratory and give an update of theimpact of these strategies in increasing minority student interest in the microwave fields. In apilot study over the period of two subsequent semesters, it was shown through unstructuredinterviews and pre- and post surveys that cooperative learning incorporating structured problemsolving did increase student interest in RF Microwave Engineering from 58% to 75% in the Fall2008 semester and from 30% to 40% in the Fall 2009 semester.                                                                                               1
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