• DocumentCode
    1520591
  • Title

    Capturing young womens´ imagination

  • Author

    Davis, A.K.

  • Volume
    3
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    26
  • Lastpage
    41
  • Abstract
    The study discussed the experiences and lessons learned from six years of working with female and minority engineering students across many different engineering disciplines. By using simple low cost/no cost techniques, students were able to successfully navigate through their undergraduate curriculum, while preparing themselves for careers beyond the graduation finish line.
  • Keywords
    educational courses; engineering education; gender issues; Wii generation; engineering discipline; female engineering student; low cost technique; minority engineering student; nerd girl; no cost technique; undergraduate curriculum; young women; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical imaging; Books; Educational institutions; Engineering in medicine and biology; Engineering profession; Mechanical engineering; Psychiatry; Switches; TV;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Women in Engineering Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1942-065X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWIE.2009.934544
  • Filename
    5297835