Title :
Capturing young womens´ imagination
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;
Journal_Title :
Women in Engineering Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MWIE.2009.934544