• DocumentCode
    1693303
  • Title

    On making engineering sexy

  • Author

    Santi, Paul M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Geol. & Petroleum Eng., Missouri Univ., Rolla, MO, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    1997
  • Firstpage
    1485
  • Abstract
    The author examines ways in which engineering educators can improve the current public image of the engineering profession. His recommendations include: engineers making themselves understood; focusing on engineering wonders; collecting examples of “heroic” engineering; making engineering work into a game; using inclusive language; and spreading information in nontraditional ways
  • Keywords
    engineering education; professional aspects; teaching; engineering educators; engineering profession; engineering wonders; inclusive language; public image; recommendations; teaching methods; Erbium; Eyes; Geology; Layout; Maintenance engineering; Motion pictures; Nose; Petroleum; Protection; Weapons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Frontiers in Education Conference, 1997. 27th Annual Conference. Teaching and Learning in an Era of Change. Proceedings.
  • Conference_Location
    Pittsburgh, PA
  • ISSN
    0190-5848
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-4086-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/FIE.1997.632718
  • Filename
    632718