Title :
The engineering process: examining male and female contributions
Author :
Macdonell-Laeser, Melissa ; Moskal, Barbara M. ; Knecht, Robert ; Lasich, Deb
Author_Institution :
Math. & Comput. Sci., Colorado Sch. of Mines, Golden, CO, USA
Abstract :
The purpose of this paper is to examine the contributions that male and female engineering students make to the engineering design team process. This project uses Eberhardt´s team functions as an observational protocol to examine the team process as it occurs in the Engineering Practices Introductory Course Sequence at the Colorado School of Mines. Design (EPICS) consists of the first two courses in Engineering Design and provides an ideal setting in which to examine the influence of gender on the team process
Keywords :
design engineering; educational courses; engineering education; gender issues; Colorado School of Mines; Eberhardt´s team functions; Engineering Practices Introductory Course Sequence; engineering design courses; engineering design team process; female engineering students contribution; gender influence; male engineering students contribution; observational protocol; Collaboration; Decision making; Design engineering; Economics; Educational institutions; Engineering students; Government; Process design; Protocols; Teamwork;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 2001. 31st Annual
Conference_Location :
Reno, NV
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6669-7
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2001.964002
