Life is engineering program: Impact of an engineering outreach project in K-12

Author

Abdulwahed, Mahmoud ; Ghani, Saud ; Hasna, Mazen O. ; Hamouda, A.

Author_Institution

Qatar Univ., Doha, Qatar

fYear

2013

fDate

13-15 March 2013

Firstpage

827

Lastpage

833

Abstract

The demand for qualified national engineers is high in Qatar; Currently, a wide gap in supply exists. Consequently, urgent and proactive interventions at K-12 level to promote engineering profession to school students are required to increase the number of Qatari students who choose to study engineering. Since 2009, the College of Engineering at Qatar University is running the Life is Engineering Program (LIEP) as an outreach springboard program targeting the country high schools. This paper presents a reflection on the LIEP project, its organization, structure, and an assessment of its impact on high school students.

Keywords

educational institutions; engineering education; further education; College of Engineering; K-12 level; LIEP project; Qatar University; Qatari students; country high school students; engineering outreach project; engineering profession; life is engineering program; school students; Conferences; Educational institutions; Engineering education; Engineering profession; Europe; Interviews; Engineering Education; Engineering Enrollment; K-12 Outreach; Leadership and Community Service;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2013 IEEE

Conference_Location

Berlin

ISSN

2165-9559

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-6111-8

Electronic_ISBN

2165-9559

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EduCon.2013.6530202

Filename

6530202