Diversifying engineering education for richmond area program for minorities in engineering

• Autores: G. E. Slaughter, K. Ngandu
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 25, no. 3, 2009, págs. 479-484
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The Richmond Area Program for Minorities in Engineering Summer Engineering Institute (SEI) consists of comprehensive hands-on activities, and mentoring of women and minority students in the quest to increase the presence, retention and the advancement of girls and minorities in engineering and science. The SEI is a three/ five-week long endeavor, with multiple engineering-based team projects design to stimulate middle and high school students to consider engineering as a career. Each team is required to make two oral presentations throughout the program: one with their class and the other at the closing ceremony. Family members, school officials, and industrial representatives are invited to campus to celebrate the accomplishments of the SEI participants. As a result of the engineeringbased projects, the SEI provides the students with realistic hands on experience that helps them with the transition from theory to real engineering practice. This paper attempts to diversify engineering education while providing a uniform program grounded in a fundamental set of engineering projects and principles.