Connecting Incoming Freshmen with Engineering through Hands-On Projects

Autor/inn/en	Cui, Suxia; Wang, Younhui; Yang, Yonggao; Nave, Felecia M.; Harris, Kendall T.
Titel	Connecting Incoming Freshmen with Engineering through Hands-On Projects
Quelle	In: American Journal of Engineering Education, 2 (2011) 2, S.31-42 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2153-2516
Schlagwörter	Engineering Education; Academic Persistence; Surveys; Dropouts; Futures (of Society); Career Choice; Student Attitudes; Summer Programs; College Freshmen; Mathematics Instruction; College Preparation; High School Students; Computer Science; Hands on Science; Educational Practices; Program Effectiveness; Multimedia Instruction; Calculus; Video Games; Majors (Students); Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ingenieurausbildung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Future; Society; Zukunft; Schülerverhalten; Sommerkurs; Studienanfänger; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Informatik; Bildungspraxis; Multimediales Lernen; Analysis; Differenzialrechnung; Infinitesimalrechnung; Integralrechnung; Video game; Videospiel; Videospiele
Abstract	Engineering programs suffer a high attrition rate, which causes the nation to graduate much less engineers. A survey of the literature reveals that the high attrition rate is due mainly to the fact that the first year of an engineering program is all fundamental theory and students don't see the connection to their future engineering careers. To address this problem, educators in the Roy G. Perry College of Engineering at Prairie View A&M University launched a five-week summer camp entitled "College of Engineering Enhancement Institute (CE[superscript 2]I)" aimed at improving the performance of incoming freshmen in mathematics by one level and a smoother transition between high school and college. Each department in the college participated by introducing their individual curriculum through hands-on projects designed by faculty members. Computer Engineering, Computer Science and Computer Engineering Technology programs implemented multimedia projects to tie the incoming freshman to their selected majors. Results show that the camp met the expectations and successfully points the directions for our future engineering education practices. (As Provided).
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