Experiences of Engineering Design for High School Women

dc.contributor.authorZhang, G.M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDally, James W.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentISRen_US
dc.date.accessioned2007-05-23T09:50:53Z
dc.date.available2007-05-23T09:50:53Z
dc.date.issued1992en_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper presents the experiences of teaching high school women during the 1991 Summer Study in Engineering Program. A project driven approach was employed in teaching the course to encourage talented women to pursue engineering careers. The course provided an introductory experience to the product development cycle by actually designing, building, and assembling a playground seesaw. Engineering concepts were taught in the classroom on an as needed basis during the design process. The students acquired computer skills through the preparation of technical reports and engineering drawings. The participating students were organized into groups and the aspects of teamwork and cooperative learning were highly stressed as the design project progressed. The women were motivated and satisfied with their academic achievements and personal development. Its impact on increasing enrollment of women students in engineering is far reaching.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/5241
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesISR; TR 1992-60en_US
dc.subjecteducationen_US
dc.subjectManufacturing Systemsen_US
dc.titleExperiences of Engineering Design for High School Womenen_US
dc.typeTechnical Reporten_US

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