DocumentCode
1722026
Title
Why I want to be an Engineer
Author
Peeples, John W.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., The Citadel, Charleston, SC
fYear
2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
5
Abstract
Knowing why students select engineering as a course of study is a first step toward capturing their interest, and providing the insights and encouragement they need to complete the challenging journey. Short-essay input on the topic "Why I Want to be an Engineer" has been collected on the first day of class from first-year engineering students, at two institutions, and over a 9-year period. These qualitative records are analyzed to reveal general correlations between choice of major and the student\´s perceived personal attributes, his or her wants and desires and guidance he or she may have received from adult acquaintances or mentors. Information collection and analysis methods are discussed and comparative results are provided covering seven classes between 1997 and 2005
Keywords
engineering education; engineering course; engineering students; Educational institutions; Engineering profession; Engineering students; Information analysis; Recruitment; Reflection; Testing; Engineering; Freshman; Major; Why;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Frontiers in Education Conference, 36th Annual
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
ISSN
0190-5848
Print_ISBN
1-4244-0256-5
Electronic_ISBN
0190-5848
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/FIE.2006.322404
Filename
4116865
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