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Soundarajan, Neelam; Camp, Stephen M.; Lee, David; Ramnath, Rajiv; Weide, Bruce W. – Advances in Engineering Education, 2016
The number of freshmen interested in entrepreneurship has grown dramatically in the last few years. In response, many universities have created entrepreneurship programs, including ones focused on engineering entrepreneurship. In this paper, we report on NEWPATH, an innovative NSF-supported program at Ohio State, designed to nurture students to…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Engineering Education, Entrepreneurship, State Universities
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Gleason, Jim; Boykin, Karen; Johnson, Pauline; Bowen, Larry; Whitaker, Kevin W.; Micu, Celina; Raju, Dheeraj; Slappey, Carter – Advances in Engineering Education, 2010
In an effort to reduce the engineering student withdrawal rate due to mathematics, The University of Alabama developed a unique, informal, interactive, and interdisciplinary five-week summer residence program called the Engineering Math Advancement Program (E-MAP). The program aims to increase retention by preparing students to be successful in…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Engineering Education, Mathematics Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Garcia, Oscar N.; Varanasi, Murali R.; Acevedo, Miguel F.; Guturu, Parthasarathy – Advances in Engineering Education, 2011
We analyze and study the beginning of a new Electrical Engineering Department, supported by an NSF Departmental Level Reform award, within a new College of Engineering in the 21st Century and also describe the academic approach and influences of an innovative cognitive-based approach to curriculum development. In addition, the approach taken…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Electrical Occupations, Engineering, Departments