Success Factors for Minorities in Engineering

Success Factors for Minorities in Engineering
Author: Jacqueline Fleming
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2019-03-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0429762860

Download Success Factors for Minorities in Engineering Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

This book aims to isolate specific success factors for underrepresented minorities in undergraduate engineering programs. Based on a three-phase study spearheaded by the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, the findings include evidence that hands-on exposure to problem-based courses, research, and especially internships are powerful catalysts for engineering success, and that both college adjustment and academic skills matter, in varying degrees, to minority success. By encompassing an unusually large number and range of programs, this research adds to the evidence base for the importance of hands-on exposure to the work of engineering.

Success Factors for Minorities in Engineering

Success Factors for Minorities in Engineering
Author: Jacqueline Fleming
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2019-03-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0429762852

Download Success Factors for Minorities in Engineering Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

This book aims to isolate specific success factors for underrepresented minorities in undergraduate engineering programs. Based on a three-phase study spearheaded by the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, the findings include evidence that hands-on exposure to problem-based courses, research, and especially internships are powerful catalysts for engineering success, and that both college adjustment and academic skills matter, in varying degrees, to minority success. By encompassing an unusually large number and range of programs, this research adds to the evidence base for the importance of hands-on exposure to the work of engineering.

Now I Understand! Success Factors Among High-achieving Undergraduate Hispanic Students Majoring in Engineering at a Research University

Now I Understand! Success Factors Among High-achieving Undergraduate Hispanic Students Majoring in Engineering at a Research University
Author: Bari Brookins
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2012
Genre:
ISBN:

Download Now I Understand! Success Factors Among High-achieving Undergraduate Hispanic Students Majoring in Engineering at a Research University Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

This dissertation examined the perceptions of high-achieving undergraduate Hispanic students majoring in engineering with regard to their academic success. As the largest and fastest growing minority group in the US, Hispanics are underrepresented among the racial and ethnic compositions of students enrolled in undergraduate engineering programs. Factoring in the overall decline in the number of graduates in engineering, as well, enhances the challenges this will bring to need for a racially and ethnically representative US workforce. While engineering is an academically demanding discipline, some students not only succeed, but excel. To understand the factors that contributed to their academic success, seven high-achieving undergraduate engineering students were interviewed to examine their undergraduate experiences at Texas A & M University. This qualitative study utilized semi-structured participant interviews as the means of data collection to gather information. Through the process of content analysis, four key themes emerged: (1) Versatility: That's a different way of seeing things that I never thought of before, (2) Individuality: I've gotten more a sense of who I am, (3) Essence: That's just how we are, and (4) Successful Study Strategies: I realized if I wanted to continue not having to relearn and relearn, I should just learn. Findings from this study suggest that Texas A & M should emphasize engagement opportunities through the use of freshman Learning and/or Living-Learning Communities to improve the acclimation of new students into the University as well as assist them in forming the type of peer relationships that can increase the likelihood of academic success. In addition, the University should make a variety of academic assistance measures available to these students early in their academic careers to activate successful study strategies and accomplishments.

Requirements Engineering

Requirements Engineering
Author: Elizabeth Hull
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2005
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781852338794

Download Requirements Engineering Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

This useful work on requirements engineering for the practicing engineer has lucid examples and good summaries at appropriate points in the book. Diagrams are used to good effect.

Research Foundations on Successful Participation of Underrepresented Minorities in Information Technology

Research Foundations on Successful Participation of Underrepresented Minorities in Information Technology
Author: Oscar N. Garcia
Publisher:
Total Pages: 86
Release: 2000
Genre: Information scientists
ISBN:

Download Research Foundations on Successful Participation of Underrepresented Minorities in Information Technology Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Report on the fundamental research issues underpinning the success factors for the participation of underrepresented minorities (OMB definition) in careers at all levels in information technology, and in particular, computing science and engineering. The minority groups of concern for this work include African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans.

Creative Systems in Structural and Construction Engineering

Creative Systems in Structural and Construction Engineering
Author: Amarjit Singh
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1040
Release: 2017-11-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1351457063

Download Creative Systems in Structural and Construction Engineering Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

An examination of creative systems in structural and construction engineering taken from conference proceedings. Topics covered range from construction methods, safety and quality to seismic response of structural elements and soils and pavement analysis.

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Author: Firend Alan Rasch
Publisher: IJBMR
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2017-03-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1977560725

Download CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

The quest for Critical Success Factors “CSF” in project management in every industry is the aim of company and project manager around the world. This is primarily because of the cost attached to such large-scale projects, especially those financed by governmental entities, municipalities and provinces. Large-scale construction projects in particular have a critical impact on governmental budgets, economic growth, and ecology. As such, determining what critical success factors that directly contribute to cost reduction, timely delivery, improvements in quality of construction and positive impact on the environment can being mutually beneficial to all participants and stakeholders. The state of Oman like other GCC countries has a particular interest in determining such CSF in the post financial crises, where numerous landmark projects has been frozen due to financial constraints. Therefore, avoiding pitfalls in project management related factors could significantly impact the future role of British and Western construction companies in the Gulf and other parts of the world in post-Brexit U.K. The pressure on British companies is equally higher today than ever before to maximize the effectiveness in implementation of construction related projects internationally, to compete with other European and Chines construction firms. Innovation and cultural forces are found to play a significant role in cross-cultural project success. Such forces then can be viewed in relation to CSF will ultimately affect all participants and beneficiaries, stakeholders and the environment. Therefore, the attempt to explore varying CSF is more important to governments in developing economies, and private sectors involved in future construction projects, as much as it is important to Western firms attempting to compete and expand their market base in such critical part of the world and uncertain outlooks for the U.K. economy particularly.

Advances in Concurrent Engineering

Advances in Concurrent Engineering
Author: Biren Prasad
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 564
Release: 1997-08-18
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781566766043

Download Advances in Concurrent Engineering Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Documents the conference with 57 papers. Among the topics are a multicriteria decision making approach to concurrent engineering in product design, a morphological heuristic for scheduling, multiple-viewpoint computer-aided design models for automotive body-in-white design, product development pract