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Webster, Rustin D.; Kopp, Richard – American Journal of Engineering Education, 2017
A multidisciplinary entrepreneurial senior capstone has been created for engineering technology students at a research I land-grant university statewide extension. The two semester course sequence welcomes students from Mechanical Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering Technology, Computer Graphics Technology, and Organizational…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Curriculum, Entrepreneurship, Engineering Technology
Ramirez, Nichole – ProQuest LLC, 2017
A set of studies is reported describing the demographics, outcomes, and motivations of students who start in engineering and switch their major to engineering technology. There has been extensive research in engineering persistence, but little focus has been given to the "T" in STEM. Most research combines technology with other science…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Engineering Education, Engineering Technology, Academic Persistence
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Shields, C. J. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 2007
Technology education (TE) has come to encompass many facets of curriculum, ranging from industrial arts (IA) to integrating problem-solving and engineering concepts into the curriculum. For technology educators who have chosen the pre-engineering problem-solving route there is a pre-engineering curriculum called Project Lead The Way (PLTW), that…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Engineering Technology, Engineering, Statistical Analysis
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Rogers, George E. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 2007
School improvement initiatives have been the focus of recent political agendas, professional conferences, and publications. A recent educational change initiative in Indiana has been Project Lead The Way (PLTW). According to Rogers (2005) the state's technology education teachers have embraced PLTW and its infusion into the high school curriculum.…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Culture, Program Effectiveness, Educational Change