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Black Beyond Measure: An Antideficit Exploration Of Cultural Capital Within A National Society Of Black Engineers (Nsbe) Chapter At A Predominantly White Institution (Pwi), Rhonda Harley
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Historically, Black students have been excluded from Predominately White institutions (PWI) longer than welcomed to attend and matriculate (Harper et al., 2009). Due to this lack of inclusion, African American students' educational experiences often center on academic disparities, inequality of opportunity, and under-preparedness in career planning within the American education system. While there has been a fair amount of research on the lack of representation of Black students in the engineering disciplines, the heavy focus on quantitative data offers little insight into the unique ways students succeed and overcome institutional and systemic barriers in pursuit of their degree. Undergraduate experiences, …
Free Your Mind-Unlock Your Inner Creativity, Alyssa Black, William Dow, Stephanie Harrison, Adam Kerbs, Katheleen Mcguire, Phillip Stroch, Jessica Urbano, Bradley Chase, Frank G. Jacobitz, Thomas Schubert
Free Your Mind-Unlock Your Inner Creativity, Alyssa Black, William Dow, Stephanie Harrison, Adam Kerbs, Katheleen Mcguire, Phillip Stroch, Jessica Urbano, Bradley Chase, Frank G. Jacobitz, Thomas Schubert
School of Engineering: Faculty Scholarship
Creativity is a major factor in many careers, subjects, and disciplines. Although many people first assume engineering to be a field of study that does not require any creativity, it is actually an essential tool for successful engineers. The mark of a truly accomplished engineer is the ability to problem-solve effectively; in other words, to generate creative solutions. Although the goal as engineers is to become more creative throughout one’s career, is it even possible to gain creativity? Is creativity an innate quality, or a learned one? Since the engineering process demands creativity, we looked into how creativity can be …
An Assessment Of Student Perceptions On The Use Of Multiple Engineering Textbook Editions To Reduce Cost To Students, Frank G. Jacobitz, Thomas F. Schubert, Ernest M. Kim
An Assessment Of Student Perceptions On The Use Of Multiple Engineering Textbook Editions To Reduce Cost To Students, Frank G. Jacobitz, Thomas F. Schubert, Ernest M. Kim
School of Engineering: Faculty Scholarship
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