ASEE Zone 2 Conference 2017

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The Tech. Carnival: A STEM Outreach Program for HS Students

With the advancements in technology, it has become apparent that the demand for professionals in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is drastically increasing with the years. Students from high schools in Puerto Rico’s public education system receive little exposure to these areas, especially electrical and computer engineering (ECE). The proposed outreach program, “The Tech. Carnival”, is based on interactive games that students can recreate and aims to increase interest and exposure about the previously mentioned areas. It aims to achieve this goal by focusing the outreach program on high school students from public schools in Puerto Rico considering their level of competence and knowledge. The idea is to provide the students with a kit that includes the materials needed to recreate the game and a step-by-step manual corresponding to the game module. They will have limited time to complete the game while working in teams. In case any questions arise, the teacher in charge at the moment will have a teacher’s guide with general information about the game modules and a troubleshooting section. In general, this program implements a series of interactive games that will vastly improve the students’ knowledge on certain topics such as electrical and computer engineering, hardware, software, teamwork, basic concepts of engineering, etc. The students will be given an assessment or survey to the students before and after the activity to measure the effectiveness of the outreach program and receive feedback from students so that we can adapt the required modifications to the program.

Author(s):

Josue Albarran    
Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
Puerto Rico

Edna Rivera    
Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
Puerto Rico

Karina Martinez    
Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
Puerto Rico

Pedro Rivera    
Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
Puerto Rico

Hernan Miranda    
Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
Puerto Rico

Reniel Irizarry    
Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
Puerto Rico

Maria Jimenez    
Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
Puerto Rico

 

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