An electrical engineering summer academy for middle school and high school students

IEEE Transactions on Education

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-25

  LoPresti, Peter G ^a   Manikas, Theodore W ^a   Kohlbeck, Jeff G ^a  

^a The University of Tulsa Tulsa   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication skills; Electrical engineering; High school; Middle school; Summer programs; Teachers

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS; COMMUNICATION SKILLS; ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT; ENGINEERING PROFESSION; FIELD TRIPS; HIGH SCHOOL; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; LESSONS LEARNED; MIDDLE SCHOOL; PRE-COLLEGE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SUMMER PROGRAM; TEAM BUILDING; TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES;

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; TEACHING;

STUDENTS;

EID: 76449122311     PISSN: 00189359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TE.2009.2022400     Document Type: Article

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