Abstract
The field of engineering is a male-dominated profession. There is also a great need to increase the efficiencies of the healthcare system, particularly in light of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. A program was developed at a southern USA university to increase the interest of female engineers to consider entering the healthcare field and to help them stay motivated so they would finish their engineering degrees. This grant-funded effort was evaluated using the Model for Collaborative Evaluations (MCE). The MCE framework has six components that help ensure an ethical, efficient, and effective evaluation is conducted. At the foundation of the MCE components is the “Follow Specific Guidelines” component that patterns the evaluation team’s approach as they determine the program’s merit and worth. Both the program and the evaluation approach using MCE proved to be valuable. There was an increase in the interest of female engineering students’ interest in the healthcare field as well as an increased motivation to complete their engineering degrees. The MCE was shown to be robust as its ethical approach provided the clients with confidence even when there was a change in personnel in the evaluation team. The evaluation was successfully completed on time and on budget.
Presenters
Michael MitchellScience Teacher, Charter High School, Florida SouthWestern Collegiate, Florida, United States Liliana Rodriguez-Campos
Department of Educational and Psychological Studies, University of South Florida
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INCREASING DIVERSITY IN ENGINEERING STUDENTS, MODEL FOR COLLABORATIVE EVALUATIONS, MCE
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