TY - GEN
T1 - Innovation Competitions in STEM Education
T2 - 14th IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference, ISEC 2024
AU - Prince, Alexa
AU - Kulturel-Konak, Sadan
AU - Konak, Abdullah
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 IEEE.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - In order to gain technical and professional experience, many students in STEM fields participate in extracurricular activities, called such as Innovation Competition and Programs (ICPs). ICPs can offer students a hands-on experience in their field, fostering creativity and entrepreneurship while also solving problems as a team. While the literature emphasizes the many benefits that ICPs offer and examples of different types, there is not yet a broad discussion of different ICP attributes, or many documented student testimonials. This paper aims to establish a precise categorization of the various attributes found in such programs and examine actual student ICP experiences to understand how to adjust these attributes in order to provide students with the most positive experience possible. It is helpful to outline the potential attributes of ICPs due to their open-ended and university-dependent nature. In addition, student interview data provides insight into the overall experiences that students have had when participating in these programs, allowing connections to be made between student goals and the structure of the programs themselves.
AB - In order to gain technical and professional experience, many students in STEM fields participate in extracurricular activities, called such as Innovation Competition and Programs (ICPs). ICPs can offer students a hands-on experience in their field, fostering creativity and entrepreneurship while also solving problems as a team. While the literature emphasizes the many benefits that ICPs offer and examples of different types, there is not yet a broad discussion of different ICP attributes, or many documented student testimonials. This paper aims to establish a precise categorization of the various attributes found in such programs and examine actual student ICP experiences to understand how to adjust these attributes in order to provide students with the most positive experience possible. It is helpful to outline the potential attributes of ICPs due to their open-ended and university-dependent nature. In addition, student interview data provides insight into the overall experiences that students have had when participating in these programs, allowing connections to be made between student goals and the structure of the programs themselves.
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U2 - 10.1109/ISEC61299.2024.10664927
DO - 10.1109/ISEC61299.2024.10664927
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85205543400
T3 - 2024 IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference, ISEC 2024
BT - 2024 IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference, ISEC 2024
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 9 March 2024
ER -