Engineering Students at Day Zero: Selection and Concerns by Gender

Authors

Sasha Nikolic, University of WollongongFollow
Thomas F. Suesse, University of WollongongFollow
Thomas Goldfinch, University of Sydney

RIS ID

133728

Publication Details

S. Nikolic, T. Suesse & T. Goldfinch, "Engineering Students at Day Zero: Selection and Concerns by Gender," in Proceedings of 2018 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2018, 2019, pp. 1096-1100.

Abstract

The importance of attracting students to STEM disciplines such as engineering is well understood. Many developed countries are trying to grow numbers in the field by attracting a greater proportion of females than currently exists. This study explores student engineering selection decisions and initial concerns by gender prior to official commencement of classes within common first year engineering.