Keywords
Engineering students -- Florida -- Orlando, University of Central Florida -- College of Engineering, Women college students -- Florida -- Orlando, Women engineers -- Florida -- Orlando, Graduate reentry program for women engineers, Mathematics review course through differential equations, M.S. specializations: operations research, Computer systems, Engineering administration, Engineering systems analysis, Industrial advisory board and industry partnerships, Orientation, tutoring, and professional development services
Abstract
In order to familiarize local women with advanced degree possibilities in engineering and with expanding local industry, as well as increasing the graduate enrollment in the College of Engineering, the University of Central Florida has developed a Reentry Program for Women in the Industrial Engineering Department. Master of Science degrees are offered to the women with four options: Operations Research, Computer Systems, Engineering Administration, and Engineering Systems Analysis. The program is designed for women who received a bachelor's degree at least two years ago in mathematics, engineering, physics, or another hard science. Seed money for the program was obtained as a mini-grant from the Women's Reentry Consortium. The major component of the program is a mathematics review course which offers an intensive review of college math through differential equations. An Industrial Advisory Board is an integral part of the program and is giving support for potential employment of women during their schooling and afterwards, as well as making sure the women are going in directions consistent with the needs of industry. A special orientation, available tutoring, and a Professional Development Day are some of the features incorporated in this program. After the math review course, the women are mainstreamed into the standard graduate program with continued support.
Graduation Date
Fall 1982
Advisor
Whitehouse, Gary E.
Degree
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Engineering
Degree Program
Engineering;
Format
Pages
58 pages
Language
English
Rights
Written permission granted by copyright holder to the University of Central Florida Libraries to digitize and distribute for nonprofit, educational purposes.
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Identifier
DP0008130
Subjects
Women--Employment re-entry; Women in engineering--Education (Higher); Women engineers--Training of; Women--Education (Continuing education); Women graduate students--Vocational guidance
STARS Citation
Morse, Lucy C., "The Development of a Reentry Program for Women in Engineering at the University of Central Florida" (1982). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 647.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/rtd/647
Contributor (Linked data)
Whitehouse, Gary E., 1938- [VIAF]
Whitehouse, Gary E., 1938- [LC]
University of Central Florida. College of Engineering [VIAF]
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