Engineering Road Show
Final Report: DR083
Program Goals: The goals for this program were twofold: 1. To create a traveling Road Show that would be performed at least at two local schools before June 2000; and 2. To teach young students about engineering and encourage them to consider careers in engineering. We were only able to schedule 1 show before June 2000 (May 25, 2000) due to busy schedules of schools during the spring. Therefore we decided to create a video performance of the show that can be used in the future if the cast is unable to perform. In January 2001 we were granted an extension of our schedule so that we could present the Engineering Road Show on March 10, 2001.
Schedule, Program Conduct and Content: This grant was awarded November 26, 1999. In January 2000, the hiring of casting began. Seven enthusiastic Cal Poly students were selected as actors for the Road Show. In February 2000, rehearsals and preparation for the Road Show began. Dress rehearsals were held on May 5, 2000 and May 19, 2000 and the first Road Show performance was held at Morro Bay High School on May 25, 2000. In June 2000 the Engineering Road Show was filmed and a video tape of the production was created. With the help of 25 SWE volunteers, on March 10, 2001 we presented this Engineering Road Show video to 100 seventh through ninth grade female students, their parents and teachers as the culmination of a daylong outreach event.
Measured Results: On March 10, 2001 the Engineering Road Show video was presented to 100 seventh through ninth grade female students, their parents and teachers. Our goal was to teach young students about engineering and to encourage them to consider careers in engineering. Additionally, we hoped to make students aware of the variety of disciplines that encompass engineering and the type of work that they do. At the conclusion of the daylong outreach event we asked participants to fill out a feedback survey. We received 54 completed surveys, an excellent response rate. On these surveys, 87% of respondents expressed positive feedback about the Engineering Road Show. They thought that it was a humorous, and interest holding way to learn about a variety of engineering disciplines, and that it was simultaneously very educational.
Publicity: We have not received public attention to date.
Deliverables: A video titled, Engineering Road Show
Lessons Learned, Problems Encountered and Future Plans: The rehearsals for the show did not begin until March. This was due to the lack of available funds to pay the students for their time. Much of the original budget was to allow for funding of the student’s time. It would have been nice to have been able to pay the students through the grant rather than having to locate other sources. We decided that the best way to have a solid outcome from the Road Show was to create a video performance so that it can be used for future outreach activities. Although it is more exciting to see the live performance, the video does not require Cal Poly students to put in such a great time commitment trying to rehearse while keeping up with their studies as well as taking time away from classes to perform. In the future we plan to utilize the video at our SWE outreach events through the year.
Financial Data:
Expense Budget
Student Assistant $500.00
Supplies $1000.00
Travel $1000.00
Misc. $2500.00
Actual Actual
Expense Paid
by Grant Paid by
College of Engineering
Professional Services $400.00
Travel $0.00
Lodging $0.00
Meals $444.68
Equipment and Supplies $2201.92
Publications $0.00
Distribution $0.00
Advertising $96.50
Student Assistant $640.44 $1910.75
Conclusion: The Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo section of the Society of Women Engineers and the Women’s Engineering Program would like to thank the ExxonMobile Education Foundation for their support of the Engineering Road Show. We appreciate the opportunity to perform the show and to create a video tape for future use.
DR# DR083
Project Title: Engineering Road Show Date: June 1, 2001
Project
Manager: Helene Finger Section: B059
Email: hfinger@calpoly.edu Phone:
805-756-2350
Deliverables: Indicate type (i.e. document, web page, brochure, etc.), title,
and media (hard copy, email file, disk, etc.)
Document: DR083 Final Report.doc; Video: Engineering
Road Show
Select[1]
the one primary Strategic Priorty this project addressed:
q Leadership X Education q Diversity q Visibility q
Vitality
SWE Committees to which this report and
deliverables would be of interest:
C
Career Guidance
q Continuing Devel.
q Public Relations
q Publications
q Membership
q MultiCultural Committee
X Other: _Outreach________
Project
Audience
(age, sex, diversity) Female: X
Male: X
q Elementary
q Middle School
q High School
q College
q Professional
q Teachers/parents
Contact Hrs: 7
/
50/50
10/60
/
/
40/40
per attendee
q Caucasian
q African American
q Hispanic
q American Indian
q Pacific Islander
q Asian
q Other __________
30/30
0/5
10/5
0/5
0/5
/
SWE Volunteers
(No.) 25 _ Estimated
Total Hours: 600 as of 6/1/01
Non-SWE
Volunteers (No.) 10 Estimated
Total Hours: 70
Executive
Summary: A short summary of what the
Project was and what it accomplished.
We created and rehearsed an Engineering Road Show aimed at increasing the awareness in high school and junior high school students of the variety of types of engineering. We were able to perform the road show on May 25, 2000 and created a videotape of the production in June 2000. On March 10, 2001 we presented this Engineering Road Show video to 100 seventh through ninth grade female students and their parents and teachers as the culmination of a daylong Building an Engineer outreach workshop.