A Sneak Preview of the Field of Engineering

I'm not sure how much you have heard, but the ASU pilot engineering course (Engineering Design 101 I believe) will be continued to be offered next year. After taking the course this year, I have some insider information for interested math/science students who want to determine if engineering is the right major for them BEFORE they get to college (engineers are often disadvantaged because they have no experience from high school and have no idea what's really included in their major. Well, no more!)

The Rundown: This year, the course was on tuesdays and thursdays after school from 3:00 - 5:00pm in Mr. Zavaleta's room. Professors Hinks and Henderson met us at DV and taught a parallel course to the one offered at ASU Polytech on Mondays and Wednesdays. We did two major projects (one per quarter), first rockets and then robots. For the two competitions and presentations, the "DV Kids" drove out to the ASU Polytechnic Campus and participated as a part of the actual college class.

All in all, I believe this course allows a "sneak preview" not only of Engineering majors, but of Arizona State University as well. The only drawbacks were the time commitment needed (it was much easier to handle with release, but those with a full schedule found the day a bit tiring) and the college-size cost of the course (a mildly pretty penny, but I think it was undeniably worth it; plus, as a "student" of ASU, you get all the discounts in their store, which is a good, good deal).

For more information, you can contact myself or any of the other students who participated in the program (Dexter Scobee, Aaron Goldstein, Arjun Vinze, Megan Grady, or Martin Baricevic) as well as Mr. Z or ASU itself.

Have a nice day,
-Kadra