The Young Scholars Summer Program In Electronics And Computers

The Electrical Engineering Technology department at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis has hosted classes for the Young Scholars summer program for three years. The classes offered through EET have been primarily open for enrollment to students entering grades 8 through 10 (one course has been offered for grades 5 through 7). The first course, Electronics, has been offered all three years and has traditionally been the most popular course offered throughout the Young Scholar program. A Peek Inside the Computer, a class on computer software and hardware , was developed this past summer for the first time. Both courses were filled to capacity, and generated very positive feedback. Every session involves hands-on activities, with lecture content tailored to the lab. This paper will describe the typical students, the curriculum and projects, and important points to making this and similar programs successful.