Collection

2003 GSW

Authors

Bonnie Boardman; Lynn Peterson

by the coursearrangement. An engineering student could conceivably graduate having little or no appreciationof engineering disciplines other than their graduating discipline. In the professional worldengineers are required to work in multi-disciplinary teams using a variety of skills.2 ABETacknowledges the importance of this concept by including “an ability to function onmultidisciplinary teams” as one of the required Program Outcomes and Assessments for programaccreditation.3 The COE feels that fostering this engineering community is important not onlyduring the students’ time at the University but also in preparing them for successful post-academia careers. Interdisciplinary Freshman CoursesThe other approach to