Collection

2016 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Audrianna Rodriguez; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali; Shannon Ciston; Melissa L. Whitson; Viktoria Zelenak Berendt

at the University of New Haven, CT. She obtained her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2008. She received her Bachelors of Engineering from MIT in 2000. Her research focuses on the nontraditional engineering student – understanding their motivations, identity development, and impact of prior engineering-related experiences. 3. Shannon Ciston is a Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Education in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department at the University of California, Berkeley. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in technical communications, chemical engineering design, and applied pedagogy. She conducts research on the experience of

Collection

2016 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Clifton B. Farnsworth; Evan Bingham; Justin E. Weidman

for some great lessons to be learned and experienced in teamwork. The entire experienceof being together as a large group of travelers in a foreign place also provided another dimensionof teamwork and togetherness. Students did very little “alone” related to this class, and soteamwork was a large component of accomplishing the assignments and participation in thetravel. Leadership skills were developed through the team homework exercises. Students alsogained a greater sense of confidence in their abilities to interact with others, especially in aglobal sense. Understanding that people are all the same, are working toward similar goals, and © American Society for Engineering Education, 2016