Collection

2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Jenn Rossmann; Karina Skvirsky

develop a course for lower divisionstudents that would introduce them to the vocabulary, methods, and values of both engineeringand art. This differs substantially from the Colorado model in that our students, as sophomores,are participating in our interdisciplinary course before their own disciplinary expertise (or bias)is established. Our syllabus, assignments, and objectives are therefore distinct.This course is offered with Lafayette’s VAST [Values and Science/Technology] designation, acomponent of the common course of study.5 Each sophomore student is required to completeone VAST course. Courses with the VAST designation are writing-intensive seminars,involving interdisciplinary integration and multiple disciplinary approaches to course