Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 9

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer C Mallette, Boise State University; Harold Ackler, Boise State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

provide support and resources to develop these skills. The goal of thisintegration is to ensure graduates go into industry or graduate programs equipped tocommunicate effectively with the ability to work on teams to support projects and solveproblems. The need for these skills is reflected in ABET Outcomes and by what employersindicate graduates need to succeed [1-3]. Despite these efforts, employers indicate that recentgraduates may not possess the needed skills to communicate and collaborate effectively [4-5].Furthermore, graduates may struggle to transition from academic to workplace settings. Thesechallenges demonstrate the need to examine how engineering educators support professionalskill development, understand the factors that influence

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 9

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn M Rodak, Union College; Luke Dosiek, Union College; Andrew Burkett, Union College; Christine Henseler, Union College; Christopher Chandler, Union College; Sohini Chattopadhyay, Union College; Nick Webb, Union College

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

: Ecodesign your Life”“Humanity-Centered Design: Ecodesign your Life” is a fully collaborative, team-taught courseconceived in response to an initial desire to collaborate between faculty in Modern Languages(MLL) and Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) and a shared interest in reading anddiscussing the book, Design for a Better World: Meaningful, Sustainable, Humanity Centered(2023) by Don Norman [13]. The course evolved through discussion to become a locally-sourcedand humanity-centered general education course, which enables all students to broaden theirunderstanding of design from multiple disciplines and diverse perspectives with a focus on ourown lives, experiences, and stories of people, communities, and ecosystems. Students are