Collection

2020 ASEE North Central Section conference

Authors

Jason Zapka, Youngstown State University; John Martin, Youngstown State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

toinclude members that represent the broadest range of diversity in expertise and thinking styles.While research providing evidence on how this would directly correlate to enhanced success forstudents in their professional world post-graduation is lacking, it is well within reason topresume that students with skills in collaborating in an interdisciplinary project-based teamwould have an advantage in the workplace. Students would likely benefit from an improvedability to work with others that do not share their background, an increased tolerance whendealing with people outside of their field of expertise, and greater skills for communicating andshowing patience when working with others who lack understanding. Another perceived benefitis an