"Broadening STEM Students' Perspectives, and Recruiting with Blended Learning and Study Abroad"
Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: In order to encourage students to consider STEM careers, and to broaden the perspectives of students in STEM curricula, a multidisciplinary team of four faculty members created a six credit course in International Project Management for a class of students with a variety of academic interests.Graduate students seeking Professional Master of Technology degrees were integrated with undergraduate students majoring in Aeronautical Technology, Engineering Technology, Technology Management, and General Business.Pedagogical techniques included face-to-face as well as both synchronous and asynchronous distance delivery, in addition to a faculty-led European study tour.In order to stimulate students' creative application of project management techniques, this one-week European field trip included visits to the Porsche and Mercedes museums in Stuttgart, Germany, a cog railroad ride to the auto-free village of Zermatt near the base of the Matterhorn, attendance at the Geneva Motor Show, and a tour of the archeological dig beneath Saint Peter's cathedral in Geneva, Switzerland.Pre-travel course work included lectures, group projects, and audio-visual presentations, in addition to language and cultural acclimation units.Post travel individual projects encouraged students to apply appropriate project management techniques to the development of plans for international projects in each student's area of interest.
Source: ASEE Midwest Section Conference
Language: English
Subfield: Architecture
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4407701192