Conference proceeding
Preparing Students to Work on Multi-Cultural Teams
2013 ASEE ANNUAL CONFERENCE
ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
01 Jan 2013
Abstract
As industries continue to expand globally there is an increased need for individuals who can work in both inter-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams. These skills can be fostered in the classroom but it is better if they are imparted in a contextual learning environment. Using a team project approach allows these skills to be acquired and improved quickly. This type of learning environment was created during a field research project supported by a National Science Foundation, Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute (PAST) grant, where multi-disciplinary researchers and students traveled to the highlands of Peril to reverse engineer the Inka Road. Project teams included members from six different countries. The project required the team members to work cooperatively with unfamiliar people speaking various languages and utilizing discipline specific terminology. A brief description of the project development and lessons from this multi-cultural teamwork experience are offered. Comments, covering factors that foster multicultural team development and the quality of such experiences are also offered.
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- Title
- Preparing Students to Work on Multi-Cultural Teams
- Creators
- Luis Gerardo Chang - University of PiuraChristine Marie Fiori - Virginia TechEdward J. Jaselskis - N Carolina State Univ, Dept Civil Construct & Environm Engn, Raleigh, NC 27695 USACliff Schexnayder - Arizona State UniversityLisa G. Hogle - Arizona State UniversityJennifer S. Shane - Iowa State UniversityASEE
- Publication Details
- 2013 ASEE ANNUAL CONFERENCE
- Series
- ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
- Publisher
- Amer Soc Engineering Education
- Number of pages
- 10
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Engineering Leadership and Society/Engineering Technology; Engineering Management [Historical]
- Identifiers
- 991021886863204721