About Project Team and Advisor Characteristics
| Authors | Erikson, Carl A. |
|---|---|
| Date | 2007 |
| Conference | 2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference |
| URL | https://peer.asee.org/project-team-and-advisor-characteristics |
Type: Conference Paper
Abstract
The Engineering curriculum at Messiah College is a hands-on, project oriented Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) program. A new Integrated Projects Curriculum (IPC) has been implemented. IPC is in its second year of a three year transition from the former engineering program. IPC projects are part of the Collaboratory for Strategic Partnerships and Applied Research. In addition to local agencies, project clients include overseas agencies in Africa and Central America. This paper discusses three areas based on many years experience with projects in the engineering curriculum: What are some characteristics of a great team? What are the greatest challenges to advising a team? What are the things that successful advisors do?