Our working definition of convergence is:
"We infuse interdisciplinary approaches in our curricula, research and community service, in partnership with stakeholders, to provide students with exceptional learning experiences and the ability to contribute solutions with positive societal impact."
At the Caterpillar College of Engineering and Technology, we are adopting initiatives to achieve the goal of producing graduates who are equipped with the career skills to pursue the life they want:
- We prepare our students for successful careers in an environment that fosters convergence and through experiences that are aligned with employer and industry needs.
- We believe that active learning techniques and the entrepreneurial mindset (EM) are particularly important for professional disciplines like business and engineering.
- We believe that our partnership with KEEN will enhance teaching effectiveness and increase student engagement.
Most importantly, we believe that instilling our students with an entrepreneurial mindset will enhance their success, regardless of their career path.
Dean Gribb has made KEEN a priority for the Caterpillar and Foster Colleges. Faculty in the college of engineering are invested in becoming effective teachers to serve our students.
We are committed to creating a generation of entrepreneurially minded students to address the grand challenges facing our society.
Current work
Vertically Integrated Project (VIP), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
ECE398 (0-2hours) is a Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) course based on the Georgia Tech model.
VIP is a repeatable course introduced to extend project-based learning. Students have the opportunity to work on an interdisciplinary project in a multidisciplinary team of students from various years and backgrounds. They are required to take ECE398 at least for a semester before they get into their senior capstone project.
Department Chair Dr. Yufeng Lu is committed to infusing EM into the VIP course. ECE faculty teaching ECE398 will develop cards and papers to share with KEEN partners through Engineering Unleashed and conferences. The Dean's Office will support these faculty in disseminating results from their work.
