This paper will review the three-year research program that aims to develop an effective and sustainable pedagogical framework for curriculum integration to address industry expectations for multidisciplinary collaboration competencies among college graduates. In the first year of the program, Multidisciplinary Curricula Integration (MCI) framework and a set of practice-inspired, learner-centered curricular materials were developed and piloted.
In the second and third years, the MCI framework was implemented on a full-scale basis, in the context of the multidiscipline-integrated and interdisciplinary industry-based projects. The specific objectives in the projects included engineering design and product development, manufacturing cost estimates, and market commercialization strategy, effectively spanning across the FANH, STEM, and Business Management disciplines. The diversity and complexity of the project objectives effectively reflected real-world industry environment and necessitated active student collaboration across the majors involved.
A comparison of the empirical results on student learning outcomes, students’ learning progress and overall satisfaction with their in-class experiences are offered to highlight the benefits and challenges of the MCI framework implementation. Practical recommendations to improve current teaching methodologies targeting the multidisciplinary skills are discussed in the paper.

Authors:
Ekaterina Koromyslova, South Dakota State University, United States
Gary Anderson, South Dakota State University, United States
Anna Sadovnikova, Monmouth University, United States

About the Presenter(s)
Gary A. Anderson is a Prof Emeritus/Temp Prof at South Dakota State University. Gary has 39 years teaching experience. Gary's research interests include: Diaphragm action, Light-frame buildings, Indoor air quality in ag systems, Photobioreactor development, Greenhouse gases, Multidisciplinary Teaching, Course Deve

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