The goal of this project was to evaluate and make recommendations for the improvement of an experimental first-year course, Feed the World, which focused on societal problems rather than disciplines. Data included interviews with students and professors as well as course evaluations and student work. The main conclusion is that the course was successful, that student engagement in project work was high, but that the course could be improved by adding some content-oriented goals.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Cypher, Kyle Montgomery
• Bottcher, Christopher Steven
• Drake, Emalee Claire

Subject

• Learning
• Community
• Project-Based Learning

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042408-074332

Keyword

• Food security
• Curriculum planning
• Interdisciplinary approach in education

Advisor

• Heinricher, Arthur C.

Year

• 2008

Date created

• 2008-04-24

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright