Journal
SUSTAINABILITY
Volume 6, Issue 12, Pages 9428-9440Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/su6129428
Keywords
international; partnerships in international research and education; sustainability; team research; Toolbox Project
Funding
- National Science Foundation [1243444]
- Research Coordination Network (RCN) Program CBET [1140152, SES-0823058]
- Inter-American Institute (IAI) for Global Change Research [CRN3105]
- USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture [MICL02261]
- Office Of The Director
- Office Of Internatl Science &Engineering [1243444] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Interdisciplinary sustainability science teamwork skills are essential for addressing the world's most pressing and complex sustainability problems, which inherently have social, natural, and engineering science dimensions. Further, because sustainability science problems exist at global scales, interdisciplinary science teams will need to consist of international members who communicate and work together effectively. Students trained in international interdisciplinary science skills will be able to hit the ground running when they obtain jobs requiring them to tackle sustainability problems. While many universities now have sustainability science programs, few offer courses that are interdisciplinary and international in scope. In the fall semester of 2013, we piloted a course for graduate students entitled Principles of Interdisciplinary Sustainability Research at Michigan Technological University. This course was part of our United States National Science Foundation Partnerships in International Research and Education project on bioenergy development impacts across the Americas. In this case study, we describe the course development and implementation, share critical insights from our experience teaching the course and student learning outcomes, and give recommendations for future similar courses.
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