Teamwork is a vital part of engineering activity and one of the essential skills of the engineer of the twenty-first century. Oftentimes, the development of teamwork skills in engineering educational programs is somewhat ill-structured and yields disappointing results. This seminar presents an integrated educational approach for systematically developing teamwork knowledge and skills in students in the context of engineering design project activity. A cognitive model for teamwork performance is used to guide development of assessments and instructional practices for achieving and documenting inspiring teamwork knowledge and skills. The integrated assessment and learning system described for teamwork can also serve as a prototype for developing other professional abilities in students.

Denny Davis is professor of Bioengineering at Washington State University (WSU) and Co-director of the Engineering Education Research Center (EERC). Established in 2005, the Center facilitates research collaboration and faculty development across the College of Engineering and Architecture and the College of Education. For over 20 years, Dr. Davis has led engineering education research at WSU and led research projects with collaborators across the nation. He directs the Transferable Integrated Design Engineering Education (TIDEE) consortium at the present time. His principal research thrusts have been engineering design education, engineering student learning and retention, and engineering outreach to K-12 schools. He has served as Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs in the College of Engineering and Architecture, Chair of the Biological Systems Engineering Department, and Interim Chair for Bioengineering at WSU. He is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education. For the period July 2008 – June 2009, he is visiting professor in Engineering Education at Purdue University.