Project Grant 20193842230214

THE I-TEAM UP USDA PROGRAM WILL SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCE THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN FANH AREAS BECAUSE THE PROGRAM VERTICALLY INTEGRATES WITH APPLIED FANH SCIENCES FROM EARLY ON AND BUILDS ON THAT TRAINING WITH SUSTAINED, CROSS-TRAINING PROGRAM WITH MULTIPLE STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT. THIS WILL ALLOW THE STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN A STRUCTURAL, STAGED GROWTH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT HAS NEVER BEEN IMPLEMENTED, AND WHICH INCLUDES THE PEER-EFFECT TO MASTER THE CONTENT AND TO MOTIVATE STUDENT LEARNING. RELATIVE TO TRADITIONAL TEACHING,STUDENTS' LEARNING WILL BESIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED BY LEARNING (A) TO ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE IN A BROADER CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT, (B) TO DEVELOP MODERN TECHNICAL LABORATORY SKILLS, (C) TO VALUEEFFECTIVE KNOWLEDGEIN THE CONTEXT OF REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS, AND (D) TO SEE THEIR OWN VALUE ADDED TO THE SOLUTION OF A REAL-WORLD PROBLEM, AS WELL AS DEVELOP PROFESSIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS WARRANTED BY FANH EMPLOYERS. FOR EXAMPLE, THEY WILL DEVELOP SKILLS SUCH AS (A) CONTEXT- BASED INFORMATION COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS, (B) SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING ACTIVITIES, (C) AN OPPORTUNITY TO ARTICULATE THE PROBLEM ITSELF, (D) POSTULATE, TEST & EXPERIMENT, AND EVOLVE A HYPOTHESIS, (E) HIGH-QUALITY DATA COLLECTION, (F) DATA SYNTHESIS AND INTERPRETATION, (G) INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM COLLABORATION, (H) PROJECT, DATA, AND TIME MANAGEMENT, (E) REAL-WORLD TECHNICAL WRITING, (J) TECHNICAL ORAL PRESENTATION, (K) PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC ETHICS, (L) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INNOVATION, AND (M) UNDERSTANDING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND STEM BUSINESS MODELS, WHICH WILL BE COVERED.