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= <span style="font-familysize:arial,helvetica,sans-serifmedium;">TBPosted <span class="mw- I have currently contacted the program to gain more infomation in how was their program developedheadline" id="Need_and_Goal" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;">NEEDS AND GOALS</span></span>=
<span style="font-size:medium;">Employers are looking for students that can work on diverse teams to solve real-world challenges. Companies don't have the time or resources to train good students into great professionals. How are students going to mature into leaders and problem-solvers with on theory based courses? Purdue's EPICS course allows students to develop their communication skills, face real-time work environment issues, and really help their community with their own discipline skills.</span> <span style="font-size:medium;">The benefits of having a program like EPICS are unimaginable. Students grow so much from practice and failure. The best way to become a better professional is to challenge yourself with a project that doesn't just end after the semester grades are put in the computer. Developing partnerships with local companies adds good public relationships for a university. Students can really see that they can actually helps others with their talents.</span> = <span style="font-size:medium;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Faculty.2C_Teachers_and_Mentors" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;">SUSTAINABILITY</span></span></span> = <span style="font-size:medium;">If you want to establish a program like EPICS at your university, two of the most important stakeholders are faculty and your partnerships.</span> <span style="font-size:medium;">Look for faculty that are open to change to the traditional learning method of listening and learning. Ask faculty what types of projects they are interested in working. Discuss the value of better students that are one of the many results of a program like EPICS. </span> <span style="font-size:medium;">Partnership are the local companies like Habit of Humanity that ask for students enrolled in the EPICS program to work on their projects. It's important for the members working on projects to empathize with the end-users of the project. This is multidisciplinary team project so be open to hearing other ideas to best serve your partnerships. Look at organizations that are already used to working with your university. Maintaining partnerships are vital to creating better projects that survive past a single semester. The community benefits from projects that are worked on by students that are committed to solving a problem they are passionate about making a difference.</span> = <span style="font-size:medium;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Lessons_Learned_and_Tips_for_Others" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;">LESSONS LEARNED AND TIPS FOR OTHER </span></span></span> =<ul style="margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.16px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family:arial,helvetica'Open Sans',sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;"><li><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="color:#000000;">Be prepared to be surprised... Like in the real-world, unpredictable problems can arise.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="color:#000000;">The program needs committed and supportive students and faculty.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="color:#000000;">It might take time for students to accept that the skills learned in this program apply to the real world.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="color:#000000;">Find faculty that are open to change <br/span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="color:#000000;">Don't be afraid to take risks</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="color:#000000;">Have fun!</span></span></li></ul>
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