1 credit
Spring 2026 Lecture Upper Division
Students engage in weekly seminar/lab that includes topics such as leadership, professional skills, teamwork, engaging audiences and Purdue culture. Students utilize these skills while representing the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering to current and prospective students, alumni, donors, legislators, and other supporters of Purdue Agricultural and Biological Engineering department. Students must be selected as an ABE Ambassador. Permission of department required.
Learning Outcomes1Provide students with theoretical and experiential basis from which they may acquire and enhance their knowledge and skills in the areas of leadership principles and models; instructional techniques; curriculum/program design; Purdue structure, culture, and engineering education opportunities; and, personal/professional effectiveness, including teamwork and public speaking.
2Provide students with the opportunity to develop effective engagement skills that will enable to effectively communicate, through hands-on learning experience, engineering/technology skills and concepts to youth and adults.
3Provide students with the skills to successfully develop, implement and evaluate educational programs designed for specific audiences.
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