Small groups of students working together in their courses to enhance each other’s education.  Mechanical Engineering (ME) has eight non-residential course-based learning teams where each team consists of a maximum of 16 students.  Students participating in the ME learning teams or MELTs are enrolled in the same set of courses and a one-credit Learning Team Seminar, ME 190.  In the seminar, students get to participate in group review sessions where they review concepts from the other learning team courses along with learning more about Iowa State University and the Mechanical Engineering field with guidance of an ME peer mentor.

The MELT Grid will show you a matrix of all of our learning teams and their respective courses from the present semester to four years down the road.    

 

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MELT Intended Outcomes

Students participating in Mechanical Engineering Learning Teams will:

•  Develop and/or enhance problem-solving and meta-cognitive skills
•  Develop and/or enhance verbal and writing skills
•  Learn more about the field of Mechanical Engineering
•  Be able to identify University Resources

•  Have academic success through the use of peer mentor and group interaction

•  Be able to interact with ME faculty

 

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Iowa State was ranked in the Top 5 Nationally for learning communities in US News and World Report 2003 Rankings!

To learn more about Iowa State University's Learning Community program, check out the information at the Iowa State University Learning Communities website!  Look at the "Prospective Students & Parents" link; Especially if you are looking at coming to ISU for the coming Fall semester!

 

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