Goals and
Pedagogy of EPICS at Notre Dame 
| OVERVIEW of the EPICS Program |
American Society for Engineering Education Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning |
Community service organizations are increasingly relying upon
technology for the delivery, coordination, accounting, and improvement
of the services they provide. They need the help of people with strong technical backgrounds.
Undergraduate students in engineering are currently facing a future
in which they will need to have more than just a solid technical
background. They will be expected to work with people of many
different backgrounds to identify and achieve goals. They need educational experiences that can help them develop these
skills.
The challenge is to bring these two groups together in a mutually
beneficial way.
In response to this challenge, we have instituted the project
courses of EPICS: Engineering Projects In Community Service.
The end result? Benefits to the students and benefits to the community!