Collection

2009 GSW

Authors

Kenneth W. Van Treuren

, cost savingsand willingness to work long hours are qualities instilled in engineers. For India, cost savings,English language skills, ability to learn quickly, technical knowledge and work ethic are strongcharacteristics. Lastly U. S. students possess a very different set of skills such as strongcommunication skills, an understanding of U. S. industry, a desire to challenge the status quo,strong technical skills, superior business acumen, and a sense of creativity. Obviously these arethe skills valued by the U. S. educational system. How are students exposed to these skills andwhere should exposure to these skills occur?ABET has given a list of outcomes that point to qualities necessary for successful engineeringstudents8. Those outcomes are

Collection

2009 GSW

Authors

Jerry K. Keska

processes.Due to the broad spectrum and ready accessibility of materials on the Internet, there is also theever-present danger of plagiarism. Consequently, the instructor should clearly explain the ethical andjudicial repercussions of plagiarism. This will hopefully guide the students to police their ownpractices.10 Because OEPs require the students to do independent study on the subject and to define aunique idea using limited knowledge, another good resource is the US patent database. In addition tothe fact that the instructor needs to carefully guide the students in their selection of good qualitypatents, each patent must have at least one, cookbook-type recipe concerning how to implement it inorder to be a valuable source for students working on