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International Engineering Education I - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janak Dave, University of Cincinnati; Janet Dong, University of Cincinnati

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© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Design–Build–Test BUV–A Senior Capstone Design ProjectAbstractStudents working toward baccalaureate degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology at theUniversity of Cincinnati are required to complete a “Design, Build, and Test” Senior CapstoneDesign Project. One of these capstone design projects was to build a Basic Utility Vehicle(BUV). It was geared to meet the needs of developing countries for an affordable transportation.BUV competition is sponsored by IAT–Institute for Affordable Transportation, a non-profitorganization in Indianapolis, IN. IAT's mission is to improve the living standards and enableeconomic growth in the developing world by

Conference Session

Educating Graduates in Engineering For A Flat World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University; Joshua R. Wyrick, Rowan University; Dustin M. Kuzan, Rowan University; Carolyn D. Braun, Rowan University; Jared S. Krause, Rowan University; David M. Santino, Rowan University; Mary E. Wellspeak, Rowan University

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service-learning projects offer students an opportunity to experience first handthe application of technology within the framework of cultural dynamics to benefit acommunity. International hands-on experiences play a key role in the development of futureglobal engineers who can navigate the complexities of global market forces. These engineershave a better understanding of the global community and the role of engineers in improvingthe quality of life for the world’s people. Integration of the local community in projectdesign, development and implementation results in a more sustainable solution with theneeds of the community at the forefront. Students benefit from this integration by gaining abetter understanding of the community and its culture

Conference Session

International Distance & Service Learning for Engineers- Discussion on Best Practices

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Swan, Tufts University; David Gute, Tufts University; Douglas Matson, Tufts University; John Durant, Tufts University

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). Both cohorts were determined by student interest in theproject’s proposed effort at that time. Although the course is offered in the Spring semester allparticipating students were required to commence work at the outset of the preceding fallsemester. This allowed for trip planning, fund raising (particularly in the first year), immersionin the relevant literatures, and the specification of tasks and responsibilities to be completed inthe field. It was also thought that this extra requirement would dissuade casual interest on thepart of students and ensure motivated participants.As a Capstone Project the primary emphasis in terms of deliverables were to require the studentsto engage in the solution of a design problem. Over the course of this

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University

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course or a capstone project requirement in the curriculum. Those courses orprojects can be found at different levels depending on the institutions and the program itself. It isthere where the global design experience should be introduced to start preparing the futureengineers to work in the global market. The international design collaborations have differenttype of structures that will be discussed later as well as how to incorporate them in the courses.What is significant at this point is to reinforce the importance of the international experience inthe curriculum. Many universities around the world have already established successfulprograms to expose the students to the international experience. The new instructionaltechnologies have the

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder; Bernard Amadei, University of Colorado at Boulder; Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado at Boulder

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differentprojects for a community in Rwanda over two semesters, earning six credits that could be appliedas technical electives in their respective majors. In year two, twelve students in three teamsworked on a wastewater treatment/reuse design for a community in Sonora, Mexico. In thisformat, students earned 3 to 4 credits for the course, which counted as the capstone designexperience in their curricula. The students self-selected this international project from amongthree project options (the other two were service learning projects within the state) in thecapstone Environmental Engineering design class. Student evaluations of the EDW course arepresented and contrasted against feedback from students who worked on other service learningprojects or a

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bob Lahidji, Eastern Michigan University; Jianhua Wang, Eastern Michigan University; Walter Tucker, Eastern Michigan University

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. Page 12.1176.3In the university setting, it is a common practice to provide the capstone course tosenior students. Senior students will work on the project by applying all the keyknowledge learned during the course of university study. Traditionally inEngineering Technology, the capstone course will provide students an opportunityto combine all knowledge and technology together to implement a real worldproject. Most of our students have never had a chance to address topics onoutsourcing prior to this. In this newly developed capstone course, we provide forstudents a systematic, total management and methodology of outsourcing, insteadof partial, or special field outsourcing management. It is the first time a capstonecourse has been used in

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

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capstone projects with open ended design tasks and industrial corporate collaborators.These projects have been studied, evaluated and improved since 1984, with a continuousexpanding interest from students and collaborators.The subject of mechatronicsThe subject of mechatronics has been defined, analyzed and discussed in several previouspublications6, 7. These analyses are based on the theoretical framework introduced by Dahlgren8,where a four dimensional tool is used to analyze and describe the subject according to fourvariables, or dimensions. The first two dimensions regard the identity and legitimacy of thesubject, which in combination gives an illustration of the subject. The identity of a subject variesbetween two extremes; from disciplinary

Conference Session

Building Knowledge Based Economies: the Role of Industry-University-Government Partnerships

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Ramiro Jordan, ISTEC-ECE-UNM; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Javier Paez Saavedra

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unified block to be competitive in the new global market.Some of the opportunities are:Multinational ProjectsSo far, just the undergraduate global design projects have been considered. There is room formore advance and challenging international projects that can be carried out among institutions inthe Americas and they include:1. Capstone or senior design projects: Integrated teams can be formed where a single multinational team solves the problem together. These are usually a semester or two semester long projects and might involve some traveling to meet with your partner in the foreign country. Contrary to the global design projects for freshman and sophomore, these projects demand a higher level of student and faculty commitment and

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Korth, Brigham Young University; Owen Carlson, Brigham Young University; Mason Webster, Brigham Young University; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University

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. Table 1: Proposed engineering/language program layout. Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Traditional Traditional Engineering/General Completed at Return to U.S. language and language and ed. courses taught via partner institution. university. cultural courses. cultural courses. video conference by a Classes and International foreign faculty member project. capstone project. from a partner institutionYears 1 and 2: Basic Language ClassesThe first two years of the

Conference Session

International Distance & Service Learning for Engineers- Discussion on Best Practices

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Boschetto-Sandoval, Michigan Technological University; Ciro Sandoval, Michigan Technological University; Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University

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and Comparative Studies at Michigan Technological University. His primary research interests are in Latin American Cultural Studies and the relations between science, technology, and literature. His teaching and research interests also include intercultural communication, linguistics, critical theory, and social philosophy.Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University Linda Phillips, P.E. is Lecturer of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Michigan Technological University and Director of the International Senior Design program that allows undergraduates to combine the engineering capstone design course with field construction in a developing country. Ms. Phillips brings over 20

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Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Eger Bill; Phillip Aaron, University of Dayton; Charles Schreier, University of Dayton

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interdisciplinary groupof undergraduate engineering students as a UD SoE sponsored capstone design project. Many ofthe students on the team that designed the ETHOS program had participated in internationalservice through UD’s Center for Social Concern. Although these experiences were veryrewarding, the service projects the students participated in did not directly make use of theirengineering skills. Furthermore, while participating in these service projects, the studentsidentified many needs that could be addressed through engineering solutions. The students spenttwo semesters researching and designing the program, making initial contacts with potentialplacement partners and assessing the feasibility of the program from a university

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Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Lin, North Dakota State University; Frank Peloubet, North Dakota State University; Huizhen Wang, Beijing Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture; Yajun Zhang, Beijing Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture

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worked on various environmental projects in the US and China as design engineer and project manager. He serves as the faculty advisor for American Water Works Association (AWWA) and Water Environment Federation (WEF) Student Chapter at NDSU.Frank Peloubet, North Dakota State University Francis (Frank) H. Peloubet is an adjunct professor and guest lecturer with the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Department of Civil Engineering. Frank teaches University Studies/Skills for Academic Success, Introduction to Civil Engineering, Surveying, Fluid Mechanics, and Capstone Senior Design. His research interests are in the areas of transportation and environmental engineering. Frank holds a Master

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International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joerg Mossbrucker, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Edward Chandler, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Holger Dahms, Lübeck University of Applied Sciences; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jens Thiedke, Lübeck University of Applied Sciences

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attractive forstudent participation. Hence, for MSOE and the Lübeck University of Applied Sciencesresolving details regarding length of stay abroad, tuition issue, capstone project, and numerousother points was central to the successful implementation of the exchange program. The majorstructural differences such as having a private university on a quarter system versus a foreignstate university on a semester system “pushed” the exchange program towards a year-longexperience, as opposed to a shorter stay. That, however, is not only more difficult to implementbut more difficult to maintain. At this point in time the MSOE-Lübeck University of AppliedSciences student exchange program is entering its 12th year for the Electrical Enginering (EE)program

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Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University

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more comfortable formatfor some students but less immersion in the culture.Partner Sub-contractThe home university partners with an abroad university and contracts for courses to be taught tostudents of the home university (usually in English). Students may live on-campus. Unlike anexchange program, parity of exchange does not have to be maintained.Project-based Learning/Service LearningStudents travel abroad and are immersed in another culture via a project that connects technologywith the abroad society. Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is perhaps the leader in this typeof format. There has also been growing interest in programs such as Engineers Without Borders,which provide service learning via humanitarian projects.Research AbroadA

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Harb, Brigham Young University; Richard Rowley, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University; Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University

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. Page 12.788.5Recommendations:• Provide regular meaningful opportunities for faculty and staff to strengthen personal leadership characteristics, and gain increased understanding of how to effectively teach leadership principles and skills.• Provide opportunities for each student to receive instruction about, and practice in, leadership through leadership workshops and retreats, student organizations, capstone courses, team- based projects and classes, and seminars.• Develop and offer an engineering course focused on leadership, character, and enhancement of global and cultural awareness.• Develop a website for faculty, staff, students and alumni to provide leadership resources including reading lists, discipline specific leadership

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Manfred Hampe, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt; Lars Hagman, KTH; Jan Helge Bøhn, Virginia Tech

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AC 2007-1830: TRANSATLANTIC DUAL BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMSBETWEEN TWO EUROPEAN AND AN AMERICAN UNIVERSITYManfred Hampe, Technische Universitaet DarmstadtLars Hagman, KTHJan Helge Bøhn, Virginia Tech Page 12.1501.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Transatlantic Dual Bachelor’s Degree Programs in Mechanical Engineering between two European and an American University AbstractThe ATLANTIS project joins the European Union and the United States of America in an unprecededendeavor to foster international education on the undergraduate level.Technische Universität Darmstadt (TUD), Germany, Kungliga Tekniska

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Engineering Education in the Arab World / Mid-East Region

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Page 12.1119.12 efforts that are educational in nature it would do the universities well to remember that industries are the sine qua non of real engineering activities (33) .Be broad minded and think long range!In this vein, the major engineering problems of local industries along with their potentialsolutions should be focused on, properly framed, and clearly identified in open forums (e.g.through technical seminars, capstone courses and projects, theses work, etc.). This would help toset the stage by: disseminating relevant information, generating technical debate, and examiningpotential solutions from different perspectives. To come to grip with the needs of the industryand develop the potential to tackle industries’ main problems

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Mariasingam, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Thomas Smith, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Gregory Moses, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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new ways of educating the engineers of thefuture for engineering education to be in tune with demands of the emerging engineeringenterprise. The new ways include common first-year curricula with design experiences andmulti-disciplinary capstone design courses as well as alternative delivery approaches andcollaborative partnerships,Alternative delivery approaches: Alternative delivery approaches will not only change the modeof operation and organization of higher education but also provide access to education, animportant element of quality education. The American Council on Education22 says, All members of society have the right to access learning opportunities that provide the means for effective participation in society (p.11).But