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Engineering Education in Africa, Asia and the Mid-East Region

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bahawodin Baha, University of Brighton; Tim Katz, University of Brighton

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Table 1.The content of subjects related to electronics is not very strong in the old curriculum;however, as modern electrical machines are always controlled by microprocessors, it willbe imperative to integrate the fundamental theory and practice of analogue, digital andpower electronics.As there has been strong resistance especially amongst the senior lecturers at KPU forrapid change, nevertheless, an attempt has been made to include the core modules ofelectrical and electronic engineering into the curriculum. However, there are still somesubjects that the KPU lecturers are keen to retain in the new curriculum, even thoughthere are better, practical alternatives. These, such as the "Environment" and "Safety"modules, would be far better

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Faculty and Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations and Interactions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fanyu Zeng, Indiana Wesleyan University; Chao Liu, Southeast University; Xiaodong Zhang, Southeast University

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Student Learning OutcomesAbstractThis paper presents an initiative of an engineering curriculum enhancement and an example ofcollaborative junior student’s project development, based on the enhanced curriculum. The maingoal of this research is to integrate the best practices from the American engineering educationprograms into existing engineering curriculum, and to study the effectiveness of theenhancement, made up of a number of new focus areas in critical thinking and practical problemsolving.The research is carried out to study the feasibility and effectiveness of newly designed projectcollaborations between an American professor and a Chinese student, involved in a juniorproject. American professor helps to integrate successful American

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Technical-Capacity Building & Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford; Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; Akram abu-aisheh, University of Hartford; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Nasir Ali Ahmady, Herat University, Afghanistan; Devdas Shetty, Lawrence Technological University

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of Hartford Dr. M. Saleh Keshawarz is Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Hartford in Connecticut, USA. He has been involved in engineering curriculum issues both in the US and Afghanistan for many years. He has assisted Kabul and Herat universities in Afghanistan in revising their engineeing curricula. Dr. Keshawarz mat be contacted at keshawarz@hartford.eduAkram abu-aisheh, University of Hartford Dr. Akram Abu-aisheh is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Hartford. He is currently the assistant chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and director of the electronic and

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Global Engineering Education: Developments, Implementations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aurenice Oliveira, Michigan Technological University; Ivan Lima, North Dakota State University

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. Page 14.692.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING EDUCATION CONSORTIUMAbstract:In recent years, the growing integration of economies and societies around the world hasrequired that graduates of all institutions and disciplines be prepared to work in an economy thatis now best seen as essentially international. Global markets are dictating the way that nationaleconomies around the world design, distribute, and consume goods and services. Engineers arein the midst of this dynamic development. Most large engineering projects currently requiremulti-national teams of multi-disciplinary professionals to work together and, therefore, a betterunderstanding of the

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Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dietmar Tatzl, FH JOANNEUM, University of Applied Sciences

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isexcluded from the curriculum for piloting. All students also take a Phraseology course in thefirst semester and the General Radio Telephone Certificate for Aeronautical Services in the Page 14.1003.3second semester. These courses use Aviation English phraseology but are excluded from thecore English language module and taught by external lecturers with an active flight-operational record. The 2-year Master programme is split into an Aeronautical Engineeringand Aviation Management branch from the beginning, which includes the English languagecourse Professional Meetings in the second semester. The language of instruction in thecomplete Master programme

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Engineering Education in India, Central and Eastern Asia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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same part, for the same price, anywhere in theworld.”4 In the previous vertical integration model, the design and manufacturing ofproducts was an internal affair and regulated by long-held standards, procedures, andhierarchies. This world is disappearing and being replaced by the much more chaotic“flat” de-verticalized and global design and manufacturing For technical professionalsincluding engineers, globalization and de-verticalization means that instead of thepredictable long-established world of a Ford or an IBM, new graduates must master theirprofession in the largely undefined universe of 12,000 mile supply chains, multiplelanguages, and dozens of suppliers all with differing roles as to design andmanufacturing. This problem has been

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Engineering Education in Africa, Asia and the Mid-East Region / International Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; Abdullah Kazemi, Herat University; Mahsa Khatibi, University of Hartford; Michael Crosbie, University of Hartford

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for an ArchitecturalEngineering program at Herat University and the integration of traditional architecture into thecurriculum, and finally will conclude with recommendations as how to reinvigorate traditionalHerat architecture in the design of modern buildings.HeratIntroductionHerat, a city in western Afghanistan, represents some of the world’s most spectacular medievalIslamic Architecture. Herat is situated just north of and in the fertile valley of Hari Rud (River).Herat history goes back more than 2,000 years. The city has been a center of learning andreligion, located on the trade routes and the seat of different rulers in different periods. It isgenerally known as Haraiva (Haroiva in Avesta and Areia or Aria in Greek) of the

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Global Engineering Education: Developments, Implementations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edmundo Tovar, Polytechnic University, Montegancedo; Paola Carina, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Karen Castillo, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

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presents an approach based on "Maturity models" used to achieve the goal of reusingthe experiences of the pioneer Engineering Schools of the same technical university toimprove the processes they share and take that knowledge and apply it to other Schools.Maturity can be understood as the culmination point of a growth and development processthat is obtained through the integration of distinct qualities. From the viewpoint of anorganization, a maturity model offers a conceptual approach to improve the managementprocess in an orderly, referenced, evaluated and controlled way.Defining process maturity refers to expounding the development level they are in. Amaturity model allows one to determine a series of rules to evaluate the maturity level

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International Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rodolfo Yzasmendi Arellano, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Lourdes Gazca, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Aurelio López-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

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informationtechnology requirements. Furthermore, UDLAP’s Quality Enhancement Plan: EnhancingCritical Thinking Skills in Our Undergraduate Students is an integral part of our generaleducation curriculum, as well as the community service project required for every UDLAPgraduate35.UDLAP has established a general education curriculum for undergraduate students regardless oftheir major to assist them in acquiring the traits valued by UDLAP. The general educationrequirements (31.5 credits) for the undergraduate programs are published in The InstitutionalCatalog and include since fall 2006 the following:≠ Spanish: two consecutive courses (3 credits each) regarding writing and oral communication in Spanish (Thought and Language and Writing in the Professions

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Engineering Education in India, Central and Eastern Asia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shi-Jer Lou, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology; C. Ray Diez, University of North Dakota; Hsi-Chi Hsiao, Cheng Shiu University; Wen-Hsiung Wu, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences; Shu-Hsuan Chang, National Changhua University of Education

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was the enhancement of the sense of achievement; the disadvantage wasthe effect of the effectiveness of work; 3) the learning engineering could cultivate systematicthinking, problem-solving ability; 4) mathematics is an indispensable tool in daily life andteachers have played an important role in mathematics learning. Therefore, the researchproposed that school should create more successful learning opportunities as well as providethe models of successful women; schools and businesses should encourage women to grasplearning and working opportunities in STEM field; teachers should strengthen integratedprofessional knowledge about STEM through special topic production curriculum, strengthenstudents’ integrated knowledge about STEM.Keywords

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International Study Abroad Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Butsch Michael, FH-Konstanz, Germany

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Page 14.257.3abroad in addition to the expectation among students that studying abroad is an integral andimportant part of their undergraduate education. Kettering University sends the majority of itsstudents to Western Europe (mostly to Germany). While Americans who study abroadtypically study in the humanities and social sciences, notable increases have been seen inbusiness and technical fields such as engineering and in hard science fields.Safety has been one of the main concerns for all study abroad programs in the years followingSeptember 11, 2001. This, in addition to the current world economy has been very challengingto maintain good number of study abroad student applicants. In the continuing debate over thefuture of International

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International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University

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administration to move from Level 1 toLevel 3 is easy and organizes their efforts into activities that help them progress in an orderlymanner through the maturity levels. The assessment that places them at a particular level is aself-assessment that does not require translation of documents nor justifying their traditions toforeign entities that are not familiar with their systems and language. Finding peer institutions inother countries going through the same process is simple and confidential going thru LACCEIwith the common language of the five levels.There is a LACCEI research group that is working on building more detail for the LACCEI EE-CMM Model and integrating it to the Iberoamerican Science Technology and EducationConsortium (ISTEC

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Faculty and Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations and Interactions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Imre Rudas, Budapest Polytechnical Institution; Peter Toth, Budapest Tech.

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Vocational Teacher Educationproject aims to develop the use and management of virtual learning environments in the area ofvocational teacher training, drawing on a well established international partnership of institutionsproviding both technical and educational expertise. This paper gives an overall picture of resultsand products of the collaboration. We touch upon the aims, the assessments and the learningprocess of using “Multimedia and e-Learning: e-learning methods and tools” module in detail.The main cooperative and collaborative devices are presented in virtual learning environment.The communication during collaborative learning, the structured debate on forum and theefficiency of collaborative learning in VLE are interpreted at the end of

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Engineering Education in Africa, Asia and the Mid-East Region

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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solely totraditional classroom environment. Therefore students need to be prepared by exposing them toinformal cooperative learning, where students are to work together to achieve a joint learninggoal in temporary, ad-hoc groups that may last from a few minutes to one class period (32).Informal cooperative learning groups also ensure that misconceptions, incorrect understanding,and gaps in understanding are identified and corrected.. Using procedures such as informalcooperative learning guarantees that students have been exposed to some active and interactivemethods prior to engaging in PBL.B. Infusing PBL in the Curriculum: There are several strategies that may be utilized to infusePBL in an engineering curriculum. The selected strategy depends

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Global Engineering Education: Developments, Implementations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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lifestyle change can bedaunting.” “There needs to be an international experience, preferably one that is immersive.” “Competence in global communication tools.”Other comments from academia included:“It is crucial to integrate courses on the global economy or cross-cultural differences andforeign languages into the engineering curriculum and provide internships abroad related tothe students’ major courses.” “I believe that to reach the highest/deepest level of cross-cultural competence with a specificsecond culture it is essential to speak the host language at a conversational level.”Other comments from industry were: “[The importance of global competence] is highly dependent on the particular job. For someit may be a 2 and for others it may be a 5

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Engineering Education in Africa, Asia and the Mid-East Region

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Nyarsuk, University of Florida; Fazil Najafi, University of Florida; Nick Safai, Salt Lake City College

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engineering. Unlike the other disciplines, it is both an art and science that could betraced back to the early civilization (4000 to 2000 BC) in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.And it is a science that makes man and nature live in harmony. It has moved through anumber of technological interfaces to reach its current stage. To maintain its integrity, it isimperative that the curricula be regularly revised to meet the ever-demanding economical,social and environmental needs of the society.In most universities, civil engineering under graduate program is four years. University ofJuba has five years undergraduate program. The College of Engineering at the University ofFlorida has 11 academic departments while the College of Engineering at the University

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Develop Course / Materials / Topics for a Global Engineering Education / International Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University

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faculty lack knowledge about intercultural communication skills, lack understandingof the nature of second language learning, and lack understanding of the nature of teachingwriting to help their ESL graduate assistants to successfully communicate their research inwriting.26, 27, 28 Faculty have very different relationships with graduate assistants than they dowith other graduate students because they work closely on in-depth projects that can span monthsand often years.29, 30 These relationships are “complex, enduring, and multi-faceted,” where thegraduate assistant often functions simultaneously as an adult learner, a mentee, a colleague inresearch, and an employee. In turn, graduate faculty have multiple responsibilities to not only“serve as

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Faculty and Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations and Interactions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; Hisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford; Beth Richards, University of Hartford; Abdul Hai Sofizada, SHEP

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Computer laboratoriesUH continues to assist in integrating laboratory experience with theoretical and textbook learningthroughout the curriculum. However, an ongoing obstacle is that the current lab space, althoughaesthetically pleasing, is not well-designed for conducting labs. For example, it is extremelydifficult to conduct the soil laboratory in the space provided, and the marble floor in the concretelab are not up to the wear and tear this lab entails.Computer Laboratory and IT Resources: As of June 2008 furniture has been purchased and isbeing installed in the third-floor computer lab and second-floor library of the HU engineeringbuilding. Originally it was proposed that each engineering classroom contain a smart board andrelated computer

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Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aparajita Mazumder, Formerly Director of International Relations

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system? What are thecurriculum resources available in engineering education for creating the cultural competenttechnologist?This paper examines the interfacing of technology and culture in the global environment andshows the vital link between global technology and global culture. It touches on issues such asthe meaning of culture, differences and commonality, verbal and non-verbal communication,differences in negotiation styles, cultural adaptation and integration, and phenomenon of cross-cultural refraction. It explores selective educational models for integrating global culturaleducation into the engineering curriculum. These selective models: concentrations and minors,cultural courses and cultural components in dual degree and simultaneous

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace & Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aisling O'Sullivan, University of Canterbury; Thomas Cochrane, University of Canterbury

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theoretical principles of technical tasks, they struggle withevaluating and synthesising real engineering problems due to a lack of actual experience1,2. Suchexperience can be gained through real-world engineering research projects, where creative andadaptive problem-solving is facilitated in a contextual learning environment3,4. Contextuallearning is especially important for natural resources, environmental, biological, civil and otherengineers who practice at the interface of the living environment (i.e. ecosystems)5.Industry depends on its ability to attract graduates with a deep technical and broad professionalskills base. Professional skills are considered an integral part of an engineers formal education asstipulated in the professional

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Develop Course / Materials / Topics for a Global Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lawrence Whitman, Wichita State University; Zulma Toro-Ramos, Wichita State University; Barbara Chaparro, Wichita State University; Veronica Hinkle, Wichita State University; Colin Davidson, Spirit Aerosystems; Chris Wilkinson, Spirit Aerosystems

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complete the program course requirements including at leastthree of the following six activities:1. Undergraduate Research2. Cooperative Education or Internship3. Global Learning or Study Abroad4. Service Learning5. Leadership6. Multidisciplinary EducationThree of the above are required to provide flexibility for the student to tailor the program to theirindividual needs. The three requirements can be integrated into current curriculum choices andnot create an undue burden for students. One of the three requirements the student chooses couldbe the Global Learning or Study Abroad criterion. To complete this requirement, the studentmust complete one or more of the following: 1. Successfully participate in a global

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Global Engineering Education: Developments, Implementations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashraf Alkhairy, Alfaisal University; Leland Blank, Texas A&M University; Duane Boning, MIT; David Cardwell, University of Cambridge; W Craig Carter, MIT; Nick Collings, University of Cambridge; Allan Hayhurst, University of Cambridge; William Milne; Peter Robinson, University of Cambridge; Warren Seering, MIT; Kenneth Smith, MIT; Sallie Sheppard, Texas A&M University; Bill Stronge, University of Cambridge

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threesystems and the resulting integrated outcomes employed for curriculum design anddevelopment at this new institution are compared and analyzed.Alfaisal College of Engineering EnvironmentAlfaisal University is an independent, private, non-profit, research-intensive university ofscience and technology located in Riyadh. Founded by the King Faisal Foundation, theUniversity’s degree programs in Engineering, Science, Medicine and Business are designedto have an international outlook and are intended to be competitive with the highest qualityinstitutions worldwide. Engineering degrees at BS, MEng, MS, and Ph.D. will be offered,with Bachelors degrees initiated first. Additional details are available in an earlier article5 andon the university’s website

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International Study Abroad Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Hornfeck, Lafayette College; Antonia Gohr, Jacobs University Bremen

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recruitmentphase, pre-departure activities, an orientation period upon arrival in Germany, an explanation ofcourse load requirements, preparation for integration into campus life and the local communitywhile abroad, program-sponsored group excursions to points of interest in Europe, and activitiesand contributions to campus life upon return to Lafayette College. This paper also discusses thefuture directions of this program based on the past experiences, faculty reactions, and students’input.Although the program is designed to cater specifically to the needs of Lafayette College students,faculty and the institution as a whole cooperate in Jacobs University’s “tailor-made” approach to

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace & Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Romkey; Yu-Ling Cheng, University of Toronto

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and the Global EngineerIt is nearly universally acknowledged that the world is becoming increasinglyinterconnected, interdependent and integrated, and that technology is accelerating at anescalating pace. The interdependence of financial systems and world economies turned a“made-in-America” banking problem into a global economic crisis of historicproportions. Ease of travel allowed avian flu to spread from an isolated remote village inChina to cities around the world, and created a health crisis that brought Toronto to a nearstandstill. Global warming, global political unrest, global epidemics, global poverty –the challenges that future generations of engineers will be asked to address are global innature. Charles Vest31 urged universities to

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Technical-Capacity Building & Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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Carnegie Mellon University. Purpose built state-of-the-art learning and teachingfacilities have been built for each university.Texas A&M University at Qatar offers undergraduate degrees in chemical, electrical,mechanical and petroleum engineering. It graduated two students in 2007 and a full classin 2008. It is beginning to offer two graduate programs, a Master of Engineering Degreeand a Master of Science Degree. The undergraduate curriculum integrates cutting-edgeand applied research with innovative classroom instruction to ensure that its graduates areequipped to assume leadership roles after graduation.Carnegie Mellon Qatar has offered undergraduate programs in Computer Science andBusiness Administration since 2004. It has recently added a

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International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andy Ward, Ohio State University; Ann Christy, Ohio State University; Robert J. Gustafson; Jessica D'Ambrosio; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

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international team conducted research on one of four components of an integrated research program investigating wetlands adjoining Lake Victoria.2 Benin Groundwater Research and Development in Benin The program was initiated in 1998, with Benin student involvement since 2000 University of Notre Dame and annual trips involving US students since 2003. 2002-2005 involved a Universitéd’Abomey-Calavi summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU). 2006-2008 involved a Long-Term Research (LTR) Program. The REU involved 2-4 weeks of pre- travel

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International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Jose Carlos Quadrado, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa; Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Hans Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education

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profession • Promoting capacity building and contributing to the socio-economic development of lesser developed communities • Acting with integrity, transparency and respect in dealing with members and non- membersThe IFEES Assembly approved the Strategic Plan4, which determined that • IFEES will work in close cooperation with national regional organizations from around the globe to influence public policy at the local, national and international levels in support of engineering education, while striving for operational excellence (including IFEES sustainability) and development of its members. • The IFEES Vision is to foster and enhance the capabilities of an active global community of stakeholders

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Case Studies and Engineering Education Around the Globe / International Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anatoliy Protasov, National Technical University of Ukraine “KPI”

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bachelor studies such different subjects as Ultrasonic, Electromagnetic, Optical,Thermal, and other Methods of Testing during four years. In order to form necessary systemof knowledge and skills (see Fig. 2), connect fundamental and applied knowledge, we bringinto the curriculum a series of integrated subjects (see Appendix A). For example, they areNDT Systems, Microcontrollers in NDT Systems, Scanner Designing for NDT Systems, andothers. The content of these subjects helps students to find common features of the differenttesting methods compare and determine preference and disadvantage each of them, and findthe most appropriate field for application.In order to form students’ creative thinking we apply following system. The first-yearstudents get