Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

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International

, skills,attitudes, norms, and knowledge needed for membership in a professional community; in thecase of engineering, as a professional researcher or faculty member 26-32. In the case ofinternational students, socialization may also encompass an understanding of the socialexpectations and cultural norms of the host country. Socialization plays an important role in thegraduate school experience, and when unsuccessful, may contribute to the decision to depart thedegree program. Where graduate student socialization differs from professional socialization isin the requirement that graduate students become socialized not only to the graduate schoolenvironment, but to the professional role as well 33. Issues relating to graduate studentsocialization

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa and the Middle East

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Olaleye, University of Lagos, Nigeria; Emmanuel Abiodun, University of Lagos, Nigeria; Joseph Olusina, University of Lagos, Nigeria; Francis Derby, Pennsylvania State University-Lehman

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International

Surveying and Geoinformatics at the University of Lagos. Mr. Abiodun emerged as the best graduating student in the Department of Surveying, Federal Polytechnic, Idah in 1994 and the best graduating M.Sc. student, Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics, University of Lagos in 2004. He has many papers to his credit both local and international. He is a member of many professional organizations in Nigeria. He is married with children.Joseph Olusina, University of Lagos, Nigeria Dr. J. O. Olusina is a Senior Lecturer and the current Head of Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics, University of Lagos. He obtained his Ordinary National Diploma in Surveying in 1984 and

Conference Session

Scholar Program Proposal/Develop Courses and Materials/Collaborations and Accredatation Systems for Global Engineering Education / Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace and Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Jennifer DeBoer, SPEED

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International

, Purdue UniversityIV. The engineering professor of today Higher education seems to be locked in the 18th century model, where students gather around a professor to hear him share lectures. While this model may have had previous successes, the innovation needs of today’s society make this model a problem today. What are the attributes of the engineering professor of today in theory and in reality? In many universities, engineering faculty members are hired primarily to bring in external funds to sponsor research. The typical professor ideally has a PhD and is very technically competent. As part of his/her academic load, he/she has been asked to teach, maybe an undergraduate course and a couple of graduate courses, but in

Conference Session

Case Studies, Engineering Education and Outcome Assessment Around the Globe

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Baker, The University of Vermont; John Merrill, The Ohio State University; David Munoz, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

International

Development and Applied Economics (CDAE). As a department, commitment totransdisciplinary research has been an institutional goal and has been explored in both domesticand international settings in which faculty in the department have been involved5. A secondelement within the department has been a common interest among faculty to community-basedaction research. Community-based research is defined as “a partnership between students,faculty, and community members who collaboratively engage in research with the purpose ofsolving a pressing community problem or effecting social change.”14 The challenges of actionresearch have been a driving factor encouraging faculty within the department to seek outpartnerships outside of their home disciplines. The