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Track 3 - Session II - Faculty Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Richard F. Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Paper ID #8314Participation in Faculty-Led Off-Campus Programs as a Professional Devel-opment Opportunity for Early-Career FacultyProf. Richard F. Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Richard F. Vaz received the PhD in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), specializing in signal analysis and machine vision. He held systems and design engineering positions with the Raytheon Company, GenRad Inc., and the MITRE Corporation before joining the WPI Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty in 1987. Rick is currently Dean of Interdisciplinary and Global Studies at WPI, with oversight of an

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session II - Curriculum Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Sarah R. Phillips, Rice University ; Junichiro Kono, Rice University

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Curriculum Development

a ‘product’ at the conclusion of their summerinternships. Page 21.55.54Re-entry and career education program: The re-entry program is designed specific to the needsof young career scientists. In addition to examining issues associated with re-entry to the US,students participate in career decision making activities that help them evaluate their experiencein Japan as preparation for graduate school and identify next academic, international, or otherexperiential programs that can advance their personal and professional goals.Cross-cultural training: Throughout the summer, students engage in activities that are promptintentional reflections on

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Track 3 - Session II - Faculty Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Stephen Hundley, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Lynn G Brown, The Boeing Company

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manufacturing industry. During this time, she served as Chairperson for the following: • National Employer Council for Workforce Preparation (3 yrs); • Manufacturing Technology Advisory Group Board of Directors (7 yrs); • 3 National Science Foundation Review Committees for manufac- turing and engineering related NSF grants. Lynn also served as a conference committee member of the National Career Pathways Network and serving on a number of state and local boards and skills standards committees. She has taught at the secondary, community college and university levels as well as been an administrator for school district and a research associate at IC2 Institute in Austin, Texas. Lynn attend the University of Texas at

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Brett Tempest, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Miguel Pando P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Michael Adam Hoff, UNC Charlotte

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were the ones anticipated by the program organizers, thestudents’ perceptions are useful to the planning and marketing of future international serviceprograms. By applying the evaluation and critique of this round of program participants topromoting future trips, the organizers will be able to better encourage engineering students toengage in international experiences during their college career. Summary statements arepresented regarding the perceptions of this batch of students. Finally, conclusions incorporateplanning choices made based on student input.Introduction An international service club (ISC) was established at The University of North Carolinaat Charlotte (UNCC) in 2009 with the intention of providing opportunities for

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session II - Curriculum Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Jared P Coyle, Drexel University; Jamie Lyn Kennedy, Drexel University; Jessica S Ward, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Adam K Fontecchio, Drexel University (Eng.)

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surveysdeveloped by a third party program evaluator. The outcomes of the program in achieving studentengineering self-efficacy, interest in engineering careers, and awareness of global engineeringchallenges through cross-cultural communication are evaluated in the context of program costand overall impact. Future expansion plans of this pilot project are also presented.1. IntroductionThe engineering community in many nations across the world is struggling to attract and retainstudents. This is a concern because a lack of qualified engineers in society creates long-termstructural inabilities to address the challenges both developed and developing societies arefacing.1, 2 Research has shown that exposure to engineering and engineering concepts at the K

Conference Session

Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Nimir Elbashir, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Hamid R. Parsaei P.E., Texas A&M University at Qatar; Elfatih E Elmalik, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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(IRB). This outcome of this survey is expected to give usclear assessment of the usefulness of this research experience in terms of the knowledge studentsgained in specific research topic, the skills they developed during the research course, whetherthis experience positively impact students’ academic performance and help them to identify andfind their future job. Furthermore, this survey will also be distributed to our graduates who arecurrently working in industry or in graduate school for the past five years to see whether thisexperience helped them in their career specifically at the start up. In order to ensure accuratefeedback from3. Industry and Academia Interface: A Case Study from Texas A&M at Qatar’s Fuel Characterization

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session I - Student Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Sigrid Berka, University of Rhode Island; Walter von Reinhart, University of Rhode Island; Erin Papa, University of Rhode Island

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21.38.3Table 2: Overall satisfaction with the IEP program and its international componentsIn general, participants saw the value of their semester abroad predominantly in the opportunityto improve their language skills and as an enriching cultural and personal experience, and less asa preparation for their professional career.The study-abroad experienceAlmost all participants (97%) valued their semester abroad as a personal growth experience;95% as an opportunity to improve their language skills and to experience a foreign culture; and88% appreciated the opportunity to make new friends. Participants attributed less value to thestudy-abroad experience as a preparation for their professional career. Only 65% of participantswere absolutely or very

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard Corporation

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offerthese courses through its regular curriculum (as electives), or, if preferred, as a separateoffering. In addition, select universities can offer the entire professional HP ExpertOnecertification program as part of their continuous education portfolio to help professionals inthe workforce expand their career opportunities with validated skills in the latesttechnologies, including cloud solutions.Integral to the program is the HP Certified Educator component which validates professorsare qualified to teach these courses. HP Institute students may also spend internship periodsat companies and have access to HP’s vast community of IT experts. HP Institute is one wayof preparing the global engineer through a very unique industry-university

Conference Session

Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Megan Elizabeth Sharp, IUPUI School of Engineering and Technology; Alison L. Stevenson, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

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Student and Curriculum Development

pur- suits have provided exciting opportunities to gain international experience in Germany, India, Bangladesh, Guatemala, and Mali. Currently, Megan is working with an environmental consulting firm in Indianapolis and leading the first Global Solutions course at IUPUI. She looks forward to future opportunities to serve others in the field of international development.Mrs. Alison L. Stevenson, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Alison studied at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis for her undergraduate career and complete her Bachelor of Arts in German, Minor in International Politics, and Certificate in International Leadership in 2005. Upon graduation, she worked in the manufacturing

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Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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William Robinson, Stevens Institute of Technology; Michael Pennotti, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Design Simulation, involved twenty-eight early-career engineers whohad been selected for the Leadership Development Program of a large, international technology-based company. The students were enrolled in Stevens’ Systems Engineering Graduate programand were located in five geographically dispersed locations. This initial simulation provided thebaseline system design used in all of the subsequent simulations.The Design Simulation was initiated by defining specific roles. Class instructors acted as the“Customer” for the system being designed, developing the requirements and Statement of Work(SOW) for the system and making all the key program-level decisions, e.g., competitionwin/loss, throughout the simulation.The students’ functional leaders

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Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Brian Bielenberg, Petroleum Institute

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, professional engineers require not only technological know-how, but also a set of key professional skills and broad understanding of contemporary issues. Critical to efforts to prepare local engineering undergraduates for careers in today’s economy, it is argued, is a rethinking of how engineers are educated. In this paper, the major aspects of calls for reform are highlighted, with a discussion of suggested pedagogical approaches and changes in learning environment that can better prepare engineers for the roles they will play in the 21st century. One set of innovations which appears to be having positive impacts in this direction are the efforts of the Arts and Science Program at a small Middle Eastern

Conference Session

Partner Organization Plenary I

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Marwan T. Abdelhamid, World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO)

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thereby affecting their future careers more are than all theirprospective employers. Engineering faculty members can leave their mark on theprofession and society as a whole. This dynamic role involves the responsibility toteach well, to create enthusiasm and respect for the calling of engineering, and in themean time to develop a sense of professionalism in students at all levels.Your Excellencies, Ladies and GentlemenFaculty members should possess an appropriate balance between technicalproficiency and teaching effectiveness. Practical technical experience in non-academic settings is also a valuable asset for potential educators. Effective use ofcommunication skills is a critical qualification for successful teaching. Mobility offaculty members

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Sarah R. Phillips, Rice University ; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Lucia Howard

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engineers from different cultures• Cross cultural communication (intercultural communication skills; strategies; comparative analysis)• Problem solving involving scientific knowledge from multiple disciplines being applied to non-US centered problems (not just problem solving; it’s why we need the engineers; understanding of cross cultural similarities and differences in practice; ability to adapt to a project to local circumstances)• World view (understanding impacts of global connectedness)• International professionalism (ability to articulate global engineering practices in general and how their career as a future engineer impacts engineering practices globally)• Curiosity• Self-cultural awareness (aware of one’s own cultural perspective

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Steven Chingnam Goh, University of Southern Queensland

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activities or self- evaluate career episodes Year 2 improvement workshops reporting, and adjust learning along with other plan if required. Should Continue with the educational participants from other include a Work-Integrated development plan and complete disciplines and/or Learning and short 10 courses; Can be accelerated professions professional development with residential schools or courses as part of the intensive coursework; recognition of informal Recognition

Conference Session

Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Abdel F. Isakovic, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research; Szu Szu F Ling, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research; Selwa Mokhtar Boularaoui, Khalifa University of Science, Technology & Research; Sara Bashir Timraz; Mualla Kara

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% Emirati nationals, and 80% foreign workers employed at all socioeconomic levels) implies the need to train college-age students from the Middle East, North Africa (MENA) region, almost all Arabian peninsula and Persian Gulf nations, and a small number of students from Southeast and Far East Asia, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, and North America. Given that only a fraction of foreign college graduates in UAE may count on continuing career locally, the need to establish and maintain college and graduate engineering and science programs that certify globally Page 21.54.2 competent engineers is an existential imperative.Lab program and

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Amos G Winter V, MIT; Robert James Stoner, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Charles H Fine, MIT Sloan School of Management

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Paper ID #8360Tata Center for Technology and Design at MITProf. Amos G Winter V, MIT Amos Winter is the Robert N. Noyce Career Development Assistant Professor in the Department of Me- chanical Engineering at MIT. His research focuses on the marriage of mechanical design theory and user- centered product design to create simple, elegant technological solutions for use in highly constrained environments. His work includes design for emerging markets and developing countries, biomimetic de- sign, fluid/solid/granular mechanics, biomechanics, and the design of ocean systems. Prof. Winter is the principal inventor of the

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Devanandham Henry, Stevens Institute of Technology / Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC); Tim L Ferris, University of South Australia; Alice F. Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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development of GRCSE was to conduct a survey of systems engineering(SE) graduate programs offered internationally. This exposed the author team to differencesbetween these programs in a number of issues including matters arising from local marketconditions, jurisdictional issues, education traditions, the place of a postgraduate degree in theeducation and work career of students, industry domains which needed to be supported, the typesof work into which graduates would expect to proceed, and the balance of systems-centric anddomain-centric SE needs. This diversity was recognized and accepted in the GRCSE project asthe contextual facts-on-the-ground which must be accommodated to enable a referencecurriculum to meaningfully inform program design to an

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session II - Curriculum Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Brad Rogers, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Kiril D Hristovski, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Nalini Chhetri, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University; Benjamin L. Ruddell, Arizona State University; Mark R Henderson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; John H Takamura Jr, Arizona State University

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years of industrial design practice experience, John Takamura has been instrumental in implementing brand and product development programs in both Asia and North America. Early in his career, John was hired by ODS, an international market research and design consultancy, and served as the Design Director for their Industrial Design Division under the guidance of international designers Luigi Colani (Renowned Transportation Designer, DE), Hans Muth (Former BMW Chief of Styling, DE), Page 21.6.1 and Barry Weaver (Co-founder Roberts Weaver Group, UK). John later joined Sharp Corporation’s elite

Conference Session

Partner Organization Plenary III

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Lyn Brodie, University of Southern Queensland; Frank Bullen, University of Southern Queensland

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Partner Society Plenary

who do begin engineering programs. Approaches to this includeincreasing the numbers of school leavers who have the prerequisite study and the motivationto study engineering; improve retention amongst engineering students by improvements incurriculum and teaching; alternative entry pathways to encourage a more diverse studentcohort into engineering including women, mature age students and overseas qualifiedgraduates who need to attain Australian accreditation.ACED and EA have been active in this area with increased promotion of engineering as anattractive career choice with initiatives like “The Power of Engineering” 20, “Engineers Week– Make it so”21 , Robogals 22 and many scholarships for target groups including high

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Keith W Buffinton, Bucknell University; Xiannong Meng, Bucknell University; Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University

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mentioned in the Introduction section, ENGR 290 China visited many companies. On almostevery such visit, someone, usually in a leadership role, gave a presentation about the companyand how they do business in China, if it is a multi-national company, or how they work in theglobal market, if a local company.When visiting HP Cloud Executive Briefing Center in Tianjin, we met a Bucknell engineeringalumnus who was involved in the designing of the HP cloud computing center in China. Hedescribed his personal experience of coming from the U.S. to work in China when he had verylittle knowledge of China. He described how working in China for HP presented him with atremendous career opportunity. Though he went through some initial culture shock and he had

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Edward Godfrey Ochieng, Liverpool John Moores University; Andrew David Price, Lougyhborough University; Ximing Ruan Ruan, University of the West of England

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competency and ethics.For instance, at present, in the UK engineering is poorly understood and beset by stereotypes.As noted by National Grid and the Royal Academy of Engineering1, there is a lack of clarityabout what it encompasses and low appreciation of its huge contribution to the society,making it almost an imperceptible industry. It is worth noting that, there is a huge possibilityto raise and enhance profile of engineering, to inspire young people by demonstrating theimpact of engineering’s successes and to ensure more of them aspire to career as an engineer.According to Harris2, warnings have emerge from leading figures in higher education,employment and management across the engineering sector. They affirm that a growingproportion of

Conference Session

Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Ashley Ater Kranov, ABET, Inc.; Rochelle Letrice Williams, ABET; Patrick D. Pedrow P.E., Washington State University; Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jay Patrick McCormack, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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describes an on-going research project in establishing the validity of a direct methodfor teaching and measuring undergraduate engineering students’ professional skills. Proficiencyin engineering professional skills (Table 1) is critical for success in the multidisciplinary,intercultural team interactions that characterize global 21st century engineering careers. Yet,faculty members around the world have struggled to define, teach and measure professionalskills since their introduction as ABET criteria for engineering programs in 20001,2,3,4 . In fall2006, the Washington State University (WSU) College of Engineering in the northwesternUnited States (US) developed an innovative, direct method to teach and measure the ABETprofessional skills

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session II - Student Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Robert O. Warrington Jr., Michigan Technological University; Madelyn Marie Espinosa, Michigan Technological University - Pavlis Institute; Helena Keller, Michigan Technological University

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Student Development

international experience leaves them with a greater sense of self-confidence and selfawareness that has made a profound impact on their career choices and lives. Although hard todocument, learning outcome comparisons will be made with more traditional internationalengineering experiences at Michigan Tech, including our International Senior Design programwhich is faculty led. The Pavlis Institute’s unique student-led international experience providesstudents with the opportunity to practice their leadership, engineering problem-solving, andcommunication skills in an international context.IntroductionIn response to the growing demand for graduates with cross-cultural communication skills

Conference Session

Partner Organization Plenary II

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Michael E. Auer, International Society for Engineering Education (IGIP)

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Partner Society Plenary

oftraditional pedagogy in philosophy and the liberal arts, but with respect to the particularcharacter of the technician and the analytical-methodological approach in the fields ofengineering science.After many years of experience in industry or research, engineers who are appointed asteachers at a technical school or university are influenced by their professional careers. Theirway of thinking is determined by the precision of the technology they work with, by their workwith quantifiable and measurable events and objects. The influence of their discipline and the"language" of engineers must be taken into account in engineering pedagogy education, andthey must penetrate the engineering education curriculum.The Ing.Paed.IGIP is a registered program

Conference Session

Partner Organization Plenary II

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Vasiliy Ivanov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Svetlana Vasilyevna Barabanova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Mansur Galikhanov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Alina Guzhova, Kazan National Reserch Technological University

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-dividual advanced vocational training and internships, and prepared a number of documents andregulations that are necessary to organize and structure internships or advanced vocationaltraining.The KNRTU development strategy is based on its awareness of the fact that the system of theadditional professional education is in very high demand within the critical concept of “Edu-cation throughout life”. This strategy is the formula for the successful professional career for theyoung specialists, as well as for more experienced workers, who, together, must meet thechallenges of innovative development in the public-private partnership in the Tatarstan Re-publicand in the Russian Federation.The partnership pattern between private and governmental sectors

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session I - Curriculum Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Russel C. Jones, World Expertise LLC

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serves as Pres- ident of World Expertise LLC, a consulting company offering services to a select clientele. His primary interests are international higher education and human capacity building through engineering education. Dr. Jones received his education at Carnegie Institute of Technology, earning degrees in civil engineering and materials science. Prior to returning to Carnegie for his doctoral study, he worked as a practicing civil engineer. He has spent much of his career as an educator, starting with engineering education and broadening to higher education as a whole. After completing his doctoral degree in 1963, he taught for eight years on the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He then

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session I - Student Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Eleonore Lickl, HBLVA for Chemical Industry

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Invited - Student Development

project finding, project management, coaching studentsand co-operating with industry and trade has been led. Student could find their way from aschool or college environment to a workplace and career life in industry or trade. Theprofessional qualification of the faculty members had been proven by many thousand successfuldiploma projects, projects of student of Austrian VET colleges of 18 or 19 years of age.References1 WKO Österreich, Institut für Bildungsforschung der Wirtschaft, 2009.2 Science Teaching in Schools in Europe, Policies and Research, Eurydice, 20063 http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/Documents/UNESCO_GC_36C-19_ISCED_EN.pdf (last visited 2013-02- 15)4 Ingenieurgesetz 2006, BGBl. I Nr. 120/2006 (Engineering Act 2006, Federal Law

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session I - Curriculum Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Keith Willey, University of Technology Sydney; Anne P Gardner, University of Technology, Sydney

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Invited - Curriculum Development

Paper ID #8373Invited Paper - SPARKPLUS : Enabling collaboration and dialogue for learn-ing and developing standardsDr. Keith Willey, University of Technology Sydney KEITH WILLEY (BE 1st Hons and Medal, PhD) is a member of the Faculty of Engineering and Infor- mation Technology at the University of Technology, Sydney. He commenced his academic career after 20 years in the Broadcasting and Communications industry. In the area of education, Keith’s research interests include the learning and assessment associated with working in groups, the use of self and peer assessment for collaborative peer learning, the nature of

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Farida Tagirovna Shageeva, Kazan National Research Technological University; Natalia Vladimirovna Kraysman; Inna Mikhailovna Gorodetskaya, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, KAZAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

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engineering disciplines. The main purpose of additional professional education (APE) is to prepare students forthe constantly changing modern world. Therefore APE aims to improve competitiveness ofgraduating students of institutions of higher technological education at the regional andinternational labor market. Graduating from the FAE students get additional career opportunities. Implementation of the APE model presupposes the following didactic basis:• system principle,• principle of continuity,• principle of individualization and differentiation of education,• principle of succession and interconnection with the major. Therefore, innovative training of competent and competitive engineers in thecontemporary

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Scott Grenquist, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Roger G. Hadgraft, RMIT University

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to achieve personal, career and organizational goals and objectives. development. Nor does it e) Thinks critically and applies an appropriate balance of logic and specify the importance of time intellectual criteria to analysis, judgment and decision making. management. Nor does it f) Presents a professional image in all circumstances, including relations require a “professional image” with clients, stakeholders, as well as with professional and technical at all times. colleagues across wide ranging disciplines.3.6