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Mohammed A Omar, Clemson University

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automotive company requires for its operational activities such asrunning the production system, process and product control, and working with suppliers. Thesecond offering is a PhD degree that delivers the research workforce that can develop andinnovate new technologies and products.3-­‐1  Curricula  Development  and  Design    Recognizing the fact that engineering curricula have been traditionally slow when responding toindustrial demands, and typically lack the “real-world” preparations demanded by industry ashighlighted by Miller7. So there is a need to develop a curricula design-structure that utilizes anobjective methodology and uses the industry input to yield a set of educational offerings thatcater to the professional and awareness skills

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Muhammad H Rashid, University of West Florida

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place.Industries are demanding that engineering graduates must have certain skills. In order to ensurequality assurance worldwide, an International Engineering Alliance [1] has been formed with thefollowing mission:  Mission - working together to advance and benchmarking and mobility in the engineering profession.There are three agreements known as Washington, Dublin and Sidney Accords covering mutualrecognition in respect of tertiary-level qualifications in engineering.8.1 Washington, Dublin and Sidney AccordsThe Washington Accord signed in 1989 was the first – it recognizes substantial equivalence inthe accreditation of qualifications in professional engineering, normally of four years.The Sydney Accord which commenced in 2001

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Steven Chingnam Goh, University of Southern Queensland

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isrecommended as the step for most graduates to management starts generally after 6 years ofwork experience14. The learning journey should also be reinforced by peer-supportnetworking in a virtual social network which students and alumni can access acrossinstitutions. This learning journey is illustrated in Figure 1.Under the educational development stream, it is proposed to embed principles such asInnovation, Leadership, Globalization and Sustainability, as part of the 21st Century SkillsSet14, into relevant technical and engineering curriculum infused within the personal,professional and educational development framework. It is envisaged that the learningjourney may involve short-term placements in another industry such as banking or the arts.Under

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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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professors would have encountered if they embarked on similarprograms during their own time in college. Students who have recently returned from aninternational service experience in Andean Peru report their perception of the value of the trip byresponding to the following prompts: 1) what was the significance of service learning to yourprofessional development?, 2) compare the value of international experiences with the value ofsimilar domestic experiences, 3) was service learning effective at developing technical skills?and, 4) what motivated you to incorporate international service learning into the crampedengineering curriculum? For comparison, the two faculty organizers also responded to the sameprompts. While not all student responses

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Alina Yurievna Khramova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasil Yurievich Khramov; Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, KAZAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

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coverings”, etc. Bachelor and Master training will be based on projectpragmatist approach with the use of joint aligned programs, shortened study, innovativeeducational technologies and individual educational plans [5]. A.L.Demchuk and colleagues metaphorically says that Catholic educationalphilosophy (sermon, message – lecture, counseling – seminar, confession – examination,source of knowledge – word) with maximal in-class learning time, is substituted by Protestanteducational philosophy with minimal classroom training and much more self-guided learningand written works with the possibility to use any sources and references [1]. Academic mobility is accompanied by a number of problems associated with itsrealization such as

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

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systems engineers.” Proceedings Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering & Technology (PICMET) 2008, Capetown, South Africa, July 27-31, 2008.3. Final Report of the Global Engineering Excellence Initiative: Educating the Next Generation of Engineers for the Global Workplace, Published by Continental AG, Hanover, Germany, 2006, ISBN 3-9811322-1-1. Page 21.9.7

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Jung-Uk Lim, Arkansas Tech University

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power system courses. In [1],loads flow and fault analysis of a small-size power system using the PowerWorld simulatorsoftware version 10.0 was presented so that students could gain an understanding of thecapabilities of this tool and obtain and “animated picture” of a typical power system. In [2], anew power system analysis software program using the C# software and MATLAB software wasdesigned and developed to allow students to enhance their understanding of the power systemanalysis concepts. Reference [3] discusses the course contents and pedagogical approachemployed to deliver the new power system course using the Power System Simulator forEngineering (ESS/E) that aids power system studies. Each of software has its own advantagesand

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Meiliu Lu, California State University at Sacramento

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students. In this project we have developed a set of courseware to reinforce learning of the keyconcepts of the data warehousing using a case study approach. The courseware now containstwo working learning tools: (1) data warehousing courseware; and (2) ETL (Extraction,Transformation, and Load) courseware. We have been using this courseware in a DataWarehousing and Data Mining course at California State University in past two years.Students had very positive feedback on their learning experiences with the tool. We are nowin the process of expanding to include one more sub-system, OLAP (On Line AnalyticalProcessing) cube courseware. The main advantages of using this web-based interactive courseware to supplementclassroom instructions or

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

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Engineering CriteriaExamining all of the Program Educational Objectives and Student Outcomes that help form theframework of ABET’s accreditation criteria, as well as examining the Stage 1 Competencies setout by Engineers Australia would require a monograph, rather than simply a contributed paper.However, there are similarities and differences between the two outcome-based criteria that thetwo separate accreditation entities signify are the typical competencies for an entry levelProfessional Engineer. ABET’s Student Outcomes, as shown below in the column to the left,represent the typical profile that all entry-level engineers should have when they begin theircareers.5 The Stage One Competency Standards are the equivalent typical attributes that

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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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research to long-standing global challenges such as epidemics, naturaldisasters and the search for alternative energy sources” 1. Hence, it is critical to investigate thevarious ways that engineering students can obtain these important engineering outcomes.Scholars and national commissions have also noted the impact of globalization and the need forcontinued U.S. economic leadership 2-4. One result, engineering educators are rethinking theskills that graduates will need to function effectively with their international counterparts. Toengineering educators this implies ABET’s set of eleven accreditation outcomes should alsoinclude the ability to work cross-culturally, especially on the international playing field 5, 6.While the engineering student

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Kwadwo Osseo-Asare, Penn State University; Victor A Atiemo-Obeng, The Dow Chemical Company (Retired)

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- gineering, Boston University since 2009. He is been an International Associate, National Institute of Science and Technology for Mineral Resources, Water, and Biodiversity, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Brazil (INCT Acqua; since 2009. He writes a blog on AqueouSolutions (http://www.aqueousol.blogspot.com). Sample postings include the following: If You Educate a Girl, Page 21.16.1 Part IX, Aug. 8, 2011. Minerals as Materials, Materials as Minerals, Part 2, Feb. 1, 2010. Conversations about Mineral Industry Education: Prof. Richard Amankwah of UMaT, Ghana, July 13, 2009. Materials

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Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, University of Notre Dame

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),electrical engineering (EE), mechanical engineering (ME), or software engineering (SE).However, as an inherently multidisciplinary activity, no single discipline provides the breadthdemanded by robotics in the future. Realizing this, universities are now starting to offerundergraduate and graduate degrees in robotics. Worldwide, there are now approximately 10undergraduate programs and an equal number of graduate programs in robotics. Note that theintellectual basis for Robotics Engineering is integration – it is fundamentally a systemsengineering major that is grounded in CE, CS, EE, ME and SE. As such, it is well-positioned toeducate the “entrepreneurial/enterprising engineer” of the 21st century, the engineer who 1)knows everything, 2) can do

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Chi N. Thai, University of Georgia; Yan-Fu Kuo; Ping-Lang Yen, National Taiwan University

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Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Experiences in Cross-Teaching within a Distance Education Environment C. N. Thai1, Y. Kuo2 & P. Yen2 1 University of Georgia, College of Engineering, Athens GA 30602-4435 E-mail: thai@engr.uga.edu - Web site: http://www.engr.uga.edu/~mvteachr 2 National Taiwan University, Bio-Industrial Mechatronics Engineering Department, Taipei, Taiwan. E-mail: ykuo@ntu.edu.tw - Web site: http://bime.ntu.edu.twAbstractA project-based course in Robotics was created to serve as an elective for engineering students atthe University of Georgia (UGA) and

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

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offering of the course that took place in China in the summer of 2012. Wediscuss the logistics and academic goals in preparing the course, in conducting course activitiesin China, and in assessing outcomes. 1. IntroductionTo succeed and prosper in a global economy and interconnected world, U.S. students needinternational knowledge, intercultural communications skills, and global perspectives.1 Theissues of which an engineering graduate should have knowledge include recognition of theexistence of different cultures, engineering problems and solutions in a culture context, and thesocial impact that an engineering solution may have in a different cultural environment, amongmany others. The College of Engineering of Bucknell University established a

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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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investigated some of theprocess of developing a global engineering curriculum and important factors for successfulimplementation of a global project engineering curriculum. The next section examined QAAFramework for Qualifications. This is followed by a review of two project engineeringprogrammes at Loughborough University and Leeds University.Application of a quality assurance agency frameworkUnavoidable from scrutiny by the academic population is the QAA Framework forQualifications in the UK. The QAA is the body representing quality standards for highereducation in the UK and has prepared a hierarchy of criteria that define the expectations ofstudy through undergraduate to postgraduate qualifications. The five categories can besummarized as:1

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Brian Bielenberg, Petroleum Institute

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ensure the youth of the country are ready to meet thechallenges of the 21st century workplace.”1, p. 226That local calls for increased interest in engineering in the UAE are being heard is evident inrecent statistics. The number of students enrolled in engineering degree programs in the UAEhas risen from 7,828 in the academic year 2008-9 to 10,783 in 2011-12, a 38% increase in justthree years.7 Concurrently, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of higher educationinstitutes offering degrees in engineering, from fewer than five in 2001 to more than 20 of the 77licensed institutions of higher education offering engineering degrees in 2012. It is vital thatonce enrolled, these students persist in their engineering programs as well as in

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Ruth Rodriguez Gallegos, Tecnológico de Monterrey

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Engineering Education, 2013 Innovation in the Teaching of Mathematics for Engineers Through Modeling and Technology: a Mexican ExperienceIntroductionThe purpose of this paper is to share the experience of an educational practice in a privateuniversity in the Northeast of México (Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey Campus). Thisexperience is about a different way to teach Calculus and Differential Equations courses forfuture engineers based on a proposal developed by the Math faculty over 14 years. We start thisdocument by showing the background of a proposed DE course.1) Background: Curricular Redesign of Mathematics for EngineersThis proposal set off from the idea of re-designing the scholar mathematical discourse present

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Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, KAZAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY; Svetlana Vasilievna Barabanova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Mansur Galikhanov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Alina Guzhova, Kazan National Research Technological University

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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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Engineering boards. Massood Towhidnejad is senior member of IEEE. Page 21.56.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Organizing the Graduate Reference Curriculum for Systems Engineering (GRCSE) for International RelevanceIntroductionThe Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering (BKCASE) project1was initiated in 2009 by a university partnership under the Systems Engineering Research Center(SERC). The objective of the BKCASE project was to create two products for free use by theinternational systems engineering (SE) community: (1) a Systems

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Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard Corporation

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objectives into technologystrategies and create end-to-end solutions that help them reach more customers, run moreeffectively, spur innovation and grow. HP Institute was launched in mid-2012 to address theglobal IT expertise skills gap—preventing businesses from leveraging IT to createmeaningful business results. Figure 1 shows the gaps, thus the needs, of the IT professional. IT expertise gap—the new skill profile Business context End-to-end Hands-on awareness technology experience

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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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. It is understood that institutions of higher education are expected to produce goodprofessionals, experts in a specific professional field. However today it is not enough: graduatesshould know economical and political processes, be able to evaluate pluses and minuses of realsituation and find optimal decisions in solving arising problems [1]. According to opinion polls, there is a list of characteristics that potential employersconsider to be the most important for effective professional activity and good adaptation oftechnical and technological university graduates. This list includes not only professionalknowledge and skills, but also personal traits. Among personal traits of an engineer employersmention diligence, devotion and

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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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price of $300. Jain’s agronomists determined thesystem must be able to deliver 25,000 L/acre/day to support thirsty crops such as wheat andcotton. Their power systems engineers said such a system would require a 1 hp pump, that withsolar cells would account for 80% of the system cost. The irrigation engineers identified that90% of the pressure drop in the system occurs over the drip emitters. And the productionengineers noted that low-density polyethylene is the cheapest material they work with, and thatother materials, such as silicone, significantly drive up the cost of the drippers. It took thiscompany-wide engagement to realize that the largest opportunity to reduce system cost was byreducing pressure in the system, to reduce pumping power