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Track 1 - Session II - Student Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Patrick D Ulrich, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Chad D Vecitis; Jason Dyett, Harvard University, DRCLAS; Monica F A Porto, USP

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Office in São Paulo, which could provide on-the-ground support for the course. Page 21.66.2The first SEAS/Poli-USP Collaborative Field Course was held in Brazil in January 2010, and ithas been offered each successive year on a different topic related to environmental engineering(see Table 1 and reference 4). While the course was initially developed as an internationalexperience for Harvard students, the value of alternating the location between Brazil and theUnited States quickly became apparent. In January 2012, the course was held in the UnitedStates for the first time, and the new idea of seeking out student carry-over from year-to-yearwas

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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LearningAbstractMichigan Technological University’s Pavlis Institute for Global Technological Leadership wasinitiated in 2005 to provide MTU students with international leadership skills throughcoursework and a student-led intensive international experience. The Pavlis certificate programrequires 25 semester hours of coursework with 13 semesters in the summer (nine hours areallocated to the five week in country experience) between the student’s junior and senior years.The additional hours are focused on preparing them to lead, work, and communicate effectivelywith one another and with their in-country contacts. The major differences between the Pavlisprogram and other intensive programs that prepare global engineers are threefold: 1. The Pavlis teams (typically

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session II - Student Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Edward J. Berger, University of Virginia; Reid Bailey, University of Virginia

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convened a task force to develop a set of Global CompetencyOutcomes (GCOs). In 2010, the task force report was delivered and approved by the Provost andthe Board, and the resulting framework for development, improvement, and evaluation of study Page 21.19.3abroad experiences has been widely adopted as the set of "best practices" at our university,although they are not specifically calibrated for engineering students9. In brief, the resultingGCOs focus on five broad educational outcomes falling into four basic classes (knowledge, skill,attitude about self and culture, and action): 1. Students apply their knowledge to create a global frame of

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session II - Student Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Kimberly Lau, University of California, Berkeley; Alice Merner Agogino, University of California, Berkeley; Sara L. Beckman, Haas School of Business

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diverging (Figure 1).People may also have their strengths best represented on the extreme ends of the perception orprocessing axis, rather than in one of the quadrants. In these cases, the learning style is defined as“balanced-processing” (balanced between reflective observation and active experimentation) or“balanced-perception” (balanced between abstract conceptualization and concrete experience).According to early reports by Kolb, young children show an even balance of all learning styles,but move towards more abstract thinking as they grow older [14]. A recent study found that one-third of adults were converging, another third were assimilating, 20% were accommodating, andless than 10% were divergent [25].Beckman and Barry [4] have found Kolb

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Track 1 - Session II - Student Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Eck Doerry, Northern Arizona University; Harvey Charles, Northern Arizona University

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requiredeveloping a comprehensive, uniform approach to STEM internationalization at the institutionallevel. In this paper, we discuss our development of the Global Science and Engineering Program(GSEP), a broad internationalization initiative uniformly spanning all engineering, math, andnatural science programs offered at Northern Arizona University. To help pave the way forothers, we pay particular attention to critical GSEP design features and rationale.1.0 IntroductionGlobalization has been the predominant economic theme for the past decade, leading to broadglobal distribution of research, design, and production teams and facilities spanning the fullspectrum of science and engineering disciplines [1]. Modern STEM graduates will be expectedto communicate

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Track 1 - Session II - Student Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Christie Ritter, The University of Colorado at Boulder; Alan Rolf Mickelson, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jared Leventhal, University of Colorado at Boulder; David Espinoza, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Distance6. Indeed, the end to end information bandwidth of the 445km long WiLDNet is estimated to be between 1 and 3 Mbs, a bandwidth much greater than thatnecessary for transmitting patient information and logistical telephone calls between the healthposts, but one too small to transmit full internet service to all those on the network. The NapoNetproject focuses on developing, implementing and evaluating bandwidth efficient methods forbringing communication services to those who live in the villages along the network. The NapoNet Project was initiated in February of 2009. The project was suggested toNapoNet team members by faculty members of the University of Amazon of Iquitos, Peru, andpublic health and government officials of the State