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A Global Engineer: International and Domestic Engineer

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudio da Rocha Brito, Science and Education Research Council; Melany M. Ciampi, Safety, Health and Environment Research Organization

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is seeing and being managed asbusiness, which it is and valued as a noble mission as well.These aspects lead to the fact that prepared engineering educators will certainly contribute to thesuccess of the program. So it is also very important to prepare the engineering professor05.4. The Engineering ProfessorThe initial training for teachers in higher education, in the manner as has been practiced involvesthe acquisition of skills as a researcher and production of knowledge in specific areas, because ofthe tendency for teachers to make the choice by admission to graduate programs in their areas. Itis perceived that specific knowledge of the contents are more valued in detriment of knowledgeof teaching and so research ends up getting more

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Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel James Boland, University of Iowa, IIHR: Hydroscience and Engineering; Michael V. Schaefer, University of Iowa, IIHR: Hydroscience and Engineering; Carmen M. Langel; Taryn Michelle Tigges, University of Iowa; Fabienne Bertrand, University of Iowa, IIHR: Hydroscience and Engineering; Marian Muste, University of Iowa, IIHR: Hydroscience and Engineering; Zachary David Hingst; Timothy James Middlemis-Brown, IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering, The University of Iowa

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City, Iowa, 1998. 18. Nasr, Karim, Joel Berry, Giancarlo Taylor, William Webster, Raghu Echempati, and Ram Chandran. "Global Engineering Education Through Study-Abroad Experiences: Assessment and Lessons Learned." 2002 ASEE/ SEFI/TUB Colloquium. Flint, MI: American Society for Engineering Education, 2002. 19. NSF (2001). “Looking Beyond the Borders: A Project Director’s Handbook of Best Practices for International Research Experiences for Undergraduates,” NSF Workshop, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY (http://www.nsftokyo.org/REU/). 20. NSF (2004). “Partnerships for International Research and Education,” Program Solicitation 05-533 National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA

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Qualitative Research Programs & International Research Experience from Around the World

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Yating Chang, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joe J.J. Lin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Juila D. Thompson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yi Shen, Purdue University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Eckhard A. Groll, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edwin Daniel Hirleman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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interesting insights that prompt furtherresearch and programmatic evaluations for global engineering education. The preliminaryresults presented here should be viewed as pilot studies that can help fuel a larger discussionabout – and research on –best practices in global engineering programs.Non-U.S. Citizens/ ResidentsOne other group of students that was not included in this paper’s discussion is internationalstudents. While many engineering schools focus on study and work abroad opportunities to bethe pathway to achieve global competency, many overlook the opportunity to leverage theinternational students population on home campus. In 2007/08, engineering continued to be oneof the most popular fields of study for international students, chosen by

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Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace, Competency, and a Successful Career

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Yi Shen, Purdue University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yating Chang, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Leadership Development network of NAFSA. She has organized numerous workshops and conferences with National Science Foundation, American Soci- ety of Engineering Education, and the Colloquium of International Engineering Education. In the past, she served on the Board of Trustees (2002-06) of the Cooperative Center for Study Abroad, as Fulbright Advisor, and as a Selection Panelist for the national-level scholarship program for International Institute of Education. Chang research interest is a derivative from her professional experience in global engineering education, with an emphasis on global engineering competencies and the impact of internationalization on the engineering profession. Born in Taiwan, grew up in

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Faculty and Program Developments, Exchanges, and Partnerships

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Carl F. Zorowski, North Carolina State University

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effectively in a world ofdiverse culture, language and aspirations. Examples include a variety of variable durationinternational study, design, research and exchange programs as well as curriculum revisions thatprovide greater cultural, language and international practice exposure1-11. In 2007 North Carolina State University conducted a Study Abroad program withZhejiang University in Hangzhou, China. Its purpose was to begin the development of arelationship to promote student exchange and faculty interaction. The plan for this six-weekprogram was to have NCSU students (1) enroll in six hours of credit that would be taught byaccompanying faculty and (2) engage in tours, cultural events, industry visits and social activitieswith Chinese

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Collaborative Learning, Project-Based, Service Learning, and Impacts on Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Bruce Elliott-Litchfield, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Laura D. Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Aaron Daniel Lewicki, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Valeri Werpetinski, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Seung Won Hong, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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, learning outcomes assessment, and intercultural learning. She is also the Director of the Intensive English Institute at Illinois.Aaron Daniel Lewicki, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana I am currently a graduate student in the College of Education at the University of Illinois studying organi- zation development and strategic design. I have interests in professional identity development and social cognitive learning experiences and their impact on college students.Valeri Werpetinski, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Valeri Werpetinski is a Specialist in Education in the Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.Seung Won Hong, University of Illinois at Urbana

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Qualitative Research Programs & International Research Experience from Around the World

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Xia Wang, Oakland University; Laila Guessous, Oakland University; Gary Barber, Oakland University; Qian Zou, Oakland University; Michael A. Latcha, Oakland University; Li Jia, Beijing Jiaotong University; Zhuqian Zhang, Beijing Jiaotong University

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Page 22.951.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 International Research Experience for Engineering Students in China in the area of Fuel CellsAbstractThe department of mechanical engineering at Oakland University was awarded by the NationalScience Foundation a three year grant entitled “International Research Experience forStudents(IRES): Collaborative Research Activities with China on Fluid and Thermal Transportin Fuel Cells.” The objective of the proposed IRES site is to annually provide five U.S.engineering students (four undergraduates and one graduate) with the unique opportunity to workon fuel cell collaborative research between Oakland University (OU) and

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Global Engineering Models: Curriculum Development, Improvements, and Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jian Yu, Auburn University and Tsinghua University, China; Chetan S. Sankar, Auburn University

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thefaculty members to motivate the students to improve their higher-level cognitive skills (Rajuet al., 2000), the students experienced a realistic and complex scenario, learned aboutreal-world decision-making issues, and analyzed the case study and benefited greatlyaccording to the statements by the instructors.3 Research Review and Research Questions A suitable balance between technical knowledge and business knowledge need to becreated (Trauth et al., 1993; Kirsch et al., 2007) so that graduates gain not only strongleadership skills but also become proficient in information technology (IT) concepts(Glyer-Culver, 2003) and have strong soft skills and cognitive skills (Kirsch et al, 2007). It ismore difficult for students who lack context-based

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Developing International Engineering Research, Course Enhancement, Leadership of, and Online Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zsuzsa Balogh, Metropolitan State College of Denver; Richard Pozzi, Metropolitan State College of Denver; Jeno Balogh, Metropolitan State College of Denver; Peter Ivanyi, University of Pecs; Richard Matthew Gutkowski, Colorado State University

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Faculty of Engineering, University of PecsProf. Richard Matthew Gutkowski, Colorado State University Dr. Richard M. Gutkowski, Ph.D., P.E., is Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering at Colorado State University (CSU). He earned B.S. C.E. and M.S. C.E. degrees from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has memberships in Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Chi Epsilon, and is a Life Member in the American Society of Civil Engineers. He was CSU’s Program Director in the Mountain Plains Consortium for Transportation Research and Continuing Education for 18+ years, managing research, graduate education, technology transfer and student internship programs. He helped develop the

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Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tiago R Forin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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AC 2011-750: ”IT’S GONNA BE A LONG TRIP.”- A STUDENT’S EXPE-RIENCE WITH ENGINEERING ABROAD.Tiago R Forin, Purdue University, West Lafayette Tiago Forin is currently a third year student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He received his Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering from Florida State University in ’06 and his Masters degree in Environmental Engineering from Purdue University in ’08. While in the School of Engineering Education, he works as a Graduate Research Assistant in the X-Roads Research Group and has an interest in cross-disciplinary practice and engineering identity development

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International Experience, Effective Instruction, and Student Exchange Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Braun Riggins, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech

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AC 2011-1475: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES OF A US UNDERGRAD-UATE STUDENT IN EXCHANGE PROGRAMS IN FRANCE AND BRAZILMr. Gary Braun Riggins, Virginia Tech Gary is a graduating senior in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. He has studied abroad in France and Brazil and spent a summer in India on an an academic project.Vinod K Lohani, Virginia Tech Vinod K Lohani is a professor in the Engineering Education Department and an adjunct faculty in the Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. His research interests are in the areas of knowledge modeling, water and energy sustainability, engineering learning modules for freshmen, and international collaboration. He led a 5-year DLR/NSF project at

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Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven L. Shumway, Brigham Young University; SClaudina Vargas, Complex Systems Optimization Lab; Geoff Wright, Brigham Young University; Ron Terry, Brigham Young University

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Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Study Abroad in the Dominican Republic: Mentoring University Students as They Prepare and Teach Technology and Engineering Concepts to 6th-12th Grade Dominican StudentsIntroductionThis paper contains a report of the ongoing, collaborative effort between Complex SystemsOptimization Lab (COSOLA) and Brigham Young University (BYU) to design a science andtechnology program to improve Dominican student academic knowledge and skills. In 2007,COSOLA instituted the Matemáticas, Ciencias, Ingeniería y Lenguaje or Mathematics, Sciences,Engineering, and Language (MACILE) education program to help advance engineering andscience education in less advantaged communities in the Dominican

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Int. Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, and Implementations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sebastian M. Pfotenhauer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Joshua Jacobs, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Julio A. Pertuze, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Daniel T. Roos P.E., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Dava J. Newman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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” can have apositive, lasting impact on the economy by addressing key societal issues through qualityeducation and research in the emerging field of engineering systems.”MPP operates a consortium that links a single high-profile U.S. research university – MIT – witha whole segment of the Portuguese HE and research system, including 8 schools of engineering,science and technology and 20 research centers, as well as government and industry fromPortugal (cf. Fig. 2-6). The program gathers 236 Portuguese faculty and over 50 faculty fromMIT (plus administrative staff), and led to the creation of 23 new faculty positions and 8 newpost-doc positions in Portugal. With a budget of 59 M€ (80 M$), the program enrolls or hasgraduated at total 425 graduate

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Faculty and Program Developments, Exchanges, and Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sowmya Narayanan, VIT University; Muniratnam Adithan, VIT University, Vellore; Robert C. Creese, West Virginia University

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and for professional development of its faculty members at VITUniversity is in line with the international concept of continuous training of faculty members 3. „The shortage of appropriately skilled labour across many industries is emerging as asignificant and complex challenge to India's growth and future. According to the NationalAssociation of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), each year over 3 milliongraduates and post-graduates are added to the Indian workforce. However, of these only 25percent of technical graduates and 10-15 percent of other graduates are considered employableby the rapidly growing IT and ITES(Information Technology Enabled Services) segments.Hence, what we have today is a growing skills gap reflecting

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International Experience, Effective Instruction, and Student Exchange Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fanyu F. Zeng, Indiana Wesleyan University

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EducationAbstractResearch studies discover a number of teaching and learning methods and these methods can beused to develop student’s ability in critical thinking, logic reasoning, and problem solving.Student’s learning outcomes are greatly impacted by these teaching and learning methods. It ishypothesized that properly selected teaching and learning methods can be applied in student’slearning and knowledge development to help students with different culture backgrounds yieldbetter learning outcomes.This research study selects three teaching and learning methods for an experiment in a softwareengineering class. These methods are tightening connections between learning objectives andoutcomes, a repetitive learning model to improve student learning results, and a

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Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donal McHale, Dublin Institute of Technology; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brian Bowe, Dublin Institute of Technology

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need to develop a global awareness and theability to operate effectively in different cultural settings; settings where members potentiallyfrom various countries and regions with different traditions of work and personal relationswill endeavor to effectively collaborate. For undergraduate institutions and specificallySchools of Engineering, Design and Technology intending to respond to the challenges ofthese increasingly important global contexts, a key emerging question is how best to preparestudents for such settings while continuing also with engineering fundamentals and theincreasingly complex technological subject matter.Clearly there can be several approaches to develop students for multi-disciplinary,international collaboration settings