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- A Global Engineer: International and Domestic Engineer
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Isaac W. Wait, Marshall University; Andrew P. Nichols, Marshall University; Wael A. Zatar, Marshall University
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instruments have been developed to help classifypreferred learning styles, and among the most widely-used is the VARK test, which profileslearning preferences according to degree of utilization in four categories: Visual (V),Aural/Auditory (A), Read/Write (R), and Kinesthetic (K). In responding to a series of questionsabout situations where information is to be communicated, takers of the VARK test are classifiedaccording to how strongly they prefer to rely on each style when learning. Results vary from apreference on a single learning style (typically rare), to learners who utilize all four learningstyles with approximately equal preference (more common).The VARK test was administered to undergraduate engineering students in both the Middle Eastand
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Fanyu F. Zeng, Indiana Wesleyan University
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Learning Objectives and OutcomesDeveloping, formulating, and writing objectives is a key to the success of any education.Without clear objective, it is impossible to reach any goal in education. Use of objectives hasbecome commonplace in higher education. Higher education often uses instructional orbehavioral objectives in teaching and learning. In order to affirm the value of objectives it isimportant to incorporate objectives within the curriculum and specific units of study and makeconnections between objectives and learning outcomes.3,4Instructors often use a standard protocol to develop objectives for their students. Althoughobjectives are not difficult to write, the challenge is how to write instructional objectives forstudents that clearly
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- Collaborations, Accreditation and Articulation Issues for International Engineering Education
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Morteza Sadat-Hossieny, Northern Kentucky University; Elizabeth Leibach, Northern Kentucky University
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2010-2011 Not Transferred 3.00EGT 320 Robotic Systems and Material Handling 2010-2011 Not Transferred 3.00EGT 340 Applied Dynamics 2010-2011 Not Transferred 3.00ENGD080 Writing Lab 2010-2011 Not Transferred 1.00ENGD090 Writing Workshop 2010-2011 Not Transferred 3.00PHI 194 Global Ethical Viewpoints 2010-2011 Not Transferred 3.00AELP000 Non-Credit/American English Lang 2010-2011 Not Transferred 0.00CHE 120 General Chemistry I 2010-2011 D Transferred 3.00CHE 120L General Chemistry I Lab
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- Qualitative Research Programs & International Research Experience from Around the World
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Kevin Kelly, Dublin Institute of Technology; Brian Bowe, Dublin Institute of Technology
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Management, Lighting, Sustainable Buildings, Electrical Services Engineering and Organisational Change. He has pre- sented peer reviewed papers at ASEE annual conferences in Hawaii and Austin, SEFI and SEFI/IGIP conferences in Norway, Finland, Hungary, Turkey, Slovakia and Ireland in the last four years.Brian Bowe, Dublin Institute of Technology Page 22.1207.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Qualitative Research in Engineering EducationIntroductionEngineering education programs provide students with the knowledge, understanding,skills and competences required to
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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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Asian American participants with Chinese heritages face lesscultural challenges than their non-Asian peers when going to China for research collaboration orstudy. However, our research found several unique challenges for this specific population. Onemajor challenge came from the “Chinese common knowledge” expectation they received fromChinese people. Another main challenge stems deeply and powerfully from inside themselves:the rediscovery of their self-identity.In our study, several Asian American participants agree that Chinese people’s expectation thatthey are “Chinese” because of their appearance create unexpected cultural challenges ordiscomforts that the other ethnic groups often do not face. One participant describes one of
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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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highsatisfaction with the instructions and MACILE in general, they were still able to find areas forpossible improvements. In robotics, for example, the students showed high satisfaction with theclass, but at the same time, about 50% of them suggested more homework, projects, and morecontent as ways to improve the class. Another example deals with student selection. Moststudents find MACILE excellent as a program, but some suggest that the admission processneeds improvement. They suggest that only “students that want to learn” be admitted, indicatingthat they notice the behavior of their peers. Page 22.108.8In summary, the results are still tentative, but