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Challenges in Engineering, Models in Professional Programs, Capstone Design and Function Generator for Educational Environment

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2013 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; Rosa Maria Castro Fernandes Vasconcelos, Universidade de Minho; Luis Alfredo Martins Amaral P.E., University of Minho; Victor Freitas de Azeredo Barros, Science and Education Reseach Council

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faster way and in a larger community. For engineers, the decisionprocess is even more complex once the implications have serious impact not only to the targetcustomers but also to the society as a whole and to the environment. This is an aspect that showsthe necessity for engineers to search for the acquisition of an ability to respond to socialnecessities having in mind the cultural aspects when developing a project.The effects of this aspect in engineering formation implies a different approach providing thefuture engineers a notion about policy, ethics and social sciences, which are so important toprepare them to the future work market that will require the respect and promotion of society andenvironment as assets1.Most of social groups have

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International Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caridad Cruz López, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla.; Aída Hernández Hernández, Universidad Politécnica de Tlaxcala; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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what the engineer is doing in your drawing. Write at least two sentences. 2) List atleast three words/phrases that come to mind when you think of an engineer. 3) What kinds ofthings do you think an engineer does? Study facilitators were careful not to talk aboutengineers or engineering during the administration of the DAE test. Facilitators offered helpto clarify directions and question prompts, but they did not offer any ideas or assistance thatwould influence students’ original conceptions of engineers or engineering. Twenty-eightinformal interviews (which were videotaped) were performed after the DAE test andconsisted of one-on-one discussions between a facilitator and students (8 from Puebla and 20from Tlaxcala) to further investigate

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Global Engineering Education Cross-Cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2013 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; Rosa Maria Castro Fernandes Vasconcelos, Universidade de Minho; Luis Alfredo Martins Amaral P.E., University of Minho; Victor Freitas de Azeredo Barros, Science and Education Research Council

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innovative mind in order to be inserted in and to keep up withthe work market. Knowledge in Basic Sciences, Basic Sciences of Engineering and Specifics ofEngineering are fundamental for the training of an engineer. However, the insertion in labormarket sometimes demands some practice or experience that should also be provided by theengineering schools. Taking this into account, the Engineering Education Research Team ofCOPEC – Science and Education Research Council has designed and is implementing a programfor an engineering school which main goal is to prepare engineers for the future work market, theengineer for the future. The idea was born due to the very competitive environment thatEngineering Schools are facing recently and the fact that fewer

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Global Competency and What Makes a Successful Engineer

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University; Miriam Regina Simon, Ohio State University

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three most important areas under ‘Intercultural Competency’ include a Cognitivedimension where students gain knowledge about the culture they are encountering; an Affectivedimension where students must become flexible to new situations and learn how to adapt and beopen minded; and finally a Behavioral dimension where students learn about critical skills suchas resourcefulness, problem-solving, and culturally-appropriate social skills.Looking at the current curriculum and why it is important to adapt to the changing world as King[8] noted “the economic realities of global competition and the arrival of ubiquitous broadbandcommunications are driving entry-level and more routine engineering jobs overseas… American

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Introducing New Methodologies and the Incoming Students to Engineering Programs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Paper ID #6117Mentoring Engineering Students: Realities, Challenges, and RewardsDr. Waddah Akili, Iowa State University Waddah Akili is an academician and a civil engineering consultant in Ames, Iowa. Has published in various fields including: geotechnical engineering, foundations, and pavement materials & design. He has been involved with contemporary engineering education issues, addressing a wide range of topics of interest and relevance to engineering institutions and practicing engineers, in the U.S. and abroad

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Global Competency and What Makes a Successful Engineer

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kari Wold, University of Virginia; Stephanie Moore Ph.D., University of Virginia

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’ previous beliefsabout the importance of knowing engineering practices of those from other cultures. This trendheld true with Ben and Manuela who strongly agreed with this statement in both the pre- andposttests.Lastly, students’ self-ratings of their global competency levels are important in determiningwhether they recognize others from different cultures. Students’ scores taken after thesimulations were nearly always 4 or 5 out of a 5-point scale. For instance, Ben rated himself a5 out of 5 in his level of global competence. He said he would like to think himself as an open-minded and culturally-aware person and that the simulation helped enforce these skills. He didnot see any difference in how he treated people from different cultures from one

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Introducing New Methodologies and the Incoming Students to Engineering Programs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Tech.; Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University (ENG); Qaiser H Malik, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Pakistan University

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Paper ID #6402Incorporating New Trends and Teaching Methodologies: Improving State ofEngineering Education In PakistannDr. Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Tech. Salahuddin (Sala) Qazi holds a Ph.D., degree in electrical engineering from the University of Technology, Loughborough, U.K. He is a full Professor (Emeritus) and past chair in the School of Information Systems and Engineering Technology at the State University of New York Institute of Technology, Utica. Dr. Qazi has published several articles, book chapters in the area of fiber doped amplifiers, wireless security, MEMS based wireless

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Global Competency and What Makes a Successful Engineer

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amber Genau, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Paper ID #6579Developing Knowledge of World History in Engineering Students as a Com-ponent of Global CompetencyDr. Amber Lynn Genau, University of Alabama at Birmingham Amber L. Genau is an Assistant Professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees from Iowa State University and Ph.D. from Northwestern University. While spending two years as a visiting scientist at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Cologne, she developed a deep and abiding love for the people and country of Germany. She has yet develop much love for German

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Global Engineering Education Cross-Cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Madelyn Espinosa, The Pavlis Institute - Michigan Technological Univerisity; Helena Keller, Michigan Technological University; Nicole Westphal, Michigan Technological University

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Paper ID #7053Educational outcomes and effects on cross-cultural communication skills ofan international experience for undergraduate STEM students through Michi-gan Technological University’s Pavlis Institute for Global Technological Lead-ershipMadelyn Espinosa, The Pavlis Institute - Michigan Technological UniverisityHelena Keller, Michigan Technological UniversityMs. Nicole Westphal, Michigan Technological University Page 23.456.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Educational outcomes and effects on

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International Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeff Scott Thomas; Nick M. Safai, Salt Lake Community College; Christopher F Thompson S.M.ASCE, Salt Lake Community College

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/draftsman. He works closely with civil, environmental, and structural engineers on a daily basis; so for him, becoming a civil engineer is his next logical career progression. He brings to the table a fresh mind and eagerness to succeed. It is his opinion that experience can overrule education. He has every intention to reach a point where his education will meet his experience, creating a complete and well-rounded professional engineer. Thompson plans to minor in Chemical Engineering. When coupled with his education in civil and environmental engineering, chemical engineering is a field of study that he believes will lead him to achieving his ultimate goal: earning a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering. Thompson believes his