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Curriculum and Program Developments, Exchanges, Collaborations, and Partnerships

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Duane L. Abata, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Arvid Andersen; Wayne B. Krause, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Paper ID #5708Transatlantic Interaction with European Project SemesterDr. Duane L. Abata, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Dr. Abata has worked in academia for over thirty years at universities and with the Federal government around the country. He began his career at the University of Wisconsin, served as Associate Dean and Dean at Michigan Technological University and then at the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C. as program manager in the Engineering Directorate. From 2003 to 2004, Dr. Abata was President of the American Society for Engineering Education. Following his appointment at NSF he

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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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John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shannon M. Sipes, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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international design projectevery year.The Civil Engineering Department and the Office of Institutional Research, Planning andAssessment (IRPA) of RHIT have implemented an annual assessment on both the short and longterm impact of international design projects. Despite the associated challenges with internationalprojects, results indicate that the short term benefits are immediate and profound. In spring 2012,in order to assess the long term benefits, civil engineering alumni from 2006 through 2011 wereasked to participate in a survey on their senior design experience and how this experience hasimpacted their professional growth. A total of 84 alumni completed the survey. Majorcomparisons were made between two main alumni groups: those who undertook

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Curriculum and Program Developments, Exchanges, Collaborations, and Partnerships

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Eileen Walz, University of Illinois; Keilin Jahnke, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; J. Bruce Elliott-Litchfield, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Judith A Sunderman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Valeri Werpetinski, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Laura D Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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- nois. She completed her undergraduate degree in General Engineering at Illinois with a concentration in Sustainable Development. Keilin is interested in international experiences in engineering and how to better integrate project-based learning into the engineering classroom.Dr. Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Russell Korte is an Assistant Professor in Human Resource Development and a Fellow with the Illinois Foundry for Innovation in Engineering Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research investigates how engineering students navigate their educational experiences and how engineer- ing graduates transition into the workplace. He is especially interested in the

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Global Engineering Education Cross-Cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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Luis Gerardo Chang, Universidad de Piura; Christine Marie Fiori P.E., Virginia Tech; Edward J. Jaselskis, North Carolina State University; Cliff Schexnayder, Arizona State University; Lisa G Hogle, Arizona State University; Jennifer S Shane, Iowa State University

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North Carolina State University. He was educated at the University of Illinois, receiving a BS in general engineering in 1980, an SM in civil engineering (empha- sis in construction engineering and project management) from MIT in 1982, and a PhD in civil engineer- ing (emphasis in construction engineering and project management) from the University of Texas-Austin in 1988. He has conducted research and has published in the areas of construction project success, ad- vanced information technologies, and multi-cultural workforce development. Dr. Jaselskis has served as a program director for the National Science Foundation. He is a registered professional engineer and has memberships in several organizations [American

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Study Abroad, International Experience, Exchange Programs and Student Retention

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keilin Tarum Deahl, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Eileen Walz, University of Illinois; Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Valeri Werpetinski, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Laura D Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Judith A Sunderman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; J. Bruce Elliott- Litchfield, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Paper ID #6991Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes Acquired through Engineering Student Ex-periences AbroadKeilin Tarum Deahl, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Keilin Deahl is a graduate student in Systems and Entrepreneurial Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She completed her undergraduate degree in General Engineering at Illinois with a concentration in Sustainable Development. Deahl is interested in international experiences in engineering and how to better integrate project-based learning into the engineering classroom.Eileen Walz, University of Illinois Eileen Walz is

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Engineering Education in the Middle East and Technology Exploration in Africa and Developing Countries

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Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Salessawi Ferede Yitbarek, Addis Ababa University, Institute of Technology; Albert Edward Sweets Jr., iSTEMS; Farzad Moazzami, Morgan State University

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use the new mobile instrumentation andpedagogy to work on new laboratory experiments and advanced projects. If successful, thisapproach can serve as a model of efficient and cost-effective collaboration between engineeringschools in the USA and Africa that can be used to improve ECE education in developingcountries.Introduction Although several approaches have been used during the past 20 years to reverse the braindrain, the current state of higher education in Africa still shows that there is a significant Page 23.713.3shortage of qualified scientists and educators with advanced degrees. A recent report from theInternational

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INT. Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Partnerships, and Implementations

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Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Courtney Thompson, Middle Tennessee State University

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addition to Foroudastan’s teaching experi- ence, he also has performed extensive research and published numerous technical papers. He has secured more than $1 million in the form of both internal and external grants and research funding. Foroudastan is the faculty advisor, coordinator, and primary fundraiser for EVP teams entering national research project competitions such as the Formula SAE Collegiate Competition, the Baja SAE Race, the SolarBike Rayce, the Great Moonbuggy Race, and the Solar Boat Collegiate Competition. For his concern for and ded- ication to his students, Foroudastan received MTSU awards such as the 2002-03 Outstanding Teaching Award, the 2005-06 Outstanding Public Service Award, and the 2007

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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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integrated study cycles; in Textile Engineering and Engineering and Industrial Management; in the 1st cycle courses of Design and Fashion Marketing; and in the 2nd cycle courses of Fashion Design and Communication, Textile Chemistry, Advanced Textiles and Design and Marketing. Head research and research member of several R&D projects, Vasconcelos has presented many dozens of scientific journal papers and communications in international conferences as either main author or co-author. Vasconcelos is the president of the Pedagogical Council of the School of Engineering and vice-dean of School of Engineering since 2011.Prof. Luis Alfredo Martins Amaral, University of Minho Born in 1960, Amaral holds a Ph.D. in Information

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Global Engineering Education Cross-Cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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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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-knowledge, cross-cultural communication and teamwork, adaptability, and resiliencein its students. These skills are then put to the test in the summer after the students’ third year, when theyspend five weeks implementing a variety of technical projects in an international environment. Whenstudents complete four years of Pavlis Institute coursework, the international experience, and a Capstoneproject, they receive a certificate in Global Technological Leadership.In the summer of 2012, two groups of Pavlis students traveled to Ghana and India. Their experiencesabroad proved to bring the skills that they had spent developing for the past three years to life. They facedgreat challenges while working abroad, some expected and some that had never

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Global Competency and What Makes a Successful Engineer

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Nancy Healy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lynn Charles Rathbun, National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, Cornell University

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environment should develop student understanding of theseperspectives and bring these ideas back to the U.S. work environment. The U.S. economy isbased on innovation and new technologies both of which have felt the effects ofglobalization. A recent report indicates that the U.S. must commit to embracing the globaleconomy and train its workforce to be competitive in the global marketplace.[5] Manyengineering programs are including global components in their curriculum to face thischallenge. The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) report Infusing Real WorldExperiences into Engineering Education [6] includes in its best practices multidisciplinaryteam-based projects, cultural awareness, and problem-solving.The importance of global education is

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INT. Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Partnerships, and Implementations

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Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Ruth Rodríguez Gallegos, Tecnológico de Monterrey

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Beichner from NorthCarolina State University in the SCALE-UP project3. Like the ACE classroom, there are manyother similar classrooms located in the United States and throughout the world. In general, theseclassrooms all share the basic elements proposed in the SCALE-UP project, differing only in thenumber of tables (due to room size) and the technology they have. Due to their characteristics,such rooms are ideal for teaching sciences such as physics, mathematics, chemistry and biology.However, we have found that other areas such as language or literature also reap the benefits ofthe setup and overall environment that is created in these classrooms4.For several years, Beichner conducted research and experimented with on different classroomsdesigns

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Accreditation, Program Evaluation, and Education Resource's Impact in Latin America

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Erick Jones, University of Texas, Arlington; Vettrivel Gnaneswaran, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Beatriz Murrieta, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Queretaro

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differentfrom his/her home country will not be same as that of the students working in their homecountry. This transcript describes how an NSF funded international research experiences inMexico impacted the Industrial Engineering (IE) students who participated in this project. Thestudents worked with companies that had operations in Queretaro, Mexico, over the summer,including several multi- national firms. The students were required to take Spanish, a researchmethods course at Monterrey Tech, Queretaro, and perform research as part of their program.The impacts of learning, communicating and presenting final results in Spanish are evaluated. This research describes the results two cohorts of students and their experiences over the lastcouple of

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Curriculum and Program Developments, Exchanges, Collaborations, and Partnerships

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Hong Zhang, Rowan University; Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Sean COffey COffey; Andrea Rose McFarland, Rowan University

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Paper ID #7031From Glassboro to The Gambia– A Collaborative Work with the Universityof the Gambia and a Winter Trip to the Gambia VillagesDr. Hong Zhang, Rowan UniversityDr. Jess W. Everett, Rowan University Jess Everett, Ph.D., P.E. is a professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He has over 26 years experience as an environmental engineer and professor and has published over 63 refereed journal articles, chapters, and books. He has worked on more than 60 funded projects (totaling over $6 million) and has worked with more than 100 Junior and Senior Clinic teams (over 220 different undergraduate students). He has

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International Division Poster Session

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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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project, and core values. These three disciplines represent the variedrequirements of engineering industry. ProjectThe project presents the teams with a broad contemporary issue to address—past years haveincluded Climate Change, Transportation science, Biomedical Engineering and FoodContamination—the 2012 season’s theme was Senior Solutions; teaming up with a senior partnerand develop a solution for a common problem encountered in the elderly community. Byresearching, prototyping, and analyzing, each team creates a presentation to perform beforecompetition judges. This project is an opportunity to thoroughly investigate how the world isdealing with a current issue, and to create a unique solution to the problem. With this open-endedprompt

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Study Abroad, International Experience, Exchange Programs and Student Retention

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Manfred J Hampe, Technische Universität Darmstadt; Jan Helge Bøhn, Virginia Tech; David J. Dixon, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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-winningintroductory engineering design process course in Germany. First, the US rising sophomoreengineering students joined second-semester freshman German engineering students in a week-long design project in Germany. American students learned that the German design method is awell defined procedure, leading to the best engineered product or process. While the Americanmethod generally tends to be more rapid to market, frequently with improvements made afterproduction begins. Then the US students toured ACHEMA 2012 in Frankfurt, Germany, as wellas numerous large industrial facilities to explore commonalities and differences between the twocountries’ industries and traditions. Finally, the US students participated in guided tours ofGerman historical and

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Implementing Transfer, Exchange, Research Programs and Professional Development; in Asia and Far East

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey S. Cross, Tokyo Institute of Technology; Kikuo Kishimoto, Tokyo Institute of Technology; Hisakazu Mihara; Masahiko Hara, Tokyo Institute of Technology

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Page 23.954.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Overview of the Tokyo Institute of Technology International Research Opportunities Program (TiROP) - Season One: 2012This paper gives an overview of the establishment of the new Tokyo Institute of TechnologyResearch Opportunities Program (TiROP) to promote bilateral student research exchanges withUS/EU and Asian research universities. TiROP was funded by a grant from the Japan Society forPromotion of Science (JSPS) in the Re-inventing Japan Project that led to the formation of a 10week summer research exchange program in 2012, which consisted of a student led researchproject, Japanese classes, factory tours, cultural activities and a

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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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Zhang Lei, University of Florida; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

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the department visit, the students participate in two-or three hourhands-on experimental laboratory classes. The truss bridge laboratory is a part of this onecredit hour course offered to the freshmen engineering students by the Civil and CoastalEngineering department. The purpose of the laboratory is to familiarize students with theconcept, theory and practical side of the civil engineering and is focused on aidingstudents in the process of making an informed decision for their futures. This paper isfocused on procedure of the laboratory as well as how the resulted data can be utilized inreal-life projects. After each team of 4-5 students build their truss, the truss is loaded untilit fails. Record of the failure load, score, and final score

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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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Industrial Management, in the 1st cycle course of Design and Fashion Marketing, and also in the 2nd cycle courses of Fashion Design and Communication, Textile Chemistry, Advanced Textiles and Design and Marketing. Head research and research member of several R&D projects, has presented as main author or co-author many dozens of scientific journal papers and communications in international confer- ences. President of the Pedagogical Council of the School of Engineering and Vice-Dean of School of Engineering since 2011.Prof. Luis Alfredo Martins Amaral, University of Minho Born in 1960, Amaral holds a Ph.D. on Information Systems obtained at University of Minho in 1994. He is Associate Professor at Department of

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Global Competency and What Makes a Successful Engineer

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Holt Zaugg, Brigham Young University; Alan R Parkinson, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Randall Davies, Brigham Young Univeristy

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using international partneruniversities. The second phase included the development of educational materials to furtherfacilitate the use of GV teams. This included a comprehensive list of global competencies [11],the creation of a cultural disposition index [12] to evaluate student’s disposition towards workingon cross-cultural projects, and a set of 10 lessons to help engineering students function better onGV teams (please see http://pgvt.groups.et.byu.net). The final phase of the study sought tocompare the educational experience of GV teams with that of traditional study abroad programs.Experiences from each phase enabled greater understanding and refinement of implementing GVteams in traditional courses. This paper focuses on the findings

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Implementing Transfer, Exchange, Research Programs and Professional Development; in Asia and Far East

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James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Binaya K.C., Kathmandu University

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South Asia is leading to the development of moreinteractions and joint projects between South Asian and U.S. Universities. A solid understandingof the differences between cultures and how education is delivered and received is a necessaryingredient for this educational cooperation. In the U.S., elements of Active Learning areincreasingly viewed as critical to the success of educating engineers. These techniques have beentried in South Asia with varying success. This paper presents the cross-cultural experience ofintroducing Active Learning elements into the Mechanical Engineering program at KathmanduUniversity in Nepal. As part of a 2012 Fulbright project, the authors co-taught a second year(sophomore) level class 60 students in Strength of

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Engineering Education in the Middle East and Technology Exploration in Africa and Developing Countries

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John Paul Farris, Grand Valley State University

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is the fact that water filter technology does not provideany indication to the user of proper operation. Once set up the user has to trust that the filter isworking properly. This paper uses the situation described to explore the appropriate educationand features of the technology that can be employed to increase the likelihood that adevelopment project will be successful and sustainable.IntroductionThe World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations International Children's EmergencyFund (UNICEF) have been working to reduce the number of people who rely on unimproveddrinking water systems for the past 20 years. In their 2012 update on their work they reportedencouraging progress however, they also reported that more than one tenth of the

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Global Competency and What Makes a Successful Engineer

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

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Page 23.209.2 communicate across cultural and linguistic boundaries.  Project teams (both within classes and extra-curricular activities) were by far the most frequentlymentioned item in open-ended responses regarding what impacts global competency inengineering-related fields. When combined with design courses, it is clear that the experientiallearning components of the engineering curriculum play a major role in global competency. Theformal curriculum, general education and specific major and minor courses, also play asignificant role in attainment of global competency.BackgroundIn the last decade and a half, there has been an increase in interest of globalization topics byuniversities. In 2006, the Association of American Colleges and

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Implementing Transfer, Exchange, Research Programs and Professional Development; in Asia and Far East

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Scott I. Segalewitz, University of Dayton

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; Processes-Plastics & Composites 3ECT-466 Microcomputer Architecture 3 MFG-438 Sustainable Manufacturing & Product Design 3ECT-408 Data Acquisition & Measurements 2  ECT-408 Data Acquisition & Measurements 2ENG-271* Technical Writing Laboratory 2  ENG-271* Technical Writing Laboratory 2 IET-408 Lean Management Methods 3IET-323 Project Management 3  IET-323 Project Management 3SET-499

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Engineering Education in the Middle East and Technology Exploration in Africa and Developing Countries

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wilhelm Alexander Friess, University of Maine; Muhieddin Amer, RIT-Dubai

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activities in Europe, Asia and Africa. Dr. Friess’ research background includes laser diagnostics, composite materials and performance optimization, and he has been active as consultant and design engineer working on a variety of projects. Current research interests focus on engineering education, sports engineering and sustainability and energy efficiency.Dr. Muhieddin Amer, RIT-Dubai Dr. Amer is a professor of Electrical Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology - Dubai. He received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1999. Before joining RIT, he worked for Nortel Networks in Dallas, where he held several technical leadership posi- tions in wireless network engineering

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International Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tammara Ramírez, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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project involving a decision-making/strategic performance problem (students had to identify dietary deficiencies of differentpeople and generate proposals for improving their health) was implemented.MethodologyThe course Introduction to Food Engineering is offered to students in their first semester of theFood Engineering Licenciatura (BS) at UDLAP. The studied course was conducted in twoweekly sessions of 75 minutes each during fall 2011 and 2012 semester in which eight (6women) and five students (4 women) were enrolled, respectively. One weekly session wasdedicated to reviewing theoretical basics of the discipline at introductory level, such as theconcepts of food quality, food safety, food spoilage and stability, food preservation, food

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International Division Poster Session

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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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project funded by the Campeche State Council for Scienceand Technology (Consejo Estatal de Investigación Científica y Desarrollo Tecnológico deCampeche). Its goal is to promote an early approach to engineering and science among thestudent population at the upper elementary, middle and high school levels of the State ofCampeche by creating high quality learning environments that promote interactiveclassrooms and contribute to a better understanding of science and mathematics whilepromoting careers in science, engineering and technology12.In general, Mexican teachers and students have an incomplete understanding of engineers andengineering as a profession1, 2, 12. Images shape the way individuals view the world13, thus,eliciting and understanding

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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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Jennifer DeBoer, MIT; Glenda S Stump, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Frances Carter-Johnson, MIT, Teaching and Learning Laboratory; Gayle Allen Ed.D., BrightBytes; Lori Breslow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the U.S. Department of Education, she is also repeatedly invited to provide funding, proposal, and application preparation training for undergraduate and graduate students.Gayle Allen Ed.D., BrightBytesDr. Lori Breslow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lori Breslow is the founding Director of the Teaching & Learning Laboratory (TLL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. An internationally recognized expert in teaching and learning in higher edu- cation, she conducts research on the development, diffusion, and assessment of educational innovation, particularly in science and engineering. She is currently leading a joint MIT-Harvard research project to analyze data

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Accreditation, Program Evaluation, and Education Resource's Impact in Latin America

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edmundo Tovar, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, CIF Q2818015F; Jorge A. Lopez-Vargas, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja; Nelson O Piedra, Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja; Janneth Alexandra Chicaiza, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja

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Computer Science UTPL. He is a member of Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Web and Knowledge Based Systems of UTPL, and director of thesis projects third level (related to Semantic Web Services, Web 2.0 and Social Network Analysis). He has conducted research in Open Educational Resources Online, Knowledge Representation Models and Social Network Analysis. Lopez-Vargas is a scholarship holder of the National Secretariat of Sci- ence and Technology (SENESCYT). In the Projects Unit and Systems UPSI - UTPL, he was an Analyst / Programmer Academic Management System, until 2004.Mr. Nelson O Piedra, Universidad Tecnica Particular de LojaProf. Janneth Alexandra Chicaiza, Universidad T´ecnica Particular de Loja

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Implementing Transfer, Exchange, Research Programs and Professional Development; in Asia and Far East

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Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Julia Ziyatdinova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Svetlana Vasilievna Barabanova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasiliy G. Ivanov, Kazan National Research Technological University

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projects are implemented in the Republic and many new enterprises are constructed on the territory of the Republic including large petroleum refineries and petrochemical plants. The state requirements for ecological and industrial safety at the enterprises have significantly grown in the last decade. However, the university graduates, and even experienced workers are not familiar with the latest regulations. Therefore there arises a need for special professional development courses. Kazan National Research Technological University (KNRTU) has expertise in this field, and Institute of Additional Professional Education develops special programs in Ecological Safety. The professional development program in Ecological Safety was developed in 2006 and

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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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Flora S Tsai, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Kyle H Wong, Singapore American School

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submitted at least oneassignment, 2,417 took the final exam. 1303 earned the regular certificate (acompletion rate of 2.1%). Of the 145 students submitting a final project, 107earned the programming (i.e. 'with distinction') version of the certificate.There was a note the Coursera certificate, which stated that the online offering ofthis class does not reflect the entire curriculum offered to students enrolled at theUniversity. This statement does not affirm that this student was enrolled as astudent at the University in any way. It does not confer a grade, credit, or degree,and it does not verify the identity of the student.As Coursera courses are self-enrolling and often require no prerequisites, it couldbe possible that students are not matched