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International Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hamid R. Parsaei PE, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Nimir Elbashir, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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recognizes that post-secondary education is only one of several importantphases of that development process, and the initiative will endeavor to provide support,innovation and inspiration throughout Qatar’s educational enterprise to promote students totheir greatest potential to become engineering leaders. Page 24.80.2The initiative’s activities included several building blocks such as: (1) partnering withschools in Qatar to enhance science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education toimprove students’ readiness for university studies; (2) offering enrichment programs topromote STEM studies among middle- and high-school students and to attract

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ang Liu, University of Southern California; Stephen Y. Lu, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

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active in many professional associations in the engineering and science education, teacher education, distance learning, program evaluation and special education fields. She has been the principal investigator on several federal grants through the US Department of Education, the National Institute of Health, and the National Science Foundation. Page 24.827.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 iPodia: “Classroom-without-Borders” Global Engineering Education1. IntroductionIn light of the recent development of Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)1-3, there aremultiple key

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sabeen A. Altaf, Institute of International Education; Eck Doerry, Northern Arizona University; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Edward Randolph Collins Jr. P.E., Clemson University

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perception remains that it creates anenormous logistical barrier that only a tiny highly motivated minority is able to overcome. Thisis certainly a primary reason why the percentage of engineering graduates in the U.S. with astudy-abroad experience remains stubbornly low, less than 4.0%1 .Infrastructure costs. From an institutional perspective, the cost of developing and maintainingthe infrastructure necessary to reduce the logistical challenges deterring engineering studentsfrom international training remains a central challenge. Although some institutions have madestrong commitments in this area, the costs are substantial in terms of both personnel time andrelated expenditures. Most efforts are centered on the development of multiple

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 8

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University; Bill Williams, Setubal Polytechnic Institute; Jose Manuel Nunes Oliveira, Universidade de Aveiro; Gavin Duffy, University of Limerick; Dermot Brabazon P.E., Dublin City University

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many factors. This paperdescribes the emergenceof Engineering Education Research in two countries in the EuropeanUnion—Portugal and Ireland. The evolution of EER in these two countries is set in a largerglobal context.BackgroundAccording to Fensham1, who defined the field of science education research, there are 12criteria that should serve as the hallmarks of any education research field. These criteria aregrouped into three major categories as outlined in Table 1.Table 1. Fensham’s (2004) Criteria for Defining the Field of Science EducationResearch Category Category Criteria Exemplars of Criteria Structural Academic Recognition Full faculty appointments in the area of

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Lisa A. Nutt, Robert Morris University; Tony Lee Kerzmann, Robert Morris University

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by the professor at the end of the studyabroad. The students were also asked to present their experience in multiple platforms. Thispaper describes the evolution of the FLEAP in our university and uses the Germany study abroadto discuss what worked and what did not. It is expected that the experiences of the CGE, the leadfaculty for the Germany study abroad, and the advisory council will assist other universities inestablishing a similar program.1. IntroductionIn recent years there has been increasing demand and push for global experience through anacademic setting, as seen in Figure 1. For would-be engineers this is even more important in thisworld of ever-increasing global collaboration and commerce. In 2011/12 over 283,000 US

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 7

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Matt Parkinson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Yoke-San Wong, National University of Singapore; Brian D. Jensen, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Gregory M. Roach, Brigham Young University, Idaho

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spend free time together with their team.As part of the experience, students have the opportunity to visit global and local companieswithin Singapore to learn more about the product development process, manufacturing, anddevelop an increased understanding of the global economy, laws and regulatory practicespertaining to each company.Students attend interactive classroom sessions taught by Professors from PSU, NUS, BYU, andBrigham Young University-Idaho (BYU-I). The program covers topics relating to the basicproduct development process within a global context. A list of lecture topics and the scheduleutilized from the most recent program conducted in 2013 is shown in Table 1.Two approaches have been utilized for project selection over the years

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 7

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Irene B Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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enrollment of international students and because of increasing numbersof first-year students, up by nearly 30% between 2007 and 2012, the College of Engineering wasinterested in answering the following research questions: (1) what are some differences ininternational and domestic students’ reported perceptions and attitudes at the beginning of theirfirst year of engineering?, and (2) what are some differences in international and domesticstudents’ reported perceptions and attitudes, specifically regarding their learning experiences, atthe end of their second year of engineering?MethodsData for this study was collected using two surveys: one sent to first-year students in the fall2011 semester, and one sent to second-year students in the spring 2013

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 9

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott C Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Sydnie Cunningham Cunningham, University of Tulsa; Shaobo Huang, University of Southern California; Svetlana Levonisova, University of Southern California; Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder

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national boundaries and culturalbackgrounds, as well as across disciplines to successfully apply the results of basic research tolong-standing global challenges such as epidemics, natural disasters and the search foralternative energy sources.”1 Clearly, the global preparedness of engineering students isbecoming an important educational outcome and is a natural extension to recent concerns by anumber of national commissions as well as scholars, who have also noted the impact ofglobalization and the implication for continued U.S. economic leadership.2,3,4Given this concern, engineering educators have been rethinking the skills and tools that theirgraduates will need to function effectively with their international counterparts. To our researchteam

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 7

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, Media; Sheila Katherine Lascano Farak, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María ; Jared Roberto Ocampo, Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana; Roberto Viganò, Politecnico di Milano; Jorge W. Duque-Rivera Duque-Rivera, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral; Carlos A. Rodriguez, EAFIT University

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structure selected for the multinational collaboration reported in this paper is theparallel design project, in which the teams in each country work independently on the samedesign proposal but they are required to share information and discuss ideas with theirinternational partners to enrich the final solution. The development of the project following adesign process is shown in Fig. 1 where local and international activities are identified.   Page 24.202.5 Figure 1 Design process for the collaborative projectThe collaborative project

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International Division Technical Session 6

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheila Reyes Guerrero, Universidad de las Américas Puebla; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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. Page 24.204.3MethodologyAlong the fall 2013 semester we designed and implemented1, 4-7, 12 several PSLEs for twochemical engineering senior concurrent courses entitled Kinetics and Homogeneous ReactorDesign (IQ407) and Mass Transfer Unit Operations I (IQ412) at Universidad de las AméricasPuebla. Learning outcomes for IQ407 include that students will be able to: 1) determine reactionrate expressions from experimental data; 2) use basic concepts of kinetic, mass and energybalances, as well as principles from thermodynamics to design ideal homogeneous reactors; and3) assess and propose reactor operation conditions to achieve a specific objective5. Learningoutcomes for IQ412 include that students will be able to: 1) use basic principles of

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 5

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Javier Orozco P.E., UPV; Joseph S. Sun, University of Pennsylvania; Karen McDonald, University of California, Davis; Carlos Jiménez-Rico, Universitat Politècnica de València; Juan-Miguel Martinez-Rubio, Universitat Politecnica Valencia

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Valencia Page 24.248.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 BUILDING TRANSATLANTIC COLLABORATION FOR EXCELLENCE IN DOCTORAL EDUCATION J.Orozco‐Messana1*, C.Jimenez‐Rico1, J.M.Martinez‐Rubio1, K.McDonald2**, J.Sun3**  (1) Universitat Politécnica de Valencia (Spain)  (2) University of California Davis (USA)  (3) University of Pennsylvania (USA)  * Corresponding author: jaormes@cst.upv.es

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International Division Technical Session 5

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Homaira Fayez, Herat Engineering University; M. S. Keshawarz, University of Hartford

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as the magnificence and glory of Herat is the inheritance of that period. An example of Timurid era architecture is reflected in Figure 1. The war of occupation by the Russians and the ensued civil war damaged and/or destroyed whatever was left of an architectural style peculiar to Herat. Migrations to the neighboring countries during the war years

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 6

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martin Edin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

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in total 509 KTH students started studies abroad. Of these 509,288 students (56%) studied outside Europe. In total, 651 KTH students studied abroad during2012 and 1895 exchange students studied at KTH. Of these 1895, 1459 (77%) students camefrom countries belonging to the European Union [1]. Page 24.331.3These numbers show a large imbalance, with 2.7 incoming students per outgoing. Foruniversities outside Europe, the numbers give 1.5 incoming student per outgoing, and forEuropean students, KTH sees 6.6 incoming per outgoing student.Tables 1 and 2 show the ranking of countries for incoming and outgoing students.European country

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 9

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven H. Billis, New York Institute of Technology; Nada Marie Anid, New York Institute of Technology; Marta A Panero, New York Institute of Technology

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, and • numerous elective courses in engineering ethics at various institutions, and adopted an across-the-curriculum approach which seeks to address the limitations of the required course model by spreading engineering ethics instruction throughout the engineering curriculum, e.g., in introduction to engineering courses, sophomore engineering science courses, junior discipline-based courses, and senior design experiences.As a result, the ECE program took the following steps to satisfy this outcome:II.a.1. The assignment of ‘Ethical Decision Making Scenarios’ in the freshman course ETCS105 “Career Discovery”II.a.2. students are required to enroll in several specific ‘Discovery Core Curriculum’ courseswith “Ethics

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sigrid Berka, University of Rhode Island; Walter von Reinhart

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Page 24.777.3IntroductionThe International Engineering Program at the University of Rhode Island was conceived in 1987.The program was originally designed as a dual degree program for German and Engineeringmajors; students received bachelor’s degrees in the language as well as in their engineeringdiscipline. Key components of the program from the beginning were specialized languagecourses that included instruction in technical German and a six-month professional internshipwith an engineering company in one of the German-speaking countries.1 In 1995 an optionalsemester of study at URI's partner university, the Technische Universität Braunschweig, wasadded. The German undergraduate exchange was eventually expanded to include graduateprograms in

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University; Pavel M. Polunin, Michigan State University

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there will be less and less difficulties with the testing as we improveour techniques.Conclusions 1. The assumed problem of international students not understanding English may be little more than a fear that those students have of performing badly. Page 24.801.5 2. Great strides can be made by simply explaining what tests are attempting to show and not assuming that everyone knows their purposes. 3. Being comfortable with test taking can be the difference being passing and failing a test. 4. Looking closely at cultural issues can help to provide assistance in preparing students to take the speak tests and

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 8

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bill Williams, ESTBarreiro, Setubal Polytechnic Institute; Phillip C. Wankat, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Pedro Neto P.E., Polytechnic Institute of Setubal ; Carlos Alexandre Tiago, ESTBarreiro, IPS

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Purdue. He is a distinguished professor at Purdue with a joint appointment in Chemical Engineering and Engineering Education.Pedro Neto P.E., Polytechnic Institute of SetubalMr. Carlos Alexandre Tiago, ESTBarreiro, IPS Research Assistant on Wedo, ESTBarreiro, Set´ubal Polytechnic Institute. Page 24.828.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Is Engineering Education Research Global? The Answer May Surprise You. Bill Williams1,2, Phillip Wankat3, Pedro Neto1, Carlos Tiago1 1 ESTBarreiro, Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, 2 CEG-IST, Universidade de

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International Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University

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c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Managing a Required International Experience for all Undergraduate Engineering Students at a 4-Year Public UniversityAbstractThe Whitacre College of Engineering (WCOE) at Texas Tech University implemented a requiredinternational requirement for all undergraduate students entering in the Fall 2013 and after. Theinternational experience requirement may be satisfied by any of the following: [1] receivingcourse credit (minimum 3 hours) during a study abroad experience (faculty directed programs,traditional reciprocal exchange agreements, or third party programs); [2] participating in aninternational co-op or internship experience

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 9

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Svetlana Levonisova, University of Southern California; Shaobo Huang, University of Southern California; Scott C Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Sydnie Cunningham Cunningham, The University of Tulsa; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Cheryl Matherly

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,education.1 Technical skills are no longer sufficient to be prepared as a professional engineer.Twenty-first-century engineers must also now possess well-honed communication skills and thedisposition to fully engage and participate in global workforces. The necessity for engineers towork across cultures and disciplines has been increasingly spotlighted by engineeringprofessional and educational communities as reflected in recent national reports, conferences,and publications.2 The American Society of Mechanical Engineers brought to light acontemporary reality: “The economics of nations are becoming increasingly interconnected. Information technology and knowledge cross borders through international telecommunications and online

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International Division Technical Session 4

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Alejandro Teran, Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM); Hoa Thi Pham, International University - Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City

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Technology in Thailand, and PhD in Environmental Science from Tohoku University - Japan. Page 24.972.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Paths to AccreditationAccreditation of an engineering program provides a public assurance of the quality of a programand thus of its graduates. Many countries and program see the importance of such accreditation;66 countries have at least one accredited engineering program and 48 countries have created anational accrediting body for engineering programs (Appendix 1 shows a list of accreditingbodies in each country

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Quamrul H. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint; Kawshik Ahmed, University of Michigan, Flint

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processes. Almost every factor has been analyzed such asstudents, parents, and socio-economic conditions, as well as school curriculum and standardizedtesting. But very little attention has been given to factors affecting the quality of instructionprovided in the classroom. We have examined and revamped curriculums, standardized testing,and methods of teaching; but there has been very little mention of the teachers themselves. Yetteachers are the ones who are with the students for most of their learning years, which amountsto approximately 15,000 hours of schooling [1]. It is important to realize that teachers do matter,but what is ironic, is that there is no reliable or objective way of identifying excellent teachers [2].There are different types

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International Division Technical Session 6

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zupeng Zhou, Guilin University of Electronic Technology; Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University

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average living area for one person has increasedfrom 18.7 square meters to 31.6 square meters from 1998 to 2010 [1]. The number ofautomobiles in China will increase to 150M in 2020 from 65M in 2008. In 2020, the expectedratio of people/automobiles will be 10:1 [2]. Another indicator of well-being is the domestictourist market in China, which has increased from 719M ppy in 1999 to 1.712B ppy in 2008 [3].To satisfy these demands in China, there will be an increased need for all types of engineeringskill sets.In 1968, due to the Cultural Revolution in China, almost all the universities and colleges in Chinawere closed. This historic event lasted for 10 years and almost no qualified engineers weretrained from university and college level, which

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International Division Technical Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kimberly Baran, The Pennsylvania State University; Jean Landa Pytel, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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adefinition of global readiness, with the intention that all of our students are striving to be globallyready when they graduate from the university. The faculty committee defines global readiness as“1) Having the knowledge and appreciation of the global nature of engineering and relatedprofessions, 2) Having the knowledge of the challenges and opportunities associated withcontemporary worldwide issues, and 3) Being ready to practice your profession in a globalcontext by being sensitive to and respectful of the differences that affect professional practicethroughout the world.”Given the motivation from both faculty and industry for students to be prepared for the globalworkforce, we need to examine ways for students to gain this experience. While