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Towards Global Competency for Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Brent E. Nelson, Brigham Young University

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Integrating Achievement of Global Competence into the CurriculumAbstractLike many institutions across the country, we have embarked on the development of experiencesand programs related to the objective of achieving global competence in our engineeringstudents. These internationally-oriented activities have been part of a phased plan at the collegelevel to develop a system to achieve global competence within our graduates that is integratedinto their curriculum. This paper presents a description of the current state of the college effortsin this area and provides an overview of future directions towards curricular and non-curricularsystems. Emphasis is placed on the integration of the system with academic degree programswithin the college and

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Curriculum Development, Improvements, and Partnerships

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt M. DeGoede, Elizabethtown College; Momodou Jain

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curriculum after those in the UK, not uncommon in Africa 2.Developing an Institutional IdentityThe development of the engineering program at UTG must support the overall institutionalgoals. Perhaps the most strongly felt of those goals is the institution’s efforts to develop a Page 25.421.2research identity to help establish itself as a university on an international stage. Ernest Boyer’smodel of scholarship as discovery, integration, application and teaching can be extremely usefulfor developing a research agenda at non-Research 1 (R1) Universities and Colleges. 3 His ideashave been incorporated into tenure expectations at many smaller

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Clifton B. Farnsworth, Brigham Young University; Mark Owen Lords, Brigham Young University; Brian Charles Capt, Brigham Youmg University

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construction practices. These site visits were also an integral part ofaccomplishing the purposes of the international experience, by allowing the students to get a feelfor some of the challenges being faced in the world and gain a sense of how they can personallymake a difference.Participation in this capstone experience has already proven to be valuable to the students whowere involved. The students indicate that after having included the international technologyexchange on their resumes, job interviewers want to know about it and are very complimentaryfor having participated. Two of the students indicate that the job offers that they received upongraduating were greatly influenced by their participation. Thus far it appears that employers arealso

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Curriculum Development, Improvements, and Partnerships

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Belle W. Y. Wei, San José State University; Patricia R Backer, San José State University; Wenchiang Richard Chung, San José State University; Andrew F. Wood, San José State University

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each year to meet global collaborators, competitors, and leaders through an intensely immersive learning experience that goes beyond classroom studies. Other programs reflecting Wei’s international reach include the college’s Poverty Alleviation/Service-Learning program and Engineers Without Borders. This global perspective is rooted in a vision of SJSU as a preeminent producer of forward-thinking problem-solvers. With this goal in mind, Wei has established the Silicon Valley Engineering Scholarship, a program that provides $5,000 of annual support for high-achieving students to pursue engineering careers. Wei is also a Principal Contributor to CSU (California State University) Engineering Academies, a statewide

Conference Session

Engineering Education and Comparative Studies at Universities throughout Asia, Far East

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel Ratnajeevan Herbert Hoole P.E., Michigan State University

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Wesleyan Methodist Mission’s Seminary in Jaffna (1834), is certified by theColonial Secretary Sir James Emerson Tennent in a letter dated March 23, 1848 to RufusAnderson, DD, of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions as “entitled torank with many an European University.”1 Jaffna is the cultural capital of the Tamil minority ofSri Lanka, who occupied the North and East as the dominant majority while being scattered overthe rest of Sri Lanka where the majority Sinhalese predominate (Fig. 1). The curriculum atBatticotta consisted of “In the Academical Department, Algebra, Euclid, Conic Sections, NaturalPhilosophy, Chemistry, Astronomy, Logic, Rhetoric, Mental and Moral Philosophy, Paley’sNatural Theology, Butler’s Analogy, Classical

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Global Engineering Models: Curriculum Development, Improvements, and Partnerships

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Imelda Olague, New Mexico State University; Ian H Leslie, New Mexico State University; Thomas D. Burton, New Mexico State University; Ricardo R. Torres Knight, University of Chihuahua

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, and financialconstraints and difficulties. The complete program requires 203 credit hours, 163 from UACHand 33-40 credit hours from NMSU. The first cohort of students started at UACH in the fall of2007 and is currently enrolled at NMSU with expected graduation date of December 2011. SinceFall 2007, every semester an average of 20 students has been transferred from UACH to NMSUas part of this program. Despite the fact that the Dual Aerospace Engineering program wasoriginally designed to help Mexican students to attain a college degree in the US, it has thepotential to benefit students from the US. It is expected than in a short future, US students will bemotivated to start their college career at UACH in Mexico with the subsequent advantage of

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jose del Carmen Chin Vera; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla

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AC 2012-3493: AN INITIAL ANALYSIS OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENTWHILE LEARNING FOOD ANALYSIS BY MEANS OF A VIDEO GAMEMr. Jose del Carmen Chin VeraProf. Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Amricas, Puebla Aurelio Lopez-Malo is professor and Past Chair, Department of Chemical, Food, and Environmental En- gineering, at Universidad de las Amricas, Puebla, in Mexico. He teaches food science and engineering- related courses. His research interests include emerging technologies for food processing, natural antimi- crobials, and active learningDr. Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Amricas, Puebla Enrique Palou is Director, Center for Science, Engineering, and Technology Education in the Department of Chemical, Food, and

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Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian D. Koehler, North Carolina State University

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Page 25.492.45 http://studyabroad.ncsu.edu/At NC State University, international study is increasingly integrated into the curriculum. It isessential for a students’ international experience to be integrated into their plan of study 6whereby differentiating themselves from the more than 1,100 that will graduate from just thisCollege of Engineering, not to mention the 70,000+ plus graduating with an engineering degreenationwide and the over 3/4 million engineering graduates worldwide – just in one year alone. Figure 4 – Curriculum Integration for Engineering StudentsImplementationDuring the five week program, students split time between classroom lectures/activities, culturalevents, personal travel, company site

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International Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Implementations, and Pedagogical Challenges in Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip Albert Sanger, Western Carolina University; Julia Ziyatdinova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Svetlana Vasilievna Barabanova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasiliy DUPE Ivanov

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) incorporates practicalexperience through intervals of practical experience in industry with an integrative capstoneproject.Present Issues within RussiaIt is not surprising that the substantial changes in the Russian system described above havecreated issues: some of perception and others of substance. 1) University education used to last for 5 years, now it is 4 years. New study plans are not just a compressed version of the old plans. They represent a change in the content of the education provided. There are new goals for a university education. Previously programs produced specialists with a narrow expertise, now degree programs produce a universal specialist who can work in any position which requires

Conference Session

Towards Global Competency for Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vukica Jovanovic, Trine University; Thomas H. DeAgostino, Trine University; M. Brian Thomas P.E., Trine University; R. Thomas Trusty II, Trine University

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Integrated Digital Manufacturing Curriculum. She was also lecturing six different courses in the areas of mechanical engineering technology and computer graphics technology. She published chapters in three books, three journal articles, and presented 31 conference papers. Her dissertation research focused on environmental compliance, product lifecycle management, and engineer- ing design of mechatronic products. She is working at the Design Engineering Technology Department at Trine University, where she teaches courses related to engineering graphics and design.Prof. Thomas H. DeAgostino, Trine University After graduating from Michigan Technological University with a B.S. in mechanical engineering in 1984, Thomas H

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt M. DeGoede, Elizabethtown College; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Momodou Jain

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the developing country The Gambia. These projects are being developed in Page 25.434.11parallel with a curriculum development projected featured in a companion paper. The modeladopted attempts to break away from the typical cycle of Western “experts” solving poorlyunderstood problems in developing countries. Evidence suggests that such projects onlyincrease dependency and the need for additional aid. By focusing on the development of localexperts who are part of the community, we hope to produce an environment where Gambianswork within local resources to solve community based problems autonomously.The summer after the completion of the two PV

Conference Session

Innovative Learning, Comparative Learning Analysis, and Lessons Learned

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edmundo Tovar, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Mercedes de la Cámara, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Javier Saenz, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia

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learning of technical skills and cultural skills, and improved methods of blended learning and others. He works in the open educational resources area. He is Leader of an Innovation Group in Education in the UPM. He is Executive Director of OCW UPM Office and member elected of the Board of Directors of the OpenCourseWare Consortium. He is the author of many papers in engineering education, and he is a member of the Steering Committee and Co-chair for Europe of Frontiers Education Conference (FIE) and member of IEEE RITA Editorial Committee. He is IEEE Senior Member, Past Chairman of the Spanish Chapter and, as member of the Board of Governors of the IEEE Education Society, he is currently Chair of the Distinguished

Conference Session

Faculty and Program Developments, Exchanges, and Best Practices

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; Peter Wolfsteiner, Munich University of Applied Sciences

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on different laboratory techniqueswhere students do real experiments in different labs and write reports about their work.CP follows a fairly traditional US engineering curriculum. There are many different gradedassignments, particularly homework and midterms, in addition to the final exam (which isusually three hours long). Many courses at CP have an associated laboratory, and ofteninstructors will assign additional projects in the class. There is no requirement to do aninternship, although most students seek to do these during the summer break. There is asubstantial general education requirement, including 72 quarter credits. Page

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International Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Implementations, and Pedagogical Challenges in Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael E. Auer, Carinthia Tech Institute, Austria; Arthur Walter Edwards, University of Colima

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Developmental CompetencesTeachers with a technical background appreciate new developments (e.g. new technologies)and readily integrate them into their teaching, systematically rethinking their own teachingstrategies and their teaching behaviors, making their own learning process transparent to Page 25.1319.8students and colleagues. They are also willing and in the position to initiate IGIP accreditationand register as an "International Engineering Educator Ing.Paed.IGIP ".The IGIP Recommendations for Engineering Pedagogy Studies (in short IGIP Curriculum) aredescribed in detail in 10.Interested institutions and engineers, teachers, and students are

Conference Session

Engineering Education Ties and Engineering Programs in the Middle East and Latin America

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas J. Dimmitt, Petroleum Institute; Jaby Mohammed, Petroleum Institute; David Moore, Petroleum Institute

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AC 2012-4823: STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING TECHNICAL COMMU-NICATION EFFECTIVENESS SKILLS IN A MIDDLE EAST ENGINEER-ING PROGRAMDr. Nicholas J. Dimmitt, Petroleum Institute Nicholas J. Dimmitt is an Assistant Professor of communications in the College of Arts & Science at the Petroleum Institute of the United Arab Emirates. He earned his Ph.D. degree from the University of Southern California and his master’s from San Francisco State University. He previously taught engineer- ing and management graduate students at the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand for 16 years. He specializes in communication courses for engineers, business communication, corporate social respon- sibility, and business ethics. Dimmitt has

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wilhelm Alex Friess, Rochester Institute of Technology, Dubai; Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine; Dylan Connole

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approach beyond the lecture in the classroom and thetraditional assignments10. There is a need of building cross-cultural skills by facilitatinglearning experiences that complement the engineering curriculum. International experiencesare a mechanism to start building cross-cultural awareness. These international experiencesrange from online interaction (courses, seminars, short collaborative projects, etc.) to travelabroad experiences (short trips, semester long or yearlong study, research or internshipexperiences); however, merely travelling abroad, while ensuring an international experience,does not guarantee the development of global competencies. It is necessary to get immersedin another culture to develop a deep understanding of cultural

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aaron G. Ball, Brigham Young University; Alan R. Parkinson, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Randall Davies, Brigham Young Univeristy; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Holt Zaugg, Brigham Young University

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- cialization of new mechanism technologies. Magleby teaches design at the graduate and undergraduate level and is interested in educational partnerships with industry. He has been involved with the capstone program at BYU since its inception, has worked with the Business School to establish special graduate programs in product development, and helped to initiate a number of international programs for engineers.Dr. Randall Davies, Brigham Young Univeristy Randall Davies is currently an Assistant Professor of Instructional Psychology and Technology at Brigham Young University. His professional experience includes ten years as a high school technology and math- ematics teacher. He also worked for several years teaching computer

Conference Session

Engineering Education Ties and Engineering Programs in the Middle East and Latin America

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lourdes Gazca, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla

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of theprogram faculty who were asked to rate for each of the courses they teach the degree to whichthey are promoting ES outcomes.Faculty felt that the outcome that they best promote and emphasize throughout the curriculum is“an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering”, while the outcomethat they promote and emphasize less is “an ability to communicate effectively in English inwritten form”. The five surveyed groups claim as one of the most important program outcomes“an ability to communicate effectively”. There are also two other outcomes that are consideredvery important for three stakeholder groups: “recognition of the need for, and an ability toengage in life-long learning” and “an ability to function on multi

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International Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Implementations, and Pedagogical Challenges in Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Muge Mukaddes Darwish, Texas Tech University; Ali Nejat, Texas Tech University; Tewodros Ghebrab, Texas Tech University

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and Morace [13] built a interdisciplinary teaching and research principle atthe Ecole Superieure de Commerce, Bretagne Brest, and the Telecom Bretagne in Brittany,France proposing a combination of “integrity” and a “third place” for language and interculturallearning [7,17] using a diversity approach[28]. In this study they set up an intercultural,international team of lecturers-researchers from differing disciplines, such as linguistics andmanagement, using different languages and in different countries with an overall objective ofdeveloping the intercultural competencies of multicultural classes for each aforementioneduniversity. They concluded that intercultural groups of students and lecturers combined with themanagement and communication

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Nicole P. Sanderlin, Virginia Tech; Elizabeth M. Tront, Virginia Tech; Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech

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strong appreciation for other cultures and their diversity4. Additional skills cited include acommitment to team work, good communication skills, ethical standards, ability to thinkcritically, and flexibility that allows for accommodating rapid change4. Professional organizations such as National Academy of Engineering (NAE) suggest theundergraduate curriculum should be amended so that international experiences, development ofcultural competencies, and foreign language skills become integral components2 and would leadto the development of a global engineer who possesses appropriate competencies for practice in aprofessional setting with a global reach. Foreign travel experiences and courses tailored to teachthese skills have been

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzanne W. Scott, The Petroleum Institute

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‟competencies that contribute to an effective and optimal engineering design process. Writtenand oral communications skills, teamwork, marketing, leadership and project management skillshave long been recognized as valuable traits. This paper asserts, as a result of globalization andthe overall expansion of engineering industries across international borders, that there is a needfor a new, non-technical competency for engineering students in intercultural communication.Engineering educators should include this competency in curriculum in order to educate ourstudents as global citizens who are capable of working tactfully, graciously, and effectively ininternational settings.While other educators have found bases for courses and modules that address

Conference Session

Innovative Learning, Comparative Learning Analysis, and Lessons Learned

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz, University of Hartford; Hisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford; Azizurahman Azimi, Herat University

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at HU spent a month at UH in September/November 2008 and anothermonth in September 2009. He shadowed the Associate Dean of Engineering at UH. Shadowingactivities included: 1. Observation of engineering classes at different levels. 2. Supervised assistance teaching a variety of engineering courses to develop a variety of pedagogical models and options. 3. Developing course(s) for HU, particularly in an electronic/computer-based classroom or for distance learning environment. One point of emphasis is the development of future shared projects between UH and HU students. 4. Observation, study, and practice of administrative and management skills, including ongoing faculty and curriculum development and revision. 5

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Towards Global Competency for Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Patricia Fox, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Lynn G. Brown, The Boeing Company; Alan Jacobs, Education Market Business Development Consulting; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering; Daniel R. Sayre, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; Hans J. Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education

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Integrity, Ethical Behavior, and Professional Competence o Understand and Applies Good Personal JudgmentAt the ASEE Annual Conference in 2010, SIG stakeholders attempted to translate the attributesinto specific competencies that could be identified by levels of importance and proficiency atcertain intervals of an individual’s education and professional development. The initial listtotaled 48; however, through in-person meetings at the Conference, and through bi-weeklytelephone conference calls and other electronic communication, the list was ultimatelysynthesized and consolidated. After further review and validation from CMC members, a totalof 20 competencies associated with the attributes of a global engineer emerged. These are:1

Conference Session

Impacts on Engineering Education Through Collaborative Learning, Project-based, and Service-learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brett Quentin Tempest, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Miguel A. Pando, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Samuel T. Lopez, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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the chronicproblem of inclusion and retention of underrepresented minority (URM) groups. One grouprequiring unique retention efforts is students who are making satisfactory grades when theydecide to withdraw. Many of these students have a difficult time connecting the work ofintroductory engineering classes with the local, national and international societal issues thatthey value. Service learning has been integrated into many non-engineering curricula withsuccess in developing skills and promoting social engagement. In engineering settings it canalso be used to highlight the link between engineering and society at moments when studentsseek such a connection. The authors have established an international service club with activities

Conference Session

Global Studies, Initiatives, and Study Abroad Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Pedro Romero, University of Utah

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suggest reducing barriers and structuring opportunities tofit in the engineering curriculum will increase student participation2. Page 25.559.3We decided to look into these issues. The first question is the length of the program. We foundthat there are semester-length programs set up by the College of Engineering that require specialarrangement between universities so that the classes are equivalent. There are currently no FLPsoffered at the University of Utah for engineering credit. We decided an FLP was necessary tomeet our constraints. However, in order for an engineering FLP to be successful, it must be morethan just a trip and it must have a

Conference Session

Global Studies, Initiatives, and Study Abroad Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teri Kristine Reed, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amanda G. Idema, Michigan State University; Jean Landa Pytel, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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enrollments andgraduation, highlight challenges facing this population, and provide promising practices in eachof the areas of curriculum, extra-curricular opportunities, and faculty/staff support anddevelopment.Enrollment and Graduation TrendsIn many places around the world, attaining a degree from an institution of higher education in theUnited States (U.S.) is seen as the pinnacle of academic achievement. Several factors contributeto this reputation, such as availability and flexibility of options at U.S. universities, the quality ofeducation offered, and the overall perceived value of a Western education. This has resulted inan influx of international students at American universities. International enrollments atAmerican colleges and

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James L. Barnes, James Madison University; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan Kubic Barnes, James Madison University

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. Page 25.940.3 In this paper the authors present an approach that has wide application for not onlyassessing international student exchange programs, but all facets of engineering and technologyeducation as an integral component of continuous program improvement. Keywords: mixed methods, evaluation, exchange student programsIntroduction This paper describes the evaluation model used to document the impact of a EuropeanUnion-United States Atlantis grant project awarded by the Fund for the Improvement ofPostsecondary Education (FIPSE). The partner institutions included two in Europe, DublinInstitute of Technology (DIT) in Ireland and the Hochschule Darmstadt (H-DA) in Germany, andtwo institutions in the United States, Purdue

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Innovative Learning, Comparative Learning Analysis, and Lessons Learned

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jan Helge Bohn, Virginia Tech; Manfred J. Hampe, Technische Universität Darmstadt

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realization that asignificant overhaul of their curriculum was needed. It was time to replace drafting tables withCAD, it was time to integrate electrical engineering into machine elements in the form ofmechatronics, and it was time to introduce teamwork into the curriculum. The old GermanDiplom Ingenieur degree program was in need of renovation. As was the norm across Germany,this five-year program started with a two-year of science fundamentals taught by otherdepartments. Students were disengaged and could not see how this material was related to theirfuture careers, and the dropout rate routinely exceeded 50% during that phase. If they survivedthese first two years, they faced a sequence of three annual individual efforts: a 200+ hour designpaper

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Asaad Mohamed, Auburn University; Emily Reynolds, Auburn University; Chetan S. Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University; Nanda Kumar B.S.

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, solar heatgain coefficient, visible light transmittance, and U-value.As part of a NSF International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) project a team ofgraduate and undergraduate students at a major U.S. university worked with L&T’s designengineers at the Center for Excellence and Futuristic Design (CEFD) in conducting all thenecessary calculations to determine the annual cooling loads for each of the glass-frame-shadingcombinations. The goal was to tabulate all the necessary values and calculations into an Excelspread sheet and then develop a simple interface –using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) –for L&T’s architects. The program accesses a hidden database that allows the architects tosimply select their desired values for