Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

International

, little reason exists to try newapproaches, particularly when one’s self-perception includes the image of being an aboveaverage teacher.Looking Forward?A root question: What is an engineering education for? – should be on the table for anevolutionary debate, referring, in particular, to the future of engineering education. Whatengineering students need to learn, and how can they best learn it, as well as how canengineering schools best teach it? are among the “questions” to be considered. The “How” is atthe crux of the matter. Changing the status quo is never easy, but time has come for Region’scolleges to turn a “new leaf” and begin moving in the direction of active learning strategies, ingeneral, and cooperative learning environment in

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Claudia Alves , Texas A&M University; Meghan M. Alexander, Texas A&M University; Victor Manuel Camara-Poot, Yucatán Ministry of Education; Martha Elena Ortega, CANIETI

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

data on Özturgut (2013)’s study and the review of relevant literature are: 1. International Student & Scholar Services Staff; 2. Academic Programming and Support, 3. Social and Cultural Engagement and Support; and 4. Financial Aid, Health Services, Religious Support, and Immigration Support [3].Although there are plenty of reasons to recruit international students including increasinginternationalization, bringing additional economic resources to campuses, helping train anddevelop future international leaders, among others; there is no simple model to recruitinternational students [3]. Research indicates that for a long time institutions have utilized agentsas one of the recruiting strategies, however, online marketing is now

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qunqun Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Bo Yang

Tagged Divisions

International

the results [27]. The participants for this study included 112 (75 male and 37 female)engineering undergraduates who were enrolled in the SPEIT program. The numbers ofstudents represent a reasonable distribution across the academic progress (36 freshmen, 49sophomores, and 27 juniors) (Note: the SPEIT program did not have senior students becauseit was established on 2012). Among the 112 complete responses, seven (6 males and 1female)students agreed to be interviewed in a one-on-one manner.Data CollectionAll research participants responded to the modified Zhang Cognitive Development Inventory[8] online. In addition, they responded to a demographic questionnaire that elicitedinformation such as the participants’ gender, grade, background, and

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering & Engineering Technology; Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Tech.

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

collaborative or team work. Students rarely challenge the integrity ofinstruction by the instructors leading to the lack of interactive relations vital to creativity andinnovation. The curriculum is highly structured and there is little room to take liberal arts orinterdisciplinary courses to broaden their education. Not enough emphasis is placed onprofessional competencies which are important for today’s engineers competing in a globalmarket. Accreditation as a relatively new phenomenon in the developing countries face thechallenge of ensuring quality based on standards while also facilitating innovations in education.There is a lack of resources for upgrading laboratories, shortage of trained teachers to teacheffectively and make the course