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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Outreach
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2016 ASEE International Forum
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Paul John Ackerman Jr P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Tim Moore P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Tyler Adam Brickles
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International Forum
assessment model that can quantify the student learning outcomes ofmultiple faculty and department service initiatives. Currently, learning outcomes are assessedqualitatively through reading journals, blogs, and reflective essays that students are required tosubmit. Measuring the outcomes for creating successful partnerships with academia,communities, and non-government organizations is simply a quantitative measurement based onthe number of project proposals and partnerships seriously evaluated compared to the number ofproposals that resulted in a successfully completed project by the program. The overall objectiveof this paper is to share the experiences of developing a student service program in the hope thatsuch information will assist schools
Conference Session
Concurrent Virtual Sessions
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2016 ASEE International Forum
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Nailya Sh. Valeyeva, Kazan National Research Technological University; Roman V. Kupriyanov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Elvira R. Valeyeva, Kazan National Research Technological University
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International Forum Virtual Presentation
developed reflective questionnaires for each block ofassignments (training exercises, business games), asking students to answer questions thatreveal the level of cohesion of the group, the presence and influence of the positive socio-psychological climate on the performance and the willingness to work in this group, thepresence of barriers in interactions. In addition, each student had the opportunity to expresstheir opinion about the work accomplished individually or in collaboration with others,describe their classroom experience and emotions during interaction within the team, etc. It should be noted that the reflection was carried out after the completion of each exerciseand at the end of a class. A content analysis of an exercise or class
Conference Session
Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Skills Development
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2016 ASEE International Forum
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Thomas M. Powers, University of Delaware
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International Forum
 as  fairness”  made  famous  in  the  20th  century  by  the  philosopher  John  Rawls.  12      On  the  contractarian  view,  there  is  a  strong  “publicity”  requirement  for  airing  of  differences  of  opinion  about  norms  of  conduct  within  any  practice  that  hopes  to  become  more  just.    The  same  can  be  said  of  science  and  engineering:  the  opportunity  to  negotiate  better  norms  of  practice  first  requires  a  publicizing  of  differences.    After,  by  means  of  a  process  that  Rawls  called  “reflective  equilibrium,”  practitioners  are  able  to  converge  on  an  improved  understanding  of  a  norm.    And,  importantly,  they  will  have  done  so  through  an  exercise  of  “public  reason”  and
Conference Session
Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Curriculum
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2016 ASEE International Forum
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David W. Gatchell PhD, Northwestern University; Robert A Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Robert L. Murphy, Northwestern University; Akinwale Oladotun Coker P.E., university of ibadan; Akinniyi A. Osuntoki, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
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International Forum
statement of the department reflects the dual missions of providingengineers for clinical and technical support for hospitals and manufacturers on the one hand, andresearch and design of new equipment and software. It is capped by the overarching goal ofproducing engineers “who will assist the medical team by providing the technological know-howto stabilize the healthcare delivery system and make for self-reliance in health matters in ourenvironment.”The distribution of topics taught in biomedical engineering at UNILAG is similar to that atIbadan, but at present there are fewer choices, and students at UNILAG will obtain more breadthand somewhat less specialization. All students take a range of courses including numericalmethods, biomaterials
Conference Session
Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Courses
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2016 ASEE International Forum
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Ayano OHSAKI P.E., Okayama University
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International Forum
aimedthat students concentrated their learning objective. In addition, I made mixed team withIndian and Japanese to share their knowledge. Table1. Design principle and learning environment of experiments Design principle 2015 program 2016 program 1 Real ideas, and authentic To solve visitor problems To solve a participant’s problems problem 2 Improvable ideas Mindset of radical collaboration 3 Idea diversity All of participants can ideate 4 Rise above Having reflection time Making reflection
Conference Session
Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Skills Development
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2016 ASEE International Forum
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Autumn Marie Reed, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; David A. Delaine, Universidade de São Paulo; Darryl N Williams, Tufts University; Rovani Sigamoney, UNESCO
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Diversity, International Forum
STEM talent and to unify the needs of the engineering education stakeholders in order for engineering education to more accurately reflect societal needs. Diversity and inclusion, university/community engagement, educational research methods, action research, and student led initiatives fall within the scope of his growing expertise. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Paper ID #17519Dr. Darryl N Williams, Tufts UniversityMs. Rovani Sigamoney, UNESCO Rovani Sigamoney is a chemical/environmental engineer from South Africa who started in the platinum refinery/mining sector and then moved on
Conference Session
Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Curriculum
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2016 ASEE International Forum
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Farida Tagirovna Shageeva, Kazan National Research Technological University; Inna Mikhailovna Gorodetskaya, Kazan National Research Technological University; Liliya Vasilievna Prikhodko
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International Forum
andbusiness efficiency, therefore FAE students have leadership potential. There were some peculiarities revealed between the minors. Future managers arecharacterized by high assertiveness and business efficiency, and future educators are veryresponsive. Students who study professional translation have a more “smooth” profile, but arecharacterized by high conformism and the least conservatism. Future lawyers havecomparatively higher negativism and are the least conforming. Thus the personality profilesof FAE students reflect the professional specifics of the chosen minors. Professors who teach at the FAE were also given a questionnaire that consisted oftwo parts: assessment of the students’ cognitive skills (analytical, systemic
Conference Session
Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Outreach
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2016 ASEE International Forum
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Terrell Lamont Strayhorn, The Ohio State University; Royel Montel Johnson, Center for Higher Education Enterprise
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Diversity, International Forum
a sense of accomplishment from helping the mill meet its “bottomline” goals, time management skills as they worked to prioritize daily tasks,and communication strategies from reflective journaling and speaking “onthe job.” There was less evidence that students learned much about theorganization itself, industry issues, corporate values, or aspects of their ownprofessional identity. Not only have researchers shown that internshipsproduce learning but Fogg and Putnam (2004) provided data indicating thatinternships often lead to higher earnings once in a professional job.Despite this evidence base, there are important limits to what we knowabout internships in engineering and the role they play in student success.Scholars who have focused on
Conference Session
Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Study Abroad Programs
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2016 ASEE International Forum
Authors
Aaron Richard Sakulich, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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International Forum
to completion”. One student did note, though, that the unstructured natureof the project “was sometimes challenging, as five voices clashed and caused a lot of tension -especially in the last few weeks”.In general terms, these evaluations reflect the experience of Chieffo and Griffiths in a study ofover 2,300 students – 93% of students that studied abroad generated unique, qualitativecomments about their program experience, while only 57% of their on-campus did so. In general,the comments of the former group were more introspective and related to personal gains, whilethe latter group commented primarily on classroom learning and logistics [26]. Of the 15students participating in on-campus projects advised by the author during this time
Conference Session
Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Study Abroad Programs
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2016 ASEE International Forum
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Fabiola P Ehlers-Zavala, Colorado State University; Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University
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International Forum
resistance thatwould become evident shortly after the inception of INTO CSU. Unfortunately, this initialsentiment continued to exist in varying degrees among many departments at CSU for severalyears. In the following paragraphs, we describe the journey of ECE in this new context.The ECE journey relative to INTO CSU. In analyzing and reflecting back on the journey of theECE department since INTO CSU came to be, it is possible to identify the following four stages: 1) Resistance 2) Awakening 3) Collaboration 4) InnovationFigure 1. Sample Standard PW for Engineering—UndergraduateFigure 2. Sample Graduate PW in ECE (old version 2012-2015)The stage of resistance. As it should have been predicted, in any organization (big or small)when
Conference Session
Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Study Abroad Programs
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2016 ASEE International Forum
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Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University; Paul M Yanik, Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University; Chip W Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University; Wes Stone, Western Carolina University; Hugh Jack, Western Carolina University; Jeffrey L. Ray, Western Carolina University
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International Forum
behind these hours is the amount ofhard work that the students undertake, the extent of learning that they gain through travelbut not by other means, and the course design that helps the students to achieve thelearning outcomes in the course syllabus effectively. Typically, a 3 credit course isoffered in a 16-week semester, but some universities may offer it in 10-week quarters. Atravel course of 10 days or 2 weeks is another point on the spectrum to compress thelearning time, by intensifying the learning through direct experiences, with the same oreven more contact hours. In reflection when we have experiences that if we were to learnabout something we have never seen or experienced, it takes lengthy descriptions,illustrations, metaphors, and
Conference Session
Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Accredidation
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2016 ASEE International Forum
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Julia Ziyatdinova; Artem Bezrukov; Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Petr Osipov
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International Forum
statistics is provided for the period of 2007 – 2015 (or 2007-2014 as the2015 data are still under processing). The university obtained its National ResearchUniversity status in 2010, so the 2007-2009 period is given for reference. The 2010-2015block of data is the statistics reflecting implementation of its Development Program andpractices intended to boost its internationalization.Description of best practicesFocusing on internationalization while obtaining a national research university statusFollowing the experience of the U.S., where the universities are the key national centers ofresearch activities, the Russian Government launched an initiative of creating nationalresearch universities in 2009. Such universities were thought to become
Conference Session
Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Skills Development
Collection
2016 ASEE International Forum
Authors
Jaby Mohammed, Petroleum Institute; Mary Ragnhild Hilja Hatakka, Petroleum Institute
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Diversity, International Forum
GulfIntroductionSeveral studies have been done on the kinds of qualifications, knowledge and skills that the 21stcentury engineer should have. To illustrate an example of such skills reflecting the needs ofindustry, Rajala [4] defines the areas of competence necessary for a global engineeringprofessional as global competence, technical competence and professional competence.However, she points out that the attributes which are associated with each of these competencespresent a challenge for engineering educators regarding both the context in which they should beintroduced, as well as “determining what can be accomplished within the constraints of auniversity education” [4]. From an educational stance, the Accreditation Board for Engineeringand Technology (ABET
Conference Session
Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Accredidation
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2016 ASEE International Forum
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Mandy Liu, Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan (IEET); Liang-Jenq Leu, Dept. of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University; Charlie Than, Myanmar Engineering Council
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International Forum
support to MEngC should there is a need called for. Asindicated above, the ultimate goal of MEngC is to achieve signatory status of theWashington Accord. IEET is sure that through a continuous support from the Myanmargovernment and the local engineering community, this goal will be achieved sooner thanit seems.REFLECTION As IEET reflects on the past years mentoring Myanmar, the following points andissues are of significance: 1. Development of any accreditation system must consider and remain sensitive of the local education systems and needs, it is not possible and prudent to copy one system into another country without any modification. 2. Internationalization and mobility of engineers are of key purpose for upcoming
Conference Session
Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Outreach
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2016 ASEE International Forum
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Vitaliy Popov, 1. University of San Diego. 2. The Global STEM Education Center; Larisa K. Schelkin, Global STEM Education Center, Inc.; Russell Faux, DSRA
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International Forum
working inteams, generally multicultural teams in the United States or global teams collaboratingthrough technology. Today’s students—tomorrow’s workers— without ability to learnand work with people from diverse cultural backgrounds, and skills to functionproductively in an interdependent world community will not be able to improve theUnited States’ economic competitiveness, and provide leadership in innovation andcreativity. The Global-STEM Classroom® reflects these rapid changes, addresses thenew skill requirements, and provides innovative technology experiences for students andteachers by modeling authentic, multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary collaborative, STEMprofessional teamwork processes.The Global STEM Education Center, Inc 501 (c) (3
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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Outreach
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2016 ASEE International Forum
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Libanos Redda, SPEED; Fabian Reichl, SPEED (Student Platform for Engineering Education Development); Agustin Ferrario, National Technological University, Resistencia Faculty, Argentina; Rohit Kandakatla, SPEED; Dhinesh Balaji Radhakrishnan, Student Platform for Engineering Education Development
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Diversity, International Forum
note that the 11.1% of students thatsaid that they would “do nothing” in the pre-GSF survey dropped to 0% in the post-GSF results.There was also a 13.7% increase in students who would take the initiative themselves betweenthe pre- and post-GSF results (Fig 3B & 4B). In short, GSF seems to have boosted thewillingness of students to take action in their EE.ConclusionThe GSF has developed into a well-established model for uniting a diverse group of students forthe common cause of improving EE. With approximately one decade of GSF experience behindus it is a critical point in time for us to reflect on ways to further bolster our principal event. Inthe future we would like to develop more creative ways to preserve the strong sense ofmotivation
Conference Session
Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Outreach
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2016 ASEE International Forum
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Jane Goodyer P.E., Massey University; Lizzie Miles, Coventry University UK; Anh Lan Ho Tran, Coventry University
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International Forum
operated during the development of one ofits objectives i.e. the development of outreach programmes. We shall use Stokols et al.working model13 of transdisciplinary scientific collaboration to benchmark our collaborativeeffort. This model is favoured as it has been extensively cited14. We will also reflect on ourability to collaborate between a disparate body of researchers as we wish to add to the debateon international collaborations; particularly as transdisciplinary networks, that span majorgeographic and cultural boundaries, are extremely complex10. As general literature points to anumber of factors that inhibit the development of successful collaborations such as expertise,language, cultural values, belief and norms, management, time and
Conference Session
Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Study Abroad Programs
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2016 ASEE International Forum
Authors
Jeongkyu Lee, University of Bridgeport; Sarosh H Patel, University of Bridgeport; Brian Lim, University of Bridgeport; Roger Dianlei Geng PhD, Wuhan University of Science and Technology; Zhigang Jiang, Wuhan University of Science and Technology
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International Forum
program performance data to support future efforts to assess the program’s progress towards its desired outcomes as well as to estimate the impact of the program on its target student populations.The formative evaluation assess: • Independent assessment of the collaborative program quality by different parties, such as students, UB professors and non-teaching administrators, • Students’ assessment of the courses that are taught by UB visiting professors at WUST campus, and • Students’ assessment of the program at UB.Summative evaluation will reflect: • The students’ performance evaluation for the courses which are taught by UB visiting professors at WUST, and • The evaluation of program outcomes in terms of
Conference Session
Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Courses
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2016 ASEE International Forum
Authors
Jennifer Craig, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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International Forum
students how to composeand deliver various modes of presentations effectively even as they worked on a fast-paceddesign project. These outcomes were reflected in the pre/post survey questions and guidedby the CDIO standards (CDIO, 2014). CDIO is an international engineering educationframework developed at MIT and adopted by Skoltech that focuses not only on the technicalknowledge an engineer must have but also on the professional, communication, andinterpersonal skills so essential to an engineer’s success.RATIONALE and PEDAGOGY:Oral presentation is often taught as if it is a single genre and as if one lecture canencompass all the complexities of that genre. In fact, oral presentation is a range of smallergenres with some striking and also subtle
Conference Session
Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Skills Development
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2016 ASEE International Forum
Authors
Rockwell Franklin Clancy III, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong Joint Institute; Gang Zheng, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute; David L.S. Hung, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute
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International Forum
responsibilities. One of the hypotheses of our broader research agenda isthat certain fields of engineering more easily lend themselves and give rise to reflection on andawareness regarding the ethical and professional responsibilities of engineers. In the cases ofcivil and mechanical engineering, for example, the negative consequences of acting unethicallyworking on bridge and engine projects, for instance, might be more obvious than in computerengineering working on cyber security.On this basis and in conjunction with other research, our goal is ultimately to makerecommendations about how to improve engineering ethics curricula, not only in China but alsocontexts where Chinese and other non-US and Western students comprise large percentages ofstudent