Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I - Skills Development

Collection

2017 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Brady Creel, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Sandra Nite, Aggie STEM, Texas A&M University; Jowaher E. Almarri; Ziyad Shafik, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Sahar Mari, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Wadha A. Al-Thani

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Diversity, Main Forum (Podium Presentation)

Shafik, Texas A&M University at QatarMs. Sahar Mari, Texas A&M University at QatarMs. Wadha A. Al-Thani c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Inspiring Interest in STEM Education Among Qatar’s YouthAbstractCountries in the Middle East and North Africa have been working to promote STEM disciplinesand move rapidly toward post-hydrocarbon economies with the help of a highly skilled technicalworkforce. The State of Qatar has invested considerably in the education of its next generation asit seeks to reduce its reliance on oil and gas. This paper examines whether Qatari students’attitudes toward STEM disciplines and careers in engineering can be influenced through theexperience of a

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I - Curriculum I

Collection

2017 ASEE International Forum

Authors

N. Krishnamurthy, (Self-employed)

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Diversity, Main Forum (Podium Presentation)

here) only so the youth could get out of the vicious cycle and advance tocompetitive careers of global reach. They reluctantly agreed, with reservations.(e) Cost-Benefit Ratio: Utilitarianism also received mixed reactions. Strong Rule utilitarianism was the norm forboth groups A and B. For Group-B, Weak Rule and Act utilitarianism allowed the rich andpowerful to get away with violations. But it was the cost-benefit ratio approach to ethics thatraised the most hackles. As engineers, students from both groups appreciated the logical needand scientific basis for cost-benefit ratio as a decision-maker for the rightness of an action. Butproblems arose on which population and what impacts to consider for the costs and benefits. The Government