Conference Session

International Collaborations

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Mercedes Ward, University of Utah; Sajjad Ahmad, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; David Lawrence Stevenson; Tariq Banuri, University of Utah; Muhammad Aslam Chaudhry, University of Utah; Rasool Bux Mahar P.E., Mehran University, Jamshoro; Jeffrey D. Ullman, Stanford University

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Diversity

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International

 for meeting many of the country development objectives. There have been numerous approaches to improve the abilities of professors to prepare and deliver courses. Structured independent learning using published resources (e.g., books, online), workshops, seminars, and mentoring are among the most common. This paper describes a peer mentoring program to build the capacity of water resources and environmental engineering professors in Pakistan. The program is delivered using an online learning management system, Canvas. The peer mentoring is conducted through weekly interactions via video conferencing with additional learning facilitated through Canvas. Structured instruments guide mentor review and feedback on the creation of syllabi, lesson

Conference Session

Global and Intercultural Competency

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mauricio Torres, Northern Kentucky University; Morteza Sadat-Hossieny, Northern Kentucky University

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Diversity

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International

their senior projects as the culminating effort towardsgraduation. This course includes lectures in technical writing and technical reporting techniquesas highlighted in Table 5. Table 5 Senior Project Class (EGT417) syllabus activitiesCombined with the EGT291W class, vertical integration offers additional opportunities for thestudents to improve their writing and communication skills. Attention was also given in theattainment of the students’ outcome “g” (SO7) which is mapped according to the ABETaccreditation criteria [22] as depicted in Table 6, below: Table 6 Table of Course EGT417 Competencies to Students Learning OutcomesConclusionDespite the inconclusive results of the survey, a wealth of evidence can be found in