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Study Abroad Experiences Intl Div Tech Session 9

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Heather N. Yates, Oklahoma State University; Blake Wentz, Milwaukee School of Engineering ; Sreemala Das Majumder, Oklahoma State University

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Abroad Program Vs. Short Term Abroad ExperiencesSource: IIE, Open Doors: Report on Duration of Study Abroad 2007/08-2017/18Benefits of International Collaboration for StudentsInternational collaborations and experiences, whether short or long durations, provideopportunities for graduating engineering students making them internationally competent,improving their world-mindedness, and increasing their self-confidence. Research shows highergraduation rates and employability with students who pursue study abroad programs [20].International collaboration experiences positively impact the students’ technical skillset,improves career opportunities, and has a long term effect on their personal career promotion andprogression [21].There is a significant

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Cultural Issues in Engineering: International Division Technical Session 2

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Miguel Andres Guerra, Universidad San Francisco de Quito; Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech; Johnny C. Woods, Jr., Virginia Tech; Abram Diaz-Strandberg, Virginia Tech

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higher education in Liberia for approximately 11 years. He currently serves as a Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Engineering Education at VT. His research interests are: Immi- grants in STEM, migration and immigration issues in education, and Quality Assurance.Mr. Abram Diaz-Strandberg, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020Understanding Students’ perceptions of Dimensions of Engineering Culture in EcuadorAbstractThe purpose of this study is to explore how engineering students perceive different dimensionsassociated with culture. We are using Hofstede’s theory of

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Cultural Issues in Engineering: International Division Technical Session 2

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Nicholas Andres Brake, Lamar University; Oleksandra Sehin, Texas State University; John Wade Partain, Universidad Politecnica de Guanajuato; Damian Valles, Texas State University; Alberto Marquez P.E., Lamar University; Jesus Alejandro Jimenez, Texas State University; George Saltsman, Lamar University; Rosario Davis, Texas State University

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non-technical skills, the dataalso shows a slight change from ‘extremely important’ reasons and ‘somewhat important’reasons in two categories related to workplace learning, specifically: (1) gainingtechnical/engineering skills and (2) learning how to be a leader in the dynamic workplace. Thissuggests that by participating in the bootcamp and working together with cross-cultural teammembers in assigned projects, some students recognized that success of the projects depends notonly on the technical skills but also on how well they communicate their ideas to othercolleagues and how cooperative they are in accepting other opinions as well.Learning and ExpectationsFigure 6 shows that among the expectations that were ‘extremely important’ for

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International Accreditation and Credentials: International Division Technical Session 1

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Junaid Qadir, Information Technology University, Lahore, Pakistan; Aamir Shafi, National University of Computing and Emerging Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan; Ala Al-Fuqaha, Hamad Bin Khalifa University; Abd-Elhamid M. Taha, Alfaisal University; Kok-Lim Alvin Yau, Sunway University; João Ponciano, University of Glasgow; Sajjad Hussain, University of Glasgow; Muhammad Ali Imran P.E., University of Glasgow; Sajid Sheikh Muhammad, National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan; Rao Naveed Bin Rais, Ajman University, UAE; Muhammad Rashid, Umm Al Qura University; Boon Leing Tan, Xi'an International University

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againstoverreaching generalizations.The insights we have learned through our questionnaire-based data acquisition are presented inthe remainder of this paper.C. Type of Universities and Degree ProgramsThe authors work in universities of varying sizes ranging from small universities with 1500students and 100 faculty members to very large universities with 100,000 students and over5000 faculty members. There is also diversity in the focus of the authors’ universities, with mostuniversities being hybrid (focus on both research and teaching) while some universities focuson only research or teaching.The programs managed by the authors range from those expecting OBE accreditation to thosethat have been accredited for more than 20 years. The OBE accreditation