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International Experience, Effective Instruction, and Student Exchange Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth M. Tront, Virginia Tech; Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech

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communication technology. Due todiversity and cultural differences, the leadership style that works in one country may fail inanother. Global leadership, while desired, is more difficult to execute by an individual and issubsequently challenging to teach, especially in the classroom. Thus if there is any chance ofsucceeding in imparting the necessary skills in individuals, it must be done in the field, i.e., whileimmersed in a different culture, language, etc. Our scheme then, is to perform generalizedleadership training experiences and studies in a classroom environment and then provideopportunities to implement what is learned in the classroom in the immersion situation. This ismuch like the typical engineering curriculum where students first learn

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Global and Intercultural Competency

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Daniel, Swinburne University of Technology; Nick John Brown, Engineers Without Borders Australia

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without Borders, Scope Global, World Vision, and the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. He also has a regular radio segment as ”Dr Scott”, answering listeners’ questions about science.Dr. Nick John Brown, Engineers Without Borders Australia Nick Brown leads the research interests and activities of Engineers Without Borders Australia. Nick is re- sponsible for the development and delivery of an innovative education and research program that creates, builds and disseminates new knowledge in Humanitarian Engineering. This program engages academics and students from Australia’s leading universities to develop innovative solutions to humanitarian prob- lems faced by communities both within Australia and overseas

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International Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Adebayo Ogundipe, James Madison University; Siya Paul Rimoy, University of Dar es Salaam; Divina Donald Kaombe, University of Dar es Salaam

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that work in the real world, with all the attendantconstraints. Therefore, “a new kind of engineer is needed, an engineer who is fully aware of thesystemic nature of the challenges we face” [10]. In response to this and recently revisedaccreditation requirements, there are currently many efforts to introduce sustainable developmentconcepts in various courses across engineering departments to promote an awareness ofsustainability and environmental impact issues and produce sustainability-conscious engineers.Embedding sustainability within the curriculum does not simply mean including new content[11]. If engineers are to contribute meaningfully to sustainable development, sustainability mustbecome part of their paradigm and affect every day

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International Educational Experiences (2)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David B. Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Timothy Kinoshita, Virginia Tech; Michelle Soledad, Virginia Tech, Ateneo de Davao University; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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model for other institutions seeking to assess students’ global and contextual competencies.Overview of the Program and Suite of AssessmentsThe program in which this suite of assessments was used provides first-year students with anopportunity to expand their global competencies through direct experience. It integrates an on-campus, Spring course meeting a general education requirement with a short-term internationalmodule immediately following semester exams in May. The 2016 program enrolled 92 studentswho participated in one of three international modules: Italy, Switzerland, and Germany; China;or the Dominican Republic. Engaging in the program provides students with opportunities toexpand their global competencies while learning about

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International Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Muench P.E., University of Washington; Ashley Ann Thompson, University of Washington/PCS Structural Solutions; Sheryl Brandalik

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Paper ID #13280Engineering Rome: Assessing Outcomes from a Study Abroad Program De-signed to Overcome Barriers to ParticipationDr. Steve Muench P.E., University of Washington Steve Muench is an Associate Professor in the University of Washington’s Department of Civil and Envi- ronmental Engineering. His interests include sustainability, construction, roads, pavements, web tools and education. He is a licensed professional engineer in Washington State. Before his academic career, Steve spent 2 years as a transportation design engineer and 7 years as a U.S. Navy submarine officer. Steve lives in Seattle but likes neither

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International Initiatives, Partnerships,Teaching Strategies, and Collaborative Networks

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Michael Brzoska, Eastern Washington University; Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University

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AC 2010-2104: A MULTINATIONAL 1+2+1 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGPROGRAMEsteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University ESTEBAN RODRIGUEZ-MAREK is an Associate Professor in the department of Engineering and Design at Eastern Washington University. He did his graduate work in Electrical Engineering at Washington State University. He worked as a research scientist at Fast Search & Transfer before transferring to the Department of Engineering & Design at Eastern Washington University. His interests include image and video processing, communication systems, digital signal processing, and cryptographic theory and applications.Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University MIN-SUNG KOH

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International Engineering Education Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Western Michigan University; Jayantrao Bhaurao Patil, R. C. Patel Institute of Technology, Shirpur, India; Pramod Jagan Deore, R. C. Patel Institute of Technology, Shirpur, India; Suhas Pandit Shukla, R. C. Patel Institute of Technology

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universities have a set of affiliated colleges in designated regions and areresponsible for overseeing functioning of the colleges including accreditation, andmanagement of diverse academic activities such as initiation of education programs,enforcement of present curriculum, and supervision of examinations. AICTE (All IndiaCouncil of Technical Education) governs the technical education system in India, which in2016-17 had 3,291 institutes with an intake of 15,56,360 students, but enrolment of 7,78,813students [10]. The employability of these students upon graduation, though, was abysmallylow at 18% [11].Figure 1: Box plot of scoring pattern, at the entrance examinations, from 2012 to 2015, at our collegeMethod

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International Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafiqul Islam, Northwestern State University

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these countries underthe umbrella of international accreditation. Companies which are out sourcing jobs to thosecountries are paying the price for not having the international accreditation in their curriculum.The end result will provide a mutual recognition between ABET and the accreditation boards ofthose countries who are still not an active participant in the international accreditation process. Itwill definitely have a positive and long lasting impact on the overall health of the economy andthe society.IntroductionHigh quality engineering and technology education is a necessary requirement for developingcountries to enhance their human, institutional and infrastructure capacity. Improvement in thequality of engineering and technology

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University; Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Donal McHale, Dublin Institute of Technology; Richard Hayes, Dublin Institute of Technology; Robert Herrick, Purdue University; Heinz Schmidt-Walter, Hochschule Darmstadt; Dhushy Sathianathan, Pennsylvania State University; Eugeue Coyle, Dublin Institute of Technology; Robert Simpson, Dublin Institute of Technology

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in sharing information and ‘best practice’ expertise in project management,curriculum development and project evaluation.During the first quarter 2008, key academic management and program directors from Penn Statevisited the European campuses of their collaborators.From the outset, the four partners also established and integrated the use of 21st centurycommunications technologies into their engagement processes. For instance, following the ‘face-to-face’ kickoff meetings, a suite of meetings undertaken using collaborative web-conferencingand on-line collaboration (enabled by the Adobe Connect Product) between all four partner siteshave continued every four to six weeks to monitor and ensure clarity on progress

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International Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Meehan, University of Glasgow

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engineering education with an acknowledgement ofthe approaches used in the United States will be presented. This view is formed from herexperiences at the University of Glasgow (UoG), the joint educational programme (JEP) betweenthe University of Glasgow and the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China(UESTC), and at three institutions of higher learning (IHLs) in the United States. Comparisonsinclude the curricula, student and instructor expectations, instructional techniques, assessmentof learning, programme accreditation and quality assurance, privacy of information, and parents’rights and engagement at UoG, UESTC, and the three US IHLs at which the author has taught.Observations of the author’s experience teaching at the UoG-UESTC

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Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James L. Barnes, James Madison University; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan Kubic Barnes, James Madison University

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. Page 25.940.3 In this paper the authors present an approach that has wide application for not onlyassessing international student exchange programs, but all facets of engineering and technologyeducation as an integral component of continuous program improvement. Keywords: mixed methods, evaluation, exchange student programsIntroduction This paper describes the evaluation model used to document the impact of a EuropeanUnion-United States Atlantis grant project awarded by the Fund for the Improvement ofPostsecondary Education (FIPSE). The partner institutions included two in Europe, DublinInstitute of Technology (DIT) in Ireland and the Hochschule Darmstadt (H-DA) in Germany, andtwo institutions in the United States, Purdue

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Building Knowledge Based Economies: the Role of Industry-University-Government Partnerships

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Clement Sankat, University of the West Indies; Roberto Loran, Universidad del Turabo

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exchange and mobility ofgoods, persons and capital among the nations in the block, and to advance greater political andcultural integration between its member nations and associated nations. Recently the membercountries adopted that both the Spanish and the Portuguese languages will be taught in each ofthe four countries, to improve mobility and facilitate communications among professionals. Thisbrings this region a step closer to globalization. In the future it will consider a wider integrationin many levels, including similar educational systems. Mercosur created an experimentalmechanism of professional title recognition, called MEXA (Mecanismo Experimental deCarreras, in English: Experimental Mechanism for Professional Programs), for

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Developing International Engineering Research, Course Enhancement, Leadership of, and Online Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zsuzsa Balogh, Metropolitan State College of Denver; Richard Pozzi, Metropolitan State College of Denver; Jeno Balogh, Metropolitan State College of Denver; Peter Ivanyi, University of Pecs; Richard Matthew Gutkowski, Colorado State University

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economic conditions.IntroductionHigher education has a responsibility to provide a quality education for the students and theability to complete the required curriculum in a timely manner. In the 1960‟s, a degree wascommonly completed in four years and that goal still exists today. The recent economicdownturn is placing an interesting burden on that goal. Every course offered has associatedcosts for the university and a balance between students enrolled in a class and the professorsavailable to teach the class must be optimized. For many degree programs, class size is not anissue due to the large numbers of students seeking the degree. However, many degreeprograms do not have the luxury of large student populations and find it extremely difficult

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INT. Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Partnerships, and Implementations

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James L. Barnes, James Madison University; Susan Kubic Barnes, James Madison University

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, for twenty years, he was on the faculty of the University of Missouri’s Department of Practical Arts and Vocational Technical Education in various professorial, coordinator and leadership roles. He maintains a consulting practice in the area of third party evaluation, technology futuring and leadership and curriculum development. He received his Ph.D. from Bowling Green State University and his master’s and bachelor’s degrees at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.Dr. James L. Barnes, James Madison University Dr. James L. Barnes is a professor of Integrated Science and Technology at James Madison University (JMU) and co-principal of Barnes Technologies International, LLC (BTILLC). He has over

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Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel James Boland, University of Iowa, IIHR: Hydroscience and Engineering; Michael V. Schaefer, University of Iowa, IIHR: Hydroscience and Engineering; Carmen M. Langel; Taryn Michelle Tigges, University of Iowa; Fabienne Bertrand, University of Iowa, IIHR: Hydroscience and Engineering; Marian Muste, University of Iowa, IIHR: Hydroscience and Engineering; Zachary David Hingst; Timothy James Middlemis-Brown, IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering, The University of Iowa

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provides distinctlogistical and pedagogical advantages over semester-long study abroad courses. TheInternational Perspectives in Water Resource Science & Management (IPWRSM) course issteeped in over ten years of history in international experiences that have been provided to bothgraduate students and undergraduate students alike. Recognizing the need to expose students tothe international facets of the engineering and research workplaces, the IPWRSM course aims toprovide students with the international experience gained in a traditional study abroad coursewhile overcoming the obstacles to enrollment that result in typical under-representation ofengineering students. In addition to providing engineering curriculum, an opportunity to

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Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Larry Bland, John Brown University

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the participating institutions said they were encouraging cross-culturaldevelopment, but did not assess the cross-cultural competence of students in their programs.John Brown University (JBU) has recognized the need to make global issues an integral part ofthe students’ education. The university core curriculum now requires every student to take atleast one three-hour global studies course in fulfilling degree requirements. The Department ofEngineering has embraced this activity and is working to incorporate global issues into coursesthat span the typical four-year course plan. This initiative is seen as an opportunity tosignificantly strengthen the engineering program, improve ABET outcomes, and furtherstrengthen ties with our liberal arts

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Study Abroad, International Experience, Exchange Programs and Student Retention

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manfred J Hampe, Technische Universität Darmstadt; Jan Helge Bøhn, Virginia Tech; David J. Dixon, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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all but one of theAmerican students, this was their first time visiting Germany. And likewise only one studenthad studied any German language. Thus, as with visiting any foreign country with a differentlanguage, the lack of knowledge of the native language is an immediate “cultural” shock. Ofcourse most German people are able to speak excellent English and do so with a friendly smile.Through integration of both German and American students into teams, each was able to learnabout the similarities and differences in their educational institutions and engineering curriculum.Even in the short time frame of the design course many friendships and connections between thestudents developed. The German team members were gracious hosts; frequently

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Study Abroad Experiences Intl Div Tech Session 9

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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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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internationalopportunities. However, few universities have international programs integrated within theirSTEM curriculum [3]. There has been research that the need for global experiences within theengineering curriculum are necessary to achieve students with global competence. Warnick(2010) identified the following eight categories of engineering global competence [9]: 1. Exhibit a global mindset 2. Appreciate an understand different cultures 3. Demonstrate world and local knowledge 4. Communicate cross-culturally 5. Speak more than one language including English 6. Understand international business, law, and technical elements 7. Live and work in a transnational engineering environment 8. Work in international

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International Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariana Leandro Cruz, Delft University of Technology; Gillian N. Saunders-Smits, Delft University of Technology

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Gillian Saunders-Smits is Senior Lecturer and Passionate Engineering Education Researcher and Cur- riculum Developer at the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering of TU Delft in the Netherlands. She teaches Research Methodologies to all Master students, runs a MOOC on the Introduction to Aerospace Structures and Materials and has previously taught Mechanics, Flight mechanics, and Design Projects and has served as Project Education Coordinator in the Bachelor and Master Track Coordinator for Aerospace Structures and Materials track and was the initiator of the successful online education program at Aerospace Engi- neering. She has overseen many curriculum innovation projects, most recently the overhaul of the MSc. track in

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International Engineering Education II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Lee Poe, Middle Tennessee State University; Olivia Dees, Middle Tennessee State University

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encouraged through environmental integrity. The complying industries receive betterreputation, known as an important intangible asset.RemediationCorporations should be held responsible for the sole remediation of their pollution. Remediationis the process of correcting or counteracting harmful acts such as the release of toxins. Theincentive herein is for companies to be more environmentally-conscientious and to takepreventative measures in their production techniques. A greater degree of pollution correlateswith a much more costly clean-up, so the scale of damage could produce a factor whereby thefine is multiplied. Fairness is more accurately assessed in this manner. This would alsodistribute restitution between small polluters and large polluters

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International Educational Experiences (1)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alistair Cook, Colorado State University

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, acontextualized international development project partnering with UNHCR Zambia that the students workon remotely from on campus as part of their curriculum, an extra-curricular design project workinginternationally on a development project with a partner community and a design project based studyabroad project in a developing country. Through this we hope to understand the relative importance ofinternational experience to becoming a globally competent engineer and can students gain a reasonablelevel of competence through introducing global perspectives into their classroom or do they need to travelabroad?IntroductionEngineering student’s ability to graduate and work in an increasingly global engineering marketplace isfundamental to their future success

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International Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Khalilullah Mayar, Kabul Polytechnic University, Kabul -Afghanistan

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Fulbright scholar at Purdue University between 2014 -16 where he received his master’s degree in Building Construction Management. His research interests includes: engineering education, international education, higher education leadership, construction site productivity, construction operations simulation and modeling, and BIM. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Modernizing the Current Afghan Engineering Education System: Challenges and OpportunitiesAbstractHaving an effective engineering education system in place can play a crucial role in thedevelopment and reconstruction process of a war-ravaged country, such as Afghanistan, wheretens of billions of

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Global and Intercultural Competency

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine; Qin Zhu, Colorado School of Mines

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intercultural education and training, includingpartially unique traditions and approaches in different fields and disciplines [20, Ch. 15-23]. Anumber of papers and reports have also surveyed and described approaches to developing globalcompetency and related outcomes among engineering students and professionals [21-24].While the extant literature on global engineering education has placed considerable emphasis onlearning experiences that involve international travel (e.g., research, work, service, and studyabroad), authors such as Downey et al. describe the “integrated class experience” as a “an at-home effort to initiate students on the path to global competency in ways that fit their standardcurricula” [21, p. 112]. Nonetheless, Grandin &

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Joseph Lombardo, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Daniela Faas, Harvard University; Avinash Uttamchandani, Harvard SEAS; Evelyn Lynn Hu, SEAS Harvard

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Paper ID #13243Self-Directed Summer Design Experience Across Disciplines and the GlobeDr. Christopher Joseph Lombardo, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Dr. Christopher Lombardo is an Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies and Lecturer at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Dr. Lombardo received Bachelor of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering and Physics from the University of Maryland at College Park and a Master of Science and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Electrical Engineering from the The University of Texas at Austin. Outside of the classroom, Dr. Lombardo

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International STEM Education: International Division Technical Session 6

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Rachel A. Brennan, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Julio Urbina, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Jose F. Oliden, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería; Juan Martín Rodríguez, Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria

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being able to talk with the UNI students about their current engineeringprojects as well as their aspirations for future careers has introduced me to completely amazing andinnovative ideas. It makes me excited to see what I will do and become in the future as an aerospaceengineer. I also hope to be involved in international projects.”“In the beginning I wondered where we were going with the programming on MBlock (what kind ofproject/what the programming could do) but the SGDs tied it all together. Overall, there were not anyquestions I felt I couldn't ask within this program. The integration of students from the UNI made us PennState students establish a comfort level within the local City, and within the engineering program. Also,the

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maher M Murad, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown; Jerry W. Samples, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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visiting or tenure track positions.IntroductionInternational faculty join US institutions to teach in engineering programs among otherprograms. The positions they pursue could be permanent as in tenure-track positions ortemporary as the case in visiting positions or other forms of employment. An internationalfaculty member pursuing a career in academia is usually faced with a decision regarding the kindof position he/she plans to take. Those who love research activities will pursue a career ininstitutions that also value research activities more that teaching. Others who love teaching anddesire to keep it their main focus are likely to pursue a career at teaching institutions that valueteaching excellence and without great emphasis on research

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International Division Technical Session 4

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Alejandro Teran, Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM); Hoa Thi Pham, International University - Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City

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of governance and management arrangements, with ministry control of public higher education institutions to be replaced by a system of governance within which these institutions have legal autonomy and greater rights in relation to their training programs, research agendas, human resource management practices, and budget plans; The renewal, restructuring, and internationalization of the higher education curriculum. The development of a more internationally integrated higher education system, involving more international commitments and agreements and improvements in the teaching and learning of foreign languages (especially English).The reforms will have major implications both for the characteristics and for the size of thesystem

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Why Can't We Get Faculty and Students to Go Abroad?

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Marie S. Call, Brigham Young University; Randall Davies, Brigham Young University

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. Randall Davies, Brigham Young University Dr. Davies is currently an assistant professor of Instructional Psychology and Technology at Brigham Young University. His research involves program evaluation in educational settings with the general objective of understanding and improving the teaching and learning process. His research has a specific focus of evaluating technology integration, assessment policy, and educational practices. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Understanding Engineering and Technology Student Perceptions: Barriers to Study Abroad ParticipationIntroductionWe live and work in a global environment that presents many opportunities and

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Innovative Learning, Comparative Learning Analysis, and Lessons Learned

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jan Helge Bohn, Virginia Tech; Manfred J. Hampe, Technische Universität Darmstadt

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realization that asignificant overhaul of their curriculum was needed. It was time to replace drafting tables withCAD, it was time to integrate electrical engineering into machine elements in the form ofmechatronics, and it was time to introduce teamwork into the curriculum. The old GermanDiplom Ingenieur degree program was in need of renovation. As was the norm across Germany,this five-year program started with a two-year of science fundamentals taught by otherdepartments. Students were disengaged and could not see how this material was related to theirfuture careers, and the dropout rate routinely exceeded 50% during that phase. If they survivedthese first two years, they faced a sequence of three annual individual efforts: a 200+ hour designpaper

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Global Engineering Education Initiatives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Creese, West Virginia University; M. Adithan, Vellore Institue of Technology

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forces the students to 8concentrate on reviewing the semester’s material, whereas most final exams in the USA are lessthan thirty percent of the final grade, which often doesn’t have a large effect on the final gradefor the course. Ethics and academic integrity are also emphasized at VIT University and they haveinternally published a primer8 to help their professors and instructors to improve their instruction.This primer is an excellent book of 21 chapters including topics such as lecturing, questioningtechniques in the classroom, discussions in the classroom, teaching with the case method or casestudies, group work, assessing student’s