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A Global Engineer: International and Domestic Engineer

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudio da Rocha Brito, Science and Education Research Council; Melany M. Ciampi, Safety, Health and Environment Research Organization

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International Mon- itoring Committee in IGIP, Council Member of ”International Council for Engineering and Technology Education” (INTERTECH), Member of Administrative Committee of Education Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc (IEEE-EdSoc) in (2001-2004) and (2008-2011), Member of Strategic Planning Committee of Education Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics En- gineers, Inc (IEEE-EdSoc), Board Member of ”Global Council on Manufacturing and Management” (GCMM) and Director of Brazilian Network of Engineering (RBE/SP). He was President of Brazilian Chapter of Education Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc (IEEE-EdSoc), Secretary of Santos

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Collaborations, Accreditation and Articulation Issues for International Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Technology; Yasin Akhtar Raja, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, Center for Optoelectronics & Optical Communications; Syed Muhammad Hassan Zaidi, NUST School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

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engineering professionalism by Mohawk Valley Engineering Executive Committee, and forging closer relations with the IEEE Mohawk Valley section. Dr. Qazi is a senior member of IEEE and a member of American Society of Engineering Education. M. Yasin Akhtar Raja is a Professor of Physics & Optical Science and ECE at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Charlotte. He joined UNC Charlotte in 1990 and has served in various faculty po- sitions and on several planning and program committees for establishing new Ph.D. programs, centers, and units. His research expertise spans from Nanophotonics and Optoelectronic devices and components for Optical Communication Networks. His Labs are currently is engaged in Nanophotonics

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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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into U.S. West, and Western Electric Corporation. While at Nortel he developed a Managed IP Voice and Data Product solution for California School Systems. Some of Professor Pozzi’s various job titles have been: Director of Systems Engineering and Sales Support, Senior Systems Engineer, Acting Director Network Architecture, Senior Network Architect, Project Manager for Electronic Library, Direc- tor Mechanized Information Systems, Director Planning and Administrative Services, Director Inventory Management, Manager Business Services, and Field Engineer. Mr. Pozzi enjoys golf, grandkids and running in his time off.Dr. Jeno Balogh, Metropolitan State College of Denver Associate ProfessorDr. Peter Ivanyi, Pollack Mihaly

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Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

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and explore how each affects an engineering student (both international and domestic)during their graduate education.Exploring the Engineering Graduate Student ExperienceThe following sections detail the four main bodies of literature surrounding international andgraduate education which include: graduate student identity development, enculturation intolearning communities, socialization experiences and future career plans. These are not allinclusive, but represent a wide range of literature which was used to model that graduate studentexperience.Graduate Student Identity DevelopmentEngineering as a profession, like medicine or law, is endowed with a set of professionalknowledge and associated skills that are accepted as a requirement of each

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace and Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Hien Nguyen, Pennsylvania State University

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educationalexperiences that will increase their global awareness, cultural understanding, and culturalsensitivity. For many universities, requiring all students to work or study internationally is notan option due to the high financial cost. Therefore, other methods must be used to engagestudents in international experiences without requiring international travel.In order to inform planning related to non-travel based international experiences, data wascollected from 435 first-year engineering students from all campuses of Penn State University.Survey questions asked students about their perceptions of global awareness, including a self-assessment of their current awareness, their desire to improve their global awareness, and howthey anticipated improving

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Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tiago R Forin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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interact with classmates that have different disciplinarytraining? How will the students be brought up to speed on the problem while having anopportunity to design a proper solution? Once overseas, will the trip go according to plan or willwe have to overcome further hurdles? The intent of this paper is to describe the various learningexperiences of one particular student while involved in a global engineering project. By keepinga photo journal, I was able to capture significant learning moments in the experience that myproject leader might not have anticipated. For example, while our goal was to build a filter toprovide potable water, I discovered that while the filter provided clean water, more importantly itcreated extra time for the locals to

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Developments and Implementations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmundo Tovar, Polytechnic University, Montegancedo; Nelson Piedra, Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja; Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia; Martin Llamas, Universidad de Vigo

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coursesconsideration evaluation should be carefully planned in the OCW course design process. The syllabus of OCW course must be seen in relation to the basic knowledge acquired by participant about the teaching-learning process and the use of educational resources. The learning objectives have been stated clearly and with measurable outcomes. The course content and assessment methods are designed to measure the stated learning objectives. Learning activities and assessments are clearly connected with

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Zheping Xie, Tsinghua University; Xiaofeng Tang, Tsinghua University; Fujun Jin

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system (Author 2018). The pioneering engineering educators atTsinghua emulated the engineering curriculum and instructional methods from the US. Thoughthe teaching was conducted in Chinese, major textbooks and reading materials provided to thestudents were written in English. Programs like electrical engineering and aviation engineeringadapted relevant teaching plans from MIT –including a 4-year Bachelor’s program and the use ofa credit system. For the aircraft program, the general courses and most fundamental professionalcourses of aviation program were almost the same as the mechanical program. Of course, there arealso a wide range of professional bases and less professional courses.(Cao 1999).Based on the Sino-US agreement, Tsinghua started

Conference Session

Cultural Issues in Engineering: International Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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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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. In contrast, disciplines like Civil Engineering are required to have less acceptance ofuncertainty because of the type of work they do [40], [41]. There are is no room for leaving thingsuncertain when designing a building for example. Understanding this is important when trainingstudents on how to collaborate with other engineers. For students with high acceptance ofuncertainty is important to understand that engineers from other disciplines might not becomfortable with not having a clear plan. It is important that they understand how to structure theiracceptance to uncertainty by developing some structured working plans that include deadlines,responsible, and expected solutions for example.Similarly, another dimension that presented

Conference Session

International Study Abroad Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University; Donal McHale, Dublin Institute of Technology; Robert Herrick, Purdue University; Richard Hayes, Dublin Institute of Technology; James Barnes, James Madison University; PU H-DA PSU DIT Students, Dublin Institute of Technology

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of living arrangements, entertainment, and student interaction andexpectations.Faculty involved with the presentation will share materials useful to others contemplatingsuch activity. These materials will include planning guidelines and necessary steps for thesafety and quality of experience, funding suggestions and hints for minimizing the costs,as well as suggestions for integrating the experiences with the students’ program so thatthe time-to-graduation is not extended and that the student has guidance to capitalize onthe experience with additional relevant opportunities such as internships and workexperience in global settings. Page 14.791.5

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Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dietmar Tatzl, FH JOANNEUM, University of Applied Sciences

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country. In this way, they should be encouraged to conceive the plan to go abroad themselves at some stage in their studies or for a future employment. This activity may also foster an understanding of potential changes in personal habits that would result from living abroad. It should thus facilitate the perception of international Page 14.1003.7 experience as an enrichment of students’ personal lives and cultural identities. The example of New York City may be replaced by any other city, depending on course

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bjorn Kjellgren, KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Isabel Ortiz Marcos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid ; Luis Ballesteros-Sánchez, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Rocío Rodríguez-Rivero, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

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of the Project Management and Quality Research Group, and member of the Organisation, Quality and Environment Cooperation Group at the same University. Her current research fields of interest are competencies and professional skills applied to Project Management in multicultural contexts and for international development projects and qual- ity management. Currently she has a management position as Associate Vice Rector for Academic and International planning at UPM.Dr. Luis Ballesteros-S´anchez, Universidad Polit´ecnica de Madrid Luis Ballesteros-Sanchez is an industrial engineer and PhD from the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, and holds a Master’s degree in the psychology of human behavior. He is Assistant

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauri Burke, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines

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grants are funded by the NSF, the Colorado Department of Education, and the ColoradoDepartment of Higher Education. As a result of these efforts, a series of activities have beendeveloped for middle school students and teachers that illustrate the applications of mathematicsand science to engineering. The purpose of this project is to convert these activities for on-linedelivery in both a regional and international context. Scholarship recipients will use thisinfrastructure to produce lesson plans that will be tested in a local area school district, andeventually be used in St. Denis Senior Secondary School in Makondo, Masaka District, Uganda.This project requires that scholarship recipients develop a strong background in webdevelopment as well

Conference Session

International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vasili Zhurakovskiy, Russian Association of Engineering Universities; Aleksey Nesterov, Russian Association of Engineering Universities

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Russian engineering universities is planned within the framework of a large-scalenational project, which is now being prepared for realization with participation and supportof the World Bank. The main purpose of the project will be to set up conditions for formingof effective partnerships (consortiums) of universities, scientific and design institutions,enterprises and corporations with a view to enter the global market of educational services,technologies and science intensive products. Page 12.1448.5

Conference Session

International Exchange/Joint Programs in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan Helge Bøhn, Virginia Tech; Manfred Hampe, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt

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Darmstadt do not need to rearrange their standardstudy plan in order attend their senior year at Virginia Tech. The courses scheduled for theirsenior year can, as a portfolio, be completed entirely at Virginia Tech. Experience has alsoshown that the German students are sufficiently proficient in English to the extent that they donot require additional language training prior to attending classes at Virginia Tech.The students from Virginia Tech, however, do need to prepare for their senior year at theTechnische Universität Darmstadt several years in advance of departure. The vast majority ofthese students must schedule time for a sequence of six German language courses prior todeparture. These are courses that the students do not receive credit for

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Said Abubakr, Western Michigan University; Dewei Qi, Western Michigan University

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, engineering Page 12.534.3seminars, engineering field trips, student presentation and final written report and exam.All lectures, seminar, field trips, presentations and exam should be carried out at thehosting universities. A course Pack focused on the culture and language was developedand required reading by participants during pre-visit orientation.20 students participated in the program last year and we are planning to attract 20 WMU studentsto participate in this program in 2007.The program itinerary is given below.ImpactThis project will certainly enhance the international reputation of WMU in engineering teaching,learning and research. WMU

Conference Session

Introducing New Methodologies and the Incoming Students to Engineering Programs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Tech.; Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University (ENG); Qaiser H Malik, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Pakistan University

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education, water andrenewable energy by pledging additional funds by each partner.14, 15To further the cause of engineering education in Pakistan, NUST (National University of Scienceand Technology) has introduced a new discipline of engineering education research (EER) inAugust 2011 which will be followed by the establishment of a full department in 2014 within theNUST Institute of leadership in Education. The purpose of such a department will be first to useit as a catalyst in transforming engineering students into active learners with the aim toproduces world class engineers and second to offer graduate programs for engineers to becomeprofessional engineering educators. These objectives are planned to be accomplished as part oftheir respective

Conference Session

Faculty and Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations and Interactions

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Imre Rudas, Budapest Polytechnical Institution; Peter Toth, Budapest Tech.

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. As a result of theproject, the processing of the education technology and multimedia syllabuses was completed indistant teacher training and took place in a blended form in full time teacher training. At thebeginning of the term students received the electronic syllabus on CD first and later also in aform downloadable from an FTP server.The electronic syllabus package was comprised of the following parts: - Basic skills module: it presents the basic terminology of educational technology and multimedia development and expectations towards such materials. - Editing Individual media module: its purpose is to learn the skills necessary for the activities related to the planning and editing of digital media. This module consists of

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Javier Orozco P.E., UPV; Joseph S. Sun, University of Pennsylvania; Karen McDonald, University of California, Davis; Carlos Jiménez-Rico, Universitat Politècnica de València; Juan-Miguel Martinez-Rubio, Universitat Politecnica Valencia

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researcher" figure and reciprocity of exchanges apply. o Are difficult to implement under non structured cooperation because of problems for coordinating the research plans.  Awareness and dissemination has to be focused on personal links and cooperation of researchers. TEE has proved that joint fund seeking activities are key to doctoral collaboration. This has been more clearly outlined by the lack of Post-doc activity in the US and Canada.Research focus groupsToday’s collaboration in education has not evolved at the same pace as interpersonalinteractivities for research and joint work among research Universities. The excellence of anengineering program cannot be granted without the

Conference Session

Towards Global Competency for Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Brent E. Nelson, Brigham Young University

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Integrating Achievement of Global Competence into the CurriculumAbstractLike many institutions across the country, we have embarked on the development of experiencesand programs related to the objective of achieving global competence in our engineeringstudents. These internationally-oriented activities have been part of a phased plan at the collegelevel to develop a system to achieve global competence within our graduates that is integratedinto their curriculum. This paper presents a description of the current state of the college effortsin this area and provides an overview of future directions towards curricular and non-curricularsystems. Emphasis is placed on the integration of the system with academic degree programswithin the college and

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas F. Schubert, University of San Diego; Frank G. Jacobitz, University of San Diego

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their studies. Other, more traditional, universities offersimilar short-format courses on a limited basis: typically between semesters (often calledintersession) or during the summer months. Such short sessions provide students with anopportunity for a greater role in planning their total program. Students have the chance to enrichtheir course of study, reduce the overall time spent in school, and decrease their regular courseload by careful selection of such short-term courses. The authors’ home institution, USD, is oneuniversity committed to short-term opportunities with a three-week intersession term in Januaryand a variety of terms in the summer months6.USD is also strongly committed to global competence through the internationalization of

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Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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provide guidance, help in seeding the new culture, and in developing emerging professionals; ≠ Initiation and maintenance of regular well-planned interaction with industry; and to seek industries’ input, assistance, and feed back; ≠ An engineering “up-front” approach, where engineering is the intellectual centerpiece of the curriculum and to be used from the beginning, i.e., not simply be the traditional introductory and/or survey type course offered as an independent exercise during the first year; ≠ An integration of basic math and science onto themselves, but most importantly, intertwining the theory to serve engineering principles and engineering

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Scholar Program Proposal/Develop Courses and Materials/Collaborations and Accredatation Systems for Global Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Shumway, Brigham Young University; SClaudina Vargas, Complex Systems Optimization Lab; Geoff Wright; Ronald Terry, Brigham Young University

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acollaborative multidisciplinary network of university faculty from USA, college students,teachers, and principles.The remainder of this paper is organized as follows. We begin with a review of the conditions ofthe education system in Ytabo and the DR, considering challenges and difficulties that must beovercome to effectively advance engineering and technology education in public K-12classrooms. Next, we describe the components of the emergent MACILE model for Ytabo.Following, we present an analysis of the evolution of the summer program over the pilot phase.Next, we discuss efforts beyond the pilot phase, focusing on the joint collaboration betweenCOSOLA and TEE. Finally, we present future plans for the collaborative efforts.Challenges to Engineering

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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, Harman reported the existence of 368 higher education institutions providingfor over 1.5 million students and in 2013, Nguyen et al .report 419 institutions enrolling 2.2million students, reflecting the large growth in higher education occurring in Vietnam.11The country is undergoing a social and economic planned transformation, and like China, isforging its own path in the development and application of a “socialist-oriented marketmechanism.” The higher education system is under a major structural and policy reform, moving Page 24.972.12Vietnam from a Soviet model of higher education towards a western-styled system. The reformis being planned in the

Conference Session

International STEM Education: International Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Cameron Denson, North Carolina State University; Tamecia R. Jones, North Carolina State University

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Botswana towards sustainable economicgrowth, global competitiveness, and improved quality of life (Atkinson & Mayo, 2010). On October 1st, 2016 Botswana formed the Ministry of Tertiary Education, Research,Science and Technology with the explicitly stated goal of transforming Botswana from aresource-based to a knowledge-based economy. The impetus for such an initiative was set forthin Botswana’s Vision 2036. Set forth in 2016, this new “vision” for Botswana was predicated onthe mapping of a transformative agenda that reflected the aspirations and goals of the nation. Forthis vision to come to fruition it was imperative that Botswana create a strategic plan to help withredefining their resource-based economy to that of a knowledge-based

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International Research Experiences Intl Div Tech Session 8

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Nicole P. Sanderlin, Virginia Tech; Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Tech; David B Knight, Virginia Tech

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program early, designing a program structure that facilitatesthese planned research goals, and considering participation of undergraduate versus graduatestudents.IntroductionAlthough developing global competence is important for engineering students to be successful inthe globally connected workforce, many students find it challenging to participate in traditionalstudy abroad programs for financial or scheduling reasons [1]. One type of programming thataddresses these concerns is international research experiences, which not only support thedevelopment of students’ global competencies and technical engineering skills [2], but alsoprovide benefits and opportunities for faculty members who coordinate these experiences. Whileresearch has focused on

Conference Session

Cultural Issues in Engineering: International Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Donna M. Ebenstein, Bucknell University; L. Felipe Perrone, Bucknell University; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Deborah L. Sills, Bucknell University; Craig Beal, Bucknell University; Amal Kabalan, Bucknell University

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majors. We estimate about 5-10graduating engineers per year out of approximately 100 students currently qualify (or nearlyqualify) for this designation. It is our plan that by creating and promoting this Scholars Program,we will encourage more students to engage in these activities, potentially up to 25-50 students perclass year. To date we’ve had one cohort of nine scholars graduate with the next cohort expectedto complete their requirements this spring.In the rest of this paper we will discuss the history of the program, as well as our experiences todate in administering the program. We are interested in learning how or if this program deepenscultural competency among participants and if the credentialing aspect of the program

Conference Session

International Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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of studies, and course content. Since performance of students in previous examination decides their ability tounderstand topics in current classes, we requested the teachers to study details of the pastperformances of their students (high school courses and performances, therein, performancesat other competitive examinations) and plan their courses accordingly. They introduced teststo assess students’ understanding of pre-requisite topics and developed course plans includingthe use of appropriate pedagogical methods. For each class, the same teacher was responsiblefor both lectures and tutorials, which facilitated more contact time with the students resultingin better academic integration. The teachers prioritized learning (as

Conference Session

International Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Junyi Ying, Shanghai Guanghua College (High School); Cyrus Safai, Salt Lake Community College; Junior Onyeagba, University of Utah; Nick M. Safai, Salt Lake Community College; David Richardson, Salt Lake Community College; Peter Joseph Iles, Salt Lake Community College; Rajan P. Kochambilli, Salt Lake Community College

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, Electrical, Environmental, Mechanical, Manu-facturing, Bioengineering, Material Science), and as Faculty in the engineering department for the pasttwenty seven years.Industry experience: Consulting; since 1987; Had major or partial role in: I) performing research forindustry, DOE and NSF, and II) in several oil industry or government (DOE, DOD, and NSF) proposals.Performed various consulting tasks from USA for several oil companies (Jawaby Oil Service Co., WAHAOil and Oasis Co., London, England). The responsibilities included production planning, forecastingand reservoir maintenance. This production planning and forecasting consisted of history matching andprediction based on selected drilling. The reservoir maintenance included: water/gas injection

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Lin, North Dakota State University; Frank Peloubet, North Dakota State University; Huizhen Wang, Beijing Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture; Yajun Zhang, Beijing Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture

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to the civil engineering and construction education. InBeijing, the class stayed on the campus of BICEA. In addition to campus visit, a mini-conferencewas organized for American and Chinese students to present their curricula and extra-curriculaactivities, their campus life, and to have small group discussion. In addition, students wereexposed to the cultural and historical implications of engineering education, project planning anddesign, as well as construction decisions and methods. A course evaluation of the course showedthat students have gained better understanding of global perspectives of civil engineering andculture influence on engineering designs, learned what they could never learn in regular classesthrough site visits and