Page 11.691.9trends globally, culturally and economically. It was to develop a shared vision of engineering bythe year 2020 and several scenarios were developed to reflect the diversity of the future society. Exchange programs that encourage domestic students to study abroad, conduct research andexplore foreign cultures has been and continues to be an important component of the educationalexperience for U.S. graduates, who must be competitive with the global market. Therefore, it isnecessary that articulation agreements with universities overseas be established to ensure thatcourses are accepted for graduation requirements. In addition, providing students withinternational research internships can also help them think globally. The
). Page 11.957.7As we can see in table 5, the investments in Science and technology are not so low. It is a largeCountry with deep differences among the regions, which makes it more interesting under thepoint of view of development. It is a Country with different stages of development among itsunits. It reflects in the Education too.Comparing with other smaller Countries like Japan it has a small attention to the development ofScience and technology. There are other variables that are subject for another paper and that willnot be discussed in this one.5. Engineering in Science and TechnologyBrazil is five hundreds years old with a history of races meeting to the construction of a peoples’identity marked by the diversity and cultural richness
involves the calculator or thecalibrator, it is a facile leap to a black and white worldview that allows little room for diversityand no quarter for deviancy.With little disruption and no damage to the integrity of the transfer of technical knowledge fromprofessor to student, an environment can be encouraged wherein a 50/50 (at least) worldviewmay be nurtured in an 80/20 framework. Posing questions about the environmental impact oftechnology consumes very little time or energy but may open a window of positive reflection to astudent trained to look only at efficiency of heat transference. A faculty member does not have Page 11.366.5to join Green
and understanding among engineers. ABET criteria isbecoming widely considered and adopted abroad as reflected by the existing Washington Accordand the proposed Engineer of Americas initiative, both aimed at creating quality assurance inengineering education using ABET criteria to promote mobility across countries. Without 3L, apotential result of these initiatives is that engineering programs all over could end up observingsimilar outcome criteria but engineers from different countries will not understanding each other.3L minimizes this riskModify funding policies Engineering education community has become reliant on NSF funding for their curricular,programmatic, and reform activities. Hence we propose to add the CGC to the criteria
. Table 4 Exploring LondonPart I.Visit a train station and record the following observations: Where do the trains go? Describe the station architecture. Describe the neighborhood around the station? What evidence do you see of privatization? Be sure to get your travel card validatedPart II.Visit a London Park What are the activities of the patrons of the park? What sort of sections is the park divided into, that reflect intended uses of the park? Do the activities taking place in the park appear to match the intended uses? How might the time of day, and day of the week, affect what an observer sees?Part III.Visit any one from each of the following categories and note your observations
the entiresemester. Student tips are commonly used so that students learn the upcoming assignments anddue dates quickly.Findings of the IDEA EvaluationsAs reflected in Figure 3, Manufacturing and Industrial Technology students always enjoypracticing their learning in a laboratory environment. This means that professional skills andapplications are very essential. Topics in IDEA key factors related to social, cultural andpersonal values are not as important as other ones. For the MIT3301 course; applying coursematerials is the essential objective for the student progress. Gaining factual knowledge andlearning fundamental principles are selected as important course objectives.Online MIT3301 IDEA evaluation findings present parallel results when
Successiveprocess/method/assumption point/project Approximation/Discovery management Process/probability /predictabilityPlanning Precise Planning/ Successive Linear/Incremental Approximation/Action- Reflection cycles/DisruptiveChange Manage it Catalyze emergenceDecision-Making Leader decides Consensus emergesIn the context of the foregoing discussion, the goal of Engineering Africa! is to support andaccelerate the emergence of an African innovation ecosystem by helping to build the
innovation projects.Conclusion FLL is an excellent opportunity for both Middle School and College aged students alike.By creating mutually beneficial partnerships between younger and older students, many skillsthat are neglected in traditional classrooms are given a fun and exciting environment to developin. The younger students have the chance to engage in research, brainstorming, computerprogramming and presentation, all as part of the overlying theme of open-ended problem solving– the college age students gain experience with team work, critical analysis, deliberations, large-scale event planning and reflective-organization shaping discussions. All of these great skillscombine with the chance for the younger generation to hear the wisdom
, these students will be more equipped with themulticultural experience and know-how compared to their peers. Page 25.670.17CreditsThe authors would like to thank the National Science Foundation (NSF#0966561) for fundingthis project. Great appreciation goes to Larsen and Toubro in Chennai, India, for facilitating ourwork on this project, especially Mr. Rajan Venkateswaran (Head of CEFD) as well as Mr.Nandakumar B. S. and Mr. Rajasekar Elangovan for their help and support.Disclaimer:The views and opinions expressed in this case study solely expressions of the authors and do notnecessarily reflect the official policy or position of the National
.,Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Surveying andGeoinformatics as well as Master of Geoinformatics (MGIT-Executive programme) and aPostgraduate Diploma programme in Surveying and Geoinformatics (PGD).The need to change the name of the department was firstly due to the very narrow interpretationgiven the term "surveying" by the general public and the resulting difficulties in studentrecruitment. Secondly, to reflect the tremendous impacts that advances in technology andmodern surveying techniques have had on the surveying profession. The first concerted effort atrealizing this goal was made at a Faculty of Engineering Board of Studies meeting in the 1996/97session, in which many names were proposed. However
happens when the mind is capable to situate any information in aparticular context and if possible, in the universe that it is inserted. The fragmentation of thecomplex world in separated pieces, breaks up the problems restraining the multi dimensionalaspects and it has as result the decrease of the possibilities of comprehension and reflection,eliminating the opportunities of real learning. The science has developed itself in this kind ofknowledge fragmentation, generating the super specialties, divorced from the global context thatthey are part, atrophying the ability of integrating and evaluating the issue in its context. There isa loss of long-term prognoses, which has a straight incidence in the decisions and choices, whenthey are necessary
standing,), educational background (e.g. university, major, QPA), travel abroad/international experiences (e.g. level of interest in international issues, foreign languageproficiency), and characteristics of the international experiences (e.g. programmatic elements ofexperiences such as duration, amount of reflection, and comfort zone). The background surveywill be used as independent predictor variables to help explain the results of the outcomeinstruments (EGPI and GPI). In addition, each site has recruited a comparison set of seniorengineering students who have not had an academic-based experience and a third sample ofincoming freshmen without international experience to provide a baseline. After analyzing thedata, a smaller subset of these
development in terms of niche choice and entrepreneurial initiatives.ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES SEMINARThe course is designed to integrate each student’s educational experience (e.g., coreenvironmental courses, environmental electives, and environmental projects) in a capstoneseminar in Environmental Studies. Through seminar discussions and writing assignmentsstudents will critically reflect on what they learned in their previous courses and projectexperiences. In teams, students will prepare a final paper and presentation that critically engagestheir educational experience in environmental studies and anticipates how their courses andexperiences will translate into their future personal and professional environmental experiences.The content delivery of
of competency factorsand the developmental path of global awareness; from the deficiency stage of ignorance to anideal high level of competence known as adaptability7. Cultural intelligence reflects a capabilityto gather and manipulate information, draw inferences, and enact behaviors in response to one’scultural setting. To be culturally adaptive, a core set of cultural competencies must be mastered.To achieve the adaptation level, skills that include cognition, motivation and behavior have to bedeveloped7. Young professionals need to learn a variety of information about diverse cultures Page 25.490.4and their cultural customs (cognitive
orienting experiences that help develop their cultural awarenessand orientation. This could include relevant activities “at home,” such as coursework orextracurricular experiences, or short-term travel programs. Second, instructors and programadministrators should be mindful of the different levels of cultural awareness and appreciationthat exist among participants in global educational experiences, and use this knowledge to tuneorientation and program activities accordingly. To support development of global competency,students should be provided with a variety of reflective learning opportunities that allow them toengage, understand, and appreciate cultural differences.Our study also points to numerous opportunities for further research, some of
way engineers willwork will reflect an ongoing evolution that began to gain momentum a decade ago.”1The problems that engineers are called upon to solve and the composition of teams will likelyhave a strong international character. Engineers will be called upon to work on internationalprojects, such as those relating to environmental crises. In a 2008 National Science Foundationsummit on why engineers need to be educated as global citizens, several “urgent” globalproblems were listed that need engineers with global training. These problems included thepopulation of space, global climate change, sustainable development of the under-developedregions of the world, terrorism, and outsourcing of manufacturing jobs.4,5In order to work on challenges
ofstudent in the EETP is estimated according to the other data derives from reference 5, 25, 26, 27,28, and 29 with prediction and estimation. The prediction and estimation may not be accuratehowever it reflects the tendency at least.Since 1999, the Chinese government has started the policy of increasing the number of universitystudents spread geographically around the country. According to the statistics of the EducationMinistry in China, since 1998, the infrastructure increase in China has moved into a rapid growthperiod due to the increase of students. Since then, the hardware (infrastructure in ChineseUniversities) has been greatly enforced. From 2002 to 2006, the area of universities haveincreased from 1 million one hundred and twenty thousand
other students and professors that I was able to come to know and work with continue to stay in touch and have become very good friends and sources for help now and in the future. • My participation continues to help me reflect on my teaching practices and develop as a professional. Personally, I was able to change my attitudes and beliefs about learning and develop a greater awareness of myself as a student and a teacher. A variety of social skills were developed thanks to the opportunity to work in groups and teams. I believe I developed as well in my motivation to teach and to continue to serve globally and in my own community. • I learned a lot about my teaching style. I’ve never been up
other twosub-scales reflects greater ability to deal with this cultural factor. That is the higher scorereflects greater comfort with cultural differences.In a follow-up report, using additional pooled data, Bielefeldt (2008) indicates within freshmanstudents, females had significantly higher scores in all three sub-scales of the M-GUDS-Scompared with males. Male students raised outside the U.S. had significantly higher scores forDiversity of Contact compared with students raised primarily within the U.S. Comparison ofwhite students to all other students indicated that non-white students had higher Diversity ofContact scores. Comparisons of freshman and senior/graduate students indicated higher scoresfor Diversity of Contact and overall UDO in
, 2018.[8] C. J. Groen, D. R. Simmons, and E. D. McNair, “Disciplinary influences on the professional identity of civil engineering students: Starting the conversation,” in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, 2016.[9] F. Barth, “The analysis of culture in complex societies,” Ethnos, vol. 54, no. 3–4, pp. 120– 142, 1989.[10] B. Pfau-Effinger, “Culture and welfare state policies: Reflections on a complex interrelation,” Journal of social policy, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 3–20, 2005.[11] L. Cronk, That complex whole: Culture and the evolution of human behavior. Routledge, 2019.[12] M. A. Guerra and T. Shealy, “Teaching User-Centered Design for More Sustainable Infrastructure Through Role-Play and
(assignments, exams, projects, etc) exhibiting the achievement of certain skills and abilities. They also fill out a “competency matrix” upon completion of the course, to help students reflect on their learning. This matrix features specific outcomes, of which the course may target some, and provides the ME program with students’ perception on where and how these outcomes were achieved. All students are expected to submit this portfolio up on return from a study abroad program directly to the Director of Study Abroad Programs. 2. A meeting will take place (students and coordinator) on a certain convenient day during the terms following the study abroad term at Kettering to
. Since the content wasprovided, each team focused on delivery only. In class, the teams gave their presentations, andall were video recorded. Faculty provided critique and non-presenting teams provided peerfeedback. Then, all teams watched the video recording. Finally, all teams repeated theirpresentations. The lead faculty for professional speaking supplied final written feedback, inaddition to the team grade.One week later, each student team prepared a second presentation, this one based on coursecontent that is coordinated with the writing assignment just completed. Three more presentations,all content-based, followed throughout the semester, reflecting the students’ growing body ofinformation and analysis on their engineering projects. Each
, entrepreneurship and leadershipEngineering education of today is still rooted in the skills required to support the workenvironment of the 1950s when manufacturing was the predominant engineering activity.Engineering education has not changed to meet the needs of current work environment whereservice sector dominates the economic activities8. This is clearly reflected, as table [Table 1]below shows, in the glaring differences in the perceptions the industry and education have of theskills engineers need.Table 1. The emphasis given by employers and by academics to the desired skills of universitygraduates9.Not long ago, when engineers were working in mostly regional operations, the above skills weresufficient for them to perform effectively but not now in
mulch. If there is an excess, theleftovers are used as cover for the landfill.Recyclables are collected in a very different way. Since Escambia County’s Solid WasteManagement Department is responsible for recyclable waste collections, they have 17 drop offsites that residents can take their recycling to. These drop-off sites are placed around the countyto make recycling easier for the public. Since these drop-off centers are used by all residents ofthe county, the number of households will be changed to reflect the entire county. The numberof households is 111,10014. Once a week these bins are emptied and the contents are taken to therecycling center. For the FY07, there were 3,477 tons of recyclable materials collected. TheSolid Waste
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requirement. Therefore, those people were put in groups with others who do speakSpanish. This enabled those who did not speak Spanish to contribute and communicate with theirMexican teammates without having to learn the language and might explain why learningSpanish had a much lower score than the other goals. In future surveys this question will beapproached differently so that it reflects distinctively the feelings of those who speak Spanishfluently and those who do not. Page 14.451.10 Technical Competence 3.8 3.8 Language
majorskills, and in such way be prepared for the global market place2, 8, 14, 15.The challenges and opportunities in forming global engineers for the Americas were discussed ina recent workshop sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Latin Americanand Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions (LACCEI). The outcomes andrecommendations based on this workshop were reported by Esparragoza et al.8. Brito et al.6make a comparative analysis based upon recent international conferences on engineeringeducation held in Brazil to demonstrate the role of international cooperation in the disseminationof new approaches in engineering education worldwide. This series of conferences reflects theeffort of the Brazilian’s educators
andindividualism [32]. In many individualistic cultures, practices reflecting the ethic resulted in self-esteem and a new spirit of enterprise, commitment, and excellence [49]. As defined in theHofstede study [35], the United States has low power distance, weak masculine, and weakuncertainty avoidance dimensions compared to the Arab nations, characterized as having highpower distance, strong masculine traits, and high uncertainty avoidance [35]. Elenkov [25]suggested that the culture-specific way people deal with lower power distance and uncertaintyavoidance is important and may be indicative of intra-country, i.e., economic activities within thecountry. Franke [27], and Hofstede [36] similarly noted that in general, rich nation’s scores showlow power
my life that everybody from neighbors to families, everybody came toyour house and you had food together, such delicious food all over the table, thatexperience, I think, I'm never gonna to get again. I really felt home and I really felt thatyou know, fireworks and all that for the Chinese culture in the Chinese New Year. ButI think the Chinese culture might be similar to our culture. Pakistan is also in Asia. Werespect our ancestors, respect our parents our professors, whoever teaches us, really,have the highest respect.” -- PhillipSkills DomainIn the skill domain, students’ perception of their learning gains mainly reflected in thefollowing aspects: software