Conference Session

International Distance & Service Learning for Engineers- Discussion on Best Practices

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keshav Varde, University of Michigan-Dearborn

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International

such an explosive growth in programs provides a wonderful opportunity for students andprofessionals to advance their educational experience critics claim that the quality of educationand value-added knowledge gained by students is lower than the on-campus programs. Inaddition, there have been claims that the quality of incoming and outgoing students in the DL orAL programs is lower than the corresponding quality of on-campus students. Some of thesecriticisms have outright insinuated that students in AL programs get inferior education than theon-campus students. The assessment of DL or AL programs has been the subject of severalinvestigations. Chapman1 has addressed reasons for developing an evaluation plan for onlinedegree program. A report by

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Murphy; Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University

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International

international competitiveness. 3As a consequence of such a consistent message, the agenda of Irish higher educationhas progressed from a desire to simply increase the general education level of thepopulation and the output of scientific research to that of meeting the needs of aknowledge-driven society within a global economy. There is now concern to harnesshigher education, research and scholarship to broader social, economic and culturalobjectives. 4 The Irish National Development Plan, 2000, 5 states that “research is acore element of the mission of higher education. The extent to which educationinstitutions are engaged in research and development activities has a key role indetermining the status and the quality of these institutions and the

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramin Sadeghi, Power & Water University of Technology; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Akram Abu-aisheh, University of Hartford; Mark Rajai, Northern Kentucky University

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International

Vector Base for the Bitmap Base servers.Dynamic educational planning in the form of an educational calendar of all courses togetherwith their syllabus and topics is the main specification of the implemented remote controleducation system software.The educational management system (including all educational category) includes visualand sound transmission of the lecturer via a powerful data bank (in form of an abstract class)on the learner's side, educational environments such as electronic whiteboards, etc, thepossibility of holding abstract labs and abstract visits, etc, the possibility of holding scientificconferences and educational staff sessions, a dynamic informative system, the possibility touse electronic sources and libraries as well as

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Jewell, Union College

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International

active terms abroad program. Approximately 60%of all Union students go on some form of study experience in a foreign country during theirtenure at the College. Union ranks near the top of all schools in the nation in percentage ofstudents going abroad. Engineers have always been eligible for terms abroad, but before the Class of 1999students were not required to complete the section of the General Education requirements thatincluded terms abroad. Prior to 1996 Union’s engineering curricula were not set up with termsabroad in mind. Since the programs are relatively small, most required and elective courses inthe major are offered once a year. Therefore, it took very careful planning and advisement toallow students to go abroad without

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Najwa Hanel, University of Southern California

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International

motivated arsonists. --The Water Resources Center is involved in efforts to rationalize the planning and management of water resources and to develop strategies for the optimal usage of this vital resource. This is a critically important topic for the region, which has not effectively been able to succeed in harnessing the water from the winter rainy season and the snow melts of the spring in reservoirs for irrigation during the arid, dry summer and fall seasons. For this, the Center, which is a forum for information exchange and regional cooperation with the department of Environmental Engineering, has conducted a coastal zone management and development study to define opportunities for socio

Conference Session

International CIase Studies: Collabs, Exchanges & Interactions

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mean-Shang Chen, Central Michigan University; Albert Peng, Central Michgian University; Yanjia Sun, Central Michigan University

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International

, SIT plans to send one or twoprofessors to CMU for up to six months each year. SIT visiting professors will audit classes andassist supervising laboratories if needed. They will also seek collaboration with CMU faculty onresearch and publications. SIT will be responsible for the cost of airfare, medical insurance, androom and board for their faculty. CMU will arrange campus housing for duration of their stay,and give access to CMU laboratory facilities, computers and libraries. Both schools also agree tocollaborate on developing a program where CMU faculty or graduate students will travel to SITto teach oral English to SIT students.Program ManagementAn administrative committee with five members from SIT and two members from CMU wasestablished

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suleiman Ashur, Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne; Khaled El-Sawy, United Arab Emirates University; Essam Zaneldin, Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne

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International

academic institutions. In Turkey,for example, the universities purse accreditation by either the English institutional accreditationsystem, FEANI or the American Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)1. The choice inthe UAE was to pursue ABET accreditation as a vehicle to meet its standards and improve theengineering higher education in the country.However, the new ABET 2000 criteria for accreditation made the process more demanding byshifting the focus of accreditation from “teaching” to “learning.”2 In addition, achieving aneffective outcome assessment plan and meeting ABET’s Engineering Criteria 2000 requiresflexibility from the faculty member to learn and apply the new process and adjust to continuesnature of the new criteria3. One factor

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa, Asia and the Mid-East Region

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

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International

Electrical Engineering,Agricultural Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Food Science and Technology, MechanicalEngineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Civil Engineering, Materials Science andEngineering and Technology Planning and Development Unit (TPDU).All the departments (except TPDU) offer undergraduate degrees. Many departments also offergraduate degrees (MS, MPhil and PhD) in their fields.This paper focuses on the development of a new BS curriculum for the Department of Electronicand Electrical Engineering. We also discuss some unique challenges of an engineering school ina developing country.The Old BSEEE Curriculum at OAUThe original BSEEE curriculum was introduced at the beginning of the program. This curriculumwas patterned after

Conference Session

Engineering Education in India, Central and Eastern Asia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fazil Najafi, University of Florida; Romitkumar Gajjar, University of Florida; Kirandeep Kaur, University of Florida; Sarah Jayasekaran, University of Florida; Nick Safai, Salt Lake City College

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International

14.325.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 CIVIL ENGINEERING EDUCATION AT THE MAHARAJA SAYAJI RAO UNIVERSITY OF BARODA, INDIA AND AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDAAbstractCivil engineering is one of the oldest branch of engineering that includes planning, design,construction, operation, and maintenance of infrastructure. This include roads, airports,railroads, buildings, bridges, canals, harbors, terminals, Power plants, nuclear reactors, towers,water and wastewater treatment plants, sewers, drainage, flood control, water supply, landfills,and many other facilities.With the advancement of technology and the use of computers, civil engineering has now nolimits. From tall sky scrapper in the sky to the

Conference Session

International Exchange/Joint Programs in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Rowe, Sheffield Hallam University; Tim Mulroy, Sheffield Hallam University; Ian Robinson, Sheffield Hallam University; Boon Han Lye, Kolej Bandar Utama International College

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International

Technology Page 11.607.4TARC is a highly regarded Malaysian College of 30 years’ standing with a mission to provide highquality education. Its provision ranges across business and finance, commerce, IT and computerscience, construction, science, engineering and mass communications. It operates from a maincampus in Kuala Lumpur, with four branches in other parts of the country. Its student body hasgrown from 16,000 to in excess of 30,000 in the last two years, and is planned to grow to 45,000within the next two years. The College is predominantly Chinese funded partly by the Malaysiangovernment and partly by private sponsorship. TARC currently

Conference Session

Convergence of Quality Assurance Systems Around the Globe

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University; David Watkins, Michigan Technological University; James Mihelcic, Michigan Technological University

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International

, Bolivia. After months of design, fund-raising (about$15,000) and planning, a team of nine worked with the local community members over aten day period to construct a latrine building, septic tank, and drain field. For the EWBmembers, the support, enthusiasm and gratefulness of the community created instantunderstanding for the power of international engineering service. Sharing theseexperiences is infectious among the students. Promotion of such international programs isbest left to them. Based on the successes of this project, the chapter is currently workingwith a community in Guatemala, this time further up the design sequence. In Guatemala,the EWB team will be involved in the community assessment to collaboratively build alist of engineering

Conference Session

Technical Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bahawodin Baha, University of Brighton; Maria Diakoumi MEng, Ph.D, FHEA, CEng MCIHT, University of Brighton; Hamidullah Waizy

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International

establishment of a council for promoting the education of SET is essential for the country, since engineers and scientists have a collective responsibility to improve the lives of people around the world including Afghanistan. Many expatriate Afghanis may be willing to help towards this goal.  There is a strong need for better planning in order to create a higher education system that can address the present problems of the country and it is sustainable in the long- term using the local resources rather than being dependent on international aid.  There is certainly a lack of professionals at the MoHE and Universities to prioritize and manage the multi-million dollars USAID and other funded projects in

Conference Session

Global and Intercultural Competency

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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International

. Since the recording of program genderdata began in mid-2016, 45% of program participants have identified as female. In order tomaximise student participation and minimise disruption to university schedules each Summitis scheduled to run between semesters (Dec-Feb and Jun-Jul). Approximately half of studentshave their participation funded by Australian Government New Colombo Plan mobilitygrants. This grant requires the Summit form a formal part of a student’s university course,whilst most students use the experience as part of required work experience the HumanitarianDesign Summit Program has been integrated into formal curriculum such as research thesisprojects and as part of the ‘Engineering in a Humanitarian Context’ course at the

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University; Alistair Cook, Colorado State University; Gearold R. Johnson, Colorado State University

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International

www.ewbchallenge.org. There are alsotechnical resources, such as water quality data, electrical grid plans, designs/sketches of existinginfrastructure etc. are provided where available. In 2015, as the EWB Challenge was located inCameroon many of the resources were in French to illuminate the difficulties of working in otherlanguages to the mostly English speaking students across the partner countries that undertake thechallenge. The students tend to be asked to understand the context and culture that will inform theirdecisions through individual and team research, having been introduced to the issues through anintroductory lecture that includes basic details on the community and their culture including religion,socio-economic, education and language etc. of

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale A. Wilson, Tennessee Technological University; Satish M. Mahajan, Tennessee Technological University; Mohan D. Rao, Tennessee Technological University; David Tyrell Laxton; Logan Atkins; Kendall Morgan Hall; Ogle Basil Hall III, Tennessee Technological University; Samantha Brooke White; Michael Gage Babb; Sam William Keener, TTU Baja SAE

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Diversity

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International

simulates real-world engineering designprojects. Engineering students are tasked to design and build a single seat, off-road vehicle thatwill survive a challenging environment. The student teams must design, plan, manufacture, andrace a vehicle within the limits of the rules. SAEINDIA recognized the value of this hands-onlearning experience and initiated a similar program in 2006. In an effort to accelerate the level ofcompetition and safety, a decision was made to benchmark their program against the program ofa historically successful team. This provided an outstanding outreach opportunity for anAmerican team from this international competition.Nine Baja SAE team members and two faculty sponsors from Tennessee Tech Universitytraveled to India to

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Gianmarco Radice, University of Glasgow

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International

, the subject of which varies depending on the degree programme;mechatronic students have to design an autonomous vehicle that navigates a maze,aerospace systems students have to develop the flight control software for an autonomoussemi-constrained quadrotor. The students are accompanied by the UGS staff, who take thisopportunity to undertake professional development courses, meet with UoG staff to discusscollaborative research projects, review plans for course modifications, and to becomefamiliar with changes in the UoG regulations and policies. Thus, it is hoped that the summeroverseas immersion programme fosters a stronger relationship between the UGS and UoGstaff as well.To insure that the assessment of the courses is identical to that used

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bernd Widdig, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Jack Lohmann, Georgia Institute of Technology

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International

AC 2007-854: EDUCATING ENGINEERS FOR THE GLOBAL WORKPLACEBernd Widdig, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bernd Widdig is Associate Director of the MIT International Science and Technology Initiative (MISTI), MIT's cornerstone program of International Education. In this position he is involved in the coordination and expansion of MISTI's eight country programs around the world and in the overall strategic planning of MIT's efforts in international education. In addition, he is director of the MIT-Germany Program, which he founded in 1996. He received his Ph.D. in German studies from Stanford University in 1988.Jack Lohmann, Georgia Institute of Technology Jack R. Lohmann is vice provost

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Initiatives

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Alex Friess; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University

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International

quantitative and qualitative data for measurement purpose,and these data will be collected by using the appropriate assessment tools11. The measurementtools that will be used are:1. OVERALL ASSESSMENT DESIGN MATRIX11: This matrix is basically the strategic plan for the initiative reflecting the goal, objectives, and targets. Al future surveys and forms of evaluation will be based on the information presented in this matrix. This will serve as the guideline for the structure of the activities, tasks, students’ performance and content evaluations.2. SURVEYS. Two internal surveys will be designed for each initiative: a pre-survey given before the beginning of the tasks to learn about the actual knowledge and skills level of the participants

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janak Dave, University of Cincinnati; Janet Dong, University of Cincinnati

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International

in the Mechanical Engineering Technology department at the University of Cincinnati. She received her PhD and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University, and her MS and BS in Manufacturing Engineering from China. Her academic interests include manufacturing technology, CAD/CAM, computer aided process planning and optimization, control and automation, robotics, and mechanical engineering application to dental endodontic treatment. She had published journal papers and conferences papers nationally and internationally. She is the member of ASEE, ASME, and SME. Page 12.450.1

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley State College; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy

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International

planning, designing, and executingone’s project, students will be expected to bring disparate pieces of knowledge that a student Page 11.203.3have gained throughout ones studies. An option for these types of courses is to use robotic-development projects. “The nature of these robotic-development projects allows a number ofadditional objectives to be met, beyond those directly related to the application of computerscience/engineering fundamentals, including a number of learning objectives specificallyrequired for ABET certified programs” 11. A few examples are 11: • Ability to design system, components, or process to meet needs

Conference Session

International Exchange/Joint Programs in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Osborn, IUPUI; Patricia Fox, IUPUI

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International

before they departfrom the United States. Other pre-departure concerns are obtaining passports, planning foremergency contacts, planning for medications to take with them, etc. The home faculty canassist students with some of these issues. For the GO GREEN students in Germany, there is afaculty member at the Berufsakademie Mannheim who serves as a backup emergency contact forIUPUI students in Germany when IUPUI faculty have departed. The IUPUI students have anetwork of contacts in Germany for emergencies.The ExperienceStudents that have never traveled overseas usually have more questions and concerns abouttravel and living arrangements. They may need more information about the differences betweenEurope and the United States. This clearly needs

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Solomon Eisenberg, Boston University; Jo-Ann Murray, Boston University; Urbain DeWinter, Boston University

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International

students will embrace the opportunity tostudy abroad if appropriate structures are created and significant barriers are reduced.IntroductionThe Boston University College of Engineering and the Boston University Division ofInternational Programs launched a study abroad program designed specifically for engineeringstudents in spring 2001. The authors reported on the planning and design of this program in aprevious paper1. Twelve students participated that spring in the first program, which was sited atthe Technical University of Dresden, in Dresden, Germany. In spring 2006, a second site wasestablished at the Guadalajara, Mexico campus of Tech de Monterrey, and a third site wasestablished in spring 2007 at Tel Aviv University, Israel. In spring 2007

Conference Session

Challenges in Engineering, Models in Professional Programs, Capstone Design and Function Generator for Educational Environment

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel C. Jones, World Expertise LLC; Bethany S. Jones, CQAIE

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International

their plan to become engage in international accreditation. In 2011 the Center’sboard of directors agreed that IRTE’s operations should be folded into NCATE as of July2012, with each active IRTE member given a plan for leveraging its current status with IRTEinto eventual candidacy for accreditation with NCATE, TEAC or CAEP.4. Issues in foreign evaluationsWhile the authors of this paper are strong supporters of the international agendas of USaccreditors of professional programs, these activities also raise operational challenges andsuggest ethical dilemmas.Agency capacityAccreditation bodies in the US are non-profit and non-governmental, and as such rely heavilyupon volunteers as evaluators and reviewers. It often takes years for a given

Conference Session

Curriculum and Program Developments, Exchanges, Collaborations, and Partnerships

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Zhang, Rowan University; Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Sean COffey COffey; Andrea Rose McFarland, Rowan University

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International

villagers preserve forest by using peanut shell as cooking fuel,assess their need of fresh water, and evaluate the road conditions.Through this trip, the teams achieved the planned goal to help the people in need by usingtheir engineering background. Meanwhile, they also learned a lot: 1. Engineering truly can affect people’s lives even in a remote region. 2. The best technology is not necessary the state-of-art technology, but the one suitable for the settings and meet the needs. 3. The engineering solution is subject to the working constraints, especially the local infrastructure. 4. Available budget is often the top priority to make or break a project, especially an engineering project. 5. To make a project

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University; Bill Williams, Setubal Polytechnic Institute; Jose Manuel Nunes Oliveira, Universidade de Aveiro; Gavin Duffy, University of Limerick; Dermot Brabazon P.E., Dublin City University

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Portugal have teamed with researchers at the University of Western Australiafunded by the Portuguese FCT to study engineers in the workplace.In Ireland, Dr. Kevin Kelly of Trinity College Dublin collaborated on a European-wideproject that looked at engineering recruitment, retention, and progression. In the fall of 2013,Dublin Institute of Technology established a research group specifically aimed at promotingEER across the college of Engineering and the Built Environment; leaders plan to convertthis research group into an established center on campus in the near future. Several Irishfaculty have also developed strong collaborations across the European Union for conductingEER work; however, there have been few instances of national collaboration

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamid R. Parsaei PE, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Nimir Elbashir, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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International

implementation of this program. Number of activities in this visionhave been implemented during the past 5-6 years and have shown significant success whileothers are still in their first phases of testing.IntroductionThe State of Qatar, surrounded by Persian Gulf water and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia byland, is one of the fastest growing nations in the world. The country’s vision in transformingits carbon based economy into a knowledge based economy has made this nation an icon inthe Middle East. The Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and CommunityDevelopment, a non-profit organization, which was founded in 1995, is the primary drivingforce behind Qatar’s 2030 Vision that plans to provide the skills and education necessary tomove the State of

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Cross-Cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madelyn Espinosa, The Pavlis Institute - Michigan Technological Univerisity; Helena Keller, Michigan Technological University; Nicole Westphal, Michigan Technological University

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International

theireducation in graduate programs or pursue research opportunities report feeling more confident in theirability to work with fellow graduate students and colleagues from other parts of the world. “I plan on going to graduate school and pursuing a career in scientific research, which will require me to collaborate with members of the scientific community from all across the world. Pavlis has taught me how to better communicate with other people, no matter where they're from.” (B2) “I am going into the research field, where international collaboration has become increasingly essential over the years, so I look forward to applying the cross-cultural communication skills I learned through my international

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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International

member of International Monitoring 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 Engineers, Inc. (IEEE-EdSoc), Board Member of Global Council on Manufacturing and Management (GCMM), and Di- rector 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

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa and the Middle East

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bahawodin Baha, University of Brighton; Ogai Ahmadi, Kabul University

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International

 introduction will have a major effect on education system. As the learning resources such as fully stacked  libraries  and  fully  equipped  computer  laboratories  are  rare  in  the  country,  careful planning is required to prioritize the introduction of ICT into the mainstream education including  Page 15.1251.3higher education.While  the  world  has  changed  dramatically  in  the  past  few  decades  and  will  continue  to  do  so with  an  accelerating  pace,  the  learning  environment,  i.e.  the  classroom  has  not  changed  but  it will change in the near future. The education system in Afghanistan must follow its international

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Matt Parkinson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Yoke-San Wong, National University of Singapore; Brian D. Jensen, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Gregory M. Roach, Brigham Young University, Idaho

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’ experiences in multi-cultural design teams. As indicated, future work is planned toassess the effectiveness of the program in achieving desired outcomes. Page 24.536.5Benefits of CollaborationThis program provides a flexible model to incorporate additional faculty and universities. Sincethe course is team taught, it is relatively easy to invite a new professor to participate where theycan teach modules based upon their expertise pertinent to the course material. As long as auniversity is interested and committed to the program there is potential to scale the programpending support from all universities involved.Students and faculty are also able to