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Global Engineering Education Initiatives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Quamrul Mazumder, University of Michigan - Flint; Dhruba Baishya, University of Michigan - Flint

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other professionals around the globe. Our survey data and Page 13.647.2statistical observations strongly favors towards acceptance of the above hypothesis. Page 1 of 15This paper is divided into four parts – first, brief analysis of related previous work in this area,and the motivations behind this study; second, survey methodology, questionnaire and sampledata; third, statistical analysis of survey data; and fourth, author’s conclusions andrecommendations.BackgroundGlobalization of engineering education is being considered as one of the priority areas byemerging

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Harb, Brigham Young University; Richard Rowley, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University; Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University

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same view was emphasized in arecent study by the National Academy of Engineering on the required attributes of an engineerfor the year 2020. Besides technical excellence, the attributes include creativity, communicationskills, leadership abilities, integrity, flexibility, and a commitment to lifelong learning2.In this paper, we describe the strategy that the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering andTechnology at Brigham Young University (BYU) is taking to meet these challenges. Thestrategy involves five key areas of focus: 1) Technical Excellence with a systems emphasis, 2)Leadership, 3) Character Development (including ethics), 4) Global Awareness and 5)Innovation that address the attributes needed for success in a changing global environment

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Mariasingam, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Thomas Smith, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Gregory Moses, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Engineering Education, 2007 1 Globalization and Engineering Education for 2020IntroductionThe emerging global trends in business have a great impact on the workforce needs, and theeducation and training of the workforce. The engineers of tomorrow will be expected to functiondifferently from today as they face new ever changing work environment that includesglobalization, outsourcing and emerging technologies. What do these emerging changes andchallenges mean to the employers, the institutions that prepare engineers, and the organizationsthat assure quality? What should be their response to these trends as they unfold? In

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Technical Capacity Building for Developing Countries

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diane Willkens, Development Finance International, Inc.; Emilio Bunge, Development Finance International Inc.

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challenges over the long-run unless indigenouscapabilities and skills are developed from the onset.Development Funding Sources and Sample ProjectsIncreasingly so, the donor community is concerned and taking action on development practicesthat involve local ownership, capacity building, and systems development. This trend really doesrepresent a “paradigm shift” in the approach of international funding organizations to projectdesign and implementation. And this new, more sustainable approach to development isreflected in the billions of dollars in funding that flow to emerging countries every year.The World Bank for example supports globally about $1 billion a year for the education sectoralone - with 35% of the funds devoted to tertiary education and

Conference Session

Educating Graduates in Engineering For A Flat World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University; Joshua R. Wyrick, Rowan University; Dustin M. Kuzan, Rowan University; Carolyn D. Braun, Rowan University; Jared S. Krause, Rowan University; David M. Santino, Rowan University; Mary E. Wellspeak, Rowan University

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result of a $100 million gift fromindustrialists Henry and Betty Rowan in June of 1992 to the then Glassboro State Page 12.497.3College. At the time, this was the largest single gift made to a public institution of highereducation. The engineering curriculum was developed with built-in flexibility to allowfor the inclusion of important technical and societal topics. The most important vehiclefor this flexibility is the Engineering Clinics. The Clinics are required project-basedcourses that students take every semester. Table 1 lists the general technical topicscovered in the eight-semester Engineering Clinic sequence.Table 1. Overview of general

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International Division Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Boyer, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Aldo Morales, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg

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context of an image processing course in the Electrical Engineering Program atPenn State Harrisburg.II. Color Image BasicsIn this section, a review of color image processing is presented. Color images have threetimes as many pixels as a grayscale image5,6. Therefore, color imaging processingrequires significant additional processing. There are several different standards for colorimage formats. The most well-known formats include the RGB, YCbCr, and HSL. TheRGB format stores its images based upon three color bit-planes or matrices of data, theRed, Green, and Blue bit-planes. Each bit-plane contains the pixel information of itsrespective color intensity; RGB color planes are shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. RGB color bit

Conference Session

Case Studies & Engineering Education Around the Globe

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erick Schmitt, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Peter Idowu, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Aldo Morales, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg

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-level decomposition of each phase, to identify single-phasing of supply and unbalanced statorresistance faults in three-phase machines. The proposed algorithm can operate independent of theoperational frequency, fault type and loading conditions. Results show that this algorithm hasbetter detection response than the Fourier Transform-based techniques. In addition, a user-friendly graphical interface was designed.1. IntroductionInduction machines are among the most widely used devices in industrial processes today. Theyare generally viewed to be robust and well suited for a wide ranging applications. Thisincreasing critical role in industrial processes underscores the level of attention given to earlydetection or diagnosis of potentially

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Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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communityneighboring Makando, Uganda. Into Your Hands acts as a liaison between Colorado School ofMines and the Headmaster of St. Denis, conveying the schools needs and desires as well asraising funds to support the implementation of the project. The role of the scholarship recipientsis to develop curriculum and a water facility plan; Into Your Hands will raise the funds and hirethe personnel in Kampala to implement these plans.St. Denis Secondary School St. Denis Senior Secondary School is a rural institution located 160 miles southwest ofthe Ugandan capital city of Kampala, as is illustrated in Figure 1. The school was founded in1996 and serves approximately 220 male and female students drawn from over 100 surroundingvillages. The school supports 16

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Javier Paez Saavedra; Lina Margarita Prada Angarita

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Conference Session

Educating Graduates in Engineering for a Flat World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melany Ciampi, Organization of Researches in Environment, Health and Safety; Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences

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sciences such as philosophy,psychology, and, especially, economics, and thus deals with theories concerning the basic lawsof humans and society. The goals of the Social Engineering Program are to educate advancedresearchers and administers who work in areas related to policy, design and planning in nationalterritory socio-economic systems and to develop the integrated theories and methods of theseareas. It has been designed in a way to satisfy the education law of the country. The design andimplementation of this program comes to add to the efforts of the different sectors of thecommunity to solve the social problems that are perpetuated by decades such as environmentalissues, overpopulation, and the urban problem.1. IntroductionThe Social

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International Division Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences; Melany Ciampi, Organization of Researches in Environment, Health and Safety

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, economical and social aspects of the country and theglobe. This awareness helps to develop and implement new programs in order to form theengineer for tomorrow. Although it is not an easy task it is the way to assure the future ofengineering as well as the development of science and technology. COPEC as an organizationthat works for the future of education has established some guide lines to be applied on thedesign of engineering programs. The guide lines are the result of researches as well experiencedesigning and implementing engineering programs.1. IntroductionThe discussions about Globalization in general show a bad scenario and the future isunpredictable once it is not possible to foreseen the big players’ next movement in such hugebusiness

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Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Eger Bill; Phillip Aaron, University of Dayton; Charles Schreier, University of Dayton

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communication, leadership and business skills.Furthermore, globalization in industry makes international experience an important, but oftendifficult to implement part of the engineering curriculum.1, 2 Experiential learning can be implemented into the engineering curriculum in a variety ofways including co-ops, internships, project and problem based learning, laboratory experiencesand service-learning. However, integration of international experience into an already packedengineering curriculum can be a little more difficult to attain. Study abroad, internationalinternships and co-ops and international service-learning represent some of the ways in whichengineering academia has provided international experiences for some of its students

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International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Korth, Brigham Young University; Owen Carlson, Brigham Young University; Mason Webster, Brigham Young University; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University

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and German, Chinese and Russian, Japanese and Arabic, Swahili and Spanish, andhundreds of other languages. We can probably survive, as we have in the past by expectingeveryone else to do things our way, but that expectation is no longer feasible if we want tocontinue to lead. We must develop a better understanding of other cultures, a task that entails Page 12.1175.2learning to speak the languages of other nations.”1 In the years since Hodges remarks were madethe world has become an increasingly smaller place. A person can go almost anywhere in theworld within 24 hours. One can request information from someone in any corner of the globeand

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Frempong, State University of New York

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totalcapacity of 120Gb/s and 5.8 million simultaneous phonecalls.The 27850 km fiber communications ring network projectis the third of its kind since 1964. The first project wasSAT-1which was coaxial cable connectivity that linkedSouth Africa and Europe. SAT-1 was replaced with SAT-2in 1993. The SAT-2 was designed to work in tandem withan existing satellite system. Safe routing path was verycritical for the submarine fiber installation, as such,extensive planning and marine engineering was used toscan the ocean floor to identify areas of activity such asfishing, shipping, mining and etc.As indicated in figure-1 below, the SAT3/WASC/SAFE isdivided into two segments. The SAT3/WASC networksegment links Sesimbra in Portugal, Cape Town in SouthAfrica

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Morteza Sadat-Hossieny, Northern Kentucky University

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foreignnationals in 2005.4The data collected in the study also indicates that nineteen percent of all the Science andEngineering faculty teaching in U.S higher education institutions and thirty six percent ofthe faculty in different engineering fields were foreign born in 2005. Page 12.349.3 Adopted from the National Academies1Data indicates that in 1966, seventy eight percent of Science and Engineering doctorateswere born in the US, and twenty three percent were born outside of US.1 In 2000, sixtypercent were born in US and thirty nine percent were born outside of US. In 2003,international students earned thirty eight percent of the doctorates in Science

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Riha, Iowa State University; Diane Rover, Iowa State University; Julia Apple-Smith, Iowa State University; James Melsa, Iowa State University

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highlights of a recent survey that was conducted to bettercharacterize the current state of international opportunities for engineering students, includingthe trends, general themes, and major exceptions.1 IntroductionThe value of an international cognizance, in the context of engineering education, has been thesubject of much research. A recent study, In Search of Global Engineering Excellence1,summarizes the large majority of these findings: The ability to live and work in a global community is — today — an important requirement for engineering graduates. They need to have broad engineering skills and know-how, and to be flexible and mobile, and able to work internationally.Regrettably, the fulfillment of this international

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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five models for teaching embedded systems topics in universities andcolleges: 1. Offering courses mostly on software (Real-Time Systems) in CS and SE undergraduate programs (e.g., at Florida State University, Vanderbilt University, Seoul National University …). 2. Offering courses in CE and EE undergraduate programs which emphasizes the hardware aspects of embedded systems (e.g., University of Utah, Boston University, Carnegie Mellon University …). 3. Graduate programs in Embedded Systems Design (e.g., University of Essex, Carnegie Mellon University …). 4. Continuing education and training programs for the industry engineers (Nagoya University) 5. Offering a degree in Embedded Systems Engineering (e.g

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Educating Graduates in Engineering For A Flat World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sofia Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University; Iordanis Petsas, University of Scranton; Fazil Najafi, University of Florida

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results of thisstudy indicated that using these web-based tools assisted both distance and on-campus studentsand their learning levels are comparable.IntroductionWhen the World Wide Web was launched in 1991, there was a surge of interest in thepossibilities of electronic leaning (or e-learning). The use of the Web as an educational mediumwas just the beginning and today electronic learning offers online degree programs and onlinecourses, for both on and off campus courses 1. This has allowed an access to education that canbe always expanded and has also impacted student enrollment throughout many universities.Today, instructors around the world are being encouraged to utilize alternative and flexibledelivery methods within a number of

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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project consists of designing, building, and testing a prototype of a product or process. Atthe completion of their senior capstone project, students will have acquired the followingnecessary skills, which will apply to their professional careers. 1. Synthesizing knowledge from early courses 2. Starting from concept to making a working prototype 3. Project management 4. Time management 5. Dealing with vendors 6. Oral communication to a technical and non-technical audience Page 12.450.2 7. Writing a formal project reportSenior Capstone ProjectThe four-course sequence for senior project consists of Senior Seminar, Senior

Conference Session

International Engineering Education Ii / International Engineering Education I - Poster Session / International Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Webert Lovencin, University of Florida; Fazil Najafi, University of Florida; Nick Safai, Salt Lake City College

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Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; John Lloyd, Michigan State University

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in the INTEnD educational model is technology. However, to be successful,we must also teach students something about culture, communication, teamwork, leadership,logistics and innovation. Figure 1 illustrates the INTEnD model with the sharing of knowledgeacross the boundaries representing the total education experience. Together, these disciplinescreate the total education experience.Full, semester-long courses usually are not required to educate students in each of the variousrequired disciplines. The challenge is in assembling just enough instructional material tosufficiently transfer the required knowledge. In the INTEnD model, each discipline is taught bya professional in that particular field. The INTEnD Education model result is expert

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Freeman, Tufts University; Jonathan Crocker, Tufts University; Chris Swan, Tufts University

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Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexis Powe, Mississippi State University

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9544, Mississippi State, MS 39762-9544; telephone: (+1) 662.325.4240; e-mail: apowe@engr.msstate.edu. Page 12.1165.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Practical English: Teaching Technical Communication Abroad Based on a Preexisting Technical Writing Course in Mississippi State University’s Bagley College of EngineeringAbstractThis paper describes a technical communication course offered at Kyungpook NationalUniversity (KNU) in Daegu, Korea, during the summer of 2006. I, an American technicalwriting instructor employed by Mississippi State University’s Bagley College of Engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Myszka, University of Dayton; Scott Schneider, University of Dayton; Scott Segalewitz, University of Dayton

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experiments were completed in pairs, each student was responsible for preparingindependent reports. As stated, the data for each pair was identical, but data reduction anddeveloping conclusions were completed individually. The exams involved a combination ofproblems, and completion of basic test set-up and measurements. The log book should be anorganized record of each test, including the purpose, procedure, data, statistical summary andconclusions.Student Perception SurveyA survey was administered to both sections of the course gauge the student’s perceived areas oflearning and difficulties. The responses where solicited on a standard Likert scale (4: stronglyagree, 3: agree, 2: neutral, 1: disagree, 0: strongly disagree). The quantitative results

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yuyi Lin, University of Missouri-Columbia; Donald Harby, University of Missouri-Columbia; Dong Y. Jang; Wei Zheng, Xiamen Unviersity, China

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common teaching materials, with manypractically useful but more specialized special-topic materials, have developed. Base setteaching material will be always used in teaching capstone design, and the extended special-topicmaterials will be selectively used by different countries, or by special design projects.Figure 1 showed the front page of the design tools developed and under-development. In thispaper, first the developed searchable design case library is presented. The case library is Page 11.1438.2developed using MYSQL and Linux platform. A design case library with a large collection ofdesign projects, including project report, presentation

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Engineering Without Borders Programs Involving Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Iskandar Hack, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne; CARMEN BOJE, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

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internationalexperience. This paper presents the evidence that there is an overwhelming need for providinginternational experience for students in technical fields and evidence that American students arenot receiving such experience. The lack of student participation is especially prominent atCommunity Colleges or regional campuses, where large number of students tends to live at homeand commute to campus. The paper then presents several programs that have been attempted atvarious institutions and discuss their shortfalls. Finally the paper examines several programs thatoffer promise in providing such experience.The need for International Experience According to Byron Newberry, [1] and J. C. Swearengen, S. Barnes, S. Coe, K.Subramanian [2

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fazil Najafi, University of Florida

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hired as a university professor. Blacksmake up 3 percent of the legal field, 4 percent of college faculty and 5.2 percent of Page 11.47.2entertainers, writers, and professional athletes in the U.S.1 Under the formula foracademic failure, Raspberry stated that one study found that the home of the averagewhite kindergartener had 93 books, the average black less than half as many.2Recognizing these facts, it is essential for every IHE to allocate a portion of theirresources in the form of scholarships and fellowships in admitting minorities in theirinstitutions. This paper presents a model that may be used by an IHE to enhance itsexisting graduate and

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricio Tapia, University of Florida; Fazil Najafi, University of Florida

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of the local environment and they have a better grab of the subjects. It isrequired that TAs in the CCE at UF, have a grade point average (GPA) greater than 3.0.International students who have English as a second language have to pass the SpokenEnglish Test or take additional English Spoken class to be appointed as a TA.At the Department of Civil Engineering (CE) at UCN, a TA must pass the subject theyare intended to teach with a grade greater than 5.0 (in a scale from 1 to 7). They also haveto get the approval of the faculty member who teaches the subject. There is no specialrequirement of keeping a certain GPA. Because the CE at UCN does not offer anygraduate program and almost all the students are Chilean citizen, there is no rules

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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M.P. Sharma, University of Wyoming

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from these institutions,if done with some pre-planning. I do not think that the whirl-wind type recruiting trips wouldwork effectively. For example, above mentioned Tulane University’s trip, in which they werespending about half a day on the campus essentially just giving a seminar, was perhaps noteffective. And, so would be the case, in my estimation, with the for-profit-recruitingorganizations like Asia foundation. These organizations are typically not allowed to do directrecruiting on IIT campuses, because of several other issues involved.Interviews were conducted with approximately 25 students that involved discussing a set ofquestions (Table 1). To get better insight from these questions, a thematic categorization wasused to focus on a