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Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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uniqueexperience that will aid in preparing them for the global engineering workplace.International Perspectives Short-Course BackgroundThe University of Iowa course was created in 1997 as an initiative of IIHR. It was developed inresponse to: 1) the increasing need for engineers and scientists to have a global perspective ofwater resources challenges; 2) the need for engineers and scientists from across the world towork together to develop solutions to our global water resources challenges; and 3) the lack ofshort-term, affordable international experiences available to engineering students. Since itsinception, IPWRSM has taken 124 students on nine different international experiences (India,1998; Taiwan & Japan, 1999; China, 2000; Eastern Europe, 2001

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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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Ali Mehrabian, Daytona State College; Walter W. Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Alireza Rahrooh, Daytona State College

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theengineering education community.1. Moodle: Moodle is an Open Source Course Management System (CMS), also known as a LearningManagement System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a free web application thateducators can use to create effective online dynamic web learning sites for students. To work, it needs tobe installed on a web server somewhere, either on one of institutional computers or one at a web hostingcompany. One main advantage of Moodle is that it is free to download and registration is voluntary(http://moodle.org/). Moodle also provides opportunities for course conversion from traditional learningenvironments to online learning environments8. Several examples of Moodle successful applicationscan be found in the

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Impacts on Engineering Education Through Collaborative Learning, Project-based, and Service-learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fanyu F. Zeng, Indiana Wesleyan University

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it also selectsmethods and strategies from successful experience in American higher education and brings itinto lab activity design by letting assessment goals lead the way of lab design. It engages bothinstructors and students in standard setting and determines when to vary targets or incorporatestudent work samples in standards. It is important to indicate that the standard setting is anongoing process.1. IntroductionResearch studies previously conducted by the author and other researchers find that today’ssuccessful and innovative educational approaches must focus on critical thinking, logic reasoning,and problem solving.4,8,10 Higher education institutions in the US have made enormous efforts to

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International Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Implementations, and Pedagogical Challenges in Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip Albert Sanger, Western Carolina University; Julia Ziyatdinova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Svetlana Vasilievna Barabanova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasiliy DUPE Ivanov

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doctor of law sciences and was professor (2009). Barabanova is a member of IGIP (International Society for Engineering Education). Her daughter is a student of the University of York (U.K.).Dr. Ing. Vasiliy Ivanov Page 25.296.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Challenges of Creating a New Engineering and Graduate Education Model in Russia: Part 1: Formation of a New Degree StructureAbstractThe engineering education model in the Russian Federation has its roots in the Soviet system ofhigher education where students would study for 5

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Engineering Education and Comparative Studies at Universities throughout Asia, Far East

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rajarajan Subramanian, Maryland State Highway Administration; Thavavigna Thanikachalam, University of Florida; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

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OceanographicEngineering in 1999. The civil engineering undergraduate program at UF is considered one ofthe top programs in the United States of America (USA).Admission requirementsBoth educational programs have certain requirements that students are expected to meet if theywish to study civil engineering.Admission at UF is based on the student’s high school Grade Point Average (GPA), ScholasticAptitude Test 1 (SAT 1) and the American Collegiate Test (ACT). International students arerequired to have either been educated in an English speaking country or provide results ofTOEFL test. Page 25.310.3The minimum requirements for qualification into the program are2

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Engineering Education and Comparative Studies at Universities throughout Asia, Far East

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhang Lei, University of Florida; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

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Members of ChineseAcademy of Engineering, over 710 professors and 1500 associate professors 1.As one of the state's oldest, largest and most comprehensive university, University of Florida(UF) is among the academically diverse public universities. UF has a long history of establishedprograms in international education, research and service. It is one of only 17 public, land-grantuniversities that belong to the Association of American Universities. Over 1,200 freshmen andsophomores participate in the honors program. Most classes are limited to no more than 25students 2, 3.Admissions at Tongji UniversityThe Department of Civil Engineering at TJ admits about 100 citizen students each year. Thereare two kinds of admission exams: the National Higher

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Innovative Learning, Comparative Learning Analysis, and Lessons Learned

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Quamrul H. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint; Md. Rezaul Karim

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in significance testing because many test statistics follow this distribution when the null hypothesis is true6. The Chi Square test of equality of proportions was used as the data was collected from multiple independent populations and the hypothesis to be tested was that the distribution of some variable is the same in all populations. Students were categorized into the dimensions of active/reflective, sensing/intuitive, visual/verbal, and sequential/global. Therefore, a 2x2 contingency table Chi Square test was preferred since it would provide meaningful results for the current data set. Statistical analysis was performed for each dimension of learning style to test the following three hypotheses:1. Students from the

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Engineering Education Ties and Engineering Programs in the Middle East and Latin America

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lourdes Gazca, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla

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the ten engineering programs that make up UDLAP’s ES.This research had the following objectives: 1. Evaluate the importance of the ES learning outcomes in different community groups. 2. Assess the progress made by students in achieving the ES learning outcomes by analyzing the perceptions of students, faculty, graduating seniors, alumni, and employers about the progress of students and alumni. 3. Develop a learning outcomes curricular mapping, to exhibit the perception of teachers about how they promote ES learning outcomes in the various courses they teach.Theoretical backgroundLearning outcomes assessmentThe continuous improvement model followed in the ES and UDLAP is based on modelsdeveloped in

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Towards Global Competency for Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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efforts to promotetechnical excellence, ethical behavior in students, innovation, and leadership. The vision of thecollege is to promote and pursue approaches to developing these competencies that will move ustowards a system wherein all students are able to achieve them within the scope of their degreeprograms. This twin goal of pervasiveness and integration is within sight for leadership. Theframework we previously developed for achieving leadership competencies has been a templatefor the current efforts on achieving global competence 1. However, there are a number of issuesand challenges in this area that are requiring significant thought, planning, and experimenting toovercome.The goal of having achievement of outcomes be pervasive is simply

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Global Engineering Models: Curriculum Development, Improvements, and Partnerships

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt M. DeGoede, Elizabethtown College; Momodou Jain

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2000. As expected in a developing country where per capita GDP is $1900annually (in US dollars in terms of purchasing power parity, 1 UTG has very limited resources towork with. Faculty are stretched very thin (heavy teaching loads), and while the majority of thefaculty are Gambian, the university also relies on several expat volunteers (US Peace Corps, andothers) and full time expat faculty to cover course schedules. Few citizens of this nation havethe credentials to teach at the University level, and many who do have pursued careers abroad.The resource strapped institution offers very modest faculty salaries and many faculty havesecond jobs (family farms, consulting businesses). This situation has made attracting faculty toUTG a significant

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Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt M. DeGoede, Elizabethtown College; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Momodou Jain

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sustainable and appropriate technologies, in the context of a total design approachincluding long-term factors such as energy consumption, local materials, durability, maintenanceand economic sustainability of the project.While the first academic year of this collaboration produced several tangible results and greatfirst steps, if this year's results were the conclusion, we would be disappointed. However wefind encouragement from the founder of the EPICS program at Purdue University “When youstart [an engineering Service-Learning program], start small and imperfect…Start withsomething and build.” 1 The past 15 months represent very successful “imperfect” first steps in along collaborative intervention.Model for CollaborationA few simple ideas from

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Towards Global Competency for Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vukica Jovanovic, Trine University; Thomas H. DeAgostino, Trine University; M. Brian Thomas P.E., Trine University; R. Thomas Trusty II, Trine University

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program usually takes about a year and a half. Thedevelopment process for a study abroad program is shown in Figure 1. Figure 1: Study abroad program development Page 25.490.3The development of the study abroad program starts with benchmarking programs at similarinstitutions. The process then defines the program’s requirements and content (cost, location, andduration), foreign university support, professional exposure through trips to companies andprofessional fairs, and how to attract students to enroll in the program. All these phases have thegoal of providing the best fit for the student body at the home institution

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Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian D. Koehler, North Carolina State University

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benefits are attaining a greater proficiency in a foreign language, gainingan appreciation for and understanding of other cultures, improving communication skills and theability to live and work effectively in another culture. 1 The effects are felt long after return.Ninety-five percent of “alumni” report that their international experience had a lasting impact ontheir world view and a majority said that it influenced their career path. Although the number ofstudents enrolled in international study has doubled over the past decade, only a small percent ofundergraduates nation-wide take advantage of this opportunity. 2 At NC State University over30% of all enrolled students are in the College of Engineering, however, a much smaller fractionof

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Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aaron G. Ball, Brigham Young University; Alan R. Parkinson, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Randall Davies, Brigham Young Univeristy; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Holt Zaugg, Brigham Young University

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program types were suggested, and are included as Table 1. In thistable, the type of program is indicated. In addition, several universities that offer programs thatcorrelate to each type of program are provided. Other program types have been suggested, butsince the objective here is to provide a representative overview of program types, thiscategorization will suffice.Table 1: Sample of program types and universities offering those types of programs*Program Type Universities Offering Program TypeDouble Major or Dual Degree Programs Pennsylvania State University, Iowa State University, and University of Rhode IslandMinors or Certificates

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International Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Implementations, and Pedagogical Challenges in Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Rahrooh, Daytona State College; Walter W. Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Faramarz Mossayebi, Youngstown State University

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provides a low-cost instrument that can be used inundergraduate laboratories where more expensive commercial spectrum analyzers are notavailable; secondly, it is suitable for use as a student project. Page 25.32.2II. Design ApproachA common method to design spectrum analyzers consists of implementing a bank of band-passfilters followed by bank of detectors that are fed into an electronic sweep switching device. Theswitching device output is displayed on a CRT to provide spectral of the input signal. The blockdiagram of such scheme is provided in Figure-1. Such implementation, as described is verydifficult due to the great number of filters that

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International Research Experience, Quality Improvement, and Programs/Curriculum Around the Globe

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Wolfsteiner, Munich University of Applied Sciences; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University

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two states out of 16 in Germany allow the universities to chargestudents with fees. At Munich University of Applied Sciences the amount is about € 430(1.1.2012: 1€corresponds to 1.3$) per semester.The ME Department at Munich University of Applied Sciences has approximately 60 full timeprofessors, 40 staff, and 2000 students; the average number of students starting the 4 yearprogram in the first semester is about 500 to 600 per year, the average output of students is about300 per year. The ME department also has about 90 lecturers, mostly doing this teaching job inaddition to a full time industry job. They usually cover a teaching load of 2 to 4 hours a week.Internationalization is an important value for the entire German higher education

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Innovative Learning, Comparative Learning Analysis, and Lessons Learned

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz, University of Hartford; Hisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford; Azizurahman Azimi, Herat University

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at HU spent a month at UH in September/November 2008 and anothermonth in September 2009. He shadowed the Associate Dean of Engineering at UH. Shadowingactivities included: 1. Observation of engineering classes at different levels. 2. Supervised assistance teaching a variety of engineering courses to develop a variety of pedagogical models and options. 3. Developing course(s) for HU, particularly in an electronic/computer-based classroom or for distance learning environment. One point of emphasis is the development of future shared projects between UH and HU students. 4. Observation, study, and practice of administrative and management skills, including ongoing faculty and curriculum development and revision. 5

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Impacts on Engineering Education Through Collaborative Learning, Project-based, and Service-learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip Albert Sanger, Western Carolina University; Julia Ziyatdinova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, Kazan National Research Technological University

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between these two audiences.The CDIO Skyscraper ExerciseThe Skyscraper Exercise was created by engineering educators from Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology and United States Naval Academy and it contains all the major components of theconceive, design, implement and operate (CDIO)pedagogical approach in a exciting format1. The historicalpremise is based on the highly competitive expansion ofvery tall structures such as the Chrysler Building (NewYork City) in the early part of the 20th century (figure 1).This expansion was enabled by new structural materials andbuilding processes. The exercise is to design, build andtest a model skyscraper using a variety of foam blocks andpencils as the fasteners. Each size of foam block is pricedsuch that the

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Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jose del Carmen Chin Vera; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla

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creditrequired course and its corresponding 1 credit required lab for the Food Engineering program atUDLAP. Approximately 10-12 students are enrolled in per semester. Food analysis (theory andlab) courses major goal is to help students think about the way a food analyst does. Thus,students are involved in understanding key subjects while achieving the following outcomes: beable to use the laboratory techniques common to basic and applied food chemistry and analysis,be able to select the appropriate analytical technique when presented with a practical problem,and understand the principles behind analytical techniques.The fundamental concepts of the courses are, therefore, the chemical composition of food and itsrelation with available techniques for

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Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Mazzurco, Purdue University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kavitha D. Ramane, Purdue University

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paper were collected as part of a larger study on global competency. Respondentswere engineering undergraduates (total n=230) recruited from the following courses andprograms: 1) first-year engineering students enrolled in a global engineering learning community(ENGR103, n=21), 2) mechanical engineering students enrolled in a global engineeringprofessional seminar (ME, n=142), 3) engineering and computing students in the InteractiveQualifying Project program (WPI, n=22), 4) engineering students participating in a one-semester Page 25.204.4China study abroad program (China Abroad, n=28), and engineering students in GlobalEngineering Alliance for

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Towards Global Competency for Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Patricia Fox, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Lynn G. Brown, The Boeing Company; Alan Jacobs, Education Market Business Development Consulting; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering; Daniel R. Sayre, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; Hans J. Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education

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Integrity, Ethical Behavior, and Professional Competence o Understand and Applies Good Personal JudgmentAt the ASEE Annual Conference in 2010, SIG stakeholders attempted to translate the attributesinto specific competencies that could be identified by levels of importance and proficiency atcertain intervals of an individual’s education and professional development. The initial listtotaled 48; however, through in-person meetings at the Conference, and through bi-weeklytelephone conference calls and other electronic communication, the list was ultimatelysynthesized and consolidated. After further review and validation from CMC members, a totalof 20 competencies associated with the attributes of a global engineer emerged. These are:1

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Faculty and Program Developments, Exchanges, and Best Practices

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holt Zaugg, Brigham Young University; Alan R. Parkinson, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Randall Davies, Brigham Young University; Aaron G. Ball, Brigham Young University

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engineering program can take to facilitate GV team collaborationswith partner universities.Introduction Globalization of engineering and business has necessitated collaboration among culturallyand globally diverse groups of people [1]. Traditionally this required key company personnel tojourney to international locations using expensive and time-consuming travel [2]. To counter thetime and monetary costs associated with this travel many companies have turned to using virtualcommunication tools to contact international counterparts to share information and collaborate[3]. This collaboration requires individuals to have the hard skills needed to perform the requiredengineering tasks blended with the soft skills that facilitate cross-cultural

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International Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Implementations, and Pedagogical Challenges in Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael E. Auer, Carinthia Tech Institute, Austria; Arthur Walter Edwards, University of Colima

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products to reach a market audienceof 50 million? • Radio 38 years • TV 13 years • Internet 4 years • iPod 3 years Page 25.1319.3 • Facebook 2 years • Tablet PC (iPad) 1+ yearsThe field of engineering has never suffered such reduced times to bring their innovations fromconcept to market. Competition in the field of technology is now measured in weeks.Both of these realities require a concerted effort to evolve engineering education into whattoday’s reality is demanding of practicing engineers. In other words, many traditionaleducational models and practices are no longer functional. For this reason, the importance ofpedagogy

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Engineering Education Ties and Engineering Programs in the Middle East and Latin America

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer A. Acevedo-Barga, University of Washington; Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University; RunLu Li, WASEDA University

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proposedactions to reality to answer: is China predictable?Five Principles of Peaceful ExistenceChina and Latin America have been developing relations since the 1950’s1. Zhou Enlai, PrimeMinister of China in the early 1950’s, “suggested setting the Five Principles as a base forestablishing friendly, cooperative relations between countries of different social systems2. TheFive Principles are: 1) mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, 2) mutual non-aggression, 3) non-interference in each other's internal affairs, 4) equality and mutual benefit,and 5) peaceful coexistence. Using the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, China hassuccessfully established diplomatic relations with 21 Latin American and Caribbean countries.Today, China

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Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wesley Crowell Sanders, Salt Lake Community College

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was assigned in an effort to provide globalawareness regarding nanotechnology research and development efforts globally.Introduction Nanotechnology related research has increased globally over the past several years 1.Due to the technological promise of nanotechnology, the US Government established theNational Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) in 20012. Soon after the establishment of the NNI,similar initiatives were created in Australia, Canada, Europe, and Japan2. To prepare first andsecond year undergraduate engineering students for entry into the global nanotechnologyworkforce, two laboratory exercises were created that incorporate three educational objectivesregarding nanotechnology education, based on Bloom’s Taxonomy3. These

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International Research Experience, Quality Improvement, and Programs/Curriculum Around the Globe

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian E. Reed, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Julia M. Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Brian Bowe, Dublin Institute of Technology; Gavin Duffy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Martin Gerard Rogers, Dublin Institute of Technology

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/biochemicaland computer engineering); this will also likely increase enrollment in UMBC’s College ofEngineering and Information Technology (COEIT). Third, environmental engineering is the onlyengineering discipline expected to grow “much faster than the average for all [engineering]occupations” (26% by 2016; http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm#outlook).As part of the degree planning process the following items where addressed: 1. An analysis of potential student enrollments in the program based on market demand, industry needs, and programs at comparably-sized Universities. 2. A description of the additional courses and course sections that would be necessary to offer the program annually

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Faculty and Program Developments, Exchanges, and Best Practices

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; Peter Wolfsteiner, Munich University of Applied Sciences

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courses in their non-native language, and are not used to the continuousgraded assignments that are more typical of a US university.The paper will help other mechanics educators who are thinking of increasing their internationalactivities to understand the cultural and educational differences they may encounter. Anexchange is an extremely valuable experience for both students and professors, particularly in theever-increasing global engineering workplace.Workload and Teaching DemandsFaculty at CP typically have 15 units each week, with three of those devoted to committee work,advising, and other service activities. This translates to between 12 and 15 hours (1 unit ~50minutes) of teaching, depending on how many laboratory courses the CP faculty

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International Division Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oxana S. Pantchenko, University of California, Santa Cruz; Philip Jackson; Michael S. Isaacson, University of California, Santa Cruz; Ali DUPE Shakouri, Purdue University

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given on a subject by a professional that was working inthat field. The lecturer would then take the students on a tour of their nearby facility and explainthe procedure for how their company functioned. Over the course of a few days, the studentswould hear lectures and go on tours of various facilities that addressed a different stage of atechnology. For example, a very prevalent renewable energy technology in Denmark is windpower. In 2009, according to Danish energy statistics, 26% of Denmark’s electricity wasproduced by wind power[1]. First, the students were given lectures on the important aspects ofwind power by professors and professionals in the field. In addition, the students haddiscussions with local politicians of the Lolland

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Engineering Education Ties and Engineering Programs in the Middle East and Latin America

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas J. Dimmitt, Petroleum Institute; Jaby Mohammed, Petroleum Institute; David Moore, Petroleum Institute

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communication. The paper will also discuss activities andstrategies that are used in these technical communication courses. As a result ofthe various strategies used at the Petroleum Institute, the quality of writing in thefinal senior design projects have improved significantly.IntroductionMost universities in the US are multidisciplinary, presenting challenges in the technicalcommunication curriculum[1]. Technical communication programs are addressing thisissue by building partnerships with programs in mechanical engineering and industrialengineering as has been discussed by Wojahn, et al.[2] This paper describes and examinesthe technical and professional communication competency strategies taught at thePetroleum Institute (PI) of Abu Dhabi in the

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Global Studies, Initiatives, and Study Abroad Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teri Kristine Reed, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amanda G. Idema, Michigan State University; Jean Landa Pytel, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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universities have increased significantly in recent years, with engineeringprograms seeing the bulk of the increases. While enrollments from all areas of the globe haveincreased, the largest growth has been in students from China. The number of Chineseundergraduates studying in America has grown nearly 30% in the last year, with large increasesin enrollment from other countries in Southeast Asia, India, and the Middle East1. Table 1 is asummary of two large public universities in the CIC (Committee on Institutional Cooperation)showing the change in number of students by country for the past 4 years. Over the last fiveyears, several universities across the Midwest have seen close to a 500% increase in first-yearinternational students. Additionally