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Technical Capacity Building for Developing Countries

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; MohammadOmar Andar, Kabul University; Maria Beebe, Washington State University

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in the 1970s as afive-year program, as shown in Table 1. The KU model is a typical American-style engineeringeducation consisting of basic sciences, such as, two courses in chemistry, three courses inphysics; a mechanics series including statics, dynamics, and strength of materials, fluidmechanics, and thermodynamics; a math series, including pre-calculus, calculus I and II, calculusof several variables, and differential equations.Major areas of civil engineering are covered through required as well as elective courses,including structures, water resources, transportation, and geotechnical engineering. Structuralengineering is covered by two courses in structural analysis and two courses in concrete. Waterresources engineering is covered by

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Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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field experience course, CE 796Field Experience - The Three Gorges Dam and other Civil Engineering Sites in China, wasoffered to senior civil engineering and construction engineering students at North Dakota StateUniversity. The course was developed in collaboration with the Beijing Institute of CivilEngineering and Architecture (BICEA) and with significant inputs from students to focus on thefollowing areas: 1. Studying the history of civil engineering and urban development through site visits; 2. Observing current Chinese civil engineering and construction practices and comparing them with the methods used in USA; 3. Observing ancient engineering and construction practices and comparing them with modern methods and

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Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Belle Wei, San Jose State University; Jacob Tsao, San Jose State University

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of a similar nature. The focus is on program development and assessment,with a brief discussion of student selection and logistics.1. IntroductionThe dawn of the 21st century has brought about the rapid global integration of corporations andworkforce. Knowledge workers such as engineers compete globally on the basis of both theircapabilities and their costs to the employer 1,2. Because American engineers demand highsalaries, they need to develop higher-level capabilities in order to be competitive. It is criticalthat American engineering students understand and prepare themselves for this newenvironment. To this end, the College of Engineering at San Jose State University (SJSU)established a one-million dollar Global Technology Initiative

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Technical Capacity Building for Developing Countries

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Duda, Grove City College; Nevin Greninger, Retired; Peter Idowu, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Douglas Lauffer, Community College of Beaver County-Beaver, PA

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of the graduates of Makerere chose not to return or settle in rural Uganda.Unfortunately, like in many African countries, there is a “brain” drain in Uganda. Manyprofessionals chose not to stay in Uganda. They migrate to other countries having a significantlyhigher standard of living and a “safer” environment.More than 85% 1 of Uganda’s 28 million 2 people live in rural areas where an estimated 43% 3(10.2 million people) do not have access to safe water.However, the economic, education, and health problems facing Uganda are immense and arecompounded by: 1) poor infrastructure to sustain life, 2) lack of resources and inadequate education to combat disease [average human life span being around 42 years], 3) lack of veterinary care

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International Engineering Education I - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Odete Lopes, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Vinhas, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Paiva, Politecnico de Viseu

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© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Bologning in the Wind1. IntroductionThe idea of the creation of a European Higher Education Space was formally presented forthe first time in the Sorbonne Declaration (Allègre et al., 1998).1 It represented the politicalwish to go further, beyond a mere economic union. Education and knowledge wererecognized as vital for Europe’s development. There were significant differences between theexisting higher education systems inside the different countries of the union. It was time tocreate the mechanisms to allow convergence, easing mobility for students and teachers inorder to share knowledge and experiences.The Bologna Declaration (Einem, 1999)8 established a strong

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pedro Gazmuri, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Gonzalo Pizarro, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Jose Bilbao, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

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self-evaluation process, required by ABET.As a consequence, in 2003 all engineering programs reached the substantial equivalence with theold criteria. At present ABET has started to apply the EC2000 criteria to the internationalevaluations, and it does not give the substantial equivalence anymore. Instead, it has startedaccrediting programs abroad.The College of Engineering is going through a curricular reengineering process, to face thesenew challenges and to go a step further in the internationalization process. The goals proposed tothe new curriculum are (1) to change the present paradigm towards a curriculum based onoutcomes, (2) to fulfill the ABET EC2000 criteria, (3) to improve the efficiency of the educationand learning process, (4) to

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Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bob Lahidji, Eastern Michigan University; Jianhua Wang, Eastern Michigan University; Walter Tucker, Eastern Michigan University

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, finiteelement analysis (FEA), and simulations such as Impact/Crash. Communicationsissues might include Step and IGES direct transfer and e-conference via computeror video. Knowledge of cost issues must incorporate the fact that both labor andengineering costs in China run at 5-10% of U.S. rates.Capstone courses can integrate many of these techniques and provide seniorstudents with actual data and examples from current faculty projects.1. Overview Page 12.1176.2As documented by Tucker2, international supply chains are increasing in scopeand complexity. “The trend in manufactured goods is toward more outsourcing;greater complexity in international supply chains… U.S

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Educating Graduates in Engineering For A Flat World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carolyn Percifield, Purdue University; David Bowker, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University; Mi'schita' Henson, Purdue University

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styles ofdifferent student populations and attractive for all those seeking a full and well-roundededucation that prepares a person for a creative and productive life and positions of leadership.1”“Today, America finds itself at a unique and delicate historical juncture, shaped by twounprecedented shifts—one in the nature of global competition, the other in the nature ofinnovation itself: The world is becoming dramatically more interconnected and competitive. ...Where, how and why innovation occurs are in flux—across geography and industries, in speedand scope of impact, and even in terms of who is innovating.2”"…In a globally integrated economy, our workers will get paid a premium only if they or theirfirms offer a uniquely innovative product

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International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Findlay Edwards, University of Arkansas

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. The program’s purpose is to introduce UofA students toIndian culture and history while studying engineering, to build connections with undergraduateand graduate engineering programs in India, and to bring awareness of the UofA engineeringprogram to Indian students and faculty. Few India study abroad programs exist, and those thatdo tend to focus on only the student experience. Our program also focuses on buildingrelationships with Indian universities, students and faculty.Creation of the program entailed: 1) determining program goals and budget, 2) creating theadministrative framework for this unique program, 3) locating an appropriate engineering collegein India to host the students and faculty, 4) selecting the UofA faculty member/courses

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

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keshav Varde, University of Michigan-Dearborn

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education and value-addedknowledge gained by students. The College of Engineering and Computer Science at thisinstitution has been offering several graduate degree programs via AL learning mode; theseprograms are identical to those offered to on-campus students. This provided an opportunity toassess and compare performance and learning outcomes of AL Vs on-campus students.This assessment was based on two graduate level courses which had a combined enrollment ofover 150 graduate students. While the quality of instruction and knowledge transfer to both thegroups was about the same, academic assessment of the two groups showed followingcharacteristics: 1. Although AL students, on average, performed as well as the campus students, the spread

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Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

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designed as a single-purpose device to store and to play digitalmusic. The device is currently being marketed with the enormously successful iTunes, aimed atteenagers and young people in their twenties, iPod devices are tasteful and elegant. Table 1 is acomparative look of the innovative considerations for the Intel PC with the iPod.Class Presentations:The authors have used the two case studies to demonstrate differences in innovativeconsiderations for the two products in their respective marketplaces. While the presentation wasintended for engineering technology students it was first offered to a calculus class. The classconsisted mostly of students, majoring in engineering technology, aviation, and technologymanagement, although some students

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Building Knowledge Based Economies: the Role of Industry-University-Government Partnerships

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aaron Ball, Western Carolina University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University

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startups through innovative and creative projects that develop both Page 12.15.2intellectual capital and technology transfer.1,2The Kimmel School of Construction Management, Engineering and Technology hasdemonstrated leadership in applied research within the university community and has takenan active role in economic development opportunities. The school was approached onDecember 1, 2003 by the Education and Research Consortium to discuss the opportunity ofworking with a manufacturing company in western North Carolina. The collaboration wasto assist in prototyping and field testing of water-heating dehumidifier (HWD) combinationunits. The opportunity for

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International Engineering Education I - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mike Murphy; Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University

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” agenda is aimed at making Europe morecompetitive and innovative on the world stage. The European Council agreed thatEurope as a whole should aim to reach a target of spending 3% of GDP on R&D by2010, with two thirds of that spend to come from industry. While some EU countriessuch as Finland and Sweden are above that target, Ireland (at 1.2%) remainssubstantially below it (see Figure 1 below). Page 12.795.2 Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D, % GDP, 2004 Ireland 1.20% UKIreland (2003) 1.20% 1.90% Irish Target 2.5% UK OECD (2003

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

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provide global coaching.The teams are supported with equipment and tools for collaborative work such asvideoconference systems and collaborative platforms. A typical setup is shown in Figure 1,where a student team at Stanford University acts collaborative partner. In the figure the fivenodes are defined together with communicational channels showing the complexity of the setup.The collaborative projects are typically integrated in courses at both universities, at KTH in thecourse described above, at Stanford in a large course “Team-based product design anddevelopment with an industrial sponsor” (ME310), given by the Design Division within theDepartment of Mechanical Engineering. This course attracts a similar amount of students and isorganized

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

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Boschetto-Sandoval, Michigan Technological University; Ciro Sandoval, Michigan Technological University; Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University

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years of project and company management experience to her professional practice-type classes. Page 12.1155.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Pilot Collaboration and Program Development: Engineering Senior Design and Spanish for Cross- Disciplinary LiteracyIntroductionModern language scholars have begun in recent years to challenge educators to developa framework for language that, as noted by Heidi Byrnes in the Association ofDepartments of Foreign Language Bulletin, “intimately relates knowing [the language]to diverse ways of knowing” (Byrnes, 11). [1

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences; Melany Ciampi

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, private or public. It can be in any field ofengineering, technology and business administration.1. IntroductionSustainable development with social promotion of individuals and society has been the constantsearch of scientists, educators and some politicians not only of this Nation but also worldwide.Despite the efforts of so many educators the present status of Education is not yet as good as itshould be. Page 12.1105.3COPEC – Council of Researches in Education and Sciences is a council, which works haveamong others the objective to enhance and to maintain relations between universities, institutionsof education, enterprises and the society of

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melany Ciampi; Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences

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adding to the records of building companies. "Knowing how to do"of those workers happens in the building site and it is part of a structure of occupations, in whichunqualified workers apprehend an occupation side by side with more experienced workers.Finally to recognize that a better education degree is fundamental in the absorption of newtechnologies that demand new productive processes and consequently a new profile of handwork in the building site.1. IntroductionThe so called global work market has been changing drastically the workplace and the practices.Therefore reflecting about the data of the field research and of the permanent dialogue with thesubject of the investigation, it was built a referential to think the object study the worker

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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will be German for students staying at TUD, English for students staying atVirginia Tech, and Swedish or English for students staying at KTH.The program consists of two transatlantic dual BSME degree programs: VT-TUD and VT-KTH. The thirdcombination TUD-KTH is basically an intra-European exchange and not considered here. The generalmodel for these two dual degree programs is that (1) the students complete their introductory courses attheir home universities; (2) they spend a summer at the third university that they will not receive a degreefrom; and (3) they spend their final year (senior) at the second university that they are receiving a degreefrom.1 IntroductionThe engineering profession is becoming increasingly globalized as it moves from

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Educating Graduates in Engineering For A Flat World / International Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Olivia Dees, Middle Tennessee State University; Saeed Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University

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technologies in order to facilitate important advancements forthe needs of their countries.The intrinsic qualities of solar design afford it great utility for the following reasons: 1) mostdeveloping countries are located in remote regions with optimal access to the sun’s rays, 2)traditional energy sources in developing countries harm the health of humans and exploit theecosystem, 3) rising global independence of fossil fuels has encouraged the use of alternativeenergy, which will also increase competition and lower the costs of solar power, 4) solarphotovoltaic systems are relatively affordable as well as applicable to single homes and entirevillages alike, which is ideal for many families living in remote locations, and 5) passive solardesign is

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Engineering Education in the Arab World / Mid-East Region

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ulas Toros, University of Florida; George Younis, University of Florida; Fazil Najafi, University of Florida

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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.The minimum requirements for qualification into the program are2: • Graduation from a regionally accredited or state-approved secondary school or the equivalent (G.E.D., etc.). • Fifteen academic units, including 4 years of English, 3 years of math, 3 years of natural sciences (two with laboratories), 3 years of social sciences, and 2 sequential years of a foreign language. • A cumulative C average in the academic core, as computed by the university, at all institutions

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Engineering Education in the Arab World / Mid-East Region

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bethany Jones, James Madison University; Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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Conference Session

Building Knowledge Based Economies: the Role of Industry-University-Government Partnerships

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Ramiro Jordan, ISTEC-ECE-UNM; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Javier Paez Saavedra

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) to promote the formation of world-class engineers for theAmericas; as well as an assortment of resources and opportunities that facilitate the participationof faculty, staff, and students from Latin America and the Caribbean in a variety of engineeringeducation experiences.IntroductionThere has been an urgent call to academia to educate the Global Engineer. This is in response tothe rapid changes occurring in the global economy and the role that engineers have to play in thisnew scenario. Recently, eight prestigious universities around the world were involved in the firstscientific global engineering study1. Their findings lead to four recommendations1: (1) Global competence needs to become a key qualification of engineering graduates

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Building Knowledge Based Economies: the Role of Industry-University-Government Partnerships

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Clement Sankat, University of the West Indies; Roberto Loran, Universidad del Turabo

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recognized engineering degrees accredited by their nationalengineering program accrediting agencies, and other countries have since become signatories orprovisional signatories, see Table 1. The Sydney and Dublin Accords, created in 2001 and 2002respectively, did the same for the recognition of technical engineering degrees. In 1999 theBologna Declaration was signed by 40 countries to create European Higher Education by 2010.In 2002, the Engineers Mobility Forum and the Technical Engineers Mobility Forum created theInternational Registry for Professional Engineers (IRoPE)1 to facilitate global mobility, andrequires a degree equivalent to an accredited degree. In 2004, the European Commission startedthe EUR-ACE2,3 program to help establish a European

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International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joerg Mossbrucker, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Edward Chandler, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Holger Dahms, Lübeck University of Applied Sciences; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jens Thiedke, Lübeck University of Applied Sciences

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12.926.7Bibliography[1] Michael Dyrenfurth, Michael Murphy, “Developing Effective, Sustainable, Mutually Beneficial InternationalCollaborations in Engineering and Technology,” Proceedings of the 2006 American Society of EngineeringEducation Annual Conference & Exposition.[2] Ashwill, M.A., “Developing intercultural competence for the masses,” International Educator, Spring 2004, Vol.13, Iss.2; pp. 16-26.[3] Owe Petersen, John Gassert, Stefan Bartels, Holger Dahms, Jens Thiedke, “A Model Bi-directional IntegratedInternational Exchange Program for Engineering or Business,” NCA/Higher Learning Commission Conference,Chicago, March 2002.[4] Korta, L.B.; Hermann, V.; Marik, V.; “A Model for International Industry-Academia Collaboration,” Frontiers inEducation

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Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Joan Gosink, Colorado School of Mines

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International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Butsch Michael, FH-Konstanz, Germany

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organization of the incoming students from abroad to Kettering University.From a federal government perspective, there needs to be a rough balance of the number ofstudents between the first two categories in order to maintain the exchange. Finally, there aredegree-seeking and tuition paying students from abroad who study at Kettering as full-timestudents. The Office of Enrollment Management used to handle all such students in thiscategory. With the new administration at Kettering University, all these three categories arebeing consolidated in to one unit and a new structure of International Programs is being emerged.Key elements of this newly proposed international programs structure is shown in Figure 1. Theproposed International Programs Director

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International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Silliman, University of Notre Dame

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research projects. As our sample size based on ourfirst experience with the LTR is extremely small (3 total engineers and 4 total students), theanalysis below focuses primarily on the ongoing student interest in the LTR and the questionslisted in Table 1 which were added to the survey (the survey was administered at the beginningof the spring semester in the second academic year). It is recognized that any conclusions fromthese limited results must be considered preliminary and should be supplemented by assessmentof the experiences of future student participants.Size and Gender Mix of Applicant PoolIn terms of numbers of applicants, both the service-learning and short-term research programsattracted considerable interest. In any particular

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International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alec Simcock, Victoria University; Robert ives, Victoria University; Paul Bronson, Victoria University; Charles Mphande, Victoria University; Juan SHI, Victoria University

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proposals were endorsed by the Board of Studies of the new Faculty of Health, Engineeringand Science on the 21st July 2005 and approved by the Higher Education Program AdvisoryCommittee (HECAC) on the 5th of August 2005. Professor Parr was also successful in securingtacit approval to the changes from Engineers Australia. His main finding with respect to thereason for change 1, and why we should introduce PBL was Page 12.1452.3“Introduction of PBL will require substantial effort and commitment, and offers major benefitsin return. These include helping VU graduates attain a demonstrably higher level of capability,halving attrition rates, and raising

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International Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafiqul Islam, Northwestern State University

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substantialequivalency process will also bring some positive impacts on outsourcing U.S. companies interms of saving cost from extensive training provided to incompetent engineers and technologistsin that part of the world. The financial burden is another drawback to the success of the wholeprocess. The paper has pointed out the UNESCO funds for substantial equivalency process asone of the available solutions for the developing countries to sustain economic and socialdevelopment and poverty eradication. The author also thinks that the Indian subcontinentcountries with experience the same empowerment of their curriculum as by KAAU which willbring prosperity for USA and those countries.Reference 1. Russel C. Jones, ‘Technical Capacity Building in

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Grandin, University of Rhode Island

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settled on a common credit system known as the ECTS, orEuropean Credit Transfer System. Though the word may be the same, it tooksome time to realize that ECTS credits are not necessarily our credits. Experiencehas taught us that ECTS credits generally relate to American credits at a ratio of2:1, that is, a typical three-credit URI engineering course will equate, in mostcases, to six ECTS credits, and vice versa. In terms of grades, Germany uses anumerical scale of 1-5, 1 being the best. But, contrary to straight forward logic, asimple translation from a numerical to an alphabetical scale is insufficient,primarily due to the fact that the German grading system is more severe, especiallyat the top end. URI noted rapidly that the early applicants to