offered in the UK (2004 and 2006), Argentina (2007), Switzerland, Germany and France(2008), and Norway and Sweden (2009). The cost of the program has been set at the tuition costfor one 4 credit-hour course during the regular academic year. The program fee covered tuition,airfare, lodging, transport and all scheduled activities. Students needed additional funds formeals and non-program travel. The program is cost-neutral to the university.Faculty are remunerated for teaching the course based upon the scale for teaching summer schoolcourses but adjusted for the special nature of the course. The adjustment includes an additional50% consistent with courses that have laboratories and therefore additional contact hours.Another 50% is added because the
AC 2007-402: ASSESSMENT OF AN ENGINEERING STUDY ABROADPROGRAM: REFLECTIONS FROM THE FIRST 124 STUDENTS (2001 - 2006)Solomon Eisenberg, Boston University Solomon Eisenberg is Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs at the Boston University College of Engineering (since 1998) and Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Electrical Engineering. He received the SB, SM and ScD degrees in Electrical Engineering from MIT, and joined the faculty at BU in 1983. He was a 1987 recipient of an NSF PYI Award, and received the Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching from BU in 1990. He served as Dean ad interim of the Boston University College of Engineering for the 2005/06 academic year.Jo-Ann Murray, Boston
they are enforced. b) Academic Aspects: • How does the curriculum contribute to fulfilling the program objectives? How does it benefit from the host environment? How does it compare with the home curriculum in terms of level and degree of difficulty? • What are the qualifications and attitudes of the faculty teaching the courses abroad? • What are the academic resources (e.g., the library and laboratory facilities) How do they support the program’s curriculum? Page 12.1048.8 c) Interaction with the Host Culture: • Pre-departure materials and on-site orientation
Page 14.842.5students after a four year program.6,7 But beyond the institutional level of success, thecivil engineering program is particular noteworthy. This program has been a source ofpride for NMAA as well as a method of outreach to the rest of the country. Due to a lackof trained and educated engineers in the Afghan National Army, the ideal and moretypical source of faculty for NMAA, a cooperative effort with Engineering School atKabul University was established, where their faculty would teach at NMAA as adjunctfaculty. This arrangement provides a much needed second source of income for theKabul University faculty, keeps them working in the educational field, and exposes thefaculty to modern textbooks and teaching methods. The faculty
Coordinator Area of interest includes Computer Aided Manufacturing, Manufacturing Enineering etc. Also interested in innovative teaching methods. Believes in cooperative learning. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Goal setting and faculty development in an Indian engineering collegeIntroductionThe paper presents our experience of conducting a goal setting workshop for faculty members tohelp them discover their professional capabilities and interests, their institution’s aspirations, andformulate long term goals that will optimally benefit them and their institution. Faculty membersare the most critical resources of educational institutes and ensuring their development andcontribution to the
an A-Level is achieved in different parts of the UK. The Fulbright Commission points this out, sayingof admissions considerations, “The most competitive universities will expect to see three A-Levels or their equivalent. This could include a minimum of three Scottish Highers, A-Levelsalongside the Welsh Baccalaureate, the IB.”2In order for this mechanism to be meaningful, there must be consistency in the teaching of, andawarding of, A-Levels across the schools of the UK. Consistency is supposed to be controlledby the OFfice of STandards in EDucation (OFSTED).3 OFSTED inspects and assesses publicschools. They generally give a school a 24 hour notice before descending on the facility andinvading its classrooms, laboratories, and offices. Such
for teaching units by Chulalongkorn University was introduced [4]. 2005 Bachelor Degree Standard by the Commission on Higher Education was revised [5]. 2005 Quality assurance for curriculum in Chulalongkorn University was expanded into CU-CQA [6]. 2006 New system of undergraduate admission was introduced by the Association of University Presidents of Thailand [7]. 2008 Chulalongkorn University Act transformed the public university into an autonomous university, receiving annual block grants from the government [8]. 2008 Regulation on Degree Accreditation for Professional Licensing was revised by Council of Engineers [9]. 2009 New Thai Qualifications Framework for Higher Education (TQF: HEd) [10] was introduced with
developed (including oversight and assessment internal to therespective branch campus, and which may transition to a peer basis as shared governance isincreased), but which at the same time are aligned with the main campus by appropriaterelationships between the branch and home campus chairs that ensure upholding of the academicstandards.Another important point in the organizational structure, and one that has direct implication onaccreditation status, is the degree of curricular flexibility between the locations. Some degree offlexibility is needed due to the differences in teaching resources and laboratories, quality ofstudents, and qualification of faculty. This need can be difficult to embrace for departments thatpride themselves of a long
; Environmental Engineering Department at Bucknell Uni- versity. Her teaching and research focus on sustainable production of biofuels and bioproducts. She and her students use laboratory studies and modeling techniques—such as life cycle assessment—to develop and improve the environmental performance of resource recovery from wastewater and multi-product biorefineries.Dr. Craig Beal, Bucknell University Craig E. Beal earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Bucknell University in 2005 and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University in 2007 and 2011. Dr. Beal is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Bucknell University and was the Jane W. Griffith Faculty Fellow from 2012-2015
have become very popular in USA and Canada. They exposestudents to real engineering environments in different countries far from their homeland where differentcultures have survived over centuries and millennia. International internships teach engineering internshow products are envisioned and used differently in different cultures. Conversely, internationalinternships expose students to how different tools are used for the same purpose in different countries,like an American kitchen knife and an Asian Bothi. Giving another example, again from Japan, in the areaof New Production System (NPS), Noboru Kawasaki writes, “A company that has even a shred of doubt inNPS will not succeed. NPS is like a Lotus Sutra, a Buddhist mantra that teaches
University in 1989 and served as assistant and associate professor at Michigan State University. In 2001, Rover returned to Iowa State as a professor in computer engineering and became Associate Dean of the College of Engineering in 2004. Her recent projects have included software systems for performance visualization, system-level design techniques and tools for embedded systems, models for interdisciplinary teaching and learning, and curriculum integration.James Melsa, Iowa State University James Melsa is Dean Emeritus of the College of Engineering. Dr. Melsa earned his PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Arizona- Tucson in 1965. In addition to an active career in industry
Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.was born in Juazeiro, BA, Brazil. He received the B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Brazil, in 1995, the M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil, in 1998, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering in the field of photonics from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA, in 2003. In 2006, he served as Faculty Fellow in the 2006 Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship Program in the Wright-Patterson Air Force Research Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio, USA. In 2003, Dr. Lima received the IEEE LEOS Graduate Student Fellowship Award, and he was co
education, and teacher professional development. For ten years she served on the Board of Examiners for the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. She was also at the University of South Carolina for 17 years where she taught undergraduates, had an active research program in paleo-oceanography, and numerous graduate students. She has a B.S. in Zoology from the University of Rhode Island and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from the University of South Carolina.Lynn Charles Rathbun, National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, Cornell University Dr. Lynn Rathbun is the Deputy Director of the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network and the Laboratory Manager of the Cornell Nanoscale
not be applied towards their degrees. The primaryreason for this was the limited availability of courses at KTH that our students could take. Mostof the courses during the KTH fall and spring semesters are in Swedish, and there is no capacityat VT to teach the students Swedish prior to arriving at KTH. Hence, the US students visitedKTH during the summer for beginning Swedish and undergraduate research, but these creditswere already satisfied by the German language courses at VT and several required courses atTUD that transfer as technical electives to VT. Hence, the US students could not make use oftheir credits earned at KTH.Lack of Compliance with the Bologna ProcessWhile the ministers for higher education across Europe have endorsed the
Paper ID #14903Expanding Diversity in STEM: Developing International Education and Re-search Partnerships in a Global SocietyDr. Christopher Lum, University of Washington Dr. Lum received his PhD in Aeronautics & Astronautics from the University of Washington in 2009. He is currently a research scientist at the University of Washington’s William E. Boeing Aeronautics & Astronautics Department and runs the Autonomous Flight Systems Laboratory. His research interests includes coordinated multi-vehicle searching, automatic target recognition, formation flight of swarms of vehicles, risk assessment of UAS in the
competency skills2, 5, 8.However, many of the traditional international experiences such as those through study abroadprograms are not available to students with work or family obligations. Students areconsequently often attracted to engineering programs that offer contact with others fromdifferent countries through transnational programs, which are online education programs whereone instructor teaches students who are physically located in two or more countries20.Engineering programs, however, often do not offer transnational programs. Many engineeringprograms are innovative and of extremely high quality: their successes should not bediminished. However, numerous programs are often structured to emphasize technical skills,are domestically focused
be expected to spend 160hours on a one-semester, 16-credit course, including lectures, laboratories, tests and studying on their own. Page 15.465.8Engineering students typically take between 72 and 80 credits per semester, comprising 14 teaching weeks plus a 3-week examination period.developmental modules help students adjust to a higher workload (time students spend working),without having to cope with the large volume of work required of mainstream students.In Year 2 students take level 100 engineering modules, together with accompanying additionalmodules. They also take half of the required modules of level 200 mathematics
was first introduced in 1996, thesecriteria have been the subject of extensive discussions. In the words of Jack Lohmann2 (cited byFelder et al3), “Preparing for an ABET visit is no longer the academic equivalent of El Niño—something to be weathered every six years until things go back to normal.” Since the work ofequipping students with the attributes specified in program outcomes must be done at theindividual course level, all faculty members involved in teaching required courses must nowunderstand and be involved in the accreditation process on a continuing basis, not just in themonths preceding each visit.In this part of the world things were different. The institution, whose case study is discussed inthe present work, had just started
, technological literacy, workforce development, and interna- tional dimensions of these fields. Increasingly, he has turned his attention to the field of technological innovation and the assessment of technological capability, understanding and innovation. Internationally he has worked in Germany, South Africa, Poland, the USSR, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Ireland, Scotland, England, France, Czech and Slovak Republics, Finland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Taiwan His early experience involved teaching in Alberta and at universities in North Dakota and New Jersey. Im- mediately before coming to Purdue, he served as graduate coordinator for the Industrial Education and Technology Department at Iowa State University. Previously
mechanics of anisotropic ductile fracture Graduate research assistant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (10/2004–04/2009) - DOE Hot rolling scrap (Investigation of edge cracking of AA2024 using a crystal- plasticity-based damage model) Graduate research assistant, Seoul National University (03/1993–02/1995)Prof. Jun H. Park, Tongmyong University Jun-Hyub Park received the B.S. degree from Korea University, Seoul, Korea, in 1985, the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Taejeon, Korea, in 1987, 1995, respectively. He was a member of research staff of MEMS Laboratory in Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology. He works in School of Mechatronics
Coordinator for the Engineering Competencies, Learning, and Inclusive Practices for Success (ECLIPS) Lab in the De- partment of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Johnny is also a Graduate/Teaching Assistant to the Grad School Certificate Program - Preparing the Future Professoriate. He has a Master in Educational Foundations and Management and a Bachelor in Sociology. His research interests include STEM edu- cation (policy and foreign-born students and workforce), migration and immigration issues in education; international higher education/international students; and quality assurance in higher education.Dr. Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Homero Murzi is an Assistant Professor in
Paper ID #11361Developing Global Engineering Competency Through Participation in ”En-gineers Without Borders”Dr. Stephanie Marie Kusano, Virginia Tech Stephanie Kusano is a postdoctoral research fellow from George Mason University Department of Ap- plied Information Technology. She received her Ph.D. in Engineering Education in 2014, B.S. in Me- chanical Engineering in 2010 and her M.S. in Biomedical Engineering in 2012, all from Virginia Tech. Her research interests include non-curricular learning, informal learning, design education, and students’ professional development. Her teaching experience has primarily been with
College designed and implemented a study-abroad program directly targeting mechanicalengineers. This program involved two courses taught concurrently by professors at Grove CityCollege, a laboratory experience making use of the facilities at the University of Nantes andadditional equipment brought from the United States, a course taught by one of the residentprofessors staying at the study center, and a foreign language course taught by a second residentprofessor. Students also were exposed to living and interacting in a foreign community,exploring industrial facilities in the country, and making invaluable contacts with foreignemployers.The typical concerns of studying abroad were eliminated with the new approach. These issuescentered on
global research collaborations during their careers? 2) Impact on Faculty Collaborators ● How has IRES and resulting linkages influenced their research and teaching? ● What factors facilitated and hindered achievement of IRES research goals? 3) Impact on Participating Institutions ● How has IRES influenced ongoing and future research collaborations between institutions? ● How has IRES influenced the educational environment at participating institutions, including educational exchange/future study abroad opportunities? 4) Impact on Quality of Research Outcomes (e.g., on Knowledge Environments) ● In what ways has the research process been transformed as a result of
AC 2008-959: ENRICHING A CURRICULUM WITH LOCAL CONTENTWillie Ofosu, Pennsylvania State University - Wilkes-Barre Dr. Willie K. Ofosu is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology at Pennsylvania State University. He teaches telecommunications, wireless systems, computer networking, optoelectronics and analog and digital electronics at the Wilkes-Barre campus. He is a member of ASEE, IEEE, IET (England) and a Chartered Engineer (CEng) of England. He is currently involved in international activities in cooperation with some faculty members at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana. He is an advocate of diversity in the education field. Dr
the process conditions of the cast samples. Examine filling and solidification characteristics and correlate with findings of the X-ray analysis. Determine what geometrical and process conditions are more prone to generate defective welds. 6. Work with PI’s during their visits to analyze progress and discuss eventual correction actions to the plan of work. 7. Upon the end of the stay period, make a seminar presentation summarizing main results and achievements.Program for Undergraduate ResearchOne of the main tasks of this IREE program will be to recruit an undergraduate student from thejunior or senior courses at Mississippi State University. Both PI’s teach courses at these levelsand they have already
centralized wastewater treatment plant and public health laboratory toascertain laboratory and field studies opportunities in the areas of water resource managementand public health. Lincoln University’s STEM students will have an opportunity to engage inhigh impact research opportunities in the future. Five full scholarships (tuition and fees) wereearmarked to ACC graduates electing to study STEM, particularly engineering, at Lincoln.As Lincoln University’s Engineering Program continues to grow, the expectation is that multiplefaculty-led experiences to these various locations will occur over short breaks and during thesummer as well as students can embark on individual semester opportunities. For example,during the development of the ESP curriculum
, such as visiting the State Key Laboratory, and participating in the 30th Asianremote sensing conference.(3) Teachers’ active participation in class constructionThe head teacher and the counselor have actively participated in their class construction. Thehead teacher is responsible for lecturing professional knowledge and creating academicatmosphere, whereas the counselor for daily management and supervision. The classcommittee would also regularly collect students’ opinions and hold discussion among thehead teacher, the counselor and the students.(4) Development of colorful class activitiesFeaturing “promoting class construction through class activities”, the class committee hasheld a variety of class activities such as fun sports meetings
Professor at Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria, in Nov. 2014 and Jan. 2016. His areas of interest include power system applications of power electronics and integration of renewable energy resources. Dr. Mehrizi-Sani is an editor of IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, and IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion. He is the Chair of IEEE Task Force on Dynamic System Equivalents and the Secretary of the CIGRE Working Group C4.34 on Application of PMUs for Monitoring Power System Dynamic Performance. He was the recipient of the 2018 IEEE PES Outstanding Young Engineer Award, 2018 ASEE PNW Outstanding Teaching Award, 2017 IEEE Mac E. Van Valkenburg Early Career Teaching Award
2006-1394: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GLOBAL WORLDVIEWKenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University Ken Van Treuren is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering at Baylor University. He received his B. S. in Aeronautical Engineering from the USAF Academy, his M. S. in Engineering from Princeton University, and his DPhil. at the University of Oxford, UK. At Baylor he teaches courses in laboratory techniques, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and propulsion systems, as well as freshman engineering.Steven Eisenbarth, Baylor University Steven Eisenbarth is Associate Dean of the School of Engineering and Computer Science at Baylor University. He received his B.S. in Mathematics and Physics from