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Global and Intercultural Competency

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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the 50 items.The median percentage was 2.2%. That is, half of the items had fewer than 2.2% negativeresponses (i.e. responses of Strongly Disagree, Disagree, or Slightly Disagree). Only sixitems had a proportion of negative responses greater than 10% (Table 4).Table 4: Highest rates of negative responses Negatively-scored Item responses (%) pc9: I feel called by the needs of society to pursue a career in 19.5 engineering pc8: The needs of society have no effect on my choice to pursue 15.0 engineering as a career pc4: Community

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International Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wangping Sun, Oregon Institute of Technology; Qi Zhang, Yangzhou University

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also share their plan for the future research.IntroductionThe primary goal of engineering programs is to prepare the engineering students for theirprofessional careers in the global setting 1. Ideally, the educators should teach in a well-managed,student-centered environment with reasonably structured framework. They should stressfundamental knowledge, equip the students with solid skills and expose them to cutting-edgetechnologies 2. It has been found that obtaining practical knowledge from college is morebeneficial to the students’ professional career than mastering any new technology 3. An effectivelearning environment should help the students enhance their ability to solve practical problems 2.Globalization of the engineering enterprise

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Technical Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John B. Troy, Northwestern University; Pei-Ji Liang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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twenty-first century. In the paperwe share our methodology of teaching and detail the major challenges faced in this project.IntroductionThe effective training of scientists and engineers is an essential need of every modern society.Without an ample supply of talented well-trained such professionals no 21st century economycan be expected to prosper. With its vast population and mature system of higher educationChina is positioned particularly well to meet this need. While training in mathematics, science,engineering and design are vital components of an engineer’s or scientist’s training, it is widelyrecognized that the ability of these professionals to communicate well both in written and oralforms is essential for a successful career. The fact

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Technical Capacity Building for Developing Countries

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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AC 2007-926: ENGINEERING CAPACITY BUILDING IN DEVELOPINGCOUNTRIESRussel Jones, World Expertise LLC RUSSEL C. JONES is a private consultant, working through World Expertise LLC to offer services in engineering education in the international arena. Prior to that, he had a long career in education: faculty member at MIT, department chair in civil engineering at Ohio State University, dean of engineering at University of Massachusetts, academic vice president at Boston University, and President at University of Delaware. Page 12.619.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007Engineering

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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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13.1087.3becoming more and more necessary the services of this professional. Very soon it will become apromising scientific and technical area, which matches the needs of the present society.The complexity of societies is a motivation for the social engineering students who can see in itas a challenging career [1]. Another aspect that needs to be mentioned is the necessity to design aprogram that fits the educational engineering laws requested by Education Ministry of theCountry to be a recognized or accredited program. There are some rules that must be followedsuch as minimum curriculum, labs, library, professors, and technicians and so on, despite the factthat it has to be still a 5 years program for under graduation level plus 2/3 years Master and 3

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Engineering Education & Capacity Building in Developing Countries

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vinay Kumar Domal, UWA; James Trevelyan, UWA

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Page 11.1312.4‘specifications and constraints’ is used to discuss the types of facts and laws that rule over thedesigner’s practices that limit their development of design solutions. Third, the notion ‘designdiscourse’ is developed taking into an account of the importance of negotiation from differentviewpoints during the design and production of artefacts. It is evident Bucciarelli has a clearmind-set ‘that design is a social process’ and informal social structures determine theeffectiveness of work activity.Based on a pre-conceived model of technical work in terms of problem solving, craft skills,networking and integrating, (Solomon and Holt 1993) interviewed engineers at differentstages in their career to gain a picture of mechanical

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Schreier, University of Dayton; Carl Eger, University of Dayton; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton

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one-or-more other ETHOS facilitated programs. These other ETHOS facilitated programs will bediscussed throughout this paper. These quotes reflect the enhanced quality of student educationthrough such experiences.  “The experience was extremely rewarding and has changed me as a person…I feel I can affect things globally now.”  “Not only did I get work experience in my specific career field, but I got to experience a different culture and interact with new and interesting people.”  “I learned so much about myself, another culture, and the world around me.”  “This experience has helped me develop as an engineer. I have gained real-world knowledge of how things work…I feel like I am better able to picture how things should

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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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Imelda Olague, New Mexico State University; Ian H Leslie, New Mexico State University; Thomas D. Burton, New Mexico State University; Ricardo R. Torres Knight, University of Chihuahua

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, and financialconstraints and difficulties. The complete program requires 203 credit hours, 163 from UACHand 33-40 credit hours from NMSU. The first cohort of students started at UACH in the fall of2007 and is currently enrolled at NMSU with expected graduation date of December 2011. SinceFall 2007, every semester an average of 20 students has been transferred from UACH to NMSUas part of this program. Despite the fact that the Dual Aerospace Engineering program wasoriginally designed to help Mexican students to attain a college degree in the US, it has thepotential to benefit students from the US. It is expected than in a short future, US students will bemotivated to start their college career at UACH in Mexico with the subsequent advantage of

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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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globalization trends encourage furthereconomic and social interdependencies across disparate geographic regions. Given these trends,engineering educators are being challenged to provide engineering students with a variety ofglobal and professional competencies needed for career mobility and success. At the same time,many reformers are looking beyond traditional bodies of knowledge and skill sets to ask whatvalues, attitudes, and dispositions are important for future engineers. These kinds of “affective”characteristics comprise a key – and yet often overlooked – part of identity formation for manyprofessionals, including engineers. This paper argues that such attributes are especially importantfor global engineers, who require high levels of cross

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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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Jaby Mohammed, Petroleum Institute

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persons and as the future leaders in theirrespective fields of expertise in the oil and gas sector of the United Arab Emirates and beyond.One of the goals to achieve in a graduating student is that he/she should acknowledge thattechnologies, economies and societies are in a continuous state of evolution, and should thereforehave the flexibility to manage a career path that changes over time, and that is supported by life-long learning, critical thinking, teamwork, leadership and the ability to span several disciplines.Hybrid programs have expanded well beyond the liberal arts program. Many engineering schoolshave adopted hybrid programs for many reasons some might be into cost benefits and for some itwould be for better academic experience for

Conference Session

International Experience, Effective Instruction, and Student Exchange Programs

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth M. Tront, Virginia Tech; Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech

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AC 2011-2407: COLLECTIVE REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF THE IN-TERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE: RISING SOPHOMORE ABROAD PRO-GRAMElizabeth M. Tront, Virginia TechJoseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Director of Extended Campus Programs for ECE Page 22.338.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Collective Review and Assessment of the International Experience: Rising Sophomore Abroad ProgramAbstractDeveloping global leadership in engineering is dependent upon getting students involved ininternational leadership experiences early in their college career

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Faculty and Program Developments, Exchanges, and Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bob Lahidji, Eastern Michigan University; Walter Tucker, Eastern Michigan University, School of Engineering Technology

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working careers in an increasinglyglobalized economy. 2 This is particularly true for engineering and engineeringtechnology students in school now who will function in a workplace flooded withproducts, standards, technologies, and quality systems with origins outside the U.S.Growth and economic opportunity will be associated with countries like India and Chinawith expanding populations and rapid growth rates. It is common now for companies tohave engineering centers in several countries so that the work proceeds 24 hours a dayand communication via the internet is constant and instantaneous. It is incumbent on U.S.universities to continue to internationalize their students’ educational experience

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International Initiatives, Partnerships,Teaching Strategies, and Collaborative Networks

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafiqul Islam, Northwestern State University

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appropriatebackground and training in this emerging and lucrative field of alternative energy. Theimproving economy and alternative energy sources are combining to create a brighteremployment outlook for engineers and technologists in energy engineering. The experts areexpecting a solar market tornado as it has transformed into a worldwide movement and thegrowth will be around US$ 30 billion and US$ 200 billion in 2010 and 2020 respectively.Students will be motivated by understanding that a career in renewable energy is both rewardingand a positive contribution to the fight against global warming. The impact of alternative energyon global economy is undeniable and its proper use is highly desirable.IntroductionUnited States consumes almost one quarter of

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Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Jordan, Baylor University

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is the school’s satellite dish. Page 15.686.12 Figure 10—Solar panels after installation at Sonrise SchoolImpact upon our StudentsThe students were impacted in a number of profound ways. Comments from three students areshown below. They are representative of the sorts of comments we have received from studentswho went to Rwanda. These students have had their lives changed in ways that will impact theirfuture careers. Their lives were also affected in other ways as well. All three students whosecomments are shown below are now either in graduate school or are planning on going tograduate school. Their experiences in Rwanda have

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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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, was designed to expose primarily science and engineeringmajors to types of professional writing common to their fields. The course rationale was asfollows19: The ability to communicate clearly and effectively is an invaluable life skill, as well as one of the biggest indicators of an individual’s future success. Strong English writing and speaking skills will help students planning to study or work in the U.S. succeed in their courses and later in their professions. While this course alone cannot guarantee successful English communication skills (students must practice for the rest of their academic careers to graduate with those), it can at least set students on the road to developing

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Zuleka Woods, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Johnny C. Woods Jr. , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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introduce students to foundational 8concepts and career pathways in the areas of kinesiology and engineering.” Another program to adestination in Asia describes a visiting institution: “if you want to study engineering in[BLINDED COUNTRY], [BLINDED UNIVERSITY] will be the best destination, with severalprograms highly ranked worldwide.”Service LearningPrograms with a service-learning focus were tied to community projects in host communitiesabroad. Service-Learning includes activities or approaches of students involved in communityprojects while abroad as part of the learning experience. This category included building bridges,wells, and other water and

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International Educational Experiences (2)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Timothy Kinoshita, Virginia Tech; Michelle Soledad, Virginia Tech, Ateneo de Davao University; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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this assignment was to help students reflect on their experiences as a whole andidentify the knowledge and skills they developed that could transfer to their future engineeringeducation and career. The program’s alumni are often able to use this information in jobinterviews in the summer or fall after their return and find that being able to talk about theirexperience coherently gives them an advantage over other sophomores applying for internships.In addition to being a longer assignment for students, data analysis was more time consuming forthis assessment. We coded essays for the 2016 cohort and identified several common themes inwhat students said they learned from the program, shown in Table 7. One key take-away fromour analysis is that a

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Initiatives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren Alexander, IAESTE United States; Cheryl Matherly, University of Tulsa; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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working in a cross-cultural environment.More than sixty percent of the students reported that their participation in INNOVATE2007 increased their knowledge about how globalization impacts their careers, what arethe major components of effective leadership in a global context, and how technologyimpacts local economies, results consistent with student evaluations in each of theprevious years of the conference. Additionally, they report that their participation is aninfluence on career-related actions that they intend to take, such as pursuing a job withsignificant international responsibilities. The conference organizers used the InterculturalDevelopment Inventory (IDI) for the first time to assess the 2007 conference. Althoughcomplete results are

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Engineering Education & Capacity Building in Developing Countries

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Alice Abreu, OAS; Marta Cehelsky, InterAmerican Development Bank; Teofilo Ramos, Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey; Daniel Marcek; Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC; Luiz Scavarda Do Carmo, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro; John Spencer, Microsoft Corp.; Jorge Yutronic, Conicyt - Chile

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national science and technology. She served in a number of senior policy positions at NSF, NASA, and on the staff of Senator Ernest Hollings (D-SC). She was a member of the faculty of Brooklyn College, CUNY and the University of Houston and holds a doctorate from Columbia University in political science.Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC RUSSEL C. JONES is a private consultant, working through World Expertise LLC to offer services in engineering education in the international arena. Prior to that, he had a long career in education: faculty member at MIT, department chair in civil engineering at Ohio State University, dean of engineering at University of Massachusetts, academic vice

Conference Session

Global and Intercultural Competency

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine; Qin Zhu, Colorado School of Mines

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Paper ID #21663Global Engineering Competency: Assessment Tools and Training StrategiesProf. Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is an Associate Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He also leads the Global Engineering Education Collabora- tory (GEEC) research group, and is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Science and Technology Studies

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Study and Research Abroad

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech

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-term academic outcomes, like improving their critical thinking, problemsolving, and research skills; developing productive relationships with their peers and mentors; and have positiveresults in the classes in which they are enrolled. Some of the long-term academic outcomes that we expect arestudents developing as engaged professional engineers that are able to successfully finish their engineeringprogram and effectively adapt to their next step, that being their first professional engineering job, or thedecision to continue their education in a higher research degree (i.e. graduate education). Currently,Universities in Australia have very low percentages of students selecting a research career track; however, thereis a need in the country to

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International Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan R. Parkinson, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University

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directors, who then alternate years. • We have been pleased we have been able to provide some financial assistance for students, since these programs are expensive. We have found that donors like to support these programs. Many of them have “lived this experience” in their professional careers and are anxious to provide support for what they feel is “the real world.” • We have also faced some challenges. One challenge was unexpected and more physical in nature—three faculty developed blood clots (two while abroad) directly related, we think, to sitting down for long periods of time while flying. One faculty member suffered a heart attack while in China. Fortunately we had two faculty directors on

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International Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Marie Kusano, Virginia Tech; Aditya Johri, George Mason University

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first-year engineering work- shops.Dr. Aditya Johri, George Mason University Aditya Johri is Associate Professor and Chair in the Applied Information Technology Department. Dr. Johri studies the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for learning and knowledge sharing, with a focus on cognition in informal environments. He also examine the role of ICT in support- ing distributed work among globally dispersed workers and in furthering social development in emerging economies. He received the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Early Career Award in 2009. He is co-editor of the Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research (CHEER) published by Cam- bridge University Press, New York, NY. Dr

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International Division Technical Session 4

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tony Lee Kerzmann, Robert Morris University; Casey James McAndrew; Kendra Slis; Maria Elisabeth French; Katelyn Maione P.E., Robert Morris University

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providing better career opportunities.There is also a connection between study abroad programs and increased soft skills in students.Soft skills are moving higher and higher on the list of things employers are looking for in anengineer. CENews published the results of a survey they conducted that supported this claimsaying that “[W]e’ve talked about [what] we need to incorporate perhaps more in the education,so that students [who graduate are] more prepared for a job, and that includes management skills,written skills, oral communication skills, ethics, technical skills, more broad-based knowledge,more emphasis on humanities.” There is evidence that study abroad experiences, particularlysemester long programs, improve soft skills such as writing

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International Division Technical Session 6

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sahithya Reddivari, University of Michigan; Elizabeth Frances Cloos Dreyer, University of Michigan; Sara P Rimer, University of Michigan; Aline Cotel, University of Michigan

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 students from the U.S. participated in a two­week residential engineering leadership camp, entitled Setting Up Collegiates for Careers in Engineering through Social Support (SUCCESS) alongside 30 Liberian undergraduate female engineering students from three Liberian universities (Stella Maris Polytechnic, University of Liberia, St. Clements University College). The camp was held in Kakata, Liberia, West Africa and carried out by 5 U.S. graduate students.  The camp was structured in a workshop format with an average of three workshops a day. The workshops included academic and professional skills sessions covering topics related to graduate school application process, personal statement writing, leadership development, cross­cultural communication

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Humanitarian and Sustainability in a Global Engineering Context

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Kay White, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Rovani Sigamoney, UNESCO

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Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) HQ in Paris,France in 2007 and later ran the Chemistry programme and International Year of Chemistry 2011 andthereafter the Engineering programme. The Engineering Programme is working with countries, interna-tional partners and program experts to strengthen engineering education through curricula development,hands-on training and capacity building. In line with UNESCO’s global priorities on Africa and Gen-der Equality, it focuses on women and Africa. Rovani is passionate about women in engineering andencouraging more youth to pursue careers in engineering.She previously worked at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Paris on a biofuels strat-egy and also at the Wuppertal Institute of Climate Change in

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Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wilhelm Alex Friess, Rochester Institute of Technology, Dubai; Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine; Dylan Connole

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AC 2012-3387: ENHANCING CROSS-CULTURAL INTERACTION IN COURSESWITH A LARGE COMPONENT OF VISITING STUDY ABROAD STU-DENTSDr. Alex Friess, Rochester Institute of Technology, Dubai Alex Friess holds a Ph.D. in aeronautical engineering and a B.Sc. in physics from Rensselaer Polytech- nic Institute (Troy, N.Y. 1997), and has served as Associate Professor of mechanical engineering at RIT, Dubai, since 2009. In addition to undergraduate activities, he teaches in the sustainable energy concen- tration of RIT, Dubai’s mechanical engineering master’s program. Friess’ industrial and academic career spans a variety of consulting and entrepreneurial activities in Europe, Asia, and Africa, most notably as founding faculty in

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Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifton B. Farnsworth, Brigham Young University; Mark Owen Lords, Brigham Young University; Brian Charles Capt, Brigham Youmg University

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Republic. Byexperiencing other cultures, students felt that they would gain new views and insights to helpthem throughout their careers. Some students participated because they were able to dosomething unique and get credit toward their capstone course. These factors all contributed to thestudents desiring to participate, despite the out of pocket expense that students incurred, and thetime away from home, school, and family.When asked what changes would most benefit future visits, many of the students simply repliedthat they would not change anything, implying that they had a good experience. Students didsuggest that more time could be allotted to the technology exchange seminars, allowing for morematerial to be covered, but more specifically so

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Engineering Education in Africa and the Middle East

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lamyaa El-Gabry, The American University in Cairo - Mechanical Engineering Department

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school.This course has six outcomes, assessed as part of the ABET process, that all sections must meet.The course outcomes are:―After completing the course, students will be able to: 1. Identify and describe the engineering field of specialization. 2. Explain the different career paths for engineers. 3. Practice the engineering approach to problem solving. 4. Identify the engineer’s ethical and societal responsibilities. 5. Practice technical writing and presentation using computer tools. 6. Work in a team.‖ Page 15.293.4Term project & how it relates to course outcomesThe course grade is based on assignments, an exam, and a term

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Case Studies, Engineering Education and Outcome Assessment Around the Globe

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Todd, Brigham Young University; Randy Lewis, Brigham Young University; Jim Nelson, Brigham Young University; Brent Nelson, Brigham Young University; Michael Miles, Brigham Young University

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has greatly benefited from hiring employees that participated in an international experience. 6. International experiences enhance a prospective employee’s abilities in… Leadership. Teamwork. Innovation. Global Awareness. Character Development. Technical Competence. Motivation/Career Goals. Other:My company hires in the following area(s):___ Chemical Engineering ___ Industrial Design___ Civil and Environmental Engineering ___ Information Technology___ Construction Management ___ Manufacturing___ Electrical and Computer Engineering ___ Mechanical Engineering