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International Study Abroad Programs & Student Engagements

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khanjan Mehta, Pennsylvania State University; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Colledge, Pennsylvania State University; Yu Zhao, Pennsylvania State University

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scarce resources to enhance student’s global competencies anddevelop them into better multidisciplinary team players and entrepreneurial problem-solvers.Preliminary assessment of eplum modelAs the projects associated with the eplum model expand and grow, we have conducted somepreliminary assessment during the Spring 2009 semester. The purpose of the assessment duringthis semester was to gather some baseline data about the differences associated with theoutcomes at the varying levels of engagement. In addition, we wished to acquire information onthe impact of service learning projects on students’ knowledge acquisition, self-perceptions, andfuture career plans

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International CIase Studies: Collabs, Exchanges & Interactions

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmen Villa, Texas A&M; Jennifer Sandlin, Arizona State University

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that impede high school female students frompursuing careers in engineering and other technical fields, such as lack of support from familyand teachers, limited guidance for taking advanced prerequisite courses, and limited hands-onexperiences with science and technology.4, 5A recurring problem in engineering education is the high rate of attrition, or the rate at whichstudents withdraw from higher education institutions without finishing a program.6 Statisticsshow that the total attrition from engineering has always been very high.7,8 Research on womenin science and engineering has also helped determine the factors that contribute to female studentattrition, such as the lack of female faculty and role models especially in engineering colleges

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Knud Holm Hansen, Copenhagen University College of Engineering

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. Survey conducted in 2006: “Export Engineers 1990-2005, status on their careers” (report written in Danish)6. Andersen, Arvid, Preparing engineering students to work in a global environment to co-operate, to communicate and to compete, European Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 29, 549-558, 2004, ISSN 0304- 3797 Page 13.1077.9

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Develop Course / Materials / Topics for a Global Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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institutionsinterested in the improvement of career and quality performance. It is a flexible program that isdeveloped in according to the needs for the accomplishment of the main goal of the group. It isimportant to point out that it has also hands on study totally developed in teams, which is noteasy but necessary. No doubt that it is the most difficult part of the program, to work in teams,but as much as possible the groups try their best to overcome the obstacles such ascommunication, stress management and so on [4-5].The feed back has been very positive from students and enterprises once it has corresponded totheir expectations. The program has been a success such that this concept of customized programwill be extended for other engineering areas. It is a

Conference Session

Technical-Capacity Building & Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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AC 2009-198: EXPORTING AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATIONRussel Jones, World Expertise LLC Russel Jones is Advisor to the Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research in Abu Dhabi, UAE. He previously served as founding president of the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in the UAE. His career in higher education in the United States included faculty member at MIT, department chair at Ohio State University, dean of engineering at University of Massachusetts-Amherst, academic vice president at Boston University, and President at University of Delaware. Page 14.616.1© American

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Engineering Education & Capacity Building in Developing Countries

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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2006-1268: BRAIN DRAIN CONCERNS IN TECHNICAL CAPACITY BUILDINGEFFORTSRussel 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. He previously served as Executive Director of the National Society of Professional Engineers. 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. Dr. Jones is President of the Committee on Capacity Building of the

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University

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. Additionally, he has six years of industrial experience as a Senior Engineer and 17 years of academic experience as a professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor. Foroudastan’s academic experience includes teaching at Tennessee Technological University and Middle Tennessee State University in the areas of civil engineering, me- chanical engineering, and engineering technology. He has actively advised undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, and minority students in academics and career guidance. Foroudastan has also served as Faculty Advisor for SAE, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Pre-engineering, ASME, Experimental Vehicles Program (EVP), and Tau Alpha Pi Honors Society. In addition to Foroudastan’s

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Muench P.E., University of Washington; Ashley Ann Thompson, University of Washington/PCS Structural Solutions; Sheryl Brandalik

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Paper ID #13280Engineering Rome: Assessing Outcomes from a Study Abroad Program De-signed to Overcome Barriers to ParticipationDr. Steve Muench P.E., University of Washington Steve Muench is an Associate Professor in the University of Washington’s Department of Civil and Envi- ronmental Engineering. His interests include sustainability, construction, roads, pavements, web tools and education. He is a licensed professional engineer in Washington State. Before his academic career, Steve spent 2 years as a transportation design engineer and 7 years as a U.S. Navy submarine officer. Steve lives in Seattle but likes neither

Conference Session

Factors Influencing Curriculum Development: International Division Technical Session 4

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Congying Wang, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Caitlyn M. Clarkson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joseph Andler, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew Korey, Purdue University; Kali D. Frost, Purdue University; Melissa S. Reeves, Tuskegee University; Carol A. Handwerker, Purdue University

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training provided by the IGERTprogram aligned with their career goals and interests. Overall, the participants were able to seethe value of the IGERT program from different perspectives.To avoid ambiguity, three core values designed to be delivered by the IGERT program wereexplicitly described in the survey. Survey responses indicated a trend that students were morelikely to agree with them after the program, as shown in Fig.2(b), which also suggests asuccessful teaching outcome of the IGERT program.RelatednessThe majority of respondents believed that they shared a common vision and set of values withtheir primary advisor, and that their advisor shared a common vision with other faculty in theprogram (see Fig.3). Considering the sheer number of

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Engineering Education in the Arab World / Mid-East Region

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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” they have to put up with. These frustrations and illfeelings, unless properly addressed and dealt with, early on, would result in seriousconsequences, such as: opting out, changing jobs, or else continue to face problems in theclassroom, and eventually, become demoralized; thus adversely affecting outcome. Given thisrather unpleasant situation, how may young faculty members of the Gulf States, overcome thesedifficulties and survive in this maelstrom of uncertainty? What is the role of the institution inassisting young faculty in overcoming the initial hurdles at the start of their journey?The paper addresses issues and concerns that beset the majority of young engineering faculty inthe Arab Gulf States at the start of their academic career

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Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vinay Kumar Domal, University of Western AustraliaUWA; James Trevelyan, University of Western Australia

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knowledge and engineering courses aremisaligned with industry needs. Graduates themselves have acknowledged theseweaknesses9. A survey of industry requirements for engineering education in Britain foundevidence of skill deficits and concern that “the grade of degree awarded can be a poorindicator of a graduate’s actual abilities”10. Employers expressed “a need for enhancingcourses in terms of their development of practical skills but not at the cost of losing a strongtheoretical base”.There are other signs pointing to the need to rethink the objectives of engineering education.In a recent visit to a representative sample of leading engineering education institutions inIndia I learned that very few of their graduates enter engineering careers: most

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashok Goel, Michigan Technological University; Hyun-Chan Cho, Korea University of Technology and Education

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1 week 144 203 179 590 345 307 manager program Vocational Role training for 1-4 weeks - 157 78 189 323 101Improvement vocational abilities Educational Vocational training 1-4 weeks 148 167 414 349 542 116 Training teacher program Career counseling program for high school 1 week 407 445 197 204 291 82 teachers Technology educational 1-2 weeks 229 3,303 3,761 3,846 3,664 1,906Technology trainingEducational

Conference Session

Global Studies, Initiatives, and Study Abroad Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Specking, University of Arkansas; Kim LaScola Needy, University of Arkansas; Edward A. Pohl, University of Arkansas

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academic appointment, she gained industrial experience while working at PPG Industries and the Boeing Company. Her first faculty appointment was at the University of Pittsburgh. Needy’s research interests include en- gineering management, engineering economic analysis, sustainable engineering, and integrated resource management. She is a member of ASEE, ASEM, APICS, IIE, and SWE. She is a licensed P.E. in Kansas.Dr. Edward A. Pohl, University of Arkansas Ed Pohl is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas. Pohl spent 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, where he served in a variety of engineering, analysis, and academic positions during his career. He received a Ph.D

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Faculty & Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations, Interactions

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Richardson, Purdue University; Glenn Blackwell, Purdue University

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increasingly important forengineering and technology students to have an international experience, both technical andcultural, as part of their undergraduate education [2]. The Internet has the capability to allowstudents separated by great distances and diverse cultures to successfully participate in jointprojects [3].Darwin21 is a joint venture of the industrial automation sector in Switzerland. Approximately 50companies, associations and educational institutions are engaged in the project. The goal is todisclose the attractiveness of careers in technology and inspire young people [4]. The challengefor the competition covered by this paper was to develop a body that is able to express fivedifferent types of emotions on demand like salutation

Conference Session

Global Engineering Models: Curriculum Development, Improvements, and Partnerships

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jian Yu, Auburn University and Tsinghua University, China; Chetan S. Sankar, Auburn University

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theparticipants perceived that the use of student groups/teams to solving the problems presentedin the case studies is helpful. They “enjoyed working together” and “shared ideas” orreceived a “contribution of ideas from all the members of the group”. The students suggestedthat learners need group work for improving learning experience in this course while theinstructor need to have good communication skills, analyze and summarize the cases. Insummary, “the case studies will be absolutely useful in my career,” as one of the studentssaid.4.4.2 Evaluation of NIT Calicut Workshop The 54 participants in the NIT Calicut workshop were provided Questionnaire II. InQuestionnaire II, we will assign A, B, C and D value 4, 3, 2 and 1, that means a=4,b=3,c=2and d=1

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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new interdisciplinary sustainability curriculum in collaboration with colleagues in engineering and social sciences. He has initiated an international summer school on renewable energy sources in practice. He received the Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering in 1999, the NSF Career award in 2000, and the UC Santa Cruz School of Engineering FIRST Professor Award in 2004. Page 25.1119.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 California - Denmark Renewable Energy Summer WorkshopAbstractThe California - Denmark Renewable Energy Summer Workshop is a collaborative

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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personal study). Ten credits or units in this scale 3correspond to approximately three units in the USA scale. Practically every course requires 10credits, and the average workload of a student is 55 credits on any one semester.At the end of the fourth year, students must take a written exam, which is equivalent to theFundamentals of Engineering exam in the USA. Those who pass the exam earn the degree of“Licenciado en Ciencias de la Ingeniería”. This degree does not license them for professionalwork, but allows them to enter directly to graduate programs (Master and Doctor). Additionally,starting their fifth year in their career, students can

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

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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, fabricating, and racing the vehicles ‚ Practical, real-world engineering design and fabrication projects enhance career direction and employment opportunities for students ‚ Solar car competitions promote outreach and student recruitment efforts, as the fun and success of the projects encourage young students to study engineering technology Page 12.1287.5 ‚ Students from any university realize they can compete and win against some of the most prestigious universities in the world ‚ Reputation and recognition is built for the universitySolar car races, often referred to as “rayces,” are becoming more and more

Conference Session

International Educational Experiences (2)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zaida M Gracia, Texas Tech University; Albert Sacco Jr., Texas Tech University

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1997, when he joined the faculty at Northeastern. He has consulted for numerous companies in the fields of catalysis, solid/gas contacting, zeolite synthesis and applications, and equipment design for space applications. Sacco has more than 192 publications (including book chapters) in the areas of carbon filament initiation and growth, transition metal and acid catalyst and their deactivation, and zeolite synthesis, and he has been the principal inves- tigator on more than $24 million in research grants. Using his space flight experience, Sacco has given more than 300 presentations to approximately 27,000 K-12 teachers and their students as a means to mo- tivate students to consider careers in science and

Conference Session

International Educational Experiences (1)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia B. Paschal, Vanderbilt University; Isabelle S. Crist, Vanderbilt University Global Education Office; Christopher J. Rowe, Vanderbilt University

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futurestudies in graduate or professional school or forego particular career choices7. The need to payoff need-based student loans can become a real barrier to a desire to teach, or practice medicinein an underserved community, or work in a nonprofit or service agency—among many othercareer choices8.Starting in fall 2009, our university eliminated need-based loans in financial aid packages,replacing them with grants and scholarships for the approximately 64% of undergraduates whodepend on some sort of financial support. Since its official fundraising launch the year before,the financial aid program has supported more than 8,900 undergraduate students. In the 2016-17academic year, the financial aid program is providing aid to 3,058 students. These

Conference Session

International Research Experiences

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren Michelle Hatfield, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Nicole P. Sanderlin, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Heather Elizabeth Lyne, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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for the Discover Abroad office. She is currently working on a Master’s degree in Public and International Affairs and a Certificate in Nonprofit Management with the expected graduate date of May 2017. Her focus is on community change and cultural democracy.Prof. Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) 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

Conference Session

International Educational Experiences (2)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Lacksonen, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Scott Springer P.E., University of Wisconsin, Stout; Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin, Stout

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excluded.Of those who said the curriculum did change their minds there were several themes:  I have more knowledge about the impacts that can be made by engineers and/or how they can help (20)  I know now more about ethics and the care that must be taken when making decisions (13)  I now have a desire to make a positive contribution to the world (6)  I realized I must think about society as a whole/culture/local traditions (5)  This class confirmed my choice of major/career or gave me knowledge about my future career (4)  I have more knowledge of the problems that need to be addressed (3)  I realize we need to see the big picture/global impacts and connections (3)  I have a new world view (3

Conference Session

International Educational Experiences (1)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alistair Cook, Colorado State University

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practice the professionalskills they require for their careers and introducing global perspectives is a recognized method to helpstudents understand these skills in other contexts/cultures. Through comparing local and internationaldesign projects in classrooms, alongside international experiences through design based study abroadprograms and extra-curricular projects we aim to seek to understand the level and role of internationalexperiences in engineering student’s global competence. This paper will outline the current research andliterature in this area and propose a methodology to compare global competencies of students across fourdifferent learning models; a US based, non-development project on campus as part of their curriculum

Conference Session

Technical Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cristina Diordieva, Texas Tech University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Walter S. Smith, Texas Tech University

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Career Researcher award from European Science Education Research Association (ESERA) and a Jhumki Basu Scholar award from National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST). In addition, he is one of two scholarship recipients awarded by NARST to attend the ESERA summer re- ˇ e Budˇejovice, Czech Republic in 2016. He can be reached at iyeter@purdue.edu. search program in Cesk´Dr. Walter S. Smith, Texas Tech University Helen DeVitt Jones Professor of Education c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Middle School STEM Teachers’ Understandings of Computational Thinking: A Case Study of Brazil and USAAbstractIn recent years, computational

Conference Session

International Collaborations

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Mercedes Ward, University of Utah; Sajjad Ahmad, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; David Lawrence Stevenson; Tariq Banuri, University of Utah; Muhammad Aslam Chaudhry, University of Utah; Rasool Bux Mahar P.E., Mehran University, Jamshoro; Jeffrey D. Ullman, Stanford University

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Economics, University of Utah, holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University. He started his career as a member of the erstwhile Civil Service of Pakistan (CSP), and served in a number of positions, including as the Director, UN Division for Sustainable Development, founder and first Executive Director of the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), Islamabad, Director, Asia Centre of the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), and Executive Director of the Global Change Impact Studies Centre (GCISC). He has served as Coordinating Lead Author on the Nobel Prize winning Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), member of the UN Secretary General’s Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change (AGECC

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pete Hylton, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Wendy Otoupal-Hylton, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis

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, and educationalenvironment.Assessment in UK Public SchoolsAny discussion of assessment of students in the UK higher education system should begin bylooking at the public school system and how the assessment of students in that system forms thebasis for admission decisions at UK universities. In the USA, students applying for universityadmission are generally assessed on the basis of their grade point average (GPA) in their highschool classes and by scores on standardized tests, generally the SAT and/or ACT. In the UK,universities look at the number of “A-Levels” that a student acquired during their secondaryeducation career and what subjects those occurred in. The General Certificate of Education(GCE) Advanced Level is commonly known as an “A

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noe Vargas Hernandez, Carnegie Mellon University; Heidi A. Taboada, University of Texas, El Paso; Jose F. Espiritu, University of Texas, El Paso; Connie Gomez, Galveston College; Isaac Andres Azuz, CETYS University

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. • Talk to each student privately during the program to know if there are any issues that may be sensitive and not disclosed in the group, for example, problems with adjusting to the host family food, not feeling safe when walking back home, etc. Figure 5 Program closure ceremony at the Wine Museum in Ensenada’s Guadalupe Valley5. Student FeedbackAfter the UTEP-CETYS study abroad program was completed, a survey was applied to theUTEP participant students. Overall, students were satisfied with the program and found it to berelevant for their careers. Figure 6 presents results for questions relating to life experience,classmates and quality of instruction.Figure 6 Answers to questions relating to life experience, classmates

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Sarah R. Phillips, Rice University & University of Hawaii - Manoa; Cody Alan Chapman, University of Tulsa

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engineer’s desire forinternational collaboration, including the relationship to education and career development. Thereport also called for studies to assess the impact of international collaboration on the careers ofscientists and engineers at all stages [13].3.0 Global Preparedness and STEM EducationInternational research experiences provide an opportunity for students to learn technical researchskills while also gaining experience working as part of a cross-cultural research team. For thisreason, they are assumed to be a useful experience for preparing students to be ‘globallycompetent,’ the term most frequently used in the engineering literature, but alternatively referredto as cultural competency, multicultural competency, intercultural

Conference Session

Factors Influencing Curriculum Development: International Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Johnny Crayd Woods Jr., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Maia Greene-Havas, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Abram Diaz-Strandberg, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Sophia Vicente, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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is an Academic and Career Advisor in the Engineering Education department at Virginia Tech. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from The Ohio State University. She earned her Masters plus thirty in School Psychology at Towson University. She worked as a school psychologist in the metro Washington D.C. area for five years and now serves as an Academic and Career Advisor in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech.Mr. Abram Diaz-Strandberg, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education Abram is a Ph.D. student in the Virginia Tech department of engineering education. He holds a degree in mechanical engineering (B.S.) from The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. His re- search interests

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Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Richard Devon, Pennsylvania State University

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international markets. The freshman engineering students have the opportunity to be exposed to and international experience by solving a design project which is enriched by multicultural ideas. They learn by doing the importance of diversity in creativity and innovation and its role in reaching new and different markets.• International Collaboration: The globalization of the economy requires engineers to be prepared to design and work for a more diverse community. This initiative provides an excellent international experience for the engineering students at a very early stage on their careers. Page 12.753.11• Cultural Awareness: This collaboration is