AC 2012-5093: INNOVATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN A TECHNI-CAL UNIVERSITY USING OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCESProf. Edmundo Tovar, Universidad Politcnica de Madrid Edmundo Tovar, computer engineering educator, has a Ph.D. (1994) and a bachelor’s degree (1986) in computer engineering from the Universidad Politcnica de Madrid (UPM). He is Certified Software De- velopment Professional (CSDP) from the IEEE Computer Society. He is Associate Dean for Quality and Strategic Planning in the Computing School of the Universidad Politcnica de Madrid. From this last po- sition, he is in charge of the training for academic staff, the introduction of innovative solutions including new pedagogies, new approaches that improve student
to make plans for studying abroad 18%Useful but I'm not interested in studying abroad 19%None of the above 5%Misc. Response 17% Table 3: Study abroad presentation survey response, Fall 2007 dataBased on the data we have collected over past semesters, a plot is generated showing percentageof students uninterested in study abroad over the past three years. It can be seen in figure 3 thatthere has been a steady decline, in the number of students who aren’t interested in pursuing studyabroad option, ending at 19% in our most recent survey in November 2007
is located near Dodoma, Tanzania.In this paper the characteristics and necessary boundary conditions for success of the businessmodel will be briefly described. Specific attention will be given to the evaluation process andselection of the alternative-energy based power systems that are needed for sustaining thehospital, the student service-learning work performed in support of this project, the engineeringchallenges, and the requirements for achieving long-term independent sustainability. Thepreliminary results to date indicate that with the proper set of conditions, modern healthcare canbe introduced and sustained in developing countries.IntroductionThe hospital project is a planned addition to the DCMC and part of the Dodoma Tanzania
studydue to the project’s focus on the design of global but “unspecific” products. For example, theproject topic for Fall 2004 was “(re)design any product with emphasis on its sustainability.” Theinter-disciplinary team of students selects the product after a detailed market analysis. It is thusnot specific to any one field of study (a few sample product ideas are shown in Figure 1). Forexample, aerospace students may be required to design a better wing and in the process, calculatewing stiffness. They would not focus on the development of a more efficient householdrefrigerator by considering basic principles from the customer’s point of view. In addition,students in GPD are expected to fabricate a working prototype and present plans for the
. Having both groups (i.e., the GEER Office and faculty) participate inthe interviews provide an objective environment in which to judge the potential readiness andsuccess in carrying out international research. Interviewers gauge the level of interest thatstudents demonstrate in connecting the potential impact of their research to societal problemsand arrange mutually beneficial research partnerships between students and faculty.Once selected, students are co-advised by faculty from Virginia Tech and the University ofNottingham on projects of joint institutional interest. Students are required to attend several pre-departure workshops which include (3) Orientations during the Spring Semester and a (3) weekResearch Planning Seminar at the
capabilities and interestsof the individual through a variety of methods, explaining the institutional goals, self-allocatingthose goals, and analyzing them in teams to identify projects. Eight individuals specificallymentioned the identification of projects as a benefit. The presentation material was liked by eightindividuals – most of them liked audio visual clips. Seven participants liked meditation andseven liked the delivery style of the workshop faculty. Four participants liked opportunities tomake presentations on their goal realization plans to other groups and four participants likedinteractive nature of the workshop. Some of them referred to increased engagement because ofthe interactive nature. Four participants liked the way workshop
engineering Chemical engineering, IT Major of Indian Comp engineering Instrumentation Comp engineering Comp engineering students and control, comp engineering Online meeting Once None Once Once with India *The project had 7 Japanese students but only 3 travelled to India and fully participated in the program ** The project had 4 Japanese students but only 3 travelled to India and fully participated in the program2014 ProgramIn 2014, we planned two projects, ‘cultural portal’ for regional
hands-on practice. Theorganization, facilities, challenges, and planning of Makerspace are also presented to guideothers in the creation of similar organizations. IntroductionSichuan University-Pittsburgh Institute (SCUPI) is a new academic entity jointly establishedby Sichuan University (SCU) and the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt). This institute is arealization of the new archetype of institute-scale, collaborative entities between leadinguniversities in the U.S. and China. SCUPI is designed to follow an international model and isaimed to provide a world-class engineering education that focuses on design, innovation, anda global vision. Currently, it offers three undergraduate programs in Mechanical
fermentation processes.Andrew Phillips, University of GlasgowDr. Duncan J Bremner, University of Glasgow Dr Duncan Bremner has over 30 years in the semiconductor industry and has held operational and strategic executive roles in product development and technology planning within leading organisations such as National Semiconductor and The Intel Corporation. Duncan is presently employed by the University of Glasgow’s School of Engineering working with both academic staff and industry partners to develop collaborative projects. He is also responsible for the development and delivery of the course on Professional Practice for Engineers in China. Duncan has been active in promoting a system view of Sensor Systems and more
property protection protocols is important. If there isany risk involved in the study, it should be made clear at this point. Furthermore, number ofparticipants, and type of participants should be made clear. Information regarding incentivesoffered to participate in the study should be communicated. Fixing an appointment to meet basedon availability of the interviewee. This process can take up to few weeks to a few months,followed with multiple email or call exchange. It is better to keep account of delays due toestablishing contact. Page 26.753.7Travel Plans All the researchers travelling for data collection need to get a specific visa
various locations near Utrecht, where the studentsstayed while in the Netherlands. The next day was a travel day from Utrecht to Freiburg,Germany, and the final three days were held in Freiburg.The course was targeted to upper level undergraduate students and graduate students due to thespecialized nature of the material. In particular, the course was designed for civil engineeringstudents; however, the course was also open to those studying urban planning, policy, and health Page 26.152.3sciences. A total of five students participated in the pilot program, the majority of which werecivil engineering majors. Students were graded based on their
are chosen, but have no real input or ON power.Compliance Tasks are assigned with incentives; outsiders decide FOR agenda and direct the process.Consultation Local opinions are asked; outsiders analyze and decide on FOR/ WITH a course of action.Cooperation Local people work together with outsiders to determine WITH priorities; responsibility remains with outsiders for directing the process.Co-learning Local people and outsiders share their knowledge to create WITH/ BY new understanding and work together plans, to form action with outsider facilitation.Collective Local
) Knowledge of contemporary issues.To meet the educational outcomes, the programs were planned thematically around issues inTransportation and Environment in the UK; Water Resources in Argentina; Energy Production,Utilization, and Policy in Switzerland, Germany and France; and Energy and Sustainability inNorway and Sweden. For example, in the most recent program, students heard a series ofpresentations on topics such as innovative energy generation and carbon sequestration andtraveled on field trips to sites such as waste-to-energy, hydroelectric, and nuclear power plants.The students were in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Trondheim, Bergan and Oslo as the three-weekprogram progressed. Assessment was based upon required class and field trip attendance, a
Vice President of Research of the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions; Member-at-Large on the Board of the Minorities in Engineering Division and Secretary/Treasurer of the International Division of the American Society for Engineering Education; and is on the Executive Committee and Strategic Planning Committee of the newly formed International Federation of Engineering Education Societies. Her email is petrie@fau.eduRamiro Jordan, ISTEC-ECE-UNM Dr. Ramiro Jordan is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of New Mexico, and is Vice President of Strategy and Planning of the Ibero American Science & Technology Education
and partnerships.Mr. Victor Manuel Camara-Poot, Yucat´an Ministry of Education Camara-Poot is Head of Planning and Strategic Projects at the Department of Higher Education in the Ministry of Education, Government of the State of Yucat´an. For six years he has worked in the field of higher education, first with projects within universities, and then with the government, to develop programs and policies at the state level. He seeks to boost the development of human capital in the region and increase the knowledge of science and technology. He has been part of teams that are working on ways to increase opportunities for young Yucat´an and Mexican students to have international experiences, ranging from short stays to
are not ontrack, and the emergence of unanticipated factors and situations can be extremelydebilitating. At those times when the teacher feels that he/she is no longer in control andothers ( be it learners, colleagues, or superiors) are in charge of his/her plans, actions, anddestiny. It can be dangerous and humiliating for the teacher to feel that he/she is off track,particularly when others step in to define his/her roles, aims, and functions. It may also befrustrating to realize that he/she is devoting a lot of time and tremendous energies withlittle or no positive outcome. However, with an organizing vision, the teacher is lesslikely to suffer from these feelings of uncertainty. A clear sense of purpose helps theteacher to endure periods
Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education (MCTES)invited the OECD Directorate for Education to evaluate the performance of tertiary education inPortugal 11. The review found that there was no “formal strategic higher education planning ineffect at either the national level or the institutional level,” and that Portugal should take steps to“build excellence” and better integrate the “the tertiary sector in the economic, social andregional life of the country.” Finally, the report emphasized that the main point of reference forPortugal continues international, and mainly to be “whether Portugal is performing well incomparison to its European partners.”In 2006, the Portuguese government launched the MIT Portugal Program (MPP) as
Page 26.1068.7As an Individual Strategy 58 (38.2%) 15 1 (n= 152)As an Institutional Strategy 27 (32.1%) 8 1 (n=84)As Interviewee 10 stated, “You’ve just got to understand why they make decisions and once youdo that, it’s a lot easier to plan how you want to do things.” Interviewee 4 added that,“Understanding those cultures is essential to any business activity that you pursue. The Germansare different than Italians, the Italians are different than British and we’re different than all ofthem. Even though we speak a common language with the British we are sometimes separated bymeanings of
in advance to study abroad. They basically prepare their course plan foreach of their academic terms until they graduate. Typically, they do study abroad duringtheir Junior – II term. One of the main functions of the faculty advisor is to make surethat the courses offered at the host school transfer back (with a Pass or Fail grade). Due tohigh demand for study abroad in the Mechanical Engineering at Kettering, the minimumcumulative grade point to apply for study abroad as well as to pass a course at the hostschool has been raised from a mere Pass grade (D Grade) to Fair grade (C grade).Currently, more than 80% applicants have their GPA above 90%. Students typically takeup to 16 credits (4 courses) including the social science course that is
with course learningobjectives, can be categorized as: 1) engineering focused (i.e., visiting companies), 2) academic(i.e., visiting universities), and 3) cultural (i.e., visiting a range of sites while emphasizingrelationships with engineering). In this paper we explore how students’ learning experiencesvaried across those different kinds of visits. Results can inform leaders of similar short-terminternational experiences of engineering students as they make learning-centered decisions abouthow to best plan and balance program itineraries.Related Literature on Study Abroad ProgramsThere are several examples of institutions developing international engineering programs to helpdevelop global engineers. Jesiek et al.4 studied three such study
historically underrepresented within higher education and engineering. Cathryne earned a BA in Speech Communication, Masters in Public Affairs (MPA), and is currently pursuing an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.Dr. Matthew Dunbabin, Queensland University of Technology Dr Matthew Dunbabin joined QUT as a Principal Research Fellow (Autonomous Systems) in 2013. He is known internationally for his research into field robotics, particularly environmental robots, and their ap- plication to large-scale monitoring. He has wide research interests including adaptive sampling and path planning, vision-based navigation, cooperative robotics, as well as robot and sensor network interactions. Dr Dunbabin received his
and student-driven curricula. The paper provides an overview and describesthe development of the first and fourth component of the curriculum, i.e. the role of technologyand the content for the course planned until the publication of this paper, and it serves primarilyto document the design and initial development phases of the ongoing project.IntroductionOne of the most pressing topics in educational development has been the need for educationalaccess and equity for diverse students and the potential role of technology to achieve thisinclusion. To achieve this objective, the educational context needs consideration, in particularwith respect to available resources and existing social, political, and cultural structures. Todesign an enriching
carried from here. I had carried the sameinformation brochures that Dr. Suresh Muknahallipatna [18] had prepared for the recruiting tripthough Asia Foundation, a for-profit organization for recruiting graduate students from India.I had discussions with several faculty members and administrators at IIT on the topic ofInternational Engineering program initiative. The IIT administration showed interest in studentand faculty exchange programs with US universities, however they did not have a clear plan orexperience in doing so. This campus was perhaps ahead of other IIT campuses in internationalactivities (short term visitors from developed countries, research collaborations,…). Still, itseemed they were not prepared for providing facilities and
Paper ID #8887Global Competency: Are Engineering Students Ready?Dr. Steven H. Billis, New York Institute of Technology Steven H. Billis, Ph.D, is professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the School of Engineering and Computing Sciences (SoECS) at New York Institute of Technology. He is also the Director of As- sessment and Planning for the SoECS and in this regard responsible for accreditation and reaccreditation of the School’s programs. he earned his Ph.D. from the Polytechnic Instiute of Brooklyn in 1972 in the area of Quantum Electronics. His present area of expertise is digital design.Dr. Nada Marie Anid
,governments of Latin American countries have been aggressively pushing students to studyabroad by increasing the number of scholarships available. Just this year, the Braziliangovernment announced, “it plans to give 75,000 scholarships for local students to study abroadby 2014” along with, “an additional 25,000…from the private sector, [exclusive] to…science,technology, and engineering” 17. In Chile, a new program called Becas Chile “plans to offer30,000 scholarships by 2018” with a particular emphasis in language proficiency17. China hasbeen working with Latin America on, “mutual recognition of diplomas and academic degrees,and [increasing] the number of Chinese government scholarships for Latin American andCaribbean countries” 3. China’s
half of all high schoolstudents in some of the nation’s largest cities drop out before receiving their diplomas. (8)In some parts of the country, about a third of all high school students fail to graduate (9),and among those who do receive their high school diploma, many find that they are notprepared for the rigors of college academics. Equally alarming, more than a third of first-year college students received or planned on getting remedial help in math during theirfreshman year (9) .And finally, even though males and females take similar math classesand achieve similar scores in the K-12 environment, the participation rate of males inmath is far greater than that of females after high school (10) .In light of these findings, dowe wave the
AC 2012-5037: LOCATION OF AN ENGINEERING FACULTY IN SRI LANKA:THE UNUSUAL CRITERIA, LESSONS LEARNT, AND ETHICS ISSUESProf. Samuel Ratnajeevan Herbert Hoole P.E., Michigan State University S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. His research interests focus on computational methods, especially computing electromagnetic fields by the finite element method. His ongoing research is in shape optimization in coupled problems, determining the location and shape of objects so as to accomplish design objects in electrothermal problems in electric machinery, eco-friendly buildings, hyperthermia treatment planning in oncology, etc. This
maintenance andindustrial management. Curricular structure is strongly based on Mathematics and Physics.The adequacy of the course revealed the need to reinforce practical knowledge application, tointensify the use of problem based learning, to design new laboratorial strategies, to promoteteam work and to develop the fundamental skills in engineering formation.The new course design also resulted from the analysis of similar courses in referencecountries in engineering, such as Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, France,Swiss, Spain, Denmark, Sweden and Finland. It was compared mainly in terms of duration,curricular plans, credit system units and strategies adopted. The new Mechanical Engineeringdegree is comparable in structure with the
Male % of % of % of % of N N Total N Females Total Male Total Service- Learning 8 72.7 18.2 3 27.3 6.8 11 Non Service- Learning 13 39.4 29.5 20 60.6 45.5 33 Total N 21 23 44Logistics of Data CollectionSince there were both individual and group tests administered at different times, the testingprocess necessitated a well-planned sequence and effective execution. As the 44 participantsentered the study area, each person
on Education, Washington DC, 2008. 4) William C. Symonds et al, “Colleges: The Newest U.S. Export”, Business Week, 9 February 2004. 5) Philip G. Stack, “Venturing Abroad: Delivering U.S. Degrees through Overseas Branch Campuses and Programs”, Planning for Higher Education, 36(3): 81–82, 2008. 6) Line Verbick, “The International Branch Campus: Models and Trends”, International Higher Education, Number 46, Winter2007, p14-15. 7) Grant McBurnie and Christopher Ziguras, “The International Branch Campus”, http://www.iienetwork.org/page/84656/, 2008. 8) Burton Bollag, “America’s Hot New Export: Higher Education”, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 17 February 2006. 9) Lawrence S. Bacow, “Planning a Branch Campus