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International Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Guoyang Zhang; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Yang Da Wei

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Paper ID #26262Exploring the Learning Outcomes of International Engineering Students fromChinese UniversitiesMiss Guoyang ZhangJiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Jiabin Zhu is an Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong Uni- versity. Her primary research interests relate to the assessment of teaching and learning in engineering, cognitive development of graduate and undergraduate students, and global engineering. She received her Ph.D. from the School of Engineering Education, Purdue University in 2013.Mr. Yang Da Wei c American Society for Engineering

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Study and Research Abroad

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech

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how to engageand learn from it. During the first semester, students had 24/7 access to a student-run design studio space, andthe opportunity to work closely with project mentors in small settings, and collaborate with motivated peers. Inaddition, mentors tried to make students apply knowledge that they were acquiring in the second-year classes(structures, environmental, and transport). Hence, there was an intentional overlap of learning outcomes.Students, through the research projects, were acquiring the learning desired for the courses. The program was developed to complement academic’s teaching and research effort and students’curricular and extracurricular time. The program allows students and academic to spend more time

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Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University

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number of universities, such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), provideinternational experiences for students which involve research. Such programs typically involveplacing one or two students at a time. The student travels to an abroad laboratory and conductsresearch under the guidance of a faculty member or post doc, etc.Exemplary ProgramsA number of exemplary programs were studied as part of the survey. Shuman et al. provide anoverview of some of these programs.9 The University of Rhode Island has also compiled a list ofprograms as part of the Ninth Annual International Engineering Colloquium.10 Several of thesewill be reviewed in this section.Of the programs studied, WPI appears to send the largest fraction of students abroad

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Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel James Boland, University of Iowa, IIHR: Hydroscience and Engineering; Michael V. Schaefer, University of Iowa, IIHR: Hydroscience and Engineering; Carmen M. Langel; Taryn Michelle Tigges, University of Iowa; Fabienne Bertrand, University of Iowa, IIHR: Hydroscience and Engineering; Marian Muste, University of Iowa, IIHR: Hydroscience and Engineering; Zachary David Hingst; Timothy James Middlemis-Brown, IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering, The University of Iowa

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region. First are visits to a variety of differentwater resources structures and laboratories. Advance arrangements are made for behind-the-scenes tours of these facilities and to interact with local engineers for discussion of their uniquechallenges. Second, each tour includes an opportunity for students to meet and interact withengineering students and faculty at one or more universities. This includes formal time together(which includes a presentation about IIHR by course participants) and unstructured timeinteracting with each other24. The previous course offerings showed that the field trips andassociated activities require a well structured management plan initiated at least one year fromthe date of the field trip. The yearly cycle of

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Humanitarian and Sustainability in a Global Engineering Context

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Shawnisha Hester, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Yarazeth Medina, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Denise Nicole Williams, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Hector E. Medina, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Erika T. Aparaka, University of Maryland College Park

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did you learn that you didn’t know before? Discuss the session that you attended following the morning Florida 2016 plenary, e.g., sustainability, teaching engineering. What did you learn that was new?The questions in Table 4 are covered generally by the SDGs and GCs, including references inspecific activities such as “La Paz” and the connection of SDG 15: Life on Land, and the “EthicalHacking” activity which connected to GC 8: Secure Cyberspace.While the Florida LACCEI 2017 conference yielded the least amount of data, we learned thatnetworking was a major part of the students’ experience. In particular, Florida participantsdiscussed having “male champions for women (inclusion).” They had conversations aboutgendered social and

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International Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cem Karacal, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Hasan Sevim, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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Paper ID #11231Experiences with an Industrial Engineering Dual Diploma ProgramDr. Cem Karacal, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville Dr. Cem Karacal is a Professor of Industrial Engineering and Associate Dean of the School of Engineering at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He obtained his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees from Oklahoma State University in 1991 and 1986, respectively. His received his B.Sc. degree from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey in 1982. He has experience in industry and academia. His main research and teaching interest areas are simulation modeling, quality control, operations

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Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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on experiential learning through properly designed laboratory experiments to teach engineering principles and verify theoretical work raised in the classroom; ≠ Stress on: life-long learning, systems thinking, organizational management, teamwork and group problem–solving skills, and cultivation of leadership skills; ≠ Focus on design issues of relevance to the Region, involving life-cycle economics, environmental impact, utilization of locally available resources, maintainability, and conformity with standards (local and international); ≠ Start a joint initiative between engineering faculty and their colleagues in other disciplines( science, mathematics

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

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Swan, Tufts University; David Gute, Tufts University; Douglas Matson, Tufts University; John Durant, Tufts University

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participant in finding ways to reduce schistosome exposure along theriver.In five trips, various Tufts’ student teams have visited Kwabeng to evaluate the conditions thatlead to schistosomiasis outbreaks. Specifically, efforts have included two separate diseaseprevalence studies, providing drugs to Ghana Health Services for treatment of all self-reportedand field laboratory confirmed cases, conducting Cercariometry studies sufficient to identify “hotspots” of disease transmission, and evaluating methods to manage water resources in the area. a b Figure 1 Kwabeng, Ghana Efforts in 2005: a) Assessment of River Flow Characteristics and b) Presentation to Local ResidentsInitial

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University; John Harb, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University; Chelita Pate, Brigham Young University

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culture via aLearning project that connects technology with the abroad society. There has also been growing interest in programs such as Engineers Without Borders, which provide service learning via humanitarian projectsInternational Design/Capstone International experiences are integrated with departmental seniorProjects design/capstone programs. In this model groups of students are assigned projects that have international content.Research Abroad Students travel to an abroad laboratory and conduct research under the guidance of a faculty member or post

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International Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julia Ziyatdinova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Artem Bezrukov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Anna Sukhristina, Kazan National Research Technological University; Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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and Trends for the Development”. She also received additional minor degrees in Management (1998) and Psychology (1999) in Kazan State Technological University. Julia joined the team of Kazan State Technological University as an instructor at the Department of For- eign Languages and the School of Foreign Languages ”Lingua” in 1999 and was rapidly promoted to the position of Associate Professor at the Department of Foreign Languages in 2003. Her teaching career was perfectly balanced by the experience of a translator and an interpreter. She is a well-known person at Kazan international conferences and other events for her high quality consecutive and simultaneous interpreting, such as interpreting for the

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Engineering Education & Capacity Building in Developing Countries

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Jane Parmentier, Arizona State University; Haritha Mogilisetti, Intel; N.K. Kishore, IIT, Karagpur; Uma Devi Sundararajan, National Highways, India; Krutarth Mehta, Arizona State University; Rajeswari Sundararajan, Arizona State University

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students needto copy. Modern education needs to combine the wealth of knowledge available in the Indiancurriculum with the method of transmitting knowledge in the western curriculum to maximizethe results at all levels of education. This is where Indian institutes of higher education, includingelite schools such as the IITs are working together on a Ministry of Human ResourceDevelopment (MHRD) initiated National Project for Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL),which develops courseware both in video format and web formats. This is an effort to bring all ofthe engineering colleges to the same level and support them in teaching material. In addition,national television in India in collaboration with IITs and Indira Gandhi National OpenUniversity

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Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tiago R Forin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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do other crucial things. By shedding light on my reflections,this paper illustrates teaching opportunities that can be used to help students who wish to have abetter understanding of global engineering.IntroductionEngineering educators have identified the value of problem-based learning and communityservice in engineering curricula1,4,5,12. Problem-based learning allows students to implement theirtechnical skills in a setting similar to what they would encounter in their professional field.Service projects also help enrich student experiences by fostering social consciousness and bygiving students the opportunity to see their work being used by disadvantaged people1,4,5,12.According to the National Society of Professional Engineers

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International Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna Friesel, Technical University-Copenhagen; Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University

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Paper ID #26236Real-World Engineering Projects for International Student Teams to Become”Global Engineers”Prof. Anna Friesel, Technical University-Copenhagen Anna Friesel is Professor at the Center for Electro-technology, DTU Diplom - Technical University of Denmark, Campus Ballerup. She is also the president of the EAEEIE - European Association for Educa- tion in Electrical and Information Engineering, which is a European non-profit organization, with mem- bers from nearly seventy European Universities, most of them teaching in the area of Electrical and In- formation Engineering (EIE). Anna Friesel is a member of the IEEE

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Global Studies, Initiatives, and Study Abroad Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Pedro Romero, University of Utah

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AC 2012-4069: ENGINEERING STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM ON SUS-TAINABLE INFRASTRUCTUREDr. Steven J. Burian, University of Utah Steven J. Burian is an Associate Professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Utah, where he teaches and conducts research in the areas of water resources, energy, and sustainability. He earned a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Notre Dame and a M.S.E. in environmental engineering and a Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of Alabama. Burian is active in numerous professional societies including the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), American Meteorolog- ical Society (AMS), American Water Resources Association (AWRA), Water Environment

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Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Nicole P. Sanderlin, Virginia Tech; Elizabeth M. Tront, Virginia Tech; Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech

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their academic andextra-curricular accomplishments. Typically, about 20 students participate in the program out ofthe 60 or so that apply. The course is offered in the second semester of the students’ freshmanyear. Because the program takes place in their freshman year, students are taking the RSAP Page 25.597.2course while enrolled in general engineering courses and before they have chosen a major. Theinternational experience is pre-organized and the faculty member teaching the course as well astwo additional faculty and/or staff members attend. Travel destinations have included: Germany,Switzerland, Italy and France (2011, 2010, 2008); Japan

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Faculty & Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations, Interactions

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Sandi Hyde, Middle Tennessee State University

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signal “OK,” or “good job,”in Egypt, Greece, or Ireland means something offensively opposite if displayed in Iran orNigeria, then it is vital to be aware of these differences in order to achieve both business andsocial successes.4 Furthering the verbal and non-verbal communication challenges are the often-parodied communication abilities of scientists and engineers, exemplified even in children’sprograms through characters like Jim Henson’s laboratory MuppetTM “Beaker” who is only ableto speak in unintelligible “meeps.” It is easily conceivable that domestic science and engineeringstudents, studying abroad or exposed to and working with students of varying cultures, candevelop skills necessary to overcome these, and other similar, communication

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Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James L. Barnes, James Madison University; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan Kubic Barnes, James Madison University

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, 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.Dr. Kathryne Newton, Purdue University, West LafayetteDr. Susan Kubic Barnes, James Madison University Susan K. Barnes is an Assistant Professor in the College of Education at JMU and Director of Operations for Barnes Technologies International, LLC (BTILLC). She has more than 18 years of experience in education, assessment, and evaluation. Barnes served as a third-party evaluator for projects funded by U.S. Department of Education, including Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) grant

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Accreditation, Program Evaluation, and Education Resource's Impact in Latin America

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erick Jones, University of Texas, Arlington; Vettrivel Gnaneswaran, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Beatriz Murrieta, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Queretaro

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#D: (1) interviews with faculty who participated in the summerresearch program; (2) focus group with students at the end of their summer experience. Inassessment method #1, the information identified effective teaching pedagogy that might bemore conducive to helping students work more effectively in a culturally different environmentwhile conducting engineering research. In assessment methods #2, students provided greaterinsight into their experiences, how they perceived their ability to work effectively in a globalsociety as engineers, and how acquiring another language influenced their research effectivenesswith others from Spanish-speaking countries. In addition, this question-oriented process helpedstudents self identify the complex

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International Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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rain nor coffee.Mrs. Ashley Ann Thompson, University of Washington/PCS Structural Solutions Ashley is currently a design engineer with PCS Structural Solutions in Seattle, Washington. She served as the teaching assistant for the Engineering Rome study abroad program with the University of Washington.Sheryl Brandalik Page 26.640.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Engineering Rome: Assessing Outcomes from a Study Abroad Program Designed to Overcome Barriers to ParticipationAbstractWhile the necessity for global interconnectedness and an understanding of

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International Division Technical Session 4

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Haritha Gnanasegar, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tawni Paradise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ramida Theeravachirakul, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Soumya Khanna, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Margee Pipaliya, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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literature that international students face different challengeswhen compared with domestic students [11]. One of the challenges includes engaging in a newacademic environment [2] and the academic challenges that come alongside that. Thesechallenges can be discipline-specific and are often unaddressed by the larger school-wide supportsystems. For example, understanding where to get tutoring support for specific technical classesor the differences between laboratory and lecture-based courses. Discipline-specific academicadvisors do offer this support to students, but many international students aren’t sure whatsupport they should be seeking in terms of academic items. Additionally, items such asmismatched writing strategies from a home country to the

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Global and Intercultural Competency

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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(STS) from Virginia Tech. Dr. Jesiek draws on expertise from engineering, computing, and the social sciences to advance under- standing of geographic, disciplinary, and historical variations in engineering education and practice.Prof. Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine Natascha Trellinger Buswell is an assistant teaching professor in the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of California, Irvine. She received her B.S. in aerospace engi- neering from Syracuse University and her Ph.D. in engineering education from the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She is particularly interested in teaching conceptions and methods and graduate level

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Cooperative and Project-based Global Learning

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karim Altaii, James Madison University; Shannon N. Conley, James Madison University ; Samy El-Tawab, James Madison University

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Paper ID #22398A Methodology and Experience of Facilitating International Capstone Projectsfor Multidisciplinary Fields: Costa Rica Internet of Things (IoT) Case StudyDr. Karim Altaii, James Madison University Dr. Altaii holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, and received his doctorate from The City University of New York. He is a registered Professional Engineer. He holds five patents in solar energy applications and in an irrigation system. He is the director of the JMU international summer program in Costa Rica. He is the Director of the Advanced Thermal-Fluids laboratory at James Madison University. His primary

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International Division Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Uladzislau Ivashyn, Pennsylvania State University

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” aspects into the studies of applied science,computing, engineering and engineering technology. ABET’s Engineering AccreditationCommission (EAC) is explicitly linked to acquiring a global skill set, by teaching the “broadeducation necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global economic,environmental, and societal context”. Similarly, ABET’s Technology Accreditation Commission(ETAC) requires “a respect for diversity and a knowledge of contemporary professional, societaland global issues”4. The EAC and ETAC’s student learning outcomes based on the criterion ofglobal competency are that the students:a) “will demonstrate substantial knowledge [or factual understanding] of the similarities and differences among engineers and

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Study Abroad Experiences Intl Div Tech Session 9

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University; Nelson A. Granda Marulanda, Western Carolina University; B. David Tyler, Western Carolina University; Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University; Lauren R. Bishop, Western Carolina University

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; Urban Analysis from Appalachian State University. Her focus includes taking a holistic approach to inte- grating sustainability and waste reduction systematically across the campus community. It is a dynamic goal that includes utilizing campus as a living learning laboratory for student engagement, research, and high impact learning. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Overcoming the Challenges to Launch a Successful Initiative of an Engineering Faculty-led Travel Course While Boosting Interdisciplinary CollaborationsAbstractThe benefits to students in achieving learning outcomes through faculty-led travel courses havebeen studied in the

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Faculty & Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations, Interactions

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Hill, University of Detroit Mercy; Patricia Pena, Federal University of Minas Gerais

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compete in an increasingly globalized world, questions still remainabout how to best meet this need. The specific goals of the project implemented in this paperwere to teach students about cultural awareness and to give them experience working andcommunicating with a team of international collaborators. Techniques to achieve similar goalsthat have been explored by other educators include foreign language instruction9, study abroadprograms10,11, international team projects12,13, and broader degree and certificate programs with aglobal focus14,15.Several barriers exist that hinder the implementation of the above techniques. One such barrier isthe large number of technical courses required by most modern engineering curricula. The sheernumber of

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Engineering Education and Comparative Studies at Universities throughout Asia, Far East

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel Ratnajeevan Herbert Hoole P.E., Michigan State University

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in the North and East gettingUniversity of Jaffna and Eastern University of Sri Lanka in the 1970s, while the MuslimSoutheast got its South Eastern University a little later. Technically all universities are nationalunder the central University Grants Commission (UGC). However, the war meant that onlyTamils and Muslims were fully willing to go to the Tamil and Muslim Universities in the war-ravaged Northeast of the island.But the problem with expansion of the university system was staff. Many with modern westerncredentials to teach in a university had left as the country faced difficulties stemming from thewar which also contributed to the politicization of the administration.10, 11The humanities and social sciences, the pure sciences and

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Collaborative Learning, Project-Based, Service Learning, and Impacts on Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Bruce Elliott-Litchfield, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Laura D. Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Aaron Daniel Lewicki, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Valeri Werpetinski, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Seung Won Hong, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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learning. Page 22.81.5Table 2. Kolb's Model of Experiential Learning with Suggested Learning Strategies.Kolb's Stage of Example Learning/Teaching StrategyExperiential LearningConcrete Experience Simulation, Case Study, Field trip, Real Experience, DemonstrationsObserve and Reflect Discussion, Small Groups, Buzz Groups, Designated ObserversAbstract Conceptualization Sharing ContentActive Experimentation Laboratory Experiences, On-the-Job Experience, Internships, Practice sessionsKolb went a step

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Curriculum and Program Developments, Exchanges, Collaborations, and Partnerships

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eck Doerry, Northern Arizona University; Harvey Charles, Northern Arizona University

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Paper ID #7491Going big: scaling up international engineering education to whole collegeinitiativesDr. Eck Doerry, Northern Arizona University Eck Doerry is an associate professor in Computer Science at Northern Arizona University. His re- search interests fall mainly within the areas of Groupware Systems, focusing on computer support for widely-distributed research and learning communities; and in Engineering Pedagogy, focusing on inter- disciplinary and international teaming approaches to teaching engineering design. Internationalization of engineering education has been a particular passion for Dr. Doerry. He has been

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International Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Megan Diane Lavery, Engineering World Health; Benjamin Fleishman, Engineering World Health

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Paper ID #33821Global Engineering Competencies Learned Through Virtual Exchange ProjectCollaborationDr. Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Deborah Walter is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Her areas of expertise include design, and medical imaging. She started college at the University of Maryland (UMD) in College Park. After receiving her PhD at the Pennsylvania State University, she went to work for GE at the Global Research Center. She was in the Computed Tomography laboratory where she helped to design new x-ray CT systems for

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International Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shweta Chopra, Iowa State University; Prashant Rajan, Iowa State University; Chad M Laux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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background work, notjust in terms of literature analysis, but to understand the field requirement, culture practices, andcustoms of the region in which they will be working. These will not only help in getting workdone smoothly but establish long term relationships that build sustainability into the researchenterprise.II) Field research as a part of global researchField research is a qualitative method of data collection geared towards understanding,observing, and interacting with people in their natural settings2. Some of the most valuableinformation in the world cannot be found in libraries, papers or laboratories, but theseinformation is crucial and is available in the real place. Real place is a place where the action orwork is being done. There