and Engineering in 1983, Dr. Perez worked as Project Manager with Westinghouse International Company. His research interests are in artificial intelligence, neural networks and genetic algorithms. Dr. Perez also has served as Coordinator for the IEEE Computer Society Latin America Distinguished Visitor's Program, Program Evaluator for the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, and Mentor for McNair Scholar's Program for Underrepresented minorities. Page 12.674.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Enhancing the Global Perspective of REU Site
incorporation ofthe new technology, which is the base of our study.IntroductionField Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) are devices that can be electrically configured toperform any digital circuit. FPGAs consist of two-dimensional arrays of programmable logicblocks that implement logic functions, a programmable routing structure to interconnect theselogic blocks and I/O blocks that allow interconnections with the external world.Compared to other technologies such as Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC), FPGAshave significant advantages. FPGAs can be programmed or reprogrammed in a matter ofseconds, which gives considerable flexibility to the designer. FPGAs have been the choice for allsizes of projects from the simplest circuits to very
AC 2010-2222: A QUALITY MODEL OF OPENCOURSEWARE APPLIED TOENGINEERING COURSESEdmundo Tovar, Polytechnic University, MontegancedoNelson Piedra, Universidad Tecnica Particular de LojaManuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a DistanciaMartin Llamas, Universidad de Vigo Page 15.80.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Quality model of OpenCourseWare applied to Engineering coursesAbstractThe OpenCourseWare (OCW) project started at the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (MIT), in the year 2001, with the aim of offering pedagogical materials inan open and free of charge basis to society. The main objective of this
entrepreneurial opportunities. Yet,Botswana has continued to struggle in creating a robust STEM professional population withwomen in particular being seriously underrepresented (Koketso, 2015). In order to address these issues, North Carolina State University’s Department of STEMEducation recently formed a partnership with Botswana to meet these stated challenges. Thiswork-in-progress reports on a developing international collaborative research project betweenBotswana and North Carolina State University's Department of STEM Education. This paperwill highlight the latest civilian-to-civilian strategic engagements between North Carolina andBotswana as part of the U.S. Department of Defense’s State Partnership Program. TheDepartment of STEM Education
had experience in recent years in drilling water wells in a remotevillage in northern Kenya using a simple drilling system. This work was done as part ofan on-going project of the Engineers Without Borders chapter at Valparaiso University.While their experiences have been limited to Sub-Saharan Africa, the problems that theyencountered and the solutions they developed are typical of this sort of endeavorregardless of location.This paper will first briefly outline the need for drilling wells in developing nations andthen discuss the basics of well drilling. Next the work performed during the authors’project is outlined. A list of recommendations for similar endeavors will be presented.Finally, the educational impact experienced by students
Paper ID #29237An Exploration of Faculty-Led Short-Term Engineering Study AbroadPrograms Offered by US InstitutionsDr. Jessica D Ventura, Endicott College Jessica D. Ventura, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Engineering department at Endicott College, a liberal arts institution north of Boston. She specializes in musculoskeletal biomechanics, with an emphasis on the lower body. Projects include prosthetic foot design, analysis of landing techniques, and limb loading of first time marathoners. Her current research uses personalized biomechanics analysis to inform runners and athletes of injury risk. Dr. Ventura also
Paper ID #7031From Glassboro to The Gambia– A Collaborative Work with the Universityof the Gambia and a Winter Trip to the Gambia VillagesDr. Hong Zhang, Rowan UniversityDr. Jess W. Everett, Rowan University Jess Everett, Ph.D., P.E. is a professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He has over 26 years experience as an environmental engineer and professor and has published over 63 refereed journal articles, chapters, and books. He has worked on more than 60 funded projects (totaling over $6 million) and has worked with more than 100 Junior and Senior Clinic teams (over 220 different undergraduate students). He has
qualifiedstudents to the University’s undergraduate engineering programs; (3) providngi professionaldevelopment for teachers of math, science and technology to enhance their teachingeffectiveness; (4) refining the University’s engineering curricula to ensure they meet Qatar’sevolving needs and to advance students’ knowledge in fields of common interest to industryin Qatar, the region and the world; (5) bolstering teaching, research and outreach in energy,the environment, sustainable technologies, ethics, project management and other such topics;(6) encouraging undergraduate students to participate in research in energy, petroleum,communications and other fields relevant to the Qatar National Research Strategy; (7)encourage undergraduate students to
of Hartford, and Herat UniversityAbstractIn 2007, the University of Hartford College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture, inWest Hartford, Connecticut began a partnership with the Faculty of Engineering at the HeratUniversity, in Herat City, Afghanistan. The goals of the project were to use a combination ofcurriculum revision and improvement, faculty development, distance learning and collaborativeprojects, and local/internal partnerships to establish Herat University Faculty of Engineering asthe preeminent Engineering program for Western Afghanistan.Once part of Kabul University, the Faculty of Engineering became a permanent part of HeratUniversity in 2002. After functioning in Kabul for approximately 20 years, the
theUniversity of Herat, in Herat City, Afghanistan. The goals of the project are to use a combinationof curriculum revision and development, faculty development, distance learning andcollaborative projects, and local/internal partnerships to establish the Herat University Faculty ofEngineering at the preeminent Engineering program for Western Afghanistan.Once a part of Kabul University, the Faculty of Engineering became a permanent part of HeratUniversity in 2004. After functioning in Kabul for approximately 20 years, the Engineeringprogram was closed following the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s. The programalso temporary relocated to Pakistan in the 1990s. Although the university was officially open inHerat City during the civil war
engineering with the languages, it has in recent years added the opportunityfor students to do hands-on, experiential research before they start their internship in a company.This research experience, if it is carefully matched with the students' engineering discipline, andalso integrated into the curriculum they follow abroad, can be an excellent preparation for theirinternship in a company abroad, which follows the semester of study and research.The paper will discuss How the IEP and its students go about finding the right match between their major and the appropriate institute at the partner university What the nature of these research projects is, what students have to submit to get credit and how credit transfer for
improve quality of life. Experience with financial auditing for state Congress, government projects, and universities in the U.S. demonstrate diverse work and skills. Mission: Global diversity and inclusion in STEM fields. Presence: U.S., Latin America, Caribbean and Asia.Ms. Denise Nicole Williams, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Denise N. Williams is a third year Chemistry PhD candidate at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) as a member of Dr. Zeev Rosenzweig’s nanomaterials research group. She is currently a National Science Foundation AGEP Fellow, a Meyerhoff Graduate Fellow, and a research associate of the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology. Prior to her time at UMBC, Denise earned a
English Department as well as their major-related department. For anexample, Fig. 1 shows the course path of the Civil Engineering Department. The courses thatemphasize on technical writing in the Civil Engineering department including ENGL 110CEnglish Composition, CEE 111 Information Literacy and Research, ENGL 211C EnglishComposition, one of literature courses and CEE 403W Civil Engineering Design Project andProfessional Practice. The literature requirement can be fulfilled by selecting any of thefollowing classes: Understanding World Literature, American Writers, American Experiences,Introduction to Literature and Literature Way of Knowing. As for CEE 403W, it is a writingintensive course which requires students to practice project report
Page 25.673.4on the United States. Also, each student chose a major research topic in one of four generalareas: culture and people of China, China's economy and entrepreneurship, environmental andhealth issues in China, and energy and renewable resources in China. Students submitted a majorresearch paper, a personal experience paper, and a personal multimedia project (see section 5below) after completion of the trip.In Spring 2011, we offered a three-session optional language course for students with little or noknowledge of Mandarin. Over three days (for a total of 12 hours), students engaged incommunicative activities while reflecting on cultural connections and cultural differencesbetween China and the U.S. Students were taught about
had a chance to practice engineering in a global context,whether through an international internship, a service-learning opportunity, a virtual globalengineering project or some other form of experience, and can effectively deal with ethical issuesarising from cultural or national differences.”5 Downey et al. report a similar conclusion aboutstudent outcomes in that students should be able to demonstrate “substantial knowledge of thesimilarities and differences among engineers and non-engineers in different countries; an abilityto analyze how people’s lives and experiences in other countries may shape or affect what theyconsider to be at stake in engineering work; and a predisposition to treat co-workers from othercountries as people who have
continued technological and economicsuccess for nations such as ours will rely on scientists and engineers able tocollaborate with peers, partners, and competitors from many locations around theworld. Engineering educators acknowledge that this era of globalization hasextensive implications for the curriculum and are thus experimenting in search ofappropriate changes to keep the next generations competitive. Many internationalprogram models for engineers are emerging at campuses across the country, withfocus on language and culture study, study abroad, student exchange, internationalprofessional internships, projects carried out by global student and faculty teams,distance learning partnerships with schools abroad, and so on. Another sign of
Academic Affairs, Southeast Universityincharge of ad- ministration of the university’s teaching research projects for undergraduate programs, also undertook the national social science fund project, published a number of teaching reform papers in the core journals. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Field Programs to Accomplish the Learning Objectives for Engineering Courses: A case study of Road Surveying and Design Course at Southeast University, ChinaAbstractBackground: China Engineering Education Accreditation Association (CEEAA)emphasizes advancing the learning objective requirements of the Chinese studentsmajoring in engineering disciplines to the
distributed, collaborative research projects among scholars, and with underserved communities. She is also a lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering department where she currently teaches a course Global Engineers’ Education.Ms. Sneha Ayyagari, Stanford University Sneha is a student studying engineering at Stanford University. She is interested in understanding the role of education in solving pressing health and environmental issues. Through her experience in non-profit work, she has developed an interest in learning how to work with underserved communities to create sustainable solutions. Page 26.1294.1
University of New York and his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He was a Chancellor’s Fellow (City University of New York) and a NIH Postdoctoral Fellow (Weill Cornell Medical College-Division of Molecular Medicine). As the Executive Director of the LSAMP, he was responsible for the day-to-day operation of the NYC Louis Stokes Al- liance program across the 18 member campuses of City University of New York. Claude also served as the Co-Director of the Black Studies Program at the City College and the Project Director of the City College Black Male Leadership and Mentoring Program. The Black Male Leadership and Mentoring Project (BMLMP) at the City College of New York
project, and core values. These three disciplines represent the variedrequirements of engineering industry. ProjectThe project presents the teams with a broad contemporary issue to address—past years haveincluded Climate Change, Transportation science, Biomedical Engineering and FoodContamination—the 2012 season’s theme was Senior Solutions; teaming up with a senior partnerand develop a solution for a common problem encountered in the elderly community. Byresearching, prototyping, and analyzing, each team creates a presentation to perform beforecompetition judges. This project is an opportunity to thoroughly investigate how the world isdealing with a current issue, and to create a unique solution to the problem. With this open-endedprompt
internship in aircraft manufacturing company Aernnova Aerospace, Spain, where she worked in assembly of aircraft wings. Jovanovic subsequently continued to work towards her doctorate at Purdue Univer- sity, Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology in Aug. 2006, as a Graduate Research Assistant in Product Lifecycle Management Centre of Excellence Laboratory. As a graduate student, she was in- volved in the following projects: Boeing PLM Certificate Program, Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation Project: Product Lifecycle Management Curriculum Modules, National Science Foundation project: Midwest Coalition for Comprehensive Design Education, and Department of Labor- funded project: Development of
, and runs the Industrial Design Clinic, where students work on real-world industry problems with specified deliverables for their capstone projects. He is also interested in global engineering and the evolution of engineering education. Page 24.1288.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Understanding Change and Development of Engineering Education in ChinaKey Words: Understanding; Change; Development; Engineering Education; ChinaIntroduction: It well known that Chinese economy is booming, with a dramatic increase in people’sstandard of living. For instance, in China, the
leaders think through the tradeoffsassociated with selecting different structures for their international collaborations.BackgroundThe National Science Foundation’s International Research Experiences for Students (IRES)program supports international research experiences for U.S. undergraduate and graduateengineering students. IRES programs seek to develop globally connected future researcherswhile also facilitating broader long-term collaborations between U.S.-based and internationalresearch groups. Faculty and student exchanges are expected to result in international linkagesbetween the researchers that bring new insights and methods to U.S.-based research projects,leading to transformative research. Faculty members who are awarded IRES grants
students in interdisciplinary research, help them develop a globalperspective on collaboration, and motivate them to pursue a career in STEM research. Over thelifetime of this 3-year project (2019-2021), the participating institutions will have a cohort of 5students every year for a total of 15.The unifying research theme of IRiKA is smart systems with the subtopics of sensors, emergingelectronics, and materials & process development. The theme leverages previous, ongoing, andnew collaborations between the three US-based lead investigators and the Korean partnerinstitutions. In addition to lab work and weekly cohort meetings to discuss progress, IRiKAstudents have the opportunity to visit Korea's government research institutions and global
mentor-student and student-student collaborations. In this context, the integration ofreproductive and interactive training such as role-games, business-games, brainstorms,discussions, creative tasks, and projects are of great practical value for the high schoolstudents.The module education approach was reflected in the design of the interdisciplinary courseapplied by teachers in the Kazan high school, Republic of Tatarstan. The modules arerealized in separate disciplines as well as being included in training courses and extracurriculum work. The main advantage of this approach is the use of creative student groupactivities. Taking into consideration the desired cross-cultural competent standards, thefollowing intercultural education topics are
accomplishment of the program can be donein other regions of the Country in according to the needs or the desire of the group. The previousexperiences has showed positive aspects of such program like the opportunity for students andteachers to intensify the exchange of ideas and experience despite the fact that all the involvedpeople have a chance to develop projects in joint ventures. For the students may be the bestaspect is the life time experience to know more about a different culture and explore the workingworld in a nice and safe environment. In 2007, in May around 3 students of a group will remainand live in town for three months and will conceive and develop a project in a joint venture witha local researcher of any education institution
Western Carolina University. Dr. Burbank is active with IEEE, SME, and TAC of ABET, and strives to bring practical engineering activities into the classroom. His current project is the development of a photonics program within the Electrical Engineering curriculum. Page 11.626.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Exporting America: First Technologies, Then Engineering Management Skills, What’s Next? - A Case Study from an Engineering Education PerspectiveAbstractThis paper presents the results of our research on the process of exportation from anengineering education
ofappropriate infrastructure projects and technically competent people to operate andmaintain them; and small business startups by technically competent entrepreneurs. BothUNESCO and the World Federation of Engineering Organizations are currently activelyengaged in technical capacity building in developing countries.High quality engineering education is a necessary forerunner to such economicdevelopment; and technically competent and current faculty members are key toproviding high quality engineering education programs. In addition, quality assurancesystems such as peer review based accreditation are needed to promote such high qualityeducation programs. Such quality assurance systems can then provide the basis for cross-border recognition systems
-, and transdisciplinary ways, cyberlearning and cyber-environments, service and experien- tial learning, teaming and collaborative learning.Dr. Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Dr. Sarah Zappe is Research Associate and Director of Assessment and Instructional Support in the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at Penn State. She holds a doctoral degree in educational psychology emphasizing applied measurement and testing. In her position, Sarah is responsible for developing instructional support programs for faculty, providing evaluation support for educational proposals and projects, and working with faculty to publish educational research. Her research interests
the City University of New York and his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He was a Chancellor’s Fellow (City University of New York) and a NIH Postdoctoral Fellow (Weill Cornell Medical College-Division of Molecular Medicine). As the Executive Director of the LSAMP, he was responsible for the day-to-day operation of the NYC Louis Stokes Al- liance program across the 18 member campuses of City University of New York. Claude also served as the Co-Director of the Black Studies Program at the City College and the Project Director of the City College Black Male Leadership and Mentoring Program. The Black Male Leadership and Mentoring Project (BMLMP) at the City