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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joao Vinhas, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Paiva, Politecnico de Viseu

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shown in the following table as afunction of time. Page 11.667.7Table 1. Particle experimental values of position versus time for Example 1. Time t (s) Position s (m) 0 2 1 5 2 9 3 5 4 -1Students are supposed to calculate the scalar displacement between the instants t = 1 s and t= 4 s. Students who try to solve this very

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International Case Studies, Collaborations and Interactions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roli Varma, University of New Mexico

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challenges do managers/administrators face in placing Asian Indian scientistsand engineers in decision-making roles within their organizations? Other aspects of the study arereported in the book titled Harbingers of Global Change: India’s Techno-Immigrants in theUnited States, scheduled for printing at the end of March, 2006.15Asian Indians were selected for the study for two primary reasons. First, they are increasinglypresent in the science and engineering (S&E) workforce of the United States. In 1999, out of 1.5 Page 11.317.2million foreign-born S&E degree-holders in the United States, 14% were from India, followedby 10% from China, and 5

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Engineering Education & Capacity Building in Developing Countries

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Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida

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, plot the unit step response of thesystem for any point selected on the root locus, and turn on/off the grid. The system must berepresented by the transfer function in the following form:Y(s) ams m + am-1 sm -1 ... + a1s + a0s—— = ————————————U(s) bnsn + bn-1s n-1 + ... + b1s + b0s:The options in Design module allow the user to select any desired value for the gain, time andfrequency parameters of the system to see how the closed—loop poles will be affected.The time-domain design parameters that can be changed are rise time, delay time, time constant,settling time, maximum overshoot, peak time, damping factor, natural undamped frequency, anddamped frequency. The frequency-domain design parameters that are included in the programand can be

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS; Radha Balamuralikrishna, Northern Illinois University

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. Some of these include engineering and design,production and operations, research and development, quality management and improvement,information technology, marketing and sales, management, human resources, and evenworkplace safety and health. Thus, bio-based industries are very germane to engineering andtechnology disciplines. Bio-based operations require skill sets similar to traditionalmanufacturing settings, but also have a need for additional knowledge in biological sciences,which can vary according to the specific product(s) produced at a given facility (i.e., energy,fuels, chemical, or products). For example, equipment, processes, and unit operations must bedesigned; these systems must be optimized, modeled, and simulated; and

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gayle Elliott, University of Cincinnati; Cheryl Cates, University of Cincinnati; Brian Dansberry, University of Cincinnati; Louis Trent, University of Cincinnati

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Intensive Language ICP 1 2 3 4 5/6 Schedule F W S S F W S S F W S S F W S S F W S Freshmen Sophomore Pre-Junior Junior SeniorCreation of the Co-op CurriculumAs tenured faculty whose academic specialty is co-operative education, we have long beenengaged in activities to define, document and assess learning that results from the co-operativeeducation model. The tensions between educating for a discipline and preparing students for theworkplace are ongoing. At UC that tension is

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Engineering Without Borders Programs Involving Students

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Iskandar Hack, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne; CARMEN BOJE, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

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internationalexperience. This paper presents the evidence that there is an overwhelming need for providinginternational experience for students in technical fields and evidence that American students arenot receiving such experience. The lack of student participation is especially prominent atCommunity Colleges or regional campuses, where large number of students tends to live at homeand commute to campus. The paper then presents several programs that have been attempted atvarious institutions and discuss their shortfalls. Finally the paper examines several programs thatoffer promise in providing such experience.The need for International Experience According to Byron Newberry, [1] and J. C. Swearengen, S. Barnes, S. Coe, K.Subramanian [2

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Engineering Education & Capacity Building in Developing Countries

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Vinay Kumar Domal, UWA; James Trevelyan, UWA

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have definitive research findings by 2008.AcknowledgementsFunding for this project is supported by Dr. Joan F Trevelyan scholarship award at the Schoolof Mechanical Engineering, University of Western Australia, Perth.ReferencesBarley, S. and B. A. Bechkey (1994). "In the Backrooms of Science: the Work of Technicians in Science Labs." Work and Occupations 21(1): 85-126.Beder, S. (1989). ""Towards a More Representative Engineering Education"." International Journal of Applied Engineering Education 5(2): 173-182.Bucciarelli, L. L. (1988). "An ethnographic perspective on engineering design." Design Studies 9: 159-168.Bucciarelli, L. L. (1994). Designing Engineers. Cambridge, Massachusetts, MIT Press.Darr, A. (2000). "Technical

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Steven Eisenbarth, Baylor University; Cynthia Fry, Baylor University

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2006-1394: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GLOBAL WORLDVIEWKenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University Ken Van Treuren is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering at Baylor University. He received his B. S. in Aeronautical Engineering from the USAF Academy, his M. S. in Engineering from Princeton University, and his DPhil. at the University of Oxford, UK. At Baylor he teaches courses in laboratory techniques, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and propulsion systems, as well as freshman engineering.Steven Eisenbarth, Baylor University Steven Eisenbarth is Associate Dean of the School of Engineering and Computer Science at Baylor University. He received his B.S. in Mathematics and Physics from

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Simo Lehto, Helsinki Polytechnic

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

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seven years post-graduation experience, 4. have spent at least two years in significant engineering practice 5. are maintaining relevant continuing professional development at a satisfactory levelThe second requirement greatly limits Latin American and Caribbean engineers from beingplayers globally and decrease their mobility and opportunities.Having an accredited or international recognized engineering degree is critical for engineers andengineering institutions in order to compete in today´s global economy. This paper outlines theprogress made, particular the Americas, and proposes an alternative model for the region.MotivationTable 1 lists national accrediting bodies for engineering programs. The Latin American andCaribbean Consortium

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International Case Studies, Collaborations and Interactions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Kenneth Burbank, Western Carolina University

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, we present the following research results todepict a bigger picture, with most data from the U. S. National Science Foundation 7-8: (1) China has placed a much greater emphasis on educating science and technology workers – China now graduates nearly four times as many engineers as the United States, with a stunning number of 219,500 Bachelor of Engineering degrees awarded each year. It ranks number one in the world while the United States ranks only sixth. Page 11.626.8 (2) China sharpens its focus on science and technology development – China sees a 354% increase in academic journal publications from 4,600 articles

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International Case Studies, Collaborations and Interactions

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Rafiqul Islam, Northwestern State University

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specialcategories will be pointed out to the employment concerned students.The goal of this study is to motivate and lure interested students to enroll in engineering andtechnology majors in order to avoid technical labor shortage crisis that the nation demands anddeserves.IntroductionThe problem of reduced enrollment and the consequent drop of the B. S. degrees since 1985points to a potential shortage of engineers and technologists in the near future causing harm andstagnation to the industry. It is also established that the monumental growth and sweepingchanges in engineering and technology will keep on shaping our society throughout the 21stcentury as we have already entered into economic globalization1. It is the concern of the

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International Exchange/Joint Programs in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christina Osborn, IUPUI; Patricia Fox, IUPUI

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experiencing a new culture for the first time does put a differentperspective on your outlook on life. The cooperation between the two universities, Magdeburg University of Applied Sciences andIUPUI, is quite good. The interactions between the two institutions and faculty have increasedsince the summer of 2005. Many more IUPUI students will have the opportunity to take a newexperience and make it work to their advantage.References1. Fox, P.L., Wilding, K., Hundley, S., and Coles, E., Developing International Partnerships to GlobalizeUndergraduate Engineering Education, Proceedings of International Conference on Engineering Education,Gliwice, Poland, July 25-29, 2005.2. Fox, P., Grossman, C. Coles, E. Hundley, S., Pidaparti, R. International

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Faculty Involvement in International Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jongwon Kim, Seoul National University; Dong Mok Kim, Seoul National University; Stefano Consiglio, Technical University of Berlin; Semih Severengiz, Technical University of Berlin; Guenther Seliger, Technical University of Berlin; Lalit Patil, University of Michigan; Debasish Dutta, University of Michigan

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are drawbacks inthis model too. Students often seek advice from the local faculty, and communicate it to theirteam members. This may lead to conflicting views as described earlier, although the chances ofsuch occurrence are low. More importantly, although the instructors grade GPD projects andteams jointly, the “local” instructor determines the final grade for each student at his/herinstitution. The instructor has a much deeper knowledge about the teams and the project works/he has supervised. It is difficult for the “local” instructor to understand the subtle decisionsmade by a team s/he did not supervise. Currently, the “local” instructor follows the progress ofhis “local” students independent of their teams by interacting frequently with

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel Scheibler, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Joerg Mossbrucker, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Glenn Wrate, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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11.366.2IntroductionOne overarching reality demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt in the initial decade of the 21stcentury is that globalization is not “coming,” it is already here.3 The discussions and debatesregarding the probabilities and vicissitudes of globalization that dominated engineeringpedagogy in the 1990’s are moot. From Inner Mongolia to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, globalizationis an established fact of life. The critical realities of globalization and the unique pressuresimposed on the nation’s present and future security, economy, and stability create an educationalimperative for engineering educators – the paradigm for preparing engineering students mustexpand to include essential survival skills for a rapidly changing, increasingly globalized

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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sequential layered courses in mathematicsand science followed by engineering science and in turn followed by professional-level,department defined upper division courses and a senior design component. Review of presentprograms at the eight government-run colleges, referred to in Table 1; supplemented with feedback from colleagues, and comments made by some recent graduates, have lead the author toarrive at the following apparent short comings and/or deficiencies in the present program(s).First, the program as a whole has become increasingly fragmented into what appears to the Page 11.1257.9student as almost independent parts. Most programs are

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International Case Studies, Collaborations and Interactions

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Charlie Edmonson, University of Dayton; Donna Summers, University of Dayton

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2006-69: CREATING CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING IN ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY CURRICULACharlie Edmonson, University of Dayton CHARLIE P. EDMONSON is an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of Industrial Engineering Technology at the University of Dayton. Prior to joining the faculty at UD, he retired from the U. S. Air Force after 30 years of engineering design, industrial engineering, and experience at various levels of management.Donna Summers, University of Dayton Donna C.S. Summers, Ph.D. is a professor of Industrial Engineering Technology at the University of Dayton. Her major areas of concentration are Quality Assurance and Human Factors. She has published two texts: Quality and Quality

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International Exchange/Joint Programs in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Rowe, Sheffield Hallam University; Tim Mulroy, Sheffield Hallam University; Ian Robinson, Sheffield Hallam University; Boon Han Lye, Kolej Bandar Utama International College

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whereby an academic member of staff from another HEI is appointed toprovide oversight of the operation of courses, normally from a subject point of view. This processoperates universally in the UK and with the SHU/KBU scheme the external examiner appointed tothe SHU course(s) will also support the KBU course(s).DiscussionTwo examples of international inter-institutional partnerships have been described here and anumber of observations can be made about them. Firstly, in both cases the fundamental drivingforce behind the developments has been student demand, whilst the institutional pull has beenmore complex. In the case of the SHU-TARC partnership the decade long gestation of theprogramme is evidence of both groups of engineering academics

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fazil Najafi, University of Florida

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• Provide academic • At the beginning of • Faculty participation/ and develop solutions support and counsel- the school year presentation and to enhance the ing. acquaint students interview workshops existing method(s). • Provide scholarships, with departmental, for UG & G minority• Provide leadership to fellowships (offer in college and univer- programs in other coordinate UG & G Dec/Jan), and grants. sity guidelines. relevant states. of all departments • Tuition waivers. • Acquaint students • Computer orientation and Colleges within • Improve stipends and with funding sources workshops, library IHE

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Preparing Engr Students for International Practice

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rosalyn Hobson, Virginia Commonwealth University

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2006-1657: THE ROLE OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN INTERNATIONALDEVELOPMENTRosalyn Hobson, Virginia Commonwealth University Rosalyn S. Hobson is an Associate Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. She received her B.S. ('91), M.S. ('95), and Ph.D. ('98) degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Virginia. Her research includes the use artificial neural networks for signal processing and controls problems, science and technology in international development and engineering education. She joined VCU in the fall semester of 1996. Page 11.1326.1© American Society for

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International Engineering Education I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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M.P. Sharma, University of Wyoming

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. What would you suggest changing in the application process? 12. What could have I done to help you more? 13. Do you have any suggestions as to how we could make this course better?DiscussionsThe International Division of National Science Foundation (OISE website of NSF) makes thefollowing point: “The U.S. science and engineering (S&E) workforce is competing in a contextthat demands new and different skills and competencies, particularly those that providemaximum flexibility in meeting the current and future needs of employers that have a globalreach. In this changed world, we need to educate our engineers and scientists beyond theirtechnical expertise and prepare them for what is to come. The best technical training must becombined

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Preparing Engr Students for International Practice

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bethany Jones

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2006-955: TAILORING THE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE UAE ANDTHE USABethany Oberst, United Arab Emirates University Bethany S. Oberst is Professor and Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at the United Arab Emirates University. She is also, with Russel C. Jones, co-editor of the International Engineering Education Digest, distributed monthly to ASEE members. Page 11.1192.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Tailoring the International Experience in the UAE and the USAAbstractThe notion that engineering students need

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon Miner, Iowa State University; Andrew Riha, Iowa State University; Julia Apple-Smith, Iowa State University

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learning is basedon the premise that • Engineering is a global enterprise • Engineering education must prepare future engineers for careers in a global market • Engineers must be prepared to be global citizensII. International Strategic Partners ModelAlthough a variety of ad-hoc types of partnerships existed between engineering faculty and theirinternational partners since the early 1970’s, it was not until 1998 that the College took a morestrategic approach and commitment to developing international collaborations. Since that time,we have created academic and research partnerships with over 25 universities in more than 15countries around the world including Australia, Brazil, China, England, Germany, India, Ireland,Mexico, Singapore

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International Engineering Education II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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contributions from industrial andhuman activity. Even worse, the mechanisms by which the environment can automaticallyremediate its toxins are highly reduced. The wetlands and complex ecosystems that interceptand filter pollution have also decreased by more than one-half in the lower 48 states.7During the 1970’s, the United States Congress encountered problems of protecting thewaterways and drinking water, so they superseded the veto that President Nixon had placed onthe Clean Water Act.8 The Clean Water Act was very effective and drastically reduced theamount of pollution in waterways which were once unsafe. Estimates in 1972 were that 60-70%of waterways were unsafe, and that figure was reduced to about 39% in 2002.6The nature of environmental

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International Exchange/Joint Programs in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard McGinnis, Bucknell University; Jeffrey Evans, Bucknell University

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informationcoupled with synthesis and interpretation in the context of UK, European and US practices, wasa major daily component of the students’ activities. Finally, within 5 weeks of the completion ofthe abroad experience the students were required to submit a 4,500-word minimum paper.Specifically, for each of the program’s learning objectives the students had to identify anddescribe an experience (or collection of experiences) and examine how the experience(s) ledthem to accomplish the objective. For those learning objectives not met, the students describedhow their experiences fell short of enabling a meeting of the objective. In addition, students hadto describe how the course is likely to impact their future and their professional careers

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Convergence of Quality Assurance Systems Around the Globe

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marcia Friesen, University of Manitoba; Myron (Ron) Britton, University of Manitoba

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ability to succeed in the engineering workplace in Canada is generally not related totheir technical knowledge and abilities. Rather, inadequate English language skills, lack ofcultural knowledge, and lack of community support are significant barriers to full labor forceparticipation including job entry and job maintenance. The IEEQ Pilot Program, a relativelynew, small, and evolving initiative, is one step toward addressing these challenges, with tangiblelocal results.References1 Canadian Council of Professional Engineers, From Consideration to Integration, Final Report from Phase I, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Canadian Council of Professional Engineers, 2003.2 Sum, A., Fogg, N., Khatiwada, I., and Palma, S., Foreign Immigration and the

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International Engineering Education II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mulchand Rathod, Wayne State University; Mary James Legatski, American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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2006-89: A PERSPECTIVE ON INITIATIVES IN DIVERSITY AND OUTREACHACTIVITIES OF ASME, AN INTERNATIONAL SOCIETYMulchand Rathod, Wayne State University Mulchand S Rathod, PhD, PE, professor of Division of Engineering Technology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan is recognized for a career of dedicated, unselfish service to engineering and technology education, as a leader in education, faculty member, and as a contributor to professional societies. Dr Rathod lead the Division of Engineering Technology as director and chair during 1987-2003. Prior to joining WSU, he worked at State University of New York at Binghamton as coordinator of mechanical engineering technology program and assistant

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ismet Anitsal, Tennessee Tech University; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University

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fire a team member who is not making a substantive contribution to the success of the team. Page 11.209.6 • Understand the course introduction and lecture summaries in power point slides for both the course and the game (some with voice recordings). Study the simulation resource documents (e.g., student instructions, student manual, game scenario, decisions by quarter, balanced scorecard) • Practice exercise(s) such as QFD exercise in understanding how to create customer value. Use library resources to learn more on important topics such as customer value and ‘quality function deployment’ (QFD

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Convergence of Quality Assurance Systems Around the Globe

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University; David Watkins, Michigan Technological University; James Mihelcic, Michigan Technological University

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Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century.National Academies Press. 2004.2. ABET. Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs. ABET, Inc. 2005.3. Friedman, T.L. The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century. Farrar, Straus and Girouxpublishers, 2005.4. Mihelcic, JR, Educating the Future’s Water Professional, Water Environment Technology, 16(9): 86-92,2004.5. Orr, BD, JR Mihelcic, TJ Van Dam, Engineering Help while Getting a Degree, IEEE Potentials, 22(2):32-34, 2003.6. Harb, J.N., S. Olani Durrant, and R.E. Terry. Use of Kolb Learning Cycle and the 4MAT System in Page 11.822.9Engineering Education

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Faculty Involvement in International Engineering Education

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Mark Henderson, Arizona State University

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University for providingresources to support the workshop.References 1. Wulf, William, President’s Speech to National Academy of Engineering, 2003, http://www.nae.edu/NAE/naehome.nsf/SubpagePrintView/CGOZ-5TVMTU?OpenDocument (accessed in January 2006). 2. J. Baxter, M. Henderson, C. Barnes, T. Bourdo, A. de Pennington, V. Wells, Global Engineering Design Page 11.1027.13 Team (GEDT) - A Business View on Structuring Undergraduate Projects, 2001 ASME Design Engineering Technical Conferences, International Issues in Engineering Design, September 9-12, 2001, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania3. Bilen, S. et al