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International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Jose Carlos Quadrado, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa; Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Hans Hoyer, American Society for Engineering Education

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societies and industry leadershighlighting initiatives. The initiatives were grouped under an area of focus in the IFEESStrategic Plan: Infrastructure and Accreditation; Research, Development and Entrepreneurship;Student Success; and Lifelong Learning. This paper presents an analysis and summary of theoutcomes of the Summit.IntroductionThe International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES)1 was created on the 9thof October 2006 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Within days IFEES joined the Organization ofAmerican States (OAS), the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), Engineeringfor the Americas (EftA), the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of EngineeringInstitutions (LACCEI), the Asociación Iberoamericana de

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International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University

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globalengineers requires a shift in paradigm in their formation.In 2006, Continental Corporation funded the first scientific global engineering study conductedby eight prestigious universities around the world2. The study resulted in four recommendations: (1) A key qualification of engineering graduates must be global competence; (2) Transnational mobility for engineering students, researchers, and professionals needs to become a priority; Page 14.296.2 (3) Global engineering excellence critically depends on a partnerships, especially those that link engineering education to professional practice; and (4) Research is urgently needed

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Case Studies and Engineering Education Around the Globe / International Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anatoliy Protasov, National Technical University of Ukraine “KPI”

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is also specialists’ability to apply this information to different complicated situations and get missinginformation independently. In other words, the result of student education is the presence orabsence necessary competences.The problem of competence-oriented education was considered in the papers of Europeanauthors - E. Short, Simon Shaw, A. Shelton, W. Hutmacher, T. G. Roos, and others.According to E. Short, competence is combination of knowledge, skills and operation.1 SimonShaw gave definition of the eight groups of base skills which were useful for professionalactivity and daily needs as well.2 A. Shelton proposed the five groups of key competenceswhich depend on professional activity of a person. The first one depends on

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Develop Course / Materials / Topics for a Global Engineering Education / International Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University

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, graduate-level writingprograms that equally support graduate students and faculty result in optimized researchperformance and professional preparation, few exist in the US.Introduction: The Problem and Its ImportanceUniversities across the United States (US) rely upon their graduate students to conduct researchand teach courses. Almost 12% of the 2.2 million graduate students in the US are internationalgraduate students for whom English is not their native language. Approximately 33% of alldoctoral degrees awarded in 2005 were to non-US citizens, the majority of whose nativecountries were China, India, and South Korea.1, 2, 3, Approximately two thirds of these studentsare in science and engineering programs: in 2006, 64% of all engineering

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Engineering Education in Africa, Asia and the Mid-East Region

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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AC 2009-998: ON THE NEED TO CHANGE CLASSROOM PRACTICES IN THEARAB STATES: TRENDS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND FUTURE PLANSWaddah Akili, Iowa State University Page 14.930.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 On the Need to Change Classroom Practices in the Arab States: Trends, Opportunities, and Future PlansIntroductionThis paper is a follow up to prior papers by the author on engineering education reform in theArab Region of the Persian Gulf (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Qatar,and the Sultanate of Oman), addressing some vital issues that have been either neglected or havenot been sufficiently addressed.(1-7) The purpose

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Global Engineering Education: Developments, Implementations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez; John Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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only allowed us to take advantage of prior knowledge,but it also demonstrated our continuing commitment to the community, and allowed us toearn their trust. This, in turn, further opened channels of communication that enabledcloser collaboration and exchange of ideas as our project continued.In particular, we identify four types of trust-building that we experienced: (1) trust thatwe earned from the community as we handled and tested their drinking water; (2) trustthat the community earned with us while they changed our design to appropriately fittheir needs; (3) trust that we built amongst ourselves within our EWB chapter learning todepend on our preparedness and sensitivities; and (4) new levels of trust that emergedwithin the local

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Faculty and Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations and Interactions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology

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far, several common interest areas have been explored, includingactivities such as university-spanning workshops and collaborative projects.Introduction – The Product Innovation Engineering Program, PIEpThe Product Innovation Engineering program (PIEp) is a Swedish national research anddevelopment program with the purpose of enhancing product innovation capability withinSwedish universities and companies. PIEp was launched in late 2006, with governmentalfunding,1 as the Product Innovation Engineering Program, PIEp.2 The program is organized as anetwork of researchers, educators and students in innovation engineering with the ambition ofcreating a system change toward innovation and entrepreneurship in institutes of highereducation and

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International Study Abroad Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University; Donal McHale, Dublin Institute of Technology; Robert Herrick, Purdue University; Richard Hayes, Dublin Institute of Technology; James Barnes, James Madison University; PU H-DA PSU DIT Students, Dublin Institute of Technology

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), Brian O’Connell (Student, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland)Faculty and programs in engineering/industrial technology often promote internationalexchange and study abroad as a desirable component of a university experience—particularly in this increasingly globalized world. But, what do students who haveactually had such experiences perceive? How do they view such experiences, before,during and after the event? The following paper evolved from the experiences of fouruniversities collaborating on an EU-FIPSE funded Atlantis project called DETECT thatconsist of the partnerships shown in Figure 1. Figure 1: Project DETECT PartnershipsCentral to this presentation and paper will be the opportunity to actually hear

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International Study Abroad Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Hornfeck, Lafayette College; Antonia Gohr, Jacobs University Bremen

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partnership between Lafayette College, a small liberal artscollege with an engineering program (in Easton, Pennsylvania) 3, and Jacobs University Bremen(located in the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany) 1. Jacobs University is the only private,fully English-speaking, international university in Germany that offers courses in a wide range ofthe humanities and social sciences, as well as in the natural sciences and engineering. The processof locating an appropriate partner institution, the growth of the program, and the currentassessment of the program’s success are discussed. Additionally, an explanation of the programrequirements mentioned above is provided.The study abroad program for Lafayette College engineering students includes a

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Engineering Education in Africa, Asia and the Mid-East Region

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Eric Crispino, United States Military Academy; Andrew Bellocchio, United States Military Academy; Aaron Hill, United States Military Academy; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

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andsustainability of programs.IntroductionAs noted by the World Bank “Higher education is the modern world’s basic education,but many countries are falling further and further behind” and they go on to emphaticallystate that “Higher Education is no longer a luxury, it is essential for survival” 1 In theWorld Declaration on Higher Education for the Twenty-first Century: Vision and Actionthe report says that “without adequate higher education and research institutionsproviding a critical mass of skilled and educated people, no country can ensure genuineendogenous and sustainable development and, in particular developing countries and theleast developed countries cannot reduce the gap separating them from industriallydeveloped ones.”2 With this declaration

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace & Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Romkey; Yu-Ling Cheng, University of Toronto

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to self-regulate and plan ahead when it comes to critical thinking. Thesedimensions reflect the two main ideas discussed earlier in the paper around criticalthinking: cognitive tools, and the disposition for critical thinking.Using their framework, and what we’ve learned through our research about globalengineering, we are proposing a tool for making the critical thinking around globalengineering more explicit. Page 14.1191.8Table 1: Intellectual HabitsHabits demonstrated by a global engineer in any project, activity or discussionIntellectual Curiosity The global engineer actively seeks perspectives beyond borders, such as knowledge

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Measuring the Impacts of Project-based Service Learning on Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University

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assessment of PBSL.In February 2009, a national Summit was held in Washington, DC to begin a year-long synthesisof wisdom, experience, and evidence among PBSL implementers and assessment experts.Following recommendations from the Summit a series of national dialogues is to be held toengage a broader community of PBSL scholars; the 2009 ASEE annual conference is one of foursuch venues.1. MOTIVATIONAmerican engineering capacity is in tumultuous waters. Enrollment trends are flat overall, andworse, declining when considering citizens only. Social dynamics may be further strainingengineering education. Top concerns include the diminishing interest in engineering amongAmerican high school students, the continued lack of diversity within the field, and

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International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andy Ward, Ohio State University; Ann Christy, Ohio State University; Robert J. Gustafson; Jessica D'Ambrosio; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

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partners from six African countries. The workshop was held in CapeTown, South Africa prior to the ASEE's 7th Annual Global Colloquium and the InternationalFederation of Engineering Education Societies' Global Summit. Participants shared knowledgegained from their USA-African partnerships and discussed how to better globalize engineeringeducation. The goals of the workshop were to: (1) identify effective learning models thatincorporate a global dimension in engineering education; and (2) to identify what theinfrastructure and resource requirements are to have a sustainable global dimension inengineering education. Topics discussed included: why globalize engineering education;infrastructure requirements; research versus classroom, experiential, or

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Engineering Education in India, Central and Eastern Asia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xia Wang, Oakland University; Gary Barber, Oakland University; Laila Guessous, Oakland University; LianXiang Yang, Oakland University; GuangZhi Qu, Oakland University; Ishwar Sethi, Oakland University

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qualified engineering students and professionals to other states in search ofjob and educational opportunities [1-2]. In Michigan in particular, where Oakland University islocated, there is a growing awareness for the need to maintain a high quality workforce that isable to innovate in the areas of manufacturing engineering.Much has been made in the literature about the cultural differences between the U.S., European,Asian and other educational systems [3-11]. Although exchange between U.S. scholars andresearchers and counterparts from developing or emerging countries has been taking place for along time, much of that exchange has been unidirectional in the sense that typically, foreignscientists come to U.S. institutions to conduct research and

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International Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rodolfo Yzasmendi Arellano, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Lourdes Gazca, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla; Aurelio López-Malo, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla

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specificcourses to fulfill the requirements.As a result of all of the above, the General Education Committee clearly identified the followingcompetency areas and competencies (or expected outcomes, O) from every area:UDLAP’s General Education Competency Areas and Competencies:1. Competency Area: Written and Oral Communication in Spanish ≠ O1: UDLAP graduates will be able to communicate effectively in oral and written Spanish in specific situations, which may include academic, professional, or civic situations. ≠ O2: UDLAP graduates will be able to generate a written or oral presentation that accommodates audience needs and exhibits mastery of basic communication skills.2. Competency Area: English ≠ O3: UDLAP graduates will be able

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International Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Akbar Eslami, Elizabeth City State University; Aliza Williams, Elizabeth City State University; Kerry Krauss, Elizabeth City State University; Amir Rezaei, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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laboratories provide an efficientway by providing remote access to a number of real experiments.Architecture of the Online Automation LaboratoryThe main goal of this project is to design and implement an online automation laboratory thatwill provide hands-on lab experiences for engineering and technology distance learning studentsin areas of robotics and PLCs. The project starts with the designing and prototyping of an onlinerobotics and PLC unit in three steps that include setting up the online laboratory unit withappropriate hardware and software, configuring the network connection, and testing robot andPLC units by programming them remotely.Step 1: Setting up the online laboratory unitFigure 1 shows the dedicated online robotics and PLC units

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International Study Abroad Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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E James Nelson, Brigham Young University; Rollin Hotchkiss, Brigham Young University; Lourdes Manley, Brigham Young University; Oscar Dzul, Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas; Joshua Draper, Brigham Young University

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culturalsensitivity are part of a global skill set that has been identified by the engineering community asnecessary for new graduates; therefore, many institutions have modified existing courses orcreated new ones to develop these skills3.The research presented hereto addresses globalization in the context of civil engineering and hasthe twofold objective of (1) describing a sustainable engineering study abroad program thatcould be used as a model to develop the required soft skills for engineers to work in globalenvironments and, (2) describing current and future assessment tools used to measure the successof the program. This ongoing study abroad program is taught in the Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering department at Brigham Young University (BYU) to

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

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford; Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; Akram abu-aisheh, University of Hartford; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Nasir Ali Ahmady, Herat University, Afghanistan; Devdas Shetty, Lawrence Technological University

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Page 14.50.4interdisciplinary engineering field is the study of automata from an engineering perspective andserves the purposes of controlling advanced hybrid systems”. Figure 1 below describes thevarious fields that make up Mechatronics2 . Figure 1 Aerial Venn diagram from RPI's website describes the various fields that make up MechatronicsWe consider it a multidisciplinary major that generates simpler, economical, reliable, andversatile systems. Such a major would serve developing countries, such Afghanistan, in severalways. • Professionally, it would prepare graduates with a background in more than one area, electrical and mechanical, that function well in both electrical and mechanical

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Faculty and Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations and Interactions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; Hisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford; Beth Richards, University of Hartford; Abdul Hai Sofizada, SHEP

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and UK began to contact the Ministry of Higher Education directly.A new leadership in the Ministry of Higher Education and the creation of a strongerimplementation team in the summer of 2006 were the turning point toward building effectivepartnerships between Afghan and foreign institutions of higher learning. Table 1 reflects theUniversity Partnership Program.The partnership between the University of Hartford (UH) in West Hartford, Connecticut, USA,and Herat University (HU) in Herat City, Afghanistan was initiated in August 2007 to developand implement a modern program to strengthen and modernize engineering education at HU.The program includes a number of activities such as curriculum review and revision, facultydevelopment, and laboratory

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Engineering Education in Africa, Asia and the Mid-East Region / International Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; Abdullah Kazemi, Herat University; Mahsa Khatibi, University of Hartford; Michael Crosbie, University of Hartford

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ancientcivilization in the valley of Hari Rud which included today’s Herat. Before Alexander’s attack,its capital was called Artakoana but then it was destroyed by Alexander’s army and most of itspeople were killed. Alexander laid the foundation of a new city in the same valley of Hari Rud,naming it Alexandria Areia. Alexander’s troops built a fortress around the city, whose remainsstill dominate the city. Haraiva was conquered by the Arab Muslims around 650 B.C. (1). Page 14.883.2Five hundred years ago, although there was no civil infrastructure such as electricity, watersupply system, or highways in this ancient city, Heratis were living in much better

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Global Engineering Education: Developments, Implementations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashraf Alkhairy, Alfaisal University; Leland Blank, Texas A&M University; Duane Boning, MIT; David Cardwell, University of Cambridge; W Craig Carter, MIT; Nick Collings, University of Cambridge; Allan Hayhurst, University of Cambridge; William Milne; Peter Robinson, University of Cambridge; Warren Seering, MIT; Kenneth Smith, MIT; Sallie Sheppard, Texas A&M University; Bill Stronge, University of Cambridge

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beable to: Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate complex value-added engineering products,processes, and systems in a modern, team-based environment.”Some published outcomes are very broadly defined, as illustrated by the ABET approach,with its Criterion 3 – Program Outcomes1. These well known outcomes (a)–(k), presented inTable 1, may be augmented or replaced by the program seeking US accreditation. However,the basic intent of the ABET outcomes must be demonstrated and used for ongoing programassessment by the faculty and administration. Table 1. ABET Criterion 3 - Program OutcomesEngineering programs must demonstrate that their students attain the following outcomes:(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science

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Faculty and Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations and Interactions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fanyu Zeng, Indiana Wesleyan University; Chao Liu, Southeast University; Xiaodong Zhang, Southeast University

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. Although most of the junior/seniorcollege projects were considered as technically advanced, knowledge and experience gainedfrom them had not met their needs in the areas of critical thinking and problem solving, whichwere required in their professional work. Other interesting findings, based on the results ofevaluation and assessment in a number of surveys on existing engineering curriculum, aresummarized below:1. 80 percent of surveyors stated that their projects were difficult and challenging to a junior or a senior student. Page 14.9.22. 95 percent of projects solely focused on technical difficulty, and required students to devote most of

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International Study Abroad Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristine Lalley, Univerity of Pittsburgh; Josephine Olson, University of Pittsburgh; Brant Hawk, University of Pittsburgh

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, who during their first year of studies had participated in a short term study abroad program in2005 or 2006. The intent of the study is twofold: 1) to determine if the program is meeting its goals ofinfluencing participants to pursue additional study abroad opportunities later in their college career, inspiringstudents to further study foreign language and culture, and encouraging students to become involved inadditional international activities; and 2) to assess learning outcomes of the participants two to three yearsafter the time of participation in the short term education abroad program.Quantitative and qualitative data were collected in the study, and are presented in this paper. The researchersprovide an analysis of both the

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Develop Course / Materials / Topics for a Global Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Asad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University

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hybrid e-learning in conjunction with a synchronous online delivery can minimize the negatives that aresometimes associated with more traditional, primarily asynchronous distance learning offerings.Details of this work, including design and delivery issues, student and course assessment, andrequired technology are included in this paper.IntroductionClearly the advancement and affordability of computer and communication technologies duringthe past decade, especially the rapid growth and usage of the Internet, has had major effects onour everyday lives. Online learning offers the prospect of direct delivery of learning to existinglearners and to groups traditionally excluded by personal circumstances from institutionallearning 1-5. In this regard

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International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Environmental World Congress), SHEWC’2008, SHEWC’2009 and WCCA’2007 (World Congress on Communication and Arts) and WCCA’2009 and the International Chair of FIE’2003 (Frontiers in Education Annual Conference), FIE’2004, FIE’2005, FIE’2006, FIE’2008, FIE’2008, FIE’2009 and FIE'2010. Page 14.1298.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Unique and High Quality Manufacturing Engineering (ME) Graduation Program Claudio da Rocha Brito1, Melany M. Ciampi2 1 President of Council of Researches in Education and Sciences

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Congress of Environmental Researches and Health), EHWC’2006 (Environmental and Health World Congress), SHEWC’2007 (Safety. Health and Environmental World Congress), SHEWC’2008, SHEWC’2009 and WCCA’2007 (World Congress on Communication and Arts) and WCCA’2009. Page 14.786.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 International Engineering Education Program off Limits Melany M. Ciampi1, Claudio da Rocha Brito2 1 President of Organization of Researches in Environment, Health and Safety 2 President of Council of Researches in

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Global Engineering Education: Developments, Implementations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edmundo Tovar, Polytechnic University, Montegancedo; Paola Carina, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Karen Castillo, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

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of the Spanish Quality Agency.This paper presents the results of a study with the purpose of reuse the experience ofimplementing the quality processes models to the schools of this university without a QualityAssurance System. As processes models contribute to the enhancement of overall quality forhigher education and enable successive progress towards the higher levels we have proposeda generic Maturity Model that is tuned to the most important key processes. Through severaltechniques, such as focus groups and surveys, success critical factors that are common to allthe university are identified. Lessons learned allow the less mature schools to take an easierway to design new and more efficient processes.1. Quality in the context of European

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International Study Abroad Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Butsch Michael, FH-Konstanz, Germany

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during theirstudy abroad term: 1. Keep a Portfolio for each course that contains a collection of each course notes and students’ work (assignments, exams, projects, etc) exhibiting the achievement of certain skills and abilities. They also fill out a “competency matrix” upon completion of the course, to help students reflect on their learning. This matrix features specific outcomes, of which the course may target some, and provides the ME program with students’ perception on where and how these outcomes were achieved. All students are expected to submit this portfolio up on return from a study abroad program directly to the Director of Study Abroad Programs. 2. A

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Engineering Education in Africa, Asia and the Mid-East Region

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

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. Pharmacy, Engineering, Science, Arts, Law, Business,Administration, Education, Dentistry, etc. The alumni are all over the world contributing tosociety in their sphere of influence.Currently the university has about 25,000 students enrolled pursuing degrees in 13 Colleges andabout 70 departments. The campus claims to be the most beautiful campus in Africa. There arestriking beautiful architectures, landscaping and buildings. The university is also one of thelargest with some 4000 acres of land, most of it yet undeveloped. Currently OAU has about7,000 faculty and staff and about 5,000 visitors everyday. You can also explore the universitywebsite http://www.oauife.edu.ng [1].The School (Faculty) of Technology has 9 Departments: Electronic and

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Faculty and Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations and Interactions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Voice, Michigan State University; Volodymyr Tarabara, Michigan State University; Mark Wiesner, Duke University; Merlin Bruening, Michigan State University

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), Duke University (USA),Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (Ukraine), Université Paul Sabatier (France), Centre Européen deRecherche et d’Enseignement des Géosciences de l’Environnement (France), Institut NationalPolytechnique de Toulouse (France), and Volgograd State University of Architecture & CivilEngineering (Russia). Our approach is to bring together engineers and scientists withcomplementary fields of expertise and facilities, as well as varying geographical and culturalperspectives, for collaborative research on issues related to public water-supply and treatment.Research projects address two principal themes: 1) development of nanomaterial-enabledmembranes and 2) control of membrane fouling, and addresses fundamental nanomaterialschemistry and