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International Initiatives, Partnerships,Teaching Strategies, and Collaborative Networks

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Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Michael Brzoska, Eastern Washington University; Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University

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AC 2010-2104: A MULTINATIONAL 1+2+1 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGPROGRAMEsteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University ESTEBAN RODRIGUEZ-MAREK is an Associate Professor in the department of Engineering and Design at Eastern Washington University. He did his graduate work in Electrical Engineering at Washington State University. He worked as a research scientist at Fast Search & Transfer before transferring to the Department of Engineering & Design at Eastern Washington University. His interests include image and video processing, communication systems, digital signal processing, and cryptographic theory and applications.Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University MIN-SUNG KOH

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Engineering Education in Africa and the Middle East

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Frank Duda, Grove City College

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AC 2010-2073: EXPERIENCE WITH USING THE XO-1 (OLPC-ONE LAP TOPPER CHILD) TO JUMP START PRE-ENGINEERING AND SCIENCEEDUCATION IN RURAL UGANDAFrank Duda, Grove City College Frank T. Duda, Jr. obtained his Ph.D. degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1975. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of Pennsylvania and is currently a professor of electrical engineering at Grove City College, Grove City, Pennsylvania Page 15.551.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Experience with Using the XO-1 (OLPC-One Lap Top Per Child) to Jump Start Pre-Engineering and Science Education

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Global Engineering Models: Developments and Implementations

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Gearold Johnson, Colorado State University; Thomas Siller, Colorado State University

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engineering disciplines, this course was structured to focus on the grandchallenges as the context for discussions on the future of engineering. The course goalsincluded: 1. By investigating some of the "big" challenges predicted for this century, students will develop a perspective of great technological challenges facing society and how solutions are being formulated. 2. As we probe deeper into the challenges students will develop an understanding of how the different engineering disciplines contribute to solving these problems. 3. Within the context of the big societal challenges, students will start to understand the role engineers play in solving these problems; a role that requires engineers work together

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Engineering Education in India, the Far East, and Central Asia

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James Olaleye, University of Lagos, Nigeria; Emmanuel Abiodun, University of Lagos, Nigeria; Joseph Olusina, University of Lagos, Nigeria; Francis Derby, where

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, it was possible to identify opportunities. Some ofthe modalities for implementing those opportunities have to be developed through administrativearrangements, logistics, technology, scheduling and other means. The good thing is that it waspossible to identify possible failures before they occur.References:1. Adewale, O. S. 2002, Surveying and Geomatics Curricula in Nigerian Universities – The Professional and Educational Challenges. FIG International Conference, Washington D.C. April 19 – 26, 2002.2. Carnoy, M. 2005. Globalization Educational Trends and the Open Society. Open Society Institute Education Conference. Budapest, June 30 – July 3, 2005.3. Derby, F. W. 2000. Integration of Information Technology into Surveying

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International Study Abroad Programs & Student Engagements

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Joerg Mossbrucker, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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AC 2010-1075: THE PERFORMANCE OF U.S. EXCHANGE STUDENTS ABROAD,A LONGITUDINAL STUDYJoerg Mossbrucker, Milwaukee School of Engineering Page 15.1250.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 The Performance of U.S. Exchange Students Abroad, A Longitudinal StudyAbstractThe Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) and the University of Applied Sciences Lübeck/Germany (FHL) have a well-established, dual-accredited, bi-directional exchange program inElectrical Engineering that is completely integrated into the curricula of both institutions. Thebasic layout of this tuition-neutral exchange program is shown in Figure 1. MSOE and

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Engineering Education in India, the Far East, and Central Asia

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Junqiu Wang, Purdue University; Nathan McNeill, Purdue University; Sensen Li, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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of key historicalevents and discusses how a range of political, social, and economic conditions likely influencedthe formation of a new engineering education system during this period. This paper reports onthree main research themes: 1) How were engineers trained immediately prior to the formation ofa modern engineering education system in China? 2) What were the driving forces that initiatedthe reformation of the engineering education system? and 3) How was a Westernizedengineering education system fused with a long tradition of Confucian-dominated education?The paper concludes with some reflections about how the legacy of this transformation lives onin the contemporary context of Chinese engineering and engineering

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Engineering Education in Africa and the Middle East

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Olaleye, University of Lagos, Nigeria; Emmanuel Abiodun, University of Lagos, Nigeria; Joseph Olusina, University of Lagos, Nigeria; Francis Derby, Pennsylvania State University-Lehman

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that upon approval by the University the new geomatics engineering program willempower graduates to meet the needs of the geospatial data user community.References1. American Society of Civil Engineers. (1985). Definition of the Term "Engineering Surveying". Journal of Surveying Engineering. IN(2), 16 - 164.2. Buckner, R.B. 1981). Does the Surveying Profession have Future Goals and Directions? Surveying and Mapping, 411(4), 391-398. Commonwealth Association of Surveying and Land Economy. (1988). CASLE in the 1990s. CASLE. 10p3. Dracup, J. 1995. History of geodetic surveying. ACSM Bulletin 154:15.4. Hollwey, J. R., Bancroft, A. D. and Longdin, W. S. (1969). The Future of the Land Surveyor. Chartered Surveyor No. 1

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International Division Poster Session

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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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American woman who has received the title “International Engineering Educator” of IGIP.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Engineering Education in Brazil: Some Considerations Claudio da Rocha Brito1, Melany M. Ciampi2 1 President of Council of Researches in Education and Sciences 2 President of Organization of Researches in Environment, Health and SafetyAbstractLately a lot of research has been done about education in Brazil and in all of areas of the humanknowledge. Brazil traditionally invests modestly in the education in all levels. However thanks tothe educators' efforts this has been moving forward so that even with all of the problems it

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

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

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", "Dictionary of International Biography", "Men of Achievement" and others similar publications.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Port Engineering Graduation Program: Designed for Future 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 Education and SciencesAbstractBrazil has a large sea coast portion something around eight thousand Kilometers and the majorityof them of sand in full beaches however in some places there are natural harbors as the harbor ofSantos Sea Port . Such geographical conditions pushed by historical events and the

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International Initiatives, Partnerships,Teaching Strategies, and Collaborative Networks

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Fanyu Zeng, Indiana Wesleyan University

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course evaluations are conducted. Data from the survey and evaluations is thencollected and analyzed with help of statistical methods and software to discover scientificoutcomes. The data analysis results are used to evaluate student learning outcomes and measureeffectiveness of new teaching methods and student learning activities in this new courseframework. The results have confirmed that most of goals of this change have been reached.1. IntroductionA number of curriculum studies conducted by the author and other researchers find thatengineering students often focus on their specific academic areas throughout their four yearcollege study and even graduate study thereafter. However, rapidly changing global economyand dynamic working environment

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Faculty & Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations, Interactions

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Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University

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Page 15.595.2American educators, researchers and engineers in Rapid Technologies. The details and impact ofthe workshop are presented in this paper.Mutual International BenefitsThis workshop brings together two teams of researchers and educators, which would nototherwise, have the opportunity to work together, for the express purpose of finding commonground to work in an area that potentially can have dramatic economic impact for both counties.Figure 1 shows the organizers and presenters of the international workshop. Figure 1: A Group of Presenters and Attendees of the WorkshopThe session themes and presenters were carefully chosen since they represented major researchand development thrusts that will likely have dramatic impact

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International Study Abroad Programs & Student Engagements

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Diane Grayson, University of Pretoria

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contentsof the courses than mainstream students. Although extra tutorials were offered in some of thesubjects in the first two years, students had quite a lot of free time that they were expected to useto study on their own.An analysis of the 531 (34 black) students who first enrolled for Engineering in 2002 showedthat while the overall graduation rate for students on the 5-year extended degree program (54%)was similar to that for students in the mainstream 4-year program (57%), only 35% of blackstudents on the 5-year program graduated within seven years of first registration (Figure 1).Although this is nearly twice the graduation rate for black students on the 4-year program, theattrition rate is too high to meet South Africa’s need for equity and

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Case Studies, Engineering Education and Outcome Assessment Around the Globe

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Alongkorn Pimpin, Chulalongkorn University; Kuntinee Maneeratana, Chulalongkorn University

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, Chulalongkorn University, started offering the undergraduate mechanicalengineering program in 1933, the first in Thailand. The program has long been very popular andone of the most selective.In the last decade, however, there are several changes in the education landscape with a majoreducation reform in Thailand, including the higher education [1]. These changes has beenaccelerating and posing challenges and opportunities to all concerned and continuously changesin a short timeframe [2]. This situation enormously affects the outlook, administration, financeand many other aspects on the running of a curriculum (Table 1).Particularly, many revised and new regulations came into effect. To be specific, the structuraland operation requirements of an

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Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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Larry Bland, John Brown University

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. Action items were identified toprovide a better education in the professional skills without detriment to the technical skills. An Page 15.668.2important element of these criteria is the emphasis on assessing the following professional skills: 1 ≠ Ability to design systems, components, or processes to meet needs (globally) with realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety ≠ Ability to function on multidisciplinary (multi-cultural) teams ≠ Understanding of

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

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Chinn, Pennsylvania State University; Veena Raman, Pennsylvania State University; Steve A. Walton, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University

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multiculturalenvironments, understand the business context of engineering, and adapt to changingconditions have become requirements for engineers in our global environment [1].Teaching ethics is increasingly a component of science and engineering professionaleducation, reflected in the growing attention paid to ethics courses by accreditingagencies, particularly in engineering as reflected by requirements such as those in theUnited States instituted by its national engineering accreditation organization, ABET.Ethics is increasingly being integrated into engineering curricula, in recognition of thecomplex professional and personal issues facing scientists and engineers in modernworkplace [2, 3]. It is essential that students understand that science and technology

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Engineering Education in India, the Far East, and Central Asia

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Michael Black, American University; Hiren Patel, Sankalchand Patel College of Engineering

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Faculty & Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations, Interactions

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Jeffrey Richardson, Purdue University; Glenn Blackwell, Purdue University

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Purdue University.The student’s were required to: obtain the competition design specifications, which wereperformance-only specifications and made no attempt to define the electrical or mechanicaltechnologies to be used, submit a proposal, including a preliminary budget, obtain funding forboth the cost of the project as well as the costs of travel and lodging, and design and create thecompetition entry. This paper describes the overall project including the competition, thecommunications issues faced and solved by the two parts of the team, and the results of theproject.Introduction:As we continue to merge into a global market, it is imperative that we prepare our students tooperate in a global work force environment [1]. Moreover, it is

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Global Engineering Models: Developments and Implementations

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Jui-Chen Yu, National Science Technology Museum; Hsieh-Hua Yang, Department of Health Care Administration, Oriental Institute of Technology; Lung-Hsing Kuo, National Kaohsiung Normal University; Hung-Jen Yang, National Kaohsiung Normal University

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believed thatbecause of the liberalization and diversification of education, students' abundant potentials canand are induced to their full development. Teacher training programs are available at highereducation level and usually last four years. Those programs fall into two categories:(1) Programs for training teachers of secondary education; and(2) Programs for training teachers of primary schools and kindergartens.The former are primarily offered by normal universities while the latter are chiefly offered byeducation universities. However, educational reform is not merely a reform that takes place on a campus. Moreimportantly, it is also a social reform, even a challenge to cultural traditions. The changes in theeducation system, curriculum

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Global Engineering Models: Developments and Implementations

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Rocio Chavela Guerra, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University

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develop globalcapacity and communities in engineering education research. The implications of developing andsustaining such community are discussed.IntroductionIn the last decade, engineering education has gained significant recognition as a legitimatescholarly, research field. Proudly, “engineering education now enjoys a community of scholarsand researchers, an emerging body of core knowledge, an identified research agenda andframework, recognized culture and vocabulary, avenues of dissemination […] and is progressingsteadily toward developing avenues to maintain standards and regulate quality.”1 Acknowledgingthat this steady progress and the vitality of the discipline depends upon “a vibrant community ofscholars and practitioners advancing the

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Faculty & Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations, Interactions

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sabina Jeschke, Aachen University of Technology (RWTH); Lars Knipping, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Olivier Pfeiffer; Nina Reinecke, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Erhard Zorn, Technische Universitaet Berlin

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, everyEuropean university today uses the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS)as a standard for comparing performance and achievement of students while on the other hand,all the partner countries are using the American academic system. Actually, one of them is anAmerican university, i.e. the degrees awarded are officially registered by the Board of Educationin New York State.First experiences are reviewed, including the not exclusively academic obstacles that we had toovercome in teaching and learning within these different educational systems .We will alsoreport on a survey, which we will conduct to learn about the students’ experiences and thusassure the quality of their mobilities.1. Overview of the Erasmus Mundus External Co

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Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

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Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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effectively in today’s globaleconomy. Much of the effort is appropriately directed to education and associatedactivities which aim toward building “knowledge-based” economies.The Emirate of Abu Dhabi has embarked on a particularly enlightened and aggressiveprogram of economic development, aimed at transforming its current oil-based economyto one based on knowledge and innovation. It is making substantial investments in highereducation, particularly in engineering and science, to develop the human capacity toaccomplish this transition. Page 15.1278.7References 1) See http://www.qf.edu.qa/2) See http://www.kaust.edu.sa/3) See http://www.diacedu.ae/4) See http

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Engineering Education in Africa and the Middle East

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Bahawodin Baha, University of Brighton; Ogai Ahmadi, Kabul University

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. Page 15.1251.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 The rapid development of Computer Science and Information and  communication Technology (ICT) courses at higher education institutions in  Afghanistan Abstract The development of computer science and ICT courses within the  higher education  institutions in Afghanistan has been discussed in this paper and the main reasons behind such success have been  highlighted.  Recommendations  have  been  made  to  integrate  ICT  within  mainstream education  and  to  improve  and  develop  the  education  of  other  science,  engineering  and technology subjects within the Afghan universities, which will be crucial for future development in the country. 1

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Engineering Education in Africa and the Middle East

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Lamyaa El-Gabry, The American University in Cairo - Mechanical Engineering Department

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the engagement is to promote learning at a deeper levelon the part of the student and to have the community benefit from the learning. Communitybased learning is different from community service. In community service, the aim is to servethe community and the measure of success is on the benefit gained by the community.Community based learning on the other hand places the focus on the learning and gives studentsa more authentic and detailed model for the profession in the short term while offering thepotential for more substantive community engagement than mere acts of charity in the long term.One can evaluate projects based on the 4-block diagram shown in Figure 1. Projects can be ofhigh service or low service to the community and they can be

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Faculty & Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations, Interactions

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Ilka Balk, University of Kentucky; John Balk, University of Kentucky

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between professors on both sides of theAtlantic, resulting in invited seminars and joint proposals. Currently in its third year, theresearch exchange has grown to six “pairs” of faculty, who are now working together. We willexpand this program to include additional faculty as we increase the numbers of studentparticipants.1. The Exchange Program with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (formerly the Page 15.598.2University of Karlsruhe)When the College of Engineering at the University of Kentucky decided to offer moreinternational experiences for its students in 2006, its motivation was mostly to help betterprepare students for a global

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Case Studies, Engineering Education and Outcome Assessment Around the Globe

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Todd, Brigham Young University; Randy Lewis, Brigham Young University; Jim Nelson, Brigham Young University; Brent Nelson, Brigham Young University; Michael Miles, Brigham Young University

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globalcompetence8. In preparation for this refined set of outcomes, the college has studied the resultsof a preliminary set of assessments that have been uniformly applied to a variety of the collegeprograms over a period of 1-5 years. This set of uniform assessment data has allowed us tocompare outcomes from different program models.The objectives of this paper are to provide a brief introduction to the programs within theCollege of Engineering and Technology at BYU, describing their structure and learningoutcomes, present uniform assessment data from these programs and draw preliminaryconclusions on the ability of different program models to achieve outcomes related to global

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Scholar Program Proposal/Develop Courses and Materials/Collaborations and Accredatation Systems for Global Engineering Education

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Lester Gerhardt, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Andy Riess, Council for International Exchange of Scholars

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Doors 2009, p. 45.12 Faculty Survey of Student Engagement Results 2008, published in Promoting Engagement for AllStudents: The Imperative to Look Within, National Survey of Student Engagement 2008 Results, p. 21.[Online report accessed 1/27/2009, as revised 11/14/2008.]13 SRI and Report on U.S. Fulbright Scholar Follow-Up Study, submitted to Council for InternationalExchange of Scholars by ORC MACRO, August 2005 (MACRO), p. 52.14 SRI, p. 36.15 SRI: p. 39. Page 15.605.5

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Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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Janak Dave, University of Cincinnati; Janet Dong, University of Cincinnati

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Experiential Learning for Engineering Technology StudentsAbstractExperiential Learning (EL) is a philosophy in which educators purposefully engage learners indirect experience and focused reflection in order to maximize learning, increase knowledge, anddevelop skills. Based on the famous experiential learning model developed by David A. Kolb[1]there are four stages in a learning process: Concrete experience, reflective observation, abstractconceptualization and active experimentation. This model shows how theory, concreteexperience, reflection and active experimentation can be brought together to produce richerlearning than any of these elements can on its own. There are many avenues of concreteexperience for the students in

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Case Studies, Engineering Education and Outcome Assessment Around the Globe

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Dan Baker, The University of Vermont; John Merrill, The Ohio State University; David Munoz, Colorado School of Mines

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focused interest, but addressing thecore issues and advancing the project required leaving our home discipline. It required theassistance of engineers. Page 15.295.7Since this forum, the CDAE program has increased the involvement of engineers in ourprograms. Involvement of engineering students has grown steadily over the years, comprisingabout 1/3 of the total number of students in 2009 and 2010. In addition, professional engineersvolunteering their time and skills have become a mainstay of the program. This partnershipconsequently expanded the orientation of the community development program from a primaryfocus on planning and engagement to

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Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brent Jesiek, Purdue University; Deepika Sangam, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Juila Thompson, Purdue University; Yating Chang, Purdue University; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University

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to improve the final instrument. This paper presents results only from thestudent version of the survey, which differs slightly from the industry and faculty versions.Purdue’s Engineer of 2020 target attributes helped drive survey development.24 As indicated inTable 1, competency statements were generated for the indicated attributes. Some attributes wereused verbatim, while others were refined to make their meanings more transparent. Because ourstudy is specifically concerned with “global” and “professional” attributes and outcomes, we didnot include any of the more technical “Knowledge Areas” in our list of competencies. However,we did include an “Other” option so respondents could add their own competencies to the list.The final survey

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

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Colleen O'Holleran, Engineers Without Borders-USA; Cathy Leslie, Engineers Without Borders

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, and ASCE chapters) and a Summit gathering a subset of these advisors.This paper will present some of the main findings from the survey, an overview of the Summitstructure, and preliminary findings from that meeting.2. Faculty SurveyThe survey focused on two main topics, service learning in engineering education, and aspects ofbeing an advisor. Nearly 100 responses were gathered; response rates among EWB-USAadvisors were much higher than those for ASME and ASCE, 30% versus 6%, suggesting generalinterest in the subject. Among respondents, nearly 40% of engineering colleges have servicelearning courses (Figure 1); most engineering faculty though admit to using an informaldefinition of service learning, so these courses may better be described as