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Implementing Transfer, Exchange, Research Programs and Professional Development; in Asia and Far East

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott I. Segalewitz, University of Dayton

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Paper ID #7017Seven Years of Success in Implementation of a 3 + 1 Transfer Program in En-gineering Technology Between Universities in China and the Unites StatesProf. Scott I. Segalewitz, University of Dayton Scott Segalewitz, P.E. is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at the University of Dayton (UD). He also serves as Director of Industrial and Technical Relations for the University of Dayton China Institute in Suzhou, China where he is responsible for establishing corporate training programs for US partner companies in the Suzhou Industrial Park, and for developing opportunities for UD students to

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Study Abroad, International Experience, Exchange Programs and Student Retention

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Imran, Ajman Univeristy of Science & Technology, UAE; Mohamed Nasor M. Kalil; Fahar G. M. Hayati, Ajman University of Science & Technology

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’ motivation to continue in a particular program. Students’persistence in engineering programs has been analyzed in relation to their performance inspecific courses like mathematics (5, 11). Although, several studies have analyzed students’performance in engineering (1, 4–6, 8–12, 14–16), there is a lack of systematic studies to understand thefactors that might influence students’ retention or reduce attrition from engineering programs.The purpose of the present case study is to analyze various patterns related to retention andattrition of students in engineering programs in two groups of students before and afterintroducing various program related changes in order to enhance student retention in theirrespective programs

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INT. Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Partnerships, and Implementations

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Courtney Thompson, Middle Tennessee State University

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addition to Foroudastan’s teaching experi- ence, he also has performed extensive research and published numerous technical papers. He has secured more than $1 million in the form of both internal and external grants and research funding. Foroudastan is the faculty advisor, coordinator, and primary fundraiser for EVP teams entering national research project competitions such as the Formula SAE Collegiate Competition, the Baja SAE Race, the SolarBike Rayce, the Great Moonbuggy Race, and the Solar Boat Collegiate Competition. For his concern for and ded- ication to his students, Foroudastan received MTSU awards such as the 2002-03 Outstanding Teaching Award, the 2005-06 Outstanding Public Service Award, and the 2007

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Challenges in Engineering, Models in Professional Programs, Capstone Design and Function Generator for Educational Environment

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Russel C. Jones, World Expertise LLC; Bethany S. Jones, CQAIE

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the disciplines of applied science,computing, engineering, and engineering technology. ABET is a recognized accreditor in theUnited States by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation” (1). Essentially allengineering and engineering technology programs in the United States are currently Page 23.582.2accredited by ABET. Any engineering program not accredited by ABET would have a verydifficult time attracting students and having its graduates recognized as employable.“ABET accreditation provides assurance that a college or university program meets thequality standards established by the profession for which the program prepares its students.ABET

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Curriculum and Program Developments, Exchanges, Collaborations, and Partnerships

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hong Zhang, Rowan University; Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Sean COffey COffey; Andrea Rose McFarland, Rowan University

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RowanUniversity students has been working with the local people of the Gambia on variousprojects. In the fall of 2011, the Rowan team collaborated with a team from theUniversity of the Gambia on three projects:1) Develop an easy-to-follow technology to make fuel briquettes from peanut shells and to substitute firewood;2) Survey local water supplies for a group of 8 villages in a remote area of the Gambia;3) Inspect an important road connecting the villages to the outer world.In January 2012, the two teams met and went together to the 8 villages in rural Gambia.They interviewed the villagers, promoted the briquette making technologies, andprovided recommendations to improve the maintenance of water wells and roads.1 Introduction      The Gambia is

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Curriculum and Program Developments, Exchanges, Collaborations, and Partnerships

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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global marketplace. In Germany, for instance,upwards of 25% of all engineering students engage in at least one study-abroad or internationalinternship experience [2]; by sharp contrast, only 3.5% of U.S. engineering students go abroadduring their studies [1].Given the recognized national urgency of better preparing our engineering graduates for globalpractice [21][12][7][4][15], it is surprising how little progress has towards this goal has beenmade on a broad national level. Some institutions have responded to these new imperatives byworking harder to integrate global perspectives on campus, typically within the “general studies”curriculum. At Northern Arizona University, for example, our campus-wide Global LearningInitiative [3] provides

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International Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeff Scott Thomas; Nick M. Safai, Salt Lake Community College; Christopher F Thompson S.M.ASCE, Salt Lake Community College

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and determination, the LEGO League Students had avery positive impression of the FIRST organization, and were inspired to continue their interestin STEM education. Page 23.666.7 6Event on March 2nd 2013 This 2012 Utah FIRST LEGO League season was packed full of surprises that pushedvolunteer event-management skills to the limit. Round 1 of qualifiers proceeded smoothly, with4 teams from each of the state-wide events qualifying for the state championship. The next roundwas to come a week later on January 12th. The Friday beforehand, a very large snowstorm camethrough the Salt Lake Valley

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

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edmundo Tovar, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, CIF Q2818015F; Jorge A. Lopez-Vargas, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja; Nelson O Piedra, Universidad Tecnica Particular de Loja; Janneth Alexandra Chicaiza, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja

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network analysis is a set of analysis techniques for the formal studyof relations between actors and to analyze social structures that emerge from the recurrenceof these relationships or occurrence of certain events”. [1]The SNA is an approach used to find information not evident within the structures formed bythe interaction between user groups or entities. As you can read in [2] the objective is todetect and interpret patterns in the social ties between actors that provide additional relevantinformation about the operation and characteristics of a network of some kind. Because of itsinherent power to reduce a system to its individual components and their relationships(network characterization), moreover the existence of several metrics

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Engineering Education in the Middle East and Technology Exploration in Africa and Developing Countries

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Salessawi Ferede Yitbarek, Addis Ababa University, Institute of Technology; Albert Edward Sweets Jr., iSTEMS; Farzad Moazzami, Morgan State University

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Mobile Studio Technology and PedagogyAbstract In today’s global and highly competitive world, human capital has been so important thatfinding, developing, and retaining highly qualified workers, that can function in high demandand high growth sectors such as Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) isvery critical. The higher education sector of Africa has been decimated by the lack of fundingand shortage of qualified instructors [1]. The shortage is magnified in STEM areas that requireadvanced training for the instructors and expensive equipment to conduct the hands-onlaboratories. The lack of dependable laboratory equipment, especially in engineering education,has led higher education institutions in developing nations to

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Introducing New Methodologies and the Incoming Students to Engineering Programs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Tech.; Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University (ENG); Qaiser H Malik, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Pakistan University

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active learning.30 1. Talking informally with students as they arrived for class. 2. Expecting that students would participate and acting accordingly. 3. Arranging the classroom to encourage participation including putting chairs in a cluster or circle. 4. Using small group discussion, questioning, and writing to allow for non-threatening methods of student participation. 5. Giving students time to give responses, not rushing them. 6. Rewarding students for participating by praising them or paraphrasing what they say. 7. Reducing anonymity by introducing yourself and asking the students for their names, and Page 23.734.8

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Study Abroad, International Experience, Exchange Programs and Student Retention

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ute Heinze, RWTH Aachen University; Ursula Bach; Rene Vossen; Sabina Jeschke, RWTH Aachen University

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Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Higher EducationInformation System Institute (HIS)12 as well as the German Federal Statistical Office13 64 outof 1,000 students from German higher education institutions pursued a study-related exchangein 2010. These numbers include those students who reside abroad on a temporary basis aswell as those who work towards a degree from a foreign higher education institution.Compared to the mobility numbers of the past decade, an increase in outbound mobilestudents can be observed as is shown in the following figure. Figure 1: Development of mobility rate of German students from 2000-2010, per 1,000 students13When looking at mobility rates for different subject groups, data are available for examplefrom the European

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Introducing New Methodologies and the Incoming Students to Engineering Programs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhang Lei, University of Florida; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

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information, material, and time constraints. Figures 1,2 and 3 represent different frames created by students including warren truss, Howe truss,and Pratt truss. Students are encouraged to be creative and build any types of truss bridgegiven the materials, and time constraints.Truss bridges are placed into the Plexiglas which enables their bridge trusses to be loaded.This can be illustrated by Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3. A bucket is attached to thetruss bridge where the loads are added into the bucket slowly and gradually until thebridge collapse. Figure 4 presents a bridge created by students ready to be tested underloads.Figure 5 demonstrates how students place load into the bucket. The loading process willnot stop until the wooden truss

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International Division Poster Session

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Alireza Rahrooh, Daytona State College; Walter W. Buchanan P.E., Texas A&M University; Robert De la Coromoto Koeneke, Daytona State College

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careers. A number ofpractical feedback control system experiments are being developed that will allow students anopportunity to develop appropriate transfer functions and control programs for closed-loopsystem with a computer in the loop.1. IntroductionThe College of Engineering Technology at Daytona State College has been involved in teachingcontrol feedback concepts since its inception. Over the last two years this commitment hasevolved into a four-credit upper division course, EET4732. This course introduces analog controlsystems with the following topics; mathematical modeling and simulation, time and frequencyresponse, stability analysis, analog controller design and implementation, and an introduction todigital control systems in view of

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Study Abroad, International Experience, Exchange Programs and Student Retention

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Manfred J Hampe, Technische Universität Darmstadt; Jan Helge Bøhn, Virginia Tech; David J. Dixon, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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longitudinally for study abroad experiences, while contrasting this with their classpeers, who did not participate.In June 2012, six American engineering students from two engineering universities and oneAmerican professor crossed the Atlantic to take part in an intercultural experience with Germanfirst-year engineering students, faculty, industry, and history. The participating studentsincluded 5 Mechanical Engineering students and 1 Materials Engineering student. Theirapproximate three week stay was well-received and developed into a rich interculturalexperience, not only for the American students, but also the German student team members.Students arrived on a Sunday and settled into youth hostel accommodations. The next morningthe design project was

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Study Abroad, International Experience, Exchange Programs and Student Retention

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keilin Tarum Deahl, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Eileen Walz, University of Illinois; Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Valeri Werpetinski, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Laura D Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Judith A Sunderman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; J. Bruce Elliott- Litchfield, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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filterswith the help of local construction workers, and worked with two local social workers on healtheducation programs. Spanish and English were spoken on this trip. Student members whospoke and locals translated for non-Spanish speakers.Data Analysis Stages of Research and Analysis: 1. Develop list of key areas of student development based on literature and documents 2. Code first round of data 3. Draw preliminary conclusions 4. Cross check conclusions with second set of data 5. Present secondary conclusions Page 23.840.6 Table 1: Stages of Study Research and

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Challenges in Engineering, Models in Professional Programs, Capstone Design and Function Generator for Educational Environment

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shannon M. Sipes, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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preferences. Each design team includes four to five seniors, a faculty coach, the client,and the course instructor. There is no charge for the design projects other than direct costs. Theseyearlong, client-based projects have been the senior design capstone model at Rose-Hulmansince 1988.The four learning objectives for client-based, senior design projects include: (1)problem-based learning (of the civil engineering design process), (2) communication proficiency,(3) team-work skills, and (4) project management orientation. The year-long experience containsmany key elements and deliverables to achieve these learning objectives.In 2005, members of the civil engineering faculty decided it would be beneficial for students toventure into the international

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Challenges in Engineering, Models in Professional Programs, Capstone Design and Function Generator for Educational Environment

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudio da Rocha Brito, Science and Education Research Council; Melany M. Ciampi, Safety, Health and Environment Research Organization; Rosa Maria Castro Fernandes Vasconcelos, Universidade de Minho; Luis Alfredo Martins Amaral P.E., University of Minho; Victor Freitas de Azeredo Barros, Science and Education Reseach Council

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” has to take the social as well asthe environmental impacts into account. So the question is: how should the engineering schoolprepare the future engineer to perform in the new challenging social environment? If it ispossible to suggest some actions, the key is to prepare the future engineers to learn how to workclose to communities and governments, addressing the outcomes of the projects to solve socio-technological problems.1. IntroductionThe present world, full of challenges and crises of deep consequences to society as well to theenvironment, has a strong incidence in terms of decision making in any field. It means that it isbecoming more and more complex and difficult to take decisions due to the fact that theimplications are felt in a

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Global Engineering Education Cross-Cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer DeBoer, MIT; Glenda S Stump, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Frances Carter-Johnson, MIT, Teaching and Learning Laboratory; Gayle Allen Ed.D., BrightBytes; Lori Breslow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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skills.Below we describe in further detail the process through which we arrived at our constructdefinitions and intended learning outcomes. We also detail the process by which we are creatingour initial instrument.MethodConstruct definition and developmentWe defined the construct of global competency as the ability to “work and communicate Page 23.398.4effectively in national and international contexts” (p. 17).6 To expand on this definition, wefound it helpful to draw on the framework of Trompenaars and Wooliams13 and their work withthe “Intercultural Competence Profile.” These authors describe three dimensions of interculturalcompetence: (1

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Global Competency and What Makes a Successful Engineer

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nancy Healy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lynn Charles Rathbun, National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network, Cornell University

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for Graduatestudents (iREG), and the international Winter Schools for Graduate Students (iWSG). Thispaper describes these three distinctly different programs and the outcomes we havedetermined through surveys of participants.IntroductionThomas Friedman’s book The World is Flat, drew attention to the “flattening of the world” inthe twenty-first century and how this “flattening” will greatly impact countries, societies,governments, and companies.[1] The publications Engineer of 2020 [2] and Educating theEngineer of 2020 [3] highlighted the importance of training globally competent engineers.The challenges are not only to train engineers who can work collaboratively with engineersaround the world but also engineers who can solve the grand

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INT. Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Partnerships, and Implementations

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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preparing their students to solvecomplex global problems. Four key research questions are discussed in the paper by the authors. The questionsaddressed are:1. What are the necessary knowledge and sufficient conditions to solve complex global problems?2. What are the sources of knowledge about nature that are most applicable?3. How is that knowledge about nature structured and limited?4. What do key innovation theorists believe are the necessary innovation capabilities and competencies necessary for future leaders to solve the critical global problems facing our society? Page 23.401.2 In this paper, the authors present a valuable

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Global Competency and What Makes a Successful Engineer

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Amber Genau, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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course on the history of materials in orderto broaden participation.Background“Global competency” has become a buzzword in engineering education circles; everyone seemsto be talking about it. As technology knits distant parts of the world ever more closely together,the discussion within engineering education is part of a larger movement to create globallycompetent citizens [1]. Much effort has been expended to address what, exactly, is meant byglobal competency, why is it important, how it can be measured, and how it can be improved.By now, the importance of global competency for everyone, and engineers in particular [2,3], hasbeen well documented and evidence of the ability to work in an international, multi-culturalenvironment is valued by

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International Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Efra Altamirano; lourdes gazca, American University in Puebla, Mexico; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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defenses, the outcome with the highest score was for the program outcome “Anability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for food engineeringpractice”. Regarding the degree to which students utilized program outcomes in the design anddevelopment of its product as well as in their oral and written work-products at the capstonecourse, the mean scores from surveyed stakeholders were higher than the 3.0 out of 5.0 points.Indirect assessment was fulfilled through surveys and curricular mapping: 1) curricular mappinganalysis of FE outcomes and IFT competencies; and 2) design and implementation of a surveythat asked to assess with a Likert scale the perception of program outcomes in two respects:importance of the outcomes

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Global Engineering Education Cross-Cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Madelyn Espinosa, The Pavlis Institute - Michigan Technological Univerisity; Helena Keller, Michigan Technological University; Nicole Westphal, Michigan Technological University

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- I am more comfortable in figuring out problems on my own, without the guidance of a higher authority figure.” (A1)[1]Realizing this sense of self-confidence is paramount in becoming an effective leader. In order to be aneffective leader one must be confident enough in one’s abilities to make decisions for the group. A leaderoften arises as a person who can make decisions in difficult situations where information may be limited.Francisco Dao is the founder of 50 Kings, an exclusive annual retreat aimed at fostering meaningfulrelationships among members of the technology and media community. [2] Dao states, “While the fearful will agonize over decisions and always make the safe choice, the confident will take the

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International Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caridad Cruz López, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla.; Aída Hernández Hernández, Universidad Politécnica de Tlaxcala; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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engineering students participating in thestudy were given the DAE test at the beginning of their first day of classes, one group in thestate of Puebla (32 participants, ≈ 40% men at a small private university) and the other in thestate of Tlaxcala (92 participants, ≈ 70% men at a medium-size public polytechnic), 20 milesapart. The purpose of the DAE test was to determine individual conceptions of engineeringand what engineers do as well as to make a comparison between incoming engineeringstudents’ conceptions from two Mexican states. Students were given 10 min to draw anengineer (previously they were asked to close their eyes and imagine an engineer at work)and then 10-15 min to answer three question prompts related to what they had drawn: 1)Describe

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INT. Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Partnerships, and Implementations

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Ruth Rodríguez Gallegos, Tecnológico de Monterrey

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ahigher level of learning than that of students in traditional classes. Meyers and Jones2 argued thatactive learning encourages students to participate in activities that promote cognitive Page 23.133.2modification or acquisition of knowledge. This paper presents a classroom in which learning isactive every day, technology is used in the service of teaching, and the teacher is a guide thatfacilitates student learning. Figure 1. The ACE classroom combines research, curricular design, teaching strategies and laboratory in the same environment.The design of the ACE classroom is based on research initiated by Robert

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Implementing Transfer, Exchange, Research Programs and Professional Development; in Asia and Far East

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Binaya K.C., Kathmandu University

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1991 in Dhulikhel, Kavre District at the edge of theKathmandu valley in Nepal. The University is unique in Nepal in that it was built withGovernment funding, but intended to be self-supporting and is a not-for profit, non-governmentalinstitution. Following its vision statement “To become a world-class university devoted tobringing knowledge and technology to the service of mankind”1, the university is working todevelop world class programs in STEM fields plus other professions such as medicine andbusiness to promote economic development in the country. As part of this push, the universitycontinues to develop its college of engineering which currently has five departments as well asMasters and Ph.D. programs. Within the college great emphasis

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

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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the challenges of transporting the research equipment internationally.2.1. Related researchesDr. Jones has experience administering several prior NSF-funded projects with undergraduateresearch components. Prior to joining the UTA faculty, he managed an REU supplement awardsat UNL that supported 2 female undergraduates to perform research in RFID and logistics. Theypresented posters at Industry-University Centers Conferences. He has also administered an RETsupplement that supported 1 female mathematics teacher in Nebraska. Also while at UNL, heacquired IRES Award No. #1128150 (2011-13), “International: IRES in Mexico RFID inLogistics”, which he continues to administer now at UTA. This project has funded 2 cohorts of6 students each to

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Global Competency and What Makes a Successful Engineer

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert J. Gustafson, Ohio State University; Miriam Regina Simon, Ohio State University

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support program change decisions, a study with the goals of 1) determine the relativeimportance of a defined set of eight competencies related to the practice of engineering in aglobal context, 2) determine the perceived level of preparation of recent engineering graduatesrelated to the competencies, 3) collect suggestions for improvement from selected constituencies,and 4) gather both information about current company practices and employment conditions forrecent graduates, was undertaken. By seeking ratings of both importance and preparation, bothimportance and a gap analysis can be used to set priorities for curriculum change. Eightcompetencies were arrived at by review of competencies from recent studies reported in theliterature for

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Challenges in Engineering, Models in Professional Programs, Capstone Design and Function Generator for Educational Environment

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mani Dargahi Fadaei, Azad University

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and signal recording are available in this system. The abilityto generate arbitrary waveforms makes this instrument more versatile than an ordinary functiongenerator that can produce only three or four different waveforms. This design offers two significant advantages to educators: (1) it provides a low-costinstrument that can be used in undergraduate laboratories where more expensive commercialarbitrary function generators are not available; and (2) it is suitable for use as a student project.One interesting application for this system is the synthesis of sound. If the equation for aparticular sound wave is known, that sound can be produced when this function generator isconnected to an audio amplifier and speaker

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INT. Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Partnerships, and Implementations

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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sought to understand, with respect to innovation, who is working on what, why, andwhere. To this end, the research team raised the following research questions:1. What centers are working specifically on the topic of innovation2. What key innovation research and implementation agendas are being pursued pertaining to innovation?3. How can the complexity of the innovation field be made more understandable?Methodology The reported study is constituted within the framework of descriptive research, andwithin that, as an initial exploratory study that is intended to provide a set of concepts andrepresentations that could subsequently serve as the basis for subsequent more hypothesis-drivenresearch. The researchers seek to present a