Conference Session

Cultural Issues in Engineering: International Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Miguel Andres Guerra, Universidad San Francisco de Quito; Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech; Johnny C. Woods, Jr., Virginia Tech; Abram Diaz-Strandberg, Virginia Tech

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higher education in Liberia for approximately 11 years. He currently serves as a Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Engineering Education at VT. His research interests are: Immi- grants in STEM, migration and immigration issues in education, and Quality Assurance.Mr. Abram Diaz-Strandberg, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020Understanding Students’ perceptions of Dimensions of Engineering Culture in EcuadorAbstractThe purpose of this study is to explore how engineering students perceive different dimensionsassociated with culture. We are using Hofstede’s theory of

Conference Session

International Accreditation and Credentials: International Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Junaid Qadir, Information Technology University, Lahore, Pakistan; Aamir Shafi, National University of Computing and Emerging Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan; Ala Al-Fuqaha, Hamad Bin Khalifa University; Abd-Elhamid M. Taha, Alfaisal University; Kok-Lim Alvin Yau, Sunway University; João Ponciano, University of Glasgow; Sajjad Hussain, University of Glasgow; Muhammad Ali Imran P.E., University of Glasgow; Sajid Sheikh Muhammad, National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan; Rao Naveed Bin Rais, Ajman University, UAE; Muhammad Rashid, Umm Al Qura University; Boon Leing Tan, Xi'an International University

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Diversity

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theprogram level, i.e., outcomes expected at graduation time, and others at the course level, i.e.,outcomes expected at the time of clearing a course. Unfortunately, still, the terminology can beconflicting here with some acronyms having more than one usage and different terms being usedfor the same idea. We introduce the main terms next. • Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)—Program learning outcomes are statements that de- scribe what the knowledge, skills and attitudes students should have at the time of graduation from an engineering program. PLOs are discipline agnostic. These are also referred to as Graduate Attributes (GA) (see Table VI for the Washington Accord’s recommended GAs). The term PLO also has synonyms