Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Marie Kusano, Virginia Tech; Aditya Johri, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

International

improvingengineering education, recognizing the necessity to enhance and modernize engineeringeducation to better meet the demands of future engineering challenges.3 Global competency isone of the important skills that has been identified by the engineering education community asessential and expected of all engineering graduates. Various curricular and non-curricularapproaches have been implemented in engineering programs in the U.S. for the specific need ofteaching and exposing engineering students to global engineering challenges.1,4An important question to consider when developing, implementing, or evaluating anyeducational approach to teaching global competence is what it means to be a globally competentengineer. Having an inclusive, operational, and

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Svetlana V. Levonisova, University of Southern California; Rachel E. Savage, University of Tulsa; Scott Charles Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Erin J. McCave, Clemson University; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Cheryl Matherly; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

International

engineering student identity development and engineering student global preparedness. She completed her Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Clemson University in 2014 and a certificate in Engineer- ing & Science Education in 2012. She completed her B.S in Biomedical Engineering from Michigan Technological University in 2003.Dr. Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California Gisele Ragusa is a Professor of Engineering Education at the University of Southern California. She conducts research on college transitions and retention of underrepresented students in engineering and also research about engineering global preparedness and engineering innovation. She also has research expertise in STEM K-12 and in STEM assessment. She