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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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Lawrence Whitman, Wichita State University; Zulma Toro-Ramos, Wichita State University; Barbara Chaparro, Wichita State University; Veronica Hinkle, Wichita State University; Colin Davidson, Spirit Aerosystems; Chris Wilkinson, Spirit Aerosystems

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AC 2009-526: A PRACTICAL GLOBAL DESIGN COMPETITIONLawrence Whitman, Wichita State University Lawrence E. Whitman is the Director of Engineering Education for the College of Engineering and an Associate Professor of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering at Wichita State University. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees from Oklahoma State University. His Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Arlington is in Industrial Engineering. He also has 10 years experience in the aerospace industry. His research interests are in enterprise engineering, engineering education and lean manufacturing.Zulma Toro-Ramos, Wichita State University Zulma Toro-Ramos serves as Dean of the College of Engineering

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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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Jared Geddes, Brigham Young University; W. Vincent Wilding, Brigham Young University; Randy Lewis, Brigham Young University

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14.1107.3TongaProject DescriptionThe first project that was undertaken by the class was to design a process that could be used inthe Kingdom of Tonga to extract the oil from a coconut and convert the oil into biodiesel. Asubstantial amount of research was available for the process of converting vegetable oils intobiodiesel, as well as the process of extracting the oil from coconuts. The purpose of this projectwas to combine the two processes and show how simple biodiesel production could beimplemented in Tonga.Students were divided into six groups that each focused on one specific aspect of the process: oilextraction, conversion to biodiesel, separations following conversion, waste management, addedvalue (such as soap), and economics. Throughout the school

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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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Aisling O'Sullivan, University of Canterbury; Thomas Cochrane, University of Canterbury

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theoretical principles of technical tasks, they struggle withevaluating and synthesising real engineering problems due to a lack of actual experience1,2. Suchexperience can be gained through real-world engineering research projects, where creative andadaptive problem-solving is facilitated in a contextual learning environment3,4. Contextuallearning is especially important for natural resources, environmental, biological, civil and otherengineers who practice at the interface of the living environment (i.e. ecosystems)5.Industry depends on its ability to attract graduates with a deep technical and broad professionalskills base. Professional skills are considered an integral part of an engineers formal education asstipulated in the professional

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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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ESL graduate assistants (GA’s) in doctoralprograms and 17 faculty (assistant professor to professor)The theoretical framework for this study is the whole systems sub-paradigm of the learningparadigm in human resource development, where the goal is to provide employees with learningopportunities that will simultaneously build individual learning capacity and knowledge,improve performance, and strengthen the organization as a whole. 37, 38 The research questionsare guided by core adult learning principles and Knowles’ process design for adult learningprograms, wherein participants are actively involved in identifying their own needs and learningoutcomes, as well as how to best address the needs and fulfill the outcomes. 39 This study’sresearch

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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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systems. In addition to these two primary thrusts, complimentaryresearch is also conducted when appropriate and productive. Typically, these involveopportunities to advance membrane applications for important classes of practical problems, andto understand related environmental implications of membranes.The heart of the PERMEANT project involves individual student projects designed withcollaborative links between projects and with foreign institutions. Students conduct much oftheir research as they would with any other laboratory-based project. A key difference is thattheir projects are designed around teams involving US and international co-advisors, studentsfrom both countries, and a study design based some activities being carried out in the

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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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tothe flattening world, Dym has called for increased design and experiential learning – orprocess and synthesis oriented engineering curricula rather than reductionist analysis6.And invoking the challenge that engineering graduates will face in a the rapidly changingand globalizing world, Haghighi15 called on engineering educators to take a rigorous,research-based approach to their profession rather than continuing to engage in “anenterprise of methodical guessing” (borrowing a quote from Bertrand Russel). Haghighialso posed a long list of research questions that he called on engineering educators toaddress.At the University of Toronto, we made a large number of recommendations for initiativesdesigned to prepare our students for a globalizing

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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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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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Student Learning OutcomesAbstractThis paper presents an initiative of an engineering curriculum enhancement and an example ofcollaborative junior student’s project development, based on the enhanced curriculum. The maingoal of this research is to integrate the best practices from the American engineering educationprograms into existing engineering curriculum, and to study the effectiveness of theenhancement, made up of a number of new focus areas in critical thinking and practical problemsolving.The research is carried out to study the feasibility and effectiveness of newly designed projectcollaborations between an American professor and a Chinese student, involved in a juniorproject. American professor helps to integrate successful American

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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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paramount for U.S. engineers and researchers to develop the skills and backgroundnecessary to effectively work, communicate and innovate on an international scale and to be ableto collaborate on complex engineering and research projects with colleagues and collaboratorsacross the world. Countries such as China and India, by virtue of their size, are graduating everincreasing numbers of engineers and scientists each year and are making great strides inscientific research. The effects of the globalization of science, engineering and manufacturinghave been particularly felt in rust-belt states such as Michigan and Ohio where the loss of marketshare by the big three U.S. automakers has resulted in large job losses and a migration of agrowing number of

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Engineering Education in India, Central and Eastern Asia

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bob Lahidji, Eastern Michigan University; Walter Tucker, Eastern Michigan University; Jianhua wang, Eastern Michigan University

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same part, for the same price, anywhere in theworld.”4 In the previous vertical integration model, the design and manufacturing ofproducts was an internal affair and regulated by long-held standards, procedures, andhierarchies. This world is disappearing and being replaced by the much more chaotic“flat” de-verticalized and global design and manufacturing For technical professionalsincluding engineers, globalization and de-verticalization means that instead of thepredictable long-established world of a Ford or an IBM, new graduates must master theirprofession in the largely undefined universe of 12,000 mile supply chains, multiplelanguages, and dozens of suppliers all with differing roles as to design andmanufacturing. This problem has been

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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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multidisciplinary engineering education at a foundation level; ≠ Develop opportunities for team-based project activities; ≠ Expose students to the established analysis-synthesis and CDIO loops in engineering; ≠ Expose students to the fundamental tools and technologies of engineering disciplines; ≠ Enhance the interdisciplinary thought processes so important to professional engineering practice; ≠ Offer a fundamental preparation for graduate studies in most engineering disciplines.The first year includes a significant project orientation designed to motivate students and toaddress the continuing issues of disassociation between theoretical framework and designaspects6 (page 23) and of student retention in engineering12 (page 3

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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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andteaching to better prepare engineers for the global economy. The planning phase involvedalmost 200 academic and business leaders from both countries and resulted in raising close toUS$1M to fund the first Summer Faculty Leadership Institute. The Institute was designed as aseries of 23 one-week Train-the-Trainer workshops taught by US faculty members and corporaterepresentatives known for their pedagogical skills. The topics covered general effective teachingtechniques as well as best practices teaching in specific engineering disciplines. The workshopswere held during a six week period during the Summer 2008 at the InfoSys Technologies’Global Education Center in Mysore India. The 585 Indian faculty participants were selected froma pool of 1400

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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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, Mayagüez. His research interests include nonlinear structural mechanics, biomechanics, engineering education, and engineering ethics (with particular interest in appropriate technologies to serve impoverished and developing communities). He is an active member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and Association for Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE). He holds BS degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University, and a PhD in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Cornell University. He was previously a faculty member in the Department of Civil Engineering & Mechanics at the University of

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Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Hallbach, Rochester Institute of Technology; Martin Gordon, Rochester Institute of Technology

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engineers, thathave accidental offended an international colleague through an unintentional insult. One personalexample relates to tossing an old floppy disk at a Korean teammate in graduate school. TheKorean students was extremely offended and after several weeks of brewing explained that inKorea throwing anything at a person is a major insult. Other examples of potential culturalpitfalls exist in other countries as well. For instance, in the Arab world showing the bottom ofone’s foot is insulting.One of the best ways to learn appropriate international behavior may be to practice prior toentering the workforce. Once a person enters the workforce “the bottom line” is very importantand inappropriate behavior could cost your company real money

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Faculty and Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations and Interactions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Imre Rudas, Budapest Polytechnical Institution; Peter Toth, Budapest Tech.

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reflection)- Plans for learning sessions and/or program of study are appropriate to particular teaching and learning situations, incorporating, where appropriate, IT and other key skills- Consideration of VLE usage for collaborative learning- Evaluations of the design and delivery of teaching and learning- Consideration of fundamental issues and principles relating to teaching and learning within the specialist area- Evidence of reflection on teaching and learning processesDuring the teaching and learning process all students have to prepare a project work as well, inwhich the learners analyse the impact of the tools and theories introduced during the course intheir own teaching and make a course plan including pedagogically relevant use of e

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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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/emerginggloballabormarket/part1/MGI demand synthesis.pdf.6. J. Rajgopal, K. L. Needy, and J. D. Porter, Combining International Experience and Industrial Relevance in aCapstone Engineering Design Course. In Proceedings of the 1997 27th Annual Conference on Frontiers inEducation, pages 827–831, Piscataway, NJ, 1997. IEEE. Available from:http://fie.engrng.pitt.edu/fie97/papers/1158.pdf.7. C Del Vitto. (2008). Cross-Cultural “Soft Skills” and the Global Engineer: Corporate Best Practices and TrainerMethodologies . Online Journal for Global Engineering Education. 1, (3), 1-11.8. N. A. of Engineering of The National Academies. The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the NewCentury. Technical Report, National Academy of Engineering of The National Academies, 500

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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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distance learning; theroles of non-engineers in engineering education; and outcome assessment. Presented arepreliminary outcomes from this ongoing initiative.IntroductionEngineering is increasingly becoming a globalized profession, including use of multi-nationalengineering design, technical service, and marketing teams. Engineering education in the U.S.has been slow to adapt to this changing reality, with estimates that fewer than 8% of engineeringundergraduates participate in study abroad programs1. The typical undergraduate engineeringcurriculum is already too full of required courses to allow most students to graduate in four-years. There is no room for more requirements and expectations to have the technical andcultural background they will

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Global Engineering Education: Developments, Implementations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aurenice Oliveira, Michigan Technological University; Ivan Lima, North Dakota State University

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. Page 14.692.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING EDUCATION CONSORTIUMAbstract:In recent years, the growing integration of economies and societies around the world hasrequired that graduates of all institutions and disciplines be prepared to work in an economy thatis now best seen as essentially international. Global markets are dictating the way that nationaleconomies around the world design, distribute, and consume goods and services. Engineers arein the midst of this dynamic development. Most large engineering projects currently requiremulti-national teams of multi-disciplinary professionals to work together and, therefore, a betterunderstanding of the