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International Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Akbar Eslami, Elizabeth City State University; Aliza Williams, Elizabeth City State University; Kerry Krauss, Elizabeth City State University; Amir Rezaei, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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AC 2009-1410: A REMOTE- ACCESS ROBOTICS AND PLC LABORATORY FORDISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMAkbar Eslami, Elizabeth City State University Dr. Akbar Eslami is a professor and Engineering Technology coordinator in the Department of Technology at Elizabeth City State University. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Old Dominion University. His research interests are in computer aided manufacturing, remote control, and automation.Aliza Williams, Elizabeth City State University Mrs. Aliza Williams is a senior student in the Department of Technology at Elizabeth City State University and 2008 McNair and VA-NC LSAMP-NSF Scholar. Her research interests are in networking, and

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International Engineering Education II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Burton, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology; Sanjay Kumar, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology; Dinesh Kumar, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

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2006-1290: QUASI INTERACTIVE VIDEO: AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TOTHE DELIVERY OF LABORATORY CLASSESPeter Burton, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Peter C. M. Burton is Senior Lecturer in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at RMIT. He has also taught extensively and worked in the microelectronics industry in the United States. A background and strong interest in video production, coupled with an appreciation of difficulties faced by some first year tertiary students has been the impetus for this current work.Sanjay Kumar, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Sanjay Kumar is a Research Associate in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His background is in

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International Engineering Education I - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida; Roger Wood, University of Central Florida; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University

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, utilizing and integrating computers within loop isessential. Electrical power engineering has for many years been taught in a rather traditionalmanner. Laboratory equipment is based on large test sets using analogue instrumentation.Computerization of these teaching laboratories that allows data acquisition and display of datahas not been widely used. It should be noted that developing a fully functional high voltagePower Systems Lab that would cover all the various areas of power and their control systemswould require a large facility and hundreds of thousands of dollars and possibly into the millionsdollars1. A number of Universities work in conjunction with large power companies to subsidizethe cost of these larger laboratories2. An

Conference Session

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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Paper ID #7324Developing Direct Measures of Global CompetenceDr. Jennifer DeBoer, MIT Jennifer DeBoer is currently a postdoctoral associate for education research at MIT’s Teaching and Learn- ing Laboratory. She completed her doctoral work at Vanderbilt University in international education pol- icy studies, focusing on engineering student access, equity, and success, and she completed her bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering and foreign languages and literatures at MIT. Her research interests in- clude the use of technology in education in low-income contexts and the structure of engineering training for

Conference Session

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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to provide training and guest lectures related to the use of the mobile laboratory technology and pedagogy to enhance the ECE curriculum at five different universities.Dr. Craig J. Scott, Morgan State UniversityDr. Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University Dr. Jumoke Ladeji-Osias is Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies in the Depart- ment of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Morgan State University. She earned in B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park and a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. She coordinates the departmental graduate program and teaches both undergraduate and graduate

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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gregory zieren, Austin Peay State University

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like Thomas Edison or GeorgeCorliss. He focused his attention instead on the achievements of a corps of professionalengineers, and on the qualities of an educational system that had fostered suchexcellence.American engineering education had begun to enjoy world-wide renown by 1893. Prof.John Goodman, newly appointed to a chair at England’s Yorkshire College of Sciencequoted a senior colleague who advised him, “Now the very first opportunity you get, goover and see what the Americans are doing, and you will see there technical educationcarried out with the greatest efficiency.”3 What most impressed foreign observers werethe pedagogical possibilities of laboratory-based instruction in the engineering educationcurriculum. Laboratories gave

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

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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J Thompson, Kansas State University; Ata M. Nazar, Kabul University

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Examination isbeing used as a bench-mark of progress. The several aspects of the rebuilding project aredescribed along with a report of progress and lessons learned. The paper concludes withobservations about the ethical and cultural nature of engineering education and somerecommendations about changes that are required to achieve the desired outcomes of therebuilding project.Historical Backdrop:The Faculty of Engineering was established in the 1960’s and 70’s by a consortium of USUniversities with USAID sponsorship1,2. The project was a “turn-key” project that provided abuilding, laboratories, and US based education for the new Afghan Faculty members. Facultymembers from the participating US Universities established and taught classes and

Conference Session

Engineering Education and Comparative Studies at Universities throughout Asia, Far East

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rajarajan Subramanian, Maryland State Highway Administration; Thavavigna Thanikachalam, University of Florida; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

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Studies • Institute for Remote SensingThese centers and divisions all have fully developed laboratories with classroom facilities andare renowned for their academic and research achievements at national and international levels.The Department of Civil Engineering has been approved for a very long time as a center for theQuality Improvement Program at Master’s and Doctoral levels of study1.The University Of Florida (UF) is located in Gainesville, Florida, and was founded in 1853,making it the oldest university in the state. UF currently offers more than 52 undergraduateprograms in a broad variety of instructional fields. The Department of Civil Engineering at UFwas established in 1910 and later merged with the Department of Coastal and

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jose del Carmen Chin Vera; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla

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Engagement While Learning Food Analysis by Means of a Video GameAbstractThe effects of playing the draft video game Food Analysis Simulator (FAS) by Food Engineeringstudents of Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP) that attended the food analysis courseand corresponding laboratory during Fall 2010 semester were investigated. Pre-post teststudents’ results demonstrated a significant improvement in their knowledge after being exposedto the video game; there was a positive change in the students’ scores from 7.2 ± 0.5 to 9.0 ± 0.5.Our findings suggest that virtual laboratory FAS can be effective in achieving course learninggoals, such as students being able to understand the principles behind analytical techniques,being able to use (in

Conference Session

Building Knowledge Based Economies: the Role of Industry-University-Government Partnerships

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aaron Ball, Western Carolina University; Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University

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AC 2007-1528: A COLLABORATIVEUNIVERSITY-COLLEGE-INDUSTRY-GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGYTRANSFER PROJECTAaron Ball, Western Carolina University Dr. Ball is an Associate Professor of Engineering and Technology within the Kimmel School at Western Carolina University. Dr. Ball served as the PI on three year funded project by Oak Ridge National Laboratory to help develop a new product with the collaboration of a College-Industry-Government partnership.Duane Dunlap, Western Carolina University Dr. Dunlap is Professor of Engineering and Technology within the Kimmel School and has the honor of serving as the Director for the Kimmel School and Associate Dean for the College of Applied Sciences at Western

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Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wesley Crowell Sanders, Salt Lake Community College

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in the First Two Years of Engineering EducationAbstract   There is a world-wide demand for smaller and faster electronic devices. As a result, thereis an increasing need for a global workforce familiar with the basics of micro- and nanoscalefabrication and characterization. This workforce will come primarily from post secondaryinstitutions. For this reason, it is important for nanotechnology instructors at non-research basedpost secondary institutions to provide laboratory exercises that introduce students to thefundamental concepts associated with fabrication and characterization on the micro- andnanoscale. Additionally, these laboratory exercises need to encourage student understanding andappreciation of differences that

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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well-rounded engineeringtechnology program. However, since feedback control systems tends to be a rather complextopic, students react positively to hands-on experiments that assist them visualize control systemsin practical situations, and, in today’s technology, utilizing and integrating computers within thecontrol loop is essential. An innovative feedback control laboratory has been developed in theschool of engineering technology at Daytona State College to fill this need. The laboratory isequipped with some of the most frequently used control systems in engineering and industry. It isdesigned to bridge the gap between theory and real-life problems, and to give the studentsvaluable hands-on experience to help them better prepared for their

Conference Session

Technical-Capacity Building & Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford; Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; Akram abu-aisheh, University of Hartford; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Nasir Ali Ahmady, Herat University, Afghanistan; Devdas Shetty, Lawrence Technological University

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support, it was obvious that two programs would create aburden that would not be feasible at this time. A program in Mechatronics emerged as the best fitto meet the current and near future needs and augments the current offerings in civil engineering.Approval has been received for a Mechatronics Engineering program from the Ministry ofHigher Education in Afghanistan and the financial support from the World Bank.This paper will focus on the needs, resources and plan to develop a program in Mechatronics atHERAT University. The paper will focus on the preparation for laboratories, equipment,curriculum, faculty, etc. including the difficulties in helping to start a new program in anothercountry.IntroductionThe College of Engineering, Technology and

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Case Studies and Engineering Education Around the Globe / International Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fazil Najafi, University of Florida; Kathryn Jenner, University of Florida; Sarah Jayasekaran, University of Florida

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expectations3.Truss Bridge LaboratoryThe second portion of the lecture is a brief tutorial on basic engineering concepts as theyapply to a truss bridge. Some concepts that are covered include, but are not limited to,tension, compression, neutral axis, stress, strain, buckling, and deflected shapes3. Theseconcepts are related to the students through demonstration with a foam board anddrawings on the blackboard. The instructor conveys the purpose of the laboratory, whichis to design and build a truss bridge, in teams, that will hold the most weight and “cost”the least. Finally, the instructor discusses the main failure modes for the bridge, so thatthe students could apply the engineering concepts they learned to design a more effectivebridge. For example

Conference Session

International Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Implementations, and Pedagogical Challenges in Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Rahrooh, Daytona State College; Walter W. Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Faramarz Mossayebi, Youngstown State University

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is to provide a simple methodto build and utilize such an instrument in educational laboratories. Commercially availablespectrum analyzers are very expensive and not feasible for underdeveloped courtiers with limitedresources to obtain such expensive instruments.I. IntroductionThe Spectrum analyzers are real-time analyzers, which mean that they simultaneously displaythe amplitude of all signals in the frequency range of the analyzer. They provide informationabout the voltage or energy of a signal as a function of frequency1. Spectrum analyzers play major roles in design of many applications in electrical signal analysis,mechanical measurements, and communications. These instruments are especially used in lowfrequency applications such as

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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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Stephen Frempong, State University of New York

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pageproposal for approval.3. Project approved or disapprovedThe instructor decides on project difficulty and standards, and Page 15.242.3approved or disapproved the proposal.If proposal is disapproved, the team is given two weeks toresubmit.4. Project research/designStudents research details of the project (technical information), andproject design using available software such as: PSpice,Circuitmaker, Microsoft Visio, and etc.5. Obtain materials/components neededEach team is responsible for purchasing components needed fortheir project. However, students are welcome to use availablecomponents and devices in laboratory. In some cases, thedepartment had purchased some of the needed

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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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the department visit, the students participate in two-or three hourhands-on experimental laboratory classes. The truss bridge laboratory is a part of this onecredit hour course offered to the freshmen engineering students by the Civil and CoastalEngineering department. The purpose of the laboratory is to familiarize students with theconcept, theory and practical side of the civil engineering and is focused on aidingstudents in the process of making an informed decision for their futures. This paper isfocused on procedure of the laboratory as well as how the resulted data can be utilized inreal-life projects. After each team of 4-5 students build their truss, the truss is loaded untilit fails. Record of the failure load, score, and final score

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Case Studies & Engineering Education Around the Globe

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karim Altaii, James Madison University; Hennia cavallini, University of Costa Rica

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Cafeteria—Prepaid by the Program) 1:00 – 2 pm Spanish Language Class 2:00-4:00 pm GEOG 450 Lecture and/or Short Field Trip 4:00- 6:00 pm Study/Homework Preparation for the Following Day 6:00 pm Depart to Host FamilyFridays mornings were devoted to ISAT 212 laboratories which included experiments such ascalorimetry, solar collectors and photovoltaic cells. Weekend field visits to power plants such asthermal and renewable, started early on Friday afternoons and emphasized energy conversiontechnologies. Page 13.492.4Description of CoursesISAT 212 – Energy Issues in Science and TechnologyThis

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricio Tapia, University of Florida; Fazil Najafi, University of Florida

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only the education process but also the wayshow Teacher Assistants perceive their responsibilities. Becoming a Teacher Assistant atUniversity of Florida helps student’s financial needs and prepares those who want topursue an academic career. For Chileans, being a Teacher Assistant is considered a highprestige.IntroductionTeacher Assistant (TA) activities play an important role in the education of civilengineers since students learn and have the opportunity to interact with their fellowstudents. TA’s activities include performing assigned class duties, office hours, assistingstudents in the laboratory, field trips, and grading. The emphasis in each activity is afunction of the type of topic covered by the course. Theoretical subjects need

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Myszka, University of Dayton; Scott Schneider, University of Dayton; Scott Segalewitz, University of Dayton

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Science in Engineering Technology degrees from both institutions.At UD, the Chinese students have been integrated into standard courses, including lecture,laboratory and blended format classes. In many cases, the classroom has nearly an equal balanceof Chinese and American students. The obvious differences of language and culture have beenevident from the start. Different techniques have been used to unite the two groups of students.This program has numerous learning opportunities, many challenges, and some limitations. Thispaper will review the pedagogical approaches and teaching techniques used to address the newmix in the classroom, specifically in the laboratory. Quantitative and qualitative performancedata of both groups of students will be

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Engineering Education in the Mid-East / Asia

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajeswari Sundararajan, College of Technology - Purdue University; Daniel Dangelo, Intel; kishore N.K., IIT Karagpur; Haritha Mogilisetti, Intel; Sundhasarath Somasundaram, Valliammai College of Engineering; umadevi S., highways; Robert Nowlin, retired

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IIT Karagpur-after 2002 SRM Valliammai-2004 to 20081 Mathematics I Chemistry 1 Chemistry Chemistry Laboratory English for Communication Engineering Graphics Basic Electronics Fundamentals of Computing Mechanics Engineering Practice Lab Engineering drawing and Graphics Computer Practice 1 EAA I English 1 Electrical Technology Mathematics 1

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International Case Studies, Collaborations and Interactions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shi (Stan) Lan, DeVry University-Chicago; Yaqing Mao, Beijing Normal University, China

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that electronics students sampled in China spent significantly more time onattending classroom lectures/scheduled laboratories and on studying outside the classroom thantheir counterparts in the United States.The researchers also reported that there was a substantial difference in unversity expendituresbetween the two countries. In addition to this subtantial difference, historically in China collegestudents and their families were paying a small percentage of the total educational expenditure.2Although in recent years university tuition and fees are increasing drastically, culturally moststudents in China consider that they do not share the responsibility of paying the cost of theiruniversity education, and that this responsibility either

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International Case Studies, Collaborations and Interactions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roli Varma, University of New Mexico

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organizations. The paper is based on in-depthinterviews with 82 Asian Indian scientists and engineers working in industrial companies,national laboratories, and academic institutions in the United States and 38 Indian scientists andengineers who worked in the United States for some time and then moved back to India.IntroductionPublic and private organizations in the United States have made enormous strides since CivilRights activists first demanded parity in educational and career opportunities for racial/ethnicminorities some 40 years ago. Changes to the law and organizational attitudes have opened thedoor to many people who a few decades ago would have found it not just locked but barred.Nevertheless, change has not come as quickly or as completely

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International Division Technical Session 4

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Meehan, University of Glasgow; Andrew Phillips, University of Glasgow; Duncan J Bremner, University of Glasgow; Katy Phillips, University of Glasgow

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offered during the summer 2015 OIP. Thedeadline for new course approvals was the middle of Semester 2 and there were concerns thatit would be difficult to justify awarding 10 credits (100 hours of learning of which about aquarter are contact hours for lectures, laboratory exercises, other structured learningactivities, and assessment of student learning) for a course that was only two-weeks in length.Thus, the group came to a rapid agreement that most, if not all, of the cultural and industrialvisits had to contribute to the course aims in order to achieve the expected amount of studentlearning in a 10 credit course. Thus, the course objectives had to be outlined before the sitesfor the trips could be identified.Aims of the OIPThe academic

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Faculty and Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations and Interactions

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; Hisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford; Beth Richards, University of Hartford; Abdul Hai Sofizada, SHEP

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and UK began to contact the Ministry of Higher Education directly.A new leadership in the Ministry of Higher Education and the creation of a strongerimplementation team in the summer of 2006 were the turning point toward building effectivepartnerships between Afghan and foreign institutions of higher learning. Table 1 reflects theUniversity Partnership Program.The partnership between the University of Hartford (UH) in West Hartford, Connecticut, USA,and Herat University (HU) in Herat City, Afghanistan was initiated in August 2007 to developand implement a modern program to strengthen and modernize engineering education at HU.The program includes a number of activities such as curriculum review and revision, facultydevelopment, and laboratory

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Int. Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, and Implementations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yue-min Zhao, China University of Mining and Technology

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 Zhao Yue-min*, He Ya-qun, Duan Chen-long , Xie Guang-yuan, Tao You-jun, Ye Cui-ling School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China, 221116 Key Laboratory of Coal Processing and Efficient Utilization, Ministry of Education, Xuzhou, China, 221008Abstract: Taking the technology of the processing and utilization of coal resource and the cleancoal technology as its characteristic, the discipline of mineral processing engineering of ChinaUniversity of Mining and Technology (CUMT) has been developing more than a century, andis a national key discipline. It has formed a passel of world advanced research

Conference Session

International Study Abroad Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University; Donal McHale, Dublin Institute of Technology; Robert Herrick, Purdue University; Richard Hayes, Dublin Institute of Technology; James Barnes, James Madison University; PU H-DA PSU DIT Students, Dublin Institute of Technology

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. The travel arrangements for the DIT students were arranged by DIT. The PU students received $5,000 which covered their travel and some of their lodging. DIT students received £5,000 which covered their travel, lodging, and because of the current exchange rate, the Dublin students had some money for other exchange activities.Academic and Intellectual AchievementInterestingly, all four students felt that the level of courses was at a lower level than at their home institution, but that the appropriateness of content was about right. The only exception was the sophomore student from Purdue. The two DIT students felt that the effectiveness of teaching and laboratory experience was about right. They also were very impressed with the nature of the

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Educating Graduates in Engineering For A Flat World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He is a former Member of Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories and received his Ph.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania in 1971. His technical work covers the topics of Optical Data Links, Integrated Circuit Technology, RF semiconductor components, and semiconductor component reliable. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and an ABET EAC program evaluator in Electrical Engineering. Page 12.1143.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Panel Session – International Division “Educating Graduates

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Educating Graduates in Engineering For A Flat World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He is a former Member of Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories and received his Ph.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania in 1971. His technical work covers the topics of Optical Data Links, Integrated Circuit Technology, RF semiconductor components, and semiconductor component reliable. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and an ABET EAC program evaluator in Electrical Engineering. Page 12.1144.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Panel Session – International Division “Educating Graduates

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Educating Graduates in Engineering For A Flat World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He is a former Member of Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories and received his Ph.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania in 1971. His technical work covers the topics of Optical Data Links, Integrated Circuit Technology, RF semiconductor components, and semiconductor component reliable. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and an ABET EAC program evaluator in Electrical Engineering. Page 12.1145.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Panel Session – International Division “Educating Graduates