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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

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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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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

Conference Session

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

Conference Session

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

Conference Session

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

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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 12.1142.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Panel Session – International Division “Educating Graduates

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International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vasili Zhurakovskiy, Russian Association of Engineering Universities; Aleksey Nesterov, Russian Association of Engineering Universities

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300universities will participate in the 2nd stage of competition in March 2007 and not less than40 universities will be selected out of the competitors to receive the governmental support fortheir innovative programs.Possibilities provided to participating universitiesUniversities may use the grant funds in accordance with the tasks they have to resolve, but inaverage 65-75% of the funding is used to purchase the most modern laboratory equipmentand computer technique, 20-25% is used to obtain or work out special software and methodicprovision and 5-10% is used for raising of the faculty skill level, including support ofinternational mobility.Improvement of methodological, material and staff potential is used by universities to resolvea complex of

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Engineering Education in the Arab World / Mid-East Region

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ulas Toros, University of Florida; George Younis, University of Florida; Fazil Najafi, University of Florida

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high school Grade Point Average (GPA), ScholasticAptitude Test 1 (SAT 1) and the American Collegiate Test (ACT). International students arerequired to have either been educated in an English speaking country or provide results ofTOEFL test.The minimum requirements for qualification into the program are2: • Graduation from a regionally accredited or state-approved secondary school or the equivalent (G.E.D., etc.). • Fifteen academic units, including 4 years of English, 3 years of math, 3 years of natural sciences (two with laboratories), 3 years of social sciences, and 2 sequential years of a foreign language. • A cumulative C average in the academic core, as computed by the university, at all institutions

Conference Session

International Engineering Education Ii / International Engineering Education I - Poster Session / International Engineering Education II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Webert Lovencin, University of Florida; Fazil Najafi, University of Florida; Nick Safai, Salt Lake City College

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the target audience willperceive it as a viable career choice.Other activities used to expose students to engineering topics and concepts are accomplishedthrough laboratory exposure. Some institutions of higher education establish an introduction toengineering lab at local high schools. The laboratory set-up employs active learning and smallerclasses to better inform students about the nature of engineering and its specific disciplines.Research has shown that the overall perceptions of students concerning the engineeringprofession have improved as a result of their educational experience and exposure. According toa study done by Besterfield-Sacre et al., the attitudes of students towards the engineeringprofession improved in programs that

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Grandin, University of Rhode Island

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in another laboratory 3000 Page 12.950.7mile away. It is of interest only if the graduate student can go abroad and continueproject work begun at home in the laboratory of a collaborator abroad, thus makingthe departure a “win” for all persons involved. The faculty can benefit from eachother’s expertise and complementary facilities, as can the student. The time inGermany under such circumstances can become a rich international experiencewith the potential for joint publications, and laying the groundwork for futurefunding and collaboration as well as support for the next graduate students.With a grant from the German Ministry of Economics and Technology5

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International Distance & Service Learning for Engineers- Discussion on Best Practices

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ismet Anitsal, Tennessee Tech University; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University

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delivery tools aroundthe world. Currently, more than 3,700 world-wide higher education, K-12, corporate,government and commercial academic institutions utilize solutions offered by WebCT and itsparent company Blackboard4. In Tennessee Tech University, WebCT has been the only tool usedto deliver the web-based courses to its distance students. WebCT provides an environment fordeveloping and delivering web-based educational activities and materials. It permits instructorsto make tests, discussions, lecture materials, and sample solutions available via the world-wideweb. Some coursework such as homework, tests and laboratory reports, can also be submittedand controlled via WebCT.IDEA EvaluationsThe IDEA survey system takes a positive approach to

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International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joerg Mossbrucker, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Edward Chandler, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Holger Dahms, Lübeck University of Applied Sciences; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jens Thiedke, Lübeck University of Applied Sciences

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University in 1985 and is a registered PE in Wisconsin. He teaches courses in circuits and communications.Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Petersen is Department Chair and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at 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. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and an ABET EAC program evaluator in Electrical Engineering.Holger Dahms, Lübeck University of Applied Sciences Dr. Dahms is Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Lübeck University of Applied Sciences since 1991. He

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Building for Developing Countries

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Duda, Grove City College; Nevin Greninger, Retired; Peter Idowu, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Douglas Lauffer, Community College of Beaver County-Beaver, PA

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field studies are needed for biology labs. Water analysisinstruments for use in the field and in the laboratory are essential for biology. For cell biologychromatographic apparati are essential to support fractionation. The following chromaticapparati are needed: (a) partition (paper), (b) thin-layer, and (c) column.Instruments are needed for use in chemistry to prepare materials and process samples. Topromote laboratory safety, eye wash stations, chemical storage cabinets and exhaust hoods withutilities are needed. Stills are essential to generate laboratory grade water for use in bothchemistry and biology.Models and PC software are needed for geometry courses so students can better grasp three-dimensional geometry for their pre-calculus

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Technical Capacity Building for Developing Countries

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fazil Najafi, University of Florida; Micheal Dreznes, International Road Federation; James Ekberg, University of Florida

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Network inthe Provincial Highway Department of Buenos Aires. He also coordinated economic studies forplanning and road construction using the lessons learned during his studies at Ohio StateUniversity. Approximately two years later, Leiderman took advantage of an opportunity to workas a researcher at the Transport Research Laboratory in England. He used his knowledge fromOhio State University to conduct traffic studies as well as operation costs of vehicles and frictioncoefficient studies on asphalt and concrete pavements.Upon his return to Argentina a year later, Leiderman continued to use his knowledge andexperience to improve the road network in Argentina. He conducted a study that proved thefriction levels on many asphalt pavements were

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Bramhall, Sheffield Hallam University; Keith Radley, Sheffield Hallam University

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theCETLs within the UK, and then will go on to discuss the learning, teaching and assessmentmethods used on a first year engineering undergraduate module, in order to promote learnerautonomy within the students. The module, ‘Materials, Manufacturing and EnvironmentalEngineering’, has traditionally been taught over 2 semesters through a series of keynotelectures, followed by seminars and laboratory practical classes. Previously, case study workwas undertaken by the students in semester 2 of the module; however, this did not developautonomous learning in an effective way. The new assignment project work in semester 2provided an opportunity for students to work in groups. Each group either undertookinvestigations into ‘engineering disaster management

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International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ian Robinson, Edge Hill University; Michael Bramhall, Sheffield Hallam University; John Rowe, Sheffield Hallam University

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in the mid 1990s, and the extension ofthe fee limit to £3000pa was introduced in 2005. The total fee accruing from an engineeringBachelors student is insufficient to pay the actual cost of delivering laboratory-basededucation, and so universities rely upon distributing the surplus fees from other disciplineareas and other business activities to support science and technology provision.The majority of students secure loans from the English Student Loan Company in order topay their fees; the debt being collected through the taxation system over the graduate’sworking life. Page 12.627.2It has thus, in the last few years, become increasingly

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Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Solomon Eisenberg, Boston University; Jo-Ann Murray, Boston University; Urbain DeWinter, Boston University

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second semester of the sophomore year was targeted because this is the last semester inwhich engineering students at Boston University share a substantially common curriculum.Program participants take the same technical courses at TUD that they would have taken inBoston. These courses are taught in English by TUD faculty using the same textbooks andsyllabi as in Boston and incorporate equivalent laboratory experiences. In addition, students takea sociology course which focuses on technology and society in Germany (also taught in English),and an intensive German language course.To date, 124 students have completed the program in Dresden. Several approaches have beenused to assess the success of the program. These include annual debriefing

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Harb, Brigham Young University; Richard Rowley, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University; Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University

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concerning innovation and creativity.• Instill Innovation across the curriculum (that is, within the teaching environment of all departments in the college).• Continue to support and further enrich the innovation-oriented classes that are currently in the curriculum of the college.• Establish an Innovation and Creativity Laboratory.• Establish an annual product innovation contest (with prize money) that encourages students to develop their own product ideas.In addition to the outcomes and recommendations listed above, SPIAC also crafted a matrix ofthe student characteristics exemplified at each of the four learning levels (shown previously inFigure 2) for each of the focus areas. Our intention is to use these characteristics as part of

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Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Eger Bill; Phillip Aaron, University of Dayton; Charles Schreier, University of Dayton

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communication, leadership and business skills.Furthermore, globalization in industry makes international experience an important, but oftendifficult to implement part of the engineering curriculum.1, 2 Experiential learning can be implemented into the engineering curriculum in a variety ofways including co-ops, internships, project and problem based learning, laboratory experiencesand service-learning. However, integration of international experience into an already packedengineering curriculum can be a little more difficult to attain. Study abroad, internationalinternships and co-ops and international service-learning represent some of the ways in whichengineering academia has provided international experiences for some of its students

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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Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Ramiro Jordan, ISTEC-ECE-UNM; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Javier Paez Saavedra

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International

academia, industry,government and private organizations for the benefit of the society and the nations.The goals and objectives of LACCEI include the following:Cooperation and partnerships among member institutions in the areas of engineering education,research, and technology advancement with emphasis on: ‚ Faculty and student exchange ‚ New and/or higher level academic programs ‚ Dual/joint degree and certificate programs ‚ Distance, continuing and e-education ‚ Laboratory development and sharing of resources ‚ Curriculum development, course equivalency and accreditation support ‚ Faculty development, including higher degrees ‚ Industry internship, cooperative programs and career development ‚ Joint training and

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International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Butsch Michael, FH-Konstanz, Germany

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they are enforced. b) Academic Aspects: • How does the curriculum contribute to fulfilling the program objectives? How does it benefit from the host environment? How does it compare with the home curriculum in terms of level and degree of difficulty? • What are the qualifications and attitudes of the faculty teaching the courses abroad? • What are the academic resources (e.g., the library and laboratory facilities) How do they support the program’s curriculum? Page 12.1048.8 c) Interaction with the Host Culture: • Pre-departure materials and on-site orientation

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Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University

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number of universities, such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), provideinternational experiences for students which involve research. Such programs typically involveplacing one or two students at a time. The student travels to an abroad laboratory and conductsresearch under the guidance of a faculty member or post doc, etc.Exemplary ProgramsA number of exemplary programs were studied as part of the survey. Shuman et al. provide anoverview of some of these programs.9 The University of Rhode Island has also compiled a list ofprograms as part of the Ninth Annual International Engineering Colloquium.10 Several of thesewill be reviewed in this section.Of the programs studied, WPI appears to send the largest fraction of students abroad

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Technical Capacity Building for Developing Countries

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; MohammadOmar Andar, Kabul University; Maria Beebe, Washington State University

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settingstandards in Afghanistan as they are more attuned to donor requirements.Finally, purists in civil engineering are reluctant to consider why more management-orientedcourses, as in construction management, maybe necessary to integrate in the curriculum to equipgraduates to successfully compete for civil engineering projects. Moreover, the integration ofinformation-based tools, such as, AutoCad, engineering graphics, digital drawings, and globalinformation systems (GIS) in civil engineering2 has not been fully considered as non-existenttraditional laboratories remain the focus of attention.To address some of these issues, a series of workshops and meetings were held in 2006 withthose who follow the Kabul University model with an attempt to modify the

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Riha, Iowa State University; Diane Rover, Iowa State University; Julia Apple-Smith, Iowa State University; James Melsa, Iowa State University

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high demand, stating thatgraduates from this program are highly sought after by companies worldwide. In the same way,Pennsylvania State University and Iowa State University offer programs that allow theirengineering students to concurrently pursue majors in engineering and a foreign language. Theseefforts are also achieved at each university through inter-college cooperation.Many universities mentioned the lack of funding available with international programs.Although funding is a concern, it should be noted that Cooper Union has just been awardedsupport from the NSF for its program in Ghana. Specifically, Cooper students and faculty havehelped develop laboratories and courses at a university in Ghana. Additionally, other Cooperstudents have

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Odete Lopes, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Vinhas, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Paiva, Politecnico de Viseu

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maintenance andindustrial management. Curricular structure is strongly based on Mathematics and Physics.The adequacy of the course revealed the need to reinforce practical knowledge application, tointensify the use of problem based learning, to design new laboratorial strategies, to promoteteam work and to develop the fundamental skills in engineering formation.The new course design also resulted from the analysis of similar courses in referencecountries in engineering, such as Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, France,Swiss, Spain, Denmark, Sweden and Finland. It was compared mainly in terms of duration,curricular plans, credit system units and strategies adopted. The new Mechanical Engineeringdegree is comparable in structure with the

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Engineering Without Borders: Programs Involving Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Belle Wei, San Jose State University; Jacob Tsao, San Jose State University

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Research Board and several National Laboratories, as well as the informationprovided by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) of the U.S. Department of Energy.Based on information in the “Energy 101” section of the EIA website 8, students learned that theproven conventional oil reserve in the US is approximately 22 billion barrels—about a 1000-daysupply based on the U.S. daily consumption of approximately 21 million barrels. The U.S.situation of supply and demand coupled with the environmental impact of burning fossil fuel ona global scale makes students keenly aware of the challenges in front of them. One Civil andEnvironmental Engineering professor who had conducted research on the coal usage in China leda very enthusiastic discussion on

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pedro Gazmuri, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Gonzalo Pizarro, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Jose Bilbao, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

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competence evaluation matrix is a tool that allows us to know in which activitiesthe skills and competences are being evaluated. The matrix will have all the activities developed Page 12.1222.10in one axis i.e. course evaluations, laboratories, reports. The skills and competences will go inthe other axis. In the intersection, information about the courses or circumstances where suchevaluation activities take place shall be incorporated. 9g) Definition of the evaluation activities for the educational program

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International Distance & Service Learning for Engineers- Discussion on Best Practices

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Swan, Tufts University; David Gute, Tufts University; Douglas Matson, Tufts University; John Durant, Tufts University

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participant in finding ways to reduce schistosome exposure along theriver.In five trips, various Tufts’ student teams have visited Kwabeng to evaluate the conditions thatlead to schistosomiasis outbreaks. Specifically, efforts have included two separate diseaseprevalence studies, providing drugs to Ghana Health Services for treatment of all self-reportedand field laboratory confirmed cases, conducting Cercariometry studies sufficient to identify “hotspots” of disease transmission, and evaluating methods to manage water resources in the area. a b Figure 1 Kwabeng, Ghana Efforts in 2005: a) Assessment of River Flow Characteristics and b) Presentation to Local ResidentsInitial

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cesar Guerrero, University of South Florida; Miguel Labrador, University of South Florida; Rafael Perez, University of South Florida

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their REU experience at USF. After the workshop, the Universidad de Antioquiastarted a wireless sensor network laboratory for education and research in this area. With thistype of activity we not only helped the Universidad de Antioquia get started in new technologiesand improve its curriculum, but we also found professors with whom we could collaborate onresearch activities and student recruitment. The same workshop is expected to be taught at theUniversidad del Norte in Barranquilla, Colombia and at the Universidad de Aquino in Bolivia.Similarly, after the participation of the students from the Universidad del Norte in the summer of2005, we signed an agreement with this university to offer a dual degree program that allowsColombian students