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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

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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

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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

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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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Innovative Learning, Comparative Learning Analysis, and Lessons Learned

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz, University of Hartford; Hisham Alnajjar, University of Hartford; Azizurahman Azimi, Herat University

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joint projects at this time.With the establishment of the campus wide fiber optic program funded by NATO NIG programat Herat University in the near future, such joint projects will be undertaken.Computers have been placed in the library for access to digital library resources such asengineering and academic research databases through the e-Quality alliance (funded by USAID).This resource is available at this time on a limited basis and once the fiber optics network isoperational, they will be used more widely by students and faculty.Laboratory facilities at HU include: • Soil laboratory • Asphalt laboratory • Concrete and metals laboratory • Surveying laboratory • Hydraulics laboratory • Computer laboratoriesUH assisted HU in

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Faculty and Program Developments, Exchanges, and Best Practices

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; Peter Wolfsteiner, Munich University of Applied Sciences

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AC 2012-3668: REFLECTIONS ON INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OFSTUDENTS AND PROFESSORS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGDr. Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University Brian P. Self obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in engineering mechanics from Virginia Tech and his Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven years. Self has taught in the Mechanical En- gineering Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, since 2006. During the 2011-2012 academic year, he participated in a professor exchange, teaching at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. His engineering education interests include collaborating

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Impacts on Engineering Education Through Collaborative Learning, Project-based, and Service-learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University; Marko Dimiskovski, Drexel University; Vanessa Lin, Drexel University; Pareshkumar Chandrakant Brahmbhatt, Drexel University; Shirin Karsan M.B.E., Drexel University; Alexa J. Karkenny, Drexel University

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limited to the itemized list in Table C. Page 25.833.7 Equipment Location Ablation machine Operation Room Defibrillator Emergency Department Heart Monitor Emergency Department Pacemaker Emergency Department 3 Analog weight scales Pharmacy 4 Electronic Weight scales Pharmacy 2 Suction Pumps Medical Ward 4 Oxygen Concentrators Medical Ward 2 Microcentrifuges Laboratory Otoscope Outpatient DepartmentTable C: List of equipment serviced and their location within

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Innovative Learning, Comparative Learning Analysis, and Lessons Learned

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jan Helge Bohn, Virginia Tech; Manfred J. Hampe, Technische Universität Darmstadt

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Global Engineering Models: Curriculum Development, Improvements, and Partnerships

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt M. DeGoede, Elizabethtown College; Momodou Jain

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undergraduate colleges in theUS. While faculty at UTG (and smaller colleges in the US) will struggle to compete with theR1's in the scholarship of discovery, the playing field can be leveled or even tipped to theiradvantage in the other areas. Faculty at many smaller US colleges and UTG will likely alwayshave greater teaching responsibilities and less access to costly research laboratories andresources (library, software, database access, support staff, technicians, etc.). This clearly tips thecompetitive balance toward the R1's in the scholarship of discovery. However in the scholarshipof teaching, an increased valuation of teaching should provide opportunity to raise visibility inthis area of scholarship. Evidence of this can be seen every summer at

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International Research Experience, Quality Improvement, and Programs/Curriculum Around the Globe

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian E. Reed, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Julia M. Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Brian Bowe, Dublin Institute of Technology; Gavin Duffy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Martin Gerard Rogers, Dublin Institute of Technology

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. Page 25.1077.2 3. A plan for using a combination of current tenure-track faculty members, the new tenure track faculty member, lecturers and part-time instructors to staff the referenced courses. 4. A description of any specialized laboratories, equipment or any other significant new resources that will be necessary to offer the program.Currently the Dublin Institute of Technology is facing some of the same issues that catalyzed theUMBC effort. Brian Reed was awarded a Fulbright Scholar Award at DIT and will be part ofthe effort to address the issues that are facing DIT bringing a perspective that was developed atUMBC. The differences and similarities of the problems and solutions facing the twoinstitutions will be discussed.1

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Impacts on Engineering Education Through Collaborative Learning, Project-based, and Service-learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brett Quentin Tempest, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Miguel A. Pando, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Samuel T. Lopez, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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engineeringethics and to demonstrate the necessity of creating multidisciplinary teams. Students returnedfrom the trip with a heightened interest in the historical, sociological and anthropological detailssurrounding the project. Civil and Environmental Engineering faculty have organized to offer a for-credit summerdesign studio with the title “Engineering for Development Workers.” The course will beinstructed within the context of a development scenario in an Andean village in Peru. While theengineering content is coordinated to parallel Structural Materials Laboratory and GeotechnicalEngineering Laboratory, additional lecture material is scheduled for the general development

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Impacts on Engineering Education Through Collaborative Learning, Project-based, and Service-learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fanyu F. Zeng, Indiana Wesleyan University

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well.New design for student lab activities seems to enhance student engagement, motivate theirlearning, and provide them with a new array of opportunities to obtain and sustain theirknowledge gained from their college education. It confirms possibility of developing andimplementing advanced curriculum for a lab in addition to course itself. The lesson learned fromthe experiment has laid out a solid foundation for future improvements and experiments with alarger student sample size.. Page 25.275.8Bibliography 1. Chan, C. and Fok, W., “Evaluating learning experiences in virtual laboratory training through student perceptions: a case

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International Research Experience, Quality Improvement, and Programs/Curriculum Around the Globe

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Wolfsteiner, Munich University of Applied Sciences; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University

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is currently working as exchange professor at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.Dr. Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University Brian P. Self obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in engineering mechanics from Virginia Tech and his Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven years. Self has taught in the Mechanical En- gineering Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, since 2006. During the 2011-2012 academic year, he participated in a professor exchange, teaching at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. His engineering education interests include

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

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhang Lei, University of Florida; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

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school or the equivalent such as G.E.D. with at least 15 academic units including at least three-year Math, three- year Natural Science with laboratories, four-year English (with substantial writing), three-year social science and two-sequential-year foreign language with grade C as average at least. For those taking dual enrollment courses must present a minimum 2.0 GPA at every institution attended.  A record of good conduct.  Requiring minimum 1330 SAT in total with at least 440 in either of verbal and quantitative or minimum ACT with at least 19 on math, 17 on English and 18 on reading.  Non accredited intuition graduates should provide evidence of capabilities by means of standardize

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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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Phillip Albert Sanger, Western Carolina University; Julia Ziyatdinova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Svetlana Vasilievna Barabanova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasiliy DUPE Ivanov

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among American curricula but hope that the generalstructure of the curricula selected is sufficiently representative to facilitate comparisons anduseful observations. Several observations are quickly apparent: 1) Regardless of degree, the number of instruction contact hours for a degree program in Russia is considerably higher than comparable degrees in the American system. American bachelor degrees are in the 120-130 credit hours range compared to ~220 contact hours in the Russian system. The authors realize that contact hours are different than credit hours. The hours included in Figure 1 are also a mixture of lecture and laboratory for both Russian and American systems. It has been assumed that the

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

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafiqul Islam, Northwestern State University

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are interested as many of them offermarket-oriented courses that almost guarantee them a job upon graduation. They save on salariesof the faculty by employing teaching staff on a part-time basis or by relying on teachers fromalready established public universities. The private universities are very often linked withuniversities abroad. This connection helps the students to move to USA, Canada, UK, Australia,Germany, Japan etc. for higher studies. Even though all the private universities startedfunctioning in hired premises for classrooms, laboratories and offices, they started buildingcampuses using the interest from the certificates of deposits (CD) of the profits3

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Global Studies, Initiatives, and Study Abroad Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Pedro Romero, University of Utah

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project assignment by providing additional depth across a range oftopics from all students.Site VisitsLastly, a key aspect we chose to integrate the Costa Rica experience into the learning objectivesis to schedule an itinerary that resembles a 3.5 week tour of the country. We will begin theprogram in the capital city of San Jose where we will meet with researchers and students at theUniversity of Costa Rica National Laboratory for Materials and Infrastructure (Lanamme) and atthe Institute for Sustainable Development. We will proceed to travel to six different locationsover 23 days, returning back to San Jose to conclude the study abroad and return to the U.S. Ateach location we have day trips planned to infrastructure sites including new highways

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Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Nicole P. Sanderlin, Virginia Tech; Elizabeth M. Tront, Virginia Tech; Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech

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courses outside of the college of engineering that had a more liberal arts focus. Of theeight students who participated in the focus group, all commented that they had strong interest in Page 25.597.5traveling overseas again or working abroad in the future. Four of these pursued longer-termstudy abroad or international internship programs during the course of their undergraduatedegree, with two successfully completing programs. One spent a semester in Australia andanother participated in a six-week research laboratory course in Denmark. A third student hadapplied for a semester-long program but did not attend because of problems with course

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Impacts on Engineering Education Through Collaborative Learning, Project-based, and Service-learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip Albert Sanger, Western Carolina University; Julia Ziyatdinova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, Kazan National Research Technological University

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. Page 25.162.3The Department of Engineering andTechnology at Western Carolina University iscomprised of the Electrical Engineering,Electrical and Computer EngineeringTechnology, and Engineering TechnologyPrograms with approximately 300 majors.Traditional lectures are complimented throughhands-on laboratories for most subject areaswhere the CDIO model may be used toreinforce theory. In an effort to strengthenprogram outcomes and make the learningexperience more relevant to industry practices,the Department adopted a project basedlearning pedagogy and restructured the senior Figure 3 Nine towers were built by thecapstone courses in 2008 to be the key stone of American class. The

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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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Michael E. Auer, Carinthia Tech Institute, Austria; Arthur Walter Edwards, University of Colima

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fields of engineering. Page 25.1319.7Didactical skills and subject expertiseEngineering pedagogues use engineering pedagogy models of the teaching process to createtheir own lessons, develop their own personalized teaching style and strategies to promote theflow of information, and observe the components of the six-dimensional education space intheir own teaching and relate these to the selected teaching method. They select eclecticteaching methods and strategies, e.g. laboratory didactics and project work, and follow up byrethinking and reevaluating their teaching methods and strategies with their colleagues andstudents. They set clear teaching

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Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James L. Barnes, James Madison University; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan Kubic Barnes, James Madison University

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International Division Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Asaad Mohamed, Auburn University; Emily Reynolds, Auburn University; Chetan S. Sankar, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University; Nanda Kumar B.S.

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won awards for research and teaching excellence from the Society for Information Management, NEEDS, Decision Sciences Institute, American Society for Engineering Education, Amer- ican Society for Mechanical Engineering, International Network for Engineering Education & Research, Computer World, Campus Technology, and the Project Management Institute. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education and the Managing Editor of the Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research.Dr. P.K. Raju, Laboratory for Innovative Technology & Engineering Education (LITEE)Mr. Nanda Kumar B.S. Nanda Kumar B.S. is Assistant Construction Manager, Center of Excellence & Futuristic

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Towards Global Competency for Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vukica Jovanovic, Trine University; Thomas H. DeAgostino, Trine University; M. Brian Thomas P.E., Trine University; R. Thomas Trusty II, Trine University

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internship in aircraft manufacturing company Aernnova Aerospace, Spain, where she worked in assembly of aircraft wings. Jovanovic subsequently continued to work towards her doctorate at Purdue Univer- sity, Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology in Aug. 2006, as a Graduate Research Assistant in Product Lifecycle Management Centre of Excellence Laboratory. As a graduate student, she was in- volved in the following projects: Boeing PLM Certificate Program, Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation Project: Product Lifecycle Management Curriculum Modules, National Science Foundation project: Midwest Coalition for Comprehensive Design Education, and Department of Labor- funded project: Development of

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

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel Ratnajeevan Herbert Hoole P.E., Michigan State University

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