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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace & Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meagan Vaughan, University of Texas, Austin; Janet Ellzey, University of Texas, Austin

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presentation skills were also developed through each of threepresentations given by the teams during the semester. The primary purpose of thesepresentations was to facilitate communication of goals and progress to the other teamsand to the instructors. In the first presentation students shared their initial goals for thesemester. These were modified during the class discussion that followed to ensure that allaspects of the project were covered. A second presentation in mid-semester allowed forassessment of student progress. The Final Presentation was given at the end of semesterto report on the work completed and the remaining tasks necessary for the assessmenttrip. Although the course was originally tailored after the capstone design course

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace & Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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AC 2009-424: PREPARING BETTER ENGINEERS: COMPULSORYUNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT UNIVERSITIESAND THE PROFESSIONAisling O'Sullivan, University of Canterbury Dr Aisling O'Sullivan has been teaching and researching in the discipline of Ecological Engineering as a senior lecturer (US associate professor) at the University of Canterbury since 2004. Prior to that, she was a visiting Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Oklahoma and a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the National University of Ireland in Dublin. Along with Dr Thomas Cochrane, she has led curricular developments, including undergraduate research projects, for the Natural Resources Engineering Programme. Aisling

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International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andy Ward, Ohio State University; Ann Christy, Ohio State University; Robert J. Gustafson; Jessica D'Ambrosio; Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

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the majority havenow undertaken graduate studies. Two students (one in 2007 and another in 2008) made returnvisits to implement aspects of their designs. Another group of 4-6 students will participate in2009. These projects add to engineering capstone design opportunities by providing a moreglobal experience, a unique cultural opportunity, experiential10 and service learning11opportunities, humanitarian objectives, and the potential to aid in developing design solutionsthat could extend well beyond those of most undergraduate projects. This initiative wasestablished by Professor Ward who has lived in South Africa and has relatives living in thevicinity of Cape Town.Throughout the nation some engineering educators have instituted international

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Global Engineering Education: Developments, Implementations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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) Student overall performance (collective course GPA) Student performance on standard tests (Fundamentals of Engineering Exam, Brazilian National Final Exam) Student performance on language tests (TOEFL) Student numbers (program participants) Pretest/post test (student preparedness and performance) Student performance in the Capstone class Associated project (documented educational and research-related collaborations) Indirect Measures Student surveys (related to instruction) Student surveys (related to exchange program performance

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Developments, Implementations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashraf Alkhairy, Alfaisal University; Leland Blank, Texas A&M University; Duane Boning, MIT; David Cardwell, University of Cambridge; W Craig Carter, MIT; Nick Collings, University of Cambridge; Allan Hayhurst, University of Cambridge; William Milne; Peter Robinson, University of Cambridge; Warren Seering, MIT; Kenneth Smith, MIT; Sallie Sheppard, Texas A&M University; Bill Stronge, University of Cambridge

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). The plan includes sevencore undergraduate courses in a discipline during the second and third year, and the fourthyear requires six advanced-level courses plus a capstone design project course.The core courses, which cover the major knowledge bases in a specific discipline, representthe second level of courses within a field of study, and teach applied science and engineeringanalysis. The advanced courses include considerable depth of topics in the discipline withoutsacrificing breadth. Page 14.346.10 Table 4. Generic BS Degree Plan Subject Subject