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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World / International Division Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fazil Najafi, University of Florida; Dennis Jet, University of Florida; Nick Safai, Salt Lake City College

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International

planning horizon. A realistic target number can be established by lookingat the existing minority and international student population and the rate of change overthe past ten years. A realistic yearly rate can only be established if the university alreadyhas an aggressive recruitment and retention program. The success of the model dependson how the university’s overall mission treats diversity in its future growth. In theoverall growth picture, a diversity strategy should be included with a strong commitmentto increase the number of minorities among the student body, faculty and staff. Thismodel includes programs such as recruitment, retention, orientation, and professionaldevelopment workshops. To increase the number of international students

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Frempong, State University of New York

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International

Successful Space Launches, and Existing and Planned Transoceanic Fiber Cables. This paper is based on a book that I wrote about three years ago published by www.XanEdu.edu (ISBN# 1-59399-033-0). Page 13.21.2

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Stanton, United States Military Academy; Eugene Ressler, United States Military Academy

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International

intermediatestages of development along four “axes:” • physical plant • technical personnel capability • faculty/staff capability, and • governanceEach stage is designed to best support student learning within the constraints of a growthschedule, which is initially an estimate, but is refined as planning proceeds. The principle ofstages is needed to ensure that all four axes advance in a parallel, synchronized fashion thatavoids bottlenecks. Refinement is based on analysis of progress towards the next intermediate stage alongeach axis. The results of the analysis provide the basis for a development plan that addresses thegaps between the current state and the next stage as a set of leadership and managementproducts: long term programs

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Initiatives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edmundo Tovar; José Carrillo; Jesús García

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International

, generallyacknowledged as being one of the glories of Europe, technical universities set their face todevelop their internal quality assurance systems according not only to the European standardsand the guidelines, focusing more on what should be done than how they should be achieved, butalso to different factors and sources.This paper identifies and explains all the sources that should be taken into account to provide thequality policies adequate to the technical teachings, including engineering accreditationprograms, funding programs or improvement plans. It is showed with a practical case developedin the Quality Manual start up of a Spanish Engineering school.Current role of the Quality in the Higher EducationUniversities are becoming due to the new changes

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University; Mike Murphy, Dublin Institute of Technology; Donal McHale, Dublin Institute of Technology; Richard Hayes, Dublin Institute of Technology; Robert Herrick, Purdue University; Heinz Schmidt-Walter, Hochschule Darmstadt; Dhushy Sathianathan, Pennsylvania State University; Eugeue Coyle, Dublin Institute of Technology; Robert Simpson, Dublin Institute of Technology

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1 Engineering Pennsylvania State University School of Industrial and Engineering 1 1 TechnologiesTable 2.0: DETECT Project Full Semester Accredited Student Exchange Planning Numbers (Year 1)While Year 1 of the project concludes on December 1st 2008, the consortium are ‘on-track’ todeliver on the Year 1 overall numerical exchange goals agreed above.The key developments milestones in full semester accredited student exchange on course to beachieved in Year 1 are as follows

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fanyu Zeng, Indiana Wesleyan University

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International

relationships,communications, and English proficiency regarding reading, writing, and speech. Projectmanagement, planning, team work, time and budget management are integrated intoprojects in American engineering curricula. Such an approach obviously makes goodsense to address issues like lack of training on problem solving skills, ability to deal withconflicts, team organization, and engineering way to organization, project development,finance awareness, and software for project management through a variety of academicactivities.The main goal of this enhancement is to help Chinese students to broaden their viewsfrom narrowly designed technical background, develop their critical thinking skills inproblem solving and prepare them for their future growth

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Knud Holm Hansen, Copenhagen University College of Engineering

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International

commercial problems2. Critically adopt new knowledge in relevant areas of engineering, commerce, and language/culture, and understand and include intercultural issues3. Independently carry out export engineering assignments that arise from integrating technical disciplines with finance and international marketing4. Plan, realise, and manage projects, technical and technological plants and be able to include social, financial, environmental, and health and safety consequences in the resolution of Page 13.1077.2 technical problems5. Enter into co-operation and management functions and contexts at a qualified level with people who have a

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard McGinnis, Bucknell University; Alexandra Coleman, Bucknell University; Jacqueline Denning, Bucknell University; Joseph Smith, Bucknell University

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International

-09 activities will be included in thepresentation at the Annual Meeting in June.BackgroundThere is no question that today’s engineering student must be prepared to work in a globaleconomy. The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) requires thatengineering programs provide “the broad education necessary to understand the impact ofengineering solutions in a global and societal context.”1 The National Academy ofEngineering’s report on educating the “Engineer of 2020” includes similar guidance.2 TomFriedman’s recent popular book, The World is Flat, describes in detail the globalization of theworld’s economies and repeatedly shouts the need for understanding this phenomenon.3 Animportant part of our university’s strategic plan

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Engineering Accreditation Around the World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krishna Vedula, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University

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International

@gmail.com. 1 1. INTRODUCTION The Indo-US Collaboration for Engineering Education (IUCEE) is an organization created by leading engineering educators in the US and in India, with the goal of improving the preparedness of the large number of faculty in engineering colleges in India and in the US to address the needs of the global economy. The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the Indian Society for Technical Education are primary partners. The Action Plan, developed at two Forums, one in Mysore in June 2007 and the second in Washington DC in August 2007, recommended the creation of Regional Indo US Engineering Faculty Institutes with

Conference Session

International CIase Studies: Collabs, Exchanges & Interactions

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sergio Felicelli, Mississippi State University; John Berry, Mississippi State University; Rafael Cuesta, CIDAUT, Spain; Rogelio Luck, Mississippi State University; Ratessiea Lett, Mississippi State University

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International

period in preparation for the visit atthe foreign institution includes theoretical, experimental and modeling aspects. The objective ofthe training is to have the student arrive at the foreign lab with a well defined work plan and thenecessary technical background to perform the required tasks with supervision but minimuminstruction. Preparation in Spanish language and familiarization with the culture and geographyof Spain are also included in the student training. Page 13.189.2In this work, we describe the project phases, organization, logistics and particular aspectsinvolved with the participation of an undergraduate in an international project

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Mid-East / Asia

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Stanton, United States Military Academy

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International

be accustomed to at their own universities. However, course designs and subsequentinstructor preparation must account for associated challenges. For instance, the instructors atNMAA experienced difficulties transitioning to an open source version of the MySQL databasemanagement system since the faculty only had experience using Microsoft Access. They wereable to overcome the challenge, but it took additional time for the course design and preparation. The status of the internal and external network will also adjust planning. If there is nointernal network, the approach to classroom preparation and the dissemination of lessonmaterials must account for the absence. Directory services and shared file storage providetremendous benefits if

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Javier Paez Saavedra; Lina Margarita Prada Angarita

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International

AC 2008-226: DUAL DEGREE PROGRAMS WITH UNIVERSITIES IN THESTATE OF FLORIDA - USA AN INTERNATIONALIZATION STRATEGY OF THEENGINEERING COLLEGE IN UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE, COLOMBIAJavier Páez Saavedra, Universidad del NorteLina Margarita Prada Angarita, Universidad del Norte Page 13.454.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Dual Degree programs with universities in the State of Florida - USA an internationalization strategy of the Engineering College in Universidad del Norte, ColombiaAbstractUniversidad del Norte is a private institution located in Barranquilla, Colombia. As part of theinstitutional development plan, the engineering

Conference Session

Advancing the Global Capacity for Engineering Education Research: A Year of International Dialogue

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jack Lohmann, Georgia Institute of Technology; Erik De Graaff, Delft University of Technology

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International

from Virginia Tech is serving as the principal ethnographer forthe initiative. The project has received IRB approval.Conference ScheduleThe past and future international engineering education meetings in which sessions have beenheld or are planned, including the session chairs and speakers, are the following.1 ＿ 1st SEFI-IGIP 4 Joint Annual Conference, 1-4 July 2007, Miskolc, Hungary Session Chairs: Jack R. Lohmann, Editor, JEE; Jean Michel, Editor, EJEE Speakers: Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech, USA; Erik de Graaff, Delft University of Tech- nology, The Netherlands; P.K. Imbrie, Purdue University, USA; Anette Kolmos, Aalborg University, Denmark2 ＿ 6th Global Colloquium on Engineering Education 5 , 1-4 October 2007

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Mid-East / Asia

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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International

agreen-zone new demonstration city which is designed for zero carbon emissions. Thispaper describes the plans for these developments, and the current status ofimplementation. Page 13.1100.2Masdar InstituteThe Government of Abu Dhabi has established the Masdar Institute of Science andTechnology to meet the exceptional and progressive goal of transforming its economyfrom one based on petroleum to one focused on sustainable technology and renewableenergy. This new, private graduate Institute positions Abu Dhabi to make an historictransformation and to become a knowledge hub for global innovation. Developed with the support and cooperation of the

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilka Balk, University of Kentucky; G. Lineberry, University of Kentucky

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International

credit hours for this tour, four for Calculus III, two for EGR 199 and oneStudy Abroad credit-hour (pass/fail). The Study Abroad credit hour is important, as it provesthat the classes were taken abroad.FundingMost students utilize a combination of funding sources to fund their College degree. Tuition isusually financed by parents, scholarships, summer and part-time work, and financial aid. Manyof the University’s students are first-generation college students. For many of them, the step tocome to UK is a big one, so asking students to go on a study abroad tour initially seemed Page 13.628.5ambitious. When planning this tour, the College decided

Conference Session

Educating Graduates in Engineering for a Flat World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melany Ciampi, Organization of Researches in Environment, Health and Safety; Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences

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International

sciences such as philosophy,psychology, and, especially, economics, and thus deals with theories concerning the basic lawsof humans and society. The goals of the Social Engineering Program are to educate advancedresearchers and administers who work in areas related to policy, design and planning in nationalterritory socio-economic systems and to develop the integrated theories and methods of theseareas. It has been designed in a way to satisfy the education law of the country. The design andimplementation of this program comes to add to the efforts of the different sectors of thecommunity to solve the social problems that are perpetuated by decades such as environmentalissues, overpopulation, and the urban problem.1. IntroductionThe Social

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Dhushy Sathianathan, Pennsylvania State University

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International

end of last year in Lima, Peru. The Symposium focused on the needs of the productive sectorfor engineering graduates and capacity building; quality assurance in engineering education; andnational planning for financing of upgrades to engineering education. The Final Report2 calls foreducational reforms at the regional level that include the needs of the productive sector andpreparing new engineers with attributes certified by transparent accreditation systems, which willfurther professional mobility, investments levels, and therefore economic development. TheFinal Report2 urges the academic sector to boost its collaboration with industry to develop achange in paradigm to educate the engineers of the 21st Century, which they describe as

Conference Session

International CIase Studies: Collabs, Exchanges & Interactions

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sohail Anwar, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College; Patrick Favier, IUT Bethune, France; David Jouglet, IUT Bethune, France

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International

conducted. Finally, plans for publishingmanuscripts (regarding the above mentioned collaborative international engineeringdesign project will be finalized. Page 13.91.6Technical DetailsEach partner institution is required to work on a component of this internationalengineering design project. At the completion of this project, all the components will beput together to produce a functional engineering application.The complete engineering design project consists of designing the electrical supplysystem of an agricultural form using different renewable energy sources, photovoltaicpanels, a wind turbine, and a small hydro-electric station. This farm is

Conference Session

Educating Graduates in Engineering for a Flat World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder; Bernard Amadei, University of Colorado at Boulder; Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado at Boulder

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International

is an EDC emphasis in the environmental engineering focus area of theCivil Engineering (CVEN) M.S. degree. A newer EDC emphasis for undergraduate CVENmajors was approved in spring 2007. A college-wide certificate in EDC open to students in anymajor is being planned. Many of the students in the EDC program participate in EngineersWithout Borders (EWB) as an extra-curricular activity (http://www.ewb-usa.org). EWB projectsserve communities around the globe. The EWB student chapter at the University of Colorado isvery strong, with on-going projects in three countries, Nepal, Peru, and Rwanda.The goals of this study were to determine: (1) if there are differences in the attitudes of freshmanstudents toward community service (CS) based on selected

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cauligi Raghavendra, University of Southern California

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International

andfurther multi-cultural enrichment of students. Students formed groups to take educationaltours of the neighborhood surrounding the university. The program culminated with abrief presentation on research projects from each team. The work accomplished by eachteam was quite substantial and garnered more acknowledgement of the value of theexperience. In 2008, we plan to host 14 students from India, 12 students from China, andabout 20 domestic students. We are also planning to send 12 students form USC VSoEto Tsinghua University in China.Selection of Students Program announcements are sent to our partner institutions in late fall, requestingthat students apply with their academic dean by January 15. Faculty interested in taking asummer intern

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shannon Sexton, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology; James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Robert Houghtalen, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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International

collaborating withstudents on potential senior design projects. Excursions were organized as part of the trip toexpand students’ cultural awareness.Prior to their visit, the Civil Engineering Department and the Office of Institutional Research,Planning and Assessment (IRPA) of RHIT developed and administered three assessmentinstruments in order to collect data on the short term impact of international design projects onstudent experiences. These instruments included a pre-trip survey, a student focus group, anddaily student journals. This paper discusses the results of the data collected during thisassessment process, suggestions for future improvement of the experience, and the need to assessthe long-term benefits of student

Conference Session

Engineering Accreditation Around the World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Gisela Coto Quintana; Jaime Salazar, Ibero-American Association of Engineering Education (ASIBEI); Jorge Ignacio Velez Munera, Universidad Sergio Arboleda, ACOFI

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International

the Americas (EftA).This paper describes the different declarations, accords, studies and initiatives discussed at the2007 workshop, strategies that were proposed, and plans for organizations and institutions tocollaborate to advance and promote engineering program accreditation in the region.IntroductionAn accredited degree program is defined as one that has attained the approval of aninternationally-recognized, national or extra-national quality assurance system that isindependent from the system that offers the program and to which the degree granting systemhas voluntarily submitted the program for review. To facilitate mobility and internationalrecognition of degrees, countries with national accreditation agencies need to sign agreements

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Initiatives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Prashanth Jayaraman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Garrett Bradley, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Odis Griffin, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; John Dooley, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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to make plans for studying abroad 18%Useful but I'm not interested in studying abroad 19%None of the above 5%Misc. Response 17% Table 3: Study abroad presentation survey response, Fall 2007 dataBased on the data we have collected over past semesters, a plot is generated showing percentageof students uninterested in study abroad over the past three years. It can be seen in figure 3 thatthere has been a steady decline, in the number of students who aren’t interested in pursuing studyabroad option, ending at 19% in our most recent survey in November 2007

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greg Mowry, University of St. Thomas-St. Paul

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International

is located near Dodoma, Tanzania.In this paper the characteristics and necessary boundary conditions for success of the businessmodel will be briefly described. Specific attention will be given to the evaluation process andselection of the alternative-energy based power systems that are needed for sustaining thehospital, the student service-learning work performed in support of this project, the engineeringchallenges, and the requirements for achieving long-term independent sustainability. Thepreliminary results to date indicate that with the proper set of conditions, modern healthcare canbe introduced and sustained in developing countries.IntroductionThe hospital project is a planned addition to the DCMC and part of the Dodoma Tanzania

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International Division Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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International

Male % of % of % of % of N N Total N Females Total Male Total Service- Learning 8 72.7 18.2 3 27.3 6.8 11 Non Service- Learning 13 39.4 29.5 20 60.6 45.5 33 Total N 21 23 44Logistics of Data CollectionSince there were both individual and group tests administered at different times, the testingprocess necessitated a well-planned sequence and effective execution. As the 44 participantsentered the study area, each person

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Asad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University

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International

. Webelieve that by using a “hybrid” or “blended” e-learning approach we will be able to addresssome of these concerns. It should be pointed out that among the recent published studies in thisarea, some define the hybrid as a combination of “face-to-face” and “asynchronous” 15-19 andsome like ours, as “synchronous” and “asynchronous” 20-21, where the synchronous part is a“face-to-face” or virtual face-to-face. This methodology is a special case of common hybriddelivery, where technology plays a more significant role, and at the same time, it is moredifficult to plan and administer. This approach can also be considered as enhanced distanceeducation, with some distinct differences/requirements and added features. These differenceswill be discussed

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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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International

substantially. The Office of International Program1 (oIP) at JMU offers over 63 semesterand short-term programs in 34 countries.This paper describes our experiences in creating and implementing a study abroad program inCosta Rica for JMU’s ISAT students including preparation before and during the trip, descriptionof the courses taught, trips made, logistics, successes, and planned changes for next year’sexperience. It is meant as a guide for those educators considering starting a joint study abroadprogram involving cross-cultural teams of both faculty and students.Preparation for the CourseBesides being a paradise on earth, more than 90% of the electricity generated in Costa Ricacomes from renewable energy sources2 (hydroelectric, geothermal, and wind

Conference Session

International CIase Studies: Collabs, Exchanges & Interactions

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Willie Ofosu, Pennsylvania State University - Wilkes-Barre

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International

cannot be overstated. While theuse of computers is common in some places such as tertiary institutions and hospitals,computer applications have not assumed the proportions that render the computer as atool as is the case in Western societies. It must be noted that the digital divide isexperienced even in advanced Western nations such as the US3,4. A timely andappropriate action in third world countries will therefore alleviate this problem early intheir development5.The government of Ghana has put in place, a development plan for the people of Ghana.A necessary requirement in achieving the objectives of the plan is informationdissemination as stated above. The development plan is intended to be comprehensive inorder to initiate solutions that

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Mid-East / Asia

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Gash, United States Military Academy; C. Conley; Scott Hamilton, United States Military Academy; Paul Krajeski, U.S. Naval War College; Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

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International

Defense logistics system, they had no desks!Instead they had energetic, motivated instructors prepared to teach them the basics of CivilEngineering. Without the help of the Faculty of Engineering at Kabul University this would nothave been possible. Beyond lesson plans and lectures the adjuncts brought to NMAA bothprofessional and academic credibility. Three adjuncts had recently graduated at the top of theirrespective classes from Kabul University. The fourth was a seasoned educator with years ofexperience. These credentials ranked them among the elite of Afghanistan’s scholars andeducators making them much more qualified to teach at the college level than most of NMAA’smilitary faculty. Their connections to Kabul University increased the

Conference Session

Engineering Accreditation Around the World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaime Salazar, Ibero-American Association of Engineering Education (ASIBEI); Jorge Ignacio Velez Munera, Universidad Sergio Arboleda, ACOFI; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University

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traditional guidelines issued by the Plan Experimental de Evaluacion -PEE- and the Proyecto Piloto Europeo de Evaluación de la Enseñanza -PPEEE-, academic programs in Spain and other European countries were evaluated. ̇ The above mentioned experience allowed the Science and Education Ministry to formulate the National Plan for Quality Evaluation in Universities -PNECU-, applied between 1995 and 2000. ̇ All universities concurred at the PNECU, although simultaneously appeared autonomic agencies of evaluation. ̇ The LOU, Ley Orgánica Universitaria, formulated the 2nd Plan of Institutional Quality in 2001 and in parallel the ANECA, Agencia Nacional de Evaluación de la Calidad y