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Accreditation, Program Evaluation, and Education Resource's Impact in Latin America

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Geoff Wright, Brigham Young University; Ron Terry, Brigham Young University; Steven L Shumway, Bringham Young University; Richard G. Helps, Brigham Young University

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prior to, and thenthroughout the teaching experience. Because language was a known perceivedimplication, the lessons were first written in English with a practice of using symbolicrepresentation of content as much as possible. The theory was that graphicrepresentations of content such as schematic symbols, drawings, pictures, programmingicons, flow charts, mathematic equations and hands on demonstrations were cross-cultural means of communicating and should be incorporated as much as possible.Finally, the lesson plans and other curricular materials were translated into Spanish bythose student teachers with Spanish fluency. During the actual teaching experience, the student teachers found that the use ofgraphic representations of content

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Study Abroad, International Experience, Exchange Programs and Student Retention

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ute Heinze, RWTH Aachen University; Ursula Bach; Rene Vossen; Sabina Jeschke, RWTH Aachen University

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should have lived and worked abroad.6,7 On the Bolognaconferences in Budapest and Vienna in 2010 it became clear that this goal will not beaccomplished.8,9Especially engineering students tend to be less mobile as several studies indicate2,10,11. Inorder to take a deeper look at the motivational factors and obstacles engineering students facewhen planning international exchange periods, a survey was carried out among approx.33,000 students at Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) AachenUniversity in November 2012.The survey was performed by the institute cluster IMA/ZLW & IfU – Institute of InformationManagement in Mechanical Engineering (IMA), Center for Learning and KnowledgeManagement (ZLW), Associated Institute for

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International Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeff Scott Thomas; Nick M. Safai, Salt Lake Community College; Christopher F Thompson S.M.ASCE, Salt Lake Community College

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Community College, majoring in Civil Engineering with interest in the Structural branch of Civil. Thomas is involved with the 2+2 transfer program, an articulated engineering program between the two institutions SLCC and University of Utah. He plans to complete his Associate’s of Civil Engineering at Salt Lake Community College in spring 2013 before transferring to the University of Utah in the following fall semester.Dr. Nick M. Safai, Salt Lake Community CollegeMr. Christopher F Thompson S.M.ASCE, Salt Lake Community College Christopher F. Thompson has been a student at Salt Lake Community College in Salt Lake City, Utah since the fall of 2009. He is currently studying chemical, civil and environmental engineering. While

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Curriculum and Program Developments, Exchanges, Collaborations, and Partnerships

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Eck Doerry, Northern Arizona University; Harvey Charles, Northern Arizona University

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internationalization uniformly spanning all engineering, math and natural science disciplines at NAU.Dr. Harvey Charles, Northern Arizona University Dr. Harvey Charles is vice provost for International Education at Northern Arizona University. He pro- vides institutional leadership on strategic planning around global education, helps to facilitate global learning opportunities for students, supports faculty development opportunities through international teaching and research, and consults with colleges and universities on curriculum and campus interna- tionalization. The Global Science and Engineering Program is one of the signature programs housed in the Center for International Education that he directs

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Global Engineering Education Cross-Cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudio da Rocha Brito, Science and Education Research Council; Melany M. Ciampi, Safety, Health and Environment Research Organization; Rosa Maria Castro Fernandes Vasconcelos, Universidade de Minho; Luis Alfredo Martins Amaral P.E., University of Minho; Victor Freitas de Azeredo Barros, Science and Education Research Council

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), (2008-2011) and (2011-2014), Member of Strategic Planning Committee of Education Society of the In- stitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc (IEEE-EdSoc), Board Member of ”Global Council on Manufacturing and Management” (GCMM) and Director of Brazilian Network of Engineering (RBE). He was President of Brazilian Chapter of Education Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc (IEEE-EdSoc), Regional Secretary of SBPC - Brazilian Association for the Advancement of Science, Adviser for International Subjects of the Presidency of Brazilian Society for Engineering Education (ABENGE), Dean of International Relations of SENAC School of Engineering and Technol- ogy, Member of Executive

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Challenges in Engineering, Models in Professional Programs, Capstone Design and Function Generator for Educational Environment

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudio da Rocha Brito, Science and Education Research Council; Melany M. Ciampi, Safety, Health and Environment Research Organization; Rosa Maria Castro Fernandes Vasconcelos, Universidade de Minho; Luis Alfredo Martins Amaral P.E., University of Minho; Victor Freitas de Azeredo Barros, Science and Education Reseach Council

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2011, and from 2011 to 2014; member of the Strategic Planning Com- mittee of Education Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc (IEEE-EdSoc); board member of ”Global Council on Manufacturing and Management” (GCMM); and director of Brazil- ian Network of Engineering (RBE). He was president of Brazilian Chapter of Education Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc (IEEE-EdSoc); regional secretary of SBPC - Brazil- ian Association for the Advancement of Science; adviser for International Subjects of the Presidency of Brazilian Society for Engineering Education (ABENGE); dean of International Relations of SENAC School of Engineering and Technology; member of

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Study Abroad, International Experience, Exchange Programs and Student Retention

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Imran, Ajman Univeristy of Science & Technology, UAE; Mohamed Nasor M. Kalil; Fahar G. M. Hayati, Ajman University of Science & Technology

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respective programs was acause of concern for the College of Engineering. To understand the causes and to find remedies,systematic and well planned actions were taken which included obtaining and analyzingfeedback from various stakeholders including the following: a) Employers of the program graduates b) Program alumni c) Senior level students d) Program faculty membersIn addition, comparative studies involving similar programs of other reputed universities fromdifferent countries were also conducted to analyze the curriculum design and contents.Further, expert advice was sought from senior evaluators of engineering programs including

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Global Engineering Education Cross-Cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luis Gerardo Chang, Universidad de Piura; Christine Marie Fiori P.E., Virginia Tech; Edward J. Jaselskis, North Carolina State University; Cliff Schexnayder, Arizona State University; Lisa G Hogle, Arizona State University; Jennifer S Shane, Iowa State University

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team with manydissimilar perspectives and specialized knowledge of the Inka culture and road.The term multi-cultural team is defined as a community comprised of different cultural groupsworking together on an activity that spans national borders9. Since the seminal book by GeertHofstede on culture’s consequences5 most of the research on culture has focused on identifyingthe core cultural values that differentiate cultures5, 8 and their implications for work behavior.There have been numerous studies on how to lead in other cultures, how to negotiate4, and howto motivate1. A research program plan and a workshop were use to bring the team together andaccount for the obvious social differences from an engineering perspective, such as language

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Accreditation, Program Evaluation, and Education Resource's Impact in Latin America

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erick Jones, University of Texas, Arlington; Vettrivel Gnaneswaran, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Beatriz Murrieta, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Queretaro

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consisted of pre- and post- Page 23.163.6surveys, with responses on a 7-point Likert-scale, from 1 - ‘strongly disagree’ to 7 - ‘strongly 5agree’ with a neutral point of 4 - ‘neither agree nor disagree’. The survey consisted of 43 itemscovering five categories: 1) Engineering Skills, 2) Language and Culture Skills, 3) Awareness ofGlobal Issues and Cultural Differences, 4) Future Plans, and 5) Cultural Intelligence. Each ofthese categories maps to one or more of the assessment questions.Engineering Skills maps to assessment questions A and B; the questions in this section focus ofboth the technical and

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Introducing New Methodologies and the Incoming Students to Engineering Programs

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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half of all high schoolstudents in some of the nation’s largest cities drop out before receiving their diplomas. (8)In some parts of the country, about a third of all high school students fail to graduate (9),and among those who do receive their high school diploma, many find that they are notprepared for the rigors of college academics. Equally alarming, more than a third of first-year college students received or planned on getting remedial help in math during theirfreshman year (9) .And finally, even though males and females take similar math classesand achieve similar scores in the K-12 environment, the participation rate of males inmath is far greater than that of females after high school (10) .In light of these findings, dowe wave the

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Introducing New Methodologies and the Incoming Students to Engineering Programs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Paper ID #5926Introducing Freshmen Engineering Students to Civil Engineering at the Uni-versity of FloridaMs. Zhang Lei, University of Florida Ms Lei Zhang is the graduate students at University of Florida (UF). She earned her BSCE in 2010 from the Tongji University, in her place of birth, Shanghai, China. After that, she came to the United States and is doing her Master degree in civil engineering. She was the instructor for the STEP-UP program for the College of Engineering at UF and was awarded the most outstanding instructor. She is the teaching assistant for the Introduction to Engineering, Public Works Planning

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Engineering Education in the Middle East and Technology Exploration in Africa and Developing Countries

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Salessawi Ferede Yitbarek, Addis Ababa University, Institute of Technology; Albert Edward Sweets Jr., iSTEMS; Farzad Moazzami, Morgan State University

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and study on UCBP campuses from around90,000 in 2010 to around 125,000 when the project is completed[4]. Both the MOE and UCBPhope that the students graduating from the new universities “will form the backbone of aqualified and adaptable human resource base that will drive Ethiopia’s development forward.”The vision of the MOE also indicates that the new universities “will strengthen secondaryeducation and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) by focusing on trainingqualified teachers.” Figure 1: Planned thirteen new university constructions in Ethiopia (source[4]) The final goals of this ambitious and transformative project will not be fully

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Challenges in Engineering, Models in Professional Programs, Capstone Design and Function Generator for Educational Environment

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shannon M. Sipes, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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international design projectevery year.The Civil Engineering Department and the Office of Institutional Research, Planning andAssessment (IRPA) of RHIT have implemented an annual assessment on both the short and longterm impact of international design projects. Despite the associated challenges with internationalprojects, results indicate that the short term benefits are immediate and profound. In spring 2012,in order to assess the long term benefits, civil engineering alumni from 2006 through 2011 wereasked to participate in a survey on their senior design experience and how this experience hasimpacted their professional growth. A total of 84 alumni completed the survey. Majorcomparisons were made between two main alumni groups: those who undertook

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Engineering Education in the Middle East and Technology Exploration in Africa and Developing Countries

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Muhammad Ali, University of Florida; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

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, seminars and workshops, and has developed courses, videos and software packages during his career. His areas of specialization include transportation planning and management, legal aspects, construction contract administration, and public works. Page 23.37.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 A Cost Effective Methodology for Pedestrian Road Crossing for Developing CountriesAbstract:The objective of this paper is to present a low-cost methodology for the selection of properpedestrian crossing facility by anticipating pedestrian delays at

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International Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Efra Altamirano; lourdes gazca, American University in Puebla, Mexico; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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communicate effectively in English in written form”. The following areas ofimprovement have been found from IFT core competencies mapping: “understand the basicprinciples and practices of cleaning and sanitation in food processing operations”, and“understand the requirements for water utilization and waste management in food and foodprocessing”. FE program using of assessment results to improve student learning throughcurricular modifications as well as a summary of improvements and modifications up to date Page 23.437.2(such as using a plan to perform embedded assessments in several FE courses) are presented.  IntroductionUniversidad de las Américas

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Introducing New Methodologies and the Incoming Students to Engineering Programs

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Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Tech.; Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University (ENG); Qaiser H Malik, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Pakistan University

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education, water andrenewable energy by pledging additional funds by each partner.14, 15To further the cause of engineering education in Pakistan, NUST (National University of Scienceand Technology) has introduced a new discipline of engineering education research (EER) inAugust 2011 which will be followed by the establishment of a full department in 2014 within theNUST Institute of leadership in Education. The purpose of such a department will be first to useit as a catalyst in transforming engineering students into active learners with the aim toproduces world class engineers and second to offer graduate programs for engineers to becomeprofessional engineering educators. These objectives are planned to be accomplished as part oftheir respective

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Challenges in Engineering, Models in Professional Programs, Capstone Design and Function Generator for Educational Environment

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Russel C. Jones, World Expertise LLC; Bethany S. Jones, CQAIE

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their plan to become engage in international accreditation. In 2011 the Center’sboard of directors agreed that IRTE’s operations should be folded into NCATE as of July2012, with each active IRTE member given a plan for leveraging its current status with IRTEinto eventual candidacy for accreditation with NCATE, TEAC or CAEP.4. Issues in foreign evaluationsWhile the authors of this paper are strong supporters of the international agendas of USaccreditors of professional programs, these activities also raise operational challenges andsuggest ethical dilemmas.Agency capacityAccreditation bodies in the US are non-profit and non-governmental, and as such rely heavilyupon volunteers as evaluators and reviewers. It often takes years for a given

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Curriculum and Program Developments, Exchanges, Collaborations, and Partnerships

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hong Zhang, Rowan University; Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Sean COffey COffey; Andrea Rose McFarland, Rowan University

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villagers preserve forest by using peanut shell as cooking fuel,assess their need of fresh water, and evaluate the road conditions.Through this trip, the teams achieved the planned goal to help the people in need by usingtheir engineering background. Meanwhile, they also learned a lot: 1. Engineering truly can affect people’s lives even in a remote region. 2. The best technology is not necessary the state-of-art technology, but the one suitable for the settings and meet the needs. 3. The engineering solution is subject to the working constraints, especially the local infrastructure. 4. Available budget is often the top priority to make or break a project, especially an engineering project. 5. To make a project

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Global Engineering Education Cross-Cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Madelyn Espinosa, The Pavlis Institute - Michigan Technological Univerisity; Helena Keller, Michigan Technological University; Nicole Westphal, Michigan Technological University

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theireducation in graduate programs or pursue research opportunities report feeling more confident in theirability to work with fellow graduate students and colleagues from other parts of the world. “I plan on going to graduate school and pursuing a career in scientific research, which will require me to collaborate with members of the scientific community from all across the world. Pavlis has taught me how to better communicate with other people, no matter where they're from.” (B2) “I am going into the research field, where international collaboration has become increasingly essential over the years, so I look forward to applying the cross-cultural communication skills I learned through my international

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Accreditation, Program Evaluation, and Education Resource's Impact in Latin America

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University; Maria M. Larrondo-Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Mariana Archibold, CONEAUPA

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for the global market.Engineering programs in developing nations face the additional barrier of interpretingaccreditation criteria in a foreign language and are more likely to treat accreditation efforts as atest they must pass every accreditation cycle.20 A systematic approach for programs to becomeaccreditation ready is essential for the development of accredited programs in developingnations.The development of global engineers, capacity building and economic development depend onaccreditation as a means of quality assurance and an opportunity for innovation21 and continuousimprovement.22, 23 The emphasis on institutional planning and assessment can serve as a vehiclefor continuous improvement. This requires the consideration that self

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Curriculum and Program Developments, Exchanges, Collaborations, and Partnerships

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eileen Walz, University of Illinois; Keilin Jahnke, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; J. Bruce Elliott-Litchfield, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Judith A Sunderman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Valeri Werpetinski, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Laura D Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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elements of the project but often lacking the intimate understanding of the social,political, and environmental factors that also play a large role in the success of the project.Gaining a community-based perspective is necessary, but challenging as it requires successfullyengaging the community throughout every stage of the project.Students began to recognize the benefits of a bottom-up approach to development. By learningand experiencing the principles involved in community-based development, students can bebetter prepared to incorporate them into their project plans. Understanding the elements ofsustainable international development is a vital skill for anyone involved in development work.Components of Community-Based Development • Have

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International Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Rahrooh, Daytona State College; Walter W. Buchanan P.E., Texas A&M University; Robert De la Coromoto Koeneke, Daytona State College

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Science from Santa Clara University in 1982. His 34 years of professional career covers: teaching at undergraduate and graduate level, planning, developing and managing project in the areas of Telecommunications and Information Systems. His research interest include embedded systems, digital programmable devices and computer communications. He is a member of IEEE, ASEE and ACM. Page 23.825.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013Introduction of New Technologies in the Engineering Technology CurriculumAbstractClosed-loop feedback control system is an important component of a

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Engineering Education in the Middle East and Technology Exploration in Africa and Developing Countries

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John Paul Farris, Grand Valley State University

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maintenance procedureswith each filter recipient.At a planning session held the night before the authors visited the village, the authors weresurprised to learn that the adding three drops of chlorine had become part of the standardmonthly maintenance routine. The practice was not recommended by the installation team northe instructions left with the villagers. Moreover, the practice had spread throughout the village.The authors feared that the chlorine could kill some or all of the microscopic plant life in thebioactive layer that are critical to the operation of the filter and thereby reduce the effectivenessof the filters. Upon further investigation, the authors learned that a professor from a localUniversity had recommended the addition of

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Engineering Education in the Middle East and Technology Exploration in Africa and Developing Countries

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wilhelm Alexander Friess, University of Maine; Muhieddin Amer, RIT-Dubai

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award process often extends over multiple years, making it very difficult to plan research activity. The few Universities that have a research component in their activities, generally receive funds directly from the sponsors, and allocate them internally (and thus without undergoing a comprehensive competitive selection process). It is thus significantly more difficult for faculty at non-government funded universities to develop a research portfolio within the

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Study Abroad, International Experience, Exchange Programs and Student Retention

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keilin Tarum Deahl, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Eileen Walz, University of Illinois; Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Valeri Werpetinski, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Laura D Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Judith A Sunderman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; J. Bruce Elliott- Litchfield, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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. - Page 23.840.12Guatemala Trip ParticipantStudents often needed to discuss their design plans and the technology it included with people ofvarying levels of technical knowledge. For example, in Guatemala students were installingbiosand filters in people’s homes and needed to explain to the family how to use it and why itwould be beneficial to them. Students had to gauge which aspects of this technology the familiesunderstood, and how to explain the parts they did not. This task was complex because they wereworking across language barriers, cultural barriers, and technical levels. They recruited twosocial workers to assist in this process but were still struggling with how best to approach thissituation. This is discussed in quote 13 and 14. The

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Introducing New Methodologies and the Incoming Students to Engineering Programs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Flora S Tsai, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Kyle H Wong, Singapore American School

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-profit colleges may be left out of emerging highreputation online course networks. However, the continued growth ofconventional online programs can benefit the credit ratings of brand-name andniche institutions, especially if the well-reputed institutions band together aroundonline offerings to reduce operating costs (Martin, 2012). On the other hand, ifthe reputable institutions rush too carelessly into MOOCs, they could end upreducing their educational stronghold by diluting their brand. Thus, it is importantfor universities to plan carefully their long-term goals in entering the the MOOCmovement, and control the quality of the courses being posted (Lewin, 2012b).This paper is organized as follows: Section 2 reviews and compares the

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Study Abroad, International Experience, Exchange Programs and Student Retention

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Manfred J Hampe, Technische Universität Darmstadt; Jan Helge Bøhn, Virginia Tech; David J. Dixon, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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presentation. Studentsconsidering studying abroad, if even for a short three-week period should be encouraged to learna little of the local language. While English is the predominate technical language in the world,one can miss the beauty and richness of reading or learning about something in the nativelanguage. Overall this intensive immersion into overseas engineering education and industrialmanufacturing has been successful in exposing American engineering students to study abroad.Many of the students are already planning for longer experiences abroad. Page 23.826.8

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Global Competency and What Makes a Successful Engineer

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amber Genau, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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DirectionThis study abroad program was offered for the first time in May of 2012. Although elevenstudents is fairly average for an upper-level materials engineering elective course at UAB, theprogram is necessarily limited in size. This is a perennial problem for global competencyinitiatives: any program involving study abroad reaches only those students who are (1) alreadywilling and able to travel and (2) able to afford the program. The current plan for implementinga version of this program more widely into the curriculum is to modify the academic portion ofthe course (The Evolution of Engineering Materials) into a standard semester-long course thatwould meet the requirements for a university-approved history course tailored to engineeringstudents

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International Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caridad Cruz López, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla.; Aída Hernández Hernández, Universidad Politécnica de Tlaxcala; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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), and an engineer working at industry (right).Outcomes from this study confirm that cultural models to which humans are exposed cancontribute significantly to their mental schema10. Teachers’ ideas, knowledge and attitudestowards engineering and science influence students’ perceptions, ideas, knowledge, as well astheir attitudes toward engineering and science, thus perpetuating a wrong view21. Therefore,we are implementing a program to encourage engineering learning at the P-12 school levels,which consists of engineering teaching kits (ETKs), corresponding lesson plans, andprofessional development workshops in order to help teachers learn about engineering as well

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Implementing Transfer, Exchange, Research Programs and Professional Development; in Asia and Far East

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey S. Cross, Tokyo Institute of Technology; Kikuo Kishimoto, Tokyo Institute of Technology; Hisakazu Mihara; Masahiko Hara, Tokyo Institute of Technology

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exchange model appears well suited notonly to attract talented US university students to Tokyo Tech in Tokyo, Japan, but from variousresearch universities worldwide. From 2013, we plan to track the inbound and outbound researchexchange students to find out how this program impacted them and assess the learning outcomesin greater detail.AcknowledgementsWe wish to thank the US National Science Foundation Tokyo Office Heads from 2009-2013,engineering faculty at Brown Univ., Univ. Washington-Seattle, Univ. Minnesota-Twin Cities,Univ. Wisconsin-Madison, Univ. California-Berkeley and many others for advice andsuggestions on the content of the summer research exchange program. We also wish to thankTokyo Tech’s President Prof. Yoshinao Mishima, Executive