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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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AC 2008-1522: A PROJECT-BASED INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION INENGINEERING EDUCATIONSohail Anwar, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College Dr.Sohail Anwar is currently serving as an Associate Professor of Engineering at Penn State University Altoona College. He is also serving as the Chair of the EET Advisory Faculty Committee for Excelsior College. Since 1996, he has been an Invited Professor of Electrical Engineering at IUT Bethune, France. Dr. Anwar is also serving as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Engineering Technology and as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Pennsylvania Academy of Science.Patrick Favier, IUT Bethune, France Dr.Patrick Favier is currently serving as

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Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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AC 2008-1775: INTERNATIONAL DESIGN PROJECT EXPERIENCES:ASSESSING THE SHORT-TERM IMPACT ON STUDENTSJohn Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyShannon Sexton, Rose Hulman Institute of TechnologyJames Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyKevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyRobert Houghtalen, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 13.791.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 International Design Project Experiences: Assessing the Short- term Impact on StudentsAbstractIn 2005, the Department of Civil Engineering at Rose Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT)decided to incorporate an international component into

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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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psychology5,6,7,8,9,10,11. It isbelieved that the numerical data and pedagogical theory, along with efficacious synergy ofachieving a balanced engineering curriculum that prepares engineers for the future willstrengthen the argument for service-learning institutionalization in college-level engineeringcurriculum.In addition to proposing a method of assessing service-learning outcomes, this study aims todetermine whether the students who become engaged in service-learning projects do in factenrich their engineering education by developing and strengthening problem solving skills.Sternberg’s triarchic theory is based on an intelligence model comprised of analytical, practical,and creative abilities. Since these skills cannot be accurately evaluated through

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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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AC 2008-2430: COMMUNITY SERVICE ATTITUDES OF ENGINEERINGSTUDENTS ENGAGED IN SERVICE LEARNING PROJECTSAngela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at BoulderBernard Amadei, University of Colorado at BoulderRobyn Sandekian, University of Colorado at Boulder Page 13.306.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Community Service Attitudes of Engineering Students Engaged In Service Learning ProjectsAbstractOne of the potential outcomes of incorporating service learning projects into engineeringcurriculum is that students may develop a greater sense of altruism and in their careers look foropportunities to use their skills to the benefit of society

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Educating Graduates in Engineering for a Flat World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary McCormick, Tufts University; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Douglas Matson, Tufts University

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research interests are in manufacturing and materials science. Page 13.1021.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Reading Between the Lines: Verifying Students’ Self-Assessments of Skills Acquired During an International Service-Learning ProjectAbstractStudents and faculty nationwide are proclaiming the educational benefits associated withparticipation in international service-learning projects. According to recent studies, this form ofexperiential education allows students to develop leadership, communication, team-building, andcritical thinking skills, while

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International Division Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Ferro, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Naoki Osawa, Kanazawa Institute of Technology; Masakatsu Matsuishi, Kanazawa Institute of Technology; Richard Stamper, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Wayne Sanders, Rose Hulman Institute Of Technology; Taketo Yamakawa, Kanazawa Institute of Technology; Tetsuro Furukawa, Kanazawa Institute of Technology

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. Page 13.790.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 International Design Course ExperiencesAbstractInternational design course experiences between two engineering institutes are reviewed. Theinternational collaboration, between a Japanese- and US-based engineering institute, has beenongoing since 2004. In the past four years, each institute has conducted a design course that reliesupon student interaction with the other institute1 .The collaboration involves an Engineering Design course that is required for first- and second-yearengineering undergraduates at one of the institutes, and an elective course for engineeringundergraduates at the other institute. Engineering design projects are assigned to groups of

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregg Warnick, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University; Robert Todd, Brigham Young University; Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University

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AC 2008-1230: GLOBALIZATION: A NEW FRONTIER FOR CAPSTONECOURSESGregg Warnick, Brigham Young University Gregg Warnick came to Brigham Young University (BYU) in May 2006 as the External Relations Coordinator for the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He actively works to recruit approximately thirty industrially-sponsored projects each year for the Engineering and Technology capstone course. He is currently working to increase international project opportunities for students and faculty. He is also the internship coordinator and helps students develop and improve their resumes and interviewing skills and to help identify potential job opportunities. In addition, he is responsible for

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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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AC 2008-1198: SEVERAL WAYS OF PREPARING EXPORT ENGINEERINGSTUDENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL PRACTICEKnud Holm Hansen, Copenhagen University College of Engineering Page 13.1077.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Several Ways of Preparing Export Engineering Students for International PracticeAbstractExport engineers work in many different kinds of Danish and foreign companies where theymarket projects and products with substantial contents of engineering knowledge – in a highlyinternational environment.Besides giving an overview of the study program, including objectives and structure, this paperdescribes the different ways to

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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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, Transatlantic Collaboration Between Four Engineering, Design and Technology Institutions1.0 OverviewThis paper describes the goals and progress made in Year 1 of a 4-year project (December ’07 toNovember ’11) entitled the DETECT Exchange Mobility project. The project is one of twofunded by the European Commissions/US Department of Education under the EU-Commission’sAtlantis “Excellence in Mobility” Action 2007.The project is funded to promote translational exchanges between four leading Engineering,Design and Technology Education institutions namely; The Pennsylvania State University, USA,Purdue University, USA, the Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland and the HochschuleDarmstadt, Federal Republic of Germany.The overall

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Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Jordan, Baylor University; Glenn Blalock, Baylor University; Walter Bradley, Baylor University; Cynthia Fry, Baylor University; Anne Grinols, Baylor University; Brian Thomas, Baylor University

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cellular telephone industry, primarily in the field of microwave filters, duplexers, and other passive circuits. His current interests are in appropriate technology for developing countries, in particular, rural electrification schemes using renewable sources such as solar photovoltaic, micro-hydro, Page 13.1359.1 small wind power, and biogas. Since 2005 he has been taking small teams of engineering students to locations in Kenya and Honduras to implement engineering service projects for marginalized and/or impoverished groups. He is the co-founder of a student organization called

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International Division Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University; Mark Henderson, Arizona State University; Jerry Gintz, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University

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generated by cooking fires in developing countries. Furthermore, theonce abundant resource is becoming scarce, so that in many cases women must travel largedistances on foot to gather the wood they need, an effort that occupies much of their day. Onesolution is to change fuels and cook with gelled ethanol created from locally available biomass.This is the purpose of the gelled ethanol production unit which was being built by 13 students inthe Capstone design sequence in the Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering TechnologyDepartment on the Polytechnic campus of Arizona State University, and which will be describedin this paper.For this project, ASU has partnered with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science andTechnology in Kumasi, Ghana and with

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Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lauri Burke, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines

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program provides undergraduate and graduate studentswith scholarship support throughout their degree program, mentorship from senior engineeringstudents and faculty, and assistance in mathematics, computer science, and engineering careerplacement after graduation. Each year of the program, the scholarship recipients complete a realworld, multidisciplinary humanitarian engineering project, which provides experience in theirfield of study. Projects for the academic year 2007-2008 are being completed in collaborationwith a non-profit organization, Into Your Hands, and are designed to benefit St. Denis SecondarySchool in Uganda, Africa. This paper describes the design of the NSF Scholarship program, andthe activities and outcomes to date, including

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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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AC 2008-1383: A COLLABORATIVE CURRICULUM ENHANCEMENT WITHRECOGNITION OF CHARACTERISTICS OF CHINESE COLLEGE STUDENTSFanyu Zeng, Indiana Wesleyan University Fanyu Zeng is an assistant professor of Business Information Systems and is actively involved in several projects to develop Chinese higher education programs and international student programs for Indiana Wesleyan University. Page 13.15.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Collaborative Curriculum Enhancement with Recognition of Characteristics of Chinese College StudentsAbstractThis study aims to enhance a software engineering

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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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associated maintenance.Unfortunately reliable sources of electrical power are typically unavailable in developingcountries. Consequently there are several significant obstacles, such as funding and power,which must be addressed in order to build and sustain a modern hospital in a developing country.A business model was developed which is expected to provide the means and the necessarycapital for powering and sustaining a modern hospital in some of the developing countriesbeyond their initial launch phase, which is typically supported through philanthropy and generalhumanitarian aid. The pilot hospital project, which is proceeding with the approval of theTanzanian government, is part of the Dodoma Christian Medical Center (DCMC; seewww.dthd.org) and

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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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AC 2008-1190: AN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION FOR THE STUDY OFDEFECTS IN CASTINGSSergio Felicelli, Mississippi State UniversityJohn Berry, Mississippi State UniversityRafael Cuesta, CIDAUT, SpainRogelio Luck, Mississippi State UniversityRatessiea Lett, Mississippi State University Page 13.189.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 An International Collaboration for the Study of Defects in CastingsAbstractThis work describes an international collaboration project that has been established betweenMississippi State University (MSU) and the CIDAUT Foundation in Spain. The project will befunded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the International

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Case Studies & Engineering Education Around the Globe

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Rose, University of Pittsburgh -Johnstown; Katherine Stahl Kinsinger, University of Pittsburgh -Johnstown

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. For theengineering technology students, a more direct connection between the engineeringprofession and issues of importance in the global community was desired. To accomplishthis, a critical thinking assignment and guest speaker were used. For the critical thinkingassignment, students had to research and write about an engineering project that improvesthe quality of life for a given population. These were chosen from a series of web sitearticles highlighting humanitarian engineering projects, development initiatives, andsustainability projects in third world countries. To provide a more personal andinteractive aspect, guest speakers from a nearby university gave a presentation on theirEngineers Without Boarders (EWB) student chapter and their

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Annette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Department of Automotive Engineering,; Emilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum Univeristy of Applied Sciences; Adrian Millward-Sadler, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

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home or abroad), and one major project inthe 6th semester. To round off the program, business and management subjects (including bothhard and soft skills) and English as a second language should be included. The result was achallenging engineering curriculum, designed to produce graduates with a high degree ofemployability and thus satisfy the market’s need for highly-qualified engineering personnel.The response from industry was very good from the start, with the majority of graduates makinga seamless transition into engineering positions in internationally renowned companies, many ofthem based in Austria. This confirmed that the ‘recipe’ itself was a good one, and that theprogram was succeeding in what it had set out to do. However, like all

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University; John Harb, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University; Chelita Pate, Brigham Young University

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studied in detail.4 The next step was to “take the plunge” by running our own programs. Aspart of an overall strategy to prepare our students, 5 the college decided to move aheadaggressively by sponsoring study abroad programs in China, France, Romania, Mexico andTonga, a BYU led design project involving student teams in ten countries, and internationalinternships. In this paper we will discuss what we learned from running these programs this pastyear. In particular, we will discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the various formats, thechallenges that arose, and changes we intend to make in the future. As might be guessed, we hadsome surprises; in particular we had not anticipated that humanitarian projects would emerge asan important focus of

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Global Engineering Education Initiatives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Alex Friess; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University

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AC 2008-656: DEVELOPING ASSESSMENT TOOLS FOR INTERNATIONALEXPERIENCES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONIvan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University Ivan E. Esparragoza is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Penn State Brandywine. His current research interests are in the areas of Global Engineering Education, Engineering Design Education, Innovative Design, and Global Design. He has introduced multinational design projects in a freshman introductory engineering design course in collaboration with institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean as part of his effort to contribute to the formation of world class engineers for the Americas. He is Vice-President for Region I and assistant of the

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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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developed a six-week program for its engineering andbusiness students, the Baylor International Technology Entrepreneurship (BITE) program. Theproject-based course is multi-disciplinary and is done together with Dutch students from theUniversity of Maastricht.6 We have developed a three-week program, Engineering in a Global& Societal Context, that has been offered in England and Argentina. In this program the studentsare exposed to many of the non-technical aspects of engineering projects that affect whether aproject is allowed to go forward. Engineering and planning officials and consultants discussthese factors on the international site with the students.7 We have used these types of programsto give an additional 15% of engineering students a

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Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Valerie Fuchs, Michigan Technological University

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participation, and project work are summarized in Table 1.Aqua Terra Tech (ATT) is one of several groups in University X’s innovative Enterprise Program(www.enterprise.mtu.edu). ATT works on water projects, simulates a small engineering consultingfirm and provides three years of experience to students, from their sophomore to senior years.The International Sustainable Development Engineering Certificate is a new academic program,which officially started in September 2007. This program requires a flexible set of twenty-twosemester hours of coursework focusing on social, economic, and environmental sustainability andculminating in an international senior design project.International Senior Design (ISD) is a six semester hour sequence that requires design

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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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AC 2008-437: GLOBAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN THE AMERICAS:CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIESIvan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University Ivan E. Esparragoza is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Penn State Brandywine. His current research interests are in the areas of Global Engineering Education, Engineering Design Education, Innovative Design, and Global Design. He has introduced multinational design projects in a freshman introductory engineering design course in collaboration with institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean as part of his effort to contribute to the formation of world class engineers for the Americas. He is Vice-President for Region I and assistant of the Executive

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International Division Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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game of fighting for markets. The world is changing quickly, the distances are smallerand so we have a larger number of people moving around, interacting with different cultures andhabits and at the same time having a kind of influence. Big corporations are looking for newtalents no matter where they are and so more opportunities and the reverse side of the same coinmore competitiveness. The history shows an enormous amount of companies and engineersworking in different places in the world accomplishing huge projects promoting the developmentof countries and societies. Now more then ever engineers should pay attention to what is goingon worldwide to go for international experiences to improve personal skills and get different

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Kornecki, ERAU; Thomas Hilburn, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott; Wojciech Grega, AGH; Jean-Marc Thririet, LAG; Miroslav Sveda, BUT

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AC 2008-1359: A COMMON US-EUROPE CURRICULUM: AN APPROACH FORREAL-TIME SOFTWARE INTENSIVE SYSTEMSAndrew Kornecki, ERAU MSEE, PhD, Professor; engaged in a variety of research projects sponsored by the FAA, NSF, Florida State, and the industry (~$700K as the PI, ~$2.5M as co-PI); author and co-author of over 80 refereed papers in journals and conference proceedings; construction of real-time and safety critical software, embedded systems, computer simulation and aviation software, control and computer engineering education; teaching in undergraduate and graduate engineering programs on three continents; established ERAU Real-Time Software Laboratory; consulting and providing training for

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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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Polytechnic Institute and State University VINOD K. LOHANI is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Education and an adjunct faculty in Civil & Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. He received a Ph.D. in civil engineering from Virginia Tech in 1995. His areas of teaching and research include engineering education, international collaboration and hydrology & water resources.Garrett Bradley, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Garrett Bradley currently works for Amsted Rail –Griffin Wheel division as an international manufacturing engineer, with current project assignment in Xinyang, Henan, China. Garrett graduated from Virginia Tech in 2007 with a

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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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. The cornerstone is a project in which teams of management, engineering, and industrial design students conceive, design, and prototype a physical product. Class sessions employ cases and hands-on exercises to reinforce the key ideas. Topics include: product planning, identifying customer needs, concept generation, product architecture, industrial design, concept design, and design-for-manufacturing. System Project Management – 12 units Subject focuses on management principles, methods, and tools to effectively plan and implement successful system and product development projects. Material is divided into four major sections: project

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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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research projects abroad. That period isalso ideally suited as students are not yet looking for post-college employment orpreparing to go to graduate school. Logistically, the summer season makes foreign study Page 13.1122.3convenient for students and institutions, as both on- and off-campus housing is readilyavailable during summer months at most schools. Under these summer research programs, several undergraduate students areinvited to USC as research interns and several of our students have the opportunity tovisit our partner institutions. Each summer, research students from guest institutions areassigned to work closely with faculty members at

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Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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engineeringand other fields have traveled twice a year to the same network of villages in Peru. UMLstudents in service-learning projects in more than 20 different courses have designed and helpedinstall over 80 systems, most running on renewable energy, in 43 villages and towns in theAndes Mountains of Peru for medical clinics, schools, and town halls. The villages in generalhave no grid electricity, one pay telephone (or none) per village, no space heating, houses madeof adobe, and elevations up to 3600 m (11,500 ft.). The indigenous Quechua, or Inca, people inthe villages survive on subsistence agriculture. The systems utilize solar energy to powertransceiver radios, lights, computers, vaccine refrigerators, and other medical equipment inclinics as

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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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(Multidisciplinary), also MS in Aerospace, MS in Mechanical, MSE in Civil Engineering, and an MSE in Reservoir Engineering/Water Resources (all from Princeton University), as well as a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State. Prior to joining the academics, Nick worked in industry, where he served as Director of the Reservoir Engineering at Chevron Oil Corporation in California. He has taught both at the graduate and undergraduate levels in engineering science. He has erformed research projects for the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Defense (DOD), National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Oil Industry. He has authored over 85 technical publications in Technical Journals

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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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-learning comes in two formats, one with reduced traditional lectures and the other onewith virtual face-to-face delivery. Our focus in this paper is hybrid e-learning with virtual face-to-face delivery and will be referred to as hybrid e-learning. Furthermore, a variation of hybride-learning where students are given the choice of attending a class via a synchronous onlinedelivery system, as well as traditional face-to-face, will be referred to as flexible delivery. Therecommendations given in our work can enhance both traditional and distance learning schemesand can be used as an effective communication model for collaborative research-projects whereparticipants are not from the same geographical area.IntroductionClearly, the advancement