Paper ID #19302Internationalization of Project-Based LearningMs. Ayano Ohsaki, Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology Ms Ayano OHSAKI is an assistant professor at Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology. She worked as an assistant professor at the Innovation Center for Engineering Education, Tottori University for 4years. She was in charge of development new engineering education program. The objectives of the program were improvement of creativity, collaboration skills and problem solving skills. Students learn communi- cation skills, project management skills, analysis, etc. by working on design assignments
Paper ID #17698Global Engineering Projects from the Young African Leaders InitiativeDr. Tom Lacksonen, University of Wisconsin, Stout Dr. Thomas Lacksonen is the Schneider Professor of Engineering in the Operations and Management department at University of Wisconsin-Stout. He was previously a Fulbright Teaching Fellow to Turkey, where he taught Industrial Engineering at Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey. His indus- trial work experience was at Whirlpool Corporation and Eastman Kodak Company. He has three degrees in industrial engineering, from University of Toledo, University of South Florida, and
University. His B.S. degree was in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering at Monterrey Tech (ITESM-Monterrey Campus). Teaches courses in CAD/CAE, Mechanical Design, Finite Element Method and Optimization. His interest are in the area of product development, topology optimization, additive manufacturing, sustainable design, and biomechanics.Dr. Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, Media Ivan E. Esparragoza is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Penn State. His interests are in engi- neering design education, innovative design, global design, and global engineering education. He has introduced multinational design projects in a freshman introductory engineering design course in col- laboration with
variety of information and communication technologies were utilized tosupport team collaborations. The main course components included: weekly lectures, teamproject, individual research paper, and cross-cultural exercise. More specifically, a total of 20lectures were offered on a biweekly basis (twice a week), which included 5 special guestlectures delivered by experts who specialize on different GCE topics (i.e., cyber security,sustainable manufacturing, personalized learning, bioenergy, etc.). The class was divided into6 globally distributed project teams to identify a GCE, analyse relevant needs, and propose afuture solution. Students from the same university were tasked to work together to produce amini-movie to present their observations of
Paper ID #18225Globally Competent Engineers - Do International Experiences Matter?Mr. Alistair Cook, Colorado State University PhD Student in Education Sciences specializing in global development engineering c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Globally competent engineers - do international experiences matter?AbstractIn a world of increasingly complex and trans-national issues, engineers have to become global citizens tomanage and understand the multiplicity of complications they face in their professional careers.Engineering design project classes are where engineering students can gain and
lab called Learning Enhanced Watershed Assessment System (LEWAS) at VT. He received a Ph.D. in civil engineering from VT. His research interests are in the areas of computer-supported research and learning systems, hydrology, engineering education, and international collaboration. He has led several interdisciplinary research and curriculum reform projects, funded by the National Science Foundation, and has participated in research and curriculum development projects with $6.4 million funding from external sources. He has been directing/co-directing an NSF/Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site on interdisciplinary water sciences and engineering at VT since 2007. This site has 85 alumni to date. He also
Paper ID #18210Improvement of an International Research Experience: Year TwoBenjamin B. Wheatley, Colorado State University Benjamin Brandt Wheatley was awarded a B.Sc. degree in Engineering from Trinity College (Hartford, CT, USA) in 2011. He spent one year in industry at a biomedical device company before returning to graduate school. He is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO, USA). His engineering education areas of interest include cultural competency, active learning approaches as they relate to software skills, and how ”soft skills” project
English Department as well as their major-related department. For anexample, Fig. 1 shows the course path of the Civil Engineering Department. The courses thatemphasize on technical writing in the Civil Engineering department including ENGL 110CEnglish Composition, CEE 111 Information Literacy and Research, ENGL 211C EnglishComposition, one of literature courses and CEE 403W Civil Engineering Design Project andProfessional Practice. The literature requirement can be fulfilled by selecting any of thefollowing classes: Understanding World Literature, American Writers, American Experiences,Introduction to Literature and Literature Way of Knowing. As for CEE 403W, it is a writingintensive course which requires students to practice project report
-, and transdisciplinary ways, cyberlearning and cyber-environments, service and experien- tial learning, teaming and collaborative learning.Dr. Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Dr. Sarah Zappe is Research Associate and Director of Assessment and Instructional Support in the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at Penn State. She holds a doctoral degree in educational psychology emphasizing applied measurement and testing. In her position, Sarah is responsible for developing instructional support programs for faculty, providing evaluation support for educational proposals and projects, and working with faculty to publish educational research. Her research interests
Paper ID #18264An Approach Towards the Integration of International Research Experiencesfor Underrepresented Students in Sweden, the Netherlands, and AustriaDr. Claude Brathwaite, City College of New York, NYC Louis Stokes Alliance Dr. Claude Brathwaite is currently the Project Administrator for the New York City Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (LSAMP). Claude ini- tially attended Hostos Community College and later received his BS in Chemistry from the City College of the City University of New York and his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the Graduate Center of
2016, Zaida became an ELATE@ Drexel (Executive Leadership in Academic Technology and Engineering) alumnus presenting an insti- tutional action project titled ”Raiders Abroad: A sustainable model for globally competent engineering students” that was adopted by the WCOE. The project, based on the work of cross functional teams estab- lished a strategic plan for 2016-2020 focusing on student participation and assessment on programs abroad and the development of a travel scholarship fund for students under financial hardship in the college. Mrs. Gracia brings twenty five years of experience as a mathematics’ professor at the Sacred Heart University in Puerto Rico. She led successful initiatives to increase minorities
at a set of executable projects. The individual faculty members already hadappropriate teaching and research goals and the workshop aimed at institutional building andfaculty development by undertaking appropriate goals.The first author learnt the aspirations, the problems, and the goal setting and monitoringprocesses of the institution. The problems included the lack of sincerity of the faculty in workingtowards the goals despite proper allocation and inclusion of the goal performance in the KRA(key result areas). Table 1 lists the aspirations i.e., institutional goals. They include studentdevelopment for various pathways, ensuring better intake, and using ICT (InformationCommunication Technologies) for core and administrative processes
(B.S.) in civil engineering from the University of Costa Rica. Dr. Rojas is also a Professional Engineer registered in the State of Michigan. Throughout his academic career, Dr. Rojas has led numerous research studies in modeling, simulation, and visualization of construction engineering and management processes; engineering education; and construction economics. He has served as prin- cipal investigator or co-principal investigator in more than 20 different projects. These studies have been sponsored by government agencies and private sector organizations such as the National Science Founda- tion, the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Army, the KERN Foundation, the Construction Industry Institute, the New
. Additionally, the scope of this study closely assessed the situation by takingadvantage of the opinions of relevant experts and utilizing similar experiences and a case studyfrom past projects implemented in Afghanistan in order to establish a comprehensive list ofpriorities and recommendations in order to make the current Afghan engineering educationsystem academically competent and to increase its relevancy to the country’s economicdevelopment.The new Afghan National Unity Government, with assistance from the international community,is committed to implementing basic reform programs in the country's governing institutions. Thehigher education sector in general and the engineering education system in particular are amongthe Afghan institutions that
Paper ID #20640Student Outcomes Of Participating in an International Research ExperienceMs. Lauren Michelle Hatfield, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Lauren is a graduate assistant for Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech. She supports the Research and Graduate Studies team by conducting research and assisting on research projects focused on current engineering students and the programs which serve them. Lauren is pursuing her Ph.D. in Educational Research and holds a BA in English from the University of Connecticut and an M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration
,” “hard work,” or“pragmatism.” In the post-test, however, students’ responses seemed to reflect an increasedunderstanding of the complexity of global projects, as they listed coordination-type skills such as“leadership,” “adaptability,” “responsibility,” and “organization.” Students also shifted moretowards human-centered skills such as “empathy,” “teamwork,” and “listening.” Empathyspecifically was one of the competencies that increased the most in frequency between the pre-and post-tests which coincides with the program’s focus on helping students recognize theimportance of stakeholder needs and contextual differences. The competencies that dropped andjumped the most in frequency between the pre- and post-tests are listed in Table 5. Overall
speaking countries maytest out the first level of Academic Writing course. In that case, the students must choose to takea second-language course such as Chinese or German language courses offered at the jointinstitute.Every student must complete a 4-credit Capstone Design course replacing the graduation thesisthat is typical in traditional Chinese universities. Through carefully designed and open-endeddesign problems, students learn how to approach design problems in a systematic way and howto use the engineering knowledge and skills acquired from various courses to tackle engineeringproblems. Many “soft skills” such as oral presentation, teamwork, critical thinking, timemanagement are re-emphasized in this course. A full project report and a
Indiana Council for Continuing Education. Dr. Springer received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University, his MBA and Doctorate in Adult and Community Education with a Cognate in Executive Development from Ball State University. He is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR & SHRM-SCP), in Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR), and, in civil and domestic mediation. He is a State of Indiana Registered domestic mediator.Dr. Kari L. Clase, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Kari Clase is a Professor in the Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation in the Polytechnic Institute and the Department of
accreditation process,3research on stakeholders within the engineering education system.42.1.2. Research on Policy of Quality AssuranceQuality Assurance in Engineering Education is a systematic project, which requires theengineering departments to develop active and effective policy to advance. In the UnitedStates, the vast majority of colleges and universities have formed quality assurance“pyramid” structure including university, college and department, developed mechanisms,systems and political initiatives of promoting the educational quality assurance at the level ofcollege and department. However, the policy-making space of quality assurance inengineering education at the level of college and department is not as big as the level ofuniversity
Louisiana State University. For the past seven years, she has directed a study abroad program specifically designed for engineering stu- dents. She received her bachelor’s degree in engineering technology and master’s degree in industrial engineering.Adrienne Steele, Louisiana State University Adrienne Steele has over 18 years experience in STEM education. Currently, Adrienne works at Louisiana State University, managing all aspects of the STEP project that consists of a large-scale peer mentoring program in the College of Engineering. Previously, she founded and coordinated the Scope-On-A-Rope Outreach Program (SOAR) in the Department of Biological Sciences, where she worked for 10 years. Prior to her positions at
funded research projects focus on the development nonlinear dynamics approaches for the detection of faults in bearing and gear systems at the Villanova Center for Analytics of Dynamic Systems (VCADS) in PA. He graduated from the University of Yaounde 1 in Cameroon and then completed a Certificate in Teaching Engineering in Higher Education at Villanova University. Dr. Kwuimy is interested in vibration analysis and in the use of nonlinear dynamics tools to improve the early detection of fault in complex nonlinear systems. In the latest, his focus is on engineering systems (gear systems, bearings) and biological systems (vibration in human-arm, human diseases). In vibration analysis, his focus is on the conversion
the host country and chosen theme, while maintaining consistency of thecourse from year-to-year. The learning goals generally used for each of the offerings over theperiod under study are:1. Develop a historic perspective on the development of [COUNTRY] from [appropriate historical period] times to the present.2. Understand the limitations of technology and how today’s engineering solutions can become tomorrow’s societal problems.3. Understand how language, traditions, customs, and culture impact engineering projects and products.4. Understand how projects in one country can be affected by policies, laws, and customs of other countries.5. Understand how political, financial, and environmental constraints affect the design and
in equipping our students with the “tools of the trade” thenwe need to alert our graduate students( the future engineering teachers) to the need ofdeveloping proper and enduring connections with industries in their locale, andeventually have a mutually beneficial relations with the industrial sector; not so muchto supplement their income; but, principally, to be able to reach the broader goal, i.e.,to gain valuable experience and be truly involved in real engineering.iii) Third, reaching out to the industrial sector and engineering services in the Region,and striving to form symbiotic partnerships between local industry and academiathrough: capstone projects, theses work with practical overtones, and applied researchprojects in selected
opportunity for the CQU students to experience a different mode ofinstruction and interaction, but a mode that is common in the US. Moreover, the format can helpstudents be more self-directed and take greater responsibility for their learning than traditionalface-to-face courses (Ruey, 2010; Wuensch et al, 2008). Since the students will be coming to theUS for the last two academic semesters, providing this experience before they arrive was seen ashelpful to their development and future success in the US. In particular, practice at conveyingthoughts through writing will help these students in their senior design projects and othercoursework.Lessons LearnedBased on this experience, the following lessons learned are provided to assist others who mightbe
engineering education include first-year engineering pedagogy and problem- based learning. His professional areas of expertise include technical project management and technology strategy. He is also communications director for the School of Engineering, past-Chair of the First-year Programs Division of ASEE and member of ASEM. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Strategies for Successfully Increasing Engineering Study Abroad ParticipationAbstractStudying abroad provides students with many benefits including the ability to work withinculturally diverse settings, live and work in ambiguous circumstances, and creatively solveproblems. This in turn