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International Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George E. Hassoun, Notre Dame University - Louaize, Lebanon

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Paper ID #26351The REAP Project: Reaping the Benefits of High-stakes Assessment Fre-quency BoostersDr. George E. Hassoun, Notre Dame University - Louaize, Lebanon G. Hassoun received the Licence en Physique degree from the Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon, in 1982, the Mast`ere en Avionique diploma from ENSAE, Toulouse, France, in 1984, the M.S. degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, in 1989, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Adelaide, South Australia, in 1996. In 1997, he worked as a Senior Research Assistant at the

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Anna Friesel, Technical University-Copenhagen; Sergey Dubikovsky, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Sergey Dubikovsky is an Associate Professor at Purdue University in the School of Aviation and Trans- portation Technology. He teaches advanced aircraft materials and processes and advanced manufacturing and design process courses. His research focus is in immersive learning, problem- and project-based learning, international engineering education, globalization, lean Six Sigma. He worked previously in industry as a Design, Product, and Project Engineer. He has undergraduate and graduate degrees in Me- chanical Engineering from South Ural State University (formerly Chelyabinsk Polytechnic Institute) in Russia and a PhD in Engineering Education from

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International Division Technical Session 2

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Anna Friesel, Technical University-Copenhagen; Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University

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Paper ID #26236Real-World Engineering Projects for International Student Teams to Become”Global Engineers”Prof. Anna Friesel, Technical University-Copenhagen Anna Friesel is Professor at the Center for Electro-technology, DTU Diplom - Technical University of Denmark, Campus Ballerup. She is also the president of the EAEEIE - European Association for Educa- tion in Electrical and Information Engineering, which is a European non-profit organization, with mem- bers from nearly seventy European Universities, most of them teaching in the area of Electrical and In- formation Engineering (EIE). Anna Friesel is a member of the IEEE

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International Division Poster Session

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Alan Carbine, Salt Lake Community College; Nick Safai, Salt Lake Community College

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Paper ID #25116Board 88: A Sophomore’s Interdisciplinary Engineering Project EnhancingLearning and Engineering Education with International Applications andMarkets Abroad (Student Poster)Alan Carbine, Salt Lake Community College Education: Alan Carbine is a Sophomore student at Salt Lake Community College, currently working towards earning an Associates degree in Pre-Engineering, Electrical Engineering. Employment: Alan has worked in various fields: retail warehousing, glass tempering, and medical device production. He is currently an engineering technician at the medical device company where he has been for the past eight

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International Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yongming Tang, Southeast University; Jiahua Lu, Xilinx; Yanfang Deng, Nanjing Integrated Circuits Industry Service Center; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego

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offered as an alternative to an internship for undergraduate andgraduate engineering students as part of a university-industry-government collaboration in China.Many Chinese colleges and universities are still troubled by the lack of effective internshipresources, lack of opportunities to study new technologies directly from industry, and the poorcontinuity of university-industry cooperation projects. This paper describes the first offering ofan open FPGA summer school led by Southeast University, Xilinx, and ICisC, a governmentbased industry service company. The summer school was held for 15 consecutive days in July2018 in Nanjing. It included two stages: technical training and project development. Xilinxprovided the training content and

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Cristina Diordieva, Texas Tech University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Walter S. Smith, Texas Tech University

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Paper ID #27704Middle School STEM Teachers’ Understandings of Computational Thinking:ACase Study of Brazil and the USAMrs. Cristina Diordieva, Texas Tech University Cristina Diordieva is the Project Coordinator for the World MOON Project, and at the same time, she is a doctoral candidate majoring in Educational and Instructional Technology and minoring in Bilingual Education programs in the College of Education at Texas Tech University. She earned a BA majoring in French and minoring in Linguistics in the College of Arts and Sciences at Texas Tech University. She is highly interested conducting research within

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International Division Technical Session 3

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Bjorn Kjellgren, KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Isabel Ortiz Marcos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid ; Luis Ballesteros-Sánchez, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Rocío Rodríguez-Rivero, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

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- mentation of internationalization at the university level, especially in respect to embedded mobility and integrative program design. He has previously also worked as educational developer at KTH Dept. of Engineering education, and led a range of projects related to internationalization and language learning.Dr. Isabel Ortiz Marcos, Universidad Polit´ecnica de Madrid Isabel Ortiz Marcos is a mechanical engineer and holds Ph.D. in industrial engineering from Universi- dad Polit´ecnica de Madrid. She is Associate Professor of Engineering Projects at this University. She has a Master in Total Quality Management (1995 SGS-UPM). She has been certificated as Project Man- ager Professional (PMP) by PMI since 2006. She is a member

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International Division Technical Session 4

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Michael Shenoda, Farmingdale State College

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conducted for two summers in Australia, and application of practices and ratingsystems in that country were used to develop projects that could be certified through the LEED(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system in the U.S. Several offerings ofa traditional on-campus course were then made, with a similar project development aspect at theconclusion of each. The learning outcomes from each type of offering are compared usingsimilar assessments, and an evaluation of the differences is made. Besides considering thebenefits of study abroad programs in sustainability education, a reflection on the benefits ofbringing an understanding of the global aspects of sustainability to on-campus course offerings isalso

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International Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mariana Leandro Cruz, Delft University of Technology; Gillian N. Saunders-Smits, Delft University of Technology

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Gillian Saunders-Smits is Senior Lecturer and Passionate Engineering Education Researcher and Cur- riculum Developer at the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering of TU Delft in the Netherlands. She teaches Research Methodologies to all Master students, runs a MOOC on the Introduction to Aerospace Structures and Materials and has previously taught Mechanics, Flight mechanics, and Design Projects and has served as Project Education Coordinator in the Bachelor and Master Track Coordinator for Aerospace Structures and Materials track and was the initiator of the successful online education program at Aerospace Engi- neering. She has overseen many curriculum innovation projects, most recently the overhaul of the MSc. track in

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International Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Yaxin Huang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Chen Bing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Zhinan Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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different impacts that were associated with differentformats of international learning experiences.Literature ReviewEngineers’ training has experienced an increasing call for the development of globalcompetencies, particularly from the demand of fast technological advance andincreasingly global engineering practice. Against this context, multiple internationallearning experiences were proposed to create opportunities for students to fosterglobal competencies. Such learning experiences include study-abroad programs,international service learning projects [6], global internships [7], courses with a globalfocus, second language course [8], and many others.To prepare engineering students for globalization, many universities have establishedmultiple

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International Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jianchuan Cheng, Southeast University; Jun Chen, Southeast University; Yubing Zheng, Southeast University; Minping Jia, Southeast University; Yongming Tang, Southeast University; Wenjiao Qiu, Southeast University

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Academic Affairs, Southeast Universityincharge of ad- ministration of the university’s teaching research projects for undergraduate programs, also undertook the national social science fund project, published a number of teaching reform papers in the core journals. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Field Programs to Accomplish the Learning Objectives for Engineering Courses: A case study of Road Surveying and Design Course at Southeast University, ChinaAbstractBackground: China Engineering Education Accreditation Association (CEEAA)emphasizes advancing the learning objective requirements of the Chinese studentsmajoring in engineering disciplines to the

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International Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claude Brathwaite, City College of the City University of New York; Julianne Vernon, Vanderbilt University; Claudia Ventura

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University of New York and his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He was a Chancellor’s Fellow (City University of New York) and a NIH Postdoctoral Fellow (Weill Cornell Medical College-Division of Molecular Medicine). As the Executive Director of the LSAMP, he was responsible for the day-to-day operation of the NYC Louis Stokes Al- liance program across the 18 member campuses of City University of New York. Claude also served as the Co-Director of the Black Studies Program at the City College and the Project Director of the City College Black Male Leadership and Mentoring Program. The Black Male Leadership and Mentoring Project (BMLMP) at the City College of New York

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International Division Technical Session 4

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Claude Brathwaite, City College of the City University of New York; Samantha Deokinanan, LSAMP at City College of New York

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the City University of New York and his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He was a Chancellor’s Fellow (City University of New York) and a NIH Postdoctoral Fellow (Weill Cornell Medical College-Division of Molecular Medicine). As the Executive Director of the LSAMP, he was responsible for the day-to-day operation of the NYC Louis Stokes Al- liance program across the 18 member campuses of City University of New York. Claude also served as the Co-Director of the Black Studies Program at the City College and the Project Director of the City College Black Male Leadership and Mentoring Program. The Black Male Leadership and Mentoring Project (BMLMP) at the City

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International Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Greg Rulifson P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Nathan E. Canney, CYS Structural Engineers Inc.

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students, including service projects in global settings, internationaltravel more generally, and awareness of global poverty and development issues from the newsand media. During college, social responsibility ideas were shaped by courses with internationalcontent (inside and outside of engineering), international service-related groups (e.g. EngineersWithout Borders), study abroad, and work experiences. There was a weak negative correlationbetween students’ average social responsibility attitude overall and their level of interest in livingdomestically; and a weak positive correlation between their professional connectedness andinterest in living internationally in a developing country. The strength of these correlations variedby student gender

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International Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech; Lilian Katherine Sanchez, National University of Táchira; Bianey Cristina Ruiz Ulloa, National University of Táchira

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and competencies they are acquiring in their programs [4].Transfer of knowledge can occur in a classroom setting when students are solving real worldproblems, however, that is not always possible. Hence, students try to find contextualized workscenarios such as internships or co-ops, where they can be involved in a real project in acompany. This particular setting provides students with an understanding of the workenvironment and also brings benefits to industry and universities [5]. On one hand, industrydemands an integral formation of individuals that are competent in technical skills in their areaof discipline, but with elements that enable them socially, ethically and professionally. On theother hand, society requires answers to its

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International Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bahawodin Baha, University of Brighton; Hamidullah Waizy, Kabul Polytechnic University

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Paper ID #25034Capacity Building of Afghan Universities in Geology and Minerals EducationBahawodin Baha, University of Brighton Dr Bahawodin Baha is a principal lecturer at University of Brighton in England since 1989, where he has been teaching and conducting research in electronic engineering. Besides his teaching in the UK, he has been helping Higher Education (HE) in Afghanistan since 2005 and has conducted my projects on improving higher education in Afghanistan. Recently, he was on sab- batical leave for two years and was technical advisor at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MICT) in

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International Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julio Urbina, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Jose F. Oliden, Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria; Patrick Tunno, Pennsylvania State University; Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Pennsylvania State University; Juan Rodriguez, Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria ; Miguel Luis Estrada P.E., Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria ; Esther Obonyo, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Fernando Fonseca Pacheco, Lycoming College

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Paper ID #27030 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 primarily involve creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship education.Dr. Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Christine Masters is the Assistant Dean for

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Bahawodin Baha, University of Brighton; Maria Diakoumi MEng, Ph.D, FHEA, CEng MCIHT, University of Brighton; Hamidullah Waizy

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Paper ID #24838The Education of Science, Engineering and Technologies in War-affected Coun-triesDr. Bahawodin Baha, University of Brighton Dr Bahawodin Baha is a principal lecturer at University of Brighton in England since 1989, where he has been teaching and conducting research in electronic engineering. Besides his teaching in the UK, he has been helping Higher Education (HE) in Afghanistan since 2005 and has conducted my projects on improving higher education in Afghanistan. Recently, he was on sab- batical leave for two years and was technical advisor at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology

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Sergey Nersesov, Villanova University; Zuyi Huang, Villanova University

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Engineering, Villanova University, Villanova, PA, USA * Corresponding author: zuyi.huang@villanova.eduAbstract: As an engineering technical software, MATLAB has become an immensely populartool in both academia and industry. It is widely used as a software supplement to many coursesin the College of Engineering at Villanova University. On the other hand, instructors of differentcourses have to spend time introducing MATLAB repeatedly. And instructors are usually left to avery fragmental teaching of MATLAB tools needed for a specific project in a course. Moreover,being focused on the fundamentals of the course, the instructors usually do not have much time toexplain the details of MATLAB. This leaves students frustrated and unaware where to seek

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International Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryne A. Newton, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Education as well as the Past-Chair of the Continuing Professional Development Division of the American Society for Engineering 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. Dr. Springer is a State of Indiana Registered domestic mediator.Dr. Kathryne A. Newton, Purdue Polytechnic Institute Dr. Kathy Newton is an Associate Dean of Graduate Programs and

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International Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Guoyang Zhang; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Yang Da Wei

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to rise.A number of existent research studies focused on exploring the learning outcomes ofengineering students after short-term international learning experiences. Such short-term experiences increased partially owing to the intense global competition and theimportance for engineering students to develop global competence [6] [7]. For instance,Bender (2009) interviewed 32 engineering students who participated in internationalresearch projects and found that these students have developed writing skills, problem-solving skills, independent skills and self-confidence [8]. Jesiek et al (2012) used theUniversal-Diverse Orientation instrument and measured international engineeringstudents’ openness to and appreciation of cultural diversity. Their

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International Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dena Lang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Andrew Michael Erdman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; John Jongho Park, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mariza Tsakalerou, Nazarbayev University

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facilities design to research that applied engineering and molecular biology approaches to the study of the skeletal response to mechanical loading. As a Mechanical Engineer, she worked on facility design projects involving mechanical systems that included heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and energy conservation systems, as well as R&D of air conditioning equipment for Navy ships. Additional research interests have included the investigation of relationships among components of the indoor environment, occupants, and energy usage. Specifically, the effects of the indoor environment on occupant health and well-being and in parallel, how socially-mediated energy-saving strategies can increase awareness of energy use

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Edris Ebrahimzadeh P.E., Des Moines Area Community College; Nick M. Safai, Salt Lake Community College

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of Reservoir Engineering; Responsible of con-ducting research for reservoir engineering projects, multiphase flow, well testing, in situ stress measure-ments, SCA, hydraulic fracturing and other assigned research programs. In addition, as a group directorhave been responsible for all management and administrative duties, budgeting, and marketing of theservices, codes and products.Standard oil Co. (Sohio Petroleum Company), San Francisco, California, 1983-85; Senior ReservoirEngineer; Performed various tasks related to Lisburne reservoir project; reservoir simulation (3 phaseflow), budgeting, proposal review and recommendation, fund authorizations (AFE) and supporting doc-uments, computer usage forecasting, equipment purchase/lease

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International Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gholam Ali Shaykhian, Florida Institute of Technology; Jinan Ziade, Westcliff University; Mohd Abdelgadir Khairi, Najran University

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science from University of Ottawa, Canada. My PH.D was in ”Master Data Management” from University of Phoenix. I have over 20 years of experience in IT industry - ten of them with Microsoft in Redmond, WA. Currently I’m assistant professor at University of Najran. In addition of teaching and Research I’m coordinator of graduation projects and field training for computer and information system college. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Middle East and North Africa (MENA): Globalization and Role of Culture Abstract: The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) comprises 18 countries, includingthe Arab countries, North Africa, and Iran. With a total population of 432 million in 2007

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International Division Technical Session 2

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Siqing Wei, Purdue University; Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University; Behzad Beigpourian, Purdue University

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Understanding School Culture. Mr. Beigpourian currently works in the CATME project, which is NSF funding project, on optimizing teamwork skills and assessing the quality of Peer Evaluations. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Examining the cultural influence on peer ratings of teammates between international and domestic studentsAbstractEffective teamwork behaviors are considered critical by employers hiring engineers and globallydiverse teams have become intertwined in many technical endeavors. Complicating the use ordevelopment of team skills in this environment, ethnic and cultural differences influence teaminteractions and their measurement. This work is an exploratory study of the

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International Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kseniya Zaitseva, Tomsk Polytechnic University/ Association for Engineering Education of Russia; José Carlos Quadrado P.E., Porto Polytechnic Institute

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Paper ID #26152Learning Outcomes for Engineering Education ProgramsDr. Kseniya Zaitseva, Tomsk Polytechnic University/ Association for Engineering Education of Russia Associate professor at Tomsk Polytechnic University faculty member, Accreditation Center director in As- sociation for Engineering Education of Russia. PhD in Pedagogical Sciences, graduate degree in ”Math- ematical Methods in Economics”. Also holds a Management degree. Her research focus is in Quality Assurance, active learning and international academic mobility. Has experience in coordinating several TEMPUS, Erasmus+ projects as well as organizing joint

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Jorge Porcel, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Engineering and Language Attitudes in the U.S. A QuandaryGlobalization and the international projection of engineering In the last 30 years, the literature on engineering education has been paying increasingattention to the changes that the field has experienced due to the advancement of globalization.The goal of this concerted effort is to determine and validate the set of skills the job marketdemands from the engineer in the 21st century. There is consensus among researchers that in the context of globalization the U.S.engineering programs either adapt their curricula to meet the expectations of the globalworkforce or take the risk of becoming irrelevant [1]. Irrelevance refers to the currentcurriculum

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International Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bernardine Ngozi Nweze, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria; Benedict Uzochukwu, Virginia State University

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, Supply Chain Management, Life cycle Systems, Systems Integration and Management of technology systems. He has a Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering from the North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro and has several peer reviewed publications to his credit. He belongs to a number of professional organi- zations such as the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), Society for Engineering Management (SEM), Project Management Institute (PMI), Society for Health Systems (SHS) and Association of Technology Management and Applied Engineering (ATMAE). He is also a member of Alpha Pi Mu and Phi Kappa Phi Honors society. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019The Prediction

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International Division Technical Session 1

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Cem Karacal, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Hasan Sevim, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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, and facilities layout. Before joining to SIUE he worked at Rochester Institute of Technology as a faculty member and Computer Integrated Manufacturing System project coordinator for RIT’s integrated circuit factory. He is a senior member of IIE and SME, and a member of ASEE, Alpha Pi Mu and Tau Beta Pi.Dr. Hasan Sevim, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville Dr. Hasan Sevim obtained his B.S. degree in mining engineering in 1974 from Istanbul Technical Uni- versity, Turkey. He obtained his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in 1978 and 1984, respectively, from Columbia University, New York. In 1984, he joined the College of Engineering at Southern Illinois University (SIU), Carbondale as an assistant professor in the