Paper ID #43262Board 130: An International, Bilingual Engineering Design Course: Faculty/StudentExperiences and Lessons LearnedDr. Jorge Ivan Rodriguez-Devora, University of Georgia Dr. Rodriguez serves as the industry capstone project coordinator for the College of Engineering at the University of Georgia. He is a faculty member of the School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering.David Emory Stooksbury, University of Georgia I am an atmospheric scientist with a background in agriculture, astrophysics, and applied statistics that turned up in an engineering program. My major engineering
commonly associated with engineering design andproblem solving. At the same time, both skills shortages and skills gaps in engineering graduates arehighlighted.Stakeholdersincludingthegovernment,theindustry,engineeringeducators,andresearchershavebeenclaimingthatengineeringcurriculashouldequipstudentswithskillsrequiredforaddressingcurrentandfuturechallenges(Wuetal.,2017;Lin,2021).Foranyresearch-intensiveuniversitytodeliverengineering education reforms to students, it is accountable strategy rather than only vision wouldcontribute to substantial changes. Traditionally, innovations and changes can be most commonlyidentified in strategies such as the introduction of capstone projects in different learning stages tofacilitating project-based learning
developed and ran for 8 years a faculty-led international program to Brazil focused on Sustainable Energy and Brazilian Culture. This program educates students on the effects of various energy systems and the challenges of social and environmental justice in developing countries. In 2017, Dr. Pfluger moved into the ChE department where she implemented improvements in the Transport 2 Lab and Capstone courses. She assists Capstone students to develop dynamic design projects that ad- dress and help solve real-world, global challenges. Dr. Pfluger has served as the AIChE Student Chapter Faculty Advisor for 10 years and is chair of the AIChE Student Chapter Committee. She is a Math- works Teaching Fellow and has won serval
, the program members canbenefit from local partnerships to grant access to a copious amount of resources for the solepurpose of designing and creating vehicles.Student AdvantagesThrough the development of the Rover, students gain hands on experience and real-worldapplication which makes them appealing to employers. Many of these students are ahead of theirclassmates in several courses because they are trained in programs like “Inventor” during thedesign phase of the Rover. Seniors that assist in the design and manufacturing of the Roverchoose to use the Rover as their Senior Capstone Project. These students gain recognition fortheir hard work when the vehicle enters the competition. Along with the various awards thesestudents receive, there
Competence for Engineering Formation (Work in Progress)1. IntroductionThe purpose of this project is to determine to what extent global engineering competence can bedeveloped in engineering students through the use of four minimally to moderately intensiveglobal engagement interventions. The specific global engagement interventions evaluatedinclude the use of international engineering case studies in a quantitative analysis course, theintentional formation of multinational student design teams within a capstone design course, aCollaborative Online International Learning (COIL) research project in a fluid flow (transportphenomena) course, and an engineering short course coupled to a community engaged project.The specific
presentationby the project manager and received a guided tour of the construction site. This firsthandexperience provided students with valuable insights into engineering practices and workplacedynamics in the UAE, fostering a deeper understanding of multicultural engineering environments.This satisfies the main objective of an international field trip. Furthermore, over the course of asemester (Spring 2023), students collaborated on a design project to develop a solar-powered waterand flooding detection system. This project, akin to a capstone project, required students fromdiverse engineering backgrounds to work together to address the needs of an international client.Importantly, the system was constructed and tested in the UAE, offering students a
like those listed in [5] such as a lack ofreliable technology for Audio-Video link, inconsistent Wi-Fi, and use of WhatsApp applicationrather than email to name a few. I also served as an examiner to evaluate final projects for MS inComputer Science program. I also evaluated project reports for these projects and suggestedchanges to projects and reports to improve their quality. I also conducted student advising that wasboth formal and informal. This advising was sometimes as faculty teaching courses and at timesas examiner of the capstone projects. During my Fulbright grant at the host institution, because of my vast academic experience, Iwas asked to provide my services on committees at various levels. At the college level, I servedon
Paper ID #38022Toward Bidirectional Faculty Development: A Collaborative Model forDesigning and Implementing Faculty Trainings on Evidence-BasedStrategies for Supporting Student Learning in Low- and Middle-IncomeCountriesMr. Steven Ghambi, Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences Steven Ghambi has over seven years experience as a lecturer in Materials engineering, currently with the Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS). While searching for better teaching strategies, Steven got attached to the NEST project co-implemented by Rice University and MUBAS. Through these collaborations, Steven has
in Brazil and focused on advances in sustainable energy paired with traditional engineering curricula. In the future, Chaney hopes to pursue a career in biotechnology with a strong emphasis on sustainable, renewable, and clean energy.Aidan J. Kane, Northeastern UniversityDr. Courtney A. Pfluger, Northeastern University Dr. Courtney Pfluger received her PhD at Northeastern University in 2011 and began as an Assistant Teaching Professor in First-year Engineering Program at Northeastern where she redesigned the curricu- lum and developed courses with sustainability and clean water themes. In 2017, she moved to ChE Department where she has taught core courses and redesigned the Capstone design course. She has also
Perspectives for Engineers o Learning theories applied to engineering education. o Curriculum design: Approaches to planning teaching. o Writing and reading as scaffolding for learning and teaching. o Capstone projects in engineering education. • Module 2: Teaching-Learning Methodologies in Engineering. o Problem-based learning and projects. o Collaborative learning and teamwork. o Use of simulations and virtual laboratories. o Integration of emerging technologies in engineering education. • Module 3: Formative Assessment and Feedback o Evaluate versus qualify as foci of learning. o Design of instruments, criteria, and guidelines necessary to accompany
istaught by RUB professors and the students take the course alongside students enrolled at RUB,typically with one RUB student in each lab group. The program is 8 weeks long. Outside of thecourse, the students also work on a research project with RUB graduate students. There is noexplicit cultural learning in the course.The technical University of Denmark (DTU) is a public technical university. It offers the UO labcourse to multiple U.S. institutions in the summer. Virginia Tech students have been enrollingsince 2007. It is the leading technological university of Denmark with internationally knownresearch [16]. DTU is in a distant suburb of Copenhagen and the university has about 7,000undergraduate students. The program runs for four weeks and is
was correlated negatively with intercultural growth.Awareness of professional growth Of the 42 students in the 2022-2023 cohort, 11 not only took courses in their secondlanguage and in their engineering discipline during the Fall semester of their study abroad butalso availed themselves of the opportunity to complete credit bearing research projects in atechnical institute at their various partner universities; 7 more chose a research project in auniversity or private institute instead of an internship in a company for the second half of theiryear abroad. Doing research in a team was new for some. JD, for example, a student with a solidacademic record of As, Bs, occasional Cs and a 104.85 IDI score prior to his abroad sojournrelated