Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Technical Session #5: Best Practices

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyson Grace Eggleston, Pennsylvania State University; Robert J. Rabb P.E., Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

International Division (INTL)

stand-alone EC course.This trajectory is set to change rapidly with the rise of interdisciplinary, remote engineeringteams, increasingly visually-focused publication modes [25], and ChatGPT [26] and other AI-powered writing tools. It is beyond the scope of this paper to detail communication-supportingapproaches to integrating AI- and non-AI-powered tools in the EC course context [27]; however,selected emerging apps show clear promise for students for visual and presentation contexts(Tome.ai, Orai) [28-29] and written contexts (WordTune, ChatGPT) [30].The New EC CurriculumIdeally introduced in the second year of engineering curricula, an EC course is able to scaffoldand develop authentic communicative capacity grounded in students’ interests and

Conference Session

International Division (INTL) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fanyu F Zeng, Indiana Wesleyan University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International Division (INTL)

difficulty • Academic expectations • Learning styles • Assignment deadline • Attendance to class and meeting • Plagiarism, ChatGPT, copying from each other, using a material with a proper or no citation.Some of the challenges faced by students from India are surprising to us because many may notthink that those students may have such challenges in the areas below. • Cultural Adjustment: Many believe India is very close to Western countries because of its unique history over the last 100 years. But we still find that many students adapt to a new culture, lifestyle, and social norms after they arrive in the U.S. Like other international students, they may still experience culture shock, homesickness, and