Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Study Abroad Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Aaron Richard Sakulich, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

International Forum

-departureorientation course. Goldstein and Keller reported that students are more likely to blame cultureshock on external factors (communication difficulties, unfamiliar food, inability to find one’sway in an unfamiliar city, etc.) when, in fact, the educational literature attributes culture shock tointernal factors (ineffective coping strategies, identity confusion, prejudice, etc.) [30]. Thisstudent attitude was reflected in the pre-departure orientation course, taught by the author, inwhich students questions focused on matters of sociocultural adaptation. A future emphasis onpsychological adaptation may be more appropriate.ConclusionsThe IQP and MQP projects supported by NSF IRES funding in Panama each had the goals ofeducating students in engineering