Conference Session

Track 3 - Session II - Faculty Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Richard F. Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Faculty Development

Paper ID #8314Participation in Faculty-Led Off-Campus Programs as a Professional Devel-opment Opportunity for Early-Career FacultyProf. Richard F. Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Richard F. Vaz received the PhD in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), specializing in signal analysis and machine vision. He held systems and design engineering positions with the Raytheon Company, GenRad Inc., and the MITRE Corporation before joining the WPI Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty in 1987. Rick is currently Dean of Interdisciplinary and Global Studies at WPI, with oversight of an

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Maria Nandadevi Cortes-Rodriguez, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Miguel Alfonso Nino, Virginia Polytechnic and State University

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careers in organizations that have a global orinternational focus need to be culturally competent. Cultural competence (the ability to interacteffectively with people from other cultures and socio-economic backgrounds) can be achievedthrough interactions with colleagues and people from other cultures, and through experiences abroad.Our university's Graduate Student Development unit has added workshops on international careeropportunities and preparation for working in other countries through our graduate studentprofessional development workshop series. The Graduate School, the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs,and PROMISE: Maryland’s National Science Foundation's Alliance the Graduate Education and theProfessoriate (AGEP) co-sponsor these activities

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session II - Faculty Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

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Stephen Hundley, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Lynn G Brown, The Boeing Company

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Faculty Development

manufacturing industry. During this time, she served as Chairperson for the following: • National Employer Council for Workforce Preparation (3 yrs); • Manufacturing Technology Advisory Group Board of Directors (7 yrs); • 3 National Science Foundation Review Committees for manufac- turing and engineering related NSF grants. Lynn also served as a conference committee member of the National Career Pathways Network and serving on a number of state and local boards and skills standards committees. She has taught at the secondary, community college and university levels as well as been an administrator for school district and a research associate at IC2 Institute in Austin, Texas. Lynn attend the University of Texas at

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

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Svetlana Vasilievna Barabanova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasiliy Ivanov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Mansur Galikhanov, Kazan National research Technological University; Alina Guzhova, Kazan National Reserch Technological University

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effectivetool for improving one's professional competencies for the engineering staff of enterprises andorganizations according to industry.The survey reflected a keen interest in learning, the program's usefulness, and the need forcontinuation. Many noted the importance of the program for further career growth and thedevelopment of interest to regular skills development. In groups where the representatives ofvarious specialized enterprises were getting their training, the students felt it was important anduseful to exchange their opinions with colleagues. Especially memorable and impressive to thetrainees of the Kazan Helicopter Plant were the on-line lectures of the scholars from PurdueUniversity, USA. Conseqeuntly, it was that university in

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Kerrie L. Schattler, Bradley University; Amir W Al-Khafaji, Bradley University

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Faculty Development

toheighten the global awareness of civil engineering students both technically and culturally.1. IntroductionStudying overseas has a deep and profound impact on the intellectual development of faculty andstudents and help them become better aware of other cultures and environments. Internationalexperiences are needed in today’s society to shape the lives of engineering students, and preparethem for a world that is increasingly moving toward a global marketplace, especially in the civilengineering and construction industries. “Most engineers at some point in their careers will workwith colleagues in foreign countries, either as co-workers, customers, or suppliers. Study abroadprograms are powerful tools for training students and faculty in cross

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Anna Friesel, Technical University of Denmark; Tsirigotis Georgios

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Faculty Development

coefficients for continuous and discrete compensators. CompetencesThe competences of the candidate will be tested by oral examination in connection to the projector case example, which should contain the analysis and design of the complex control system,and the solution should include common used software for control systems like: Matlab,Simulink, LabView or others.The above described tests for skills and competencies could be connected to the projectspreviously done by candidate during his/her professional career, if accepted in advance bymembers of accreditation committee.ConclusionThe proposed procedure is a well developed method to test the qualifications in the subject ofControl Systems for accreditation of the Bachelor level in Electrical