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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Curriculum

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Otsebele E Nare, Hampton University; Vitaly Khaykin, Hampton University; Hoshang Chegini, Hampton University; Chandra T Oaks-Garcia, Time Out 4U, Inc.; Vadivel Jagasivamani, Hampton University

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Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia. His academic background is in thermal science of mechanical Engineering and his areas of expertise is in multi-phase computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Dr. Chegini joined Hampton University School of Engineering & Technology as an associate professor in September 2002. Before joining Hampton University, he served as a faculty and chair of Mechanical Engineering department at K.N.T. University of Technology in Tehran, Iran for over 12 years. Currently he is working as a CO-PI on a research project funded by Department of Energy.Mrs. Chandra T Oaks-Garcia, Time Out 4U, Inc. Professional Biography Chandra T. Oaks-Garcia is a secondary technology teacher in the Career and

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Autumn Marie Reed, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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situation exists for womenin underrepresented groups across all ranks in computer and information science. This meansthat the numbers of women professors in engineering from underrepresented groups are so smallin the U.S. (less than 1%), that most of them can be readily identified [1]. Increasing therepresentation of women and diversifying the field of engineering has become a nationalimperative, which is closely aligned to the United States’s ability to maintain its globalcompetitive edge [2], [3]. Initiatives that facilitate women’s access to mentoring relationshipsand research networks have proven successful in providing women engineers with the academiccapital necessary for career advancement [4]. Research demonstrates the direct

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Maria Nandadevi Cortes-Rodriguez, ​ Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Center for Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics National Zoological Park

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develop solutions for real-worldissues. Despite involvement of some graduate students in international research, there remainsubsets of graduate students from underrepresented minority (URM) groups who have neitherbeen encouraged nor invited to participate in international projects. The Council of GraduateSchools’ 2013 publication, “Graduate Education for Global Career Pathways,” included papersthat encouraged graduate students to participate in global conferences as means to engage, andserves as the premise for our strategy to broaden participation of URM graduate students ininternational projects.1 The Graduate School at UMBC and the National Science Foundation’sPROMISE: Maryland’s Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Outreach

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Vitaliy Popov, 1. University of San Diego. 2. The Global STEM Education Center; Larisa K. Schelkin, Global STEM Education Center, Inc.; Russell Faux, DSRA

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good for their academic and future careers. • Students most enjoyed the interactive aspects of the project. • Students tended to use relatively simple and ubiquitous communication tools (e.g., Skype). • Teachers were motivated by the professional development opportunities and by the idea that the project would be good for their students. • Teachers also enjoyed the interactive aspects of participation, including the guest speakers (professional engineers and other STEM professionals)The above findings, however preliminary, show that the Global STEM Classroom®holds a great deal of promise for a larger-scale rollout. The Global STEM Classroom®is able to tap into students motivations and provide them with

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Outreach

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua, Ohlone College

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Satellite Communication from the University of Surrey, Guildford, UK and currently her Doctorate in Cybernetics at the University of Reading, UK . She has been internationally recognized by UNESCO, BBC, the IEEE for her contributions towards youth empowerment and campaigning for equity for African Americans and Females in STEM education and Career. She has research interests in the Internet of Things, Wireless Sensor Networks, Sustainable Energy and Appropriate Technologies for Emerging Economies and bridg- ing gender and race divides in STEM education and careers. Rose-Margaret has implemented various initiatives to encourage social entrepreneurship amongst African Youths and to encourage African girls to pursue

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Maria Claudia Alves, Texas A&M University

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strategies that provideglobal perspectives and international experiences to help their graduates excel in their futurework environment” [1]. Despite this need, only few students are able to or willing to have a studyabroad experience. The 2013 Open Doors report from the Institute for International Educationshows that nationally only 3.9% of engineering students studied abroad during theirundergraduate career [2]. In addition, despite the growing awareness of the benefits of studyabroad by students, the challenges preventing students from studying abroad are numerous andcomplex [2]. According to the IIE Generation Study Abroad White Paper Series, the primarychallenges for many U.S. students can be grouped into to three overarching categories: cost

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Accredidation

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Uriel Ruben Cukierman, IFEES; Lueny Morell, InnovaHiEd; Rene Alejandro Noel, Universidad de Valparaíso; Roberto Munoz, Universidad de Valparaíso; Eduardo Vendrell Vidal, Polytechnic University of Valencia; Carlos Becerra, Escuela de Ingeniería Civil Informática, Universidad de Valparaíso; Carmen Gloria Prado Mg, Universidad de Valparaiso

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de Valpara´ıso Carlos Becerra Castro is full professor of informatics engineering at University of Valparaiso and Director of Civil Engineering Computer Career. His background is Engineer, Master and PhD in informatics where his main research interests are software architecture, experimental software engineering and automatic categorization of digital artifacts based on stochastic models.Prof. Carmen Gloria Prado Mg, Universidad de Valparaiso Magister en gesti´on de pol´ıticas de educaci´on y cultura Psicopedagoga Licenciada en educaci´on Coordi- nadora de Docencia facultad de Ingenier´ıa Universidad de Valpara´ıso c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Outreach

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Julia Ziyatdinova; Artem Bezrukov; Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Petr Osipov

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(1999) in Kazan State Technological University. Julia joined the team of Kazan State Technological University as an instructor at the Department of For- eign Languages and the School of Foreign Languages ”Lingua” in 1999 and was rapidly promoted to the position of Associate Professor at the Department of Foreign Languages in 2003. Her teaching career was perfectly balanced by the experience of a translator and an interpreter. She is a well-known person at Kazan international conferences and other events for her high quality consecutive and simultaneous interpreting, such as interpreting for the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan. The new milestone in Julia’s career was the position of the Chair of

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Accredidation

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Julia Ziyatdinova; Artem Bezrukov; Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Petr Osipov

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Psychology (1999) in Kazan State Technological University. Julia joined the team of Kazan State Technological University as an instructor at the Department of For- eign Languages and the School of Foreign Languages ”Lingua” in 1999 and was rapidly promoted to the position of Associate Professor at the Department of Foreign Languages in 2003. Her teaching career was perfectly balanced by the experience of a translator and an interpreter. She is a well-known person at Kazan international conferences and other events for her high quality consecutive and simultaneous interpreting, such as interpreting for the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan. The new milestone in Julia’s career was the position of the

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Skills Development

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Saud A Ghani, Qatar University

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occupational field though,have always been under question and investigation. This paper is an attempt to present efforts,motives and incentives that help Qatari female students to excel in their overall engineeringstudies and career through promoting participation in events, conferences and externalcompetitions.Educating and Inspiring Female EngineersPrimary education and school policies targeting in promoting females’ interest in engineeringfollowed by further innovative university education will assist future Qatari female engineeringstudents to reveal and apply more qualification and abilities. US Department of Education, statedthat during 1990-2005 in the USA there has been a continuous improvement at the high schoolgirls’ average grade point

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Nicolas Couto Giffoni dos Santos, SIUC Leadership Development Program; Bruce DeRuntz, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Rhonda K Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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1 2provided a conclusion that soft skills, of which leadership is among them, are more important toan engineer's career than the core technical subjects that the students were required to take at MIT. Likewise, in a business context, leadership skills are considered a top critical factor for acompany's success. According to the survey Job Outlook 2015 (2014, NACE)5, when employerswere asked which attributes they look for on a candidate’s resume, the largest group of respondents(77.8 percent) chose leadership. Also a survey conducted by the Deloitte University Press (2014)6shows the critical need for leadership: executives “viewed

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Outreach

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Jane Goodyer P.E., Massey University; Lizzie Miles, Coventry University UK; Anh Lan Ho Tran, Coventry University

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tough time. Firstly there is ashortage of young people wishing to embark on an engineering career. The Royal Academyof Engineering1 reports that the UK will require “1.28m new science, engineering andtechnology professionals and technicians by 2020.” In Australia, a Senate inquiry2 was set upto address the shortage of engineering and related employment skills. The AmericanImmigration Council3 are calling for new policies to improve Science, Technology,Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) training throughout the U.S. educational system in theinterest of their economy’s recovery. To compound this problem current engineeringeducation programmes may be regarded as too abstract, out of touch, hard work and boringthat focus on theoretical foundation

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Outreach

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Terrell Lamont Strayhorn, The Ohio State University; Royel Montel Johnson, Center for Higher Education Enterprise

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Paper ID #17553What Underrepresented Minority Engineering Majors Learn from Co-Ops& InternshipsDr. Terrell Lamont Strayhorn, The Ohio State University Dr. Terrell Strayhorn is a professor of higher education and director of the Center for Higher Education Enterprise (CHEE) at The Ohio State University. Author of 10 books, more than 50 book chapters, and over 100 journal articles and scientific abstracts, Strayhorn is a former NSF CAREER grant recipient, reviewer for the Journal of Engineering Education, and one of the nation’s leading diversity scholars.Dr. Royel Montel Johnson, Center for Higher Education Enterprise Dr

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)

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attributes at each stage of an engineer’s development (upon completionof high school/secondary school; university; early-career professional), the importance andproficiency levels of each attribute varied, as follows:The most important/proficient attributes for the secondary school graduate are:1. Demonstrates an understanding of engineering, science, and mathematics fundamentals2. Maintains a positive self-image and possesses positive self- confidenceFor individuals at this stage, the need to have sound preparation in the disciplinary fundamentalsis needed for successful transition to and success in university-level engineering educationprograms. Furthermore, student retention and success in most first-year university engineering

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Curriculum

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Sergey M Avdoshin, National Research University Higher School of Economics; Valery V. Shilov, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russian Federation; Sergey A. Silantiev

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” magazine Member of the Editorial board, ”Kibertonia” magazine (Kiev, Ukraine) Scientific Advisor, Great Russian Cyclopaedia Member of Advi- sory board, Russian Virtual Computer Museum Member IT History Society Invited lector, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technics (”Fiz-Tech”), 1999-2011 Invited lector, Hanoi University of Technology (Hanoi, Vietnam), 2005-2008 Invited lector, Hanoi Open University (Hanoi, Vietnam), 2009-2012 Awards: IEEE Computer History Competition CHC’60 Award, 2006 IEEE 2010 Student Competition Best Archi- tecture Prize, 2010 Yuri Gagarin medal from Federation of Cosmonautics of Russian, 2010 Books (in Russian): Informatics (Moscow, 2003) (with coauthors) The Career in IT (Moscow

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Curriculum

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Farida Tagirovna Shageeva, Kazan National Research Technological University; Inna Mikhailovna Gorodetskaya, Kazan National Research Technological University; Liliya Vasilievna Prikhodko

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, andleadership potential characterize those who choose minor courses in management. Empathyand outgoingness make them choose pedagogy and psychology. Students who choose foreignlanguages and professional translation are communicative, conforming and the leastconservative. Students with critical thinking and low conformism study law. Thus theirindividual traits correspond their minor. Additional professional education of engineering students is per se an exclusivepossibility for the top students to increase their marketabitity and to realize their personalpotential in the future engineering career. References: 1. S. Dyakonov, V. Ivanov, L Ovsienko (2003). Additional aducation as a new

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Accredidation

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Kseniya K Tolkacheva, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Association for Engineering Education of Russia; Yury P Pokholkov, Tomsk polytechnic university, Association for Engineering Education of Russia; Sergey B. Mogilnickiy, Tomsk Polytechnic University; Maria Yurievna Chervach, Tomsk Polytechnic University; Jose Carlos Quadrado, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto

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. The article addresses problems of quality assurance in higher engineering educa- tion, analyses best international practices in the field, as well as the ways to solve outlined problems. The article indicates that professional accreditation of educational programs is considered as one of the key tools for quality assurance and assessment. Main aims and ob- jectives of professional accreditation, as well as benefits for graduates of accredited pro- grams in building their professional engineering career are described. Best practices and results of professional accreditation of educational programs in the field of engineering and technology conducted by the Association for Engineering Education of Russia

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Mark Kennedy, University of Portland; Sharon A. Jones P.E., University of Portland

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outcomes addressing global literacy cross the campus. Develop a preliminary proposal to present to the Shiley School’s faculty and obtain feedback in small group settings. Obtain feedback from the Shiley School’s advisory council, comprised of approximately 20 senior engineers in a variety of engineering sectors. Meet individually with particular alumni who have extensive global experiences as part of their career. Meet with our international partners in China and Austria who are helping institutions to develop student programs. Combine the feedback into a refined proposal to present to the Shiley School faculty for discussion and vote. This affirmative vote occurred in January 2015

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Study Abroad Programs

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Allison Wright, Texas Tech University; Ashley Nicole Haseley, Texas Tech University

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 students. Throughout this paper, we will provide examples of creative material, data on the increase in student participation and of web traffic as a direct result of marketing.    Through partnerships with providers, IEP collaborates to create diverse programs that meet student interests, personal needs, and future career goals. This is done by examining past, present, and future programming with specific partners. In the past, IEP created an ongoing summer research exchange with Universidad del Norte (UniNorte) using the support services of International Studies Abroad (ISA). Today, IEP and Butler University Institute for Study Abroad (IFSA­Butler) collaborated to create a program that has curriculum available for multiple universities that

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Study Abroad Programs

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Monica Gray P.E., Lincoln University; Constance Loretta Lundy

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correlations between globalcultural competence and career goals.17, 18 It is interesting to note that high attrition from degreeprograms has been listed here also as a contributing factor for under-participation. Traditionally,study abroad has been marketed as an opportunity to experience other cultures. For minoritystudents, this angle has not been effective as they interact across culture on a daily basis.19However, based on the research into the causative factors for under-representation, anopportunity to increase skill sets that can assist in persisting and doing well in their currentengineering programs as well as prepare them for continual lifelong professional success mightbe a better approach to encourage underserved minorities to study

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Anders V Warell, Lund University, Industrial Design; Charlotta Johnsson, Lund University; Carl-Henric Lennart Nilsson, Technology management

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contributors of value. Thus, design,as a competency alongside engineering and business, contributes to innovation by offering an approach, whichintegrates disciplines and knowledge domains and builds user-centred value.6. AssessmentThe effects of the course have been analysed in 2 ways. Firstly using Pertex analysis (Helmersson, (2010)) andsecondly a frequency-analysis of (the Swedish) students’ career choice: employment or entrepreneurship.PertexThe Pertex Analysis1 (Helmersson, 2010) is best described as intuitive text-analysis. As opposed to traditionalanalysis methods, Pertex uses the text writer’s frame of reference as found embedded in the text, rather thantranslating to categories defined by the reader/analyser. Pertex uses three axiomatic

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Accredidation

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, State University of New York, Farmingdale

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highest ethical and professional standards towards employers and community during their professional career;  recognize the need and engage in life-long learning activities through the pursuit of further studies, on-job training and certification; and  reach professional success through working and communicating effectively within multidisciplinary team, solving real-world problems, and assuming leadership roles with integrity and high responsibility in their organizations.Common Theme of ExcellenceAll the institutions had some common approaches to accreditations. These are in spite of widedifferences in educational and cultural backgrounds of the students and faculty. Even betweenthe two institutions in the

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Ben Groenewald; Christina L. Carmen, University of Alabama, Huntsville

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Space workforce, or ALLIES. Initially, the ALLIESpartnership was centered within engineering design classes at CPUT and UAH. Engineeringdesign tools and methodologies were shared as well as the establishment of a focus upon thedesign and development of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) toolscreated by the CPUT and UAH engineering students. The STEM tools are intended to providekindergarten-through-grade-twelve (K-12) students, both in the United Sates (US) and SouthAfrica, an intuitive, hands-on learning experience in order to encourage the younger students topursue a STEM education and, ultimately, a STEM career. During the design process, theengineering design students visit the K-12 schools in order to incorporate the

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Accredidation

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Mandy Liu, Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan (IEET); Liang-Jenq Leu, Dept. of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University; Charlie Than, Myanmar Engineering Council

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Engineering at 1975.Completed the PG Certificate Course in Naval Architecture from University of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1990.Study in Marine Engineering Department of Defense Service Technological Academy for Master and Doctorate Program and completed in 2008.Start the career as Senior Engineer in Inland Water Transport in 1975 and transfer to Myanmar Maritime University in 2001.Start the career as academia in 2001 as Pro-Rector of Myanmar Maritime University.Finally come as President of this University and retired in 2013.Later government appoint in the Myanmar Engineering Council for Quality Assurance of the Technical Universities.At present i am Vice President of Myanmar Engineering Society for contribution to our

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Skills Development

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Hu Yu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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who possess leadership ability.Engineering leadership plays a critical role in improving industry culture, optimizing theorganization structure and increasing productivity [6].Developing leadership has become an essential part for engineering students’ skilldevelopment. Engineering students who are lack of leadership ability may encounter troublesin team activities during their professional career [7]. Universities and engineering collegeshave assumed great responsibility for developing engineering students’ leadership ability.Engineering leadership education programs have emerged in different universities in manycountries. In this study, we compare twenty-one engineering leadership education programsin different countries by analyzing

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Stephen U. Egarievwe, Alabama A&M University

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researchcame from the following U.S. government agencies:  Department of Energy (DOE).  Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).  Department of Homeland Security (DHS).  National Science Foundation (NSF).2. Structure of the VEE model Faculty International CollaborationsThe structure of the faculty international collaborations using the VEE model has several levels.It begins with faculty members, often at the junior level, developing career goals that includesignificant international collaborations in the areas of education and research. The next step is toidentify resources and supports needed to accomplish the goals. The key resources include 1)research facilities that engage the participation of international and world-class

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Accredidation

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Esra Tekdal Yilmaz, Pennsylvania State University, Lehman

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forthe quality of life and welfare of the society. However the skills listed above are highly correlatedwith the quality level of engineering education given. Country specific educational habits andopportunities affect the learning pattern of individuals enrolled in engineering programs andtherefore have impact on the career and future. In this study, possible improvement suggestionsfor the engineering education in Turkey will be given while comparing the teaching methods andconditions of two Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accreditedsurveying engineering education programs in Turkey and USA.1. IntroductionEngineering education in Turkey and USA are given with different number of total credits,curriculum, degree and

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Courses

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Ijlal Haider, The University of Lahore; Farhan Ahmad, UOL; Nishwa Fayyaz, Virtual University, Pakistan

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countries. For example in Pakistan firstBiomedical Engineering program was offered in early 1990’s. The major cause was lack ofresources and awareness which eventually resulted in absence of defined career path neither inacademia nor in industry. The situation is changing now with a positive rate. However, there stillis only a small fraction of students opting for this field in their undergraduate studies. This hasposed a challenge to academia to introduce students of different background to thismultidisciplinary field. A new introductory course for undergraduate ECE students was neededespecially. Several courses are offered at various institutes for non-biomedical students; howevera single course covering the breadth of this field without going

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Manojkumar Vilasrao Deshpande, SVKM's NMIMS, Shirpur, MS, India; Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Innovation Centre; Prashant Pralhadrao Udawant P.E., SVKM's NMIMS, MPSTME Shirpur Campus

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Paper ID #13250Analysis of Improved Pedagogy Applied for Teaching courses related to Com-puter Programming for First Year Engineering ProgramsDr. Manojkumar Vilasrao Deshpande, SVKM’s NMIMS, Shirpur, MS, India Dr.Manojkumar Deshpande started career as an entrepreneur and then as faculty in 1991. He joined Mum- bai University in 1999 and further designated as Head of Computer Engineering Department at SVKM’s D.J.Sanghvi College of Engineering, Mumbai. After awarding Ph.D., In Oct 2011, he joined as Professor & Associate Dean at MPSTME, SVKM’s NMIMS (deemed to be university) at Shirpur Campus. He is the Member of Board of

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Russell D Jamison, Virginia Commonwealth University

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President for Research and Development at Smith & Nephew PLC, a global provider of orthopedic and otolaryngology implants. He began his engineering career at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory after serving with the U.S. Army 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Europe. Professor Jamison received the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Engineering Science and Mechanics and Ma- terials Science Engineering respectively from Virginia Tech and the M.S. degree in Engineering Physics from the University of Virginia. He was Senior Research Fellow at the University of Bath, UK. He lives in Richmond, Virginia