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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II - Study Abroad

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2017 ASEE International Forum

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Derek Guthrie Williamson, University of Alabama; Steven Jones, University of Alabama

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Engineering at The University of Alabama in 1999. He has enjoyed 15 years of a dynamic profession of teaching, research, and service. he now serves as the Director of Undergraduate Programs for his Department.Dr. Steven Jones, University of Alabama Steven Jones earned a B.S. degree in civil engineering from Auburn University in 1992. In 1994, he earned an M.S. degree in civil engineering with concentrations in transportation engineering and economics. He holds a Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of Virginia where he concentrated his education and research on the interaction of transportation and air pollution. His 20 plus years of transportation engi- neering and planning experience spans both academic and

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I - Skills Development

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2017 ASEE International Forum

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Zulfiya Kadeeva, Kazan national research technological university; Raushaniia Zinurova, Kazan national research technological University

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management/ This novelties could include development of newforms of incorporation for a more efficient arrangement and integration of the research,educational and innovative activities (research and educational centers, inter-department andinter-university magistracy programs, corporate universities, etc.);  in the social and economic aspect – these are novelties including development ofprocess adaptation of knowledge. It could be intensive programs, among other things, in theform of opening of educational programs, departments or training centers by corporations inhigher education institution for the purpose of training students for work under conditions ofthe innovations implemented or planned to be implemented. Participation of students

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I - Courses I

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2017 ASEE International Forum

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Immanuel Edinbarough P.E., University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Adriana Olvera, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Anabel Pineda-Briseño, Tecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Matamoros

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automation, product and process design, materials and manufacturing processes, machine design, renewable energy and micro-manufacturing. His current research interests include robotics, CIM, sus- tainable manufacturing, micro machining and engineering and technology education. He has published several papers in these areas in various national and international conferences and journals. He has worked in heavy and light manufacturing industries, manufacturing pumps, motors, and CNC machine tools in the areas of system design, production planning, and control and manufacturing. Edinbarough also served in paramilitary forces and in the Air Force. He is a Life Member of the ISTE, a senior life member of the IE (India), a

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I - Curriculum I

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2017 ASEE International Forum

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Xisong Dong, 1.The State Key Laboratory of Management and Control for Complex Systems, Institution of Automation ,Chinese Academy of Sciences; 2. Institute of Smart Education Systems, Qingdao Academy of Intelligent Industries; Xiwei Liu, 1.The State Key Laboratory of Management and Control for Complex Systems, Institution of Automation ,Chinese Academy of Sciences; 2. Institute of Smart Education Systems, Qingdao Academy of Intelligent Industries.

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theoreticalbasis of the sustainable development of engineering education in China.I. IntroductionEngineering originates from the desires and creation of human society. The engineer is a kindof occupation which is continuing 6,000 years. From the planning and construction of cities,water supply systems and water conservancy projects, to shipbuilding and port construction,military conquests and siege tactics, the work and technology of engineers are an importantpart of the progress of human civilization.Engineering education is a category of education. Broadly speaking, it is a specializedtechnical education mode for the cultivation of engineering talents, to teach technical scienceand engineering knowledge and skills as the basic characteristics; in a

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II - Courses II

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2017 ASEE International Forum

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Immanuel Edinbarough P.E., University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Adriana Olvera, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Main Forum (Podium Presentation)

processes, machine design, renewable energy and micro-manufacturing. His current research interests include robotics, CIM, sus- tainable manufacturing, micro machining and engineering and technology education. He has published several papers in these areas in various national and international conferences and journals. He has worked in heavy and light manufacturing industries, manufacturing pumps, motors, and CNC machine tools in the areas of system design, production planning, and control and manufacturing. Edinbarough also served in paramilitary forces and in the Air Force. He is a Life Member of the ISTE, a senior life member of the IE (India), a member of ASEE and SME, and a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I - Curriculum I

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2017 ASEE International Forum

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Vincent Wilczynski, Yale University; Malcolm N Cooke, Case Western Reserve University

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2017 ASEE International Forum:Columbus , Ohio Jun 28 Paper ID #20789Identifying and Sharing Best Practices in International Higher EducationMakerspacesDr. Vincent Wilczynski, Yale University Vincent Wilczynski is the Deputy Dean of the Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science and the James S. Tyler Director of the Yale Center for Engineering Innovation & Design. As the Deputy Dean, he helps plan and implement all academic initiatives at the School. In addition, he manages the School’s teaching and research resources and facilities. As the James S. Tyler Director

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I - Curriculum I

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2017 ASEE International Forum

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Esm Suresh, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research; Arul Kumaravelu, National Institute of Fashion Technology

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, CAD, Modern Surveying using Total Station & GPS, Geotechnical Engineering, Instructional Design and Delivery Systems, Educational Video Production, Strategic Planning and Institutional Development, Outcome based Education and Accredita- tion. He has completed more than 300 training programs for Polytechnic college faculty and more than 150 training programs for Engineering College faculty. He has conducted about 10 International Training Programs. His trainees spread over more than 20 countries. He is guiding Ph.D Scholars in the area of Engineering Education. (6 got Awarded and 4 more are working under his guideship). He has software skills in ArcGIS, Autodesk Products and MS Project.Mr. Arul Kumaravelu

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II - Curriculum II

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2017 ASEE International Forum

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Xiwei Liu, the State Key Laboratory of Management and Control for Complex Systems, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Xiaoyan Gong, 1.The State Key Laboratory of Management and Control for Complex Systems, Automation Institution,Chinese Academy of Sciences; 2. Intelligent Education Institution,Qingdao Academy of Intelligent Industries.; Fei-Yue Wang, The State Key Laboratory of Management and Control for Complex Systems, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences; rui sun, Qingdao Experimental High School; Yanqing Gao, Oregon Institute of Technology; Yu Zhang, Qingdao Experimental High School; jiehan zhou, University of Oulu; Xiaofei Deng, Qingdao Experimental High School

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reform, China has been on the move and successivelyissued corresponding policies such as “National Science Literacy Action Plan” (also knownas 2049 plan), “Guideline for National Science Literacy Action Plan (2006-2010-2020)”,“Implementation of National Science Literacy Action Plan (2016-2020)”, etc., aiming atcultivating and enhancing Science literacy for all Chinese Citizens for the construction of aninnovative and comprehensive well-off society.However, challenges remain and problems need to be solved in China. First, “One mile widebut one inch deep” exists in China too [11]. All knowledge for K-12 needs to be reviewedfrom a systematic view, from a “theory with practice” view, from a “from life, by life, for life”view. That’s to reorganize

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II - Courses II

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2017 ASEE International Forum

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Randal T Abler, Georgia Institute of Technology; Edward J. Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Talis Juhna, Riga Technical University; Hale Kim, Inha University; Stephen Marshall P.E., University of Strathclyde; Mauricio Pardo, Universidad del Norte; Julie Sonnenberg-Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology; Winston Spencer Percybrooks, Universidad del Norte

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be piloted with a handful of consortium members.As it was key to the VIP program from the beginning, the 2014 Consortium Planning Meetingparticipants articulated a key element for learning outcomes that focus on the development ofboth disciplinary and professional skills. In VIP teams, students apply skills from theirrespective disciplines to advance their projects, and at the same time, learn and applyprofessional skills in planning, teamwork, communication and conflict resolution. The large-scale, long-term projects mirror situations students will encounter in the workforce. As they joinlarge ongoing projects, they will be on-boarded by peers, but will also take responsibility fortheir own learning as they get up to speed. They will deal

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II - Study Abroad

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2017 ASEE International Forum

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Phillip A Mlsna, Northern Arizona University; Fang Cheng, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications; David R. Scott, Northern Arizona University; Jie Yang, Northern Arizona University; Guoquan Li, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications; Xi Zhou, Northern Arizona University

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Design and completes in above (beyond each course’s 12 weeks) Development courses Career Continued study and job Development searching in US and Spring, Year 3 Instruction internationally Table 1: The eight NAU courses plus supplemental activities.At the end of their third year, each cohort transfers to NAU to complete their studies. Moststudents plan to finish in two semesters by taking NAU courses with the other EE seniorstudents. These courses at NAU include a writing intensive engineering design course, twocapstone design courses, a science

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I - Courses I

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2017 ASEE International Forum

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F.C. Lai, University of Oklahoma; Dong Liang, Laboratory Engineer; Al R Evans, Sichuan University - Pittsburgh Institute

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of English. They were also unfamiliarwith how to use databases, which were also in the target language. Staging and pacing the workusing outlines and drafts was important to keeping them on track. But it was not enough. Thestudents still struggled to complete their first paper. Thus, students were required to produce awriting plan with the outlines for their second paper. This proved helpful, and a number of studentscommented on the benefits of the act of planning out how much they would write per week or perday, or which sections they would write and when. Even when they did not fulfil their own plans,they had a sense of what they had done and what remained, and how they should arrange their timeand the task accordingly.4. Assessmenta

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I - Courses I

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2017 ASEE International Forum

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Ana Marcela Hernández de Menéndez, Tecnológico de Monterrey; Ruben Morales-Menendez, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Pedro Orta, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)

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Intercultural awareness, 4.2 Design of a HP Virtual Room, Skype, Individual and were integrated. Students from multicultural communication, building Dropbox and email peer assessment different backgrounds participated management skills, trust, planning Synchro, Microsoft Project, 11 students were from VTech and 12

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II - Study Abroad

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2017 ASEE International Forum

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Ashraf Ghaly P.E., Union College

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and its history. Another aspect that sparked these students’ interest in Egypt was thereligious aspect as Egypt is mentioned in the three holy books of the Abrahamic religions. Thisinterest reached its peak as students physically visited and saw several of the places mentioned inreligious holy books. Students felt as if they became part of history.6. Site visitsThe Egypt miniterm was designed to be three weeks long during which all major temples,monuments, historic places, and note-worthy attractions were visited. This was possible withgood pre-visit planning and dedicated transportation means. Although the program was packedwith activities, the geography of Egypt and the concentration of almost all major attractions inthe vicinity of and

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II - Curriculum II

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2017 ASEE International Forum

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U. P. Kahangamage, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Randolph C. K. Leung, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Gloria S.L Cheung, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Alan S. L. Kwok

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their generic skills preparing them fora complex, mobile and challenging work environment. The curriculum of MechanicalEngineering programme of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPolyU) has also beenchanged in alignment with the core requirements of new system and the first cohort ofstudents was admitted to new four-year programme in year 2012. With the graduation of thisfirst cohort in year 2016, this study aims to investigate the effect of curriculum change on thestudents’ performance. The outcome of this study may provide some insight for internationalacademic community planning on similar curriculum reforms. For example, India has starteda serious discussion on education reform as the current “10+2+3” system which is 30 yearsold now is

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I - Curriculum I

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2017 ASEE International Forum

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Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, State University of New York, Farmingdale

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theirinstructional plans accordingly. The students in the construction courses continuouslyparticipate in group assessment, giving the instructor an opportunity to adjust the goals andinstruction methodology. For example, in one of the courses course, repeated references to lackof adequacy of the textbook promoted the instructor to provide additional handouts andincrease frequency of short lectures and subsequently change the text in the following semester.So assessment in true sense is not only the evaluation of performance of the students, but theevaluations of the course as well as the instruction. Assessment is one component of theTeaching-Learning-Assessment- Improvement loop.Definitions – As Articulated by the Indian UniversityProgram Educational

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I - Courses I

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2017 ASEE International Forum

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Michael McInerney, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Azad Siahmakoun, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Wonjong Joo P.E., Seoul National University of Science and Technology

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Universitycommittee. The first students were recruited from year 2012. The dual degree is a small program even in the context of Rose-Hulman. It is even smaller inSeoulTech with its fifteen Thousand students. In its five years of operation it has graduated 15students with 10 presently in the system. Table 2 provides the breakdown of students attendingthe dual MS program.Table 2. Number of students participating in the dual MSOE program, each academic year(AY), rows 2 and 3, total number at the end of each year since the program inception 2012.The plan of study (see table 1) for the dual MS degrees requires that a cohort of students beginby spending fall and winter quarters at RHIT, the spring semester at Seoul Tech followed by asummer industrial internship

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II - Study Abroad

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2017 ASEE International Forum

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Chun Kit Chui, University of Hong Kong; Hayden Kwok-Hay So, University of Hong Kong; Nyein Thwe Khaing, Dagon University

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-learning skills. Neutral respondents make up the remaining 10%. We further investigated onhow the programme helps our students to become good lifelong learners by inviting them toshare their biggest learning gain in this regard. Students mentioned that they have learnt todesign an efficient study plan under a tight time constraint. (e.g., “Dealing with the variousdeadlines, preparing run-downs and drafts as well as gearing up for the challenges that layahead constituted a unique experience.”; and “My time and resource management skills weretested and polished during this stage of our expedition.”). Students also became aware thatfinding the right experts and asking the right questions are essential in the learning process.(e.g., “I tried my best

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II - Curriculum II

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2017 ASEE International Forum

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Bettina Dahl, Aalborg University, Denmark

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individual oral or written exams. The student projects are within a problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum which involves problem analysis and problem-solving. Theprojects apply theory to solve an engineering problem from society. The students are responsiblefor their learning including project planning. The AAU PBL model is, therefore, a student-drivenand motivated method working with exemplary problems that are typical for the engineeringprofession in question. A project could, for instance, be about energy systems and the pros andcons of different types of investments or it could be an analysis of electric heat pumps in solarthermal district heating. The structure is usually that students find an initiating problem insociety within the given

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II - Curriculum II

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2017 ASEE International Forum

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Sigrid -- Berka, University of Rhode Island; Anett Geithner, University of Rhode Island; DAAD; Eric Kaldor, University of Rhode Island; Scott Streiner, University of Pittsburgh

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goal for these two postings was that they should beinformative and suitable for sharing with other students who have never been to Germany and/orare planning to visit Germany in the near future, in other words they serve as a resource and at thesame time as marketing tool for the next generations to come. The second assignment was tocomplete a video in Germany as a team working on a topic related to the places we were visiting.Students had to sign up for a topic that interests them most. For each team a “team leader” wasappointed – a more advanced German student. All students were provided with information sheets,useful web links and other materials before and during the preparation course and with resourcesand guidelines on how to approach