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Maria Claudia Alves, Texas A&M University; Meghan M. Alexander, Texas A&M University; Victor Manuel Camara-Poot, Yucatan Government Ministry of Education; Martha Elena Ortega, CANIETI

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senior staff, are looking forward to find the way to increase the number of mexican professionals trained in the latest technologies and greater economic potential. Page 19.19.1 Martha Ortega is an Computer Systems Engineer by the ”Instituto Tecnol´ogico de M´erida” and has a Master degree en Information Technologies Management. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Increasing the Number of Sponsored Mexican Graduate Students in Engineering Colleges in the United StatesIntroductionThe presence of international students in graduate degree programs in

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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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Jiao Tong University. Her primary research interests relate to the assessment of teaching and learning in engineering, cognitive development of graduate and undergraduate students, and global engineering. She received her Ph.D. from the School of Engineering Education, Purdue University in 2013. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 The Design and Implementation of Engineering Leadership Programs: A Comparative StudyAbstractChanging technological world requires future engineers not only show excellent technicalskills, but also possess multiple skills and attributes, in particular leadership skills. Againstthis context, some universities and engineering

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Outreach

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Leslie Seawright, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Ibrahim Hassan P.E., University of Texas, Austin; Ali Darwish Alashar, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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english professor. Students gained valuable transferable skills while workingon this project including creative thinking, audience awareness, teamwork, technical writing,visual design, and communication. The authors of this paper, who include the students thatworked on the project, aim to promote and encourage the idea of undergraduate students activelyengaging and creating STEM programs and initiatives for K-12.IntroductionThe idea of STEM education has been around since the early 1900’s. Originally called, SMET(science, mathematics, engineering, and technology), educators focused on instructing studentsin skills that would benefit their future societies[1]. The idea of enriching these fields by creatingstudents well versed in them quickly

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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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larger federally-funded research study designedby the lead author (Strayhorn) as part of a five-year CAREER grant from theU.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). The objectives of the larger studywere to understand students’ pathways to and through science, technology,engineering and math (STEM) fields with a principal focus on ethnic minoritymales. Although the larger study is comprised of national data, surveys,interviews, and observations, this work-in-progress paper is based on surveyand interview data only.Sample The survey sample was comprised of 1,150 students majoring inengineering or a related subfield at a NSSE-participating institution. Sixty-four(64%) percent of the sample were women and over 57% were Black/African-American or

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Skills Development

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Autumn Marie Reed, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; David A. Delaine, Universidade de São Paulo; Darryl N Williams, Tufts University; Rovani Sigamoney, UNESCO

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Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) for the 12 institutions in the University System of Maryland, and Co-PI Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Bridge to the Doctorate at UMBC. Dr. Tull has worked with thousands of students from Alaska to Puerto Rico, and in Latin America through graduate school preparation workshops that have been sponsored by AGEP, The National GEM Consortium, National Society of Black Engineers, Society for Hispanic Pro- fessional Engineers, Society for the Advancement of Chicano, and Native American Scientists, American Indian Science and Engineering Society, and the Alliance/Merck Ciencia Hispanic Scholars Program. She has presented workshops on graduate school

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

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Anna Friesel, Technical University of Denmark; Tatjana Welzer, University of Maribor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Ian Andrew Grout, University of Limerick; Dorian A. Cojocaru, University of Craiova, Romania

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Paper ID #14292Presentation of SALEIE- project supported by the EU-EACEA in the frame-work of Lifelong LearningProf. Anna Friesel, Technical University of Denmark Anna Friesel is Professor at the Center for Electro-technology, DTU Diplom - Technical University of Denmark, Campus Ballerup. She is also the president of the EAEEIE - European Association for Ed- ucation in Electrical and Information Engineering, which is a European non-profit organization, with members from nearly seventy European Universities, most of them teaching in the area of Electrical and Information Engineering (EIE). Anna Friesel is a member of the

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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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Paper ID #14349Design as an integrating factor in an International Cross-Disciplinary Inno-vation CourseProf. Anders V Warell, Lund University, Industrial Design Bio Anders Warell Professor Anders Warell is Director of Research at the Division of Industrial Design, Lund University, Sweden. He received his PhD on Product Identity and Design Aesthetics from Chalmers University of Technology in 2002. After being part of the development of the Industrial Design Engineer- ing masters programme at Chalmers, he joined the School of Design at Massey University in Wellington, New Zealand in 2005, where he led the Industrial Design

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Skills Development

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Mahmoud Abdulwahed, Qatar University

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Technology Support Unit” with OFID, and worked with the College of Engineering on inception/approval of the ”Technology Innovation & Engineering Ed- ucation (TIEE) Department ”. Mahmoud received several fellowships, from University of Technology Sydney, University Science Malaysia, and from USA Department of State (DoS) Professional Fellows program. He published 60+ peer-reviewed conference and journal articles, and attained a number of industry research funds, academic recognitions, awards, and best papers distinctions. He published on aspects related to Internet of Things (IoT), digitally enabled learning, innovation, entrepreneurship, lead- ership, design, ethics, constructivism, competencies, Knowledge Based

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Curriculum

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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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Affiliations: 1976-1989: Researcher, Central Scientific Research Institute 45 of Ministry of Defense 1989-1997: Senior Researcher, Scientific Computer Centre Russian Academy of Sciences 1997-2004: Full profes- sor, Computer Systems Design Department, MATI – Russian State Technological University 2004-2015: Head of Computer Systems Design Department, MATI – Russian State Technological University 2015-: Head of Computer Systems Design Department, Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research Univer- sity) (part time) 2015-: Full professor, Academic supervisor of BS program in Software Engineering, National Research University Higher School of Economics (full time) Member of the Editorial board, ”Informacionnye Technologii

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

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Paper ID #14302The Attributes of a Global Engineer: Results and Recommendations from aMulti-Year ProjectDr. Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Stephen Hundley is Chair and Professor in the Department of Technology Leadership and Communication at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). He also serves as IUPUI’s Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives. Stephen holds a Ph.D. from American University in Washington, D.C., and has published and presented on the topics of workforce engagement, adult learning, STEM education, and higher education administration

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Outreach

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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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Paper ID #17509Multination Research Programmes: The UNESCO UNITWIN in Humani-tarian Engineering Outreach Case StudyDr. Jane Goodyer P.E., Massey University Jane Goodyer is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering and Advanced Technology at Massey University. Regarded as an expert in manufacturing systems improvement she had led numerous research projects working with organisations, including Aston Martin, Jaguar and Caterpillar. Jane is also the New Zealand Coordinator for the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisa- tion) University Twinning network in Humanitarian Engineering

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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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Bezrukov graduated from Kazan National Research Technological University (KNRTU) in 2007. His major program was Chemical Engineering. He has also a minor degree in Translation for Profes- sional Communication. Artem Berukov received his PhD in chemistry at the same university in 2010. His is the head of Protocol Office at International Affairs and an associate professor at the Department of Physical Chemistry at KNRTU. His activity areas include internationalization of higher education, colab- oration with universities and research organizations in the USA, Europe, and Asia. Artem Bezrukov is the author and co-author of over 50 publications including papers in peer-reviewed journals, proceeding of international

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Courses

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

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, Pakistan. She is also involved in research at Medical Informatics, Control & Signals (MEDICS) Research Lab and Science, Technology & Engineering Education Research (STEER) Network at The University of Lahore as part time research staff. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Experience of teaching an introductory Biomedical Engineering Course for Undergraduate ECE Students in Pakistan1 IntroductionIn early 20th century, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering fields were well established andMedical Sciences were experiencing cutting edge research. However, as research in MedicalSciences progressed, it came across rehabilitating body structures and diagnosing and

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

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Sigrid -- Berka, University of Rhode Island; Emily Ann Serman, University of Rhode Island; Megan Mercedes Echevarria, University of Rhode Island; Lars O. Erickson, University of Rhode Island; Silke A. Scholz; Anette Geithner

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c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Integrating a portfolio of short with long-term international programs in the engineering curriculum AbstractThe paper discusses development of a portfolio of various international programs, how they canbe effectively integrated into the engineering program, and in what way they prepare students inan ever more intensive and instrumental way for their “capstone year” abroad. J-term faculty-led travel courses geared towards familiarizing younger engineering students withthe history, culture and technology of various countries are important for retaining students in achallenging major and making them enthusiastic

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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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Regression, Experimental Design, Program Evaluation, and Survey Methods. Page 19.14.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 1 Engineering Leadership Development Programs: Universities Respond to Critical Needs in the US and InternationallyIntroduction In a world where technological innovation continues to accelerate, engineers need tocontinuously evolve and improve, just like the new technology they are developing. The need forengineers to be effective leaders and

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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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Paper ID #17483Triple-Helix and International Collaboration to Design and Implement anOutcomes Based Engineering Curriculum to Better Serve Stakeholders inValpara´ıso-ChileProf. Uriel Ruben Cukierman, IFEES Uriel Rub´en Cukierman, MS, PE, is President of IFEES, Associate Director of InnovaHiEd and profes- sor/researcher at Universidad Tecnol´ogica Nacional (UTN), the largest Engineering School in Argentina. He has served as the Dean of Engineering at the Universidad de Palermo (UP) and, previously, as the Information & Communications Technologies Secretary (equivalent to a VP position) at UTN for more than 15 years

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Patricia A. Sullivan, New Mexico State University; Delia Valles-Rosales, New Mexico State University; Marcelo Augusto Leal Alves, University of São Paulo; Brendan P. Sullivan, New Mexico State University

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chapter, has been a member of the NMSU Model UN team, and provides varied experiences from living and studying in both Finland and Austria. He currently serves as a Technology Commercialization Advisor for the NMSU Arrowhead Center, the technology transfer division of the university, and was recently named a University Innovation Fellow under the NSF and NCIIA Epicenter program at Stan- Page 19.22.1 ford University. His academic and personal background has contributed to his ability to advance global engineering educational opportunities within and external to the NMSU curriculum. c

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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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Studies and contributes in curriculum development for engineering education programs. He has developed the research interest in application of AI and Multimedia technologies in the field of Software Engineering, Big Data Analysis, Education Technologies, Watershed Development and Renewable Energy. He has excellent track record of publication and contributed effort in organizing conferences. He is Ph.D. supervisor and undertook various consultancy assignments to serve the society.Dr. Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Innovation CentreMr. Prashant Pralhadrao Udawant P.E., SVKM’s NMIMS, MPSTME Shirpur Campus Page 19.3.1

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

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Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shreyas Vathul Subramanian, Purdue University; Mushtak Al-Atabi, Taylor's University; David A. Delaine, Universidade de São Paulo and IFEES; josé aquiles grimoni jabg P.E., polythecnic schoool university of são paulo

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Paper ID #14315Bringing in the World: Internationalizing the Curriculum of a First-Year In-troduction to Engineering Course at a Large Public American UniversityProf. Jennifer DeBoer, Purdue University, West Lafayette Jennifer DeBoer is currently Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses on international education systems, individual and social development, technology use and STEM learning, and educational environments for diverse learners.Mr. Shreyas Vathul Subramanian, Purdue University Shreyas Vathul Subramanian is a PhD candidate in the school of Aeronautics and

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Outreach

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Paul John Ackerman Jr P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Tim Moore P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Tyler Adam Brickles

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addition Paul has assisted with engineering service projects in Uganda and Bolivia. Paul received a BSCE from Virginia Military Institute in 1993, an MSCE from West Virginia University in 1995, and a PhD in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2014.Dr. Tim Moore P.E., Virginia Military Institute A 1997 graduate of VMI, I earned my PhD in Environmental Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2009. I believe that research and new technologies greatly enhance the overall learning experience, and that envi- ronmental engineers have a social responsibility. Therefore, I have established new research and initiatives to advance instruction at VMI through the development of VMI Keydets Without Borders (VMI-KWB), a research and

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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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of the ESP curriculum, springsemester of the sophomore year, was made to mirror spring semester of the first year at UWI-St.Augustine to facilitate future semester-length student exchanges. An aspirational goal of thisprogram is that each engineering student will have at least one study abroad experience beforegraduation.References1. United States Census Bureau. QuickFacts United States. U.S. Department of Commerce; 2015.2. American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). Going the distance: best practices and strategies for retaining engineering, engineering technology and computing students. Washington, D.C.; 2012.3. National Science Foundation (NSF). Science and engineering degress by race/ethnicity of recipients

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Courses

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Frederick C Webber, Air Force Research Laboratory; KelseyLee Hunter Schafer, Air Force Research Laboratory; Eric T. Vinande, Air Force Research Laboratory; John P McIntire, US Air Force Research Laboratory; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Shaohui Foong, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Wai Yong Chue, DSO National Laboratories; Yaohui Li, DSO National Laboratories; Kevin Ang, Temasek Laboratories @ National University of Singapore; Richard H. Crawford P.E., University of Texas, Austin; Gabriel Hoongwen Wong, DSO National Laboratories

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Paper ID #17518Singapore-U.S. Tactical All-Inclusive Navigation (SUSTAIN) collaborative in-novationMr. Frederick C Webber, Air Force Research Laboratory Mr. Webber holds a MS in Electrical Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology and a BS in Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Mr. Webber is currently an autonomy engineer with the United States Air Force Research Laboratory’s Warfighter Readiness Research Division, where he is responsible for STEM outreach and for identifying advances in the gaming industry that can improve warfighter training. Mr. Webber is

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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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cross-sector research study involving the cross-pollination of ideas between K- 20 education and private enterprise in STEM-related disciplines as they implement mobile learning in teaching and learning. Vitaliy has published articles in international peer-reviewed scientific journals such as, Computers in Human Behavior; The Internet and Higher Education; Technology, Pedagogy and Education; International Journal of Intercultural Relations.Mrs. Larisa K. Schelkin, Global STEM Education Center, Inc. Larisa K. Schelkin CEO, President and Founder, Global STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Education Center, Inc. 501(c) (3) nonprofit corporation; She is also a Founder of the Global Tech- nology and

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Michael E. Auer, CTI Villach, Austria; Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University

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Paper ID #17515The Global Online Laboratory Consortium and its Role in Promoting a GlobalCloud of Cyber Physical LaboratoriesProf. Michael E. Auer, CTI Villach, Austria Dr. (mult.) Michael E. Auer is Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering and IT of the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences Villach, Austria and has also a teaching position at the Uni- versity of Klagenfurt. He is a senior member of IEEE and member of ASEE, IGIP, etc., author or co-author of more than 170 publications and leading member of numerous national and international organizations in the field of Online Technologies. His

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

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Ang Liu; James R. Morrison, KAIST, ISysE; Yun Dai, University of California Santa Barbara; Stephen C-Y. Lu, University of Southern California

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Military Science and Technology Fair in July 2013. In February 2015, his Ph.D. student received the best dissertation award from the KAIST Industrial and Systems Engineering Depart- ment. He has served as a Guest Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Automation Science & Engineering and Computers & Operations Research. He served on the Organizing Committee for the IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (IEEE CASE 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015), the International Confer- ence on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ICUAS 2013, 2014, 2015) and the 2014 Conference on Modeling and Analysis of Semiconductor Manufacturing (MASM). Since January 2009, he has been a Co-Chair of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society

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Ayano OHSAKI P.E., Okayama University

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) made a process flowchart ofDBR as fig.1 [2] Fig.1 process of DBR [2]Higher education of engineering needs to develop global engineers with both knowledge andproblem-solving skills. Especially, Japanese engineering education has focused onengineering design. The Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering Education definesengineering design as an “open-ended and creative problem-solving process based on theknowledge of science, technology, and social sciences and humanities”[3]. Engineeringdesign is interdisciplinary and diverse problem solving related to engineering. Recently,many Japanese universities have engaged in international PBL [4][5][6]. However, there hasbeen little research on PBL’s effects 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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Paper ID #14312Utilization of STEM Tools and Workshops to Promote STEM Education inthe United States and South AfricaDr. Christina L. Carmen, University of Alabama, Huntsville Dr. Carmen obtained a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering degree as well as a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA. While at Ga. Tech she worked with Dr. Warren Strahle, researching solid propellants. She obtained a Doctor of Philos- ophy in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) with a focus upon turbulent combustion modeling. Dr. Carmen is the

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Study Abroad Programs

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University; Paul M Yanik, Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University; Chip W Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University; Wes Stone, Western Carolina University; Hugh Jack, Western Carolina University; Jeffrey L. Ray, Western Carolina University

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Paper ID #17555The Challenges and Lessons Learned in Establishing a Travel CourseDr. Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University Yanjun Yan received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Harbin Institute of Tech- nology (China), and the M.S. degree in Applied Statistics and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University. She is an assistant professor in engineering and technology at Western Car- olina University. Her research interests are statistical signal processing, diagnostics, and particle swarm optimization.Dr. Paul M Yanik, Western Carolina University Dr. Paul Yanik is an

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Edward J. Jaselskis, North Carolina State University; Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez, Colorado State University; Satyanarayana N. Kalidindi; Linda D. Krute, North Carolina State University; Hongling Guo, Tsinghua University; David Comiskey, Ulster University; Dede M Nelson, North Carolina State University

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project management) from the University of Texas-Austin in 1988. Between the period of his MS and PhD studies, he worked for ExxonMobil as a cost and schedule engineer in New Jersey and field engineer on an open pit coal mine project in Colombia, South America. He has also worked for Perkins and Will, an architectural engineering firm, as an electrical designer and Bechtel, international construction company, as a civil field engineer. Dr. Jaselskis has served as a program director for the National Science Foundation in the area of in- formation technology and infrastructure systems and director for the Engineering Policy and Leadership Institute and professor-in-charge of the construction program at Iowa State

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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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Between the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) and Educational Institutions in Latin AmericaAbstractGraduate students in engineering and IT do not have many chances to participate in studyabroad opportunities, and those who do, may do so as individuals based on their graduateadvisor’s collaborations. In this globalized world of technological advances, developinginternational collaborations between scholars within the STEM fields is not only beneficial; it isessential, thus opportunities should not be limited to a select few. The National Academy ofEngineering has developed a list of Grand Challenges, and there is growing concern that therewon’t be an international workforce with enough training to