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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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American universitiesbrings a variety of benefits to those institutions including developing international ties, securingfinancial resources, adding diversity to the intellectual pool of students and fulfilling a shortageof engineering talent in the US [1]. However, competition for recruiting these students hasincreased in the past few years with Australia, the UK and Germany attracting a large number oftalented students [1]. Several approaches have been reported to ensure the number of internationalstudents on campuses does not decline [2], including collaborations, increased efforts inrecruitment, and commitment to new funding for marketing and program promotion [3]. These aregood strategies, however, according to Srivastava et al (2010) “there

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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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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, andGeotecnica Ambiental. They served as important ambassadors for the tour, able to show off theirsignificantly increased linguistic and cultural proficiency in Spanish/ in the Chilean way of life.As role models they could relate best to the younger SIEPers, advocate for Chile as a site oftechnology and culture and the site of choice for the younger students’ up-coming year abroad.SIEPers can choose between study abroad options in Spain, Mexico and Chile, and it is adifficult undertaking to steer them away from the always preferred Spain and open their mind-sets towards Latin America.xiiiAcademics: The Chile J-term students earned 1-4 URI Credits: 3 credits for CVE 323: Sustainable Solutions for Developing Communities – Using Paul Pollack’s 2008 book

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Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University

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. This involves shared education that happens across several university settings. Authorsin16 present ideal features for BOL to have a effective collaborative learning is to: (1) providetechnical and resources support, (2) get familiar with each system, (3) launch effective andsustained communication, (4) build mutual trust, and (5) get organized in all aspects of thecollaboration. In this type of collaboration using BOL can have various types of communications(a) Discussions with other instructors teaching classes in the program at two institutes involvedin the collaboration. (b) Lecturing or chatting with students in the class, may be from differentinstitutes. Communication in a BOL typically takes three forms: (i) communicating with

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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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global environment. This evaluation process consists of monitoringthe development of the learning experience. Also, students need to evaluate the experience as a Page 19.22.5function of theory in combination with feelings by participating in a reflection session. Finally,feedback should be provided to the student to complement their reflection.To accomplish this goal, the following specific objectives have been defined: 1. Increase the incorporation of global-centric, real-life, meaningful research and professional development activities in the classroom. 2. Increase the preparation of STEM students to enter an interdisciplinary

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S. Zahra Atiq, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Xin Chen, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David Daniel Cox, Harvard University; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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with do-it-yourself (DIY) kits they could use at home alongside a neuroscience MOOC.2. Research questionsIn order to better understand the experiences of students who were sent at-home laboratory kitsto use alongside this MOOC, we ask four primary research questions:1. How can we characterize the ways in which students around the world use onlineresources with the at-home lab kits? What online behaviors can we identify for the students inthe treatment group when they are likely to be using the kits at home? For example, how muchtime do they spend online watching lab videos that demonstrate kit experiments?2. How is their use of the kits reflected in their online individual and collaborativebehaviors? What patterns of behaviors (e.g

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Inna Mikhailovna Gorodetskaya, Kazan National Research Technological University; Farida Tagirovna Shageeva, Kazan National Research Technological University; Dilyara R. Erova, Kazan National Research Technological University

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, technical objects andprocessing procedures [1]. Therefore interest and taste for engineering are among successfactors in his professional activity. Mechanical aptitude, power of engineering observation,mechanical intelligence and spatial perception are professionally important qualities. However engineering activity is of creative nature. Real engineer should actindependently, creatively and with initiative in every field. Often engineers become teammanagers, therefore administrative abilities are also of great importance. Sense of responsibility is also necessary for professional engineers as wise utilizationof funds, equipment and manpower often depends on his work, abilities and self-discipline. At the university future

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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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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practices inengineering education in different EU-countries).Project ApproachIllustration of the SALEIE project’s main themes is shown in figure 1.Figure 1. SALEIE Project Workpackages and Main ThemesThe methodology that this project is following is to audit current practice, design new models, integratethe models into trial institutions, monitor and evaluate the trials and analyse, report and disseminatethe findings.As a first step questionnaire surveys have been developed, launched and the results have been analyzedfor an audit of the current situation and current practices in interest areas of this project. The surveyshave been designed to audit:• The skills required of graduates able to help industry to respond to the current global

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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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Farida Tagirovna Shageeva, Kazan National Research Technological University; Alfiya Ivanovna Lakhova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Inna Mikhailovna Gorodetskaya, Kazan National Research Technological University

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-leveltechnical equipment and adaptability with an innovative development vector. Large-scaleinnovation of the industry is largely determined by ensuring its production of highly skilledstaff, training quality of that should be responded with fast-changing demands of thedeveloping manufactures. In modern conditions, the main goal of the petrochemical industry enterprises is toimprove the quality of products, ensuring theirs competitiveness and as a result, theachievement of profit, which is the source of funds for the further development of enterprises[1]. During the transition from one stage of company development to another, there is anaccumulation of organizational problems. These problems may be the result of making wrongmanagement

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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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Jacqueline Gartner Ph.D., Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University

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for the future it is critical to decrease emissions from fossil fuelswhile harnessing energy from renewable resources. These concerns reach across political andgeographical borders, and, when considering the establishing of knowhow and practice indeveloping nations, researchers and practitioners need to address the special needs of capacitybuilding and infrastructure and resource limitations. Beyond that one must be cognizant of howto create a link with engineers and scientists to begin with and then go beyond that to maintainthe collaboration while considering issues related to tact, communication, and understanding theinfluence of culture on research and interaction practice [1].In this paper we consider a USAID/NSF PEER program aimed at

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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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. The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) citesfactors such as increased access to high performance computing, Internet connectivity and othertechnology by previously under-developed countries as some of the reasons for the increasednumber of firms globally that are now competing for engineering projects (1). In some cases,major projects require the contributions of virtual global teams made up of members located indifferent parts of the world. These teams often function across multiple time zones, multiplecultures, and sometimes multiple languages. They also can take place synchronously (live) orasynchronously (viewed at a later time). The challenge of working effectively with multiculturalteams will continue to grow in importance. NAE

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Qunqun Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Hu Yu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; BO YANG, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Chen Bing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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university in China. The summer courseshave been launched at the University H since 2012. In 2014, forty-one graduate-levelcourses were offered with 24 courses in engineering related disciplines. Among these24 courses, 19 engineering courses have invited scholars from outside of theuniversity to be guest professors. These international collaborative summer courses(ICSCs) have emerged to be a dynamic platform for diversifying students’ learningexperiences. Most of the courses would invite renowned professors from topuniversities around the world to conduct the teaching. As shown in Figure 1, fifty-fivepercent of professors came from the US, followed by the UK and Japan (14%respectively). ICSCs provide students with a short-term exposure to

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Russell D Jamison, Virginia Commonwealth University

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apparent absence of constraints in project initiation and the suffocating presence of con-straints in project execution.There is evidence in fact that the highest forms of creativity may be derived from designingwithin an envelope of significant constraint, i.e. thinking “inside the box” [1]. There is also anemerging view of “reverse innovation” that suggests that good design for the constraints of thedeveloping world informs and improves design for the developed world [2-5].The current study exposed students to environments significantly different from their own,perhaps a worthwhile objective in itself. But the core objective of the study was to exposestudents to environments of high constraint. The countries selected were among the 138 coun

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Yiming Rong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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not only in quantity but also in quality. In order to provide the society withquality engineers in the new century, engineering education has been developed more andmore in three dimensions, i.e., academic, entrepreneurial, and societal components. It isparticularly described as “engineering education is now comprised of three key axes:technical, professional and global skills” [1]. After analyzed the current situation ofengineering education, James Plummer proposed the changes we should make in order tohave a mixed curriculum with other fields for students to learn many skills not intraditional engineering curriculum but very useful in their professional career [2].Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has implemented the project based

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

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attributes of a global engineeremerged. These are:1. Demonstrates an understanding of engineering, science, and mathematics fundamentals2. Demonstrates an understanding of political, social, and economic perspectives3. Demonstrates an understanding of information technology, digital competency, and information literacy4. Demonstrates an understanding of stages/phases of product lifecycle (design, prototyping, testing, production, distribution channels, supplier management, etc.)5. Demonstrates an understanding of project planning, management, and the impacts of projects on various stakeholder groups (project team members, project sponsor, project client, end- users, etc.)6. Demonstrates an understanding of the ethical and business norms

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ZhongLi FU, Center for National Security and Strategic Studies (CNSSS) In National University of Defense Technology (NUDT).; Huang Zhang, National University of Defense Technology; Lini ZHOU, Center for National Security and Strategic Studies, National University of Defense Technology; Tong Wu, Center for National Security and Strategic Studies, National University of Defense Technology; Zhao Zhao, National University of Defense Technology; Changfang Zhang, National University of Defense Technology

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scientific research capability of engineers refers to a linking andoperation method where each component of the development system coordinates and promotes eachother. According to relevant studies both at home and abroad, the development mechanism forscientific research capability of engineers can be generally classified into four dimensions, includingpolicy guarantee mechanism at the national level, engineering education mechanism at the collegelevel, synergic development mechanism at the industry level, and drive mechanism at the individuallevel. The specific measurement indexes and the bibliography are set forth in Table 117. Due to wordcount limitation, this paper only lists part of the measurement indexes.Table 1 Dimensional and Measurement

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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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2015 ASEE International Forum

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

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forSTEM education. The report detailed the need for increased efforts to build the future US STEMworkforce and identified five key areas of priority investments including the following: 1) Improve STEM Instruction 2) Increase and sustain youth and public engagement in STEM 3) Enhance the STEM experience of undergraduate students 4) Better serve groups historically underrepresented in STEM fields 5) Design graduate education for tomorrow’s STEM workforceOne of the results of this strategic plan is a Fiscal Year 2015 US Department of Educationbudget that allots approximately 320 million US Dollars (USD) to pre-kindergarten-through-grade-twelve (P-12) STEM education and learning, and over 152 million USD to support