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2014 ASEE International Forum

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

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

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Krishnanand Y Maillacheruvu, Bradley University; Amir W Al-Khafaji, Bradley University

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various cultures across the world. Forexample, it is sometimes incorrectly assumed that Western practices relating to sustainability aresuperior; in fact, the creative use of water such as rainwater harvesting and recycling ofwastewater is an example of how we can learn from developing nations. When discussions onsuch topics are initiated in the classroom, students become more engaged and better informed and Page 20.20.2the teaching becomes more effective. In time, this global view of civil engineering and 1    construction permeated the program and students and faculty who did not travel abroad

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Lev Vadimovich Redin, Kazan National Research Technological University, Russia

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trying tofacilitate innovation in their employees, but students are not learning how to be creative in arapidly changing world 1. For solving this problem it is necessary to project the integrativeeducational system (cluster) for training creatively thinking students.For this objective an innovative educational model, new methodology and technology, newthinking, and higher level of consciousness become necessary. Models of contemporaryengineering education and activity must be based on general models which take intoconsideration the unity of the world in its complex connections, and ecological, ethical,aesthetical principles. In the process of developing the model an attention was focused on thefundamentalization of education, which is based

Conference Session

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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

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.” 1 As we seek to prepare our graduate students for an ever-changing global society, we noted that attention to trends could particularly affect ourengineering and IT students. The U.S. National Intelligence Council (NIC) published GlobalTrends 2015: A Dialogue About the Future with Nongovernmental Experts in 2000,2 and fromthat dialogue, The Environmental Change and Security Project from the Woodrow WilsonCenter for International Scholars estimated that in the year 2015, the integration of informationtechnology, biotechnology, materials science, and nanotechnology will generate an increase intechnology investment, specially within more advanced countries.3 In this era of technology, ourstudents have been able to learn and share experiences

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Anna Friesel, Technical University of Denmark; Tsirigotis Georgios

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Systems are usually included in Electrical Engineering programs on Bachelorlevel (Figure 1), but the content of particular courses vary from one country to another, andsometimes from one university to another even in the same country8,9. That is why, EAEEIE(European Association for Education in Electrical and Information Engineering) is a right forumto discuss and agree which subjects should be characterized as certain and significant areas ofControl Systems in electrical engineering in order to cover the European and/or internationalaccepted level of professional knowledge on this area at the Bachelor level. The presentedproposal for accreditation has been developed within the thematic network and in cooperationwith representatives from 60

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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

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' professional development it is only 33% of them who work within theirspecialization. And yet, labor productivity in Russia as a whole is 10 times lower than in the leadingcountries, and its share in the world trade is slightly more than 1% [1]. The Russian industry doesn'tuse the advances in science, technological developments and achievements in modern technologyefficiently. The manufacturers are actively pushed out of the market of high technologies and high-tech products.In 2012 these circumstances have prompted the President of Russia to release the President'sprogram (hereinafter - the Program) of training for engineering staff for 2012-2014. [2] Since 2013Kazan National Research Technological University (KNRTU) is among the program's

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Ibrahim Ali Olwi, King Abdulaziz University

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second semester.Levels of learningIn addition to creating excitement in the class and building passion for science in the lecture,several levels of learning are to be gained from the methodology of storytelling. Alterio andMcDrury10 have developed a five-stage approach for the complete levels of learning sought toachieve constructive learning through storytelling: 1. story finding, 2. story telling, 3. story expanding, 4. story processing and 5. story reconstructing.The level of engagement in the case being presented in the paper covered all previous stagesexcept the last one, as it requires students’ preparation of their own stories and sharing them withthe rest of the class in order to get peer-reflection; an issue that may not be