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

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among U.S.-based andglobal institutions, development of U.S.-based consortia, curriculum integration, coursematching, and scholarship funding, as well as a robust faculty-led program.Cooperative agreementsCooperative agreements or memoranda of understanding (MOU) are an effective way for U.S.-based and international institutions with mutual internationalization missions and goals to brokerrelationships that advance the individual and collective vision of all signatories. MOUs that tendto work and are productive in the long run are characterized by up front, explicitly negotiatedneeds and strong bilateral support from individual parties. Some items that are typically includedin internationalization agreements are scholarly exchanges, of both

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Curriculum

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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David W. Gatchell PhD, Northwestern University; Robert A Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Robert L. Murphy, Northwestern University; Akinwale Oladotun Coker P.E., university of ibadan; Akinniyi A. Osuntoki, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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environments and conditions will be more effective and less expensivepath to improved health. Local research-focused universities can (and should) play a critical rolein this scenario3,4.Academic institutions have always played an important role in healthcare. Historically theResearch University is a site of discovery and innovation as well as a place where futurehealthcare workers are trained. In the United States and other developed countries great advanceshave come from a decades-long integration of engineering and medicine, however, in thedeveloping world engineering faculty and physicians collaborate with much less frequency. Theobjectives of this program address the challenging development issues facing Global Health inrelation to the creation

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Douglas Moore Schutz, Tokyo University of Science; Dante Dionne, Korean Air; Yong-Young Kim P.E., Konkuk University

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Paper ID #17560A Global Framework for Understanding Cross Cultural Teaching Experi-ences Gained in JapanDr. Douglas Moore Schutz, Tokyo University of Science Douglas M. Schutz is an Associate Professor of Information Systems, International Business, and Man- agement at the Tokyo University of Science (TUS) in Japan. He received a Ph.D. in Business Adminis- tration focusing on Management Information Systems (MIS) from the Fox School of Business of Temple University at Philadelphia, an MBA in Information Management from the McCombs School of Business of the University of Texas at Austin, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering

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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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environment and integrity...learn and acquire newknowledge, skills, x xincluding an area differentfrom a professional one...identify the essence ofscientific problems in xprofessional area...solve problems in aprofessional activity using x xthe methods of analysisand synthesis...assess the need forresources and use it in x x xsolving the problems inprofessional activity...work with information:locate, evaluate and use xthe information fromvarious sources necessaryfor scientific andprofessional problems...carry out research,analyze problem, x

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Curriculum

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Alice F. Squires, Washington State University; Jon Patrick Wade, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Systems & Enterprises); Nicole A.C. Hutchison, Stevens Institute of Technology

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were seen as less effective and as less likely to become chief systems engineers.In terms of SE Mindset, big-picture thinking and paradoxical mindset – the ability tosimultaneously understand and hold in opposition differing views – were seen not only as criticalskills, but also provided value and critical insights directly to projects, according to the all of thenon-systems engineers interviewed.Integrating Systems Education into Undergraduate Engineering Education WorkshopsIn 2015, engineering and systems engineering faculty met at an International Council on SystemsEngineering (INCOSE) Academic Forum in May and at the American Society of EngineeringEducation (ASEE) annual conference in June to discuss the need for integrating

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Curriculum

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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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-20 as well as theenhancement of education and training of individuals as implemented in one of the consortiummember institutions. The outreach components involved the training of undergraduate studentsthrough summer exchange at universities as well as through summer internship placement atnational laboratories. A local outreach to middle / high schools was established through theimplementation of an advanced manufacturing skills development after-school program formiddle school students. The paper also presents the model curriculum for the outreach programand shows the integration of undergraduate students and K-12 teachers working together.Introduction to MSIPP Program In 2012, the National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA) established the

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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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moreflexible and correspondent to the real labor market environment in Russia is the so-called“Additional professional education” (minor courses). At the Kazan National ResearchTechnological University there is an option for the top students to acquire an additionaldegree in Education, Management, Law, Psychology, Foreign Languages, etc. at the Facultyof Additional Education (FAE)2. Our reseach showed that students who attend the FAEcourses have some psychological peculiarities. The study was aimed at creating apsychological profile of the minor degree students majoring in engineering. A survey wasgiven to the students and to the faculty who studied the following minors: “Corporatemanagement”, “Education”, “Professional translation”, and “Legal

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Courses

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Lokesh P Padhye, The University of Auckland

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Increasing undergraduate student learning in an environmental engineering course through use of technology and industry partnershipAbstractAs New Zealand’s education system, NCEA, does not mandate chemistry learning in uppertwo standards of higher secondary education for the admission to engineering, it posessignificant challenges for the academic staff involved in environmental engineering coursesas environmental chemistry is an integral part of the curriculum. It was evident from pastexperiences and course evaluations that New Zealand’s domestic, undergraduate students,without adequate knowledge of high school chemistry, get easily dispirited by the coursecontent if taught with the traditional approach. Hence, to

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Skills Development

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Rockwell Franklin Clancy III, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong Joint Institute; Gang Zheng, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute; David L.S. Hung, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute

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understanding Chinesestudents’ perspectives on engineering ethics to determine the following:1. the extent to which efforts to integrate units on the ethical and professional responsibilities ofengineers into technical courses have been successful. This has been an ongoing effort on thepart of civil engineering at SJTU, although it has just begun in mechanical engineering.2. similarities and differences between their views on engineering ethics and those of theirWestern counterparts. We would expect that these would be different, which would be importantto developing appropriate curricula, as described in section one.3. correlations that exist between students’ major fields and their cognizance of issues related toethical and professional

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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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 focuses on engineering and culture. Looking toward the future, IEP and Cultural Experience Abroad (CEA) are creating three geographically diverse programs while integrating engineering curriculum and cultural immersion.        Background Texas Tech University (TTU) was founded in 1925 and located in Lubbock, Texas.  The 2015 U.S. World and News Report ranked the Engineering program 94th as one of the “Best Engineering Schools” in the United States. Since 2010, engineering student enrollment has increased more than 32.3%. Within the Whitacre College of Engineering (WCOE)  there is an office dedicated to the International Experience Initiative (IEI) called International Engineering Programs Office (IEP

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James N Warnock, Mississippi State University; Galyna Melnychuk, Mississippi State University

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.SummaryThe college of engineering has implemented a strategy to increase the number of engineeringstudents participating in international experiences. First, we have introduced faculty-led summerstudy abroad programs that are integrated with the curriculum and satisfy degree requirementsfor our students. Second, we have recruited student ambassadors to increase awareness ofvarious opportunities that exist. We have developed a new minor in Global EngineeringLeadership as an incentive for students while simultaneously helping to better prepare them towork effectively in a global marketplace. Finally, the college and the university have been ableto develop scholarships so students from all financial backgrounds have the opportunity to gainvaluable

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Courses

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Dorian A. Cojocaru, University of Craiova; Anna Friesel, Technical University-Copenhagen; Daniel Spikol, Malmö University

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scenarios that can be possibly used to teach with for labs usingPELARS technology, methods and equipment. We investigated UCV teachers’ perspectives abouttheir current practice of laboratory sessions and their ideas about how to integrate PELARStechnologies in their teaching practice. The data collection was done in an informal focus groupinterview setting and was audio recorded. Workshops are video and audio recorded and interviewsare audio recorded for future references.Student workshops were planned as follows: - Introduction to PELARS project-Presentation - Research consent forms - Introduction to visual programming platform - Presentation of educational scenarios - Introduction to brainstorming - Brainstorming about the

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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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modules in collaboration, a successful launching of a travel course comesfrom not just a single module, but an integrated efforts of them all. All the modules incollaboration are intertwined, and they are fostered throughout the entire duration of thetravel course’s development and implementation.To foster an effective collaboration, the key is to find out the trustworthycollaborators, trust them, learn from them, and appreciate them.Through the collaborations with a wide-range of colleagues and friends, we discovered acolleague had previously drafted a travel course proposal, but the proposal was declinedby the administration. That is why there had never been a travel course offered in ourdepartment before. The common concerns include:1. Why is

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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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profession. The challenge for many engineering education programs ishow to include this global dimension in the curriculum. The most common and traditionalapproach is study abroad programs, however, a limited number of students can afford themdue to financial and other reasons. Thus, universities try to find other opportunities for the so-called ‘internationalization at home’3 e.g. cross-cultural communication trainings2. Acomparative analysis of the engineering curricula at the US and Russian leading researchuniversities shows that only few of them succeed in developing a global mindset of theirgraduates. This process requires a new generation of faculty who are globally engagedthemselves13.An approach described in our previous paper16 focuses of

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Aaron Richard Sakulich, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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anddeteriorating, and newly constructed neighborhoods are experiencing flooding and watermanagement difficulties as they become integrated into the urban fabric. Unlike other cities, theexpansion of the Canal will lead to an increase in water usage, even with the implementation ofadvanced water-saving technologies. Currently, roughly 50 million gallons (190 million liters) offreshwater are expelled into the ocean during each of the roughly 40 daily ship transits throughthe Canal [22]. Multiple interviewees stated that although there are emergency measures aimedat reducing water consumption in force, and existing laws aiming to prevent the contamination ofthe drinking water supply, neither carry strong enough penalties to be taken seriously by the

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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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working with other Universities from Tanzania, Malta and the UK. Until recently Jane was Director for Undergraduate Teaching and Learning where she led an initiative to design a new engineering curriculum. Her work has been acknowledged internationally with Fellowships from the UK’s Institute of Engineering and Technology and the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand. Jane continues to be recognised for her work in engineering education and is currently engaged with advising NZ’s Tertiary Education Commission on introducing degree apprenticeships.Dr. Lizzie Miles, Coventry University UKDr. Anh Lan Ho Tran, Coventry University Dr Anh Tran is a Senior Lecturer of Humanitarian Engineering at Coventry

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Jeongkyu Lee, University of Bridgeport; Sarosh H Patel, University of Bridgeport; Brian Lim, University of Bridgeport; Roger Dianlei Geng PhD, Wuhan University of Science and Technology; Zhigang Jiang, Wuhan University of Science and Technology

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Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Toward Success of Collaborative Program In School of Engineering Between the US and ChinaAbstract:In 2013, the University of Bridgeport (UB) in the United States (U.S.) and the WuhanUniversity of Science and Technology (WUST) in People’s Republic of China (China)agreed on an undergraduate collaborative program in electrical engineering. Studentsadmitted by Department of Electrical Engineering (EE) at WUST will study in China for 2years, then students can be transferred to the same program at UB in the U.S. for theremaining academic requirements at UB. Upon the completion of all graduationrequirements at UB, students will receive a Bachelor of Science in EE from UB. Studentswho

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Skills Development

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Mahmoud Abdulwahed, Qatar University

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skills on three main levels; Importance currently, and in the future.Communications, teamwork, management and practical experience were indeed on the verytop competencies industry required in engineering graduates. Skills temporal gaps haveshown higher tendency to value the importance of skills and competencies to Qatar`s Future.Respondent from all stakeholders expected changes in the demand of competencies set ofengineering graduates in Qatar in the future by 2030. The engineering education system willneed to provide integrated engineering education curriculum that responds to current needsand future evolutions. As for the current needs, more emphasize on practical experience andprofessional skills such as communications and teamwork seems

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Sivachandran Chandrasekaran P.E., Deakin University; John Matthew Long, Deakin University; Yanan Wang P.E., School of Engineering, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Geelong, Victoria, Australia; Junior Nomani JN, Deakin University; Qiang Zhao; Zhigang Jiang, Wuhan University of Science and Technology; Roger Dianlei Geng PhD, Wuhan University of Science and Technology; Bernard Rolfe, Deakin University

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modelling and also in design as aresearcher, manufacturer, developer or administrator.Teaching and learning with a design-centric curriculumEach participating institution has at least one representative for each course, a teaching academic, anassessor, and an overall program director. A steering committee consisting of engineering academicsand academic deans guides the project in WUST. An internal research review team evaluates the projectannually as part of an ongoing longitudinal study. The curriculum approach is based on design-basedlearning (DBL), a combination of problem-based learning and project-based learning. With differentlearning styles, students (figure 2) are able to express their skills and talents through working on projectsor by

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Jennifer Craig, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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in universities in Russia, Singapore, Chile, Costa Rica, and Mexico. She is the author of ”Integrating Writing Strategies in EFL/ESL University Contexts: A Writing-across-the-Curriculum Approach.” She is a co-author of ”Learning to Communication in Science and Engineering: Case Studies from MIT”, a book that was the 2012 winner of the CCCC’s Advancement of Knowledge award. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016TEACHING ORAL COMMUNICATION AT A RUSSIAN UNIVERSITY:HELPING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS PRESENT THEIRENGINEERING DESIGNSJennifer Craig1Department of Comparative Media Studies/WritingMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyABSTRACT:A writing-across-the-curriculum approach was used to

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Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua, Ohlone College

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worldamong young people that are bent on trying to improve the lives of humans on the planet in asustainable way.”28Though Munoz describes humanitarian engineering as a discipline and established it as a fullprogram at the School of Mines, this paper showcases the integration of humanitarianengineering in an existing engineering course/curriculum.27 The argument is made that wherehaving humanitarian engineering as a program may be challenging due to time and resourceconstraints, Colleges can integrate humanitarian engineering in already existing courses. Thisintegration provides students the opportunities to be globally competitive, but more so to betterappreciate cultural diversity which has a boomerang effect on creating an inclusive

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

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engineering leadershipprograms through co-operated courses, minors, integrated curriculum, scholarship programs,certificated courses and any other ways to help students acquire leadership knowledge andprinciple, team work skills, communication skills, creativity and innovation. MIT-Gordonengineering leadership program (ELP) is developed through cooperating with Sloan BusinessSchool, and it is an integrated curriculum to develop MIT engineering students’ leadershipability [11]. The Engineering Leadership Development Minor (ELDM) of Peen StateUniversity is a minor program that engineering students complete this minor course throughtaking related leadership classes and obtaining the corresponding credits [12]. The engineeringleadership program (ELP) in

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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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c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 The STEM Loop: Undergraduate Engineering Students Create a STEM Children’s BookAbstractThis paper documents an innovative project in which undergraduate mechanical engineeringstudents created and produced a children's book about combustion engines. Funded through agrant provided by Texas A&M University at Qatar, students researched, designed, and wrote achildren's book intended to promote interest in STEM fields. The book, written in both Englishand Arabic, will be used in Qatari public schools and in the Texas A&M University at Qatar’sSTEM Outreach Program. The interdisciplinary project was co-led by a mechanical engineeringprofessor and an