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Edward Godfrey Ochieng, Liverpool John Moores University; Andrew David Price, Lougyhborough University; Ximing Ruan Ruan, University of the West of England

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range of building projects. Currently a Co-Academic Direc- tor, for Health and Care Infrastructure Research and Innovation Centre (HaCIRIC). Andrew’s research focuses on measuring and improving the socio-economic aspects of built environment performance, in- cluding construction value, sustainability, performance improvement, total quality management (TQM) and benchmarking. His early research focussed on construction productivity and the motivation and de- velopment of human resources. At present, he is researching innovative planning and design solutions for health and care infrastructure, continuous improvement and the project management of large construction projects. Andrew has authored 5 books and published over

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Steven Chingnam Goh, University of Southern Queensland

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’ essentialelements for developing professional engineers. Other important areas were‘communication’, ‘business acumen’, ‘strategic planning’, and ‘financial management’.Adaptability and agility are also important areas citing recent changing business paradigm.This observation is well supported by the two recent IBM reports16,17 in that an adaptiveworkforce is required to respond to competitive and quickly shifting global markets, aprecursor for future organizational success. Creating an adaptable workforce requires morethan a series of HR programs, it starts with leadership and the ability to “crack the code” fortalent.Engineers will also have to face the complexity of managing four generations of workers,from baby boomers to Gen Z (born after 1995), plus

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Brett Tempest, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Miguel Pando P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Michael Adam Hoff, UNC Charlotte

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were the ones anticipated by the program organizers, thestudents’ perceptions are useful to the planning and marketing of future international serviceprograms. By applying the evaluation and critique of this round of program participants topromoting future trips, the organizers will be able to better encourage engineering students toengage in international experiences during their college career. Summary statements arepresented regarding the perceptions of this batch of students. Finally, conclusions incorporateplanning choices made based on student input.Introduction An international service club (ISC) was established at The University of North Carolinaat Charlotte (UNCC) in 2009 with the intention of providing opportunities for

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Scott Grenquist, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Roger G. Hadgraft, RMIT University

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structures and methodologies of systems engineering as a holistic basis for managing complexity and sustainability in engineering practice. 2.2 e) Applies formal systems engineering methods to address the planning and execution of complex, problem solving and engineering projects. 2.3 a) Proficiently applies technical knowledge and open ended problem solving skills as well as appropriate tools and resources to design components, elements, systems, plant, facilities and/or processes to

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William Robinson, Stevens Institute of Technology; Michael Pennotti, Stevens Institute of Technology

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themes emergedfrom that feedback: • Both POC designs were over-engineered, e.g., custom designs and multiple operating systems, and therefore too complex for the intended purpose. • Both teams underestimated the test and integration effort required for their POC designs and neither allowed enough time to accomplish these late-stage, critical activities. • Both teams underestimated how important it was to plan and manage activities and communications across a geographically distributed team.The design teams concluded that these three themes were the primary root causes of why neitherdesign was able to pass the (simplified) completion tests.The Leadership Simulation involved twelve

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Alina Yurievna Khramova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasil Yurievich Khramov; Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, KAZAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

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researchprocedures and management patterns. The necessity to develop academic mobility is determined by innovative nature ofmodern industry, intrinsic demand for diversification of education and educational servicesmarket development. Academic mobility is subject not only to Bologna processdocumentation, but also to the aligned international acts, migration and educationalregulations, interuniversity agreements. For example the Kazan National ResearchTechnological University has its own Development plan according to which the universitysets up contacts to perform international educational Bachelor and Master degree programs.Conclusion of contracts with partner universities abroad plays an important role in thisprocess. Nowadays a set of educational

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Chi N. Thai, University of Georgia; Yan-Fu Kuo; Ping-Lang Yen, National Taiwan University

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approach such as Cappelleri6 , Correll and Rus7 , and Bishop etal.8 . Since Spring 2010, the first author9 had been teaching a project-based robotics course forsenior engineering students at the University of Georgia (UGA) based on “Smart Teaching”principles from the book “How Learning Works” by Ambrose et al.10. In the Summer 2010, hehad the opportunity to visit the Bio-Industrial Mechatronics Engineering Department of NationalTaiwan University (NTU) whereas a mutual interest in teaching robotics to undergraduatesemerged from discussions as a means of collaboration at the instructor and student levels.Considering the current trend of Open Courseware such as Coursera and EdX and various on-line universities such as Udacity, we took some planning

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Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Sarah R. Phillips, Rice University ; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Lucia Howard

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, literacy education, content literacy, and global education as well as assessment and measurement in STEM education. She teaches courses in science education, measurement, literacy and language development, courses in learning and instructional theory, and teacher education research courses. She extensive expertise in assessment, psychometrics, advanced quantitative analyses, and multimodal research design.Dr. Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa Dr. Cheryl Matherly is Vice Provost for Global Education and Applied Assistant Professor of Education at the University of Tulsa, where she has responsibility for the strategic leadership of the university’s plan for comprehensive internationalization. Dr. Matherly’ special

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Keith W Buffinton, Bucknell University; Xiannong Meng, Bucknell University; Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University

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Beijing National AquaticsCenter (the Water Cube). Though many students had heard of these places or read about thembefore, learning them from images and books is very different from being physically at the site,which gives deep impressions that can not be achieved through other means. 3.3 Other learning opportunities present during the courseWhile the scheduled visits to the sites mentioned above were a critical part of the course, otherlearning opportunities, sometimes very valuable, took place outside of the planned activities. Forexample, students learned firsthand how severe the air pollution problem is in the Chinese bigcities. The air pollution caused by industrialization was visible everywhere. We in fact rarely sawany blue skies

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Ruth Rodriguez Gallegos, Tecnológico de Monterrey

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situations.In our Institution, the course of DE is the last formal course in basic math and the culmination ofa series of courses on differential and integral calculus. It is intended that the student is able touse this knowledge in later subjects of his specialty which in fact does not happen automaticallyor successfully. This course is currently taught in 25 different engineering programs. Accordingto each undergraduate study plan, it is found in the third or fourth semester.Since in the current context it is important to prepare future engineers who are able to solveproblems in their areas5, important background to this study is the redesign of the mathematicscurriculum that the Engineering school started in our department in 19996,7 The questions

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Mohammed A Omar, Clemson University

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presents anddiscusses the multi-faceted approach applied by the Clemson University when developing itsautomotive engineering program. The presented study will first discuss the special attributes ofthe automotive industry that render it the most aware and sensitive to the global context.Subsequent sections will introduce the curricula development while highlighting its globalaspects and the operational plan set in place to ensure the delivery of such curriculum.2-­‐  The  Global  nature  of  the  automotive  industry  Inspecting the automotive industry and its operating environment; specifically its customer base,governing bodies, and competition style, demonstrates following unique attributes that makesuch industry most globally aware:- Market