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Track 1b - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Steven M. Pilgrim, Alfred University

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Group III. Reflection Assignments are of greatestvalue for Group IV wherein they build confidence in their academic choice and personalcapability. Assessment reveals that the zero-credit first-semester seminar has beensuccessful.BackgroundThe Inamori School of Engineering (SoE) at Alfred University encompasses sixengineering programs. Four are state-supported as part of the New York State College ofCeramics and two lie wholly within the private portion of Alfred University. Sincetuition rates and the programs are substantially different, the incoming cohort is verydiverse with a large component of “first in the family to college”. Typically two-thirdsof the approximately120 incoming students select a major prior to matriculation at

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Andras Gordon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Richard J Schuhmann, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Richard F. Devon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Andrew Michael Erdman, The Pennsylvania State University; Ahmad Atieh, Taibah Univeristy; Peter Dietrich, Corvinus University Budapest

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4Cultural Dimensions of International Business, 2005, Prentice Hall) are also integrated.G. Hofstede studied questionnaires received from employees at IBM branches across the world and useddata from 40 countries in order to define a suite of national cultural indices (Geert Hofstede, Culturesand Organizations: Software of the Mind, 2010). Hofstede initially defined four bipolar dimensions andlater added an additional two dimensions. According to Hofstede, the four fundamental “mental(software) programs” we assimilate early in life are a function of our cultural environment and consist offour primary cultural dimensions: (1) Power Distance; (2) Individualism; (3) Masculinity; (4)Uncertainty avoidance. The (PDI) reflects how equally power is

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Dianne J DeTurris, California Polytechnic State University; Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University; James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Lily Hsu Laiho, California Polytechnic State University; Fred W DePiero, California Polytechnic State University; Zoe Wood Wood; Alana Christine Snelling

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“freely available for use its unmodified form” (p. 153). 1Second, we explore the significance of these baseline findings for engineering students whochoose to opt-in – or choose not to opt-in – to global engineering programs. Our primary goalhere is to continue the work initiated by Jesiek, Shen and Haller to explore whether the Miville-Guzman Universality-Diversity Scale-Short form is an effective, sufficient, and consistentassessment mechanism. We conclude by reflecting on explanations for the results of theMGUDS-S in our baseline assessment, and implications for future use of the MGUDS-S areexplored. GLOBAL COMPETENCY FOR ENGINEERSIn his book Clash of Civilizations, Samuel Huntington writes, “It is my hypothesis that

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Henry Griffith, Wright State University; Riad Ajami, Director, Center for Global Business, WSU; Angela Griffith

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provided by the course though the improvement of mathplacement scores, consider the scenario for a student scoring at the mode of the above sample(MPL = 2). In the current mathematics program sequence at WSU, such a student would berequired to enroll in a developmental mathematics course, thereby leaving them at least 3semesters removed from a course in mathematics which would count towards their degree. As suchcourses represent unnecessary steps towards the fulfillment of the ultimate end goal of thecustomer, it is evident that successful implementation of the EGR 1980 course reflects a uniqueopportunity to achieve the primary objective of lean process design.Based upon the unique demographics of this cohort, it is worthwhile to devote some

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Rockwell Franklin Clancy III, The University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Guangyu Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Affairs Division of Dalian University of Technology, November 15 Page 20.28.6  http://teach.dlut.edu.cn/tsjyzx/tsk/1/%E7%A7%91%E6%8A%80%E8%BF%9B%E6%AD%A5%E7%B1%BB/13-1.doc.8 Luegenbiehl, H. 2004, “Ethical Autonomy and Engineering in a Cross-Cultural Context,” Techné: Research inPhilosophy and Technology, Vol. 8, No. 1.9 Cao, N. 2004, “Dui Zhong Guo Gao Xiao Gong Cheng Lun Li Jiao Yu De Si Kao,” (“Reflection on the Educationof Engineering Ethics in China”), Gao Deng Jiao Yu Gong Cheng Yan Jiu (Advanced Engineering EducationResearch), 5. Wang, Q. 2009, “Gong Kai Ke: Ke Xue Ji Shu

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Aaron Brown, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Duane B Swigert, Metropolitan State University of Denver

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appraisal, it was determined that the most appropriate project (7) for the students toengage in was a solar water heater for the local school. The students designed and built a verysimple but effective water heater using local materials and costing less that $100 to build. Thedesign was very specific to the region as the proximity of Costa Rica to the equator allowed ashallow angle for the panel that water flowed over which contributed to a measured 70˚Ftemperature gain which made the design applicable and effective for the design challenge. Upon completion of the trip, students were required to write a reflective project report andpresent the experience to an audience through the avenue of the undergraduate researchsymposium at MSU Denver

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University

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structures among different institutes.  Competition: Struggle among institution for enticing motivated and qualified students.[2] States that Romania follows a framework for the development of its academic institutions.Thus, allowing universities for individualizing their curriculum. However, although progress isachieved in the these changes do not reflect all the changes that are taking place in the area ofspecific subjects as well as of the interdisciplinary domains. A solution to bridge this gap couldbe the recommendation made to the faculty to ensure that a curriculum that is designed and usedshould be mainly an interdisciplinary one, or the one focusing on new domains [4]. As part of theacademic globalization effort, the European

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Achille Messac, Mississippi State University; James N Warnock, Mississippi State University; Masoud Rais-Rohani, Mississippi State University

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the outcomes: A framework for EC-2000. Education, IEEE Transactions on 43, 100-110 (2000).7 Wickersham, L. E. & Chambers, S. M. ePORTFOLIOS: USING TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE AND ASSESS STUDENT LEARNING. Education 126 (2006).8 Creswell, J. W. & Clark, V. L. P. Designing and conducting mixed methods research. (Wiley Online Library, 2007).9 Stefani, L., Mason, R. & Pegler, C. The educational potential of e-portfolios: Supporting personal development and reflective learning. (Routledge, 2007).10 Lorenzo, G. & Ittelson, J. An overview of e-portfolios. Educause learning initiative 1, 1-27 (2005

Conference Session

Track 1b - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Marjaneh Issapour, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Gonca Altuger-Genc, State University of New York, Farmingdale

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: Successful Collaborations to Improve High School Student Achievement” Accessed on 3/10/2014 from Los Angeles County Office of Education http://apep.gseis.ucla.edu/bestla/BEST-InsideSchlUnivPartnerships.pdf 7. Ing, M., Huang, P., LaCombe, N., Martinez-Lopez, Y., and Haberer, E. D., 2012, “Creating Opportunities for Reflection: Analyzing Middle School Student Work During a Service-Learning Course on Solar Cells”, International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, Vol.7, No.1, Spring 2012 8. Bagiati, A., Yoon, S. Y., Evangelou, D., and Ngmabeki, I., 2010, “Engineering Curricula in Early Education: Describing the Landscape of Open Resources”, Journal of Early Childhood

Conference Session

Track 1b - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Henry W. Kraebber, Purdue University, West Lafayette; E. Shirl Donaldson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Katie Mae Hackney

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review details of the upcoming trip. Elements include: flight time, schedulewhile abroad and what to pack. Students forge connections and relationships that continue afterthe trip is over and everyone returns to the university.Class sessions were held after returning from Germany to debrief and complete reflections onwhat was observed and learned. Photographs are shared as part of the documentation. Studentideas about the mechanics and logistics of the journey are gathered during these sessions toimprove the expedition for the next year. The combination class/trip provides a comprehensivestudent experience. Students are enriched academically, professionally, culturally, and socially.2013 Impact SurveyDuring the ten years since the first trip

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Robert W Fuessle, Bradley University; Amir W Al-Khafaji, Bradley University

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institutions abroad. In 1996,the Bradley University’s International Program was limited to the summer months. Theinvolvement of engineering students and faculty was extremely limited for at least two reasons.First, many course offerings were for language studies or general education. A more importantreason was that most engineering students preferred or were obligated to work during thesummer months. Summer employment was important to gain experience and for financialreasons as Bradley is a private institution. Yet faculty and students could benefit greatly frominternational exposure. More importantly, the internationalization program inspired the facultyto modify the curriculum to better reflect the changing realities of our engineering

Conference Session

Track 1b - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Valentina Cecchi, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Mona Azarbayjani, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Brett Tempest, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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improved. However, in the designof the solar pv system and generation there was a small percentage (9%) that did not grasp theconcept and 18% got slight improvement. Whereas the rest student’s population had a grasp ofthe concept and this is the population of the students that partook in the competition phase. Theresult of this survey is reflected in the class evaluation shown in Table 1.The construction phase transitioned smoothly as the students had learned about the project ingreater detail at the end of the design phase as indicated in students’ evaluations of Table 2. Ineach area of the construction, professionals were invited to coach students in the execution oftheir design. This was very beneficial in the competition phase because the

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Shankar Muthu Krishnan, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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, Albuquerque, NM. 2001. Page 20.12.1021. Waples, Lisa M., and Kristina M. Ropella. "University-industry partnerships in biomedical engineering." Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE 22.4 (2003): 118-121.22. Bresciani, Marilee J. "Overview of Outcomes-Based Assessment Program Review." Outcomes-based Academic and Co-curricular Program Review: A Compilation of Institutional Good Practices. Sterling, VA: Stylus, 2006. 36-37.23. Haddara, Mahmoud, and Heather Skanes. "A reflection on cooperative education: From experience to experiential learning." Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education 8.1 (2007): 67-76.24

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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John Matthew Long, Deakin University; Simon William Cavenett, Deakin University; Eloise Gordon, Deakin University; Matthew Joordens, Deakin University

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studentevaluations across engineering indicate that students in semester three 2013 were much moresatisfied with the delivery of on-line subjects than they were in semester three 2012.Written comments from students (table 1) also reflected this sentiment. While the use of E-liveis only one of many factors in a student’s experience of an on-line course, we believe that it isa significant one. Table 1: Some Student Comments from the Course Evaluations Subject Student comment 3rd-year Control theory Elive tutorials are ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL for this unit to be of any value to the understanding of the theory involved. 3rd-year Concrete Elive tutorials for off campus students were