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Faculty Involvement in International Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Ring, Dublin Institute of Technology; Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University

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2006-2408: FACULTY PERSPECTIVES ON INSTRUCTIONALCOLLABORATION AS A COMPONENT OF INTERNATIONAL LINKAGEMichael Dyrenfurth, Purdue UniversityMichael Ring, Dublin Institute of Technology Page 11.634.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006TO: Dr. Nick SafaiFrom: Michael DyrenfurthRe: International Program SessionHello & Please note that the progress on the session we discussed is moving along wellalthough we will not be able to submit more than drafts of the papers at this time.I have been in touch with the Dean of DIT in Ireland and they will be finalizing plans as towho is coming this week and that will need to be reflected in the final papers.Given this, I am

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for Global Practice: A Comparison of North American, Asian, European, and Latin American Approaches

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Wagstaff, Université de Technologie de Compiègne; Howard A. Rollins, Georgia Institute of Technology; Carlos Narváez, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey; Meng Hwa Er, Nanyang Technological University; Jack Lohmann, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Global Practice: A Comparison of North American, Asian, European, and Latin American ApproachesEngineers practice their profession on a global scale. Thus, many engineering schools worldwidehave developed programs of study to better prepare their graduates for global practice. Theprograms often reflect significantly different approaches that are driven by important national,regional, or local factors in the pre-college preparation of their students, the expectations foremployment after graduation, or the general education requirements of the university or highereducation system. This session presents four approaches to preparing engineering students forglobal practice from four corners of the world. A

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Schreier, University of Dayton; Carl Eger, University of Dayton; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton

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and participation in all class sessions, • complete weekly readings and homework, • weekly electronic status while traveling, • written technical report upon return, • written reflection paper on experience, • submission of University expense report, • two presentations to either a technical or non-technical audience, one of which must be Page 11.1285.5 given to an on-campus audience.As set forth in the EGR syllabus, grades are issued according to the breakdown in Table 2. Table 2: EGR330 Grading Item Weight (%) Class

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Preparing Engr Students for International Practice

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Natalia Kapli, Pennsylvania State University; John Wise, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Wesley Donahue, Pennsylvania State University

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research paper onthe topic of their presentation as a team effort for the first two modules and as an individualeffort for the third presentation. For the last presentation, the team was to submit theirrecommendations in the form of a formal written business proposal.Other Written AssignmentsStudents were also required to maintain written individual reflection journals. Throughout thesemester, students were expected to reflect on the content contained in the various web-based Page 11.1019.4training modules and to make a record of their thoughts and possible applications of the contentto their own lives. At the end of the semester, students

Conference Session

Engineering Education & Capacity Building in Developing Countries

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vinay Kumar Domal, UWA; James Trevelyan, UWA

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argues that professional education should be centred on enhancing thepractitioner’s ability for ‘reflection-in-action’ to create new knowledge (Schön 1983). It isthat process that allows us to reshape what we are working on, while we are working on it.Engineers are described as technology workers. The engineers that Schön describes are seenonly as inventors dealing with technology issues, and he may have overlooked most elementsof professional engineering work such as organization of people to produce useful productsand services.Zussman (1985) combines detailed observations of organizations both in advanced and oldindustrial settings with intensive interviews of American engineers within those organizations.He observed that engineers believe

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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outlinedobjectives, while retaining the strength of the old paradigm, and at the same time alleviatingearlier weaknesses. The optimum blend of programs’ emphases is to create a total educationalexperience conducive for the development of the desired characteristics of graduates.Ultimately, a structure, philosophy, and subject matter specificity, compatible with the newculture, and providing the experiences identified with the above characteristics, would emerge.More specifically, the salient features of the new paradigm, reflecting author’s views(1,2,3,4) andconsonant with recent views of other advocates(10, 11, 12, 13) of engineering reform, plus the “crux”of relevant reports on future of engineering education,(14, 15, 16, 17, 18) would entail many or all

Conference Session

International Exchange/Joint Programs in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jan Helge Bøhn, Virginia Tech; Manfred Hampe, Technische Universitaet Darmstadt

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semesters. The dates shown reflect the 2005-2006 academic year. Fall Semester (August 22 – December 15) ME 3404 Fluid Mechanics 3 credits (6 CP) ME 4504 Dynamic Systems – Controls Engineering I 3 credits (6 CP) ME 4015 Engineering Design and Project I 3 credits (6 CP) ME 4204 Internal Combustion Engines Tech elective 1 3 credits (6 CP) ME 4554 Advanced Technology Motor Vehicles Tech elective 2 3 credits (6 CP) TOTAL 15

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Dalton, The Petroleum Institute; Isoroku Kubo, The Petroleum Institute

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for a particular field. Today there is more of an emphasis on thewhole person, exemplified by concerns that students exiting institutes such as ours should beable to call upon a range of competencies of a more behavioral nature.Recognizing that the most immediate and dominant product of the Petroleum Institute will bebaccalaureate graduates, the institutional educational goals for baccalaureate degrees identifyattributes that reflect this whole-person development of the graduating student. This is stated inour graduate profile which includes the following description: • The graduating student will appreciate the critical role played by verbal, written and graphical communications in engineering practice and project management, and

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fazil Najafi, University of Florida

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semester basis. This type of data collection procedure is veryeffective in retaining and evaluating a student’s overall academic standings. Studentsand advisors must be responsible for developing assessment data that is updated regularlyand kept by all parties involved in the assessment program.Applicants’ Accessibility to Their Data RecordEach UG and G student has full access to his or her work progress. Students are tomaintain their work progress records (e.g., courses, grades, etc., see Table 1). Similarassessment tables are also to be developed to reflect the student’s research work progress.From these tables, applicants are able to analyze their work, adjust and make improve

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mike Murphy; Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University

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large part on who is asking. Different people atthe university may well have different reasons to pursue (or not) international collaboration.Hunter2 reported on American efforts and Knight & deWitt3 shared international perspectives onboth such reasons and the condition of internationalization. Page 11.438.2Perspectives matter • Institutional (President) The position promulgated by institution Presidents and senior leadership is usually readily discernable in documents such as a Strategic Plan. Additionally, these positions are often reflected in the comments made by such leaders when addressing senate meetings, convocations and other gatherings of faculty and students. Note that, in the

Conference Session

Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon Miner, Iowa State University; Andrew Riha, Iowa State University; Julia Apple-Smith, Iowa State University

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be incorporated when feasible • Other sources of money being contributed to the project are identified to reflect matching dollarsOver the past three years, the IMPACT grant program has funded over 50 trips to more than 23countries involving over 70 faculty members. These trips have resulted in not only initiatingnew research collaborations, but also creating three new summer programs, seven new exchangeprograms and a variety of sabbaticals and faculty exchanges.IV. International Task TeamThe College of Engineering is comprised of ten different academic departments4, each of whichhas a representative who serves on the International Task Team (ITT). ITT is a Dean’sCommittee; each ITT member has been selected by their

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders Programs Involving Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bernard Amadei, University of Colorado-Boulder; Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado-Boulder; R. Scott Summers, University of Colorado-Boulder; Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder

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. 0431947. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of theNational Science Foundation.Bibliography[1] United Nations Development Programme. 2003. Millennium Development Goals: A Compact Among Nations to End Human Poverty. Human Development Report, 2003. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. See also http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/.[2] Bartlett, A. A. “Reflections on sustainability, population growth and the environment”, Renewable Resources Journal, Vol. 15, No. 4, 1998, pp. 6-22. Page 11.566.9[3

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gayle Elliott, University of Cincinnati; Cheryl Cates, University of Cincinnati; Brian Dansberry, University of Cincinnati; Louis Trent, University of Cincinnati

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he discusses the difference between conceptual outcomesand outcome measures: “Because they reflect the desired aims and objectives of the educationalprogram, outcome measures are inevitably value based. The very act of choosing to assesscertain outcomes rather than others clearly requires us to make value judgments. In thisconnection, it is important to distinguish between the value statement – a verbal description ofsome future condition or state of affairs that is considered desirable or important (e.g.,competence in critical thinking) – and the actual measure selected to represent that outcome. Theformer might be referred to as the conceptual outcome; the latter as the outcome measure. Thetask in developing an appropriate outcome measure

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mulchand Rathod, Wayne State University; Mary James Legatski, American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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outreach agenda in their respective careers were recruited tojoin the board. BDO believed that, in the context of the organizational change underway withinASME, “diversity” is a strategy and that its placement within the Society should reflect that fact[5]. The primary mission of the BDO was to provide advice to the senior leaders within theSociety on how to achieve and benefit from an inclusive and diverse membership, not toadminister specific programs or activities. There is a simple diversity axiom: CEOs that “embrace diversity” have organizations that“leverage diversity” [8]. The CEO’s diversity belief system is significant in shaping howdiversity is positioned to impact the business and its sustainability [8, 9]. The diversity

Conference Session

International Exchange/Joint Programs in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Rowe, Sheffield Hallam University; Tim Mulroy, Sheffield Hallam University; Ian Robinson, Sheffield Hallam University; Boon Han Lye, Kolej Bandar Utama International College

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formal recognition of HE asa tradable good in the 1997 Dearing report6 advising the UK government on the future direction ofHE. This idea is also reflected by official acknowledgement of what Malaysia requires overseassuppliers of education and training to offer: • international recognition of quality at all levels • quality assurance systems that demonstrate the appropriateness of study to purpose • an international reputation in key subject areas • a wide range of specialists, types of service, training options and modes of delivery • appropriate training for employment • practical examples of educational reform and functioning systems • substantial experience of producing goods and services for overseas

Conference Session

Convergence of Quality Assurance Systems Around the Globe

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University; Linda Phillips, Michigan Technological University; David Watkins, Michigan Technological University; James Mihelcic, Michigan Technological University

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MadagascarFigure 2. Nations where Michigan Tech Civil and Environmental Engineering Master’sInternational Peace Corps students have served.Figure 3. Timeline depicting program availability to students in Michigan Tech’s Civil Page 11.822.7and Environmental Engineering Department. Year 0 marks first day on campus as a first-year student.However, the strategy has been designed for maximum effect should a student beengaged in all four programs. Since retention of knowledge is a major goal of thestrategy, its structure should reflect that goal. Kolb identified a cyclic structure thatelevates retention among students6,7,8: Motivation 1 Theory 1

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Convergence of Quality Assurance Systems Around the Globe

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mike Murphy; Michael Dyrenfurth, Purdue University

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is not intended as a mechanism tostandardise European higher education. [2] In theory, principles of autonomy anddiversity are respected for each country. There is a recognition that, in spite ofdifferences, European higher education systems are facing common internal andexternal challenges and thus the Bologna Declaration (now often referred tocolloquially as “Bologna”) reflects a search for a common European answer to Page 11.1364.2common European problems.It must be emphasised that the Bologna Declaration is not simply a political statement(which it is), but also a commitment to an action plan. The overall common goal is tocreate, by 2010, a

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International Exchange/Joint Programs in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melany Ciampi; Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences

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300 250 190 200 165 150 126 100 77 50 0 ICECE-1999 ICECE-2000 INTERTECH- ICECE-2003 WCETE-2004 GCETE-2005 2002 Fig. 2. Participation of Brazil (bottom) and some foreign countries (top) in six conferencesFig.1 that shows the overall global involvement into Brazilian conferences (nearly 1700participants) that is illustrated on the total number of foreign papers presented at six conferences.The Figure reflects the countries that presented not less

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International Case Studies, Collaborations and Interactions

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roli Varma, University of New Mexico

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. Beverly Hills: Sage Publications. 8. National Science Board. (2004). Science and Engineering Indicators. Arlington: National Science Foundation. 9. Redding, S.G. & Baldwin, E. (1991). Managers for Asia/Pacific: Recruitment and Development Strategies. Hong Kong: Business International. 10. Schlesinger (1992). The Disunity of America: Reflections on a Multicultural Society. New York: W.W. Page 11.317.10 Norton. 11. Tang, J. (2000). Doing Engineering: The Career Attainment and Mobility of Caucasian, Black, and Asian- American Engineers. London: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.12. Trompenaars, F

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International Engineering Education II

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Lee Poe, Middle Tennessee State University; Olivia Dees, Middle Tennessee State University

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environmental issue isan essential first step in the decision process. Conceptual tools can help, but ultimately thisunderstanding depends on individual reflection and the exchange of ideas among people.”10 Page 11.820.5Governmental agencies have enacted many laws to aide in the preservation, conservation, andprotection of our environment. The 1970’s laws and acts set the precedent for environmentalconcern with the action they took toward implementing solutions. Although the agencies stillcontinue to protect the environment, their reliability can sometimes be shaken by the persuasionof lobbyists.Global involvementAs with any environmental problem

Conference Session

Engineering Without Borders Programs Involving Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Iskandar Hack, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne; CARMEN BOJE, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

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International

Page 11.691.9trends globally, culturally and economically. It was to develop a shared vision of engineering bythe year 2020 and several scenarios were developed to reflect the diversity of the future society. Exchange programs that encourage domestic students to study abroad, conduct research andexplore foreign cultures has been and continues to be an important component of the educationalexperience for U.S. graduates, who must be competitive with the global market. Therefore, it isnecessary that articulation agreements with universities overseas be established to ensure thatcourses are accepted for graduation requirements. In addition, providing students withinternational research internships can also help them think globally. The

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melany Ciampi; Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences

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International

). Page 11.957.7As we can see in table 5, the investments in Science and technology are not so low. It is a largeCountry with deep differences among the regions, which makes it more interesting under thepoint of view of development. It is a Country with different stages of development among itsunits. It reflects in the Education too.Comparing with other smaller Countries like Japan it has a small attention to the development ofScience and technology. There are other variables that are subject for another paper and that willnot be discussed in this one.5. Engineering in Science and TechnologyBrazil is five hundreds years old with a history of races meeting to the construction of a peoples’identity marked by the diversity and cultural richness

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel Scheibler, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Joerg Mossbrucker, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Glenn Wrate, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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involves the calculator or thecalibrator, it is a facile leap to a black and white worldview that allows little room for diversityand no quarter for deviancy.With little disruption and no damage to the integrity of the transfer of technical knowledge fromprofessor to student, an environment can be encouraged wherein a 50/50 (at least) worldviewmay be nurtured in an 80/20 framework. Posing questions about the environmental impact oftechnology consumes very little time or energy but may open a window of positive reflection to astudent trained to look only at efficiency of heat transference. A faculty member does not have Page 11.366.5to join Green

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Preparing Engr Students for International Practice

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Gary Downey, Virginia Tech

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and understanding among engineers. ABET criteria isbecoming widely considered and adopted abroad as reflected by the existing Washington Accordand the proposed Engineer of Americas initiative, both aimed at creating quality assurance inengineering education using ABET criteria to promote mobility across countries. Without 3L, apotential result of these initiatives is that engineering programs all over could end up observingsimilar outcome criteria but engineers from different countries will not understanding each other.3L minimizes this riskModify funding policies Engineering education community has become reliant on NSF funding for their curricular,programmatic, and reform activities. Hence we propose to add the CGC to the criteria

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International Exchange/Joint Programs in Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard McGinnis, Bucknell University; Jeffrey Evans, Bucknell University

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. Table 4 Exploring LondonPart I.Visit a train station and record the following observations: Where do the trains go? Describe the station architecture. Describe the neighborhood around the station? What evidence do you see of privatization? Be sure to get your travel card validatedPart II.Visit a London Park What are the activities of the patrons of the park? What sort of sections is the park divided into, that reflect intended uses of the park? Do the activities taking place in the park appear to match the intended uses? How might the time of day, and day of the week, affect what an observer sees?Part III.Visit any one from each of the following categories and note your observations

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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M.P. Sharma, University of Wyoming

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by 43% in Taiwan.To be sure, the drop could simply reflect a reduction in the number of students who want to pursue graduate work inthe United States. Indeed, Payne says the volume also dropped by 37% in India, where the exam procedures werenot changed. But several university graduate deans believe that the more rigorous security might have scared offstudents less confident of their academic abilities. If so, that drop in applications may have come disproportionatelyfrom the lower end of the spectrum.”Concluding SummaryThis paper discusses data and observations from published literature and a case study involvinginterviews and discussions to find an insight into the cause of the phenomena of declininggraduate student applications and

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt Rosentrater, USDA-ARS; Radha Balamuralikrishna, Northern Illinois University

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manyopportunities to decrease our dependence on nonrenewable resources. Bio-based industries arepoised to contribute substantially to the supply of energy, transportation fuels, industrialchemicals, and manufactured products in coming years. These trends are reflected in manyfederal initiatives within both the Department of Energy (www.doe.gov) and the Department ofAgriculture (www.usda.gov). Prominent topics currently include ethanol, biodiesel, novelprocessing technologies, including enzymatic and microbial conversions, gasification ofbiomass, lignocellulose (e.g., corn stover, switchgrass, and woody crop) production,transportation, storage, and processing technologies, and even hydrogen production frombiomass. Some of these topics will be discussed more