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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Yiming Rong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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International Forum

Paper ID #14274Ten Year Experience of Global Capstone Design Projects in ChinaDr. Yiming Rong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yiming (Kevin) Rong is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Associate Program Director of Manufacturing/Materials Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He received his Ph.D in Me- chanical Engineering from University of Kentucky, in 1989. Dr. Rong worked as a faculty member at Southern Illinois University for eight years before joining WPI in 1998. Since 2010, Professor Rong has also worked at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, taking the leadership in Manufacturing Engineering

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Mark Kennedy, University of Portland; Sharon A. Jones P.E., University of Portland

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students after the faculty, in May 2012,endorsed a goal that 50% of graduates will complete an international experience by 2017.Across the last seven years, approximately 20% of engineering graduates completed aninternational experience of varied durations, with the percentage increasing from 13% in 2008to 23% in 2014 as we added new programs that include traditional study abroad as well asinternational experiences through service, capstone projects, elective courses, and researchopportunities. Having established School targets, we recognized that not all global experiencesare created equal with respect to cross-cultural awareness, exposure to global engineeringpractice, or the development of skills for living and working in different cultural

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Ben Groenewald; Christina L. Carmen, University of Alabama, Huntsville

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Diversity, International Forum

the end of the classroom visit, a “post-survey” is administered to the K-12 students. The questions are identical to those on the “pre-survey” in order to gauge the K-12 students’ learning outcome as a result of the presentation and STEM tool demonstration. The STEM tool is donated to the school along with a detailed Operations Manual and Lesson Plan (if initially requested by the K-12 teacher). 7. The survey results are evaluated by the engineering design students and capstone design class instructors.Figure 2. The STEM tool project process utilized within the ALLIES partnershipWhile the primary goals of the ALLIES partnership are to develop the future STEM workforceby inspiring younger students via hands-on STEM

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Ronald J Hugo, University of Calgary; Bob Brennan P.Eng., University of Calgary; Jian Zhang; Xiaodong Niu, Shantou University

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Diversity, International Forum

exchange where students enrol and study for either one semester or an academic year at an institution located in another country. 2. International project refers to a senior-year capstone design project with the involvement of another (host) country, often including sponsors and co-workers from the host country. 3. International work placement involves work at a foreign firm for a duration that ranges anywhere from 4 months to an entire year. 4. International field trip is usually a short-duration visit (one to two weeks) to one or more foreign countries, often including visits to other universities, research laboratories, and industrial establishments (factories, plants, etc.). 5

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Russell D Jamison, Virginia Commonwealth University

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International Forum

. Page 19.34.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Teaching Design for Constrained Environments: Partnerships with Non-Governmental OrganizationsBackgroundSenior capstone design is an essential element of most undergraduate engineering curricula.It provides an important opportunity for faculty to assess the ability of students to applytheir acquired technical knowledge to the solution of real engineering problems before theyenter professional practice.A rich source of real, challenging engineering problems, including those described by the Na-tional Academy of Engineering as “Grand Challenges,” resides in the developing world.Such problems are frequently notable for the

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Sigrid -- Berka, University of Rhode Island; Emily Ann Serman, University of Rhode Island; Megan Mercedes Echevarria, University of Rhode Island; Lars O. Erickson, University of Rhode Island; Silke A. Scholz; Anette Geithner

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the French International Engineering Program and Professor of French at the University of Rhode Island. His research focuses on scientific and professional literature of eighteenth- century France. In addition, he has published on the teaching of French and on the role of experiential education in the language curriculum. His work has appeared in journals including French Review, Aus- tralian Journal of French Studies, Online Journal of Global Engineering Education, and Symposium. His current project is a textbook on French for engineering.Ms. Silke A. ScholzAnette Geithner Page 19.20.1

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Monica Gray P.E., The Lincoln University - College of Science & Technology; Constance Loretta Lundy

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Diversity, International Forum

seminars,internships, learning communities, and capstone projects compared to only two anecdotalreferences to study aboard.This paper postulates that ABET’s Student Outcome 3(h) “the broad education necessary tounderstand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, andsocietal context” and Student Outcome 3(i) "a recognition of the need for, and an ability toengage in lifelong learning" are not mutually exclusive but rather interdependent and mutualisticin nature. Outcomes by their very nature describes what students should know or can do by thetime of graduation. The implication is therefore, that lifelong learning and a global perspectivemust originate within the 4-year engineering curriculum/program. The