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Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Pune Innovation Centre; Ayano OHSAKI P.E.

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Paper ID #11009Project Based Learning (PBL) - Across Disciplines and Across CulturesDr. Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Pune Innovation Centre Page 20.32.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Project Based Learning (PBL) - Across Disciplines and Across CulturesAbstractThere is a critical requirement for today’s engineering education to transcend the barriers ofglobal cultures and universal disciplines. The paper presents an experiment where the essentialswere packaged in a joint Indo

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

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Paper ID #11056The Development and Integration of Humanitarian Engineering Curriculumin an Engineering Technology ProgramMr. Aaron Brown, Metropolitan State University of Denver Aaron Brown is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology and Coordinator at Metropoli- tan State University of Denver. His education includes: B.S., California State University-Chico; M.S., University of Colorado-Boulder; PhD Candidate Civil Systems Engineering; University of Colorado at Boulder Professor Brown’s background includes aerospace industry work. Among his notable project contri- butions were design work on the

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David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Terri A. Camesano, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Natalie A Mello, The Forum on Education Abroad

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served as 2004 chair of the ASEE ChE Division, has served as an ABET program evaluator and on the AIChE/ABET Education & Accreditation Committee. He has also served as Assessment Coordinator in WPI’s Interdis- ciplinary and Global Studies Division and as Director of WPI’s Washington DC Project Center. He was secretary/treasurer of the new Education Division of AIChE. In 2009 he was awarded the rank of Fellow in the ASEE, and in 2013 was awarded the rank of Fellow in AIChE.Dr. Terri A. Camesano, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Professor Camesano is Assistant Dean of Engineering and Professor of Chemical Engineering at Worces- ter Polytechnic Institute.Ms. Natalie A Mello, The Forum on Education Abroad Natalie A

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Pritpal Singh, Villanova University

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Rural Nicaraguans Pritpal Singh1, Maria Virginia Moncada2, Edmond Dougherty1 and James Klingler3 1 Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085 USA 2 Dept. of Electronic Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Ingieneria, Managua, Nicaragua 3 Dept. of Management, Villanova School of Business, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085 USAAbstractA collaboration between the Universidad Nacional de Ingieneria (UNI) in Managua, Nicaraguaand Villanova University was established three years ago. The initial collaborative efforts werefocused on a telehealth humanitarian development project. More recently, faculty members atUNI and

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Maya A Trotz, University of South Florida; Joniqua Howard, University of Texas Arlington; Ken Darrie Thomas, Auburn University, Biosystems Engineering & The Honors College; Helen Muga, University of Mount Union; Jeanese Christine Badenock, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill; Sheena A Francis, University of Technology, Jamaica 235 Old Hope Rd Kgn 6. Jamaica

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 Indies  Cave  Hill,   Barbados.      Abstract  Sustainability  is  recognized  as  being  critical  for  the  framing  of  engineering  research  and  education  with  unique   opportunities   for   engineering   student   training   through   non-­‐traditional   university   partnerships,  including   international   ones.   With   limited   natural   resources,   high   vulnerability   to   catastrophic   events,  and   isolated   by   the   sea,   Caribbean   islands   have   been   pushing   for   sustainable   development   and   have  championed   adaptation   as   the   main   mechanism   to   deal   with   climate   change.   Actual   demonstration  projects  or

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Arnold Neville Pears, Uppsala University; Mats Daniels, Uppsala University; Åsa Sofia Cajander

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University Dr. Daniels is a member of Uppsala Computing Education Research Group (UpCERG) at the department of Information Technology, Uppsala University. He is primarily interested in the areas ”Learning in international open ended group project settings” and ”How to promote and assess professional skills”. Mats is also Director of studies at the department. ˚ Sofia CajanderDr. Asa Page 20.24.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Integrating  Global  Systems  Development  Skills  into  the  Engineering  CurriculumAbstract  Educating  the  ”global  engineer”  has  been

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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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). The purpose of the competition isboth educative – educational experience for the participating students, for the general public, forthe building industry and the policy makers – and research oriented – encouraging multi-disciplinary collaboration towards development of new technologies and methods.The paper discusses the educational experience of the students participating in this internationalcompetition, focusing on the engineering undergraduate students. It describes the planimplemented for integrating the Solar Decathlon into the required curricula within theengineering, architecture, and business departments. A project as large and diverse as this onerequired accommodating curricular development at various levels and within various modes

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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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Page 20.28.2  IntroductionThis paper discusses a project in which we are currently engaged entitled “Orienting EngineeringEthics in terms of China and Chinese Values: Its Significance Based on Three Case Studies.”This research has a two-fold aim: 1 to identify and rectify shortcomings in curricula addressingthe ethical, social, and political dimensions of engineering in international environments, as wellas misunderstandings in international engineering environments that result from theseshortcomings; 2. to identify and rectify deficiencies within engineering curricula offered inChina, as well as safety concerns that result from these deficiencies.As this research is ongoing, here we simply share our findings thus far

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Morgan M. Bakies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Karen Seliah Lamb, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Enterprise in the United StatesCurrently, large research-based engineering schools, such as the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), are trying to incorporate more project-based learning (PBL) intoengineering curricula. However, integrating PBL proves to be a challenge, especially in largelecture classes typically required for freshmen and sophomore engineers. Junior Enterprise (JE),a student-led non-profit consulting organization comprised of undergraduate and graduatestudents, provides a solution to this problem. Students work on projects together to provideservices to companies and institutions, enhancing students’ business and entrepreneurial skillsthrough practical application of classroom learning. In 2012, the first United

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Nannan He, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Han-Way Huang, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Paper ID #11001Utilization of Eclipse-based Software Tools in Teaching a New Software De-velopment Methodology to EngineersDr. Nannan He, Minnesota State University, Mankato Nannan He received the Ph.D. in computer engineering from Virginia Tech. She did Post-doc at Oxford University in UK and participated two EU projects. From 2012 to present she is an Assistant Professor at the ECET department in Minnesota State University at Mankato. Her teaching and research interests are in safety-critical embedded software, real-time embedded systems, and software verification. She is an IEEE member and reviewers for many conferences

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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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. Fulbright Scholar.Lily Hsu Laiho, California Polytechnic State UniversityDr. Fred W DePiero, California Polytechnic State University Dr. Fred DePiero received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State Uni- versity in 1985 and 1987. He then worked as a Development Associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory until 1993. While there he was involved in a variety of real-time image processing projects and several laser-based ranging systems. Fred began working on his Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee while still at ORNL, and completed it in May 1996. He then joined the faculty at CalPoly. Fred is presently the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs in the College of Engineering.Dr. Zoe Wood Wood

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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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for remote customers. Students collaborated with theirpartners in other countries and with remote customers only by way of electronic media during a semesterat the US university. During this period, international student groups experienced the challenges ofestablishing effective working relationships over long distances and maintaining their teams’ cohesionover the duration of the project. Team work can be improved if students learn to appreciate the ways inwhich the team members’ cultural preferences will affect the team’s decision-making and performance.An evaluation instrument was developed and it is being tested during the current semester. First, aninitial evaluation stage was applied at the beginning of the semester, before students at

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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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Page 20.18.2  Indonesia  the Netherlands  the United States.We even have taught handful of students while they were at sea, either in the merchant marineor in the Royal Australian Navy.In our experience, isolation, lack of real-time contact with teaching staff, and lack of access tolaboratories are some of the most significant challenges faced by these students, leading to highdrop-out rates among on-line students.7 Educational challenges faced by their lecturers includedifficulty teaching teamwork skills, ensuring effective group work among students,implementing cooperative and peer-based learning, supervising projects, and enabling thestudents to give in-class presentations. Laboratory work is

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Souhail Elhouar, Bradley University; Amir W Al-Khafaji, Bradley University

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diversity and the role of leadership.Bhattacharyya1 proposes that civil engineers deal with the public and relate to people as apolitical body thus the use of the term civil. Bhattacharyya1 states that civil engineers havedeveloped the greatest cities in the world and that they must be aware of the different cultures.Bhattacharyya1 also emphasizes the role of ethics as a means to promote public welfare.The issue of ethics is of a great importance to engineers and constructors and it is even a biggerof a challenge to those who wish to be involved in international projects. This is becauseethically acceptable behavior can mean different things in different cultures. Furthermore, evenwhen people agree that a certain behavior may be construed as

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Megan Mercedes Echevarria, International Engineering Program, University of Rhode Island; Sigrid -- Berka, University of Rhode Island

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language and a BS in an engineering discipline. The fundamental goal ofour program is to create opportunities for students to develop into bilingual, cross-culturallysavvy engineers who possess a keen understanding of and are well equipped to address a varietyof global challenges. In this paper we provide an overview of our project, describe the activitiesthat we have designed and some of the hurdles that we have faced as we have begunimplementing them, and discuss the ways through which we have successfully overcome variouschallenges.Preparing engineers for global challengesWhile only 3.9% of engineering students in the U.S. study abroad, and only 0.1% of those for anentire academic year,3 a full quarter of undergraduate engineering students at

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Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Pune Innovation Centre; Gautam Akiwate, University of California, San Diego; Ayano OHSAKI P.E., nnovation Center for Engineering Education, Tottori University

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skills. Students learn communication skills, project management skills, analysis, etc. by working on design assignments and projects in this program. More than 400 students are studying in this program. She is writing a textbook and developing an assessment system for this program. She is pursuing her doctoral research in Computer Supported Collaboration Leaning (CSCL) and the Flipped Classroom for the Engineering Design. Prior to this, she also has over 5 years of experiences as a Production Engineer. She designed a jig, production processes and production systems for on-vehicle unit systems. She received the Master of Engineering degree in Information Technology from Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan, in 2009

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Kaitlin Litchfield, University of Colorado, Boulder; Amy Javernick-Will, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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, and her current work is focused on understanding engineers involved specifically with Engineers Without Borders-USA.Dr. Amy Javernick-Will, University of Colorado, Boulder Amy Javernick-Will is an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder in the Civil, Envi- ronmental, and Architectural Engineering Department. She received her Ph.D. from Stanford University and has focused her research efforts on knowledge mobilization in global organizations and projects and increasing diversity in engineering.Dr. Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder Dr. Knight is the Program Assessment and Research Associate for the Design Center (DC) Colorado at the University of Colorado Boulder. Dr. Knight supports

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Anna Friesel, Technical University of Denmark; Tsirigotis Georgios

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European universities during ELLEIEC-project, which wassupported by EU-FP7 programme. We discussed and agreed on main results for the describedaccreditation procedure for test of skills, competencies and knowledge with all 60 participants inELLEIEC-project. Figure 1. Modules in Electrical Engineering programIn the following we describe the fields of control systems agreed in EAEEIE forum and takenfrom the contents of a certain book, one of the internationally used books in Control Systems, inorder to have a common reference for the overall study content for our work group. This book is“Control Systems Engineering” by Norman S. Nise10 and the chosen areas of control theory are:1. Mathematical Modeling in the frequency Domain

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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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the weekdays, andeach day faculty and students meet twice for 3 hour classes. By the end of the STEM andEnergy Leadership program, students will complete a total of 60 hours of classes which willinclude theoretical and hands-on work as well as components of active learning. This programaims to increase students’ familiarity with engineering, engineering majors, energy, challenges inthe field of energy along with global challenges in sustainability, energy and engineering.Certain projects will require students to work in teams which will also give them the opportunityto work with other students towards a shared goal. Page 20.19.4Summer Outreach

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Lev Vadimovich Redin, Kazan National Research Technological University, Russia

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trying tofacilitate innovation in their employees, but students are not learning how to be creative in arapidly changing world 1. For solving this problem it is necessary to project the integrativeeducational system (cluster) for training creatively thinking students.For this objective an innovative educational model, new methodology and technology, newthinking, and higher level of consciousness become necessary. Models of contemporaryengineering education and activity must be based on general models which take intoconsideration the unity of the world in its complex connections, and ecological, ethical,aesthetical principles. In the process of developing the model an attention was focused on thefundamentalization of education, which is based

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Svetlana Vasilievna Barabanova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasiliy Ivanov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Mansur Galikhanov, Kazan National research Technological University; Alina Guzhova, Kazan National Reserch Technological University

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. Continuous interaction with enterprises helped motivatestudents to prepare for general classes individually; they have managed to gain good practicalmaterial for the final examination. Teachers have developed new teaching materials, which are nowwidely used in the educational process and mainly in the training of high school teachers. Neweducational technologies used in the implementation of programs are successfully incorporated intoin the main educational process. Among them – lectures given by foreign partners of the project, inperson as well as in the form of video lectures, audio presentations, recurring to pools of knowledgefrom the client enterprises' and program partners' databases; in-built consulting, etc. Thepreparatory work also includes

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Shankar Muthu Krishnan, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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appointments in Illinois, Miami and Singapore. At NTU in Singapore, he was the founding director of the BME Research Center and the founding head of the Bioengineering division. He was the Principal Investigator for several Biomedical Engineering projects. He also worked in R&D at Coulter Electronics in Miami and in hospital design and operations management at Bechtel for healthcare megaprojects. He has served in the National Medical Research Council in Singapore. His research in- terests are biomedical signals and image processing, telemedicine, medical robotics and BME education. Dr. Krishnan has co-edited the text ”Advances in Cardiac Signal Processing”, and published numer- ous papers in conference proceedings

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Matthew E Verbyla, University of South Florida; Colleen Claire Naughton; Allan Feldman, University of South Florida; Vanessa Vernaza-Hernandez , University of South Florida ; Marilyn E Brandt, University of the Virgin Islands; Maya A Trotz, University of South Florida; E. Christian Wells, University of South Florida; James R. Mihelcic, University of South Florida

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of shea nuts.Allan Feldman, University of South Florida Allan Feldman is a professor of science education at the University of South Florida. For the past 20 years his research has focused on science teacher learning and action research. His current research focuses the ways in which people learn to engage in science and engineering practices in apprenticeship situations. He has been PI and co-PI of NSF projects, many of which have been in collaboration with colleagues in the sciences and engineering. These include environmental studies of acid mine drainage, arsenic in the environment, algal biofuels, and water and wastewater treatment. He is currently working with an interdisciplinary team of engineers

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Maria Nandadevi Cortes-Rodriguez, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Miguel Alfonso Nino, Virginia Polytechnic and State University

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for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars. ThePROMISE AGEP: Maryland Transformation (AGEP-T) project is dedicated to increasing thenumber and diversity of PhD graduates in the STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering andMathematics), with a focus on developing a new generation of professors. Our goal for 2014 is toprovide graduate students with more experiences that go beyond a traditional undergraduate student-based study abroad program. We seek to develop programs that open doors outside of the U.S. toprovide graduate students w with groups of experiences that will lead to international jobopportunities and long-term research collaborations.IntroductionAs the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC: An Honors University in

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Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Sarah R. Phillips, Rice University ; Junichiro Kono, Rice University; Shane M Curtis, University of Tulsa

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selected the NanoJapan: International Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NanoJapanIREU) and the RQI Research Experiences for Undergraduates (RQI REU) programs for comparisonbecause both programs are funded by the NSF, headquartered at Rice University, recruit participantsfrom universities nationwide via a competitive selection process, enable students to participate incutting-edge research in fields related to nanoscale and atomic-scale systems, phenomena, anddevices, and require participants to present topical research posters on their summer projects at asummer research colloquium as a capstone experience. Page 20.42.4The NanoJapan

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Kerrie L. Schattler, Bradley University; Amir W Al-Khafaji, Bradley University

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projects spon- sored by the Illinois Department of Transportation’s Center for Transportation, Peoria County Highway Department, FHWA, ITE, OSHA, Michigan DOT, AAA, and others. Dr. Al-Khafaji is the Executive Director of the Center for Emerging Technologies in Infrastructure and a Professor of Civil Engineering at Bradley University. He earned his BS in Civil Engineering and MS degree in Construction Management from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He received a second MSCE in soil dynamics and a Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. Dr. Al-Khafaji is the co-author of 11 engineering textbooks including Nu- merical Methods, geotechnical, Statics and

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

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engineering andconstruction firms reach out around the globe, it is essential to prepare civilengineers/constructors to meet the challenge.Outcome j of ABET requires that students have a “knowledge of contemporary professionalpractice issues in management, business, public policy, and leadership in a multicultural andsocial context”5. Internationalization is also deeply embedded in this outcome. Civilengineering consulting and construction are businesses that manage the project from its veryconception through the building phase. Civil infrastructure is often dependent on governmentpolicy and funding in any country around the globe. Hence, civil engineers and constructorsneed to be visible leaders in public policy6.Outcome c mentions a student’s study

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Krishnanand Y Maillacheruvu, Bradley University; Amir W Al-Khafaji, Bradley University

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Library and Fort), Luxor (Karnak temple, several pyramids), CopticChurch, Cairo (oldest mosque, oldest church, and oldest synagogue and several modern andhistorical sites). The Bradley contingent stayed at five-star hotels in Amman (Jordan), on theNile in Luxor (Egypt) and at the American University of Cairo dormitories. All this wasaccomplished with four separate courses being taught concurrently: Nonwestern History,Construction Safety, Water Supply and Hydraulic Engineering, and Company ProjectManagement. Students were exposed to the same topics and for the same length of time as on theBradley campus. Classes were held at partnering universities in Jordan and Egypt, andoccasionally in hotel conference rooms.The course on Company Project

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Mert Bal, Miami University

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Paper ID #11057Assessment of Remote Laboratory Practices in Engineering Technology Dis-tance EducationDr. Mert Bal, Miami University Mert Bal received his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Eastern Mediterranean Univer- sity, North Cyprus in 2008. He was a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the University of Western Ontario, and a Visiting Researcher at the National Research Council Canada in London, Ontario, Canada between 2008 and 2010. He was involved in various research projects in the areas of collaborative intelligence, localiza- tion and collaborative information processing in wireless sensor networks, intelligent

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Hongshik Ahn, Stony Brook University; Imin Kao, Stony Brook University; Yacov A. Shamash, Stony Brook University; ChoonHo Kim

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Wireless and Information Technology (CEWIT), the Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center (AERTC), the Small Business Development Center, and the workforce development programs of the Center for Emerging Technologies. The College of Engineering and Applied Sciences has more than 2,000 undergraduate and 1,300 graduate students. During his tenure, College research expenditures have increased six fold to $30M per year. In 1994 he helped establish the highly successful state-wide SPIR program (Strategic Partnership for Industrial Resurgence). During the past ten years, working through the SPIR program, the College has partnered with more than 395 companies to assist them with more than 2,127 projects. Dr. Shamash is