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Jung-Uk Lim, Arkansas Tech University

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analysis were delivered by traditional lectures. b. Basic instructions and skills on how to run load flow cases on PowerWorld were introduced. Teaching assistants sometimes helped students learn and train the PowerWorld simulation. c. Students were required to complete a take-home exam on such simulation using their own personal computers Page 21.11.5 d. Students were required to demonstrate their simulation skills and results with a sample load flow case. e. Students were put into small groups and shared their experience with classmates and discussed about the results. Such group activities really worked. They

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Meiliu Lu, California State University at Sacramento

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Paper ID #8350An Interactive Courseware for Learning Data Warehousing on the WebProf. Meiliu Lu, California State University at Sacramento Meiliu Lu, a professor of Computer Science Department, College of Engineering and Computer Science, California State University at Sacramento since 1987. She received her Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Illinois, 1987. Meiliu Lu has published in research areas such as web applications for user-paced learning, machine learning applications, bioinformatics, data mining and data warehousing, and distributed algorithms. She has taught both undergraduate and graduate level courses in

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Teresa Restivo, University of Porto

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, Civil, Electrical and Computer,Industrial and Management, Informatics, Mechanical, Metallurgy and Materials, Miningand Physics Engineering. FEUP has been active in the Erasmus mobility program(1988-) and also in Mobile (2003-), and at present around 8% of its students are foreign,within 1st and 2nd cycle degrees and PhD programs.U.Porto and FEUP are very active in research, development and innovation: about 20%of all scientific papers in Portugal are from this centenary university among the 15public Universities in the country. Naturally, understanding the permanent role ofresearch in the teaching/learning process, U.Porto and FEUP have been aware of worlddevelopments in the area of higher education. In 1998 the Boyer Commission Reportentitled

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Keith Willey, University of Technology Sydney; Anne P Gardner, University of Technology, Sydney

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these skills is first year. We do however recognise thedifficulties that such „flipped‟ classroom activities can provide students and in futuresemesters we intend to support these activities with short introductory videos on each topic.Somewhat surprisingly given the high use of technology by most students a small minorityreported a dislike for online learning activities: “I like to work from books and past tests orexams...I don‟t really like using computers”, and “...I prefer more traditional methods”,reminding us of the need to provide inclusive alternatives.Future DirectionsWe are currently undertaking a trial using the student activity described above to providelearning opportunities within a MOOC. Additional measures have been undertaken

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Dirk Schaefer P.E., Georgia Institute of Technology

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position at Stuttgart University, Germany, where he earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science. Over the past 15 years, Schaefer has conducted research on product modeling, variant design, product lifecycle management, design-with-manufacture integration, standardized product data exchange, as well as digital and virtual engineering. His current research focus concerns the highly topical area of Cloud- based Design and Manufacturing (CBDM). A passionate educator, Dr. Schaefer also conducts research on Design Education, Personalized Learning, Distance Learning, and Professional Faculty Development. He has published more than 120 technical papers on Computer-Aided Engineering & Design as well as Engineering Education, and

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Lynette Frances Johns-Boast, Australian National University

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Paper ID #8372Invited Paper - What effect does an academic’s concept of curriculum haveon their engagement with its design and development?Ms. Lynette Frances Johns-Boast, Australian National University Lynette Johns-Boast is a Lecturer in software engineering at the Australian National University College of Engineering and Computer Science. Her research interests include curriculum design and develop- ment, experiential and cooperative learning, personality and successful teams in software engineering, open educational resources (OER) and learning object repositories (LOR), engineering education includ- ing the transfer of

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Prue Howard, Central Queensland University; Duncan Andrew Campbell, Queensland University of Technology

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model for assessing students as individuals who do their learning in team based environments, and is currently an investigator on another ALTC grant investing the development of final year engineering projects. She is currently the Editor for the Australasian Journal of Engineering Education.Prof. Duncan Andrew Campbell, Queensland University of Technology Professor Duncan Campbell is the Director of the Australian Research Centre for Aerospace Automa- tion (ARCAA) and is a Professor with the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. He was President of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education in 2011 and is the CDIO Chair of

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Claudia María Zea Restrepo P.E., Universidad EAFIT; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Juan Guillermo Lalinde-Pulido, Universidad EAFIT; Alberto Rodriguez P.E., Universidad EAFIT; Natalia Andrea Bueno Pizarro, Universidad EAFIT

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Group in Computers in Education (awarded as Excellence Group Award given by COLCIENCIAS in 1997), director and principal investigator of Proyecto 50, and as the head of the Conexiones Project, all at EAFIT University and as the principal researcher for the Colombian Ministry of Education’s ICT Capac- ity Building project, director of the Colombia Learns portal, and as the director of the Colombian Ministry of Education’s National Program for the Usage of Media and New Technologies.Dr. Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West LafayetteProf. Juan Guillermo Lalinde-Pulido, Universidad EAFITDr. Alberto Rodriguez P.E., Universidad EAFIT Mechanical Engineer Dean of Engineering School, EAFIT University (http://www.eafit.edu.co

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

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. Buffinton has particularly sought to enhance support for students from under-resourced backgrounds as well as to promote the creation of an Ecology of Entrepreneurship by becoming part of the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network. Prof. Buffinton is a member of the Executive Board of the ASEE Engineering Deans Council and Co-Chair of the ASEE EDC Undergraduate Experience Committee.Dr. Xiannong Meng, Bucknell University XIANNONG MENG is a Professor of Computer Science in the Department of Computer Science at Buck- nell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. His research interests include distributed computing, data mining, intelligent Web search, operating systems and computer networks. He received his Ph.D. in

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Olga V Shipulina, Simon Fraser University

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word problems has revealed thecomplex nature of the processes that lead to the lack of students’ activation of their real-world Page 21.52.2knowledge. Palm8 stressed that in a large number of studies students did not pay much attentionto the realities of the situations described in the word problems. Gerofsky9, in turn, asserted thatword problems were unable to be faithful simulation of real-life tasks. She insightfully predictedthat there would appear new approaches based on new computer technologies.The contemporary computer technologies undoubtedly can provide much better than wordproblems simulations of real world situations in

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Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard Corporation

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Fellow, an ABET reviewer and member of various national and international boards. Together with colleagues, Lueny has offered more than 90 engineering education, curriculum/learning environments innovation workshops around the world. Page 21.58.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Preparing Global Engineers that Can Develop End-to-End Solutions for Real Business Objectives on the Cloud: a Unique Global HP-Academia PartnershipAbstractThis paper describes the HP Institute, a recently launched global program for universitiesworldwide to enhance

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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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. Expression of knowledge and understanding the process;2. Attaining and appraising information;3. Formulate arguments and resolve problems;4. Consultation; and5. Personal development and progression3.The above categories provide a suitable alignment with the requirements of projectmanagement studies and they can probably be applied to other subjects. There is someresonance with Dreyfus’s hierarchy of learning (presented above) as the student developsthrough the qualification levels from novice (pre-undergraduate) to expert (postgraduate ordoctoral). Observation of the Dreyfus and QAA hierarchies recommends that a capableproject manager needs to be working at least at the postgraduate level3, 4. For study for thesehigher qualifications, the

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

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based on End-of-Semester SurveysIn Spring 2012, UGA had 3 students taking this robotics course while NTU had 12 studentsparticipating. The UGA students responded to a regular “end-of-semester” paper survey,while the NTU students wanted to post video clips to report on their view of the effectivenessof this course, and also to “thank” the UGA instructor (another “cultural” difference to note).The YouTube link for their videos is athttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDIZYDlK_es&list=PL2A08768DB1F6A3E8.All 3 UGA students reported that all 3 course learning objectives were exceeded (thecategories were “Not Met”, “Met” and “Exceed”): 1. CLO 1 – Analyze a robotic problem description and conceptualize a solution based on computer systems

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Mohammad Kamal Hossain, Tuskegee University; Stacy Benjamin, Northwestern University; Kwanju Kim, Hongik University; Manuel Löwer, RWTH Aachen University; Pradosh K. Ray, Tuskegee University

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group exchangedresults and provided feedback to each other. We set a deadline for each task to enable continuousprogress on the project. We used a hypothesis-analysis-feedback process to design the finalproduct. To create a well-designed SUT, six elements were required: Innovative features,Performance, Safety, Market, Plant, Cost.We communicated using six channels including e-mail, blog, Google Docs, Adobe webconference, social networking system (SNS), and cloud computing. We arranged regularmeetings and communicated steadily, using these channels to share ideas and developments inthe project. By participating in this project, students learned the process of creating a brand newcar constrained to work in a complicated environment. Students also

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Abdel F. Isakovic, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research; Szu Szu F Ling, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research; Selwa Mokhtar Boularaoui, Khalifa University of Science, Technology & Research; Sara Bashir Timraz; Mualla Kara

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’ self-assessed level of recollection of the skills and topics in Analytical and Physical Chemistry Laboratory three to four semesters after taking the course. As before, (CM) stands for “computer modeling” lab. Same group of respondents as in Fig.3. Some salient features of the survey and interview of the BME seniors in Figures 3. and 4. indicate the following: i. Computer-based modeling laboratories, which were meant to be a learning and preparation tool in conquering some concepts in modern science (science curriculum beyond General Physics and General Chemistry for Engineers), were not “popular”, and interviewed students state that, to quote interviews “the level of

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Danilo Garbi Zutin P.E., Carinthia University of Applied Sciences

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Zutin is currently a senior Researcher and team member of the Center of Competence in On- line Laboratories and Open Learning (CCOL) at the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences (CUAS), Villach, Austria, where he has been engaged in projects for the development of online laboratories. In January 2010 Danilo Garbi Zutin was appointed Secretary General of the International Association of Online Engineering. Danilo is author or co-author of more than 20 scientific papers published in inter- national journals, magazines and conferences. Most of these papers are in the field of online laboratories and issues associated with their dissemination and usage

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Muhammad H Rashid, University of West Florida

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Paper ID #8242THE PROCESS OF OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION - Implementation,Assessment and EvaluationsDr. Muhammad H Rashid, University of West Florida Muhammad H. Rashid is employed by the University of West Florida as a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Previously, he was employed by the University of Florida as Professor and Di- rector of UF/UWF Joint Program. Rashid received B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Birmingham in UK. Previously, he worked as Professor of Electrical Engineering and

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Danielle Marie Dowling, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Morgan M Hynes, Arizona State University

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-Based Learning Versus Scripted Inquiry: Better Overall Science Concept Learning and Equity Gap Reduction,” Journal of Engineering Education, 97(1), 71–85.National Academy of Sciences. (2012). A Framework for K–12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.Roschelle, J., and Teasley, S.D. (1993). "Constructing a Joint Problem Space: The Computer as a Tool for Sharing Knowledge." In S. Lajoie (Ed.), Computers as Cognitive Tools. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.Sadler, P.M., Coyle, H.P., and Schwartz, M. (2000). “Engineering Competitions in the Middle School Classroom: Key Elements in Developing Effective Design Challenges,” Journal

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Thomas Lachlan Goldfinch, University of Wollongong

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Association: Washington, DC.12. Goldfinch, T., et al., Intercultural competence in engineering education: who are we teaching?, in Australasian Association of Engineering Education Annual Conference. 2012: Melbourne, VIC.13. Marton, F. and S.A. Booth, Learning and Awareness. 1997, Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.14. Thune, M. and A. Eckerdal, Variation theory applied to students' conceptions of computer programming. European Journal of Engineering Education, 2009. 34(4).15. Goldfinch, T., A. Carew, and G. Thomas, Students Views on Engineering Mechaincs Education and the Implications for Educators, in Engineering Education: an Australian Perspective, S. Grainger and C. Kestell, Editors. 2011, Multi-science

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Richard F. Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Paper ID #8314Participation in Faculty-Led Off-Campus Programs as a Professional Devel-opment Opportunity for Early-Career FacultyProf. Richard F. Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Richard F. Vaz received the PhD in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), specializing in signal analysis and machine vision. He held systems and design engineering positions with the Raytheon Company, GenRad Inc., and the MITRE Corporation before joining the WPI Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty in 1987. Rick is currently Dean of Interdisciplinary and Global Studies at WPI, with oversight of an

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Christie Ritter, The University of Colorado at Boulder; Alan Rolf Mickelson, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jared Leventhal, University of Colorado at Boulder; David Espinoza, University of Colorado at Boulder

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deployed the network, the CU team decided to support education initiatives. The pilotproject consisted of installing an educational subnetwork in the schools that could be dedicatedto distance education. Students who traveled to the Napo Region had the chance to interact withthe locals, learn from and teach the locals, understand the local culture, and exchange dailyexperiences (See Figure 1). Page 21.59.4Figure 1: L-R (1) installing computer scripts to control transmission and routing of packets toVoice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phones; (2) meeting with the Governor of the State ofLoreto, Peru in a working session; (3) conducting focus groups

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Ruth Rodriguez Gallegos, Tecnológico de Monterrey

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faculty academy of differential equations in the Math- ematics Department (ITESM Campus Monterrey). She is a thesis advisor and professor in the graduate programs of Education and Educational Technology and in the PhD program in Education at ITESM’s Virtual University School of Education. Her interests are the teaching and learning of mathematics for fu- ture engineers through modeling and technological applications and the construction of a bridge between the discipline of mathematics education and the community of engineering education. Page 21.33.1 c American Society for

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Stephen Hundley, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Lynn G Brown, The Boeing Company

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learning outcomes.We are now at the phase of the project where we will begin conducting faculty developmentworkshops to further define learning outcomes-per-attributes, and to determine where in anengineer’s educational preparation the attributes need to be introduced, reinforced, andassessed. This workshop will describe the stakeholder-driven process to identify and defineattributes of a global engineer, including survey development and sampling procedures; present asummary of key findings-to-date; highlight the recommendations and implications of howfindings should be used to enhance engineering education; and engage participants in discussionsto permit additional input and perspectives on the Attributes of a Global Engineer Project

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Mohammed A Omar, Clemson University

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such as the Poke-Yoke are context-sensitive (specific to the labor force).- The automotive industry has pioneered the development and the usage of advanced engineeringcommunication tools through the Information Technology IT offerings. Such tools include a fullsuite of Computer Aided Engineering; Computer Aided Drafting and Design CAD, ComputerAided Manufacturing CAM, etc. Such tools have facilitated new modes of remote collaborativeengineering work.- The automotive industry recognized the need to develop organizational learning systems withglobal focus. An example of such learning systems is the Rover Group Learning Business orRLB, initiated in 1990, and the Volvo partnership with Renault in 1993 and with Mitsubishi in1996 to establish cross

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Russel C. Jones, World Expertise LLC

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universities that agreed to open branches there. Programs range from a medical Page 21.35.2school supported by Cornell University to a foreign service school offered byGeorgetown University, with other programs by Virginia Commonwealth University andNorthwestern University. Engineering programs are offered by Texas A&M Universityand Carnegie Mellon University. Purpose built state-of-the-art learning and teachingfacilities have been built for each university.Texas A&M University at Qatar offers undergraduate degrees in chemical, electrical,mechanical and petroleum engineering. It graduated two students in 2007 and a full classin 2008. It is beginning to

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Ashley Ater Kranov, ABET, Inc.; Rochelle Letrice Williams, ABET; Patrick D. Pedrow P.E., Washington State University; Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jay Patrick McCormack, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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. From 1976 to 1981, he was with McGraw-Edison Company, where he conducted research and development on electric power circuit breakers. He is currently an Associate Professor with Washington State University in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. His research interests are in plasma-assisted materials processing, including the deposition and evaluation of thin plasma-polymerized films fabricated at atmospheric pressure using weakly ionized plasma. Dr. Pedrow is a member of the American Physical Society, IEEE, ASEE, Tau Beta Pi and he is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Wisconsin.Prof. Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University Edwin Schmeckpeper, P.E. Ph.D., is the chair of the

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

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researchinternships in Japanese nanotechnology laboratories. NanoJapan tightly integrates theinternational experience with students’ academic programs by providing hands-on opportunitiesto acquire technical skills and knowledge associated with cutting-edge nanotechnology researchprojects. The program aims to increase the numbers of U.S. students who pursue graduate studyin nanoscience and cultivate a generation of globally aware engineers and scientists who areprepared for international research collaboration. The NanoJapan program is the key educationalinitiative of the National Science Foundation–funded Partnerships for International Research andEducation (NSF-PIRE) grant awarded to the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department ofRice University and

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Eleonore Lickl, HBLVA for Chemical Industry

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examination. Were in the 1980s more graduatesfrom the AHS, now classified as ISCED 3A, turned this into an overload of graduates from thevocational training since 1989. In comparison, in 1960 graduated more than 10,000 students, atthat time only 32 % graduated from a vocational and technical college9.At present, more than 300 VET colleges are distributed all over Austria, with a number of almost138,000 students10. Disciplines of engineering colleges are civil engineering, interior design andwood technology, electrical engineering, electronics, mechanical engineering, mechatronics,materials engineering, media technology and media management, information technology,chemistry, chemical engineering, food technology, IT and computer science

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Kwadwo Osseo-Asare, Penn State University; Victor A Atiemo-Obeng, The Dow Chemical Company (Retired)

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Science and Engineering, or Nothing Else, April 14, 2009. Materials Society of Nigeria, April 5, 2009. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Paper ID #8256 African Proverbs—Teaching and Learning Materials Science and Engineering, April 3, 2009. Ghana Materials Industry, Part 4, March 7, 2009. Douglas Fuerstenau: Giant of Minerals/Materials Processing, Dec. 15, 2008. Ghana and South Korea: The Past Does Not Predict the Future? Oct. 17, 2008. Ant Hills: Materials Science and Engineering, Aug. 12, 2008. Prof. Oseo-Asare recieved his education & training at the University of

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

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Paper ID #8241Are Australian and American Engineering Education Programs the Same?The Similarities and Differences between Australian and American Engineer-ing Accreditation ProceduresDr. Scott Grenquist, Wentworth Institute of Technology Scott Grenquist is currently performing Sabbatical Research in interdisciplinary, project-based-learning techniques at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and The University of Melbourne in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He is also concurrently an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts. Scott received his doctorate