Tecnol´ogico de Hidr´aulica. Fields of expertise: water quality, water quality management, water resources management Page 21.66.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 The Harvard SEAS/Poli-USP Collaborative Field Course for International Environmental Engineering EducationIntroductionAs modern society becomes increasingly globalized, engineers must adapt to a new variety ofinternational-scale problems1. This adaptation includes developing and applying technicalsolutions that are effective on both the local and global scale, as well as collaborating
Paper ID #8381IGIP Co-Plenary - Present and Future Challenges in Engineering Educationand the Strategies of IGIPProf. Michael E. Auer, International Society for Engineering Education (IGIP) Since 1995 Dr.-Ing. Dr.sc. Dr. h.c. Michael E. Auer is Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Sys- tems Engineering Dept. of the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences Villach, Austria and has also teaching positions at the Universities of Klagenfurt (Austria), Amman (Jordan), Brasov (Romania) and Patras (Greece). He is a senior member of IEEE, author or co-author of more than 170 publications and leading member of numerous
. Figure 2 Organisational Structure of Engineers Australia 17Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE)AAEE (a technical society of EA) represents a vibrant community passionate abouttransforming engineering education across Australasia by promoting best practice inscholarly teaching, application of research results into improving educational outcomes andforming collaborative links with high quality engineering education communities across theworld. The general mission of AAEE is to improve the quality, relevance and performanceof engineering education in Australasia. AAEE overall goal is to be proactive in supportingand developing engineering education networks, teaching innovations and apply the results ofengineering education
the needs Page 21.10.3and difficulties found in specific areas or subjects by establishing a research question andcarrying out processes of conceptualization, implementation and result analysis through action-participation methodologies; (b) engineering education in engineering, which transforms thelearning process in the student by developing basic, professional, transversal and the engineer ofthe XXI century skills; and (c) the creation of an interactive educational community made up ofinstructors, heads of programs and departments of all academic departments of the School, whereknowledge management and collaborative work around
- rience for Undergraduates Program. Since 2006, this program has sent 106 young U.S. engineering and physics students to Japan for research, language, and cultural study. She also manages the reciprocal NanoREIS: Research Experiences for International Students at Rice University which provides oppor- Page 21.15.1 tunities for students from the laboratories of our Japanese collaborators to come to Rice for short-term research internships. Since 2008, 60 Japanese students have come to Rice for research through this pro- gram. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013
Paper ID #8386Invited Paper - American Influence on Engineering Education in the MiddleEastDr. Russel C. Jones, World Expertise LLC Russel Jones is a consultant, working through World Expertise LLC. Until recently he was senior Advisor at the Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research, a new institution in Abu Dhabi, UAE. KUSTAR offers undergraduate and graduate programs in engineering and science. Prior to that, he served as Founding President of the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi, UAE – a new university dedicated to graduate education and research, focused on alternative energy. He
Paper ID #8286Instructional Stance as Indicated by Words: A Lexicometrical Analysis ofTeacher Usage of an Inquiry-Based Technological Tool in High School Class-roomsMs. Danielle Marie Dowling, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach After nearly 20 years as a journalist, Danielle Dowling decided to return to school to earn a second bachelor’s degree in physics, which she received in 2011 from Hunter College in New York City. Soon after, she started her master’s degree in science education at Tufts University. While pursuing her master’s, she became involved with the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach
. Page 21.61.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Student Team Formation, Management, and Collaboration in PACE Global SUT ProjectAbstractThe General Motors (GM) Company and several of its major partners have set up a consortiumcalled PACE to involve students from several countries in a collaborative design process forvehicles of the future. In this article, we describe the activities of the PACE Global Team 2 onthe 2010-2012 sustainable urban transport (SUT) Global Project. Students from six universitiesin four countries worked closely together and designed a production ready SUT. The PACEProgram provided a broad outline for the SUT project at the beginning of the
Paper ID #8369Invited Paper - Improving First-year Engineering Education Using the Engi-neers Without Borders Australia Challenge: what worked for whom underwhat circumstancesMs. Lyn Brodie, University of Southern Queensland Lyn Brodie is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Surveying at the University of Southern Queensland. Her research interests include engineering education, Problem Based Learning, assessment and the first year experience. She is a board and founding member of the USQ Teaching Academy and Director of the Faculty Engineering Education Research Group. Lyn was the academic team leader
on the Drexel NAE Grand Challenges NSF GK12 Program. In this role, Jared has spent the past three years bringing modern scientific perspectives to Philadelphia High Schools and Secondary Schools in East Africa.Ms. Jamie Lyn Kennedy, Drexel UniversityJessica S Ward, Drexel University (Eng.)Dr. Adam K Fontecchio, Drexel University (Eng.) Page 21.21.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Engineering Visiting Fellows: A modular, low-cost model for scalable, university-facilitated international K-12 partnerships in engineering
and journal articles. Keith is the Project Manager and lead developer of the self and peer assessment software tool known as SPARKPLUS. This software is currently being used by faculty at over 20 Australian Universities and several Universities and High Schools in Europe Asia and North and South America.Mrs. Anne P Gardner, University of Technology, Sydney ANNE GARDNER is a member of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at the Univer- sity of Technology, Sydney (UTS). Anne’s research is in engineering education where she works with Dr. Willey in improving understanding of the learning associated with and assessment of collaborative learn- ing, workplace learning by professional engineers, and
components to developments. their programs. Overcome fear of making teaching and Closer collaboration between high-level associations to jointly shape the future of learning a public exercise rather than Engineering Education at a national level. autonomous activity. Elevate public image and occupational status of engineering educators. Convey to public all the roles of an educator. They need to understand
Engineers.Findings reveal that the Global Engineer Education Program is effective in fostering globalengineers.7 AcknowledgementThis work was supported by The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(MEXT) KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) 23501029.References1. National Academy of Engineering, The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century, THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS, Washington, DC, USA, 20042. E. Dowell, E. Baum, and J. McTague, Green Report: Engineering Education for a Changing World, American Society for Engineering Education, 20063. P. Ferro, M. Matsuishi, T. Furukawa, T. Yamakawa, R. Stamper, L. Sanders, International Collaboration in an Engineering Design Course, 2007 Annual
work in aglobal context. An online survey was launched to validate the performance and proficiencylevels of each attribute, including the stages at which attributes were essential to the preparation,performance, and employability of global engineers. Educators, employers, students, andprofessional engineers throughout the global engineering community were invited to participatein the survey. To promote input and obtain feedback from the largest possible global engineeringaudience, ASEE collaborated with the International Federation of Engineering EducationSocieties (IFEES) to make the survey available in several languages. Furthermore, we haveconducted focus groups with international stakeholders to help translate the attributes intodefined
Engineering Education, 2006. 31(1): 119- 131.12 Allert, B., Atkinson, D., Groll, E., and Hirleman, E. D. Making the Case for Global Engineering: Building Foreign Language Collaborations for Designing, Implementing, and Assessing Programs. Online Journal for Global Engineering Education, 2007. 2(2): 1-14.13 Sigma Xi. Developing Evaluation Approaches to International Collaborative Science and Engineering Activities (Workshop Report). Sigma Xi, Washington, DC. 2008.14 Allan, M., and Chisholm, C. U. Achieving Engineering Competencies in the Global Information Society Through the Integration of On-Campus and Workplace Environments. Industry and Higher Education, 2008. 22(3): 145-152.15 Parkinson, A., Harb, J
design and teach a STEM-based unit of work. Robyne’s pedagogical focus is on providing the best learn- ing environment for individual student growth and her current research interest is how learning to teach provides engineering students with the cognitive, conative and metacognitive skills needed for effective problem-solving in the engineering workplace. Page 21.46.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Preparing the Global Engineer: How learning to teach in a Service-LearningProject Develops Effective Oral Communication Skills in Engineering Students.AbstractGlobalisation
Australian and New Zealand regional group of the global CDIO collaboration in engineering education. Duncan has led many projects around engineering curriculum reform and has particular interests in internationalisation and student mo- bility, the first year experience, integrated curriculum, and a systems approach to curriculum design and aligning program level learning outcomes with national and international frameworks. He recently co- delivered a series of national workshops in Australia on top-down curriculum design to satisfy program and accreditation requirements. Page 21.37.1
Paper ID #8328Infusing Engineering Practice into the Core to Meet the Needs of a Knowledge-based EconomyDr. Brian Bielenberg, Petroleum Institute Dr. Brian Bielenberg holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Metallurgical Engineering, a Master’s in Materials Science, and a Ph.D. in Education. His research interests revolve around engineering education reform, content and language integrated learning, and academic language and literacy needs in design classrooms. He currently serves as Head of the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching and Assistant Director of the Arts and Sciences Program at the Petroleum Institute in Abu
. This prologue provides the context for a thoughtful White Paper onEftA prepared by members of the Committee on Engineering Education of the Pan American Union of EngineeringAssociations (UPADI).FOCUS AREAS Educational Innovation: To encourage the innovation and reform of engineering education and theimplementation of new educational techniques that involve the productive sector as a key partner,motivator and collaborator in shaping educational improvements and activities that are relevant to marketneeds as well as foster a culture of life long learning. Accreditation, Quality Assurance and Mobility: To foster activities leading to an understanding to theimportance, establishment or enhancement of quality assurance, methods of accreditation
IT company in the world, HP has a long history of supporting engineeringeducation. Support and collaboration takes place in many dimensions, from research anddevelopment; to recruiting talent, providing students and faculty with opportunities forinternships and experiences in the company; to philanthropic grants to assist education inincorporating novel use of technology to enhance learning, influencing science, math andengineering innovation policy for win-win outcomes as well as education sales opportunities Page 21.58.2for products and services.2 , 3,4 ,5. HP is member and serves in several national andinternational engineering education
step discusses the students’ recruiting mechanisms and the orientationprocess. Lastly, the fourth step is presented via the tools, collaborations, and initiativesimplemented to foster the global nature of the program and ensure its relevance. In addition topartnering with international research centers and governmental agencies via flagship projectsand competence centers.Key words: Automotive Engineering, Global Engineer, Organizational learning, Curriculadevelopment1-‐ Introduction: Engineering education has been going through a phase of continuous shifts in response tochanges in its operating environment; specifically due to changes in the societal and economicconditions. To illustrate with examples, the Accreditation Board of Engineering
international opportunities for engineering and science students.20In 2013, the NanoJapan Program was included in a National Academy of Engineering reportprofiling 29 programs that “Infused Real World Experience into Engineering Education”. Thereport highlighted these program as national models for encouraging enhanced richness andrelevance of the undergraduate engineering education experience” that would “produce betterprepared and more globally competitive graduates”.21 As the program recruits students fromuniversities nationwide, it also serves as a research catalyst for students who may have limitedresearch opportunities at their home universities. This PIRE team continues to enter into newresearch partnerships to expand our collaborative team
active member of several professional societies, a fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Computational Physics. Page 21.20.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Educating the Global Robotics EngineerAbstract: Robotics Engineering as a distinct discipline is an idea whose time has come.Traditionally, engineers working in the robotics industry have been mostly trained in a singlescience or engineering discipline, such as computer engineering (CE), computer science (CS
.: The National Academy Press.18 Ravitz, J, (2008), Project Based Learning as a Catalyst (AERA – New York)19 Jorge Gonçalves, Maria Teresa Restivo and José Couto Marques, IJUP - Young Research at Universityof Porto, 15th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL), 2012, Villach,Austria, DOI: 10.1109/ICL.2012.640202320 Tiago Andrade, Project based learning activities in engineering education, 15th InternationalConference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL), 2012http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=640207621 T. Andrade, L. Monteiro, R. Guerra, P. Carvalho, M. R. Quintas, C. M. Silva, T. Amaral, T. Restivo,M.F. Chouzal, J.M. Mendes, C. Sousa
Paper ID #8387Invited Paper - U.S. WFEO Engineering ActivitiesDr. J. P. Mohsen, University of Louisville Dr. Mohsen is Past President of the American Society for Engineering Education. He has served on the ASEE Board of Directors previously as Vice President for Member Affairs and Vice President for Professional Interest Council. J. P. Mohsen is professor and chair of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the Uni- versity of Louisville where he has taught since 1981. He holds a Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of Cincinnati. His area of research is non-destructive testing and
, Chennai, India and an M.Tech degree in Aerospace Systems Engineering from IIT-Bombay, India. He worked on combat aircraft design and development for 9 years before beginning his doctoral program at Stevens.Dr. Tim L Ferris, University of South Australia Dr Ferris holds degrees in engineering, including PhD, theology and education, from various Australian universities. He has worked in the academic staff of University of South Australia in systems engienering and electronic engineering for 22 years. His research interests relate to foundational concepts associated with systems engineering, research methods, systems engineering education and cross-cultural issues in systems engineering.Dr. Alice F Squires, Stevens
Paper ID #8363Global Science and Engineering Program: A Model for Uniform, Institution-wide STEM InternationalizationDr. Eck Doerry, Northern Arizona University Eck Doerry is an associate professor in Computer Science at Northern Arizona University. His re- search interests fall mainly within the areas of Groupware Systems, focusing on computer support for widely-distributed research and learning communities; and in Engineering Pedagogy, focusing on inter- disciplinary and international teaming approaches to teaching engineering design. Internationalization of engineering education has been a particular passion for Dr
#83472010.02 - Present President of SUNY Korea 2010.04 – Present President, Center of Excellence in Wirelessand Information Technology Korea (CEWIT Korea) 2007.05–2010.03 Executive Vice President for Public& International Affairs, Konkuk University 1998.06–2007.04 President, Korea Electronic TechnologyInstitute (KETI) 2004.11 - Member, Global Directory of Who’s Who Page 21.23.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Establishing an American Global Campus in SUNY Korea Challenges and Excitement in Preparing Global Engineers Abstract: Global outreach and collaboration of education and
joined the ABET headquarters staff as Educational Research and Assessment Manager in the Professional Services Department. In this role,Williams manages ABET’s educational offerings on a global scale and leads technical education research projects. Prior to joining ABET,Williams held two positions at Baton Rouge Community College: Science Laboratory Manager and Adjunct Faculty in the Mathematics Department. In addition, Williams works closely with the National Science Foundation’s Next Generation Composites Crest Center at Southern University. In this role, she supports the center’s mission to increase the awareness of engineering education to underrepresented minority groups on both the secondary and post-secondary
. Page 21.49.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013The iLab-Europe Initiative: Exploiting possibilities created by a network ofshared online laboratoriesIntroductionThe availability of high bandwidth internet connections world-wide and other derivativecapabilities in the areas of real-time communication, control, teleconferencing, videostreaming and others have made multi-site collaborative work, utilizing state-of-the artequipment in remote laboratories across the globe a current reality.Active learning or working by means of online laboratories is especially valuable for distanceworking and education. Users in the workplace can access remote laboratories without havingto travel. This flexibility is