Conference Session

Partner Organization Plenary I

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Marwan T. Abdelhamid, World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO)

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Partner Society Plenary

Engineering Education(ABET) now requires programs to gradate engineers with the ability to function inmultidisciplinary teams and for broad education to understand the impact ofengineering solutions in a global and social context.In fact, engineering education across the world is already broadly similar in manyrespects. Where two distinct types of engineering curricula are offered, one moretheoretically oriented and the other more application oriented. In spite of thisengineering students must be trained in line with the evolution of a more abstract andchanging working environment. Decades of service in one single profession are nolonger the norm. Therefore, students should be given the opportunity to develop otherskills outside their field of study

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session I - Curriculum Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Olga V Shipulina, Simon Fraser University

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Invited - Curriculum Development

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

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session I - Faculty Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Dr. Zaini Ujang, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

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Invited - Faculty Development

. Students should be able to relateand apply what they learn in classroom into real world application. Initiatives shouldtherefore be focused on reducing the gap between classroom and real working environment.This has prompted us to re-examine and rethink our pedagogical procedures because itinvolves more than just transmitting knowledge to our students but also about transformingand extending knowledge. Our understanding of the educational process, and of learningitself, has also changed. We no longer believe that learning is the passive corollary ofteaching, or that students should simply absorb material presented in lectures and textbooks.We believe student learning experience should produce both educational and developmentaloutcomes.This paper

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session II - Curriculum Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Jared P Coyle, Drexel University; Jamie Lyn Kennedy, Drexel University; Jessica S Ward, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Adam K Fontecchio, Drexel University (Eng.)

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Curriculum Development

styles as theybuilt homemade speakers out of locally available materials. The Light, Photography and RemoteSensing project allowed students to share their own photographic images of their schools andlessons learned digitally. Both the Biowall and Water Filtration projects allowed groups ofstudents from the schools to share about the challenge of access to clean water from the culturalperspectives of a rural Kenyan and urban American environment.2.1 Program MetricsQuantitative and qualitative assessment is carried out in order to examine the efficacy of theprogram in [1] encouraging students to pursue engineering, [2] increasing student knowledge ofengineering, [3] increasing awareness of the real-world applicability of the curriculum and [4

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session I - Student Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Lyn Brodie, University of Southern Queensland; Lesley Jolly, Strategic Partnerships; Caroline Crosthwaite, University of Queensland; Lydia Kavanaugh, University of Queensland

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Invited - Student Development

, University of Queensland Associate Professor Lydia Kavanagh is an innovative, enthusiastic and dedicated teacher and mentor who brings to her discipline a wealth of professional engineering experience. Since returning to academia in 1998 after working for 13 years in industry, she has become a leader in engineering education in Australia and has used her background as a professional engineer to design both curricula and courses for active learning by combining real-world projects and specialist knowledge. As UQ’s Director of First Year Engineering, Lydia has inspired students to develop the knowledge, confidence and capabilities essential for success in the engineering profession in the 21st Century. She is dedicated to

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Ruth Rodriguez Gallegos, Tecnológico de Monterrey

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ASEE International Forum

: Page 21.33.15 http://education.ti.com/sites/LATINOAMERICA/downloads/pdf/Revista_innovaciones_2012_web.pdf34. Aravena, M. D., & Caamaño, C. E. (2009). Mathematical models in the secondary Chilean education. In M.35. Bonotto, C. (2007). How to replace word problems with activities of realistic mathematical modelling. Modelling and Applications in Mathematics Education, The 14th ICMI Study, 10(32), 185–192. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-29822-1_1836. Lombardo, D. H., & Jacobini, O. R. (2009). Mathematical modelling: From classroom to the real world. In M. Blomhoj & S. Carreiro (Eds.), Mathematical applications and modelling in the teaching and learning of mathematics (1o ed., pp. 35–46). Dinamarca: Roskilde University.37. Von

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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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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ASEE International Forum

refers to “near and far transfer” that describe the stages ofapplication of such learning. “Near transfer” demotes to, for example, online/classroom basedactivities or problem-solving case studies, which illustrate application of gained knowledgewithin a controlled environment. Here, learning facilitators are on hand to assist or to provideguidance. On the other hand, “far transfer” links to the place of work situation whereapplication becomes more difficult due to the nonexistence of instructor support and manyreal world effects that increase both complications and complexity.Case: Two UK institutions (Loughborough University and Leeds University) 8,9The two institutions have Project Management Programmes which have existed for over fiveyears

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Amos G Winter V, MIT; Robert James Stoner, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Charles H Fine, MIT Sloan School of Management

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ASEE International Forum

/technical/economic challenges. Each funded graduate student attends a weeklyproseminar on development topics and spends significant time in India, pursuing a novelresearch project that addresses a development need and fulfills his or her degree requirements.A core tenet of the Center is collaboration with stakeholders who represent each link in the chainfrom inception of an idea to implementation in the real world. This collaboration includespartnerships with small entrepreneurs as well as larger organizations that understand targetmarkets and have a track record of scalable, sustainable success. Tata Fellows are taught how toengage the entire stakeholder hierarchy behind a technical challenge, from executives toengineers to manufacturers to

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session I - Curriculum Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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

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Invited - Curriculum Development

. 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

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session I - Faculty Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Reginald Vachon P.E., American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Robert O. Warrington Jr., Michigan Technological University; Robert D. Kersten, University of Central Florida

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Invited - Faculty Development

, andintegration of national, regional and hemispheric systems. Job Creation: To engage with Industry to create an ongoing real world experience for students,stimulate employment through internships and coops, and drive a sustained Industry / Academiainteraction around producing appropriate outcomes.TRANSLATIONEftA’s purpose is to promote economic and social development through quality engineering education forinnovation and hemispheric collaboration in job creation is concentrated on education. Efta’s purpose istranslated into action through an Advisory Committee and the following organizations: Latin AmericanConsortium of Engineering Institutions (LACCEI), Pan American Federation of Engineering Societies(UAPDI) and Pan American Academy of Engineering

Conference Session

Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Megan Elizabeth Sharp, IUPUI School of Engineering and Technology; Alison L. Stevenson, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

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Student and Curriculum Development

and thecurriculum surpasses the purely technical.Global Solutions DesignUpon completion of the introductory course, students would have the option to continue theirimmersion in the Global Solutions program by participating in Global Solutions Design. Thiscourse further intensifies the practical application of the concepts taught in the introductorycourse by connecting students directly with a developing community to address a real felt need.Students will interact via email, video messaging, and community liaisons to learn about thecultural context, assets, and needs of the community. Students will work together with membersof the community to determine its most urgent needs and develop a strategy to meet one or moreof those needs. To empower

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session I - Student Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Sigrid Berka, University of Rhode Island; Walter von Reinhart, University of Rhode Island; Erin Papa, University of Rhode Island

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Invited - Student Development

developed during their year-long study and work stay abroad, and the skill-setin demand by small, medium and large businesses in Rhode Island. Although we exclusivelysurveyed alums of the German IEP, the results can be viewed as representative of the other IEPprograms as well. Hence it can be concluded that IEP graduates who command a second or third Page 21.38.9language in addition to English, who are cross-culturally aware and competent, and have had achance to apply their technical skills in a real-world international scenario come with optimalpreparation for the Rhode Island work force.i For information about the special language courses

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session II - Faculty Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Julia Ziyatdinova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, KAZAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY; Svetlana Vasilievna Barabanova, Kazan National Research Technological University

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Faculty Development

,nevertheless, zero. ….In the current language program, we discuss different problems and topics that wecannot find time for in our everyday life. ….real problems that I face: my vocabulary was much smaller than that of myyounger group mates (I am much elder than the majority of them). …..due to my professional activities… I miss many classes; …..If we want our scientists to start writing and publishing their papers in the Englishlanguage, the principle of long life foreign language learning is to be applied to theprofessional activities of the university faculty.SummaryIt is evident that, in the world of Russian higher engineering and technical educationdevelopment and with the international trend of the university

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Alina Yurievna Khramova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasil Yurievich Khramov; Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, KAZAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

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ASEE International Forum

translation practice”, English stylistics”, “Lexical peculiarities ofprofessional translation and interpretation”, etc. At the end the students defend graduationpaper on the theoretical and practical issues with translation analysis and comment as anannex. The goal of such graduation work is to systematize, solidify and broaden theoreticalknowledge, linguistic research skills progression in the given topic, defining the area ofdefinite application of the findings. The section «Translator's comment” is the closest to thereal scientific research. It shows how graduates use their theoretical knowledge and practicalskills to solve the real translation tasks and make a linguistic analysis. The graduation papermay be presented as a theoretical-and

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, University of Notre Dame

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ASEE International Forum

technological education, they must be well educated in economic, ethical, societal,and global issues. This education happens formally, through course, project, and off-campusexperiences, and informally, through international robotics events. Taken together, these formaland informal activities and programs can give robotics engineers the global mindset demanded ofthe modern engineer.1. INTRODUCTIONRobotics—the combination of sensing, computation and actuation in the real world—as adistinct field is an idea whose time has come [1]. Traditionally, engineers working in therobotics industry have been mostly trained in a single science or engineering discipline.Typically, those are computer engineering (CE), computer science (CS), electrical engineering

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session I - Student Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Robyne Bowering, Monash University

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Invited - Student Development

(academicand community knowledge, student knowledge and experience,).[14] They use what they learnin the classroom to solve real-life problems. They not only learn the practical applications oftheir studies, they become actively contributing citizens and community members through theservice they perform.[15]Trevelyan advocates that ‘… many aspects of engineering practice are closely related toteaching, particularly technical coordination and training. This creates an interestingopportunity to improve engineering education. If students learn effective teaching skills, firstthey will acquire social skills that will enable them to be more effective engineers, secondthey will learn the ‘real technical stuff’ better ...’[16]This paper provides a brief

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Sarah R. Phillips, Rice University ; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Lucia Howard

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ASEE International Forum

goal of half its student body having aninternational experience, Purdue with a goal of 20%, and Virginia Tech with a goal of 15% all bythe end of 2011 12. At the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Southern California37% 13 and 28.2% 14 of recent engineering graduates respectively had an internationalexperience. Many of these programs are quite innovative. In the past seven years the Institute forInternational Education has bestowed its prestigious Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation inStudy Abroad on engineering programs. In 2013, the NanoJapan program was also profiled in aNational Academy of Engineering report as a model global program for “Infusing Real World

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Brett Tempest, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Miguel Pando P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Michael Adam Hoff, UNC Charlotte

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ASEE International Forum

. I think what really got me to go was the wanting to know of how can we really help when just being a student. As student you’re always to focus on school work that you forget how to think outside the box and take a moment to enjoy the world. Page 21.5.7 As much as I hate to admit it, this experience was a fun way to get out of my cramped engineering curriculum.  I was motivated by the fact that the service learning opportunity involved actively meeting the needs of a rural community in a developing area. I found it very interesting that the application of engineering skills was going beyond the typical office

Conference Session

Partner Organization Plenary III

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Lyn Brodie, University of Southern Queensland; Frank Bullen, University of Southern Queensland

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Partner Society Plenary

(Metallurgy), BE (Hons) (Civil Engineering), a Research Masters, a PhD and has over 30 years experience in teaching and research around the world. He has lectured and practised in 5 universities, 6 countries and has an extensive international and national publication record of over 160 refereed articles. His research focuses on engineering materials and on teaching in the areas of problem based learning and the construction of first year engineering design competitions. Frank also pretends that he is a good gardener and an expert angler. Page 21.7.1 c American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Farida Tagirovna Shageeva, Kazan National Research Technological University; Natalia Vladimirovna Kraysman; Inna Mikhailovna Gorodetskaya, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, KAZAN NATIONAL RESEARCH TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

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theoryand real practice. Engineering university graduates should be able to solve various tasks inproduction and management, adapt to the rapidly changing challenging environment. Allfundamental engineering skills, including mechanization, automation, creating new andmodernization of existing technologies, and other kinds of activity, should, first of all, aim atsociety and its members. Existing social and technical reality requires professionals with broadoutlook and systemic thinking, able to see interdisciplinary connections. Contemporarytechnologies create a specific environment. Nowadays every engineering decision intrudes intosocial reality, transforms it, creates and imposes new material needs, and sets up new qualitystandards

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session II - Student Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Kimberly Lau, University of California, Berkeley; Alice Merner Agogino, University of California, Berkeley; Sara L. Beckman, Haas School of Business

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Student Development

, anddoing so by gender may be relevant, it does not suggest that differentiating education byethnicity is important.Finally, our examination of the industry population did not reveal any statistical significance inlearning styles across gender. The disappearance of the difference from the student population tothe industry population is intriguing. For future research, it would be interesting to examine the Page 21.26.10industry population by the disciplines from which the participants came (e.g. Business,Engineering) to compare with the student population and observe any changes between academiaand real world. Where changes occur, it would be

Conference Session

Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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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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Student and Curriculum Development

world class faculty trained as postdoctoral research associates and industry research and development-experienced hires, primarily from leading North American and EU universities, government labs and industrial research and development centers. Maintaining their competitiveness on global scale requires optimization of substantial start-up investment;b. The desire (and a reasonable standard in the era of globalization) of the KUSTAR faculty and leadership is to enable and provide access of our students and faculty to world class user research facilities (such as nanofabrication foundries, US national laboratories, materials characterization facilities and similar) through exchange and internship programs, and such globally mobile

Conference Session

Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

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2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

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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Student and Curriculum Development

Effectively 3h Understanding of the Impact of Engineering Solutions in Global, Economic, Environmental, and Cultural/Societal Contexts 3i Recognition of and Ability to Engage in Life-Long Learning 3j Knowledge of Contemporary IssuesThe EPSA method is a discussion-based performance task designed to elicit students’ knowledgeand application of engineering professional skills. In a 45-minute session, small groups ofstudents are presented with a complex, real-world scenario that includes multi- faceted,multidisciplinary engineering issues. They are then asked to determine the most importantproblem/s and to discuss stakeholders, impacts, unknowns, and possible solutions. The EPSRubric, an analytic rubric, was developed to measure the extent to which

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session II - Student Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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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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Student Development

the deployments of theeducational pilot and working with technical and non-technical partners from Peru. Some lessonslearned were to run the project under flexible schedules, to deal with unexpected events, toreadjust the work schedule to still try to meet estimated deadlines, and to encourage motivationof partners to perform well. Since most of the supplies were purchased in Lima, capital of Peru,and delivered to the communities in the Napo, coordinating the tracking and delivery of theequipment on time was an educational experience in and of itself.Traffic on the NapoNet The NapoNet project provided a variety of opportunities for undergraduate and graduatestudents to participate in a real-world telecommunications project. Students

Conference Session

Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Qin Zhu, Purdue University; Julia D Thompson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Andrea Mazzurco, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sang Eun Woo, Purdue University

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Student and Curriculum Development

. Page 21.28.4Our ongoing search for relevant literature has been wide-ranging, but with a particular focus onpublications from engineering and other technical fields, business and management, and cross-cultural studies. To date we have collected more than 50 relevant case studies from more nearlytwenty different sources, including books, case study collections, and journal articles. Themajority of the cases are based on actual, real-world situations, while others are hypothetical.The research team has also conducted one-on-one and group (2-5 participant) interviews with 25subjects. Most of these individuals hold one or more engineering degrees, and all have previousor current job roles involving global technical work, typically in large

Conference Session

Partner Organization Plenary II

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Michael E. Auer, International Society for Engineering Education (IGIP)

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Partner Society Plenary

demanded of engineers. The work of ASEE, IGIP, IEEE ES, and otherassociations focuses on improving the quality of Engineering Education. But what is exactly isengineering?In the literature we can find different definitions of the term Engineering. In Wikipedia we canfind:„Engineering is the application of scientific, economic, social, and practical knowledge, inorder to design, build, and maintain structures, machines, devices, systems, materials andprocesses. It may encompass using insights to conceive, model and scale an appropriatesolution to a problem or objective." 1ABET has defined engineering as:“The creative application of scientific principles to design or develop structures, machines,apparatus, or manufacturing processes, or works

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session II - Student Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Eck Doerry, Northern Arizona University; Harvey Charles, Northern Arizona University

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Student Development

available, and internship providers are eager to accept interns able to contribute real work. 2. Longer internships. In most of the engineering world outside the U.S., employers expect interns to commit at least four months to a practical experience; it is very difficult to find U.S.-style 8-12 week summer internships abroad. The six-month internships planned into the GSEP model accommodate this expectation, opening many more internship opportunities while also providing GSEP scholars with a truly meaningful professional Page 21.29.10 immersion experience. 3. Built-in lead time. GSEP policy requires students to be

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session II - Student Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Edward J. Berger, University of Virginia; Reid Bailey, University of Virginia

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Student Development

qualitative means, including surveys, focus groups, interviews,open-ended individual discussion, journaling, reflective essays, and the like.The GCOs are especially relevant to engineering education and practice because modernengineering is a globalized profession. Exposing engineering students to new situations, culturalcontexts, customs and communication practices, and ways of living and doing businesscontributes to their preparation as professionals and their development as people. For instance,GCO 1(a) ("students demonstrate knowledge of interconnectedness/interdependence of political,environmental, social, and economic systems on a global scale and in historical context")arguably targets the essence of engineering practice in a globalized world