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- International Division Technical Session 7
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- 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Irene B Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
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- International
-Atlantic research university has initiated a longitudinalstudy of undergraduate students’ experiences, perceptions, and beliefs. This longitudinal studyhas been using quantitative and qualitative methods to better understand the undergraduateengineering experience and how the University is preparing engineering students. A componentof this longitudinal study is learning about the experiences of international students in theCollege of Engineering.The College of Engineering at the mid-Atlantic University has experienced an increase in thefraction of international students that parallels national trends. In 2007, the percentage of first-year engineering students from outside the U.S. was 3.2%; by 2012, it had risen to 10.7%.Because of the increasing
Integrating Study, Research, and Internships in a Year-long International Engineering Program Abroad
- Conference Session
- International Division Technical Session 3
- Collection
- 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
- Authors
- Sigrid Berka, University of Rhode Island; Walter von Reinhart
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- International
and cover letters in the language of the targetcountry. In addition, some students also enroll for three or six weeks of the DeutscheSommerschule am Atlantik, an intensive German Summer School Program to enhance theirexposure to the target language. Participation in the German Summer School, where students canearn up to eight credits, is highly recommended, but optional. Upon arrival in Braunschweig allstudents take an additional Intensive German Summer course (4 credits) from mid September tomid October. During their semester of study abroad at Technische Universität Braunschweigthey all enroll in “Advanced Technical German” which also counts as an engineering elective (3credits), the “Intercultural Partnership Course” (IPP) which transfers