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Vitaliy Popov, 1. University of San Diego. 2. The Global STEM Education Center; Larisa K. Schelkin, Global STEM Education Center, Inc.; Russell Faux, DSRA

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Paper ID #17540Preparing globally competent and competitive STEM workforce of the 21stcentury in the Global STEM Classroom RDr. Vitaliy Popov, 1. University of San Diego. 2. The Global STEM Education Center Vitaliy Popov is a Post-Doctoral Research Scholar at the Mobile Technology Learning Center, University of San Diego, USA. In addition, Dr. Popov is a consultant at the Global STEM Education Center. For his PhD dissertation, he designed and implemented studies in which over 500 students from more than 55 countries worked together with the help of online collaborative technologies. As a postdoc he is currently conducting a

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Dorian A. Cojocaru, University of Craiova; Anna Friesel, Technical University-Copenhagen; Daniel Spikol, Malmö University

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project results in learning analytics tools for practice-basedSTEM learning that are appropriate for real-world learning environments.IntroductionThe PELARS1 project is intended as a testing ground and generator of 21st-Century STEMknowledge and skills. The project generates, analyses, uses and provides feedback for analyticsderived from hands-on, project-based and experiential learning scenarios. These scenarios are: 1. European High School level STEM classrooms. 2. Postsecondary Science and Engineering practical environments. 3. The more open-form studio environments of the Interaction Design Schools (which form the basis and inspiration for many of the project’s orientations).The project serves to help better understand learners' knowledge

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Jeffrey R Seay, University of Kentucky; John Christopher Higgins, University of Kentucky; Chandni A Joshi, University of Kentucky ; Sarah Frances Willett, University of Kentucky

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technology(Schumacher, 1973).Project 1: Developing a Novel Low Cost Biodiesel and Biochar Processor for Rural Cameroon UsingLocally Sourced Materials and FeedstocksThe principle objective of this project was to develop a low-cost, environmentally benign technology forproducing biodiesel and the associated raw materials, i.e. methanol and base catalyst, from locally availableresources available in rural Cameroon in sub-Saharan Africa (Seay, et al., 2014, Seay and Lumkes, 2014).To achieve this objective, three tasks were required: Design a low cost process for generating biochar and methanol by destructive wood distillation, Design a low cost process for generating biodiesel from locally sourced feedstocks, Complete the mechanical design and

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Nailya Sh. Valeyeva, Kazan National Research Technological University; Roman V. Kupriyanov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Elvira R. Valeyeva, Kazan National Research Technological University

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Paper ID #17524The role of the socio-psychological disciplines in the training of engineers(KNRTU experience)Mrs. Nailya Sh. Valeyeva, Kazan National Research Technological University I am a Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Socio-Technical Systems; Head of Department of Social Work, Psychology and Pedagogics; Deputy Director of Institute of Innovation Management in Kazan National Research Technological University; and Honored Scientist of the Republic of Tatarstan. I received my specialty in Physics in 1975 at Kazan State University and PhD in Pedagogics in 1990. Since 1998 I am a Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences. My

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Christoph Matthies, Hasso-Plattner Institute, University of Potsdam, Germany; Thomas Kowark, Hasso Plattner Institute; Matthias Uflacker, Hasso Plattner Institute for IT Systems Engineering

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students and can make suggestions if they notice thata team has not self-corrected a problem in the adoption of agile practices after some time.They make sure that the executed process of a team remains agile and that core agilepractices are adhered to correctly.17 While this approach requires a definite increase in theamount of time spent on supervision and support of teams, it makes up for it by allowingstudents to discover the benefits of agile values for themselves. By being allowed to makemistakes and leveraging agile practices to overcome them, students are able to discover andinternalize the benefits of agile values.References 1. ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Task Force on Computing Curricula. Computer science curricula 2013. Technical report, ACM

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Alice F. Squires, Washington State University; Jon Patrick Wade, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Systems & Enterprises); Nicole A.C. Hutchison, Stevens Institute of Technology

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, skills, abilities, demonstration of behaviors,and cognitions – which are critical to the effectiveness of systems engineers. From the data, theHelix team has built a model of six proficiency areas, as shown in Figure 1.The colors in Figure 1 delineate the types of proficiencies required: purple (top right pair)highlights the skills for engineering; blue (bottom pair) for engineering systems; and orange (topleft pair) for working with people to engineer systems. Within each of these pairs, workingclockwise the first item is an enabler for the second. For example, the fundamentals ofmath/science, and general engineering enable an individual to understand and build skills withinthe context of a specific domain and set of operational parameters

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Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, State University of New York, Farmingdale

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forskilled technical personal to support the growing aviation industry in Singapore. The Diplomainvolves a three year course of study and is conducted during the day on campus. In the first andsecond years, the students take courses in basic engineering and general studies and in the thirdyear they take more aerospace specific courses. The program is organized in a matrix format inwhich the Head of the Directorate which has primary responsibility for the program reports tothe Director of the School of Engineering. Appropriate faculty members from the Directoratewhich supports the program and three other related Directorates. There are 14 core faculty and87 students in the program. The first graduating class was in Spring 2013 and was comprised of48

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Esra Tekdal Yilmaz, Pennsylvania State University, Lehman

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Faculty of Engineering (SE) Konya, Turkey 01.05.2008-30.09.2018 01.05.2010-30.09.2018 Yildiz Technical University Faculty of Civil Engineering (NE) Istanbul, Tukey 01.05.2007-30.09.2016 01.05.2009-30.09.2016 Yildiz Technical University Faculty of Civil Engineering (SE) Istanbul, Tukey 01.05.2007-30.09.2016 01.05.2009-30.09.2016 Kocaeli University Faculty of Engineering Kocaeli, Turkey 01.05.2014-30.09.2016 01.05.2014-30.09.2016Table 1. MUDEK accredited surveying and similarly named engineering programs32.2 ABETABET founded in 1932 as the Engineers’ Council for Professional Development (ECPD),committed to education, accreditation

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Michael E. Auer, CTI Villach, Austria; Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University

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activities to promoteonline laboratory discipline. With the seven years since its initiation, the organization hasmade its mark within the community. The types of activities involve facilitating alliancesamong the members and organizations, sponsoring and organizing conferences and workshops,driving publications in terms of edited books and technical papers, developing a bibliographicrepository system, and collaborating through international projects. The last, but mostimportant, item is to drive a standardization effort for a remote laboratory discipline that willhave a long lasting impact for the coming years.References:[1] Horizon Report 2016 Higher Education Edition, NMC, nmc.org, ISBN 978-0-9968527-5-3[2] GOLC web site, http://www.online

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Mandy Liu, Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan (IEET); Liang-Jenq Leu, Dept. of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University; Charlie Than, Myanmar Engineering Council

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Society. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 IEET’s Mentoring of Myanmar in Engineering Accreditation System Mandy Liu1, Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan (IEET), Liang-Jenq Leu2,Department of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, and Charlie Than3,Myanmar Engineering Council 1 Deputy Executive Director, Accreditation Council, IEET, 7F, No.554, Linsen NorthRd., Zhongshan District, Taipei 10453, Taiwan (mandyliu@ieet.org.tw) 2 Professor and Chairman, Department of Civil Engineering, National TaiwanUniversity; President, Chinese Institute of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering; President,Chinese Society of Structural Engineering; Deputy Secretary General and

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Sergey Gerasimov, Siberian Transport University; Yury P Pokholkov, Tomsk polytechnic university, Association for Engineering Education of Russia; Kseniya K Tolkacheva, Association for Engineering Education of Russia, Tomsk Polytechnic University; Jose Carlos Quadrado, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto

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All 10:00 1:25 Coffee Break All 11:25 0:15 Presentation of homework All 11:40 1:30 Conclusions. Certificates awarding All 13:10As this sample programme shows training of experts start with studies of a general situation ineducational programmes accreditation sphere, its influence on engineering education development inthe country, promotion of its quality improvement and assurance of international recognition of thesystem of EPs quality assessment in general and its specific accredited EPs [4]. Further on expertsstudy particular features of public-professional accreditation of engineering education programmes

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Sergey M Avdoshin, National Research University Higher School of Economics; Valery V. Shilov, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russian Federation; Sergey A. Silantiev

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credit hours of engineering topics;  49 credit hours of general education;  15 credit hours of internships and practices.Three to five years after graduating with this degree graduates will be able to: 1. Excel in a career utilizing their education in Software Engineering; 2. Continue to enhance their knowledge; 3. Be effective in multidisciplinary and diverse professional environments; 4. Provide leadership and demonstrate professional integrity.These are the main program educational objectives which are related with program studentoutcomes. The general outcomes of the Software Engineering Program are as follows.Graduates must be: 1. Able to learn and acquire new knowledge, skills, including areas different from a

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Terrell Lamont Strayhorn, The Ohio State University; Royel Montel Johnson, Center for Higher Education Enterprise

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. Hierarchicalregression analysis is “a method of regression analysis in which independentvariables are entered into the regression equation in a sequence specified bythe researcher in advance” (Vogt, 1999, p. 129). This approach yields moreconservative estimates of statistical relationships, thereby reducing thechances of making Type 1 errors—that is, in this case, claiming a relationshipbetween internships/co-ops and learning when there is none.Interview data were analyzed using a three-stage constant comparisonmethod described by Strauss and colleagues (Strauss, 1995; Strauss &Corbin, 1998). First, transcripts were read and re-read to generate initialcategories of information or codes that represented “an initial plot of theterrain” (Miles & Huberman

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Jennifer Craig, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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. Many ELL are accustomed tospeaking in language acquisition classes and in those settings with circumscribed topics,their language abilities may seem adequate to the normative language level of that group.However, when there is a shift to a language use setting—the real world---, a student mayfind himself unable to perform fluently. Without a significant and readily retrievablevocabulary (perhaps in a specific technical discipline) and a ready command of grammar,the lower proficiency student cannot generate enough language to make meaning in thatspecific context or perhaps he cannot generate it quickly enough. Moreover, his receptiveskills may play a part since oral presentation and interaction usually include listening andthen responding

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Jaby Mohammed, Petroleum Institute; Mary Ragnhild Hilja Hatakka, Petroleum Institute

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Multiple Thinking through the Engineering Design ProcessAbstractThe impact of the quality of engineering students’ education on the industry of a country cannotbe underestimated. While there are numerous studies on the types of qualities that graduateengineers should have, the extent to which undergraduate engineering students choose to acquirethese qualities or skills depends greatly on the type of epistemic beliefs that they have. Thepurpose of the current study was to investigate the epistemic beliefs of first year engineeringstudents. It is the first part of a study aiming to establish both the general epistemic beliefs [1] ofengineering students, as well as if and how these beliefs relate to students’ Engineering Habits ofMind [2]. The

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Libanos Redda, SPEED; Fabian Reichl, SPEED (Student Platform for Engineering Education Development); Agustin Ferrario, National Technological University, Resistencia Faculty, Argentina; Rohit Kandakatla, SPEED; Dhinesh Balaji Radhakrishnan, Student Platform for Engineering Education Development

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B Figure 1: GSF Maps. (A) History of GSF Locations. (B) 11th GSF Student Demographics. Students attended the forum from 12 countries, including: Argentina, Austria, Colombia, Ecuador, Germany, India, Italy, South Korea, Mexico, Portugal, Taiwan, and the USA. Images were generated with mapchart.net.Participant recruitment was mainly conducted by our Relations team, which contacteduniversities that had sent students to our events in years past and also searched for new universitycontacts. We also connected with participants of other EE-related competitions and awardwinning teams, which may receive sponsorship to participate in the GSF. This happened forexample with members of IGIP, which is an

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Leslie Seawright, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Ibrahim Hassan P.E., University of Texas, Austin; Ali Darwish Alashar, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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english professor. Students gained valuable transferable skills while workingon this project including creative thinking, audience awareness, teamwork, technical writing,visual design, and communication. The authors of this paper, who include the students thatworked on the project, aim to promote and encourage the idea of undergraduate students activelyengaging and creating STEM programs and initiatives for K-12.IntroductionThe idea of STEM education has been around since the early 1900’s. Originally called, SMET(science, mathematics, engineering, and technology), educators focused on instructing studentsin skills that would benefit their future societies[1]. The idea of enriching these fields by creatingstudents well versed in them quickly

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Otsebele E Nare, Hampton University; Vitaly Khaykin, Hampton University; Hoshang Chegini, Hampton University; Chandra T Oaks-Garcia, Time Out 4U, Inc.; Vadivel Jagasivamani, Hampton University

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Technical Education Pro- gram. She earned her B.S in Mechanical Drafting and Design Technology from Alabama Agriculture and Mechanical University and her M.Ed. from Averett University. She is currently studying postgraduate STEM Education at Old Dominion University. Mrs. Oaks-Garcia’s expertise is in the field of Computer- Aided-Design. She has over twenty-five years of professional experience as a Senior Designer with ex- tensive knowledge in 3D Modeling Software and Computer-Integrated-Manufacturing collectively in the areas of Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Design. Mrs. Oaks-Garcia has supports her local school districts within the community working with the National Institute of Aeronautics (NIA), Hampton

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Jane Goodyer P.E., Massey University; Lizzie Miles, Coventry University UK; Anh Lan Ho Tran, Coventry University

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University. Her research in- terests are in the area of Appropriate and Humanitarian Technology, particularly in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), sustainable waste management and renewable energy, humanitarian applications of 3D printing and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), social entrepreneurship and engineering education. Her current research projects are in 1) the use of fluorescence spectroscopy to assess water quality in areas of poor sanitation and disaster relief 2) floating biodigesters – a renewable energy, waste and sanitation solution for communities living on the water and the social enterprise models to bring this technology to market, 3) humanitarian UAVs for disaster relief - thermal imaging for search

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Rockwell Franklin Clancy III, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong Joint Institute; Gang Zheng, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute; David L.S. Hung, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute

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’ knowledge of andviews concerning contents and concepts related to engineering ethicsAbstract: A study was conducted concerning Chinese engineering students’ knowledge of andopinions about contents and concepts related to engineering ethics. The study was motivated byconcerns regarding 1. the ethical standards of Chinese industries/engineers and their increasinglyglobal presence 2. the nature of engineering ethics research/education in China and feasibility ofintroducing Western curricula for engineering ethics, and 3. general effectiveness of education inethical training, based on findings in behavioral ethics and moral psychology. To address theseconcerns, a survey was adapted from a study previously conducted by Robert McGinn, atStanford

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Mahmoud Abdulwahed, Qatar University

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Economy/Society (KBEs), etc. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016The Attributes of Future 2030 Engineers in Qatar for Innovation andKnowledge Based Economy Abstract:Recent studies emphasize the needs of a wider set of skills engineers require than everthought. These studies continue to emphasize that technical content knowledge andcompetencies are essential for any engineer; however, in addition to being well-grounded inmathematics and science, 21st century engineers should be well-shaped in broaderknowledge-base and diverse personal/ interpersonal key-skills.Qatar is increasingly investing in knowledge development within its boundary, eitherthrough home grown manpower or through collaborative

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Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua, Ohlone College

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Administration has forecasted that over the next decade, the U.S. economy needsapproximately 1 million more STEM professionals than the U.S. will produce at current rates.9In February 2012, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)issued an undergraduate STEM education report indicating fewer than 40% of students whoenter college intending to major in a STEM field complete a STEM degree. Increasing theretention of STEM majors from 40% to 50% would alone generate three-quarters of the targeted1 million additional STEM degrees over the next decade. With the first two years of collegebeing the most critical years for the recruitment and retention of STEM majors, it is imperativeto focus actions on methods that influence the

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David W. Gatchell PhD, Northwestern University; Robert A Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Robert L. Murphy, Northwestern University; Akinwale Oladotun Coker P.E., university of ibadan; Akinniyi A. Osuntoki, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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issues.The specific aims of the grant are three-fold: 1) Establish new and strengthen existing trainingprograms in biomedical engineering in sub-Saharan Africa; 2) Train biomedical engineers andmedical doctors to evaluate newly developed HIV-related and other testing and therapeuticdevices; 3) Train post graduates from business schools to scale-up development and launch newhealthcare practices. In support of these specific aims we have created four distinct annualtraining sessions: 1) week-long annual planning meetings hosted by either UNILAG or UI andfacilitated by the NU team; 2) ten-week long biomedical engineering training programs at theUniversity of Cape Town (UCT) facilitated by UCT and NU faculty ; 3) participation in two-week long Kellogg

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Uriel Ruben Cukierman, IFEES; Lueny Morell, InnovaHiEd; Rene Alejandro Noel, Universidad de Valparaíso; Roberto Munoz, Universidad de Valparaíso; Eduardo Vendrell Vidal, Polytechnic University of Valencia; Carlos Becerra, Escuela de Ingeniería Civil Informática, Universidad de Valparaíso; Carmen Gloria Prado Mg, Universidad de Valparaiso

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-industry-government in the Knowledge Society. The TripleHelix thesis is that the potential for innovation and economic development in a KnowledgeSociety lies in a more prominent role for the university and in the hybridization of elementsfrom university, industry and government to generate new institutional and social formats forthe production, transfer and application of knowledge. This vision encompasses not only thecreative destruction that appears as a natural innovation dynamics14, but also the creativerenewal that arises within each of the three institutional spheres of university, industry andgovernment, as well as at their intersections. 2016 ASEE International Forum Figure 1. The Triple Helix Model of

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Kseniya K Tolkacheva, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Association for Engineering Education of Russia; Yury P Pokholkov, Tomsk polytechnic university, Association for Engineering Education of Russia; Sergey B. Mogilnickiy, Tomsk Polytechnic University; Maria Yurievna Chervach, Tomsk Polytechnic University; Jose Carlos Quadrado, Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto

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and the Vice-President of ISEP. He has a BSc in Energy and Power Systems, a diploma degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation and Industrial Electronics from ISEL, a MSc and a Doctor degree in Electrical Engineering and Computers from Lisbon Technical University. He also holds the Habilitation degree (Aggregation) in Electrical Engineering from Beira Interior University. Holds the position of immediate past-President of the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES) and the position of past president of the Ibero-American Engineering Education Asso- ciation (ASIBEI). Currently he is a President-Elect of the Latin American and CaribbeanConsortium of Engineering Institutions (LACCEI

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Julia Ziyatdinova; Artem Bezrukov; Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Petr Osipov

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projects with Chinese Academy of Sciences, Federation of AsianChemical Societies etc.Another success story with honorary professors is the access to organization of localconferences and symposiums. The university organized specialized plenary sessions atconferences in Malaysia and Vietnam hosted by its honorary professors.Attracting government funding for training hundreds of University faculty in top US andEuropean universities.A part of the National Research University Development Program was to intensify academicmobility of its faculty. Fig. 1 demonstrates small intensity of faculty visits to foreignuniversities in 2007 – 2009. After obtaining the national research university status, theuniversity administration decided to send faculty members

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Julia Ziyatdinova; Artem Bezrukov; Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Petr Osipov

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Department of Foreign Languages for Professional Communication in 2007, when she took over all the responsibilities related to foreign language training at Kazan State Technological University. The teaching and research priorities of her department were then focused on professional and intercultural communication for students in a technical university, professional translation and creation of foreign language environment at a university. Because of her talents and activities, Julia became one of key figures in university international life. When Kazan State Technological University obtained the new status of a National Research University and joined the list of Top 30 Russian universities, Julia was offered a position of

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Saud A Ghani, Qatar University

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demonstrate equal technical proficiency as men, preventing stereotypesand misconceptions regarding women [5]. Figure 1 describes the GPA of male and female highschool graduates in math and science, for a period of 15 years, in USA; Figure 2, the number ofwomen being awarded engineering degrees, proving that engineering is not a sex segregated fieldof work nor a male orientated field of education (Youn and Choi 2015). Highlighting STEMwomen’s devotion to their careers, their mathematical abilities can be beneficial to theiradvanced confidence (Oh and Lewis 2011). Regarding professional performance, (McIlwee andRobinson 1992) stated that both genders display equal desires and wishes when it comes to getinvolved in strategic projects, applying practical

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Douglas Moore Schutz, Tokyo University of Science; Dante Dionne, Korean Air; Yong-Young Kim P.E., Konkuk University

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countries. This is critical, because both Japan and the U.S. need to attract and developlarger numbers of engineering students with the technical skills for successfullyinnovating into the future as their populations increasingly age.This paper provides best practices experienced from teaching in Japan in order to helpaddress and learn from gaps between foreign cultures, so that teaching can be moremotivational and effective for learning. This leads to the following research question:How can engineering education in Japan benefit from cross cultural understanding?This paper draws from the literature streams of knowledge sharing, social influence, andsocial psychology. From these streams, a theoretical framework is developed and appliedto teaching

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Autumn Marie Reed, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; David A. Delaine, Universidade de São Paulo; Darryl N Williams, Tufts University; Rovani Sigamoney, UNESCO

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United States, and other countries, tocollective action toward fostering practices for the diversification of engineering. In twointerrelated sections, this paper 1) reviews the educational component and 2) shares the resultingoutcomes and recommendations of this session. The first section summarizes the framing of theissue through literature and data on diversity and inclusion, followed by a description of aninteractive training on explicit and implicit biases at the session. Section two is action-orientedand builds upon the educational awareness and training as outlined in section one. This secondsection describes our novel use of Structure-Behavior-Function (SBF), an approach from systemsengineering, as an empowering tool that leaders can