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Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Jordan, Baylor University; Glenn Blalock, Baylor University; Walter Bradley, Baylor University; Cynthia Fry, Baylor University; Anne Grinols, Baylor University; Brian Thomas, Baylor University

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for a technical company. Thetechnical entrepreneurship class can be taken on campus in the spring or during the summer in Page 13.1359.3east Asia.These three opportunities are all part of a strategy to encourage our students to think and actglobally.Engineering Service Projects—Preliminary WorkUp to this point, our engineering service projects have not been done for academic credit. Somestudents have taken a related technical elective in Appropriate Technology that helped to preparethem for their international experience. By doing this on a volunteer basis, we are able to recruitstudents from the freshman year through the senior year to work

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International Division Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences; Melany Ciampi, Organization of Researches in Environment, Health and Safety

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characteristic is the inclusionof extra classes specially selected as aquiculture and business management and the effectivework in projects. The work in projects was developed in a fishing community or in fishingcaught industry, supervised by a professor.4.2 Computer Science Engineering - five years program, totally ministered in a traditional waywith the insertion of Digital Systems course taught at distance in a first moment and lately withthe introduction of Communication Systems course. They were available in punctual and non-punctual systems with tutors to help to solve doubts and intermediate the student – professorinteraction.4.3 Electrical Engineering – five years programs that had what was called “free period” thatwas a time when the students

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International Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences; Melany Ciampi, Organization of Researches in Environment, Health and Safety

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has its roots in the XVI Century beginning with thecolonization. A Historical analysis shows visibly that it started with the military engineering,which military actions at that time in the country were basically the construction of fortificationsand the seek for solutions of defense and attack evolving to what is today the civil engineer.With the colonization of Brazil and the insurance Aspect of Portugal, the royal governmentrecognized the necessity of forming the national engineer and so becoming it of crucialimportance. It was made always attending the evolution of French Schools of Engineering and soin 1641 in Lisbon born the Artillery and Square Classes becoming in 1647 the Special Class ofFortification and Architecture. The Portuguese

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melany Ciampi; Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences

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Engineering the work force has an important role in theaccomplishment of building a house or a skyscraper or any other engineering entrepreneurship inmodern cities. Added to this among the challenges to be faced today by the developing countriesare the changes in the extent of the production stimulated by new technologies and the impact ofsuch changes in the education field occupy the central point. It is in fact part of a huge researchin Civil Engineering in a very deep analysis of its history in the construction of a city in AtlanticForest Region. It is worth to stand out that the relationship among learning and the workers'education level of the building site in Praia Grande city is approached through informationpicked in the workers' speech

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudio Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences; Melany Ciampi

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good in according to the evaluations made with the students and the teachers9. Ithelps the fostering of higher quality education to the students of engineering, technology andbusiness administration programs. It has been a very rewarding project once both sides gain withthe exchange of ideas and experiences that enrich the formation of future professionals. All thetechnical and social activities of the program were conceived in a way that the students are busyat least 60% of the day visiting different enterprises analyzing their activities, having lectures orwatching classes and developing small projects in the university. It is balanced in order to

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace and Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melany Ciampi, Organization of Researches in Environment, Health and Safety; Claudio da Rocha Brito, Council of Researches in Education and Sciences

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people and nations; in thecourse of two generations the gap between the industrial and the developing regions narrowedsubstantially everywhere; the overall poverty, when defined by health of population and lifeexpectancy, as well as by income has diminished [06]. By the other hand the results ofglobalization have not been what was predicted when the attempt to increase free trade began,and many institutions involved in the system of globalization have not taken the interests ofpoorer nations, the working class, and the environment into account; developed countries are thelargest beneficiaries of this system and they are becoming richer while the developing countriesare becoming poorer.The discussions about Globalization in general show a bad

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Odete Lopes, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Vinhas, Politecnico de Viseu; Joao Paiva, Politecnico de Viseu

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establish the first cycle (the former bachelor graduation), 180 ECTS(European Credit Transfer System Units), corresponding to six semesters.This credit system takes into account all the student’s work hours: classes, tutorials,preparation and lab experiments and study. In order to have an accurate reference so as todistribute credit units fairly, both students and teachers answered questionnaires. Theiropinions about the different kinds of work hours were fundamental to the attribution of thenew subject’s credits. Consequently, the new degree has five subjects each semester, one lessthan the former degree. This new course is centered in the student’s need to develop thenecessary professional skills, namely in areas like production, industrial

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Building and Engaging Communities for Scholarship, Advocacy, and Action for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Adrienne Robyn Minerick, Michigan Technological University

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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the tensions between student values and the dominant discourse thathe observed in an undergraduate engineering program [5], a research study exploring thecultures, structure, composition, and processes of a variety of student engineering teams [6], anexploratory study on the relationships between student characteristics such as socio-demographictraits and academic performance, and entrepreneurship education programmatic choices such asacademic and co-curricular programs [7], redesigning a bridge experience that supportscommunity college students’ transition to university STEM programs [8]. The paper by Paguyo,et al., Creating Inclusive Environments in First-Year Engineering Classes to Support StudentRetention and Learning, [4] was selected as

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Engineering Education & Capacity Building in Developing Countries

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Alice Abreu, OAS; Marta Cehelsky, InterAmerican Development Bank; Teofilo Ramos, Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey; Daniel Marcek; Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC; Luiz Scavarda Do Carmo, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro; John Spencer, Microsoft Corp.; Jorge Yutronic, Conicyt - Chile

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restructuring of an economy to enhance socialand economic well-being of a community, region, state, or nation and its citizens [1]. Competingin global economy demands that policy makers understand a new geographic scope and thepredominant new drivers of growth: innovation and entrepreneurship. Countries whoseeconomies have embraced these drivers can be thought as knowledge-based economies. A Page 11.550.3knowledge based economy is one that employs a region’s knowledge and educational resourcesto gain economic advantage across the whole value chain in the global economy. Thus, buildinga region’s capacity to adapt and create new technologies and

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Factors Influencing Curriculum Development: International Division Technical Session 4

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Nicole L. Ramo, University of Michigan; Eric Scott Hald, Shantou University; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan; Qiang Fang, Shantou University

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Diversity

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Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO, USA) in 2018. There, she gained experience working as a graduate teaching assistant for computer aided engineering, biomedical engineering capstone design, and biomedical engineering introductory classes. She also served as a Grad- uate Teaching Fellow for the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering during the 2016/2017 academic year. Nicole is currently an instructional post-doctoral fellow in the Transforming Engineering Education Laboratory within the Biomedical Engineering Department at the University of Michigan. Through this fellowship, she spent the 2019/2020 academic year teaching and assisting in curriculum development at Shantou University (Guangdong Province

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Exporting of Higher Education to Developing Countries

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Jordan, Baylor University

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AC 2010-500: IMPLEMENTING SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTS IN THEDEVELOPING WORLDWilliam Jordan, Baylor University WILLIAM JORDAN is the Mechanical Engineering Department Chair at Baylor University. He has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Metallurgical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, an M.A. degree in Theology from Denver Seminary, and a Ph.D. in mechanics and materials from Texas A & M University. He teaches materials related courses. He does research in appropriate technology applications, engineering ethics, and entrepreneurship. Page 15.686.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010

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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Dhushy Sathianathan, Pennsylvania State University

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:30a Registration 8:30a – 8:45a Introduction World Class Engineers for the Americas: Competencies, Challenges, and 8:45a – 10:15a Session 1 Opportunities 10:15a – Break 10:30a 10:30a – Session 2 Entrepreneurship in Engineering Education 12:00n 12:00n -1:00p Networking Lunch 1:00p – 2:30p Session 3 Engineering Leadership Education 2:30p – 2:45p Break 2:45p – 4:15p Session 4 Global Service Learning in Engineering 4:15p – 4:30p Break

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Preparing Engr Students for International Practice

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rosalyn Hobson, Virginia Commonwealth University

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mechanical engineering along withmaterial science and computer science can also incorporate development issues into thecurriculum. At the undergraduate level the Senior/Capstone design project is one way toincorporate international development service learning projects. Even at the freshman levelstudents can postulate and research possible engineering solutions to development problems.Students can be steered to take general education classes in the social sciences in internationalrelations, trade, public policy, international development, urban planning, social systems, ruraldevelopment, etc.Other engineering educational examples include the University of Colorado BoulderEngineering for Developing Communities11 (EDC) program which “educates

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Mid-East / Asia

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rajeswari Sundararajan, College of Technology - Purdue University; Daniel Dangelo, Intel; kishore N.K., IIT Karagpur; Haritha Mogilisetti, Intel; Sundhasarath Somasundaram, Valliammai College of Engineering; umadevi S., highways; Robert Nowlin, retired

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easetechnology company interaction and infrastructures build up in India. Indian students have an Page 13.478.2advantage over Chinese especially when language barriers exist and interpreters are needed. Thenews that Bill Gates (Microsoft) has allocated $1.6B for R&D and educational activities in India,HP is expanding operations in India to the tune of at least $1B, and CISCO is spending $1.1B forexpanding operations in India are tokens of appreciations of Indian engineering educationsystem. Bill Gates has saluted the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs, in seven cities) as“world class” and “unique”. IITs are the tier 1 engineering education

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Global Engineering Education Initiatives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Alex Friess; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University

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AC 2008-656: DEVELOPING ASSESSMENT TOOLS FOR INTERNATIONALEXPERIENCES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONIvan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University Ivan E. Esparragoza is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Penn State Brandywine. His current research interests are in the areas of Global Engineering Education, Engineering Design Education, Innovative Design, and Global Design. He has introduced multinational design projects in a freshman introductory engineering design course in collaboration with institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean as part of his effort to contribute to the formation of world class engineers for the Americas. He is Vice-President for Region I and assistant of the

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Innovative Learning, Comparative Learning Analysis, and Lessons Learned

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmundo Tovar, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Mercedes de la Cámara, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Javier Saenz, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia

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different realsituations at organizations.• Team Leadership (G12) and Initiative and entrepreneurship (G13). In opposite toautonomous learning, all resources except slides and questionnaires were considered to getskills for these competences. The communication involved in forum and social network havethe greatest incidence. We note that in addition to learning resources presented, studentsplayed a game of roll that allowed them to develop this kind of competences• Motivation for quality (G14). Conceptual maps and definitions into glossaries werethe most important aspects to be considered by students in relation to this competence. Alsothe quality aspects in videos and audios to reflex all information system managementconcepts involved

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International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bhushan Trivedi; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie

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the new techniques in the secondcourse.IntroductionThe Indo-US Collaboration for Engineering Education (IUCEE)1 initiative started in 2007, withthe assistance of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the InternationalFederation of Engineering Education (IFEES). The IUCEE vision is to improve the quality andglobal relevance of Engineering Education in India and in the United States by fosteringcollaborations. IUCEE aims to identify, promote, catalyze, add value to assist in the scale up andmultiplication of promising practices for collaboration in • Research and Development • Curriculum and Technology Enhanced Delivery • Innovation and Entrepreneurship • Quality and Accreditation Processes • Industry

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Engineering Education and Comparative Studies at Universities throughout Asia, Far East

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Jay Kutnick, University of Hong Kong; Yuen-Yan Chan, University of Hong Kong; Pok Yee Lee, University of Hong Kong

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AC 2012-5321: ENGINEERING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, PERCEP-TION, AND CAREER CHOICE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTSIN HONG KONG SAR, CHINAProf. Peter Jay Kutnick, University of Hong Kong Peter Kutnick is Chair Professor of psychology and education, based in the Learning, Development and Diversity Division of the faculty of education at the University of Hong Kong. His research interests include children’s social and interpersonal development within schools, attainment within classrooms (especially via effective group work), inclusion within early education, and school-based engineering education. More specific research interests include the use of within-class groups for learning and social inclusion, large- and small

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Schreier, University of Dayton; Carl Eger, University of Dayton; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton

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Page 11.1285.2instance, opportunities can be included in a single course, be a multi- year community serviceproject, or be a fully curriculum- integrated program. Engineering specific, service- learning hasbeen found to help students develop both technical and non-technical skills. For instance,participating students have shown to be able to make connections between class subjects,develop racial and cultural sensitivity, enhance their commitment to civic responsibility, increasetheir ethical awareness and awareness of the impact of professional decisions on society and theenvironment and see the human side of engineering. Through service-learning, students are ableto develop learned classroom skills while serving the needs of a local or global

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Steven Eisenbarth, Baylor University; Cynthia Fry, Baylor University

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addition to teaching engineering and computer science classes, she is the owner of Systems Engineering Services, a computer systems software consultation firm. Page 11.1271.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 The Development of a Global WorldviewAbstractSeveral of the more open ended ABET Criterion 3 outcomes have the potential to significantlychange engineering education. Unfortunately, these outcomes are difficult to measure and, assuch, are not well understood. In particular, outcome (h), which states that graduates mustdemonstrate “the broad education necessary to understand the impact of

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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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in educational psychology emphasizing applied measurement and testing. In her position, Sarah is responsible for developing instructional support programs for faculty, providing evaluation support for educational proposals and projects, and working with faculty to publish educational research. Her research interests primarily involve creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship education. Page 24.572.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Experiences and perceptions of international and domestic students in the first two years of

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Engineering Education in the Middle East and Technology Exploration in Africa and Developing Countries

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Paul Farris, Grand Valley State University

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. Since joining the faculty at Grand Valley State University, Dr. Farris has established the graduate program in Biomedical Engineering with the help of a grant from the National Science Foundation. He teaches classes in medical device design, product design and entrepreneurship. Page 23.1361.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Water Filters in Ghana: An Exploration of the Technology and Education that is Required for Sustainable Development at the Base of the Economic PyramidAbstractIn January of 2011 the authors volunteered to check up on a

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International Collaborations

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Bruce Gehrig P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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priority areas that contribute to the achievement of the AU Vision. These priority areasare: Eradication of Hunger and Achieving Food Security; Prevention and Control of Diseases;Communication (Physical and Intellectual Mobility); Protection of our Space; Live Together-Build the Society; and Wealth Creation. The strategy further defines four mutually reinforcingpillars which are prerequisite conditions for its success. These pillars are: building and/orupgrading research infrastructures; enhancing professional and technical competencies;promoting entrepreneurship and innovation; and providing an enabling environment for STIdevelopment in the African continent. At the national level, Member States are encouraged toincorporate this strategy into

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Impacts on Engineering Education Through Collaborative Learning, Project-based, and Service-learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip Albert Sanger, Western Carolina University; Julia Ziyatdinova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, Kazan National Research Technological University

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knowledge about structures, anticipating and mitigatingrisks through concurrent testing and development activities, maximizing team performancethrough organization and delegation of tasks, trading off technical performance within a definedand fixed budget and drawing quality of construction and aesthetics into design decision.It occurred to the authors that this exercise might expose interesting differences and sensitivitiesfor an American participant group compared to a Russian group of participants. The Americangroup is a fifty three member senior capstone project class of traditional and non-traditionalmultidisciplinary students. The Russian group was composed of faculty and graduate studentsparticipating in a workshop held during a conference

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International Initiatives, Partnerships, Teaching Strategies & Collaborative Networks (IUCEE, IFEES, LACCEI.... )

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University

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the Global Engineer for the AmericasThe National Science Foundation funded a 20007 LACCEI Workshop on The GlobalEngineering Challenge for the Americas9. This effort was designed to explore existing andpotential projects that involve or could involve Latin America and the Caribbean. More than 80faculty and students participated. The Workshop Manual was created by experts sharing bestpractices in a variety of global education experiences organized into five Sessions: 1. World Class Engineers for the Americas: Competencies, Challenges and Opportunities 2. Entrepreneurship in Engineering Education 3. Engineering Leadership Education 4. Global Service Learning in Engineering 5. Curriculum Development, Research and International

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International Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering & Engineering Technology; Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Tech.

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the developing countries are a mixed bag when it comes tothe type of computers and other technology devices that are available in the classroom. Someinstitutions are at par with their western counterparts but more often than not, universities have toscramble to find the required computing resources. There is also the question of how manycomputers will be available for student and teacher needs. Some public and private institutionshave high enrollments with class sizes reaching beyond 100 students. Faculty need to preparethemselves for the possibility that they will have to group students on computers or sequencetheir usage in multiple sessions and learn other strategies for making the most of the fewestavailable resources. Technical

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard McGinnis, Bucknell University; Alexandra Coleman, Bucknell University; Jacqueline Denning, Bucknell University; Joseph Smith, Bucknell University

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AC 2008-964: GLOBAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUCKNELLENGINEERSRichard McGinnis, Bucknell UniversityAlexandra Coleman, Bucknell University Alex Coleman is civil & environmental engineering student in the Class of 2008 at Bucknell University.Jacqueline Denning, Bucknell University Jackie Denning is a mechanical engineering student in the class of 2010 at Bucknell UniversityJoseph Smith, Bucknell University Joey Smith is a civil and environmental engineering student in the class of 2008 at Bucknell University Page 13.645.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Global

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Humanitarian and Sustainability in a Global Engineering Context

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez, Colorado State University; Caroline Murrie Clevenger P.E.; Laura Thornes; Svetlana Olbina

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activity aids inworkflow, motivation, productivity and team building. In addition, the authors indicate thathaving an inter-disciplinary class structure helps to mitigate some of the logistical and culturalchallenges typical to implementing service-learning projects since a range of skills are neededon-site [6]. Although many similarities exist between the two programs, and, specifically,between course level student learning objectives, the main difference between offerings weretied to the logistics of the programs. The earlier version of the study abroad program includedsignificant travel over the ten day period, with students relocating approximately four times todifferent locations around the western region of Costa Rica. As such, one of the

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International Division Technical Session 4

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tony Lee Kerzmann, Robert Morris University; Casey James McAndrew; Kendra Slis; Maria Elisabeth French; Katelyn Maione P.E., Robert Morris University

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, where his research areas include, hybrid concentrating photovoltaic systems, energy systems, life cycle assessment, sustainable product development, engineering entrepreneurship, alternative energy systems, renewable energy education and active learning.Mr. Casey James McAndrewKendra SlisMaria Elisabeth FrenchMs. Katelyn Maione P.E., Robert Morris University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Educational Evaluation of a Faculty Led Education Abroad Program in Renewable EnergyAbstractIn recent years, there has been increasing demand and push for global experience through anacademic setting. For would-be engineers this is even more important in this

Conference Session

Why Can't We Get Faculty and Students to Go Abroad?

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Knight, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Mayra S. Artiles , Virginia Tech; Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Tech; Timothy Kinoshita, Virginia Tech; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech; Kacie Hodges P.E., Virginia Tech; Tamara Knott, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Marlena McGlothlin Lester, Virginia Tech ; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Kenneth Reid, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech

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Tech. He is active in engineering within K-12, serving on the TSA Board of Directors. He and his coauthors were awarded the William Elgin Wickenden award for 2014, recognizing the best paper in the Journal of Engineering Education. He was awarded an IEEE-USA Professional Achievement Award in 2013 for designing the nation’s first BS degree in Engineering Education. He was named NETI Fac- ulty Fellow for 2013-2014, and the Herbert F. Alter Chair of Engineering (Ohio Northern University) in 2010. His research interests include success in first-year engineering, engineering in K-12, introducing entrepreneurship into engineering, and international service and engineering. He has written two texts in Digital Electronics