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Engineering Education in Africa, Asia and the Mid-East Region

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

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ASEE. Page 14.904.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 New Curriculum Development for a top African UniversityAbstractA new curriculum is being developed for undergraduate education in a Department ofElectronic and Electrical Engineering for one of the top universities in Africa. The oldcurriculum is many years old and needs to be re-vamped. I was invited to be a member ofa committee selected to help provide input and advice for the university. The committeehas re-vamped the curriculum and made drastic changes to it to meet current needs.In this paper, we provide information about the old and new curriculum. We

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Kornecki, ERAU; Thomas Hilburn, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott; Wojciech Grega, AGH; Jean-Marc Thririet, LAG; Miroslav Sveda, BUT

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AC 2008-1359: A COMMON US-EUROPE CURRICULUM: AN APPROACH FORREAL-TIME SOFTWARE INTENSIVE SYSTEMSAndrew Kornecki, ERAU MSEE, PhD, Professor; engaged in a variety of research projects sponsored by the FAA, NSF, Florida State, and the industry (~$700K as the PI, ~$2.5M as co-PI); author and co-author of over 80 refereed papers in journals and conference proceedings; construction of real-time and safety critical software, embedded systems, computer simulation and aviation software, control and computer engineering education; teaching in undergraduate and graduate engineering programs on three continents; established ERAU Real-Time Software Laboratory; consulting and providing training for

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International Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Rahrooh, Daytona State College; Walter W. Buchanan P.E., Texas A&M University; Robert De la Coromoto Koeneke, Daytona State College

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Paper ID #5746Introduction of New Technologies in the Engineering Technology CurriculumDr. Alireza Rahrooh, Daytona State College Dr. Alireza Rahrooh received B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Akron in Ohio in 1979, 1986, and 1990, respectively. He worked as an electronic engineer in Kurdistan from 1979 to 1984. He was involved in conducting sponsored research for the Electrical Power Institute and NASA Lewis Research Center from 1984 to1998. He was appointed to a faculty position in electrical engineering at Penn State University in 1988. In 1994, he joined the faculty of

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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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Claudio da Rocha Brito, Melany M. Ciampi, Hilda dos S. Alves COPEC – Council of Researches in Education and SciencesAbstractThe real challenge for all the Engineering Schools lately is to form the professional to act in thenew work market. Nevertheless many Institutions have been searching hard for the best way todo so. Some of them have promoted new kind of curriculum more flexible and more adequate tothe new student. One question remains: How to prepare the engineer for professional life? Forsome it is the internship that will provide the student the taste of what is to be an engineer. InCivil Engineer, the best way is also the internship at the building site if the choice of the studentis to make constructions. For Civil

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Case Studies, Engineering Education and Outcome Assessment Around the Globe

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alongkorn Pimpin, Chulalongkorn University; Kuntinee Maneeratana, Chulalongkorn University

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revised to comply with new regulations and quality assurance, demanded by theeducational and professional organizations as well as the globalization of engineering education.With the curriculum rigidity from regulations, it is clear that delivery of the desired outcome isnot possible without changes in structures and teaching/learning approaches. That is, the onlyreal opening for improvements is in management and educational improvements that are notformally included into the curricula but can be carried out and continuously adapted.The program management was re-structured by the interaction of the academic disciplines anddesired outcomes/competencies such that the design and experiment skills can be integratedacross course series. Then, the

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International Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hamid R. Parsaei PE, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Nimir Elbashir, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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. Thisinitiative brought new elective courses to TAMUQ engineering curriculum in areas of interestto the region such as in gas processing technologies, applied catalysis, photovoltaic (PV)power generation, water treatment, hydrocarbon and synthetic fuels processing, etc. Industryexperts from Qatar and the region are participating in teaching and/or support teaching ofnumber of these initiatives. Currently, several TAMUQ engineering programs teach thesecourses in regular basis as part of the curriculum.The focus in this area accompanied by bolstering teaching, research and outreach in energy, Page 24.80.3the environment, sustainable technologies, ethics

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fanyu Zeng, Indiana Wesleyan University

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and endless updates. Therefore, this work is acontinuous effort through a critical peer review on feedback and other results in order tomeet continuously ever changed requirements in this global economy.ConclusionIn summary, this research found out some missing puzzles from a Chinese softwareengineering curriculum in this global economy and tested the new approach to integratesuccessful experiences from American engineering programs into a Chinese softwareengineering curriculum. This research proves that it is feasible to apply successfulAmerican higher education experiences in a Chinese higher education program Page 13.15.12development. This new

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Nontraditional Teaching Approaches

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter McDonald, Virginia Tech; Daniel S. Brogan, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Gopalkrishna H Joshi, KLE Technological University

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Engineering Education, 93(3): 223-231.5. Dillenbourg P, 1999. What do you mean by ‘collaborative learning’? Collaborative-learning: Cognitive and computational approaches, 1: 1-15.6. McDonald, W. M., D. S. Brogan, V. K. Lohani, G. H. Joshi and A. S. Shettar. Developing a First-Year Engineering Course at a University in India: International Engineering Education Collaboration. 123rd ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, LA, USA, June 26-29, 2016.7. Brogan, D.S., McDonald, W.M., Lohani, V.K., and Dymond, R.L., 2016. A High-Frequency Real- Time System for Creating and Sharing Environmental Data. Advances in Engineering Education (AEE), 5 (2).8. McDonald WM, Brogan DS, Lohani VK, Dymond RL, and Clark RL, 2015

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregg Warnick, Brigham Young University; Spencer Magleby, Brigham Young University; Robert Todd, Brigham Young University; Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University

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largerconsumers of new products11. For multinational companies the investment into developingcountries and markets represents their opportunity for not only growth but survival. Developingcountries are eager to find a place on the global stage and these same countries representrelatively large untapped markets. In order for multinational companies to be successful indeveloping these markets, expanded engineering skills are needed.Educational leaders and industry are pressing engineering and technology programs to moveforward and better prepare students for leadership roles in the globalization of engineering12.This includes a call for a major revolution in engineering education to provide more internationalelements within the curriculum and more

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Towards Global Competency for Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Brent E. Nelson, Brigham Young University

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, illustrates the end goal of the college to have a college-wide integrated approach toachieve global competence. Success lies in having a system that is integrated within thecurriculum, pervasive among students & faculty, efficient, outcome driven, sustainable, andprovides diverse opportunities. Engineering Student Globally Competent Engineer COLLEGE-WIDE INTEGRATED INPUT APPROACH TO ACHIEVE GLOBAL OUTPUT Engineering Faculty COMPETENCE Globally Competent Faculty CHARACTERISTICS: • Integrated within curriculum

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Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pedro Gazmuri, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Gonzalo Pizarro, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Jose Bilbao, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

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self-evaluation process, required by ABET.As a consequence, in 2003 all engineering programs reached the substantial equivalence with theold criteria. At present ABET has started to apply the EC2000 criteria to the internationalevaluations, and it does not give the substantial equivalence anymore. Instead, it has startedaccrediting programs abroad.The College of Engineering is going through a curricular reengineering process, to face thesenew challenges and to go a step further in the internationalization process. The goals proposed tothe new curriculum are (1) to change the present paradigm towards a curriculum based onoutcomes, (2) to fulfill the ABET EC2000 criteria, (3) to improve the efficiency of the educationand learning process, (4) to

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International Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Implementations, and Pedagogical Challenges in Engineering Education

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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; Svetlana Vasilievna Barabanova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasiliy DUPE Ivanov

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fromentering degree programs and 2) the development of an accreditation system to establish a normof education across Russia in the various disciplines. Page 25.296.5ConclusionsThe Bologna Declaration has resulted in a major restructuring of the Russian educational system.The impacts include 1) a shift away from a deep specialization knowledge in the five yearspecialist degree and toward a broader but shallower general engineering base in the bachelordegree, 2) an uncertainty from employers about the capabilities of the new type of bachelordegree, 3) a reduction of the centrally controlled curricula which has lead to large variations inthe curriculum

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Global and Intercultural Competency

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati

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differences and seeing oneself as both a citizen of a home country and aglobal citizen.These three referenced studies ([2], [6], and [7]) in particular helped shape the learning outcomesand pedagogical approach we took in crafting the learning experiences for our course. Thecourse was designed to meet required general education requirements for diversity and cultureand social and ethical issues while specifically addressing the global engineering competencies.The course content and experiences are grouped into four thematic areas: teams, communication,cultural competence, and technology for collaboration. While other courses and experienceswithin the general engineering curriculum address some of these same topics, these werespecifically addressed in

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International Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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collaborative or team work. Students rarely challenge the integrity ofinstruction by the instructors leading to the lack of interactive relations vital to creativity andinnovation. The curriculum is highly structured and there is little room to take liberal arts orinterdisciplinary courses to broaden their education. Not enough emphasis is placed onprofessional competencies which are important for today’s engineers competing in a globalmarket. Accreditation as a relatively new phenomenon in the developing countries face thechallenge of ensuring quality based on standards while also facilitating innovations in education.There is a lack of resources for upgrading laboratories, shortage of trained teachers to teacheffectively and make the course

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; John Lloyd, Michigan State University

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Engineering Education,” AmericanSociety of Mechanical Engineers 2004 Curriculum Innovation Award Honorable Mention, November 2004,Anaheim, CA; J. Lloyd, T. Hinds, K. David, M. Chung, M. Gonzalez and D. Timmer.2 "New Methods for Studying Global Virtual Teams: Towards a Multi-Faceted Approach," Copyright 2001 IEEE,published in the Proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference On System Sciences, January 3-6, 2001, Maui,Hawaii; C. Steinfield, M. Huysman, K. David, C. Jang, J. Poot, M. Veld, I. Mulder, E. Goodman, J. Lloyd, T. Hinds,E. Andriessen, K. Jarvis, K. van der Werff, and A. Cabrera.3 “Virtual Teams: Communicating in a Global Business,” Proceedings of 2001 ASME International Mechanical

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International Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Implementations, and Pedagogical Challenges in Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Muge Mukaddes Darwish, Texas Tech University; Ali Nejat, Texas Tech University; Tewodros Ghebrab, Texas Tech University

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, Page 25.674.5including ethical and cultural characteristics. Previous data and information provided reveals thatmost of the Construction jobs will be available outside of the US. Most new graduates will becompeting in foreign markets; therefore, it is imperative they be equipped with social skillsincluding foreign language, ethical and cultural characteristics of global aspects of theconstruction engineering discipline. It is also crucial that a student is allowed to refine hard skillsso that they are better prepared for their practice and global competence, thus making them anoverall attractive and qualified candidate for employment.Around the world, many universities approach global education for students from differentviewpoints. Hayward

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Nontraditional Teaching Approaches

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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require a collective effort by all involved in theprocess, namely: the institution, the faculty, and students.Engineering Education in the Arab Gulf States: An OverviewEngineering education in the Arab Middle East is relatively new, as organized educationalendeavors go. It had its early start shortly after World War I. Colleges of engineering (orschools of engineering as they were labeled) were founded then, in Cairo and Alexandria,Egypt, and also in Beirut, Lebanon. By the end of World War II, colleges of engineeringsprung out in Iraq and Syria. And two decades later, Jordan had its first college ofengineering in its capital, Amman. The colleges in Lebanon and Syria paralleled, by andlarge, the French schools of engineering, except for the

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International Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Implementations, and Pedagogical Challenges in Engineering Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael E. Auer, Carinthia Tech Institute, Austria; Arthur Walter Edwards, University of Colima

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Page 25.1319.4the approaches in this direction is the creation of virtual educational units.All these trends result in new questions and the resulting need to evolve educational practices,especially in Engineering Pedagogy. Some of these important questions to consider include: • What learning approaches have to be used to effectively response to these changes? • What are the pedagogies that provide the most effective learning experiences for engineering students of the 21st Century? • What learning skills in engineering education need to be developed and how can engineering teachers succeed in guiding their students to achieve them? • What pedagogical approaches have been found to support the different phases of

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel Scheibler, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Joerg Mossbrucker, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Glenn Wrate, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Page 11.366.4world.A more aggressive and ultimately more efficient approach requires a new model of engineeringeducation. The requisite “80” of the curriculum is non-negotiable. The negotiable “20” can beutilized to its fullest extent with a global emphasis in intercultural communication, internationalresource use, and interpersonal professional training as keystones of the curricular construct.The innovation comes in the creation of a global composite or aggregate throughout the entireeducational experience – the fostering of a global mindset rather than just he addition of anotherskill-set.21The overarching goal of this model is to inculcate a flexible archetype or worldview in everyundergraduate engineering student that includes

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Preparing Engr Students for International Practice

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Gary Downey, Virginia Tech

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elements of and lessons learnedby NSF-sponsored systemic reform efforts in engineering education in place since 1990s, thispaper outlines in detail the following aspects of systemic reform for global competency: 1)unifying visions and goals, including high standards for learning expected from all students; 2) arestructured system of governance and resource allocation, including a proposed new ABETcriterion for global competency; and 3) alignment among all parts of the system, including hiringpractices, modifications to engineering science and elective courses and textbooks, andaccountability mechanisms. After reviewing several approaches to global competency, the paperconcludes by asserting that “the ultimate success of methods for achieving

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Faculty and Program Developments, Exchanges, and Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sowmya Narayanan, VIT University; Muniratnam Adithan, VIT University, Vellore; Robert C. Creese, West Virginia University

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AC 2011-760: FACULTY DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW GLOBALIZEDERA THROUGH INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA PARTNERSHIPSowmya Narayanan, VIT University SOWMYA NARAYANAN is an Asst. Professor in Academic Staff College at VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu India. She is a WIPRO Certified Master Trainer. She has obtained her Cambridge Inter- national Certificate from University of Cambridge U.K. She is pursuing her research studies in Bloom’s Taxonomy as applied to Engineering Education, Business and Management Education. She did her B.Sc in Physics and her Masters in Public Administration.Adithan Muniratnam, VIT University, Vellore M. Adithan, Vellore Institute of Technology Dr. M. ADITHAN, is Director, Academic Staff college at VIT

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Educating Graduates in Engineering For A Flat World

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University; Joshua R. Wyrick, Rowan University; Dustin M. Kuzan, Rowan University; Carolyn D. Braun, Rowan University; Jared S. Krause, Rowan University; David M. Santino, Rowan University; Mary E. Wellspeak, Rowan University

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/Research Project Design/Research ProjectFirst year and Sophomore Clinics include topics in ethics and communication and usesimple engineering projects to strengthen students’ understanding of mathematics andscience principles. Junior and Senior Clinics consist of projects, often sponsored byindustry or government, which represent the culmination of the Rowan Clinic experience.Students apply engineering principles learned in the classroom to solve industrially andsocially relevant problems. They also can learn new engineering technologies within theClinic context. The Engineering Clinics are a major vehicle by which the College hasinternationalized its curriculum. Students can work on collaborative projects based inother countries. Many of

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Jewell, Union College

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seriously jeopardizing their chances of finishing in fouryears. Union also bucks the national trend in that most of our students actually graduate in fouryears. Students who were successful in juggling their schedules invariably came back from theirforeign study saying it was well worth the effort, and many said that it was a life changingexperience. However, it took the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)Engineering Criteria 2000 (EC2000), and their emphasis on a global perspective, to cause theengineering programs to think seriously about requiring a foreign study experience. A thorough curriculum review of all the engineering programs was undertaken as part ofour preparations for a pilot visit under EC2000. The

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Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Bramhall, Sheffield Hallam University; Keith Radley, Sheffield Hallam University

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AC 2007-1015: PROMOTING LEARNER AUTONOMY IN ENGINEERINGMichael Bramhall, Sheffield Hallam University Mike is Head of Learning, Teaching and Assessment at Sheffield Hallam University's Faculty of Arts, Computing, Engineering and Sciences. He is the Associate Director of the Centre for Promoting Learner Autonomy at Sheffield Hallam. He is also the Associate Director of the UK Centre for Materials Education at Liverpool University, which is part of the UK Higher Education Academy.Keith Radley, Sheffield Hallam University Keith is a Lecturer in Curriculum Innovation at Sheffield Hallam University,(specialising in media and resources)in the Learning and Teaching Institute. Keith has 25

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Introducing New Methodologies and the Incoming Students to Engineering Programs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Tech.; Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University (ENG); Qaiser H Malik, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Pakistan University

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IT, oil & gas, glass & ceramics, banking, food, cement and automobilewere unanimously dissatisfied with the graduates possessing these skills. This result is attributed tothe state of teaching and learning in Pakistani universities where students learn by rote memory andlack problem solving skills that could lead to creativity and innovation. It also attributes toinadequate curriculum and deficiencies of teaching ability of faculty in instructional, professional andorganizational skills. The capable faculty leaves the country due to lack of facilities for qualityresearch.18 These deficiencies combined with new challenges of engineering education aremaking the state of engineering education in Pakistan more complex and demanding

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Engineering Education in the Mid-East / Asia

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Stanton, United States Military Academy

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institution. The fact that new instructors hadn’t spent yearsapplying a rigid, lecture-only classroom technique left them with an open mind to explorepedagogical approaches that promote classroom interaction. Mentors should embrace such open-mindedness and demonstrate various teaching techniques through seminars and workshops.Taking advantage of opportunities to develop the faculty must remain a priority throughout thementorship and curriculum development processes. While initial faculty limitations mayconstrain curriculum options, teaching inexperienced faculty how to teach and helping themunderstand how to build courses provides flexibility for the evolution of the curriculum in thefuture. Additionally, inspiring the faculty by continuing to

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Nontraditional Teaching Approaches

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati

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issues is to offer an online course. The number of onlinecourses offered in the US is increasing and US students generally find the learning experience tobe commensurate with traditional courses (US News, 2016; Babson, 2013). However, based onour interactions and planning for this program, Chinese students and universities do not have afavorable opinion of online courses. They generally view the courses as inferior to traditionalcourses.ENGR 5110 Effectiveness in Technical Organizations is a course that is only taught in an onlineformat at UC and it has been taught in an online format since 2008. This course was one ofseveral that fit in the curriculum as a technical elective for the program of study for students inthe program. Because faculty

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Nontraditional Teaching Approaches

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cedrick Kwuimy, University of Cincinnati; Jeff Kastner, University of Cincinnati; Yuan Chen, Center for Enhancement of Teaching and Learning, Chongqing University, China

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funded research projects focus on the development nonlinear dynamics approaches for the detection of faults in bearing and gear systems at the Villanova Center for Analytics of Dynamic Systems (VCADS) in PA. He graduated from the University of Yaounde 1 in Cameroon and then completed a Certificate in Teaching Engineering in Higher Education at Villanova University. Dr. Kwuimy is interested in vibration analysis and in the use of nonlinear dynamics tools to improve the early detection of fault in complex nonlinear systems. In the latest, his focus is on engineering systems (gear systems, bearings) and biological systems (vibration in human-arm, human diseases). In vibration analysis, his focus is on the conversion

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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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, FIE’2006, FIE’2007, FIE’2008 and FIE’2009. Page 13.1230.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 The Formation of Contemporary Engineer Claudio da Rocha Brito COPEC – Council of Researches in Education and Sciences Melany M. Ciampi OPASS –Organization of Researches in Environment, Health and SafetyAbstractEngineers are among the main agents of promotion of development in the world and theformation of a new kind of engineer is the priority to face the future economical and politicalmarket. Nations are

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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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engineer, with strong knowledge in bioengineering, medical and health.Electrical and Civil Engineering – five years program, the curriculum was elaborated in a waythat the experience in “Scientific Introductory” was part of the program as a course. It is a way toform the Engineers in which the students since the first year of the program had to developprojects and to present them at the end of the each year for an audience. They had also to developprototypes of devices and show them working. Their scores were based in the design, theprototype performance and the student presentation. Every year it resulted in proceedings editedand distributed by the university.Environmental Engineering II – five years program with the adoption of new courses