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Track 3 - Session I - Faculty Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Dr. Zaini Ujang, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

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Paper ID #8384Invited Paper - New Academia in Student Learning ExperienceProf. Dr. Zaini Ujang, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Prof. Zaini Ujang is a professional environmental engineer cum scientist who integrates studies on water ecology with engineering systems towards pollution control and sustainability, especially with reference to river rehabilitation in developing countries. His interest in the field leads him to collaborate with leading scholars worldwide, particularly in membrane bioreactor, granulation process and biofouling control. At present he is leading the oldest technical university in Malaysia and

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session I - Faculty Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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

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the UN. Dr. Vachon has authored over 150 papers, numerous technical reports and presented pa- pers internationally. He is a member of the Pan American Academy of Engineering and the International Nuclear Energy Academy. He served on the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee for seven years. He has served as the advisor to the President of the World Federa- tion of Engineering Organizations. Recently he was on the AIAA Structures Committee of Standards that developed Standard, S –1110-2005 Space Systems-Structures, Structural Components , and Structural As- semblies. He is an original patentee for digital image correlation and co-holds a number of other patents encompassing the

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session I - Faculty Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Thomas Lachlan Goldfinch, University of Wollongong

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‘culture’ in describing what it is to be interculturally competent9. The Author argues thatthis is where the challenge really begins. Definitions of culture range from those that are verydetailed and specific to those that are more general and all encompassing. Hofstede’s fivedimensions of culture is one such definition that is quite specific10: 1. Power/Distance: how inequalities in prestige, wealth and power are handled, within the family, education, work, politics, religion and ideas; 2. Uncertainty Avoidance: how uncertainty about the future is handled, with artifacts addressing the uncertainties of nature; laws (rules), the behaviour of others; and religion, what we do not know; 3. Individualism/Collectivism: what the

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session I - Faculty Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Dirk Schaefer P.E., Georgia Institute of Technology

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students from all walks of life, generations, countries andcontinents, and cultural backgrounds.While Engineering and Engineering Technology (EET) departments have long adapted to thechanging societal needs and revised their curricula so that their graduates will possess relevantskills and knowledge vital to industry and other potential employers, another key question needsto be addressed: “Who is going to educate and prepare the next generation of engineeringeducators?”1 Although it may seem obvious that becoming a professional educator and obtainingthe relevant competencies and skills requires at least some amount of formal qualification,training and experience, current practice still does not sufficiently address the precedingquestion. In