Conference Session

Globalizing Engineering Education II: Best Practices

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James McConnell, North Carolina State University; Brian D. Koehler, North Carolina State University

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ASEE Global Programs

increasingimportance into the future.The Segovia experience focuses on developing the ability to use Spanish in a real life context, toexperience and gain an appreciation for the culture, technology, and society. It is designed forengineering students, 8 but the experience is applicable for any student with an open mind and aninterest in engineering topics as it relates to the rich culture of Medieval, Renaissance, andBaroque Spain.Students must have at least beginning, intermediate foreign language ability prior to the start ofthis program. Both courses are taught in Spanish and meet the General Education Programrequirement in the College of Engineering. FLS 212 - Spanish: Language, Technology, Culture This course teaches the structures

Conference Session

Globalizing Engineering Education II: Best Practices

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yating Chang, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yi Shen, Purdue University; Joe J.J. Lin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Hirleman, University of California, Merced; Eckhard A. Groll, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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ASEE Global Programs

AC 2011-1975: INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN EN-GINEERING (IREE) 2010 CHINA: DEVELOPING GLOBALLY COMPE-TENT ENGINEERING RESEARCHERSBrent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette Brent K. Jesiek is assistant professor in Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Science and Technology Studies from Virginia Tech. His research examines the social, histor- ical, global, and epistemological dimensions of engineering and computing, with particular emphasis on topics related to engineering education, computer engineering, and educational technology.Yating Chang, Purdue University

Conference Session

Globalizing Engineering Education II: Best Practices

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg M. Warnick, Brigham Young University

Tagged Topics

ASEE Global Programs

of mechanical engineering graduates? a. Is global competence an important consideration for employment in multinational companies? b. To what extent are multinational companies willing to train engineers in global competence? c. To what extent do multinational companies expect higher education engineering departments and programs to prepare engineers for working in a global environment?Each research question was addressed individually. The study included an evaluation of standardtechnical engineering competencies as well as a list of global competencies for engineeringdeveloped from the literature. Global competence has become a topic often cited in literature andis an area of focus for many engineering programs.To