Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Svetlana Vasilievna Barabanova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasiliy Ivanov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Mansur Galikhanov, Kazan National research Technological University; Alina Guzhova, Kazan National Reserch Technological University

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leading Russian andforeign educational and industrial centers. A number of publications accounting for the results ofthe field visits is being prepared. They will be based on the knowledge gained through new contactswith Russian and foreign scientists. The Academic Council decided on mandatory participation ofKNRTU graduate departments in the program. The priority of the department development wouldbe the direction of the matching enterprises. A number of departments will take part in the newcompetition. A great deal of organizational work was held within the companies – the KNRTUpartners that didn't previously participate in the Presidential program. Discussed are the directionsto improve the content and form of existing programs, the topics of

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session II - Faculty Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

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Anna Friesel, Technical University of Denmark Ballerup Campus; Denis GENON-CATALOT, Grenoble Alpes University; Jean-Marc THIRIET, • Univ. Grenoble Alpes; CNRS, GIPSA-lab, F-38402 Grenoble; Michael Helmut Werner DUPE Hoffmann, Inst. of Microwave Techniques, University of Ulm, Germany

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teaching in the area of Electrical and Information Engineering (EIE). She col- laborates regularly with universities in Europe and Latin America on topics related to improvement of engineering education. Her research interests include mathematical modeling, system dynamics, control theory, and educational methods in automation, robotics, and in engineering in general.Dr. Denis GENON-CATALOT, Grenoble Alpes University President of Assembly IUT’s Department Telecoms & Network leader Head of Department Telecoms & Network IUT -Valence Co-fonder of the LCIS research Lab in Valence LCIS project’s leader for the Arrowhead Artemis project European demonstrator for energy analytics Project leader for OSAmI ITEA 2 or the

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session II - Faculty Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Danielle Marie Dowling, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Morgan M Hynes, Arizona State University

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), and improve students’ attitude towardscience and engineering in general (Haury, 1993). And because inquiry instruction calls uponteachers to adopt the view that “the class is the arena for…exploration of students’ participation,knowledge, and reason” (Hammer, 2005; p. 503), it fosters an educational environment in whichstudent reasoning can be laid bare through debate, discussion, and collective exploration.Creating such a learning community within the classroom is important, because as Beatty et al(2006) have observed, “Telling students what to think is notoriously ineffective; eliciting theirthinking, confronting it with alternatives, and seeking resolution works better.”The focus of this paper will lean more toward the inquiry instruction

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Maria Nandadevi Cortes-Rodriguez, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Miguel Alfonso Nino, Virginia Polytechnic and State University

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careers in organizations that have a global orinternational focus need to be culturally competent. Cultural competence (the ability to interacteffectively with people from other cultures and socio-economic backgrounds) can be achievedthrough interactions with colleagues and people from other cultures, and through experiences abroad.Our university's Graduate Student Development unit has added workshops on international careeropportunities and preparation for working in other countries through our graduate studentprofessional development workshop series. The Graduate School, the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs,and PROMISE: Maryland’s National Science Foundation's Alliance the Graduate Education and theProfessoriate (AGEP) co-sponsor these activities

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Krishnanand Y Maillacheruvu, Bradley University; Amir W Al-Khafaji, Bradley University

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varied widely among the students, similar to what one wouldexpect in the US.Undergraduate students were generally of high caliber - fewer than 2% of applicants at IITs areadmitted. Discussions with groups of undergraduates were typically more animated than withgraduate students and a generally freer exchange of ideas took place. Undergraduates werecurious about the college life and culture in the U.S., and many had relatives or friends who werestudying at U.S. universities. Graduate students were more reticent in this respect, although someshowed an interest in pursuing doctoral studies and post-doctoral work in the US.4.1.3 Scholarly activitiesThe co-author worked with graduate students on several research projects. In general, theanalytical