GC 2012-5612: CROSS-CULTURAL ACTIVE LEARNING: PRELIMINARYRESULTS OF A CASE STUDY OF AN AMERICAN PROFESSOR TEACH-ING IN CHINADr. Susan M Lord, University of San Diego Susan M. Lord received a B.S. from Cornell University and the M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University. She is currently Professor and Coordinator of Electrical Engineering at the University of San Diego. Her teaching and research interests include electronics, optoelectronics, materials science, first year engineer- ing courses, feminist and liberative pedagogies, engineering student persistence, and student autonomy. Her research has been sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Lord is active in the engineering education community
GC 2012-5608: AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO AN INTEGRATED DE-SIGN AND MANUFACTURING MULTI-SITE ”CLOUD-BASED” CAPSTONEPROJECTDr. Michael Richey, The Boeing Company Michael Richey is an Associate Technical Fellow currently assigned to support technology and innova- tion research at the Boeing Company. Michael is responsible for leading a team conducting research projects to improve the learning experience for engineers and technicians. His research encompasses, Complex Adaptive Systems, Learning Curves, Learning Sciences and Engineering Education Research focusing on understanding the interplay between knowledge spillovers, innovation, wealth creation, and economies of scale as they are manifested in questions of growth
onwards Teaching, Administration and Research have been his forte. His administrative experience speaks volumes. He has held various positions as Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering from 1996- 99, He became the Head of the Department of Bio-Medical Engineering, Osmania University between 2001-2003 and 2005-2007 and Founder/ Director, Centre for Energy Technology in Osmania University, Hyderabad. Principal, University College of Engineering, Osmania University for nearly 8 years, Dean Faculty of Engineering for 2 years and also the member of the Executive council at Osmania University. Awards and honours have been exemplary to his intellectual. Capability Notable among them are: 1. Eminent Engineer National Award
student perspective in anStudent Platform for Engineering Education (SPEED) presents international and comparative context is a voice that providesa paper that takes a broad look at the differences between user feedback on engineering training.engineering education systems from the perspectives of thestudents being trained within them. II. RESEARCH QUESTIONS The authors first present an overview of some How can we characterize the student experience ofcommon models and characteristics for undergraduate training undergraduate engineering training from the students’ ownstructures. We note differences along the dimensions of
Mechanical Engineering, MIT NIST inGaithersburg, Maryland Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hongik University in Korea Page 17.14.2 Design Educations for Students at Mechanical Engineering AbstractThe paper addresses an issue of setting a new standard of engineering education by developmentand support of competitive curriculum for specialized and innovative design education, whichwill strengthen the capability of students at Mechanical Engineering with the skills and inceptionof industrial design. Three courses appropriate to the needs and developmental levels have
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