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

for engineering students. It takes into account the accomplishment of learningobjectives pertinent for academic classes as well as real world applications intended to maintainengineering student interest. This paper will also discuss challenges in assessing and developingexperiences, and the importance of international opportunities.IntroductionHistorically, international study has been one of the primary means by which students, atinstitutions of higher education, have gained first-hand knowledge of other cultures andlanguages. Among the benefits are attaining a greater proficiency in a foreign language, gainingan appreciation for and understanding of other cultures, improving communication skills and theability to live and work effectively

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

Mastery and the Stanford Advanced Project Management course Managing Without Authority for numer- ous fortune 500 companies throughout the world. He is a Certified Manufacturing Technologist (Society of Manufacturing Engineers) and is also certified in Planning and Managing Projects (BD University); Ethical Fitness (BD University); Lean Manufacturing (BD University); High Impact Facilitation (Lore International Institute); and Project Management (Saddle Island Institute). Page 22.748.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 GLOBAL COMPETENCE: ITS IMPORTANCE FOR