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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Inna Mikhailovna Gorodetskaya, Kazan National Research Technological University; Farida Tagirovna Shageeva, Kazan National Research Technological University; Dilyara R. Erova, Kazan National Research Technological University

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specialskills, and his ability to communicate with people and work communities of various types. However the present reality shows that only 50 classroom hours in the average aredevoted to a specific discipline of social and humanities block. Within this framework it isonly possible to present short review of the discipline issues, its fundamental concepts, butthis time resource is hardly enough for providing instrumental skills, working in teams,business communication and conflict resolution. Future engineers are qualified not only for formation and use of new machinery andtechnology, but also for active influence on personal relations in work groups and society, forbeing responsible for own and social welfare

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Outreach

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Leslie Seawright, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Ibrahim Hassan P.E., University of Texas, Austin; Ali Darwish Alashar, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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Paper ID #17480The STEM Loop: Undergraduate Engineering Students Create a STEM Chil-dren’s BookDr. Leslie Seawright, Texas A&M University at Qatar Leslie Seawright is an Assistant Professor of English at Texas A&M University at Qatar. She has pub- lished several journal articles and book chapters related to pedagogy, Engineering education, intercultural communication, and notions of identity through literacy. Her research interests include technical writing, discourse analysis, community literacy practices, and transnational education.Prof. Ibrahim Hassan P.E., University of Texas, Austin

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Nicolas Couto Giffoni dos Santos, SIUC Leadership Development Program; Bruce DeRuntz, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Rhonda K Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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differences, both programs have been generating excellent outcomes for theirsocieties and have been developing better prepared student for the workforce. Yet, it is clear thatthe SIUC LDP has a gap in providing business experiences that enables students to rapidly applytheir knowledge in a business context. The JEM has a gap in formal leadership development thatenables students to understand the fundamentals of leadership and apply them in the most effectiveway possible. Therefore, by combining the two program’s strengths, a new world-classengineering leadership development program model can arise t, as Figure 3 illustrates:Figure 3. Three aspects of tomorrow’s global leadership program

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Outreach

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Paul John Ackerman Jr P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Tim Moore P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Tyler Adam Brickles

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assess the students, the goal is to combine theappropriate criteria from the AACU rubrics and other committee members to develop a rubricthat can be utilized for all service projects that promote civic engagement regardless of locationor service, i.e. engineering, counseling, mentorship, volunteering. The rubric will also need to besimplified for small service opportunities that students volunteer for over a short period of time.Nothing will discourage student volunteerism more than asking a student to write a lengthy paperafter they participate in a civic engagement event. With that said, the approach is leaning torequiring a reflective essay and short answer survey for service learning programs that constitutea significant amount of course

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Anders V Warell, Lund University, Industrial Design; Charlotta Johnsson, Lund University; Carl-Henric Lennart Nilsson, Technology management

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– feasibility, viability anddesirability. While engineering students know if and how a technical innovation can be brought into reality(feasibility), management students can determine the market and financial aspects of bringing an innovation tothe market (viability), and design students can make sure the innovation is experienced and presented in anattractive way (desirability). If the innovation is not desirable, it does not matter if it is feasible and viable – itwill not likely be successful in a competitive marketplace. Consequently, the role of the design students in thecourse is fundamental. The course offers the opportunity to integrate design thinking in a truly multidisciplinaryand multicultural setting – a place where the activities and

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Stephen U. Egarievwe, Alabama A&M University

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life-long learning and training, mentoring, continuous assessments and improvementfeedbacks, research and external funding, grant writing, seed money for research, internationalactivities and collaborations, and increased conference participations and journal publications.The VEE model consists of three fundamental interwoven components: curriculum andmentoring; industry, government and community partnerships; and research and funding. TheVEE faculty development initiative was successful implemented in a collaborative programbetween Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (AAMU) and Brookhaven NationalLaboratory (BNL). The results and outcomes for science, technology, engineering andmathematics (STEM) faculty members include increased

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Autumn Marie Reed, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Diversity, International Forum

Skills and International CollaborationsDeveloping mindful intercultural communication skills is a secondary goal of the GEESN. Asthe STEM workforce becomes more diverse and globally-oriented, it is imperative that weprovide engineers with opportunities to develop mindful intercultural communication skills.Ting-Toomey explains that “in order to communicate effectively with dissimilar others, everyglobal citizen needs to learn the fundamental concepts and skills of mindful interculturalcommunication” [17]. It is commonplace in industry for employees to receive interculturalcommunication training to learn the skills necessary to work effectively with international clientsand with diverse colleagues at home. Indeed, Karen Gregson, an L&D and