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Faculty Involvement in International Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russel Jones, World Expertise LLC

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2006-1269: UPDATING FOR ENGINEERING FACULTY MEMBERS INDEVELOPING COUNTRIESRussel Jones, World Expertise LLC Russel C. Jones is a private consultant, working through World Expertise LLC to offer services in engineering education in the international arena. He previously served as Executive Director of the National Society of Professional Engineers. Prior to that, he had a long career in education: faculty member at MIT, department chair in civil engineering at Ohio State University, dean of engineering at University of Massachusetts, academic vice president at Boston University, and President at University of Delaware. Dr. Jones is President of the Committee on Capacity Building of the

Conference Session

Why Can't We Get Faculty and Students to Go Abroad?

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Knight, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Mayra S. Artiles , Virginia Tech; Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Tech; Timothy Kinoshita, Virginia Tech; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech; Kacie Hodges P.E., Virginia Tech; Tamara Knott, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Marlena McGlothlin Lester, Virginia Tech ; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Kenneth Reid, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech

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, interdisciplinarymix of undergraduate and graduate students and a post-doctoral researcher from various colleges and de-partments at Virginia Tech who work together to explore engineering and construction human centeredissues with an emphasis on understanding difference and disparity. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Key words: Study abroad; Faculty motivation; Faculty engagementSustaining a Study Abroad Program at Scale: What Motivates Faculty Members to Engage in Such Programs?As engineering work continues to become more globalized with multinational teams working onproblems in an array of contexts, engineers will need to understand how to work across politicaland

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 7

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Matt Parkinson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Yoke-San Wong, National University of Singapore; Brian D. Jensen, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Gregory M. Roach, Brigham Young University, Idaho

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undergraduate level, and is interested in educational partnerships with industry and international issues in design. As associate dean of undergraduate studies he has promoted and supported the structuring and expansion of leadership development and international programs. He is an active member of ASME and ASEE.Prof. Gregory M. Roach, Brigham Young University, Idaho Page 24.536.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Establishing an Immersive Cross-Cultural Experiential Learning and Design Collaboration for Engineering Students and FacultyAbstractEngineering graduates

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Faculty and Program Developments, Exchanges, and Best Practices

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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material in accordance with a time schedule.Teaching ResponsivelyBeing a responsive teacher is part and parcel of being a caring faculty member. To teachresponsively, one needs to examine how students experience their learning. It is importantto know what significance students ascribe to faculty’s actions, views, and concerns. Forthe students, faculty’s choice of exercises, materials, assignments, etc.may not always becompatible with faculty’s intention. Therefore, methods, content, connectedness, andgoals may have to change to become more compatible with the ways these are perceivedby students. Which knowledge and skills to explore next and how best to examine these,are decisions made in the midst of the teaching activity itself, rather than

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace, Competency, and a Successful Career

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Vanderbilt University; Alanna Walker, Clemson University

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explored the research questions further by conducting asimilar survey. In our version of the survey, however, we expanded the sample size and collectedmore demographic data about the participants that is intended to provide additional insight intowho values which attributes of global competence and how a person’s experiences affect whichdimensions he or she thinks is important.ObjectivesOur research was conducted to determine which attributes of global competence are mostimportant for an engineer to possess. We believe that a consensus about the definition of globalcompetence will provide engineering universities with a clear direction on which to focus theglobal education of their students. This will hopefully result in their graduates becoming

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pedro Gazmuri, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Gonzalo Pizarro, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Jose Bilbao, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

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personal study). Ten credits or units in this scale 3correspond to approximately three units in the USA scale. Practically every course requires 10credits, and the average workload of a student is 55 credits on any one semester.At the end of the fourth year, students must take a written exam, which is equivalent to theFundamentals of Engineering exam in the USA. Those who pass the exam earn the degree of“Licenciado en Ciencias de la Ingeniería”. This degree does not license them for professionalwork, but allows them to enter directly to graduate programs (Master and Doctor). Additionally,starting their fifth year in their career, students can

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher M Murad, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown; Jerry W. Samples, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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visiting or tenure track positions.IntroductionInternational faculty join US institutions to teach in engineering programs among otherprograms. The positions they pursue could be permanent as in tenure-track positions ortemporary as the case in visiting positions or other forms of employment. An internationalfaculty member pursuing a career in academia is usually faced with a decision regarding the kindof position he/she plans to take. Those who love research activities will pursue a career ininstitutions that also value research activities more that teaching. Others who love teaching anddesire to keep it their main focus are likely to pursue a career at teaching institutions that valueteaching excellence and without great emphasis on research

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donal McHale, Dublin Institute of Technology; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brian Bowe, Dublin Institute of Technology

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Kremer is an Associate Professor of Engineering Design and Industrial Engineering at the Pennsylva- nia State University. She received her Ph.D. from University of Missouri-Rolla in Engineering Manage- ment and Systems Engineering. Her research interests include multi-criteria decision analysis methods applied to improvement of products and systems and enhancing creativity in engineering design settings. Her published work appears in journals such as Journal of Mechanical Design, Journal of Engineering Design, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Journal of Engineering Education, European Journal of En- gineering Education and Technovation. She is a member of IIE, ASME, and ASEE. She is also a National Research

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Intercultural Awareness and International Experience

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Maura Borrego, Virginia Tech

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, skills,attitudes, norms, and knowledge needed for membership in a professional community; in thecase of engineering, as a professional researcher or faculty member 26-32. In the case ofinternational students, socialization may also encompass an understanding of the socialexpectations and cultural norms of the host country. Socialization plays an important role in thegraduate school experience, and when unsuccessful, may contribute to the decision to depart thedegree program. Where graduate student socialization differs from professional socialization isin the requirement that graduate students become socialized not only to the graduate schoolenvironment, but to the professional role as well 33. Issues relating to graduate studentsocialization

Conference Session

Educating Graduates in Engineering for a Flat World

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Mariasingam, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Thomas Smith, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Sandra Courter, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Engineering Learning Center and a member of the Department of Engineering Professional Development, College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin – Madison. She teaches technical communication courses to undergraduate engineering students. As a member of the management team for the NSF Center for Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL), Courter is responsible with a multi-disciplinary team for developing and teaching a graduate course about teaching and learning; she piloted the course as an online web-conference during fall 2006. Courter is currently involved with an NSF grant (No. 0648267) related to "How People Learn Engineering

Conference Session

Continuing Education for Faculty

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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does. But there is every reason tobelieve that introducing a higher level of professionalism would enable young facultyto create and sustain a more powerful form of engineering education for the Region.The author draws on his own experience in the Region, as a faculty member and anadministrator, and looks forward to a new paradigm in engineering education thatwill lead to widespread reform, to ensure the vitality and currency of engineeringeducation in the Arab Gulf Region.Some Benchmarks of Engineering Education in the Arab Gulf RegionIn most Middle East countries we witness an increase in the numbers of: engineeringcolleges, students, and engineering graduates. This trend has continued for decadesand has exceeded expectations. But

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Exchange Programs, and Student Engagements

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifton B. Farnsworth, Brigham Young University; Mark Owen Lords, Brigham Young University; Brian Charles Capt, Brigham Youmg University

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ABET requires that an accredited engineering program must document studentoutcomes that demonstrate “the broad education necessary to understand the impact ofengineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.”1 Theselearning outcomes should provide the foundation for establishing the desired global skills andqualities that will prepare students for success upon graduation. Numerous sources indicate thebenefits of achieving global awareness through actual international experience. Shuman et al.report that “engineering faculty are beginning to recognize that students who have participated instudy abroad programs are better problem solvers, have strong communication and cross-culturalcommunication skills, and are

Conference Session

Faculty and Program Developments, Exchanges, and Partnerships

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sowmya Narayanan, VIT University; Muniratnam Adithan, VIT University, Vellore; Robert C. Creese, West Virginia University

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and for professional development of its faculty members at VITUniversity is in line with the international concept of continuous training of faculty members 3. „The shortage of appropriately skilled labour across many industries is emerging as asignificant and complex challenge to India's growth and future. According to the NationalAssociation of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), each year over 3 milliongraduates and post-graduates are added to the Indian workforce. However, of these only 25percent of technical graduates and 10-15 percent of other graduates are considered employableby the rapidly growing IT and ITES(Information Technology Enabled Services) segments.Hence, what we have today is a growing skills gap reflecting

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Middle East and Technology Exploration in Africa and Developing Countries

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wilhelm Alexander Friess, University of Maine; Muhieddin Amer, RIT-Dubai

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accreditation bodies, may be challenging 17.From an operational perspective, western universities expanding into the Middle East encountera mix of student skills and attitudes that do not fit seamlessly into the US Education mold 10,17.In addition, the student recruiting process and admissions timing differs significantly fromwestern models, and the university selection and decision-making process becomes a familyaffair as opposed to a student’s personal choice. Often religious factors play an important role,such as choosing institutions that conform in a specific measure to traditional Islamic values suchas gender separation; this often becomes a point of difficulty for US institutions who, in order to

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa and the Middle East

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Olaleye, University of Lagos, Nigeria; Emmanuel Abiodun, University of Lagos, Nigeria; Joseph Olusina, University of Lagos, Nigeria; Francis Derby, Pennsylvania State University-Lehman

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Surveying and Geoinformatics at the University of Lagos. Mr. Abiodun emerged as the best graduating student in the Department of Surveying, Federal Polytechnic, Idah in 1994 and the best graduating M.Sc. student, Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics, University of Lagos in 2004. He has many papers to his credit both local and international. He is a member of many professional organizations in Nigeria. He is married with children.Joseph Olusina, University of Lagos, Nigeria Dr. J. O. Olusina is a Senior Lecturer and the current Head of Department of Surveying and Geoinformatics, University of Lagos. He obtained his Ordinary National Diploma in Surveying in 1984 and

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Cross-Cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madelyn Espinosa, The Pavlis Institute - Michigan Technological Univerisity; Helena Keller, Michigan Technological University; Nicole Westphal, Michigan Technological University

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- I am more comfortable in figuring out problems on my own, without the guidance of a higher authority figure.” (A1)[1]Realizing this sense of self-confidence is paramount in becoming an effective leader. In order to be aneffective leader one must be confident enough in one’s abilities to make decisions for the group. A leaderoften arises as a person who can make decisions in difficult situations where information may be limited.Francisco Dao is the founder of 50 Kings, an exclusive annual retreat aimed at fostering meaningfulrelationships among members of the technology and media community. [2] Dao states, “While the fearful will agonize over decisions and always make the safe choice, the confident will take the

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven H. Billis, New York Institute of Technology; Nada Marie Anid, New York Institute of Technology; Marta A Panero, New York Institute of Technology

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then evaluated at the spring Faculty Assessment meetings. At thesemeetings all full-time faculty members and those regular part-time faculty members wishing toparticipate, identify and propose strategies to improve ABET Student Outcomes and, hence, ourprogram educational objectives through course work. The department has determined that theminimum level of quality to produce graduates that will ultimately achieve its ProgramEducational Objectives is an EGMU score of 1.5 for each ABET student outcome.2 Whilemany courses may satisfy a particular ABET outcome, the assessment committee has selected asubset of these courses that it finds most appropriate to determine the minimum metric for eachoutcome.The recommendations of the assessment committee

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Scholar Program Proposal/Develop Courses and Materials/Collaborations and Accredatation Systems for Global Engineering Education / Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace and Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Jennifer DeBoer, SPEED

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, Purdue UniversityIV. The engineering professor of today Higher education seems to be locked in the 18th century model, where students gather around a professor to hear him share lectures. While this model may have had previous successes, the innovation needs of today’s society make this model a problem today. What are the attributes of the engineering professor of today in theory and in reality? In many universities, engineering faculty members are hired primarily to bring in external funds to sponsor research. The typical professor ideally has a PhD and is very technically competent. As part of his/her academic load, he/she has been asked to teach, maybe an undergraduate course and a couple of graduate courses, but in

Conference Session

They need more than technical skills!

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Rodriguez P.E., Western Michigan University; Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, Media; Jared Roberto Ocampo, Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana (UNITEC)

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Paper ID #18137Comparison of Intrinsic Motivation of Freshmen Engineering Students asthey Participate in a Multinational Design ProjectDr. Jorge Rodriguez P.E., Western Michigan University Faculty member in the Department of Engineering Design, Manufacturing, and Management Systems (EDMMS) at Western Michigan University’s (WMU). Co-Director of the Center for Integrated Design (CID), and currently the college representative to the President’s University-wide Sustainability Com- mittee at WMU. Received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering-Design from University of Wisconsin- Madison and received an MBA from Rutgers

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fanyu Zeng, Indiana Wesleyan University

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curriculum for a college in China, toeliminate gaps between the curriculum and rapidly changing requirements by foreigncompanies in China, and to ultimately help Chinese students to be prepared for theirprofessional careers in the dynamic global economy.Research is carried out to first examine common characteristics of Chinese students inthis program in order to identify their strengths and weaknesses. The study recognizesChinese students’ strengths and particularly their success in mathematics and sciencebased on literature reviews on other’s work, personal experience interview andobservation. It also reveals an important finding that overemphasis on understanding andmemorization in mathematics and science in existing software engineering

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shannon Sexton, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology; James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kevin Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Robert Houghtalen, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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necessary data.Despite the associated challenges, the benefits to the students are seen as immediate andprofound. To date, there is little or no information on assessing the short and long-term benefitsof such projects. In 2006-2007 academic year, five Rose-Hulman civil engineering studentsdesigned an agricultural training facility in Ghana as part of their capstone design project. At theend of the project, in the summer of 2007, the student team had the invaluable experience ofvisiting Ghana. While in Ghana, they presented their final design report to both the localengineer as well as the local community; the primary beneficiaries of the project. Additionally,the student team visited a university in Ghana to explore the feasibility of

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; D. Jake Follmer, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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past several decades, there has been an increasing emphasis on the importance of engineerspossessing important professional skills, including global readiness or awareness. In 2004, theNational Academy of Engineering (NAE) described the Engineer of 2020 as being proficient in“interdisciplinary teams [with] globally diverse team members” (p. 55).1 As the NAE stated,“While certain basics of engineering will not change, the global economy and the way engineerswill work will reflect an ongoing evolution that began to gain momentum a decade ago.” (p. 4).Engineering graduates will be called to solve increasingly global problems and to work in teamsthat contain members who are either from international locations or are globally distributed.Across the

Conference Session

International Research Experience, Quality Improvement, and Programs/Curriculum Around the Globe

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorraine N. Fleming, Howard University; Jennifer O. Burrell, Howard University; Wayne Patterson, Howard University; Afiya C. Fredericks, Howard University; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University

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concentrated on the reform of engineering education, broadening participation in engineering, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.Ms. Jennifer O. Burrell, Howard University Jennifer O. Burrell is a Ph.D. student in developmental psychology at Howard University. Burrell is a Graduate Research Assistant with the Department of Civil Engineering at Howard University. Her dissertation research explores how using culturally relevant pedagogy can increase students’ motivation and create pathways to academic success, particularly in STEM. Through her research and evaluation of education programs and interventions, she hopes to improve the schooling experiences of public school students by promoting the use of evidence

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Initiatives

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren Alexander, IAESTE United States; Cheryl Matherly, University of Tulsa; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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Page 13.795.5report on a particular industry. Plus3 students also interact with local students, hear guestlectures from host universities and make several cultural visits while in the host country. Eachtrip is led by either an Engineering or Business faculty member accompanied by a support staff from Engineering, the College of Business Administration or the University Center for International Studies (UCIS). Plus3 aims to cultivate interest in foreign language study

Conference Session

Study and Research Abroad

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech

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hope to perform in their classes. • E.g., “Compared to other students, how well do you think you will do in engineering this year?” • E.g., “Compared to other students, how well do you hope you will do in engineering this year?” 5. Relevance and intention, assessing intentions to complete an engineering degree and perceived utility of engineering degree content for future career prospects. • E.g., “I intend to finish my engineering degree” • E.g., “How useful is learning engineering for what you want to do after you graduate?” • E.g., “How useful is learning engineering for your daily life?” Since the main goal of this study was to present the Icarus program and

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sigrid Berka, University of Rhode Island; Bing Mu, University of Rhode Island; Lars Olav Erickson, University of Rhode Island; Iñaki Perez-Ibanez, University of Rhode Island

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universally accepted intercultural competence assessmentinstrument that can be used in every context does not exist. Our decision to use the IDI for ourquantitative analysis is rooted in our belief that the development of intercultural competence is aprogressive and ongoing process [2], [34], [35]. The IDI is recognized as a cross-nationallyvalidated psychometric instrument developed based upon Milton Bennett’s DMIS that spansfrom monocultural orientations to intercultural orientations to cultural differences. Theinstrument provides an indication of respondents’ predominant orientation to cultural differences,referred to as their Developmental Orientation. The IDI is well established as an instrument tomeasure student gains in intercultural

Conference Session

Study Abroad, International Experience, Exchange Programs and Student Retention

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keilin Tarum Deahl, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Eileen Walz, University of Illinois; Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Valeri Werpetinski, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Laura D Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Judith A Sunderman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; J. Bruce Elliott- Litchfield, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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. Traveling abroad required the projectteams to work together to accomplish their goals even as they changed throughout the trip. Theunpredictability of working in a new, foreign environment meant they had to be flexible andaccommodating to unforeseen circumstances. This required each member to contribute, worktogether, and take on responsibilities that often involved doing new things and being in situationsthey were uncomfortable.Being abroad presented personal challenges and often the more experienced project membershelped others work through these challenges. Seeing cultures with living conditions so differentfrom their own can be startling but ultimately students responded with an increased sense ofresponsibility to put their engineering

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Sarah R. Phillips, Rice University & University of Hawaii - Manoa; Cody Alan Chapman, University of Tulsa

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receivedday-to-day mentorship under an English-speaking Japanese graduate student or post-doctoral researcher. The goal was to allow the NanoJapan students to experience workingas part of a true international research collaboration and, over the course of the summer,to learn to successfully navigate not only differences in approaches to research in the U.S.and Japan but also language and cultural barriers within their research laboratories inJapan. In addition, students had to develop the skill sets necessary to overcome logisticalbarriers, such as time differences, to enable them to remain responsive and engaged withall members of the PIRE international research team. Throughout the summer,NanoJapan students completed weekly reports on topics

Conference Session

Preparing Engr Students for International Practice

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalia Kapli, Pennsylvania State University; John Wise, Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Wesley Donahue, Pennsylvania State University

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consolidated their thoughts andapplication ideas into a personal career development action plan report that was submitted as afinal individual project. In addition to the written report, students were asked to submit, indigital form, a presentation communicating why a workplace decision maker should considerthem as a candidate for a leadership position. This presentation was to become a part of apersonal web-site.Assessment Results and DiscussionIn Fall 2004, an extensive assessment of the first iteration of the course was conducted in orderto make improvements to the syllabus before the course was offered in Spring 2005. Theexperimental group consisted of 24 students. The following data was collected: • pre-course and post-course attitude survey

Conference Session

Preparing Engineering Students for International Practice

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Parkinson, Brigham Young University

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but do notprovide an in-depth exposure to the culture.Internship or Co-opStudents work abroad at a foreign company or at an international branch of a U.S. company. Thistype of experience can be quite different from other study abroad formats. An internship is oftenless structured than coursework yet can include a lot of informal learning, particularly regardingbusiness issues involving teamwork, communication, design, manufacturing, etc. Internships arelabor-intensive to arrange.Mentored TravelUnder the guidance of a faculty member, students travel to the abroad country and study and/ortour for four or more weeks. Students stay together as a group. Many traditional study abroadprograms would be of this type. This type of program may provide a