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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Yiming Rong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Paper ID #14274Ten Year Experience of Global Capstone Design Projects in ChinaDr. Yiming Rong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yiming (Kevin) Rong is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Associate Program Director of Manufacturing/Materials Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He received his Ph.D in Me- chanical Engineering from University of Kentucky, in 1989. Dr. Rong worked as a faculty member at Southern Illinois University for eight years before joining WPI in 1998. Since 2010, Professor Rong has also worked at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, taking the leadership in Manufacturing Engineering

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Study Abroad Programs

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Aaron Richard Sakulich, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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composed of five seniors, selected based on academicstanding, each working under the guidance of personnel from the Panama Canal Authority on aspecific technical project as part of their capstone design project. The second group, selectedbased on financial need, investigated the effects of the ongoing Panama Canal Expansion Projecton the Food-Energy-Water (FEW) nexus in the canal watershed to fulfill their junior year‘Interactive Qualifying Project’ requirement. The findings of each team, logistical considerationsfor advisors, the results of student evaluations of the experience, and unique difficulties faced bythe students are discussed, as well as lessons learned for the improvement of the program infuture years. These projects represent two

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Courses

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Ayano OHSAKI P.E., Okayama University

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., Zhou, H., & Yoshimura, T. (2015). International PBL in Osaka Institute of Technology.IEICE Communications Society GLOBAL NEWSLETTER, 39(2), 9-10 [6] The report of international capstone design competition (2014). Kumamoto University. http://cedec.kumamoto-u.ac.jp/project/kokusai_mono.html [7] Brown, T. (2008). Design thinking. Harvard business review, 86(6) [8] d.school (n.d.). Stanford University. http://dschool.stanford.edu/ [9] i.school (n.d.). University of Tokyo. http://ischool.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ [10] Yuasa, K., Oshima, J., & Oshima, R. (2011). Characteristics and Effectiveness of PBLs : Problem-BasedLearning & Project-Based Learning, The research of information, Shizuoka University, 16, pp.15-22. [11] Barron, B., Schwartz, D

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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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Management Institute (2013). A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide5th Edition). PMI Publications8 http://www.aacu.org/value-rubrics accessed: March 1st.9 http://www.aacu.org/civic-engagement-value-rubric10 http://www.aacu.org/value/rubrics/global-learning11 http://www.aacu.org/value/rubrics/intercultural-knowledge12 http://www.aacu.org/ethical-reasoning-value-rubric13 http://www.aacu.org/value/rubrics/teamwork Appendix Table 2: Global Learning Rubric10 Capstone

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Outreach

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Julia Ziyatdinova; Artem Bezrukov; Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Petr Osipov

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Indian Female Female Diversity of Contact 27,40 25,75 Relative Appreciation 24,70 26,13 Emotional Comfort 11,50 9,13Table 3. (M-GUDS)-S subscales by gender for Russia and India.The results of GVOTM studies were compared to the results of the same surveys withengineering students from USA, Poland and Germany. The results are shown in Table 4.Global villagers reveal the highest commitment to diverse social and cultural activities. Highscores are also demonstrated by International Capstone Project participants

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Mark Kennedy, University of Portland; Sharon A. Jones P.E., University of Portland

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students after the faculty, in May 2012,endorsed a goal that 50% of graduates will complete an international experience by 2017.Across the last seven years, approximately 20% of engineering graduates completed aninternational experience of varied durations, with the percentage increasing from 13% in 2008to 23% in 2014 as we added new programs that include traditional study abroad as well asinternational experiences through service, capstone projects, elective courses, and researchopportunities. Having established School targets, we recognized that not all global experiencesare created equal with respect to cross-cultural awareness, exposure to global engineeringpractice, or the development of skills for living and working in different cultural

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Study Abroad Programs

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University; Paul M Yanik, Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University; Chip W Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University; Wes Stone, Western Carolina University; Hugh Jack, Western Carolina University; Jeffrey L. Ray, Western Carolina University

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theircurricula, and this travel course can be a technical elective. The other program does not include atechnical elective in its existing curriculum, so this travel course does not count as a majorcourse, but can still count towards the total credits for graduation.To answer the third question, it was agreed that the travel course should be an elective in thePBL course sequence, and a project would be an essential component. The PBL course sequenceranges from freshman seminar to senior capstone projects, and gradually deepens the students’knowledge to carry out practical projects, and prepares our students to succeed in their capstoneprojects as well as engineering jobs in industry after graduation. This travel course aims atincorporating the global

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Ben Groenewald; Christina L. Carmen, University of Alabama, Huntsville

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the end of the classroom visit, a “post-survey” is administered to the K-12 students. The questions are identical to those on the “pre-survey” in order to gauge the K-12 students’ learning outcome as a result of the presentation and STEM tool demonstration. The STEM tool is donated to the school along with a detailed Operations Manual and Lesson Plan (if initially requested by the K-12 teacher). 7. The survey results are evaluated by the engineering design students and capstone design class instructors.Figure 2. The STEM tool project process utilized within the ALLIES partnershipWhile the primary goals of the ALLIES partnership are to develop the future STEM workforceby inspiring younger students via hands-on STEM

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Ronald J Hugo, University of Calgary; Bob Brennan P.Eng., University of Calgary; Jian Zhang; Xiaodong Niu, Shantou University

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exchange where students enrol and study for either one semester or an academic year at an institution located in another country. 2. International project refers to a senior-year capstone design project with the involvement of another (host) country, often including sponsors and co-workers from the host country. 3. International work placement involves work at a foreign firm for a duration that ranges anywhere from 4 months to an entire year. 4. International field trip is usually a short-duration visit (one to two weeks) to one or more foreign countries, often including visits to other universities, research laboratories, and industrial establishments (factories, plants, etc.). 5

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Russell D Jamison, Virginia Commonwealth University

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. Page 19.34.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Teaching Design for Constrained Environments: Partnerships with Non-Governmental OrganizationsBackgroundSenior capstone design is an essential element of most undergraduate engineering curricula.It provides an important opportunity for faculty to assess the ability of students to applytheir acquired technical knowledge to the solution of real engineering problems before theyenter professional practice.A rich source of real, challenging engineering problems, including those described by the Na-tional Academy of Engineering as “Grand Challenges,” resides in the developing world.Such problems are frequently notable for the

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Outreach

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua, Ohlone College

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Experience in the Introduction Engineering Course atOhlone CollegeThe RET experience was an invaluable experience that supported the pedagogical methodologiesof humanitarian Engineering and Context Based Learning. Community College Faculty engagedin research on Sustainable Manufacturing which was easily embedded in the Introduction toEngineering Course as a topic under Engineering Ethics and Engineering Design. Students had toinclude different aspects of sustainability in their Capstone Projects which was underlined byhumanitarian engineering theme. The research experience at UC Berkeley provided Faculty withan in depth understanding of global sustainability issues which faculty discussed in the classroom and provided students with a better

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Accredidation

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Mandy Liu, Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan (IEET); Liang-Jenq Leu, Dept. of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University; Charlie Than, Myanmar Engineering Council

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-based education in Taiwan. Specifically, the agency has been payingmuch attention to the program’s training of students’ graduate attributes through CapstoneCourse in recent years. Although Capstone Course is not something new to manyprograms, only few programs have linked the assessment of the course with attainment ofgraduate attributes. Now through the requirement of the IEET accreditation criteria, allprograms must have Capstone Course and must use the assessment of the Course to showcompliance with the IEET’s requirements of graduate attributes. Due to the political situation, higher education in Myanmar has gone through a periodof uncertainty and instability. However, as the political and economical situations changedin recent years

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Study Abroad Programs

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Jeongkyu Lee, University of Bridgeport; Sarosh H Patel, University of Bridgeport; Brian Lim, University of Bridgeport; Roger Dianlei Geng PhD, Wuhan University of Science and Technology; Zhigang Jiang, Wuhan University of Science and Technology

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Mechanical Systems) 3 EE 349 Senior Design Project 3 EE Elective 3 Eighth CPE 315 Digital Design II with Lab 4 Semester EE Elective 3 (13 Credits) EE Elective 3 CAPS 390 Capstone 32.4 ObligationsThe obligations of WUST includes: • Responsible for obtaining and maintaining any and all necessary approvals and registration to operate the program by the government and all relevant authorities in China

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Skills Development

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Hu Yu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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suggestions for designing similar engineering leadership programs in the future.IntroductionFast-paced technological transformation and innovation demands not only technical expertisefrom future engineers, but also multiple soft skills, in particular leadership [1]. Crumpton-Young indicated that engineering leadership is the influence and ability to lead otherengineers and technical staff to design, create, innovate, implement and evaluate and assessservices and products [2]. MIT-Gordon engineering leadership program describes engineeringleadership as a set of capabilities and values that enable a person to accomplish a multi-disciplinary complex project by leading teams instead of functioning as an individualtechnical contributor. Engineering

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Sigrid -- Berka, University of Rhode Island; Emily Ann Serman, University of Rhode Island; Megan Mercedes Echevarria, University of Rhode Island; Lars O. Erickson, University of Rhode Island; Silke A. Scholz; Anette Geithner

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the French International Engineering Program and Professor of French at the University of Rhode Island. His research focuses on scientific and professional literature of eighteenth- century France. In addition, he has published on the teaching of French and on the role of experiential education in the language curriculum. His work has appeared in journals including French Review, Aus- tralian Journal of French Studies, Online Journal of Global Engineering Education, and Symposium. His current project is a textbook on French for engineering.Ms. Silke A. ScholzAnette Geithner Page 19.20.1

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Curriculum

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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David W. Gatchell PhD, Northwestern University; Robert A Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Robert L. Murphy, Northwestern University; Akinwale Oladotun Coker P.E., university of ibadan; Akinniyi A. Osuntoki, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

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, the biomedical engineering department at NorthwesternUniversity has hosted 2-4 engineering faculty from the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and theUniversity of Ibadan (UNI) – See Table I. For 3-4 weeks the faculty remain in the United Stateswhere they experience the following:  Participation in the annual meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES). This includes submitting an abstract to the conference and giving a 20 minute presentation on that topic (examples of submitted titles for the 2014 conference are shown in Table II).  Participation in upper-level BME courses at Northwestern University, including the capstone biomedical engineering design course.  Visits to Chicago-area biomedical engineering departments

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Study Abroad Programs

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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James N Warnock, Mississippi State University; Galyna Melnychuk, Mississippi State University

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= Required, E = Elective, *Electrical Engineering requires Technical Writing; however, it is taught in conjunctionwith the senior capstone design course and students must register for the designated section of the course.In addition to ensuring the programs offered could be integrated in the curricula and wererelevant to students, it was important to ensure the offerings were sustainable. The willingnessand availability of faculty to teach courses each summer was a main concern. To alleviate thisconcern we only considered courses that had multiple instructors on campus who would bewilling to teach overseas. Our second consideration was location. We wanted to choosedestinations that would be appealing to students and their parents and where we would

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Accredidation

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Julia Ziyatdinova; Artem Bezrukov; Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Petr Osipov

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conferences, workbooks and monographs.Dr. Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Sanger is a professor in the School of Engineering Technology in the College of Technology of Purdue University. His focus and passion is real world, industry based, senior capstone experiences both domes- tically and internationally. He has successfully developed this area at Purdue and at Western Carolina University. Prior to his career in academia, Dr. Sanger had a successful 30 year career working in and with industry managing and participating in broad range technology development and commercialization.Dr. Petr Osipov c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Best Practices of

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Study Abroad Programs

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Monica Gray P.E., Lincoln University; Constance Loretta Lundy

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engineering programs among UUMs, ranging from49% for Females to 62% among African Americans.2-4Many strategies are currently being employed to reduce this disparity. These efforts include first-year seminars, internships, learning communities, and capstone projects.2, 5 Study abroad,however, has not been seriously considered as a high impact retention activity. The researchshows that UUMs struggle in mathematics and science intensive programs such as engineering,not simply because of academic under-preparation per se, but more importantly, due to feelingsof not belonging and lack of confidence in their ability to learn coupled with low self-efficacyand self-direction.6-8 In fact, the common theme among successful high impact retentionstrategies is

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Monica Gray P.E., The Lincoln University - College of Science & Technology; Constance Loretta Lundy

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seminars,internships, learning communities, and capstone projects compared to only two anecdotalreferences to study aboard.This paper postulates that ABET’s Student Outcome 3(h) “the broad education necessary tounderstand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, andsocietal context” and Student Outcome 3(i) "a recognition of the need for, and an ability toengage in lifelong learning" are not mutually exclusive but rather interdependent and mutualisticin nature. Outcomes by their very nature describes what students should know or can do by thetime of graduation. The implication is therefore, that lifelong learning and a global perspectivemust originate within the 4-year engineering curriculum/program. The