Paper ID #8257Global Engineer: A Springboard for the Next DecadeDr. Edward Godfrey Ochieng, Liverpool John Moores University Senior Lecturer in project management. Edward’s research is focussed on construction project manage- ment. He has presented at national and international conferences, such as Association of Researchers in Construction Management (ARCOM), Australian Universities Building Educators Association (AUBEA), CIB World Congress, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and International World of Construction Project Management where he has shared his knowledge on ’Project Complexity, Project
. Through two independent design projects, students will become acquainted with and practice the core concepts of the course. The design project was based on a survey of Korean university students majoring in civil and environmental engineering. The overall plan is intended to prepare students for success in upper-level major courses. Keywords: Cement-boat, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Design project, Elementary Engineering design, Toothpick bridge and consists of four parts. (Fobes, 1993). First, we1. INTRODUCTION present a general
. Page 21.63.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 The Tata Center for Technology and Design at MITAbstractThis paper describes the Tata Center for Technology and Design at MIT, a new program aimedat creating high-impact, sustainable, and scalable technical solutions in developing and emergingmarkets through the rigorous application of applied engineering science and systems thinking.The program is funded by the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and is based at MIT. The Center matchesstudents and faculty to projects in India and offers training to enable them to create viable andappropriate solutions. Tata Center projects serve as the basis for graduate thesis work to addresscompelling social
Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Experiences in Cross-Teaching within a Distance Education Environment C. N. Thai1, Y. Kuo2 & P. Yen2 1 University of Georgia, College of Engineering, Athens GA 30602-4435 E-mail: thai@engr.uga.edu - Web site: http://www.engr.uga.edu/~mvteachr 2 National Taiwan University, Bio-Industrial Mechatronics Engineering Department, Taipei, Taiwan. E-mail: ykuo@ntu.edu.tw - Web site: http://bime.ntu.edu.twAbstractA project-based course in Robotics was created to serve as an elective for engineering students atthe University of Georgia (UGA) and
common goal.A serious problem facing instructors trying to achieve this goal is to evaluate individualteam member’s roles on the team, and to create a team spirit and sense ofresponsibility among all members.In most team projects, the instructor uses a model that evaluates the final product andprobably a final presentation. The current model does not address the individual teammember’s roles in the preparation stages or in the ability to present their work. Theproject grade goes equally to each member of the team in most cases. Furthermore, thestudents who need more training on teamwork skills can be in the shadow of their peersand miss the opportunity of acquiring these skills. Therefore, the instructor will not beable to distinguish between
GC 2012-5656: ACCREDITATION OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION INKOREAProf. Wonjong Joo, Seoul National University of Science and Technology Wonjong Joo is a professor of Seoul National University of Science and Technology (Seoul Tech) and is a vice president of ABEEK (Accreditation Board of Engineering Education in Korea) from 2012. He has been a director of Seoul Tech’s Innovation Center for Engineering Education (ICEE) & Hub Center for 5 years and is now a president of Innovation Hub Center Council. His role in ABEEK is to lead the committee of Criteria of Accrediting Engineering Programs. His role in Hub Center Council is to coordi- nate 60 ICEE universities for sharing the outcomes of the ICEE project. He graduated
engineeringstudents to travel and to participate in service projects centered on international development.The club grew rapidly in membership and established relationships with a university in Peru aswell as an Andean community near Cuzco, Peru. This community has twice been the destinationof ISC students during summer trips. Although student interest in the program has been highbecause of its social, adventure and altruistic components, undertaking it as a university entityrequires justification from a student development standpoint. There are many venues throughwhich young travelers might make overseas excursions and engage in community service,however, students participating through a university would be expected to develop knowledgeand skills in the
users of these learning tools have participated in such unique experience of technical communication with their peers. Data analytics is playing a significant role in science and engineering education in this digital information era. Data warehouses provide online analytical processing tools for the interactive analysis of multidimensional data of various granularities. The objective of this project is to develop a web-based interactive courseware to help students or beginning data warehouse designers in learning data warehousing. Developers of this project include Computer Science international graduate students from India. The targeted primary users are students of a computer science course called Data Warehousing and Data Mining. Other
Electrical Engineering in 1980 and the Sc.D. in Electrical Engineering in 1987 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Gennert is interested in Computer Vision, Image Processing, Scientific Databases, and Programming Languages, with ongoing projects in biomedical image process- ing, robotics, and stereo and motion vision. He is author or co-author of over 100 papers. He is a member of Sigma Xi, NDIA Robotics Division, and the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council Robotics Cluster, and a senior member of IEEE and ACM.Prof. Gretar Tryggvason, University of Notre Dame Gretar Tryggvason is the Viola D. Hank Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Depart- ment at the University of Notre Dame. He
17.34.7 ACTIVITIESCurriculum Development & UpdatingSTTPs for Engineering Teachers and EngineersEntrepreneurship Awareness CampsPublication of ISTE Newsletter, Indian Journal of Technical Education etcOrganization of Conferences and Seminars at State & National LevelContinuing Education for Working ProfessionalsOther Projects like Learning Materials Project, and Working Professional Learning Project Page 17.34.8 SOME CURRENT ISTE PRIORITIES Accreditation and Quality Assurance Skills Development Faculty Development Leadership Development Outcomes-based Engineering Education Technology-Enhanced Engineering Education Collaboration with Foreign
EngineeringEducation. Though the Focus is to provide access, to many but equally important is to ensurequality of education. Engineering graduates today require not only adequate technologicalability and problem solving skills, but also must be equipped with soft skills, business skills,inter personnel and intercultural adaptability.Now, the emphasis should be on self learning and the role of teacher is redefined as facilitatorto enable the students to be more involved in active learning through laboratory. Project work ,assignments and case studies Lifelong learning and continuous learning is key aspect of teacherand student.International collaborations are essential for better student development. Inview of theglobalisation and in this endeavour the role of
and implementation of innovative interdisciplinary cur- riculum framed within the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) identified Grand Challenges of the 21st Century. Curriculum development and implementation is based on scientifically-based models of professional development focusing on best practices, curriculum alignment, project-based learning, design-based learning and instructional coaching support to foster implementation of lessons learned. Eq- uitable access to rigorous content for all students while meeting the mandates of state curriculum standards is a major goal of Joules’ work. She supports the development of regional, state, and national STEM in- novation networks to stay current with curriculum
and professional educational level and quality to up-to-date business requirementshas been revealed. There is a long-felt need of complex modernization of ProfessionalEducation System.Concept of Long-term Socio – Economic Development of the Russian Federation for thePeriod up to year 2020 determines important goals of Educational System developmentincluding establishing of world-class Research and Education Centers that integrate advancedresearches and educational programs and meet the staff and research challenges of nationalinnovation projects. Other important goals are establishing of national qualification structureadjusted for potential requirements of innovation-driven advanced economic growth andoccupational mobility, reforming of
, the graduates would be known locally or nationally orinternationally for their accomplishments as project engineers, project managers, designengineers, graduate or post-graduate work, business owners, consultants, recognitions forprofessional certification and registration, for serving on engineering and local communities, etc.4.0 Accreditation Criteria and Process of Outcome-Based EducationThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) [2] is the responsibleaccreditation agency in the United Sates and sets the accreditation criteria. There are similarprofessional agencies in Australia [3], Canada [4], Malaysia [5], United Kingdom [6], and alsoother countries. The OBE requirements for all of these engineering accrediting
Engineering boards. Massood Towhidnejad is senior member of IEEE. Page 21.56.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Organizing the Graduate Reference Curriculum for Systems Engineering (GRCSE) for International RelevanceIntroductionThe Body of Knowledge and Curriculum to Advance Systems Engineering (BKCASE) project1was initiated in 2009 by a university partnership under the Systems Engineering Research Center(SERC). The objective of the BKCASE project was to create two products for free use by theinternational systems engineering (SE) community: (1) a Systems
Paper ID #8241Are Australian and American Engineering Education Programs the Same?The Similarities and Differences between Australian and American Engineer-ing Accreditation ProceduresDr. Scott Grenquist, Wentworth Institute of Technology Scott Grenquist is currently performing Sabbatical Research in interdisciplinary, project-based-learning techniques at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and The University of Melbourne in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He is also concurrently an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts. Scott received his doctorate
mainly in East Asia Coordinator of the Electronic Product Engineering program Founder of the Micro System Technology Cluster Project manager for several industry related projects Member of the Faculty Council (temporarily) Member of the University Senate Member of the University Executive BoardDr. Richard O Gale, Texas Tech University Richard Gale is Professor and Associate Chair, Graduate Studies, in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas Tech University. Dr. Gale holds degrees in Physics from the University of California, Berkeley, and Lehigh University. He began his career in academics at Texas Tech in 2002 following a successful career with Texas Instruments 1984-2001. He is a licensed
science curriculum, at both the undergraduate and graduate level, oftenincorporates hands-on laboratory experiences. This hands-on lab work provides students withconcept relevancy, integrated knowledge, and technical skill required in engineering jobs [1].Hands-on and project based curriculum are examples of inductive learning techniques whereinductive learning reverses the traditional method of deductive learning. In deductive learning,a theory is presented to students and examples are then given in illustrations, in-classexperiments or homework exercises. In inductive learning, the process begins with a set ofobjectives or a problem to be solved. Faculty guides students along the way and the studentsreach an understanding of concepts through
has been developed that the programs based on engineering and technologyfor middle and high school students. Therefore the programs were instructedthrough team teaching by engineering professors and technology teachers.Second, the programs were consisted with lecture, field trip, problem solving,project and so on.Third, the programs were utilized in various institutes such as engineering andtechnology related colleges, universities, governments, research institutes, andindustries.Fourth, we applied the programs three times in December 2011, February 2012 andMay 2012. Approximately, 100 students participate in all the programs, respectively.It was high that the satisfaction of the participants, their parents, engineeringprofessors and
supplement to traditional lectures. This paper introduces such advanced powersystem visualization techniques as animation, 3-D display, contouring of power flows and mapdata projections. Those techniques were applied in the power system course (ELEG 3163) of theelectrical engineering department at Arkansas Tech University. Students’ outcomes andevaluation of this class supported the learning effectiveness of this course.IntroductionTraditionally calculations for in-class power system analysis have been done by hand,engineering calculators and/or text-based programming software. Since late 1990s, severalteaching approaches for power system analysis using power system simulation software havebeen developed and some simulators have been utilized in new
National Science Council (Taiwan) to serve as committee member of research project principal reviewer in Discipline of Applied Science Education. Professor Jou has authored 1 technical book in design, and over 50 research papers in diverse areas of education, e-learning technology, information technology, and automation. In addition to, he served as reviewer of numerous SSCI and SCI indexed journals for many years. Dr.Jou is an editorial board member of the International Journal of Electronic Democracy (Inder- science Publishers), International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, and The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology (SSCI). Dr. Jou teaches multidisciplinary courses in
students’ academicachievement.Case Study 1The first study addressed the following questions: How much time did engineering students in the U.S. and India allocate to specific learning activities? How did time allocation change from freshman through senior years? To what extent did engagement in specific activities correlate with grade-point average (GPA), which is an overall indicator of achievement?The rationale for addressing these questions was based on previous research10 that had shownthat U.S. students allocated the majority of their study time to solving textbook problems withlittle attention given to writing papers and working on projects. In the present study, studentsreported times spent doing homework
. Another example that gave students an opportunity to examine opposite sides ofone particular engineering project occurred on our way to visit the Three Gorge Dam. Studentshad heard mostly negative stories about the impact of the dam project on the lives of theresidents in the area, although the students were aware of the benefit the dam is having on powergeneration and green energy. However when actually visiting the dam, the tour guide told acompletely different story. The tour guide said people of his age in the area were very happywith the project because the dam project stimulated the local economy by bringing in many jobsthat were unthinkable before the project. While both sides are correct from their ownperspectives, the sharply contrasting
academia. The achievement of the HPAccredited Technical Associate (ATA) certifications validates the acquisition of real-worldskills and prepares students for employment in small and medium business environments.Through the comprehensive study program, students in engineering and IT programs can takefour semester long courses (Connected Devices Solutions; Network Solutions; Server and Page 21.58.3Storage Solutions; and Cloud Solutions), hands-on labs with real-life projects, take practicetests and complete certification exams to earn HP ATA certifications. Universities can
technology in education.Syed Helmi Syed Hassan, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Unverisiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia He will be participating in one of the sections in the plenary entitled: Detail example of innovative strategy in virtuous cycle of research - Cooperative Problem Based LearningDr. Zainura Zainoon Noor, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Dr Zainura Zainon Noor is a senior lecturer at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). She has experiences in green design and processes, life cycle assessment, cost benefit analysis, carbon footprint, greenhouse gas inventory and projection as well as sustainable de- velopment policy
engineers and theirservices they provide across borders. New scientific and engineering discovery are pushingthe boundary of engineering applications, particularly in complex systems andinterdisciplinary engineered solutions. This scenario presents many new challenges forengineering organizations in that one project for new autonomous gold mine may start withpreliminary design in London (UK) with German-trained engineers, then developed furtherwith detailed design in Houston (Texas) with a mix of US and Brazilian-trained engineers,and followed by design validation and verification in Singapore with a mix of British andAsian-trained engineers, and project managed by Australasian-trained engineers during theconstruction phases in Laos, all within
Paper ID #8256Challenges and opportunities in developing STEM curricula for tertiary in-stitutions in Africa: Materials Science and Engineering at AUST-AbujaProf. Kwadwo Osseo-Asare, Penn State University Kwadwo Osseo-Asare, Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and of Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering, has been a Penn State faculty member for the last thirty-six years. Prior to this he spent one and a half years as a research metallurgist and project leader with AMAX Extractive Metallurgy Lab (Golden, CO) working on a variety of industrial research projects in hydrometallurgy. Osseo-Asare
engineers from different cultures• Cross cultural communication (intercultural communication skills; strategies; comparative analysis)• Problem solving involving scientific knowledge from multiple disciplines being applied to non-US centered problems (not just problem solving; it’s why we need the engineers; understanding of cross cultural similarities and differences in practice; ability to adapt to a project to local circumstances)• World view (understanding impacts of global connectedness)• International professionalism (ability to articulate global engineering practices in general and how their career as a future engineer impacts engineering practices globally)• Curiosity• Self-cultural awareness (aware of one’s own cultural perspective
, Computer Applications, Hotel Management and Catering Technology, and Applied Arts and Crafts 3 Page 17.7.4WHY INDIA WILL BE INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT IN THE COMING DECADES 4 Page 17.7.5 PROJECTED RELATIVE SIZE OF ECONOMIES Country GDP in US$ Terms GDP in PPP Terms 2005 2050 2005 2050USA 100 100 100 100JAPAN 39 23 32 23CHINA 18 94 76 143UK 18 15
demonstratedthe potential for accelerating experience by using live simulations of realistic, complex, systemdesign projects. Engineers at different levels of experience, who have been immersed in thesesimulations, have demonstrated insights usually associated with time on the job. This raises thepossibility that useful experience might be acquired at dramatically reduced time, cost and risk.We have designed and conducted multiple simulations to expose students to the complexity,confusion, and decision-making and leadership challenges encountered in complex system designand development projects. These interrelated simulations have included: Design Simulations,Leadership Simulations, Customer Simulations, and Peer Review Simulations.The simulations