Kong, N., & Forin, T. R., & Jesiek, B. K., & Trellinger, N. M. (2015, June), Purdue-Tsinghua Undergraduate Research Dual Exchange:  A New Programmatic Implementation for Enhancing Global Learning  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.24622

\bibitem{asee_peer_24622}
  Kong, N., \& Forin, T. R., \& Jesiek, B. K., \& Trellinger, N. M. (2015, June), \emph{Purdue-Tsinghua Undergraduate Research Dual Exchange:  A New Programmatic Implementation for Enhancing Global Learning}
  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
  10.18260/p.24622

Nan Kong, Tiago R Forin, Brent K Jesiek, and Natascha M Trellinger.  "Purdue-Tsinghua Undergraduate Research Dual Exchange:  A New Programmatic Implementation for Enhancing Global Learning".  2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2015.  https://peer.asee.org/24622 Internet.  25 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_24622}
  Nan Kong, Tiago R Forin, Brent K Jesiek, and Natascha M Trellinger.
  "Purdue-Tsinghua Undergraduate Research Dual Exchange:  A New Programmatic Implementation for Enhancing Global Learning".
  \emph{2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2015.
  https://peer.asee.org/24622 Internet.  25 Apr, 2024

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AB  -         Purdue-Tsinghua Undergraduate Research Dual Exchange:    A New Programmatic Implementation for Enhancing Global LearningGlobal learning continues to gain prominence in many engineering schools and degree programs.Yet among existing offerings, for-credit study abroad continues to overshadow programs thatoffer students global research or work sojourns on cross-cultural and interdisciplinary teams.While such opportunities benefit from their ability to provide experiential learning, a majorchallenge associated with implementing and scaling up these global research/work programs isthe motivation of faculty and students from both participating countries and institutions. Torespond to the challenge, the Purdue College of Engineering has offered a team research programsince 2009 that takes place at both Tsinghua University, the top engineering school in China, andPurdue University during the summer semester. Students from both institutions form cross-cultural teams that undertake interdisciplinary research projects a period of 10 weeks. Twoprojects were offered during summer 2014, focusing on big data and analytics for biomedicine.Given the interdisciplinary nature or the projects and the affiliations of the advisors on the twosides, undergraduate students from Purdue’s Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering andTsinghua’s Department of Automation participated in the program. The dual exchange programis structured such that intensive research is first conducted in a Tsinghua University lab for fiveweeks, or from early June to mid July. Next, the paired students travel back to Purdue Universityand continue to conduct their research for five more weeks. The summer semester provides aconvenient time for both sides because neither the U.S. students’ nor Chinese students’ academiccalendar is impacted. Different from the one-way study aboard programs, this dual exchangeprogram also promotes the continuity of the global learning experience for the Americanstudents even after their return from China.This paper offers a detailed description of the two-way exchange program. In part, it uses anarrative approach to take the readers on a reflective journey of two international programadministrators, four research advisors, and four students who participated in the dual exchangeprogram. This paper also summarizes results from a series of five reflective learning promptsadministered during the projects (1 pre, 3 during, and 1 post), as well as post-project interviewswith each of the senior personnel. As further background for these efforts, the paper summarizessome relevant prior literature discussing strategies for scaffolding and assessing learningoutcomes, both in general and specifically in the context of global engineering programs. Basedon our preliminary results, we also discuss both benefits and challenges associated with thisinnovative programmatic implementation. Furthermore, we propose directions for improvement,with an emphasis on student recruitment, faculty involvement, and outcome assessment. Thispaper will likely be of interest to university faculty and staff who are interested in, or involvedwith, programs that provide research abroad opportunities for engineering students.
AU  - Nan Kong
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