Towards a Global Virtual Community of Female Engineering Students and Professionals: I. Impacts of Grassroots International Partnerships of Student Organizations on U.S. Engineering Undergraduate Cultural Competency

The relation of sustainability to science and engineering will be delved into so as to validate the need for its inclusion in current engineering curricula. The chapter will highlight key elements of sustainability that need to be incorporated into a General Education requirement (i.e. lower level undergraduate) course as well as some options for elective (i.e. upper level undergraduate) or postgraduate courses. The chapter will act as a “how to” curriculum development guide to give ideas for the quick development of sustainability courses. It also highlights how engineering students can become engaged in service learning (something that is at the fore of importance for most engineering departments in the US) through their student organizations and associated academic staff advisors with sustainability at the core.

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Developing Cultural Competency in Engineering through Transnational Distance Learning

Advances in Educational Marketing, Administration, and Leadership - Transnational Distance Learning and Building New Markets for Universities ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-0206-9.ch013 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 210-228 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Stephanie Moore ◽

Dominik May ◽

Kari Wold

Keyword(s):

Distance Learning ◽

Online Education ◽

Study Abroad ◽

Cultural Competency ◽

Engineering Students ◽

The United States ◽

Intercultural Awareness ◽

International Experiences ◽

Course Sequences

While cultural competency is a stated priority for engineering education in the United States, as emphasized by Outcome H in the ABET standards, it is often difficult to engage students in immersive international experiences that develop intercultural awareness. Undergraduate engineering students face packed curricula with little or no room for languages and an often unforgiving structure that puts them a year out of course sequences if they do travel for study abroad. In this case study, the authors examine how online education can be a transformational factor in this challenge. When designed to create interactive, engaging learning across nations, online education can support joint international experiences that develop cultural competency without requiring the time and expenses that are often a barrier for students. This online model could easily be scaled up to offer more students an international collaboration opportunity without institutional reliance on study abroad. This online transnational distance learning approach saves students and universities time and money, while accomplishing the intended professional competencies.

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Developing Cultural Competency in Engineering through Transnational Distance Learning

Cross-Cultural Interaction ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-4979-8.ch089 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 1571-1589 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Stephanie Moore ◽

Dominik May ◽

Kari Wold

Keyword(s):

Distance Learning ◽

Online Education ◽

Study Abroad ◽

Cultural Competency ◽

Engineering Students ◽

The United States ◽

Intercultural Awareness ◽

International Experiences ◽

Course Sequences

While cultural competency is a stated priority for engineering education in the United States, as emphasized by Outcome H in the ABET standards, it is often difficult to engage students in immersive international experiences that develop intercultural awareness. Undergraduate engineering students face packed curricula with little or no room for languages and an often unforgiving structure that puts them a year out of course sequences if they do travel for study abroad. In this case study, the authors examine how online education can be a transformational factor in this challenge. When designed to create interactive, engaging learning across nations, online education can support joint international experiences that develop cultural competency without requiring the time and expenses that are often a barrier for students. This online model could easily be scaled up to offer more students an international collaboration opportunity without institutional reliance on study abroad. This online transnational distance learning approach saves students and universities time and money, while accomplishing the intended professional competencies.

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Work in progress — Assessing the cultural competency of engineering students

2007 37th annual frontiers in education conference - global engineering: knowledge without borders, opportunities without passports ◽

10.1109/fie.2007.4417944 ◽

2007 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Angela R. Bielefeldt ◽

Karen A. High

Keyword(s):

Cultural Competency ◽

Engineering Students ◽

Work In Progress

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ANÁLISE DO ESTILO DE TRABALHO EM RELAÇÃO AO ALINHAMENTO CULTURAL DE DETERMINADO GRUPO DE ESTUDANTES DA ENGENHARIA QUÍMICA NA UFV

The Journal of Engineering and Exact Sciences ◽

10.18540/jcecvl4iss1pp0001-0013 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 0001-0013

Author(s):

Daniel Bigonha Guilhermino ◽

Henrique De Melo Silva ◽

Jussara Valente Roque ◽

Vinícius Catão de Assis Souza

Keyword(s):

Mathematical Model ◽

Euclidean Distance ◽

Engineering Students ◽

Chemical Engineering ◽

Student Organizations ◽

Visual Examination ◽

The Mathematical Model ◽

Test Result

Buscou-se compreender a influência dos estilos de trabalho na relação de alinhamento cultural entre estudantes de Engenharia Química da Universidade Federal de Viçosa e um grupo de empresas. Aplicou-se o teste de estilos de trabalho da Fundação Estudar e utilizou-se o modelo matemático de PCA para análise visual dos resultados. Com o cálculo da distância euclidiana entre o estudante e as empresas, obteve-se aquela com a qual o estudante apresenta maior compatibilidade. Verificou-se que as empresas se diferenciaram dos estudantes de modo geral e que a proximidade entre esses elementos tende a aumentar no decorrer do curso. Constatou-se que o fator Organizações Estudantis contribui para a aproximação dos estudantes às empresas e que a realização de estágios e projetos de Iniciação Científica ou Extensão não se mostraram relevantes nesse quesito. Dentre os atributos mensurados pelo teste, destacaram-se: Orientação pra Resultado, Ênfase em Recompensa, Agilidade e Agressividade.This paper aimed to comprehend the influence of the organizational cultural profile (OCP) between Chemical Engineering students at Federal University of Viçosa (Brazil) and a group of companies. The OCP test was provided by Fundação Estudar, and the mathematical model of PCA was used for visual examination of the results. By calculating the euclidean distance between the student and each company, it was possible to establish which company was closest in affinity with each student. It was found that companies differed from students in general, and that the proximity between these elements tends to increase during the progression of the course. The Student Organizations factor contributes to increase the proximity between students and companies, while studentships and Scientific or Extension Projects did not show relevance in this subject. Among the attributes measured by the OCP test, “Result Orientation”, “Emphasis on Reward”, “Agility” and “Aggressiveness” are highlighted.

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