Preparing Engineering Students to Work in a "Flat" World
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Graduate |
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General Engineering, Engineering Science International Engineering Education |
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American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| Description: | Mechanical Engineering web article, September 4, 2007. WPI Students Do Senior Projects in China. Excerpt: "Last summer, three students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute spent seven weeks at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) in China working on various senior design projects, which included designing a multifunction hospital bed and an automated paper clip packaging machine. As part of Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Global Perspective Program, the WPI students lived on the Huazhong University campus, and worked with 12 students from that university on five design projects, which were supported by industrial sponsors, including U.S. companies doing business in China. With China emerging as the United States' most important trading partner, the importance of preparing engineers in both countries to work with each other is becoming an important priority. The WPI-HUST collaboration, which involves mutual visits at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, is designed to give students the opportunity to gain cross-cultural experience while working on a professional project, as well as to develop an appreciation for the host country." |
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| Keywords: | Global Perspectives International Education |
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Global Perspectives - Global Project Centers |
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| Related ABET Criteria: |
(h) Understand global, economic, environmental, and societal context |
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"Young engineers must be ready to deal with unfamiliar problems in an unfamiliar setting, and must accept that they will be working with a large number of people who come from a culture different than theirs. Preparing young engineers to work in a flat world is no longer something that engineering schools can treat as an extracurricular activity, available only to those who have the time and resources to spend an extra semester abroad. All students must develop the attitudes and skills necessary to function globally, right from the time they first enter the workforce. The WPI Global Perspective Program provides the education to do so." |
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| Publication Date: | September 2008 |
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WWW |
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Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.memagazine.org/contents/current/webonly/wex0907.html |
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IEEE LOM Record |
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