Global Concepts to Action Roadmap: Engineering Education and Engineering Competency

16 Jul 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Yi Shen, Yating Chang, Brent Jesiek, Eckhard A. Groll, Edwin Daniel Hirleman

Poster Presented at The 2011 NSF Engineering Education Awardees Conference, Reston, VA, March 13-15, 2011. The results presented here are based on work supported by the National Science Foundation …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4755

Engineering Cultures® China - Engineering Problem Solving with People

24 Jun 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Brent Jesiek

Introduces viewers to Engineering Problem Solving with People, a participant-observation strategy that can help aspiring global engineers position themselves as effective leaders capable of defining …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4737

Global Engineering Competency: Defining, Developing, and Assessing

23 Apr 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Brent Jesiek

Presentation at the 2011 Global E3/AE3 Meeting, Clemson, SC, April 11, 2011. Includes contributions from the IREE program team, including Yi Shen, Yating Chang, E. Daniel Hirleman, and Eckhard Groll. …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4426

Imitation or Innovation

26 Jan 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Brent Jesiek

This learning module (narrated PPT presentation, 16 minutes) explores whether China is now following its East Asian neighbors by transitioning from a period of technological "imitation" to one of …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4221

Engineering and Engineering Education in the Post-Mao Era

26 Jan 2011 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Brent Jesiek

This learning module (narrated PPT presentation, 17 minutes) examines trends and challenges for engineering education and the engineering profession in China, especially during the post-Mao era …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4223

IREE 2010 China: Program Evaluation, Learning Assessments, and Research Findings

24 Jan 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Yi Shen, Brent Jesiek, Yating Chang

Presentation at the 13th Annual International Colloquium on International Engineering Education, Newport, RI, November 4-7, 2010. The results presented here are based on work supported by the …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4219

IREE 2010: Developing Globally Competent Engineering Researchers

24 Jan 2011 | Publications | Contributor(s): Brent Jesiek, Yating Chang, Eckhard A. Groll, Edwin Daniel Hirleman

Presentation at NSF Engineering Education Awardee's Conference, Reston, VA, January 31 - February 2, 2010. The results presented here are based on work supported by the National Science Foundation …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4215

Chinese History and Culture - Introduction

19 Jan 2011 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Yi Shen

Introduction to the general history and cultural foundations of China. Course Goals: Provide a simple, concise, factual, yet comprehensive account of Chinese history and culture Provide …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4191

Chinese History and Culture - 1400 BC-589 AD: Ancient China

19 Jan 2011 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Yi Shen

This learning module examines traditional Chinese philosophies, culture and ideologies in ancient China during the period of 1400 BC-589 AD. Topics: Social and cultural background for the rise of …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4193

Chinese History and Culture - 589 AD-1911: The Evolution of Chinese Thought and Society (PART1)

19 Jan 2011 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Yi Shen

This learning module examines the development and refinement of traditional Chinese philosophy during the Sui, Tang, Song, and Yuan dynasties. Topics: Restoration of Empire in the Sui dynasty …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4195

Chinese History and Culture - 589 AD -1911: The Evolution of Chinese Thought and Society (PART2)

19 Jan 2011 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Yi Shen

This learning module examines the disintegration of traditional Chinese society under the impact of Western imperialism during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Topics: The Ming dynasty (1368-1644) …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4198

Chinese History and Culture - History of Modern China (1911-1949)

19 Jan 2011 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Yi Shen

This learning module examines the emergence of modern revolutionary movements and ideologies in China during 1911-1949. Topics: The Literary Revolution and the May Fourth movement: …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4200

Chinese History and Culture - History of the People's Republic of China (1949-1976)

19 Jan 2011 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Yi Shen

This learning module examines the history the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 1976. Topics: Early 1950s: Social revolution (socialist transformations) Great Leap Forward (1958-60) and …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4202

Chinese History and Culture - The Post-Mao Era

19 Jan 2011 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Yi Shen

This learning module examines the reforms of economic, science and technology systems in China during the Post-Mao era. Topics: Post-Mao Economic Reforms in the 1980s Science and technology …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4204

Chinese History and Culture - Regional Comparisons

19 Jan 2011 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Yi Shen

This learning module examines the regional similarities and differences in China in historical and contemporary contexts, particularly between Shanghai and Beijing. Learning Activity: Regional …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4206

Chinese History and Culture

19 Jan 2011 | Courses | Contributor(s): Yi Shen

Chinese History and Culture consists of learning modules that examine the general history and cultural foundations of China. The course content includes key historical periods and figures from the …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4182

2010 IREE China - Trip Reports

10 Jan 2011 | Workshops | Contributor(s): Yating Chang, Edwin Daniel Hirleman, Eckhard A. Groll, Brent Jesiek, Mourad Ouzzani, Joe Lin

The IREE Program was initiated by the National Science Foundation (ENG/EEC) in 2006 to promote enhancement of global competency of 21st century engineering professionals, development of …

http://globalhub.org/resources/nsfiree2010

11 Weeks in Tshinghua from the Vantage Point of a Chinese-American

13 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Yan (Daisy) Zheng

Civil and Environmental research was performed at Tsinghua University understanding a wastewater treatment method allowing sulfur reclamation from biodesulfurization sludge. The research abroad …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4136

Hardware Threat Modeling and Traffic Sign Recognition

13 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Jordan Yust

This summer I researched at Tsinghua University in the Department of Automation in Beijing, China. Prior to my trip, I participated in a two week orientation program conducted at Purdue University. …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4134

Electrospinning a Better Photocatalyst for Hydrolysis

13 Dec 2010 | Publications | Contributor(s): Preeta Dhawan Willemann

I spent the summer of 2010 in Xi’an, China, working in the School of Energy and Power Engineering at Xi’an Jiaotong University as part of a fellowship awarded by the International Research in …

http://globalhub.org/resources/4132