Global Competency: Problem Solving with People

26 Jan 2012 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Brent Jesiek

Slides (PDF) from presentation at the Global Engineering Design Symposium (GEDS), January 21, 2012, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Topics What is Global Competency? Why Global Competency? …

http://globalhub.org/resources/5173

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

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

Engineering Cultures® China - History of Engineering Education, 1911-1976

27 Sep 2010 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Brent Jesiek

This learning module (narrated PPT presentation, 55 minutes) examines the history of engineering education in China from the establishment of the Republic of China (1911) through the formation of the …

http://globalhub.org/resources/3488

Engineering Cultures China

01 Jul 2010 | Courses | Contributor(s): Brent Jesiek

Engineering Cultures® China consists of multimedia modules that examine the historical development and contemporary state of engineering education and the engineering profession in mainland …

http://globalhub.org/resources/3399

Engineering Cultures® China - Introduction

01 Jul 2010 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Brent Jesiek

Introduction to Engineering Cultures China (narrated PPT presentation, 30 minutes). Topics: Recommended Prerequisites What is Culture? Culture as Dominant Images Images of Engineers and …

http://globalhub.org/resources/3400

GEARE Germany 2008

23 Sep 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Benjamin A Baker

A summary of my experiences with the GEARE (Global Engineering Alliance for Research and Education) program. It recounts my experiences as an intern in Germany as well as my experiences at University …

http://globalhub.org/resources/191

Student Experiences in the Undergraduate GEARE Program

22 Sep 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Benjamin A Baker, Solomon Rust, Kimberly Welcker

The main experiences of the Purdue University students participating in the undergraduate GEARE program can be summarized as follows. The students reported that cultural differences had significant …

http://globalhub.org/resources/177

An Introduction to the Undergarduate GEARE Program

22 Sep 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Eckhard A. Groll

There is widespread agreement that engineering education must transform itself to produce global engineers. Global engineers must be able to function effectively on global teams in distance and …

http://globalhub.org/resources/176

Global Engineers: First steps towards global competency using GlobalHUB

22 Aug 2008 | Online Presentations | Contributor(s): Juan Lucena, Gary Downey

This audio-text presentation is an introduction to global competency for aspiring global engineers. It provides an overview of engineering problem solving, a rationale for redefining engineering, and …

http://globalhub.org/resources/141

Interview with engineering student from Monterrey Tech (in Spanish)

30 Jul 2008 | Publications | Contributor(s): Juan Lucena

In this interview, an engineering student from Monterrey Tech, studying in the US for one year, describes her pathway into engineering, the tensions among family members from different schools, her …

http://globalhub.org/resources/121

Pre- and post essay prompt for Engineering Cultures

30 Jul 2008 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Juan Lucena, Gary Downey

This prompt should be administered during the first AND last day of class to students engaged in design projects involving peers from other countries. The essays should be scored according to the …

http://globalhub.org/resources/127

Scoring rubric for pre- post essays for Engineering Cultures

30 Jul 2008 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s): Juan Lucena, Gary Downey

Use this scoring rubric to score pre and post essays from students who are engaged in design projects involving peers from other countries. Please contact Juan Lucena (jlucena@mines.edu) for further …

http://globalhub.org/resources/129

To Create and Serve the Motherland: Engineers in Mexico Part I

30 Jul 2008 | Publications | Contributor(s): Juan Lucena

This paper describes the history of engineering and engineers in Mexico from pre-Independence times (late 1790s) through Mexican Independence to the end of the Maximilian Empire (1867). Although it …

http://globalhub.org/resources/123

To Create and Serve the Motherland: Engineers in Mexico Part II

30 Jul 2008 | Publications | Contributor(s): Juan Lucena

This paper describes the history of engineering and engineers in Mexico from the end of the Maximilian Empire (1867) to the present. Although it might sound too historical for those of you who are …

http://globalhub.org/resources/125

Engineering Cultures® Online 2.0

20 Mar 2008 | Courses | Contributor(s): Gary Downey, Juan Lucena

Engineering Cultures® Online 2.0 consists of multimedia modules that explore what it means to be an engineer in different countries. These interesting modules include essential contents from the …

http://globalhub.org/resources/11