What are the main research issues in global engineering education?
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Assessment
- Desired learning outcomes and competencies
- Global competency and intercultural skills
- Foreign language skills
- Technical skills
- ABET EC2000 criteria a-k
- Predisposition to seek out future international work or experiences
Alignment of program outcomes with industry/employer needs
Impact on recruitment and retention of engineering students
Longitudinal studies (of students, programs, partner countries, etc.)
Impacts on faculty identities, career success and satisfaction, etc.
Evaluating effectiveness/impact of different types of global experiences
Participant characteristics/demographics
Changes in the identities of participants as students, engineers, citizens, etc.
Role and effectiveness of service learning, problem/project-based learning in global engineering education