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Preparation of Engineering Preparation of Engineering Senior Design Course: Global Senior Design Course: Global

Learning IntegrationLearning Integration

Kurt SoschinskeKurt Soschinske

Glyn RimmingtonGlyn Rimmington

Mara AlagicMara AlagicWichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, USAWichita State University, Wichita, Kansas, USA

Soschinske, Rimmington, AlagicSoschinske, Rimmington, Alagic ICEE 2006, San Juan, Puerto Rico ICEE 2006, San Juan, Puerto Rico 22

OutlineOutline

What is the educational challenge?What is the educational challenge? The role of the senior design courseThe role of the senior design course The integration of global learning - The integration of global learning -

collaboration between Moscow & collaboration between Moscow & Wichita companies and universities – Wichita companies and universities – Spring 2006Spring 2006

Lessons learned Lessons learned Recommendations for the futureRecommendations for the future


What is the educational What is the educational challenge?challenge?

““No man is an island…” No man is an island…” (John Donne, 1642)(John Donne, 1642)11

A “triple convergence” and “horizontal value A “triple convergence” and “horizontal value creation” (T. Friedman, 2005)creation” (T. Friedman, 2005)22

Economic emergence of China and India - Economic emergence of China and India - what kind of engineers are needed for global what kind of engineers are needed for global engineering coordination? engineering coordination?

What is needed for the success in the global What is needed for the success in the global economy? economy?

How are traditional methods of engineering How are traditional methods of engineering collaboration changing?collaboration changing?


What is the educational What is the educational challenge?challenge?

Traditional Traditional collaborationcollaboration

- vertical value creation- vertical value creation

- intra-cultural collaboration- intra-cultural collaboration

- mono-cultural perspective- mono-cultural perspective

New collaboration New collaboration paradigmparadigm- horizontal value creation- horizontal value creation

- inter-cultural collaboration - inter-cultural collaboration

- multi-cultural “world” perspective- multi-cultural “world” perspective


The role of the senior design The role of the senior design coursecourse

Academics Industry

Product/Service

Project

- Provides industry -relevant application

- Integrates engineering skills with business reality

-Develops “hidden skills” augmenting class instruction

Course Methodology


The role of the senior design The role of the senior design coursecourse

Design

DesignSynthesis

Senior Design Course

Mechanical Engineering Practice

TraditionalComponents

Thermodynamics

Machine Design

Materials Science

Controls

Fluid Mechanics

Instrumentation

Eng. Economy

TechnicalCommunications

CAD /CAM

Heat Transfer

AdditionalComponents

Applied Design

Project Management

Safety in Design

Ergonomics

Product Liability

Value Engineering

Patents

Design Optimization

Entrepreneurship

Global Learning


Global LearningGlobal Learning Global Learning: Global Learning: “The combination of global reach “The combination of global reach

and global perspectives to produce the global graduate” and global perspectives to produce the global graduate” (Rimmington, 2004)(Rimmington, 2004)

Cage Painting: Cage Painting: A metaphor used to explain A metaphor used to explain challenges of intercultural communication and shared challenges of intercultural communication and shared perspectivesperspectives3,43,4


Integration of Global Learning (1)Integration of Global Learning (1)

The Four Levels of Cage PaintingThe Four Levels of Cage Painting3,43,4::

1 Present a self-critical perspective

2 Question about other’s perspective

3 Present self in terms of other’s perspective

4 Question to elicit an answer in your perspective


Integration of Global LearningIntegration of Global Learning (2) (2)

Global Learning Global Learning in a in a Collaborative Collaborative TaskTask Heutagogical

Strategy

Substantive

Authentic

Goal

Team

Work

Communication

Cage PaintingDevelopment

Of Multiple

Perspectives


Integration MethodologyIntegration Methodology Establish need for global learning skillsEstablish need for global learning skills

Learn the concepts of cage painting Learn the concepts of cage painting

Practice cage painting to achieve Practice cage painting to achieve

predetermined goals using cage painting predetermined goals using cage painting

simulatorsimulator

Conduct “mock” cage painting with local Conduct “mock” cage painting with local

international studentsinternational students

Conduct actual international connectionsConduct actual international connections

Utilize student journals for skill assessmentUtilize student journals for skill assessment


Expected OutcomesExpected Outcomes

The engineering graduate will have:

a global perspective on collaborative product a global perspective on collaborative product design and manufacturing;design and manufacturing;

respect and appreciation of different cultures respect and appreciation of different cultures and attitudes, and their effect on and attitudes, and their effect on collaboration; collaboration;

experience with global learning and experience with global learning and strategies for improving intercultural strategies for improving intercultural communication; andcommunication; and

understanding and experience using modern understanding and experience using modern communication technologies.communication technologies.


Existing Collaboration – Spring Existing Collaboration – Spring 20062006

Joint global learning initiative established Joint global learning initiative established between between

- Wichita State University (WSU), Kansas, USA- Wichita State University (WSU), Kansas, USA

- Moscow State Aviation Technology - Moscow State Aviation Technology

Institute (MATI), RussiaInstitute (MATI), Russia

- Spirit Aerosystems of Wichita, Kansas USA- Spirit Aerosystems of Wichita, Kansas USA

- Moscow Boeing Design Center (MBDC), Russia- Moscow Boeing Design Center (MBDC), Russia

- Progresstech, Moscow, Russia- Progresstech, Moscow, Russia


Existing & Future CollaborationExisting & Future Collaboration Phase I Plan Spring 2006: Phase I Plan Spring 2006: WSU student WSU student

team with MBDC/Progresstech sponsors; MATI team with MBDC/Progresstech sponsors; MATI student team with Spirit Aerosystemsstudent team with Spirit Aerosystems

Phase II Plan Fall 2006: Phase II Plan Fall 2006: Combined Combined WSU/MATI student team with third country WSU/MATI student team with third country sponsorsponsor

Phase III Plan Spring 2007: Phase III Plan Spring 2007: Add teams Add teams and sponsors from more countries (UK and India)and sponsors from more countries (UK and India)

Phase IV Plan Fall 2007: Phase IV Plan Fall 2007: Expand to include Expand to include other areas of engineering (electrical, computing, other areas of engineering (electrical, computing, aerospace, manufacturing) aerospace, manufacturing)


Collaboration between Moscow & Collaboration between Moscow & Wichita companies and universities – Wichita companies and universities –

Spring 2006 (1)Spring 2006 (1)Phase I Spring 2006 Activities:Phase I Spring 2006 Activities: WSU three WSU three person team worked on semester project entitled person team worked on semester project entitled “Design, Analysis and Optimization of an Anisogrid “Design, Analysis and Optimization of an Anisogrid Lattice Shear Web”Lattice Shear Web”

L=4000mm

H=200mm

b

φ

C q

s ah

Free-body diagram of Anisogrid Lattice Shear Web concept



Spring 2006 (2)Spring 2006 (2) WSU team initiated teleconference call for WSU team initiated teleconference call for

familiarizationfamiliarization Most interchange was through e-mailMost interchange was through e-mail Mid-term videoconference conducted Mid-term videoconference conducted

between WSU, MBDC, Progresstech and between WSU, MBDC, Progresstech and SpiritSpirit

Students had regular in-house oral and Students had regular in-house oral and written progress reports for background, written progress reports for background, preliminary and critical designspreliminary and critical designs

Final oral report given with other projects Final oral report given with other projects and oversea sponsor participationand oversea sponsor participation



Spring 2006 (3)Spring 2006 (3)

Progresstech Progresstech sponsor, MATI sponsor, MATI faculty and studentsfaculty and students

WSU ME Student WSU ME Student Project MembersProject Members


Lessons Learned and Lessons Learned and Recommendations for the Future (1)Recommendations for the Future (1)

Relevancy of global learningRelevancy of global learning as an essential as an essential engineering skill set is engineering skill set is not accepted by all not accepted by all studentsstudents – additional industry contact – additional industry contact recommendedrecommended

Initial contactInitial contact between student team(s) and between student team(s) and sponsor recommended sponsor recommended before project startbefore project start

Low number of global learning journal entriesLow number of global learning journal entries – – may be due to small percentage of grade (<5%) may be due to small percentage of grade (<5%) given to global learning. Recommend increase given to global learning. Recommend increase grade value of global learning activities or grade value of global learning activities or increase global learning integrationincrease global learning integration


Lessons Learned and Lessons Learned and Recommendations for the Future (2)Recommendations for the Future (2)

Only one of seven projectsOnly one of seven projects in Spring 2006 in Spring 2006 had had global learning componentglobal learning component. . Recommend increasing global learning Recommend increasing global learning content in each project, perhaps by including content in each project, perhaps by including one international student in each projectone international student in each project

ProjectsProjects involving involving global learningglobal learning components need to be more components need to be more open-endedopen-ended to to facilitate more intercultural collaboration and facilitate more intercultural collaboration and cage paintingcage painting


1. Donne, J. (1642) Devotions upon Emergent Occasions. Volume 108, 109; edited, with commentary by Anthony Raspa , Montreal: McGill-Queen'sUniversity Press, 1975

2. Friedman, T.L., The world is flat: A brief history of the twenty-first century. 2005, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 488.

3. Rimmington, G., et al. The cage model of global learning. in InternationalSociety for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE 2004). 2004. Atlanta, Georgia.

4. Alagic, M., K.L. Gibson, and G.M. Rimmington, Developing cross-cultural communication skills with the cage painting simulator. Proceedings of the Кopπopatиbhьiй Дух Обpaзовательноγо Учреждения Как Фактор Саморазвития Личности (International Conference on the Corporate Spirit of Educational Institutions as a Factor for Personal Development), 2005: p. 28-34.

ReferencesReferences


Author ContactsAuthor Contacts

Kurt Soschinske, Kurt Soschinske, [email protected]@wichita.edu

Glyn Rimmington, Glyn Rimmington, [email protected]@wichita.edu

Mara Alagic, Mara Alagic, [email protected]@wichita.edu

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