Making the Case for Global Engineering: Building Foreign Language Collaborations for Designing, Implementing, and Assessing Programs
Making the Case for Global Engineering: Building Foreign Language Collaborations for Designing, Implementing, and Assessing Programs
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为全球工程提供案例：为设计、实施和评估项目建立外语合作
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2007
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E. Hirleman
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B. Allert;D. Atkinson;E. Groll;E. Hirleman
工程课程必须让学生为全球工程专业做好准备。在全球市场中，流程和产品都可以外包。高技术工程工作可以通过大型和多样化的合作来完成。工科学生需要在语言、文化差异和与不同同事合作的策略方面有基础的学习。历史上只有3%到4%的工科学生寻求出国留学的机会。显然，必须设计新的创新项目来培养本科工程师的“全球竞争力”。为了实现这一目标，作者建议外语系和工程学院之间的跨学科合作可以非常富有成效。为了说明这种合作的好处，并分享最近项目评估的结果，本案例研究提出了一个在项目设计中有用的概念模型，并描述了一个特别密集和有效的本科工程师“全球竞争力”项目的演变。
Engineering programs must prepare students for a global engineering profession. In global markets, processes as well as products can be outsourced. Highly technical engineering work may be completed by large and diverse collaborations. Engineering students need to have foundational work in languages, cultural differences, and strategies for working with diverse colleagues. Historically only about 3% to 4% of engineering students pursue study abroad opportunities. Clearly, new and innovative programs must be devised to build “global competency” in undergraduate engineers. In working toward that end, the authors suggest that interdisciplinary collaborations between departments of foreign language and schools of engineering can be highly productive. To illustrate the benefits of such collaborations and to share the results of recent program assessments, this case study presents a conceptual model useful in program design and describes the evolution of a particularly intensive and effective program in “global competency” for undergraduate engineers.