Experiences with Multi-National, Multi-Semester Design Team Projects

This paper describes the experiences gained by the instructors of the first three multinational, multisemester design team project classes of the Global Engineering Alliance for Research and Education (GEARE). The experiences with respect to technical challenges, communication within the assigned gr...

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Main Authors: Groll, E.A., Krousgrill, C.M., Meckl, P.H., Hirleman, E.D.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Design engineering
Design project
Educational institutions
Educational programs
Engineering students
Europe
Global Engineering Alliance for Research and Education
Knowledge engineering
Mechanical engineering
Multi-national
Multi-semester
Natural languages
Outsourcing
Technology transfer
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Summary:This paper describes the experiences gained by the instructors of the first three multinational, multisemester design team project classes of the Global Engineering Alliance for Research and Education (GEARE). The experiences with respect to technical challenges, communication within the assigned groups, leveraging the different educational backgrounds, technology transfer to supporting entities, interactions between students and support staff, transfer of credits and grades, and lessons learned are outlined in this paper
ISSN:0190-5848
2377-634X
DOI:10.1109/FIE.2006.322341