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A Case of International Cooperation in Engineering Education:

The Support to Students in ESTG/IPPortalegre and CoE/UMichigan

Miranda, J.L.Miranda, J.L. [email protected]@estgp.pt

Portalegre Polytechnics InstitutePortalegre Polytechnics Institute College of Tech. and Management College of Tech. and Management

Centre For Chemical ProcessesCentre For Chemical Processes

Murty, K.G.Murty, [email protected]@umich.us

The University of MichiganThe University of Michigan College of EngineeringCollege of Engineering

Session W13C: International Cooperation And Networking

July 21 (14H15) Room C

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1.1. IntroductionIntroduction

2.2. International Cooperation and Engineering EducationInternational Cooperation and Engineering Education

3.3. Comparison between UMichigan (USA) and IPPortalegre (PT)Comparison between UMichigan (USA) and IPPortalegre (PT)

4.4. The Support to Students’ WorkshopThe Support to Students’ Workshop ( (Fulbright programFulbright program))

5.5. Others from the Others from the UMich/IPPortalegre cooperation caseUMich/IPPortalegre cooperation case

6.6. ConclusionsConclusions



IntroductionIntroduction

International cooperation as a necessity to foster International cooperation as a necessity to foster Engineering EducationEngineering Education and and ResearchResearch; and…; and…

To strength synergies between the Higher Education To strength synergies between the Higher Education Institutions (HEI);Institutions (HEI);

The The Support to Students’ Support to Students’ workshop on behalf of the workshop on behalf of the Fulbright Senior SpecialistFulbright Senior Specialist (Grant #3045) (Grant #3045);;

Project developments, and broader impacts.Project developments, and broader impacts.

International CooperationInternational Cooperation

Fig. 1 –Fig. 1 – Baseball Analogy (Imin Kao, SUNY, NY, USA)Baseball Analogy (Imin Kao, SUNY, NY, USA)

Engineering EducationEngineering Education

In addition of the closer research interaction, Kao In addition of the closer research interaction, Kao et. al.et. al. [2008] [2008] showed that the mutual exchange of culture and ideas was relevant;showed that the mutual exchange of culture and ideas was relevant;

Riley Riley et. al.et. al. [2008] described a study conducted for improving the [2008] described a study conducted for improving the retention rate, using suitable trends and strategies to reduce the retention rate, using suitable trends and strategies to reduce the attrition rates, and examining the causes of attrition, and the attrition rates, and examining the causes of attrition, and the preparedness of incoming students;preparedness of incoming students;

Bishop Bishop et. al.et. al. [2008] described some notes based on the own [2008] described some notes based on the own experience, to better prepare the transition of student from high experience, to better prepare the transition of student from high school to university; school to university;

Nagy Nagy et.al.et.al. [2009] described some computational and innovative [2009] described some computational and innovative techniques with the aim of supporting different types of students or techniques with the aim of supporting different types of students or trainees.trainees.

UMich-USA & IPP-PTUMich-USA & IPP-PT

Fig. 2 -Fig. 2 - Geographical location of Ann Arbor (MI, USA)Geographical location of Ann Arbor (MI, USA)


Fig. 3 -Fig. 3 - Geographical location of Portalegre (Portugal)Geographical location of Portalegre (Portugal)


Tab. 1 - Tab. 1 - Comparison of quantitative attributesComparison of quantitative attributes between UMich (USA) and IPPortalegre (PT)between UMich (USA) and IPPortalegre (PT)..

The University of Michigan (UM) (College of Engineering, COE)

Portalegre Polytechnics Institute (Technology and Management College)

Number of Students:

College of Engineering (COE, Ann Arbor)- about 5000

The University of Michigan – about 35000

Number of Students in the Colleges at IPP:

ESE/IPP - 692 ESTG/IPP - 1296 ESAE/IPP - 288 ESS/IPP - 325

Total Number of Students at COE:

BSc – about 4000 MSc & PhD – about 1000

Total Number of Students:

BSc- 2581 MSc- 85

Number of Departments at COE: 11, each one has several BSc,

MSc, and PhD programs

Number of degree programs BSc- 21 MSc- 5

Human Resources (estimates):

Faculty (total) – 320 GSIs – about 290, per term

Human Resources (estimates):

Professors – about 110 (50-ESE; 33-ESTG; 10-ESAE; 17-ESS)

Assistants (I & II) – about 120 (25-ESE; 63-ESTG; 11-ESAE; 11-ESS)


Tab. 2Tab. 2 - - Comparison of funding subjects between UMich (USA) and IPPortalegre (PT)Comparison of funding subjects between UMich (USA) and IPPortalegre (PT)..



Teaching load, usually, 3 or 4 courses for year, plus research projects; publications with international recognition are important

Appointments with salary: only September to April

Additional research appointment: May to August

Annual Earnings (Estimates):

Dean – 250.000 US$ (12 months of appointments with salary)

Professor – 130.000 US$ Associate Professor – 110.000US$ Assistant Professor – 70.000 US$

(PhD required)

Usually, larger range of UCs; low number of research projects; publications are important

Appointments with salary: all the year

Annual Earnings (Estimates):

Coordinator Professor – 52.000€ Adjunct Professor – 42.000 €

(MSc required) Assistant II – 28.000 € Assistant I – 21.000 €

Tuition– fee for taking courses; depends on the number of credit-hours taken in each term

BSc: about 20000 US dollars/year MSc: about 25000 US dollars/year

Propinas

BSc: about 900 €/year MSc: about 900 €/year


Tab. 3 - Tab. 3 - Comparison of pedagogic subjects between UMich (USA) and IPPortalegre (PT)Comparison of pedagogic subjects between UMich (USA) and IPPortalegre (PT)..



Free elective courses – courses that students can select according to their choice

Optional UCs, as Supplementary to Diplom (Suplemento ao Diploma)

Independent Study Course – special topic under the guidance of a faculty member

NA

Program required courses: only few, most courses are free electives

Program required courses: all UCs of the program; optional UCs can be recorded as Supplementary to Diplom (Suplemento ao Diploma)

Assessment, usually additive: Homework (20%), and 1 mid-term (25%) exam, and Project Assignment (10%), and 1 final exam (45%)

Assessment: periodic or continuous, or normal exam, or recourse exam, or special exam, or special cases (board of AE-

Associação de Estudantes, high performance athletes,…)

Office Hours Weekly – drop-and-by time, outside the class, setup to answer students questions;

performed by faculty (at least 1 H/Week and per course) and GSIs (flexible, at least 3H/Week)

Idem,

performed by faculty staff (6 Hours/week)

The WorkshopThe Workshop

Impact and Linkages On The Partner HEIsImpact and Linkages On The Partner HEIs

International proposals and their developments:International proposals and their developments: Atlantis program;Atlantis program; Promotion of mobility of students and teachersPromotion of mobility of students and teachers..

Curricula’s normalization and adjustments.Curricula’s normalization and adjustments.

Research lines sharing in:Research lines sharing in: OR/MS; Bioenergy & Biorefinery.

Traveling, Sustainability, and Cultural SubjectsTraveling, Sustainability, and Cultural Subjects

In-country travels are…In-country travels are…reducedreduced;;

Accommodation;Accommodation;

Meals;Meals;

Cultural subjects.Cultural subjects.

Photo: Katta Murty (Fulbright’s Senior Specialist) at Elvas

ConclusionsConclusions

It is presented a case of… It is presented a case of… International Cooperation in International Cooperation in Engineering EducationEngineering Education,, aiming to complement the existing approaches in the different Colleges of aiming to complement the existing approaches in the different Colleges of

IPPortalegre,IPPortalegre, … … within the good practices in the field of support to students from the CoE/UMichiganwithin the good practices in the field of support to students from the CoE/UMichigan..

The The Support to Students’Support to Students’ workshop is addressing… workshop is addressing… The procedures at the CoE/UMichigan, and comparing with IPPortalegre;The procedures at the CoE/UMichigan, and comparing with IPPortalegre; The Honor Code, and its adoption to the local context;The Honor Code, and its adoption to the local context; The Supplementary Instruction and its subjects;The Supplementary Instruction and its subjects; The contents electronic dissemination, the e-learning issues, and the Bologna The contents electronic dissemination, the e-learning issues, and the Bologna

concerns and necessities;concerns and necessities; The external assessment was developed, with general satisfactory results.The external assessment was developed, with general satisfactory results.

International Cooperation fostersInternational Cooperation fostersEngineering EducationEngineering Education, innovation and creativity, innovation and creativity..

AcknowledgmentAcknowledgment

Technology and Management CollegeTechnology and Management CollegePortalegre Polytechnics InstitutePortalegre Polytechnics Institute

Portalegre, PortugalPortalegre, Portugal

Centre for Chemical Processes (CPQ/IST)Centre for Chemical Processes (CPQ/IST)**

College of EngineeringCollege of EngineeringThe University of MichiganThe University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan, USAAnn Arbor, Michigan, USA

Fulbright ProgramFulbright Program**

Imin Kao (SUNY, Stony Brook, NY, USA) andImin Kao (SUNY, Stony Brook, NY, USA) and Steven Riley (UWS, Penrith, WS, Australia)Steven Riley (UWS, Penrith, WS, Australia)

ReferencesReferences Kao, I., Capria, C., Chang, S., Engineering Education and International Research Kao, I., Capria, C., Chang, S., Engineering Education and International Research

Collaboration: academic achievements and lessons learned, Collaboration: academic achievements and lessons learned, Proceedings of ICEE08 - Proceedings of ICEE08 - International Conference in Engineering EducationInternational Conference in Engineering Education (University of Pecs, Hungary, (University of Pecs, Hungary, July-2008), 9 ppJuly-2008), 9 pp

Riley, S., McPhail, A., Bishop, G., Campbell, B., Shrestha, S., Quality Management of Riley, S., McPhail, A., Bishop, G., Campbell, B., Shrestha, S., Quality Management of First Year Teaching – An Initiative in the School of Engineering, University of Western First Year Teaching – An Initiative in the School of Engineering, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Proceedings of ICEE08 - International Conference in Engineering Proceedings of ICEE08 - International Conference in Engineering EducationEducation (University of Pecs, Hungary, July-2008), 8 pp (University of Pecs, Hungary, July-2008), 8 pp

Bishop, G., Riley, S., Shrestha, S., McPhail, A., Campbell, B., Riley, F., Preparation for Bishop, G., Riley, S., Shrestha, S., McPhail, A., Campbell, B., Riley, F., Preparation for the Transition from High School to University - Impact on Retention in the First Year of the Transition from High School to University - Impact on Retention in the First Year of Engineering, Engineering, Proceedings of ICEE08 - International Conference in Engineering Proceedings of ICEE08 - International Conference in Engineering EducationEducation (University of Pecs, Hungary, July-2008), 9 pp (University of Pecs, Hungary, July-2008), 9 pp

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Miranda, J.L.Miranda, J.L. [email protected]@estgp.pt

Portalegre Polytechnics InstitutePortalegre Polytechnics Institute College of Tech. and Management College of Tech. and Management

Centre For Chemical ProcessesCentre For Chemical Processes

Murty, K.G.Murty, [email protected]@umich.us

The University of MichiganThe University of Michigan College of EngineeringCollege of Engineering

Session W13C: International Cooperation And Networking

July 21 (14H15) Room C

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