NDLI: Global Experiences: Short Term Study Abroad Programs for Engineering and Technology Students

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Global Experiences: Short Term Study Abroad Programs for Engineering and Technology Students

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Author	Fox, Patricia Talbert-Hatch, Terri L. Bannatyne, Mark
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	Faculty in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, Indianapolis on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus, have created a number of short-term faculty led study abroad programs for undergraduate engineering and technology students. Each program has a partner university in the host country and a specific theme to their program, i.e. sustainability, motor sports, and computer graphics. These short-term study abroad programs are generally one to four weeks in duration in the foreign country with pre- and post classes on the IUPUI campus. The short-term courses were created to offer non-traditional students who have full time jobs, family obligations, or internship opportunities in the summer a chance to study abroad. The international study abroad programs described in this paper generally consist of visits to industries, businesses, municipalities, or universities to meet with experts to hear presentations and see demonstrations. For example, the mission of one of the programs is service learning where computer graphics is taught to foreign students and/or faulty. In addition in all the courses, students learn first hand about the culture of the country where they travel. Students earn between two to three credits depending on the course. In addition, students earn a RISE (Research, International, Service, Experimental) credit on their transcript. All IUPUI students are encouraged to earn at least two RISE credits before they graduate. IUPUI offers scholarships, especially to those who have never studied abroad, in order to encourage more students the opportunity to study overseas. Typically, the School has between four to eight scholarships for students to study abroad. This paper will discuss each short-term study abroad program, the benefits, and lessons learned for students, faculty and the university.
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