Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Industry has made it clear that engineering graduates should be more prepared to interact in an integrated product team with colleagues around the world.Wichita State University has initiated the Spirit Global Design Challenge mainly due to industry and the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) and the College of Engineering's Engineering 2020 program which have stressed the need for engineering graduates to function on multi-disciplinary teams and in a global environment.Frequently, these two requirements (teaming and global) are considered independently.The College of Engineering (CoE) at Wichita State University (WSU) has launched a strategic initiative, the Engineer of 2020, in order to prepare graduates for effective engagement in the engineering profession in the year 2020.Both of these attributes are now part of a program required for all engineering students beginning with the Fall 2007 class.This program will make the educational experience more meaningful to the student and the student more desirable to local, national and international industries.One of the key components of the Spirit Global Design Challenge is to integrate teaming in a global environment.This paper describes the motivation for the Spirit Global Design Challenge, its linkage to ABET outcomes, defines global learning and how it integrates into the Engineer of 2020 program, and provides implementation and initial assessment plans. I.
Source: ASEE Midwest Section Conference
Authors: Lawrence Whitman, Zulma Toro-Ramos, Dan Allison, Colin Davidson, Martha Shawver, Shelly Belles, Chris Wilkinson
Institutions: Spirit AeroSystems (United States), Wichita State University
Language: English
Subfield: Architecture
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: bronze
Funder: Wichita State University
OpenAlex ID: W2097655728