OSU-Colombia Collaboration: Capstone Design Courses and Study Abroad Program.
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Transcript of OSU-Colombia Collaboration: Capstone Design Courses and Study Abroad Program.
OSU-Colombia Collaboration:
Capstone Design Courses and
Study Abroad Program
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Issue: Underdevelopment in University Engineering Education and STEM for School-Aged Children
• “Technological capacity” is critical to economic and social development of a country
How do we address this issue?
• Collaborate with developing universities to create low-cost experiments and instructional materials for universities and schools
STEM
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weLab: Low-Cost Engineering Laboratory Project (since 2002)* Two Challenges:
• Experiment development costs• Instructional costs
Approach:• Students can develop low-cost experiments for a capstone project • Students can develop on-line explanations of experiment construction and operation
* Idea of N. Quijano, from Bogotá, Colombia
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Multi-disciplinary Capstone Design Classes:• Au14: ENGR 4901/4902; Sp15: ENGR 4903 (also ECE 4901, Spring Semester, Indep Stu)• University or K-12 level experiment design
challenges (or propose one):• Environmental Engineering• Sustainable Buildings and Greenhouses in
Colombia• Sustainable Engine Design• Electromagnetics and Motors• Low-cost Solar or Mechanical-Based Lighting
• Collaborate with Colombians over the internet (simultaneous projects in Bogotá and Pasto)
• Travel to Colombia Spring Break 2015 for collaboration, return, finalize design, report
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Study Abroad Program:• ENGR 5797.14
OSU-Colombia Collaboration, 3 credits• Travel Spring Break 2015 (9 days total)• OSU Colombian Alumni hosts: Prof.
Nicanor Quijano, Prof. Andrés Pantoja• Visit universities/schools/organizations:
• Bogotá (Univ. de los Andes/UniMinuto/Pequeños Científicos)
• Pasto (Univ. de Nariño/Liceo)
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Bogotá, Colombia
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Pasto, Colombia
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• “Colombia: Would you take the risk?”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgW8Y7F8DN8&feature=related
• “Colombia, The only risk is wanting to stay:”
2-minute version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=131ZvwA7G3s
8-minute version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZPzNVwgjVI• Pasto/Nariño:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCInUXJIKi4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITKA6pLi5GU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1Hsk1hHu2Y
Videos on Travel to Colombia
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Program Management:• Prof. Kevin Passino (university focus), Prof. Betty Lise Anderson (K-
12 focus), design class mentors, study abroad resident directors, ([email protected], [email protected])
• Maggie McHugh, VP International Projects, ECOS, student project leader ([email protected])
• Colombian Colleagues: Prof. Nicanor Quijano, Univ. de los Andes, Bogotá; Prof. Andrés Pantoja, Univ. de Nariño, Pasto; Prof. Jorge Finke, Pont. Univ. Javeriana, Cali.
• For more information, see project/program web site:
https://welab.engineering.osu.edu