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Internationalisation of Engineering Education US-Korea Partners in Technology and Innovation Education Program (Part I): GNU-PSU Joint Korea Summer Program Choong Leea,*, John L. Ileyb, Matthew Kellerb aDepartment of Management & Marketing, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS 66762 USA bDepartment of Technology Studies, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS 66762 USA Abstract In Spring 2001, Pittsburg State University (PSU) and Gyeongsang National University (GNU) submitted the first “GNU- PSU Joint Korea Summer Program” to the Korean government through GNU. The PSU part of the proposal included a two-week plan for hosting and providing technology and business-related focus sessions, field trips, and entertainment activities for 40 Korean mechanical and transportation engineering students and two GNU faculty. The same program has been funded every year for the last four years since then. Keywords: International Technology Education, Korea, International Partnership 1. Overall program description The program provides for Korean participants to arrive at PSU late on a Sunday night (usually in the early hours of 2. Technology-related presentations, industrial Monday morning) and begin activities early Monday. tours and experiences Monday morning begins with a formal welcoming reception and brief orientation; followed by a tour of the The primary focus of Technology’s five and a half PSU Kansas Technology Center; and then lunch. After weekdays is on transportation-related technology, since lunch, students receive a tour of the rest of the campus and these Korean students are pursuing careers in aviation, a more detailed orientation. Typically, some rest and transportation, and mechanical engineering. The topics relaxation time is built into the day’s schedule, because of and tours are organized with this goal in mind. Program their “jet lag”. organizers also believe that the Koreans should experience Technology Education, as it is taught in the United States, The remaining nine days of their formal weekday as well as learn more about problem solving and creative schedule are primarily made-up of five and a half days of thinking. technology-related activities and three and a half days of business-related activities. Short general interest activities Day 1 - Composites (morning, technology) and are sprinkled into some of these days. Some of these entrepreneurship (afternoon, business) general sessions included English development, local cultural information, and presentations by Career Services. Lecture/Demos: Overview of Plastics and Plastics Applications in the Transportation Industry The focus of this presentation is on the five and a half “technology days”, including technical focus sessions, Lab Activity Rotations industrial tours and field trips, and also on closely related • Plastic processing labs (Group 1 – 15 students) weekend activities. The activities are organized around a o Injection molding day with a theme (e.g., Technology Day 1- Automotive o Transfer molding Day). For clarification, if certain activities are specific to o Vacuum thermoforming only one year, that year is noted in parenthesis, (Year). • Composite material processing (Group 2 of 15) * Corresponding author. Tel.: 620-235-4587, Email: [email protected] Proceedings of the 2005 Regional Conference on Engineering Education 313 December 12-13, 2005, Johor, Malaysia Internationalisation of Engineering Education Day 2 - Field trips: Boeing (Wichita) and Cosmosphere • Miscellaneous heavy equipment and GPS-related (Hutchinson, KS) activities Tour: Boeing Aircraft Assembly Plant–Wichita Day 5 - Kansas City trip and industrial tours • Metal fabrication • Heat treat and machining operations, including Tour: Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Plant Tour chemical milling • Frame manufacturing • Fuselage assembly operations • Metal stamping, tanks, and fenders • Preparation of fuselage shipment to Washington • Assembly of motorcycles Tour: Cosmosphere • Finishing and custom painting of “bikes” • Air and space museum • Final test and shipping • Largest collection of Russian space equipment outside of Russia Tour: General Motors-Fairfax Assembly Plant Tour • Examples of displays include: SR71 Blackbird, • Assembly of uni-body car Apollo 13, X-15, Liberty 7 Mercury capsule • Build-up of powertrain on subframe • Preparation for finish Day 3 - Automotive Technology • Paint (restricted, did not see) • Mating of body and powertrain assemblies Lecture: Performance Testing • Soft trim line (installation of interior and glass) Demo: Drivability Dynamometer • Pre-delivery testing on “dyno” Lecture: On-Board Diagnostics • Tour: A& E Machining Demo: Scan Tools • Laser machining Lecture: SAE Mini-Baja • Stamping and related tool and die development Demo: Engineering Design Competitions (video/live) • High pressure abrasive water jet cutting Lunch with video footage of SAE Mini-Baja competitions • Primarily subcontract jobs from automotive and Lab Activity Rotations (5) - 3.5 hours aerospace • Dynamometer • Scan tools Isle of Capri Casino (Lunch) • Baja vehicles • Pitt State Dragster/Toyota visual aids Tour: Union Station (demos/explanation) • Exhibits have included Titanic • Transmission dynamometer • Restoration of major train station with historical Special Demonstration: Pitt State Dragster “Burn-Out” displays Day 4 - Diesel and heavy equipment, and farms Show Tour: Hallmark • Hallmark Exhibit Center – exhibit about their cards Presentations: Series of fluid power lecture - and entertainment projects demonstrations • Technology related exhibits include letterpress • Forklift hydraulic systems- operation, product manufacturing, and simulation of • Hydrostatic transmissions complete printing and distribution system. • Pressure flow compensation and load sensing (advanced hydraulics) Day 6 - Technology education, creative thinking & problem solving Presentation: GPS Lecture/Demo - Speaker from Trimble Lunch Presentation: Technology Education • Technology Education in US Four State Farm Show • Definition of Technology Education • Nearly 700 exhibit areas; 25,000 people attend per • Description of K-12 Technology Education programs year. Exhibitors include: CAT, John Deere, Kubota, Case IH, and many more. • Technology for All American Project • Preview of Today’s Activities Diesel Lab Activities • Tour: Depco, Inc. • Forklift hydraulic systems labs • Product display - complete modular lab facilities • Hydrostatic transmissions, pressure flow • Product development area compensation and load sensing labs • Manufacturing facility Proceedings of the 2005 Regional Conference on Engineering Education 314 December 12-13, 2005, Johor, Malaysia Internationalisation of Engineering Education • Shipping and distribution center the 19th Century, including stamping mills, saw mill operations, glass blowing, forging and metal casting Tour: Pitsco-Synergistic process, furniture building, gunsmithing, silversmithing, • Complete modular labs and many other crafts. Additionally, there is a wide o High school – “Pathways” variety of entertainment, including plays about the Civil o Middle school - “Explorations” War, various types of music, comedy skits, and characters o Elementary school - “Spectrum Systems” in authentic dress throughout the theme park. These • Research and development center activities along with several theme-based amusement park • “Dr. Zoon” appearance rides provides students with a rich cultural experience. • Multimedia production facility • Shipping and distribution center 4. Business-related, English development and Presentation: Creativity and Problem Solving in career skills presentations Technology Education • Introduction to problem solving For the remaining three and a half weekdays, the Korean • Steps in problem solving process participants attend special classes in business (with • Introduction to creativity thinking business tours), intensive English and career development. • Overcoming von Oech’s “TEN Mental Locks” to Business-related topics include: entrepreneurship, creativity international business, and business leadership. The • Creativity thinking exercises students also visit local businesses and hear from the • Other resources and approaches to creative thinking entrepreneurial founders of these businesses. The career • Introduction to the problem solving activity development sessions include instruction on interviewing, dressing for success, resume development, web resources TE Problem Solving Activity and resumes, and recommended protocols. Intensive English activities include assistance with spoken language • “Snuff the Candle” or the previous year’s TECA and daily journals in English. Challenge • Testing solutions and debriefing of activity Other Technology Education Demonstrations (optional) 5. Findings and recommendations • CNC laser engraver and CNC sign maker, The first year of the GNU-PSU Korea Summer Program IDL Base Stations, and “Gorilla Ridge” competition • was a major success, and resulted in subsequent funding • “Conkle’s Mechanical Function Display” and program refinement. Several ideas were developed for future programs (e.g., the GNU-PSU Joint SAE Mini-Baja Project), as well as “Summer Program” recommendations. 3. Weekend: Other technology-related activities Feedback from all participants, both PSU and GNU, resulted in the following recommendations and/or 3.1 Winston solar race improvements: The high school solar car competition used PSU facilities • Reduce student numbers. Reduce the number of as an evening rest stop and the Korean students