In 2008, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in Saudi Arabia and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) partnered together to develop project-based curricular material to be tested out in a new undergraduate course offering in KFUPM’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. This paper details some of the unique challenges to collaborating across countries and time zones, and the approaches the KFUPM-MIT team used to address these. These approaches have so far included the establishment of a shared vision for the project and the use of an array of technologies to facilitate distance communication. The paper concludes with a description of lessons learned that might be useful for future programs that plan to engage in international collaboration on design education.
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ASME 2010 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
August 15–18, 2010
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Conference Sponsors:
- Design Engineering Division and Computers in Engineering Division
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978-0-7918-4414-4
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A Global Collaborative Effort to Enhance Design in a Mechanical Engineering Curriculum in Saudi Arabia
Nesar Merah,
Nesar Merah
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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Maria C. Yang,
Maria C. Yang
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
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David R. Wallace,
David R. Wallace
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
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Warren P. Seering,
Warren P. Seering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
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Victor Tang,
Victor Tang
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
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Abul Fazal Arif,
Abul Fazal Arif
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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Abdel-Salam Eleiche,
Abdel-Salam Eleiche
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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Abdel-Rahman Shuaib,
Abdel-Rahman Shuaib
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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Numan Abu-Dheir,
Numan Abu-Dheir
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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Haitham M. S. Bahaidarah
Haitham M. S. Bahaidarah
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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Nesar Merah
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Maria C. Yang
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
David R. Wallace
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Warren P. Seering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Victor Tang
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Abul Fazal Arif
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Abdel-Salam Eleiche
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Abdel-Rahman Shuaib
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Numan Abu-Dheir
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Haitham M. S. Bahaidarah
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Paper No:
DETC2010-28784, pp. 747-752; 6 pages
Published Online:
March 8, 2011
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Merah, N, Yang, MC, Wallace, DR, Seering, WP, Tang, V, Arif, AF, Eleiche, A, Shuaib, A, Abu-Dheir, N, & Bahaidarah, HMS. "A Global Collaborative Effort to Enhance Design in a Mechanical Engineering Curriculum in Saudi Arabia." Proceedings of the ASME 2010 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Volume 6: 15th Design for Manufacturing and the Lifecycle Conference; 7th Symposium on International Design and Design Education. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. August 15–18, 2010. pp. 747-752. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2010-28784
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