2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Sustainable Energy Design through International Student Teamwork

Presented at Energy Conversion, Conservation and Nuclear Engineering Division (ECCNE) Technical Session 3

A unique course format based on project-based learning (PBL) was employed in an undergraduate engineering course in the summer 2021. We believe this course is relatively unique given the international, hybrid-virtual, team-based format driven by industry-led cases and high-fidelity project-based learning. The course includes students from two universities, [American University], and [Danish University], who are electrical engineering and sustainable energy design undergraduates, respectively. Each project team includes students from both universities, and the course is run via web conferencing software given its international nature. The course is designed to prepare students for a globalized job market. An inherent objective is to introduce the implications and opportunities entailed by cultural differences between nationalities and personalities. The ongoing study objectives are to study student perspectives, development, and learning in this international, hybrid-virtual, project-based learning environment. Preliminary results from the initial offering of this course are presented along with the logistics involved in establishing and running the course.

Authors

Dr. Robert J. Kerestes http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7249-5853 University of Pittsburgh [biography]

Robert Kerestes, PhD, is an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering. Robert was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He got his B.S. (2010), his M.S (2012). and his PhD (2014)
Dr. Renee M. Clark University of Pittsburgh [biography]

Renee Clark serves as the Director of Assessment for the Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. She received her PhD from the Department of Industrial Engineering, where she also completed her post-doctoral studies. Her research has primarily focused on the application of data analysis techniques to engineering education research studies as well as industrial accidents. She has over 20 years of experience in various engineering, IT, and data analysis positions within academia and industry, including ten years of manufacturing experience at Delphi Automotive.

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