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Outsourcing my Future?. Marilena S. Carvalho, M.Eng. CONTEXT: Why Study Technology Overseas?. Globalization is a major force shaping the engineering profession Engineering 2000 criteria adopted by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)
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Outsourcing my Future? Marilena S. Carvalho, M.Eng.
CONTEXT: Why Study Technology Overseas? Globalization is a major force shaping the engineering profession Engineering 2000 criteria adopted by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) • US schools of engineering must demonstrate that graduates have “the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context”
CONTEXT: Globalization Assumes • People around the planet are more connected than in previous eras • Information and money flow more quickly than ever before • Goods and services made in one region are increasingly available locally • International travel is easier and more frequent • International communication is quicker and more commonplace
CONTEXT: Globalization Assumes Programs like Google Earth increase global information flow.
Skills of the Globally Competent Engineer - 1 • Analyze other cultures’ needs and design products and services to fit those needs • Understand the business environment of the countries where the company’s products and services are made, bought or sold • Be aware of customs, laws and ways of thinking in other countries • Be self-confident yet able to listen and learn from people whose value systems are different
Skills of the Globally Competent Engineer - 1 LG Phone with Mecca Indicator
Skills of the Globally Competent Engineer - 2 • Have basic command of the necessary social and especially technical language • Imagine, forecast, analyze and address the potential of local economies and cultures • Understand and accept other culture’s attitudes, behaviors & beliefs without compromising his/her own • Value his or her cultural heritage while acknowledging its strengths and weaknesses
Skills of the Globally Competent Engineer - 2 Food is a FUN way to learn about other cultures
Skills of the Globally Competent Engineer - 3 • Know about other countries’ commercial, technical and cultural developments • Understand other locales’ environmental issues • Contribute to a team in a ethnically diverse globally geographically distributed environment
“The Ugly American Stereotype” The Practical Guide to Overcoming Anti-American Sentiment ***Thanks to Kelly Burrello, Senior Consultant, Diversity Training Group
Unfortunately, many foreigners equivocate US government decisions and actions for the character of the American people
Why are we here? • Ambassador • Change Agent • The Representative • The Example Stereotypes are generalizations about a group of people whereby we attribute a defined set of characteristics to this group. These classifications can be positive or negative, such as when various nationalities are stereotyped as friendly or unfriendly. Your Role in Changing the Way People from Other Countries Perceive Americans
How stereotypes are formed? • Attitudes and belief systems of children are influenced by those of their parents, teachers, and other important figures in their lives. • Stereotypes are created by the way that various groups are portrayed in the media. • Brief interactions with a individual (s) from a certain group often cause us to attached perceived characteristics to all members of the group in which the individual belongs.
How AMERICAN stereotypes are formed? • American films and television exaggerate in order to generate excitement, and so present a rather distorted picture of what life in the United States is really like. Wednesday Line up on Australian TV 7th Heaven Fear Factor Judge Judy The Biggest Loser Ophra Winfrey Show Apprentice Everybody Loves Raymond The Simpsons Veronica Mars Charmed
How AMERICAN stereotypes are formed? American tourists are not always on their best behavior NOT my students on Study Abroad! Quotes from American tourists in Mexico: • High School girls: “Oh my God, can you believe the toilet paper dispenser was OUTSIDE the stall?” • Restaurant Patron: “I asked for a real taco”
MORE Quotes from American tourists in Mexico • Cab rider: “I want "real" money in change and not pesos” • Student: “Are all the Mexican women this fat?” • Texas Housewife: “Do you realize just how corrupt your government is here?” • Hotel Patron: “Why don't you get ESPN?”
EVEN MORE Quotes from American tourists in Mexico • American woman in tour-group: You shouldn't feed your child something like that for breakfast! (She says this to a Mexican mother.) • American Country Club members: What do you mean there's no golf course here? • 10-year old: But I wanted a Happy-Meal! • Elderly female: Walks into a bank and demands "I know someone in here speaks English and I want to talk to them right now!" • American Senior Citizen: But I demand a Senior citizen's discount on this roasted ear of corn.
Check Your Behavior Changing Stereotypes • To change a person’s view of your stereotype, be consistently different from it. • Stereotyping can be reduced by bringing people together. • Beware of your own stereotyping blinding you to the true nature of other individuals • Notice how we are similar first, different second. • Learn about other cultures–join groups that you would not normally join. • Understand the negative impact of stereotypes on yourself and others around you. • Respect the opinions and rights of all human beings. • Treat others the way they would like to be treated–Platinum Rule. • Put yourself in the shoes of others–try to be understanding, sympathetic, compassionate, and empathetic.
Tips for interacting with people who speak different languages or with different accents Check Your Behavior • Speak clearly and slowly • Seek clarification • Pause from time to time • Use pictures, signs, diagrams • Demonstrate as you explain • Use simple vocabulary • Avoid raising your voice • Never measure a person’s intelligence by his/her accent • Expect the occasional misunderstanding • Get the help of an interpreter • Be open to coaching • Solicit feedback from others when appropriate • Smile and show warmth and friendliness
Nebraska ENGINEERINGSTUDY Abroad 2006 what you need know…
Engineering in France July 2 – August 2
Engineering in France • Month long engineering experience in France • Live in a French University town for three weeks (Rouen) • Take engineering classes from an UNL faculty in English • Interaction with French students and faculty
Tentative Classes : All students are required to take this class: ENGR 490 – Global Experiences in French Culture and Engineering - Faculty: Dr. David Allen, Dean of Engineering History of Science and Technology, Introduction to French History, Culture and Language. Field trips to engineering sites, such as ruins, natural wonders, cathedrals, museums, etc. Students must choose ONE of the following technical classes: ENGM 223 – Engineering Statics (3 cr) ENGM 325 – Mechanics of Elastic Bodies (3 cr) ENGM 451 – Introduction to Finite Element Analysis (3 cr) ENGM 480 –Numerical Methods in Engineering Analysis (3 cr)
Field trip to south France and visit: • Loire Valley Castles, Chambord and Chenonceau stay overnight at a Château de Rochecotte • Gallo-Roman cities of Lyon and Arles • The site of the Battle of Alesia where Julius Cesar defeated the Gauls and their king Vercingetorix • Greek-roman ruins of the city of Glanum and the greatest Roman structure of all times, the Aqueduct of Pont du Gard • In Arles, stay in a hotel across the street from a coffee shop that Vincent van Gogh painted his famous Café de Nuit • End the field trip in Paris, where students will have a crash tour of the Cité Lumière
THANK YOU! ANY QUESTIONS? CONTACT INFORMATION: Marilena S. Carvalho, Program Coordinator International Engineering Programs College of Engineering & Technology University of Nebraska-Lincoln 146 WSEC 820 North 16th St. Lincoln, NE 68588-0642 PH: 402-472-4528 FAX: 402-472-7792 www.nuengr.unl.edu/studyabroad
