With globalization of corporations and multinational industrial complexes, engineering students need the expertise necessary to face the challenges presented to them as the result of globalization. Engineering curricula are affected as the result of globalization. Modern engineering needs to address new concepts in team management, communication skills, and problem solving. Outsourcing practices and NAFTA initiatives have further intensified the globalization of science and industry to unanticipated levels. A study will be conducted to examine innovative methods and practices undertaken by engineering schools across the United States and to create curricular paradigms such as the Global Engineering College (GEC) or virtual engineering college. The findings of this study will include the challenges these institutions face exploring and implementing the innovative concepts that they have undertaken.
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