GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE AT SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY: RESULTS OF SEVEN YEARS OF AN INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS

摘要

Prompted by the outsourcing of knowledge-based jobs in Silicon Valley and elsewhere in the United States and by the resulting necessity for students to adapt to and capitalize on the global economy, the College of Engineering at San Jose State University established a one-million dollar Global Technology Initiative Study Program to provide American students with a global perspective. The initiative has sponsored an annual program study tour for 25 undergraduate students on a two-week all-expense-paid study tour to Taiwan/China or India during 2004 to 2011. We reported our 2004 experience at the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference and developed new and improved study programs for 2005-2011. This paper summarizes the programs of the past three years, focusing on program development and assessment, with a brief discussion of student selection and logistics.