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2017 31st International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops (WAINA), 2017
Information distribution regarding immediately correlated contents is a big challenge in local co... more Information distribution regarding immediately correlated contents is a big challenge in local communities, such as a university campus. One of the main reasons is that a campus' local network is uncovered by public search engines, and most of the local Web sites in a community operate like information silos. A secondary reason is that the daily activities in a local community are highly dynamic, people might be annoyed by the non-correlated information or they just ignore all of it, regardless of importance. In this paper, the proposed campus digital signage aims at connecting local users to correlated information as the user passes by. To this end, we build the server side with two components, one is the information collector that will automatically pull the campus information from other sites, and the other is the information poster to allow qualified users to post content. We also design a wearable client side with a BLE (Bluetooth low energy) proximity sensor to recognize a...
International Symposium on Affective Science and Engineering, 2020
2014 International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL), 2014
Proceedings of 2013 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering (TALE), 2013
ABSTRACT Preparing engineering students for global workplace is a growing need as engineering sch... more ABSTRACT Preparing engineering students for global workplace is a growing need as engineering schools not only recognize the value of university experience, but also discover that many of their students do not demonstrate the right skills and mindsets for global success. Fresh graduates frequently lack knowledge of other cultures and languages and, most importantly, of how communication works. This paper reports on a comparative, qualitative-quantitative study (of Japanese and international students with varying foreign exposure) conducted in a Japanese engineering and computer science university (with English as a medium of instruction), where internationalization and increase in global awareness are being promoted. The ever-increasing need for global skills in employees calls for a shift in educational focus and job application strategies. We suggest measures to be taken at tertiary education level that should lead to improvement of the communication and other global skills in Japanese graduates.
2014 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (IPCC), 2014
ABSTRACT Communication in multinational environment is per se challenging. This difficulty increa... more ABSTRACT Communication in multinational environment is per se challenging. This difficulty increases even more when interaction takes place in a highly technical setting of a Computer Science and Engineering institution. Additional obstacles emerge due to language impairments (lack of a common language, low proficiency in the language(s) of instruction and/or research). This paper reports on a work in progress study based on the interviews and surveys conducted in 11 research labs, with supervisors of 9 nationalities, and 22 students of 12 nationalities, mostly MSc and PhD students, with 13 of them working as TAs instructing undergraduate students. Altogether, there are currently 21 research advisers of 11 nationalities at our engineering university who have experience supervising international students (45 regular students and 5 exchange students, constituting 5% of the total undergraduate and 30% of the graduate student population), whereby those students predominantly tend to choose, if possible, supervisors with whom they share their native language. Based on the results derived from the interviews and 2 cultural sensitivity and awareness questionnaires, certain observations and recommendations regarding the role of culture in (mis)communication are put forward, with differences in supervisor-students perception and levels of cultural awareness pointed out. Index Terms - Cultural sensitivity and awareness, communication skills, intercultural collaboration, multicultural environment, teamwork I
International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP), 2014
Preparing engineering students for global workplace is a growing need as engineering schools not ... more Preparing engineering students for global workplace is a growing need as engineering schools not only recognize the value of university experience, but also discover that many of their students do not demonstrate the right skills and mindsets for global success. Fresh graduates frequently lack knowledge of other cultures and languages and, most importantly, of how communication works. This paper reports on a comparative, qualitative-quantitative study (of Japanese and international students with varying foreign exposure) conducted in a Japanese engineering and computer science university (with English as a medium of instruction), where internationalization and increase in global awareness are being promoted. The ever-increasing need for global skills in employees calls for a shift in educational focus and job application strategies. We suggest measures to be taken at tertiary education level that should lead to improvement of the communication and other global skills in Japanese gra...
2014 International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL), 2014
In this paper we primarily report on the practical outcomes of Software Studio undergraduate cour... more In this paper we primarily report on the practical outcomes of Software Studio undergraduate course, but also on a graduate Software Engineering for Internet Applications course, both of which are taught collaboratively by IT and non-IT faculty members. In the latter, students are assigned to projects proposed by actual customers and work together in teams to deliver quality results under time and resource constraints. We are interested in the learning results, such as skills acquired, e.g. by analysing the interaction between students and customers to determine how and to what degree the students transform through project based collaborative learning. As for the former course, we intend to determine the added value of collaborative teaching, aiming at equipping the participants with both technical and non-technical skills required for their prospective jobs. The primary goal is, therefore, to allow students to manage a relatively large number of tools with little prior knowledge an...
2017 31st International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops (WAINA), 2017
Information distribution regarding immediately correlated contents is a big challenge in local co... more Information distribution regarding immediately correlated contents is a big challenge in local communities, such as a university campus. One of the main reasons is that a campus' local network is uncovered by public search engines, and most of the local Web sites in a community operate like information silos. A secondary reason is that the daily activities in a local community are highly dynamic, people might be annoyed by the non-correlated information or they just ignore all of it, regardless of importance. In this paper, the proposed campus digital signage aims at connecting local users to correlated information as the user passes by. To this end, we build the server side with two components, one is the information collector that will automatically pull the campus information from other sites, and the other is the information poster to allow qualified users to post content. We also design a wearable client side with a BLE (Bluetooth low energy) proximity sensor to recognize a...
International Symposium on Affective Science and Engineering, 2020
2014 International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL), 2014
Proceedings of 2013 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering (TALE), 2013
ABSTRACT Preparing engineering students for global workplace is a growing need as engineering sch... more ABSTRACT Preparing engineering students for global workplace is a growing need as engineering schools not only recognize the value of university experience, but also discover that many of their students do not demonstrate the right skills and mindsets for global success. Fresh graduates frequently lack knowledge of other cultures and languages and, most importantly, of how communication works. This paper reports on a comparative, qualitative-quantitative study (of Japanese and international students with varying foreign exposure) conducted in a Japanese engineering and computer science university (with English as a medium of instruction), where internationalization and increase in global awareness are being promoted. The ever-increasing need for global skills in employees calls for a shift in educational focus and job application strategies. We suggest measures to be taken at tertiary education level that should lead to improvement of the communication and other global skills in Japanese graduates.
2014 IEEE International Professional Communication Conference (IPCC), 2014
ABSTRACT Communication in multinational environment is per se challenging. This difficulty increa... more ABSTRACT Communication in multinational environment is per se challenging. This difficulty increases even more when interaction takes place in a highly technical setting of a Computer Science and Engineering institution. Additional obstacles emerge due to language impairments (lack of a common language, low proficiency in the language(s) of instruction and/or research). This paper reports on a work in progress study based on the interviews and surveys conducted in 11 research labs, with supervisors of 9 nationalities, and 22 students of 12 nationalities, mostly MSc and PhD students, with 13 of them working as TAs instructing undergraduate students. Altogether, there are currently 21 research advisers of 11 nationalities at our engineering university who have experience supervising international students (45 regular students and 5 exchange students, constituting 5% of the total undergraduate and 30% of the graduate student population), whereby those students predominantly tend to choose, if possible, supervisors with whom they share their native language. Based on the results derived from the interviews and 2 cultural sensitivity and awareness questionnaires, certain observations and recommendations regarding the role of culture in (mis)communication are put forward, with differences in supervisor-students perception and levels of cultural awareness pointed out. Index Terms - Cultural sensitivity and awareness, communication skills, intercultural collaboration, multicultural environment, teamwork I
International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP), 2014
Preparing engineering students for global workplace is a growing need as engineering schools not ... more Preparing engineering students for global workplace is a growing need as engineering schools not only recognize the value of university experience, but also discover that many of their students do not demonstrate the right skills and mindsets for global success. Fresh graduates frequently lack knowledge of other cultures and languages and, most importantly, of how communication works. This paper reports on a comparative, qualitative-quantitative study (of Japanese and international students with varying foreign exposure) conducted in a Japanese engineering and computer science university (with English as a medium of instruction), where internationalization and increase in global awareness are being promoted. The ever-increasing need for global skills in employees calls for a shift in educational focus and job application strategies. We suggest measures to be taken at tertiary education level that should lead to improvement of the communication and other global skills in Japanese gra...
2014 International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL), 2014
In this paper we primarily report on the practical outcomes of Software Studio undergraduate cour... more In this paper we primarily report on the practical outcomes of Software Studio undergraduate course, but also on a graduate Software Engineering for Internet Applications course, both of which are taught collaboratively by IT and non-IT faculty members. In the latter, students are assigned to projects proposed by actual customers and work together in teams to deliver quality results under time and resource constraints. We are interested in the learning results, such as skills acquired, e.g. by analysing the interaction between students and customers to determine how and to what degree the students transform through project based collaborative learning. As for the former course, we intend to determine the added value of collaborative teaching, aiming at equipping the participants with both technical and non-technical skills required for their prospective jobs. The primary goal is, therefore, to allow students to manage a relatively large number of tools with little prior knowledge an...