A journal of the UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education (UICEE)

UICEE

MELBOURNE 2007

GLOBALJOURNAL

OFENGINEERING

EDUCATION

Editor-in-Chief: Zenon J. PudlowskiMonash University

Clayton, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia

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UICEE Partners

Gdynia Maritime UniversityGdynia, Poland

Silesian University of TechnologyGliwice, Poland

Tomsk Polytechnic UniversityTomsk, Russia

Hochschule Wismar – Univ. ofTechnology, Business & Design

Wismar, Germany

Published by:

UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Education (UICEE)

Monash University, Building 70, Wellington Road, Clayton, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia

© 2007 UICEE

ISSN 1328-3154

Papers published in the Global Journal of EngineeringEducation (GJEE) have undergone a formal process ofpeer review.

This Journal is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing forthe purpose of private study, research, criticism or reviewas permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be re-produced by any process without the written permission ofthe publisher.

Responsibility for the contents of these papers rests upon the authors and not the publisher. Datapresented and conclusions developed by the authors are for information only and are not intended foruse without independent substantiating investigations on the part of the potential user.

Caledonian College of EngineeringMuscat, Oman

Lucian Blaga University ofSibiu, Sibiu, Romania

National Changhua Universityof Education, Changhua, Taiwan

University of Science & Tech-nology Houari Boumediene

Algiers, Algeria

Liverpool John Moores UniversityLiverpool, England, UK

Anna UniversityChennai, India

Polytechnic UniversityNew York, USA

Higher Institute of EngineeringHoon, Libya

East China University of Science& Technology, Shanghai, PRC

AGH University of Science &Technology, Kraków, Poland

Vilnius Gediminas TechnicalUniversity, Vilnius, Lithuania

Contents

GLOBAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION

A journal of the UNESCO International Centre for Engineering Edcucation (UICEE)

UICEE

Z.J. Pudlowski

D.Q. Nguyen & Z.J. Pudlowski

D.G. Boden & P.J. Gray

S. Thatcher

H.P. Sjursen

D.Q. Nguyen & Z.J. Pudlowski

E.A. Danilova & Z.J. Pudlowski

J. Sando & R. Seidel

Ö. Göl & A. Nafalski

A.V. Valiulis

R.V. Krivickas & J. Krivickas

M.J. Riemer

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Editorial

Issues and Challenges in Engineering Education and the Future Outlookof the Engineering Profession in Australia

Using Rubrics to Assess the Development of CDIO Syllabus Personaland Professional Skills and Attributes at the 2.x.x Level

Scenario-Based Learning and Assessment for Second Year AviationStudents

The New Alliance between Engineering and Humanities Educators

The Transformation and Evolution of Undergraduate EnvironmentalEngineering Education from Its Early Inception to the Present Status

Important Considerations in Improving the Acquisition of CommunicationSkills by Engineers

The Volunteer Learning Support Scheme for International Students(VLSSIS)

Collaborative Learning in Engineering Education

Higher Education Reform – the Societal Response to New Realities andChallenges

Laboratory Instruction in Engineering Education

Intercultural Communication Considerations in Engineering Education

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