Nepal, B. P., & Lawrence, B., & Rodriguez-Silva, E. (2014, June), Partnering with Industry for Providing Experiential Learning in an Undergraduate Class in Industrial Distribution   Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana. 10.18260/1-2--22903

\bibitem{asee_peer_22903}
  Nepal, B. P., \& Lawrence, B., \& Rodriguez-Silva, E. (2014, June), \emph{Partnering with Industry for Providing Experiential Learning in an Undergraduate Class in Industrial Distribution }
  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana.
  10.18260/1-2--22903

Bimal P. Nepal, Barry Lawrence, and Esther Rodriguez-Silva PhD.  "Partnering with Industry for Providing Experiential Learning in an Undergraduate Class in Industrial Distribution ".  2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2014.  https://peer.asee.org/22903 Internet.  05 Feb, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_22903}
  Bimal P. Nepal, Barry Lawrence, and Esther Rodriguez-Silva PhD.
  "Partnering with Industry for Providing Experiential Learning in an Undergraduate Class in Industrial Distribution ".
  \emph{2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2014.
  https://peer.asee.org/22903 Internet.  05 Feb, 2025

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  -     Partnering with Industry for Providing Experiential Learning in an              Undergraduate Class in Industrial Distribution  Experiential  learning  has  been  a  key  focus  of  research  in  the  recent  adult  learning  literature. Unlike in traditional learning method, in experiential learning students are involved in hands on real  world  problem  solving  environment.  Thus  student  learning  takes  place  based  on  the experience of the project they work on. Capstone or senior design projects are great examples of  experiential  learning  environment.    While  it  is  very  common  to  have  such  a  course  in  all traditional  engineering  and  engineering  technology  programs,  it  is  not  so  common  in  other disciplines like industrial distribution (ID) even if they are housed in a traditional engineering/ engineering technology department. A part of the problem is that many people (both students and instructors alike) perceive ID as “Technical Sales only” major. However, the ID curriculum is comprised  of  several  courses  in  logistics,  supply  chain  management,  and  quality.  Likewise, many ID graduates pursue career paths in operations and supply chain management. This paper presents a case of a senior level course in Industrial Distribution program at a major university in the southwestern US. The course consists of an industry project, which is actually funded  by  a  building  materials  distributor.  As  a  part  of  class  requirement,  students  have  to complete  the  project  during  the  semester  and  present  the  recommendation  to  the  sponsor company towards the end of the semester. In the paper, we discuss the project scope and its findings in detail along with the student learning experience, industry‐academia collaboration, class  activities  management  (balancing  theory  versus  practice),  lessons  learned,  and  several instructional insights with respect to teaching and project management. We believe that these instructional insights are very “portable” to other learning settings thereby helping instructors and students with their teaching and learning process.  
AU  - Bimal P. Nepal
AU  - Barry Lawrence
AU  - Esther Rodriguez-Silva PhD
CY  - Indianapolis, Indiana
DA  - 2014/06/15
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Partnering with Industry for Providing Experiential Learning in an Undergraduate Class in Industrial Distribution 
UR  - https://peer.asee.org/22903
DO  - 10.18260/1-2--22903
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