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College-Industry Partnerships: Bringing Industry into the Curriculum Development and Design Cycle
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Waddah Akili, Iowa State University
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College-Industry Partnerships
AC 2010-2035: PROJECT-ORIENTED CAPSTONE DESIGN IN CIVILENGINEERING: LINKAGES WITH INDUSTRY TO ENHANCE THE PRACTICEWaddah Akili, Iowa State University Page 15.999.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Project–Oriented Capstone Design in Civil Engineering: Linkages with Industry to Enhance the PracticeAbstract: Teaching civil engineering design through senior projects or capstone design courses,with industry involvement and support, has increased in recent years. The general trend towardincreasing the design component in engineering curricula is part of an effort to better preparegraduates for engineering practice. While some design
Conference Session
Best Practices in Existing College-Industry Partnerships
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mamdouh Bakr, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Dept. Of Engineering Technology
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College-Industry Partnerships
market, and the need to modifythe current design in the project under development to include a revised set of product features inresponse to the competitor's action.It is worth noting that the majority of these projects were performed by senior students as part oftheir capstone courses, which are similar to those in most other institutions.4 In our case thecapstone courses consist of a series of two courses; the first covers project fundamentals,proposal development and project planning, and the second course involves the projectundertaking.9 Students work in teams, following their project plan under the guidance of aninstructor, and may consult with other faculty in the department.Project information, including the definition and assessment of
Conference Session
Best Practices in Existing College-Industry Partnerships
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Charles Baukal, John Zink Institute; Joseph Colannino, John Zink Co. LLC; Wes Bussman, John Zink Institute; Geoffrey Price, University of Tulsa
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College-Industry Partnerships
Industry sponsors senior design projects to produce some type of product ofinterest to them while simultaneously educating students by allowing them to apply theirknowledge and skills to an actual problem.16 Some universities have used industry tohelp teach senior design courses as part of capstone projects;18 Lehigh University refersto these adjuncts as “Professors of Practice.”19 Industry can sponsor research projectswith faculty that also include student workers. Industry can also provide facilities forstudents to conduct research if these are not available at the university. Industry canprovide formal mentors for university students and participate in supervisory thesiscommittees for graduate students,11 including sponsoring industrial theses
Conference Session
Best Practices in Existing College-Industry Partnerships
Collection
2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University
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College-Industry Partnerships
AC 2010-858: NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN: A REPORT ON THE EXPERIENCESIN BOEING’S WELLIVER FACULTY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMKenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University Dr. Van Treuren is a professor on the faculty in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Baylor University. He teaches the capstone Mechanical Engineering Laboratory course as well as courses in heat transfer, aerospace engineering, gas turbines, fluid mechanics, and wind power. His research interests include energy education and gas turbine heat transfer. He can be contacted at Kenneth_Van_Treuren@baylor.edu. Page 15.912.1© American Society for