Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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College Industry Partnerships, Graduate Studies

engineers. Skills include a working knowledge of business and ethics,teamwork experience, a solid grounding in engineering science as well as communication andpresentation skills. The program develops abilities such as an appreciation of the basic principlesof business, the profit motive, how to design and execute experiments, how to prepare projectplans and regulatory documents, and how to carry out a real-life project within a company.Program emphasis is placed upon engineering creativity and innovation. with a strong emphasison the needs of the nation to compete in the world market and maintain the strength of the U.S.economy. A second objective of the paper is to describe the current status of a recentlydeveloped Professional Science Master’s

Conference Session

Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda A Thurman, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; William F. Heybruck, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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College Industry Partnerships

environment forengineers. We work with both types of companies at university’s X College of Engineering andeach has their own challenges.We are always doing a balance act and serving two parties: Students (getting students to connect with industry) o Increasing their knowledge of the engineering work world o Introducing global, societal, contemporary topics that affect the business and engineering industries (i.e. ethics, technology, outsourcing, diversity, etc) o Honing their professional development skills and professional behaviors o Expanding/broadening their knowledge of the engineering profession in hopes to create retention both in college and in the industry Industry

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joy Watson, University of South Carolina; Jed S. Lyons, University of South Carolina

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College Industry Partnerships, Graduate Studies

important skills (seen in Table 1). The distribution of responses and mean value ofthe Likert Scale for each skill are shown in Table 2. Results suggest that the most importantskills are learning independently, working in teams, written and oral communication, solvingproblems, and working independently. All respondents rated these as essential, with over 50%indicating that an expert skill level is needed as seen in Table 2. These findings are similar toSekhon’s survey of Ph.D.s working in industry with mathematically-intensive disciplinesincluding engineering13. In the current study, practicing professional ethics, designingexperiments, giving presentations, writing reports and reviewing literature are also consideredimportant. At least 40% of

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald J. Bennett, Univeristy of Saint Thomas; Elaine R. Millam, University of Saint Thomas

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College Industry Partnerships, Graduate Studies

Manufacturing Systems Engineering program at the University of St. Thomas. We use results of the leadership courses to demonstrate compliance with several of the program outcomes. The EAC of ABET requires that engineering programs must demonstrate the fulfillment of a set of criteria. One of those criteria, Criterion 3 Program Outcomes, requires that engineering programs must demonstrate that their students attain eleven outcomes, often referred to as „a-k‟. The six specific outcomes that the leadership courses address are: d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility g) an ability to communicate effectively h) the broad education necessary to

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald J. Bennett, Univeristy of Saint Thomas; Elaine R. Millam, University of Saint Thomas

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College Industry Partnerships

Page 22.1546.4attitudes among their employees.Among the Criterion 3 Program Outcomes, there are six that relate directly to leadership. Theseare: d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility g) an ability to communicate effectively h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, life-long learning j) a knowledge of contemporary issuesIndustry needs to articulate the specific competencies it wants in its leaders. Those competenciesneed to be communicated to academic leaders. Just as important

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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College Industry Partnerships

can attendfour lab divisions in a day. Corporate representative also participate in the lectures and workshops that are part of theEPICS course. Topics cover design, project management, communication, ethics, customerrelations and community involvement. Finally, corporate partners also provide financial assistance for the materials needed forthe designs. EPICS does not charge the not-for-profits for their products and corporate funding Page 22.1285.7allows this tradition to continue and add needed value to the community.Corporate PerspectivesFour of the corporate advisors, each spending weekly time with the Purdue students as

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla C. Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Xuefu Zhou, University of Cincinnati

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College Industry Partnerships, Graduate Studies

participants for professional success in the engineering field.Current ProgramOur current program consists of three seminars--Modern Teaching Techniques, AdvancedTeaching Techniques, and the Academic Profession--together with a 10-hour mentored teachingexperience. Participants also have the option of completing additional mentoring hours andearning a PFF certificate from the associated university-level PFF program. Since most of ourPh.D. students do little teaching during their time at UC, the program was designed to providebasic skills for organizing class materials, delivering content, and evaluating students, exposureto active learning techniques, discussion of engineering-related topics such as project and teammanagement, ethics in engineering

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Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taylor Halverson, Brigham Young University; Robert H. Todd, Brigham Young University; Christopher A. Mattson, Brigham Young University; Gregg M. Warnick, Brigham Young University

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College Industry Partnerships

Young UniversityGregg M. Warnick, Brigham Young University Gregg M. Warnick is the External Relations and Intern Coordinator for the Mechanical Engineering de- partment in the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology at BYU. He works directly with industry each year to recruit more than 30 funded Capstone projects and provides project management, team development, and coaching support to each of these project teams and faculty coaches. In ad- dition, he continues to focus on increasing international project opportunities for students and faculty. His research and teaching interests include globalization, project management, leadership, ethics, and manufacturing processes. Prior to joining BYU, Gregg worked

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Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard T. Schoephoerster, University of Texas, El Paso; Ryan Wicker, University of Texas, El Paso; Ricardo Pineda, University of Texas, El Paso; Ahsan Choudhuri, University of Texas, El Paso

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College Industry Partnerships

Engineer of 2020,13 we are developing a new BS degree program that includes a broad-based curriculum of engineering design, project management, and innovation, along with business, communication, ethics, and social sciences.14 For optimal preparation for professional engineering practice, it is recommended that this foundation be followed by post-graduate study, via a professional Master’s degree program, in a specific discipline or concentration. Our first professional Master’s degree program is in Systems Engineering. Incorporation of Clinical Experiences into Program Learning Outcomes The Systems Engineering program requires a 3 credit hour mandatory practicum in which students are hired full-time by partner