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

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships, Graduate Studies

participants indicated an expert skill level was needed in these areasand less than 5% rated these skills as non-essential.Results suggest that marketing products/processes, managing others, identifying customer needsand writing peer reviewed papers are some of the least important skills for entry-levelengineering Ph.D.s in industry. Less than 2% of participants felt that it was essential to have anexpert skill level in marketing. Over 20% of participants responded that marketingproducts/processes was not an essential skill for Ph.D.s in industry. Managing others,identifying customer needs and writing peer reviewed papers had over 10% of participantsindicating it was not an essential skill.Participants were solicited for additional essential skills to

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen F. Gygi, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

; andthat locating and choosing appropriate artifacts produces anxiety for most students. Studentswere able to overcome these challenges and found both the process of constructing the portfolioand having the portfolio to be valuable. The studio setting provided a number of opportunitiesand benefits that other reporting requirements do not, including: 1) meeting other participants inthe program and sharing reflections with their peers; 2) addressing how the experience preparedthem for future practice with employers as the intended audience; and 3) articulating theirunderstanding of what engineers do, and what contributes to effective practice.Our pilot Co-op project suggested that writing the final experience report involves an unknownaudience. Our

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josh Tenenberg, University of Washington, Tacoma

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

retains full responsibility for all academic aspects ofthe course: planning and writing the syllabus, developing the assignments and examinations, andassigning grades. The practicing professional joins the faculty member in the classroom orremotely via electronic communication on a regular basis, interacts directly with the students,and provides feedback on a sample of the student work. Targeted courses are those tied closelyto professional practice. In these courses, students produce tangible representations of authenticpractice, which serve to mediate the interaction between students, the teacher, and the practicingprofessional.Instantiating the modelI have instantiated Industry Fellows three times with three different industry fellows in