Conference Session

CIP Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Michelle Marie Grau, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University

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College Industry Partnerships

Paper ID #6119Not All the Same: A Look at Early Career Engineers Employed in DifferentSub-OccupationsMs. Samantha Brunhaver, Stanford University Samantha Brunhaver is a fifth year graduate student at Stanford University. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with a focus in engineering education. Samantha completed a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University in 2008 and a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a focus in Design for Manufacturing from Stanford in 2010.Dr. Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford UniversityMichelle Marie Grau, Stanford University Michelle Grau is a senior

Conference Session

CIP Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atin K Sinha, Albany State University

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College Industry Partnerships

schoolstudents to motivate them towards an engineering career. This paper describes the programs andfeedback from the students and parents.IntroductionIt has been widely accepted that hands-on project oriented activity is more successful forunderstanding the concept and retaining knowledge in any of the Science TechnologyEngineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines for K-121,2 as well as university students3,4.As such private organizations and universities have collaborated in marketing new equipment /software and sponsored various contests and workshops routinely for K-12 as well asundergraduate students. Notable amongst these are the Lego-Mindstorms / Nxt robots that havewidely been used from elementary to college level students in basic

Conference Session

CIP Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abdullah I. Almhaidib, King Saud University

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College Industry Partnerships

programs for with industry. prospective employers 4. Establish a career placement center for the student. 5. Enhance the summer training program. 1. Encourage and facilitate faculty consultation. 2. Institute policies for faculty sabbatical/summer work at ENG 5-C: Facilitate industry. College services 3. Carry out intensive training programs to serve the needs of the directed at local country. industry. 4. Improve testing facilities and increase the quantity and quality

Conference Session

CIP Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meagan C Pollock, Purdue University

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College Industry Partnerships

expect others to craft the education experiences that best suityour interests[3]. Meagan took the initiative to create this opportunity, unlike her first and thirdinternships at TI which were somewhat preordained as requirements for her university programs.While the role with TI ET explained in this paper materialized somewhat quickly, she had triedthe year before for similar opportunities to no avail. Meagan chose to “own her education” andactively, with persistence and dedication, seek an internship opportunity to gain the experienceshe desired. It is recommended that students pursue opportunities to explore their interests, betterhone their career objectives, and improve professional competence.Network intentionally. One important note, is