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Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin Edin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology

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College Industry Partnerships

AC 2012-4679: MUTUAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES: MECHATRONICSCAPSTONE COURSE PROJECTS-BASED ON SCRUMDr. Martin Edin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology Martin Edin Grimheden currently holds a position as Associate Professor at KTH and is the Director of Mechatronics Education at KTH. Page 25.963.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012Mutual learning experiences – mechatronics capstone course projects based on Scrum1. IntroductionThe Mechatronics capstone course has been given at KTH Royal institute of Technologysince early 1980s. The 2011 instance of the

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven H. Billis, New York Institute of Technology; Nada Marie Anid, New York Institute of Technology; Alan Jacobs, Education Market Business Development Consulting; Ziqian Dong, New York Institute of Technology

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College Industry Partnerships

Page 25.778.2undergraduate disciplines that benefit most from experiential learning. Despite acomprehensive classroom and laboratory curriculum, program outcomes are bestachieved when course content includes elements of contextual teaching andlearning (CTL) as even the most complex academic engineering exercises fail tocapture the project and work –based learning experiences that are found inindustry.To address both the outcomes of the program and the expectations of industry, theSoECS embarked on a pilot project with Quanser which led to collaborative andproject-based learning in senior and master level capstone projects. This industrypartnership provided our students with career-oriented education as well as acommitment to practical

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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College Industry Partnerships

industry-academia collaboration on many fronts. It was inspired by a round tablediscussion, where engineering graduates of Region’s colleges have suggested ways to startdeveloping viable and enduring connections between local industries and the academicinstitutions of the Arab Gulf States. Strategies to help promote the collaboration effort areoutlined. In particular, activities (plans, and scenarios) perceived as effective in closing the gapbetween academia and industries are described. Training, capstone courses, consulting by facultyand joint research projects, aimed at serving the interest of both parties (academia & theindustrial partners) are also addressed. The paper sheds light on: the mission, the nature, andrelevant benchmarks of

Conference Session

Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James G. Ladesic P.E., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Robert R. Wolz, Gulfstream Aerospace; Frank Simmons III P.E., Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation; Timothy D. Farley

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related to the lack of good engineering practice and experience regardless of nationality.College-company interpersonal connection: bridging the cultural differencesA meaningful and valuable strategic connection was made between Gulfstream and EmbryRiddle stemming from very serendipitous beginnings. A student-teacher connection formedduring a capstone design course in 1986 led to a professional relationship maturing over theensuing years through intermittent but substantive communications. After 13 years in theprofession the alum, Mr. Tim Farley, was working as director project engineering for Gulfstreamwhen he approached his former professor, Prof. Jim Ladesic, with the notion of cultivating arelationship between Gulfstream and ERAU. Like most