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Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl A. Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech; Katherine E. Winters, Virginia Tech; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech

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AC 2012-3832: THE PATHWAYS TAKEN BY EARLY CAREER PROFES-SIONALS AND THE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO PATHWAY CHOICESMs. Cheryl A. Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech Cheryl Carrico is a Ph.D. student in engineering education at Virginia Tech and a graduate research as- sistant. Carrico is conducting research on early career professionals and their pathways as part of the engineering pathways study. Carrico has industry experience including as an engineering manager for General Dynamics.Ms. Katherine E. Winters, Virginia TechMs. Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University Samantha Brunhaver is a fourth-year graduate student at Stanford University. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering with a focus in

Conference Session

Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Anna Traband, University of Toledo; Daniel Burklo, Northwest State Community College; Nadeane D. Howard, University of Toledo; Marcia A King-Blandford, University of Toledo

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AC 2012-5087: ARTICULATION OF CURRICULUM ACROSS UNIVER-SITIES, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND ADULT AND CAREER CEN-TERS TO MEET THE EMERGING INDUSTRY REQUIREMENTS IN CLEANAND ALTERNATIVE ENERGYMs. Margaret Anna Traband, University of Toledo Margaret Anna Traband, M.B.A., is the Grant Director for the National Science Foundation Partnership for Innovation grant entitled An Innovative Model for a New Advanced Energy Workforce. Traband earned a bachelor’s of arts from Bowling Green State University and her master’s of business adminis- tration in entrepreneurship and technology commercialization from the University of Toledo. Previously, Traband worked as the Program Manager for the University Clean Energy Alliance of Ohio (UCEAO

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas F. Wolff P.E., Michigan State University; Carmellia Davis-King, Michigan State University; Timothy J. Hinds, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University

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AC 2012-4583: FOSTERING INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT IN THE CO-CURRICULAR ASPECTS OF AN ENGINEERING LIVING-LEARNINGPROGRAMDr. Thomas F. Wolff P.E., Michigan State University Dr. Thomas F. Wolff is Associate Dean of Engineering for Undergraduate Studies at Michigan State University. In this capacity, he is responsible for all activities related to student services (academic ad- ministration, advising, career planning, first-year programs, women and diversity programs, etc.) and curricular issues. He is principal investigator on several NSF grants related to retention of engineering students. As a faculty member in civil engineering, he co-teaches a large introductory course in civil engineering. His research and consulting

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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Education Core Team. Jacobs has spent his professional career committed to helping colleges and universities gain enhanced access to teaching tools and to advancing the learning opportunities available to their students. By managing and growing innova- tive education initiatives for technology companies, Jacobs has provided programs and resources to assist institutions of higher learning in preparing their students for academic and career success. Jacobs has worked in key positions for such well-known global market leaders as Autodesk, Avid Technology, and Addison-Wesley Publishing. During his career he has held positions as, among others, Director - World- wide Education, Executive Editor, Senior Product Manager, and

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Stephan J. Nix, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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requirements [1]. The engineering graduationrate is even lower for Texas Higher Education institutions. It has also been noted that manystudents made their decision to leave an engineering major within the first two years, the periodduring which they are taking engineering prerequisites and before taking any (or many)engineering courses [2]. One of the potential reasons for this situation is that students in theirfirst two years are given little exposure to the many possibilities that an engineering career canoffer, while they are taking math and science courses taught outside of engineering departments.It suggests that few students-even those who have had some prior exposure to engineering-knowwhat engineers do, and this affects their commitment to

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Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen T. Marosi, Bucknell University; Barbra Steinhurst, Bucknell University

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Success Alliance. She began her career as a statisti- cian in Washington, D.C. Since then, she has taught mathematics at a variety of post-secondary institutions and has worked as a director in education-related non-profits. She earned an M.S. in mathematics from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Page 25.769.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Increasing the Retention of Under-Represented Students in Engineering Through Connections with An Industry Advisory CommitteeAbstractMeeting the increasing demands from

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Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yvette Pearson Weatherton, University of Texas, Arlington; Victoria C. P. Chen, University of Texas, Arlington; Stephen P. Mattingly, University of Texas, Arlington; K.J. Rogers, University of Texas, Arlington; Melanie L. Sattler, University of Texas, Arlington

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more likely to 5 1 0 0 6 consider sustainable design options in my future career. 83% 17% 0% 0% I would recommend future students to participate in 6 0 0 0 7 sustainable engineering internships. 100% 0% 0% 0% 29 12 1 0TOTAL 69% 29% 2% 0%Student responses to short-answer survey questions are listed below.What was the best aspect of the sustainable engineering internship

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Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Stamper, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mitchell A. Landess, Rose-Hulman Ventures

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by the student interns. During each of the past four summers, the student internswere surveyed to gain insights into their perception of the program. The aggregate results ofthose surveys show that 93% of the student interns had a positive overall experience, 99% of theinterns would recommend this opportunity to their colleagues, and 94% of the interns believedthat the internship helped them to fulfill their career goals.Since the inception of the program, the program has worked with 144 client companies. Thesecompanies have ranged from small early-stage startup companies to large multi-nationals. Forthese companies, the program has provided solutions to their technical needs and a mechanismfor recruiting talented students. It has also

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Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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-level bachelor-of-science engineering graduate who experiences the quirks ofthe workplace after four years of college education.Nonetheless, one of the most important new employee pipelines for entry level positions formajor corporations including Gulfstream remains the coop program. Coop students‟ alternatework and school sessions. They rotate work assignments, thereby experiencing a range ofengineering specialties. This benefits both the student and the company. Students gain a trueunderstanding of what different specialized groups do within the company and they can begin todevelop their career plans and complete the knowledge requirements needed to take on serioustechnical responsibilities. The company benefits by the contributions of the

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Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel P. Clemence, Syracuse University; Sharon W. Alestalo, Syracuse University; Shobha K. Bhatia, Syracuse University; Eric M. Lui, Syracuse University; Ossama M. Salem, Syracuse University

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individual performance?And, 3) By learning about one culture in relation to the work of their internship, do students gainthe skills, attitudes and behaviors that are generalizable to other intercultural professionalexperiences?FindingsPre-Internship Survey: The pre-travel survey/focus group session was conducted in the spring of2011 with Group 2 after they completed the spring seminar series. Students felt that they showedabove average or superior growth in the areas of problem solving, team work, interpersonalcommunication, and self-awareness over the course of their education career at SyracuseUniversity. One of the essential ingredients to becoming culturally competent is self-awarenessand the engagement in opportunities to examine one’s own

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Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martin Edin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology

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based on introducing Scrum into the capstone projects. These are related to thetwo types of actors in these projects; the students and the company representatives. Thecompany representatives express slight changes in mindset after these projects, and express agreater understanding for agile methods in engineering design. The students express a greaterunderstanding and preparedness for a future career in industry.The challenge of today’s capstone projects are not the specific technical competencies butrather organizational issues, as it has been experienced over many years. The projects arecomplex and based on knowledge and competencies in several fields, spread over allmembers of the student team (and faculty). At KTH, most resources in terms

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Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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this collaborative effort. Slanting curricula and programs towardindustrial relevance and the “practice”, regarded by many as a step in the right direction, willhelp equip graduates with the “tools of the trade”, thus lessening the burden on the industry inthe locale, in having to spend time and effort preparing and training employees at the start oftheir career. If engineering faculty and program planners would slant curricula and programsmore in the direction of “industrial relevance” and the “practice”, it would help a great deal inequipping engineering graduates with the “tools of the trade” thus lessening the burden on theindustries. In this endeavor, the author draws on his own experience as a faculty member in theArab Gulf Sates; in

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Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Harris, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Chet Boncek Jr., Raytheon

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BAEnglish NA Gabriel M Mech. Eng. BSME Math Teacher in New Jersey High School Evan M Elec. Eng. BSEE Accepted into Research Program at Siemens Co. Rebecca F Civil Eng. BS Civ.E. TBD Kimberly F Mech. Eng. BSME TBD Nicole F Comp. Eng. BSComp.E. TBD In conclusion, it is our contention that the results of this presentation will have broader implications for undergraduate underrepresented minority engineering programs to have formal support systems in place. In addition to the contributions to research in the fields of engineering education, social cognitive psychology, career development, and

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Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Annie R. Pearce, Virginia Tech; Christine Marie Fiori P.E., Virginia Tech; Kathleen M. Short, Virginia Tech

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AC 2012-4767: SYNERGISTIC LEARNING AND INQUIRY THROUGHCHARACTERIZING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR SUSTAINABILITY: ANINTERNSHIP-BASED BENCHMARKING PROCESS FOR SUSTAINABIL-ITY INNOVATIONSDr. Annie R. Pearce, Virginia Tech Dr. Annie Pearce is an Associate Professor in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction at Virginia Tech specializing in sustainable facilities and infrastructure systems. Throughout her career, Pearce has worked with practitioners in both public and private sectors to implement sustainability as part of building plan- ning, design, construction, and operations. As a LEED-accredited Professional, Pearce brings the latest in green building methods, technologies, and best practices to the classroom. Her specific