Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica L. Heier Stamm, Kansas State University; Reuben F. Burch V, Kansas State University; Hugh R. Medal, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

who interacts regularly with students and participates in evaluatingstudents’ project performance. Student accountability to the client is important. Real-worldproblems have been associated with increased student commitment to the project in comparisonto instructor-created problems2.Although industry-academic research collaboration and industry-based capstone experiences arewidespread, we found little guidance in the literature about strategies for incorporating an open-ended client project within a single graduate course. This paper describes the experiences of twofaculty members at different institutions, one industry partner, and our students with such aproject. In what follows, we discuss the ways that the project was integrated into our

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MD B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

, focus Page 26.872.10 groups and surveys—are effective in identifying and defining graduate students, as well as their specific needs and preferred resources.  Innovation through Technology: University websites are often an information-rich portal for students, employers, faculty/staff, parents and alumni. Most sites offer targeted pages for each of these groups. Websites also offer a medium for delivering career services— indeed, web based resources are increasingly used as an alternative to physical locations.  Career Courses and Workshops: Semester courses offer students the option to earn credit while