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INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION ONE

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma; Rui Pan, University of Oklahoma; Cindy E Foor, University of Oklahoma; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma

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(Alice’ss major), theere is a signifficant compoonent (subsyystem S) thaatrequires skills from discipline d S (Sarah’s ( majjor). And as is the case iin most enginneering projjects,a multi-ddisciplinary approach a to developing the t artifact wwould be benneficial.Alice and d Sarah present an intereesting perspeective becau se they weree both excelllent candidattes toparticipatte in SELEC CT but had vastly v differeent team exp eriences. Allice was ultim matelysuccessfu ul in

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INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION ONE

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Il-Seop Shin, Western Illinois University, Quad Cities; Blair J. McDonald P.E., Western Illinois University; Khaled Zbeeb, Western Illinois University; William F. Pratt, Western Illinois University

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significant learningexperience not for the academic credits. Table 1 Senior Design Projects Completed at WIU School of Engineering Number of Number of Number of Senior Students in Experts Semester Senior Design Projects Sponsors Design Project Involved in Projects Team Project S'10 - F'10 Lincoln Electric Welder 1 1 8 John Deere F'10 - S'11 Transit Project 1

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INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION ONE

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rui (Celia) Pan, University of Oklahoma; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; Cindy E Foor, University of Oklahoma; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma; Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma

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. (2013). Women, Minorities,and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: 2013. Special Report NSF 13-304. Arlington, VA.Available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/2. National Academy of Engineering. (2005). Educating the engineer of 2020: Adapting engineering education tothe new century. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.3. National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering and Institute of Medicine. (2007). Beyond biasand barriers: Fulfilling the potential of women in academic science and engineering. Washington, DC: NationalAcademies Press.4. Foor, C. E. Walden, S. E. Trytten, D. A. & Shehab, R. L. (2013). “You choose between TEAM A, good grades

Conference Session

INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION TWO

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynette F. Wilcox, Virginia Tech

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-442. 3. Jain, S., George, G., Maltarich, M., 2009. Academics or entrepreneurs? Investigating role identity modification of university scientists involved in commercialization activity. Research Policy 38, 922–935. 4. Rothaermel, F.T., Agung, S., Jiang, L., 2007. University entrepreneurship: a taxonomy of the literature. Industrial and Corporate Change 16 (4), 691–791 5. Louis, K.S., Blumenthal, D., Gluck, M.E., Soto, M.A., 1989. Entrepreneurs in academe: an exploration of behaviors among life scientists. Administrative Science Quarterly, 34, 110–131 6. Meyer, M., 2003. Academic entrepreneurs or entrepreneurial academics? Research-based ventures and public support mechanisms. R&D Management 33

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INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION TWO

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Osvaldo M. Micheloud, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)

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provided by the governments, most of theprestigious research centers in Latin America are found in public universities, with veryfew exceptions in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico. On the other hand, universitiesstruggle to get economic resources, beyond student´s tuition and fees, to support theirresearch and improve the quality of the education they deliver to be well positioned in themany university ranking systems produced by large international companies. Moreover,defining priorities in the research lines becomes a very hard task for deans and graduatedirectors, most of the time these budgetary discussions affect the organizational climatethat is needed to ensure good results in scientific production. Tecnológico de Monterrey isthe largest

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INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION TWO

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susannah Howe, Smith College

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 engineering design and project management, and different workplace environments.  The complete list of companies, plus primary engineering discipline(s) and location, is detailed in Table 1.  The author covered her travel expenses from research funding she had been saving at Smith for this purpose.  The author signed NDAs for all companies who requested, about half of the total short visits.    Table 1 ­ Company List for Sabbatical Short Visits (Spring/Summer 2014)    Company  Engineering Discipline  Location  Analytical Methods  Aerospace  Seattle, WA  BETH  Biomedical, Entrepreneurial  Boston, MA

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INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION TWO

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Gregory John Kostrzewsky, Cummins, Inc; Lin Xiang Sun, Danfoss Turbocor Compressors

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observestudents’ skills, motivations and attributes to identify potential candidates for employment.Turbocor also participates in the BS-MS program by sponsoring students through summerinternship as well as year-long BS-MS project mentoring. Four students have been recruitedsince 2010 and one more is expected to work in the coming summer. Among those students, twohad already been hired by company Y and both have served as liaisons to continue thepartnership. Turbocor’s past commercial success was built on the advancement of leading-edgetechnology. Thus sustained research and development is critical for its future growth. Arrangedby Turbocor, Shih, along with one colleague, has travelled to Danfoss Inc.’s Danish headquartersand its German subsidiary

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INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION ONE

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert B. Rhoads, Ohio State University; Jacob T Allenstein, Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Clifford A Whitfield, Ohio State University

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in the ability to function in a cultural and ethnically diverseenvironment; use modern techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools; and use computingtechnology.References1. The National Academy of Engineering, Educating the Engineer of 2020, The National Academies Press, Washington D.C., 20052. Hotaling, Burks Fasse, B., Bost, L. F., Hermann, C. D., Forest, C R., A Quantitative Analysis of the Effects of a Multidisciplinary Engineering Capstone Design Course, Journal of Engineering Education, 101(4), 2012, pp 630-656.3. Stephens, R., Aligning Engineering Education and Experience to Meet the Needs of Industry and Society, The Bridge, 43(2), 2013, pp 31-34.4. Howe, S., Wilbarger, J., 2006 American Society for Engineering

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INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION TWO

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary K. Pilotte, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rick I Zadoks, Caterpillar Inc.; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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the so-called “six themes of Six Sigma”: genuine focus on the customer; data andfact driven management; processes are where the action is; proactive management; boundary-less collaboration; and drive for perfection-tolerate failure [1], this paper unpacks thecollaborative processes and perspectives by which this course was developed and continues toevolve and improve. Authors suggest that collaborative industry/academic efforts may benefitby reflecting upon their work product through the six themes of Six Sigma as an alternativeassessment framework to traditional academic assessment approaches.IntroductionSix Sigma – An improvement mindsetSix Sigma is a quality management system that swept the industrial sector in the 1990’s andbecame