Conference Session

INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION ONE

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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and importance of the program’s learningoutcomes and relevant accreditation board for engineering and technology criteria. The primaryobjective of this paper’s research was to gather information from sponsors of the MDC to assess Page 26.958.2the educational effectiveness to prepare its students for their professional careers. To do this, theauthors distributed a survey to 20 of its current and past industry sponsors. The survey focusedon the ABET Criteria 3 (a-k) program objectives.11 This paper addresses the quantitative resultsof the survey and compares industry identified needs to the MDC contribution to meet ABET.The research results

Conference Session

INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION TWO

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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the customer (VOC) [15] would be anecessary step in defining critical attributes of such an idealized course. Harvesting the VOCincludes developing a customer needs list, developing a hierarchical structure for those needs,developing “importances” [15] from which to prioritize those needs, and looking at competitiveproducts aimed at meeting those same customer needs. Such a needs list was developed througha series of open discussions and more formal IAC meetings with the broadly defined customerlist mentioned above across nearly three years. The needs included developing a robust researchprogram that supported the needs of industry, and establishing course work that supportedEngineering Education graduate students with an interest in a career

Conference Session

INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION TWO

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susannah Howe, Smith College

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 projects in collaboration with more than 35 sponsoring  Page 26.957.2organizations.  Her academic background is in civil engineering, but she teaches engineering  design across disciplines in the capstone design course, in keeping with Smith’s general engineering degree (B.S. in Engineering Science).  She followed a primarily academic pathway in her career (M.Eng., Ph.D., post­doc, faculty), joining Smith without having worked in industry.  As a result, she has developed her applied engineering skills across disciplines during her time at Smith through involvement in the numerous capstone design projects, interaction with liaisons from

Conference Session

INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION TWO

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynette F. Wilcox, Virginia Tech

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. Following anexplanation for the focus on role identification, each role will be described in turn.Focus on Roles In an effort to focus the research conversation around academic entrepreneurship, Jain,George, and Maltarich3 focus on the “university scientist” and his process of modifying hispersonal career-related role identity from an academic researcher to an academic entrepreneur.This distinction relates to the types of commercialization activities that academic research facultymembers are increasingly expected to perform. While the Jain et al.3 study generalized theentrepreneurial role as encompassing a broad set of activities, which include consulting andpatenting, the author for this study posits that there are separate roles - which

Conference Session

INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION TWO

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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fronts: continuous improvement ofthe capstone course and curriculum, harvesting of relevant projects for the capstone coursethrough strong industrial involvement, and expanded career opportunities for our graduates.Several curricular modifications are either directly or indirectly driven by MEAC feedback. Asan example, as suggested by MEAC, a mechatronics curriculum was developed in light of theincreasing important of smart system integration in both industrial settings and commercialproducts. As a result, we have substantially increased our mechatronics-relevant projects overthe years while further enhancing our students’ capability to work on multidisciplinary (MD)projects. The direct result is the expansion of MD projects in recent years

Conference Session

INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION ONE

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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-college experience, intervention strategies,financial support, etc.8 Unfortunately, the strategies to increase diversity discussed in previousresearch haven’t trickled down to SELECT. 4, 5There is inadequate research into diversity in engineering competition teams. Some of the studiesconducted with competition teams focus on discussion of factors and strategies that lead to teamsuccess in winning the competitions.9, 10, 11 Other studies center around how participating incompetition teams enriches student engineering education experience and prepares students fortheir future careers.12, 13 No research has been identified that addresses issues of diversity inSELECT teams.4, 5Previous research on classroom teams provides us with insight into why

Conference Session

INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION ONE

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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outstanding preparation for professional life. HerGPA upon graduation in engineering discipline A was around 3.1. She had lead CTA to successas a project manager, had engineering internships, participated in a variety of studentorganizations, and done research with the faculty advisor of the competition team.Alice had very specific and focused career goals, including the desire to work for a particularlyprominent and inspirational company. She also knew that while this goal could be realistic in thelong term, in the short term she would probably have to work for a less prestigious company tobuild her credentials before the more prominent company would want to hire her. …Short term [goal] is to find a job that will get me financial stable first