Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim F. Zeid, Northeastern University; Marina Bograd, MassBay Community College; Chitra Javdekar, Mass Bay Community College

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 results from the combination of grasping and transforming experience” (Kolb 1984, p. 41).  Kolb’s experiential learning theory describes how students absorb and use information and is commonly shown in a four stage cycle ‐ concrete experience, observation of and reflection on that experience, formation of abstract concepts based upon the reflection, and testing the new concepts.1  A number of studies have shown the benefits of experiential learning and various models of integrating the concepts in the college curriculum. 2 A common way of providing experiential learning to college students are internship and co‐op experiences.  In Liberal Education and America’s Promise [LEAP] report, developed by the American Association of Colleges and

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Schmueser Ph.D., Clemson University; Johnell Brooks, Clemson University; Shayne Kelly McConomy, Clemson University; Pierluigi Pisu, Clemson University; Andrej Ivanco; Robert Gary Prucka, Clemson University

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executetrade-offs, balancing competing priorities, and communicating with colleagues that havedifferent technical backgrounds. This paper presents the implementation of a system-based,sponsor-partner, collaboration focused, learning approach within the curriculum of theDepartment of Automotive Engineering at Clemson University which meets these real-world design engineering needs.The program implementing this real-world approach is called Deep Orange (DO). TheDeep Orange initiative is an integral part of the automotive graduate program at theClemson University International Center for Automotive Research. The initiative wasdeveloped to provide first-year graduate engineering students with hands-on experience ofthe knowledge attained in the various

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Ranalli, Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton Campus; Susan E Chappell, Penn State University

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in the areas discussed previously. Programming of this type wasfirst offered as a pilot for Information Sciences and Technology students in 2012-2013 at a sistercampus. The program introduced 20-25 students to alumni/industry experts and recruiters fromseveral local Fortune 500 firms. As a result of the real-world projects, industry lecture series andpanel discussions during the pilot study, 6 students (25%) received offers for and acceptedinternship and/or full-time positions with these organizations. We adapted this program to servethe engineering curriculum at Penn State Hazleton in 2013.This employer engagement model we employ is integrated with existing classroom activities andhelps to bridge the gap between the support services that

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hossein EbrahimNejad, Purdue University

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were then placed into one of two main themes/classifications inorder to answer the research questions. The first classification represented articles whose aimwas to identify the essential competencies that should be developed through an engineeringeducation, and the second theme of articles tended to define approaches for implementing thesecompetencies into education based curriculum or programming.ResultsThe following paragraphs elaborate upon the literature and each article’s relative positioning inthe themes focused on responding to the research questions in this paper.Theme 1: What are engineering Competencies?Five of the 23 articles were appropriate for the first theme, looking to identify essentialengineering competencies. Among the five

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Dylan John, Georgia Southern University; Yunfeng Chen, Georgia Southern University

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) Chen of the Department of Civil Engineering and Construction Management at Geor- gia Southern UniversityDr. Yunfeng Chen, Georgia Southern University Dr. Yunfeng Chen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and Construction Management at Georgia Southern University with research focus on construction technology application, process management, and education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017STEM Education RedefinedIntroductionSTEM education is typically defined as a curriculum that covers the academic areas of Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. In 2006, a congressional research service reportsuggested that there is a growing concern that the

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryan Knakiewicz, Savannah State University

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CUPP initiative, but also satisfied theirrequirements for a 3-credit Senior Capstone course, which is a mandatory requirement of theprogram. Their involvement with this collaborative project allowed the students to gainexperience with a practical, real-world engineering project and enabled them to use the skillsintroduced throughout their curriculum, as well as provide them with an opportunity to begin torefine their communication and project management skills. According to ABET (2017):“Baccalaureate degree programs must provide a capstone or integrating experience that developsstudent competencies in applying both technical and non-technical skills in solving problems”[4]. Furthermore, Dulaski (2013), has stated that similar senior capstone

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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senior designexperience. A project with significant design content, where work is completed in a teamenvironment, is universally desired. The following statement is from ABET’s Engineeringprogram accreditation requirements: “Students must be prepared for engineering practicethrough a curriculum culminating in a major design experience based on the knowledge andskills acquired in earlier course work and incorporating appropriate engineering standards andmultiple realistic constraints.”1 What fits the bill better than having students work withinindustry, maybe even as paid interns, on an active company project? Nothing could be more realsince the project is real. Such projects automatically include real schedules, deadlines,constraints, codes

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Carpenter, Wentworth Institute of Technology; James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Durga Suresh, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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academic and academic-industry-collaborativeprojects. These projects are typically integrated into the curriculum as full-semester projects fordesign courses, as small projects within a technical course, as work for a co-op employee, and/oras an extra-curricular project. Each of these methods was utilized as a part of this particularproject, as will be discussed in future sections. It is also worth noting that Wentworth has threefull semesters, fall, spring, and summer, each of which is 15 weeks.RRT eBikes, the industry partner, produces an electrically-assisted bicycle. It is a small, localcompany, focusing on a narrow, but growing, application-space for their e-bikes, includinghobbyists, police departments, and now, rehabilitation patients. RRT