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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College Industry Partnerships

or practice avariety of professional skills, and to network with professionals working within the field ofengineering. The primary activities were Panel Discussion events (targeted toward freshman andsophomore students), an Industry Lecture Series (targeted to upper-division students), anEngineering Alumni Dinner (for upper division students), and corporate-sponsored Real-WorldProjects (integrated with Senior Design). Student attendance at each of these events ranged from10 to 25 with a core group of 15 engineering students attending and/or participating in 16 distinctCareer Engagement events over the past three academic years. Students were specificallyintroduced to over 15 different industry partners through these events. Current best

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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Diversity

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College Industry Partnerships

 project and did the initial research to learn more about the materials and environment around which they needed to design the cages.  Then, led by the graduate student and faculty advisor, the team developed a list of questions for the company advisor as well as a list of things to investigate during the company visit.  In the second week, the team visited the company, prepared questions for the company advisor, and took notes and dimensions of the materials needed to move forward with the project.  Throughout the eight weeks of the internship, interns worked independently on weekly tasks.  On average, each intern spent eight to nine hours per week working on the project.  Similarly to an online course, interns were able to set a schedule 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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College Industry Partnerships

and undergraduate programs. Further, todate there does not appear to be a single accepted approach or best practice for incorporatingtargeted competencies into engineering curricula. More research into how to address andincorporate targeted engineering competencies into undergraduate curricula is called for.AcknowledgementI acknowledge the contributions of Dr.Mary Pilotte. References1 Parry, S. B. Just What Is a Competency?(And Why Should You Care?). Training 35, 58 (1996).2 Turley, R. T. & Bieman, J. M. in ACM Conference on Computer Science. 271-278.3 Nair, C. S., Patil, A. & Mertova, P. p. m. a. m. e. a. Re-engineering graduate skills - a case study. European

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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College Industry Partnerships

graduates,respondents indicated that it mostly depends on the job but highlighted a few important areassuch as technical knowledge and proficiency, problem solving skills, communication,willingness to learn with a drive, motivation to do the job and experience through exposure. Itwas also shared that the success of STEM professionals could be enhanced with lessons infinancial budgeting and training employees to see the big picture with all the working parts,including financial impacts and decision making. Focused efforts on enhancing collaboration andeffectiveness along with the ability to scientifically study and analyze a situation in order toidentify and implement the best solution is positive for STEM professional as expressed byindustry

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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College Industry Partnerships

, providing insight into the best practices from anindustry and/or collegiate perspective. For example, the University of Hartford’s Ward College ofTechnology and New Horizons described the importance of identifying industry-specific needs,developing an appropriate plan, establishing a mutual agreement, and assessing the model in orderto make continuous improvement to the partnership and project 1 . This process created a projectthat could make mutually beneficial progress. In another example, Gannon University’s graduateprogram incorporates the academic program with application-based training of key real-worldindustry problems 2 . In explaining their success, the authors describe communication as the key tosuccess, and an annual review meeting