Conference Session

CIP Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Co. LLC; Geoffrey L Price, University of Tulsa; Geoffrey D. Silcox, University of Utah; Michael Newton, University of Utah, Chemical Engineering Department; Terry L Phipps

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side-by-side with engineering professionals to see how theprinciples learned in class are applied in actual practice.13,14 Industry sponsors senior designprojects to produce some type of product of interest to them while simultaneously educatingstudents by allowing them to apply their knowledge and skills to an actual problem.13 Someuniversities have used industry to help teach senior design courses as part of capstone projects,15where these adjunct instructors are sometimes referred to as “Professors of Practice.”16 Industrycan sponsor research projects with faculty that also include student workers and can also providefacilities for students to conduct research if these are not available at the university. Industry canprovide formal mentors

Conference Session

CIP Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Danielson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Chell A. Roberts, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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specificcriteria such as electrical or mechanical). The curriculum also includes nine hours ofunrestricted electives, which are often useful when a student transfers into the program sincecredits can count towards the degree where other engineering programs might have to reject thecredit. Page 23.116.2The primary focus area includes significant upper division project experience with six semesterhours of project-based credits in the 20 credit hours within the focus area. The 20 credits in thefocus area do not include eight hours of multidisciplinary capstone design, which are consideredcore content for the degree. The secondary focus requires 12 semester

Conference Session

CIP Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abdullah I. Almhaidib, King Saud University

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objectives, and outcome definition  Advice faculty and students of professional skills expected of graduates  Provide the recognition of the faculty, students, and alumni  Raise public awareness of the College  Raise funds for endowed positions, scholarships and fellowships  Provide resources to meet industry’ needs  Provide logistical support to collaborators  Encourage talented engineers from local industry who is willing to work with students to become part-time adjunct faculty [6].  Enhance partnerships between faculty members and selected people from industry through senior capstone projects and research projects in selected areas [6