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

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

professionals. When asked what specific skills were important as a follow up question,the respondents highlighted that the most important skills could be identified as timemanagement, work ethic, mathematical skills, business and accounting skills, team work, peopleskills and communication skills.It was interesting to observe that the management level industry professionals credited theimportance of the above STEM success necessities and skills to the interaction that is requiredeither directly or indirectly with the customer / end consumer. While direct supervisors seemedto be more focused on the streamlining and efficiency aspects of the skills they associated withsuccess in a STEM profession.The biggest and most common weakness in STEM students

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

exist outside of classroom but that maynot be leveraged by already time-constrained engineering students. By embedding elements ofcareer development and professionalism into the engineering curriculum, students are exposedfrom freshmen year on to the key professional skills that employers seek from graduates asmodelled by the industry professionals themselves, including: critical thinking/problem solving;oral/written communication; teamwork/collaboration; information/technology application;leadership; professionalism/work ethic; career management [8]. With more than 70% of openpositions being secured through networking [9], it is important to introduce students to this skillas early as possible in their college career, and to ensure 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

forinstitutions to follow in undergraduate engineering programming includes: engineeringknowledge; problem analysis; design/development of solutions; investigation & experimentation;modern tool usage; engineers and society; environment and sustainability; ethics; individual andteamwork; communication; project management and finance; and lifelong learning15. Guidelinesto assess these (or similar) competencies are created within each of the oversight organizations.The overarching purpose of these guidelines is to aid in the relevance and technical strength ofengineering students’ preparation for professional practice. Subsequently, educators andresearchers globally have applied the recommended guidelines and assessment frameworks togauge development of

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

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

team and report progress to the School’s Advisor in private. 4. The existence of a secret project will probably be well known to other students taking the course. Students and faculty not covered by non-disclosures and who are not privy to the details will be naturally curious and in some cases resentful. The very real danger is inadvertent disclosure to colleagues who have no imposed restrictions and may even have their own industrial partners but with less restrictive agreements. Fortunately, after some instruction, the students only initiate some good natured ribbing. 5. A Super-Secret project provides the course instructor with a unique opportunity to discuss and demonstrate common professional ethical and