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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bryan Knakiewicz, Savannah State University

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Paper ID #20603A methodology for civil engineering technology senior capstone projects withpublic, private, and federal agency collaboration to assist underserved com-munitiesDr. Bryan Knakiewicz, Savannah State University Dr. Knakiewicz has seven years of field experience as an Interior Systems Estimator, Construction Crew Supervisor, Municipal Engineer/Inspector, and small business owner. As an Engineer and Inspector for the Village of Dundee, MI from 2006-2010, he managed projects relating to the design, construction, and reconstruction of subdivisions, roadways, public utilities, and site plans, including the Village of

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Simeon Ntafos, University of Texas, Dallas

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half in actually building what the team and sponsor settle on. Projectsare presented at a Senior Design Expo, a day-long celebration of Senior Design that is open tothe public, sponsoring companies participate, other companies attend and prices for the topprojects are awarded.The School also has one of the largest internship programs in the country. A typical plan for alarge local technology company is the recruit in the Fall of the student’s junior year for aninternship in the next summer and make job offers the following Fall for employment aftergraduation. The internship gives the company a good look at the candidates and a pretty solidbasis for making job offers. The internship may also lead to a UTDesign project proposal thatfurther

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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 manufacturing equipment to safeguard the machine operator from moving robotic equipment traveling at above‐head level.  The company provided the project specs.  The students set to design and simulate cages design using SolidWorks CAD/CAM software.  Students, the faculty advisor, and the graduate student visited the company during the project execution and had regular contact with the company advisor, during the semester, to seek feedback and test their designs. By the end of the project, the students were able to successfully design new cages to meet the company requirements.  This paper describes the project in more detail, how team members worked together, the company’s feedback, guidance to students, and the company’s plans to implement the final

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sonya Overstreet, EASi

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Diversity

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retirees, second, hire midcareer talent for a two tothree-year succession-planning window and third, hire entry-level talent with a two to three-yearcompetency development window. See Figure 2 for the EASi talent development pipeline model.Model recreated with permission. Figure 2 - EASi Talent Development PipelineTalent Acquisition and Academia PartnershipEASi’s acquisition of the retirees was straightforward. To maintain decades of legacy knowledgeof their projects, practices, and procedures, the electric utility company provided EASi with thecontact information of their valued retired employees. EASi then hired those employees to stafftheir technical management and subject matter expert positions.The next step was

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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beginning to make plans for the followingsummer. Guest lectures via video conferencing have been used for distant speakers, and also toallow capture for use within other classes to enrich the curriculum, or to allow students fromother campuses to virtually attend. 2.3. Engineering Alumni DinnerThe Engineering Alumni Dinner is part of an annual event held by the campus Office ofDevelopment. Engineering alumni are invited to the campus to attend presentations by studentsand a catered dinner. Senior design team students, along with groups of students participating inindependent research projects, present the status of their work to solicit feedback and suggestionsfrom the alumni. Typically, students are encouraged to emphasize the unique or

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hossein EbrahimNejad, Purdue University

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Sankar, C. S., Kawulich, B., Clayton, H. & Raju, P. K. Developing Leadership Skills in "Introduction to Engineering Courses" through Multi-Media Case Studies. Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research 11, 34-60 (2010).23 Davies, J. W. & Rutherford, U. Learning from Fellow Engineering Students Who Have Current Professional Experience. European Journal of Engineering Education 37, 354- 365 (2012).24 Ulijn, J. M., O'Duill, M. & Robertson, S. A. Teaching Business Plan Negotiation: Fostering Entrepreneurship among Business and Engineering Students. Business Communication Quarterly 67, 41-57 (2004).25 Rouvrais, S. s. r. e.-b. f. et al. A mixed project-based learning framework: preparing and

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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company information may cover any aspect of a business's operation, includingproduction formulas, processes, and methods; business and marketing plans; pricing strategies;salary structure; customer lists, contracts; intellectual property; and computer systems.These agreements are also called confidentiality or nondisclosure agreements or, simply, non-compete agreements, and they typically define confidential information, identify ownershiprights, and detail employee obligations to ensure that confidentiality is maintained. But there aredefinite limits on the scope and duration of such covenants. Employers generally cannot use non-compete agreements to keep employees from practicing their trade or profession indefinitely.This is particularly true