, students are exposed to othernon-technical aspects of engineering, such as how engineering decisions might be influenced byother factors such as business, ethics, and socioeconomics. A third-year engineering capstonecourse was recently transformed to incorporate real-world problem statements and industrialmentorship. For the 13-week semester, students worked in teams of six or seven people to solvea problem statement that a company had provided. This study explored how students viewedindustrial partnerships in this capstone course. It specifically examined how it influenced theirperception of problem-solving, consideration for ethics, and overall confidence as engineers. Weused the stratified random sampling technique to select 16 participants
Paper ID #42586Engagement in Practice: A Road Map for Academia and Non-Profit CollaborationKerrie Danielle Hooper, Florida International University Kerrie Hooper is currently an Engineering and Computing Education Ph.D. student at Florida International University. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Guyana in 2019 and then worked for two years in the industry as a Data Analyst & Systems Administrator, before pursuing her doctoral degree. Her research interests are in AI ethics, responsible technology in education, women’s careers in computing, and arts-based approach to STEM
foundation for all programs on campus. • Collaborate Successfully and Communicate Effectively o Work constructively with others towards a common goal and articulate and explain complex ideas clearly across a range of media and audiences. • Demonstrate Ethical Understanding o Engage in independent ethical inquiry on pressing ethical challenges and foster ethical behavior in personal and professional life. • Embrace Diversity o Demonstrate inclusivity toward others, pursuing intercultural understanding and exploring ways to address historical or existing barriers to social equity. • Exhibit Curiosity o Practice open-minded intellectual inquiry, creative
demonstrate effective work habits, and act in the interest of the larger community and workplace. • Teamwork: Build and maintain collaborative relationships to work effectively toward common goals, while appreciating diverse viewpoints and shared responsibilities. • Technology: Understand and leverage technologies ethically to enhance efficiencies, complete tasks, and accomplish goals.These career competencies can map directly to the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET) student outcomes 10 : 1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics. 2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that
organizational and leadership issues that span across an ecosystem of partners within the following areas: defense, government, industry, community colleges, and universities. Dr. Linvill’s research is strategically designed to address organizational challenges and create novel solutions to those challenges. Her work has been presented at national and international conferences and has been published in The Routledge Handbook of Communication and Bullying and in Communication, relationships, and practices in virtual work (IGI Global). Dr. Linvill applies an or- ganizational communication lens to her classes on Business Principles, Ethics, Negotiation and Decision Making, Organizational Behavior, and Organizational Leadership
solutions,career motivation, personal life attributes (e.g. persistence, adaptability), ethics, and professionalbehavior [3], [11]-[15].Particularly in engineering capstone senior design projects, activities with industry feedbackhave been identified as effective mechanisms to stimulate students’ motivation, improveprofessional skills, and to reflect on realistic contexts or limitations of proposed design solutions[16], [17]. Shah and Gillen [4] provided a systematic overview of university-industrypartnerships in capstone projects across engineering education and suggested identifying skillswith low performance indicators and improving those with additional focus in the curriculum.Although various ways of soliciting industry feedback on senior
has been published in The Routledge Handbook of Communication and Bullying and in Communication, relationships, and practices in virtual work (IGI Global). Dr. Linvill applies an or- ganizational communication lens to her classes on Business Principles, Ethics, Negotiation and Decision Making, Organizational Behavior, and Organizational Leadership, and to Awareness Trainings related to destructive workplace behaviors presented at local high schools. Dr. Linvill is a Member of the Advisory Committee on Equity for the Office of the Vice President for Ethics and Compliance at Purdue Univer- sity. She has also served as a Mentor for the USAID Liberia Strategic Analysis Program, mentoring an early-career Liberian woman
thesuccessful implementation of a PBL curriculum [16].MethodsFor this pilot study, a three-week program is offered at SUSTech, a top research university inChina during summer 2021 and 2022. Upon completion of the program, students are expected to:(1) execute design process from problem conceptualization to prototyping using a diverse set ofstrategies; (2) conduct systematic research on the problem to identify suitable design strategies;(3) practice as a motivated professional designer with ethic, discipline, leadership andresponsibility; (4) communicate ideas effectively with oral and written communication assisted bydigital tools; and (5) apply technical knowledge and skills to generate new ideas and evaluatefeasibility of the design concepts with
revolutionizing logistics. It enables newstrategies (e.g., optimal route networks and modes, end-to-end supply chain visibility, customertracking), tactics (optimal truckloads, vehicle choices), and operations (real-time tracking,handling weather, traffic, emergencies, failures). CEAT-enabled freight logistics are synergisticwith these digital trends and can drive these new strategies, tactics, and operations. These includemerged warehouse and fleet logistics, real-time control, compatible data formats, and self-adaptive supply chains. However, there are risks and ethical issues to consider, similar to otherAI and big data technologies, such as the intrusive monitoring of drivers and their states of mind.Industry needs accurate market predictions based
Paper ID #37267Board 47: An Analysis of the Existence of Metrics forUniversity/Industry CollaborationDr. Carolyn Kusbit Dunn, East Carolina University Carolyn Kusbit Dunn is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Technology Systems at East Carolina University. Dr. Dunn teaches Technical Writing and Technical Presentations, and centers her research on the pedagogy of technical writing, crisis and risk communication, and the ethics of crisis and risk communication.Dr. David L. Batts, East Carolina University David Batts, Ed.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Technology Systems at East Carolina University
Engineering Accreditation Commission. Among her awards and honors are ABET’s Claire L. Felbinger Award for Diversity and Inclusion, ASCE’s Professional Practice Ethics and Leadership Award, the Society of Women Engineers’ Distinguished Engineering Educator Award, the UT System Regents Outstanding Teaching Award, and ASCE’s President’s Medal, one of the highest honors awarded in this global organization of over 150,000 members. Her book, Making a Difference: How Being Your Best Self Can Influence, Inspire, and Impel Change, chronicles her journey and her work’s focus on ”making sure other ’Yvettes’ don’t fall through the cracks.” Her podcast, Engineering Change, has audiences in over 80 countries on six continents.Dr
fundamental knowledge is no longer enough to properly prepare students forthe start of their careers. This leads us to the question: how can industry and academia worktogether to prepare the next generation of students?Student Engagement in Higher EducationStudent engagement is a term often mentioned in education to ensure students are getting themost out of their learning experiences. It is linked to things like improved critical thinking,practical competence, skill transferability, improved cognitive development, increasedpersistence, and moral and ethical development within students [8].But what does it really mean?The National Survey for Student Engagement (NSSE) highlights two aspects of studentengagement in their definition: the amount of time
critical role in sustaining thenation’s economic prosperity, security, and social well-being, engineering practice will bechallenged to shift from traditional problem solving and design skills toward more innovativesolutions imbedded in a complex array of social, environmental, cultural, and ethical issues”[29].Unfortunately, there has been a lack of attention to innovation in engineering education [7].Except for capstone projects in their senior year, engineering students are basically trained thatthere is one answer to each problem. Homework and exam problems all have a single correctsolution. Besides the fact that many real-world problems do not have a single answer, many real-world problems are not as well-defined as they are in the classroom
levels. Wefollowed ethical regulations and all the respondents were kept anonymous to for the protectionof their personal information but remain their titles and roles.Table 1 provides a brief description of the trajectories and positions of the participants in thisstudy. Both interviews conducted in person and online were audio recorded, in both cases therecordings were transcribed into words which formed the basis of the findings. In the datacollection and analysis phase, we adopt the narrative inquiry approach (Polkinghorne,1995;Clandinin & Connelly,2004) to identify, analyze, and explore themes emerging from the data,with aim to explore how educational activities happening in UIC are configured and shapeeducational collaboration in UIC
industrial partner. Subsequently, students collaborate with industrialengineers to explore opportunities for deploying the solutions at a working level and scale upthe findings to incorporate the use of industrial-grade robotic arms in industrial operations.In the pursuit of professional practices in industrial collaborations, students surpass merehands-on knowledge application. These collaborations cultivate teamwork, effectivecommunication, and project management skills, offering insights into industry dynamics,regulations, and ethical considerations. The experience encourages adaptability andinnovation, fostering creative problem-solving. In addition to technical competence, studentsestablish a professional network, contributing to comprehensive