Paper ID #38688All-Encompassing Skill Portal for Skills Management and DevelopmentDr. Basel Alsayyed, Western Carolina University Dr. Basel Alsayyed Dr. Basel Alsayyed is the Engineering Technology Program Director and an assis- tant professor in the School of Engineering +Technology at Western Carolina University. Before joining WCU, Dr. Alsayyed was an Industrial Professor in the department of mechanical engineering, of Univer- sity of Alberta (UofA), Canada. Prior to joining UofA, Dr. Alsayyed was an Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering in UAE University. With over 19 years of experience in
Paper ID #37464Changing the Conversation Surrounding Students’ Professional Skills:Making the Case for the Importance of Professional Skills, and MoreInclusive LanguageDr. Eric Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Eric Holloway currently serves as the Sr. Director of Industry Research in the College of Engineering at Purdue, where he focuses on industry research in the College of Engineering. He also holds a courtesy faculty appointment in the School of Engineering Education and Mechanical Engineering.Dr. Jennifer S. Linvill, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Jennifer S. Linvill is an Assistant Professor in
Engineering at University of Minnesota and her Bachelor of Science in Mechanical EngineerinDr. Philip J. Parker, P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville Philip Parker, Ph.D., P.E., is Program Coordinator for the Environmental Engineering program at the Uni- versity of Wisconsin-Platteville. He is co-author of the textbook ”Introduction to Infrastructure” published in 2012 by Wiley. He has helped lead theDr. Kauser Jahan, Rowan University Kauser Jahan completed her Ph.D. studies in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis in 1993. She holds a B.S. degree in civil engineering from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and an M.S.C.E. from
tospend millions of dollars for on-job training and rotational development program on their newlyhires. At the university level, there is always a challenge to implement the engineeringknowledge into industry practice and the real-life product and process applications.Traditionally, higher education institution in engineering introduced the experiential learningcurriculum via Senior Design Capstone Project with the local corporate partnership and theindustrial alumni network [1,2,3,4]. Industries value higher education institutions as the idealpartners to outsource their research and development activities and increase theircompetitiveness via the exchange of knowledge and technology. Meanwhile, their industrypartnerships represent a value-added
and multidisciplinarystudent teams from four schools at the lead institution are participating over an academic year,receiving academic credit, and working concurrently and collaboratively from differentperspectives. An engineering and technology student team is analyzing the material flow withinand to/from five food pantries, including the internal pantry floor processes, using industrialengineering principles. An informatics and computing student team is seeking to comprehendand enhance the information flow integral to pantry operations. A business student team helpedmanage the project and enhance pantry operations, and an art and design student team worked toactively bridge the gap between concept and reality through a human-centric design
Paper ID #46691An Experiential Learning Framework to Harvest Synergy from College andIndustry PartnershipDr. LEI YANG, University of Hong Kong Dr. Lei Yang is a lecturer of Innovation Academy of the Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing under the Faculty of Engineering, The University of Hong Kong. Before that, he worked as a Research Officer at Centre of Transformative Garment Production from 2021 to 2023 and as a postdoctoral fellow at Department of Computer Science, The University of Hong Kong from 2018 to 2021. Dr. Yang received his Bachelor’s degree and Ph.D. degree from Dalian University of Technology in 2012 and 2018
relevant engineering curriculum and instruction. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 A Review of Promising Practices in STEM Bridge Programs Serving High School and College Native American Indigenous Communities Araceli Martinez Ortiz, PhD The University of Texas at San Antonio AbstractThis paper presents a two-part systematic review conducted to uncover research-based majorthemes of importance according to indigenous education experts in Science, Technology,Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education. The second part of the study is a review ofselect
Paper ID #39964Board 51: Utilizing Technical Competitions to Enhance Diverse WorkforceRecruitment and RetentionMs. Jacalynn Sharp, JHU APL Jackie Sharp is a mechanical engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU APL) where she works in mechanical design and analysis as well as simple electronics development and integration. Jackie volunteers as a robotics instructor and mentors high school students interested in STEM from low SES and diverse backgrounds. She is the treasurer of the ASME DC Section (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) and is committee co-lead for the ASME FutureME platform
education, especially at the pre-university and first year level.Dr. Bridget Ogwezi, ANSYS, Inc. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Understanding the Impact of Industry Sponsorship for Student Teams: a Case StudyMotivation: the rapidly-changing job landscape and its impact on student preparednessThe rapidly changing job landscape is causing significant challenges for educators and industryalike. The World Economic Forum (WEF) published their Future of Jobs 2023 Report[1], whichhighlights the impact technology has on various career sectors. Technology, digitalization, andsustainability are highlighted as sectors with some of the fastest-growing roles and analytical
program to encompass projects from many Science, Technology,Engineering, and Math (STEM) research areas. Our ongoing research on student learning and en-gagement led to the development of eight pillars for the CIRCUIT program to best support the tech- 1Figure 1: The 8 pillars upon which the CIRCUIT program is built. Each pillar has been chosento address specific aspects contributing to the barriers facing trailblazing students in STEM and toencourage student retention and transition to the STEM workforce.nical and professional development of our student fellows (Figure 1). This program is supportedby our organization, The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL), aswell as by
Paper ID #42143A Framework for Students’ Professional Development When Meeting withEmployers in a Microelectronics Workforce Development ProgramBenjamin L Burson, Michigan State UniversityProf. Eric Holloway, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE) Prof. Eric Holloway currently serves as a Professor of Engineering Practice in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. He also holds a courtesy faculty appointment in the School of Engineering Education. His research focuses on assessment development and the professional formation of students. ©American Society for Engineering Education
of Types of Industry-Academia Collaboration," in American Society of Engineering Annual Conference, New Orleans, 2016.[3] R. Haynes, E. Keller, D. White and A. Pouraghabagher, "Industry/University Partnerships: Barriers, Success Factors, Key to Innovation," in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, St. Louis, 2000.[4] M. Connelly, H. Rabin, E. Schurr and D. Barbe, "Maryland Industrial Partnerships: a Model for Academic Industrial Technology Commercialization," in American Society for Engineering Education , Salt Lake City, 2004.[5] K. Bender, "University-Corporate Relations: Best Practices," in Amrican Society for Engineering Education, Arlington, 2007.[6] E. Gregory, "University
understanding of the components, that is, each organization’s culture andpriorities, and how – or if – they align for the success of the collaborative [4]. When cultures andpriorities are taken for granted, ambiguous, or interpreted differently by individuals acrossorganizations, misunderstandings or differential experiences can lead to issues arising in MTS.This is further compounded by individual team member’s experiences within the sameorganization [5].Project BackgroundWe created a multisector MTS to develop and implement a project funded by the NationalScience Foundation’s (NSF’s) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering andMathematics (S-STEM) program titled “Improving Access to Career and EducationalDevelopment (I-ACED) for Talented, Low
to educate the public about the operation of the power system. By educating the public,the grid will have customers who have a better grasp of the system and are more likely to offervital help to Duke Energy when it is needed. Furthermore, Duke Energy seeks to motivate andencourage talented young people to pursue careers with the company, recognizing thatenthusiastic young professionals will play an important role in meeting the growing demand forenergy utilities, particularly as ambitious clean energy initiatives are implemented.Therefore, as part of their effort to educate the public about the electric grid, Duke Energypartnered with the College of Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University(WCU) to develop an educational