Conference Session

INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION TWO

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Gregory John Kostrzewsky, Cummins, Inc; Lin Xiang Sun, Danfoss Turbocor Compressors

Tagged Topics

Corporate Member Council, Diversity

financial support, design project ideas, as well as project mentors. The involvement isalso a path through which the company can influence non-technical expectations and helpdevelop student’s skills in areas including leadership, teamwork, and project management.Project involvement and participation in senior design project reviews give the company anadvantage in identifying those students who demonstrate the “soft” skills well and are highlycapable and motivated. Since 2005, the company has sponsored 20 projects with two currentprojects in 2014-15. These projects include a wide range of topics such as product development,energy usage audit, materials characterization, among others.One or two senior design projects per year are international in

Conference Session

INDUSTRY DAY: Industry-Focused Collaboration Techniques

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Leslie, Engineers Without Borders - USA

Tagged Topics

Corporate Member Council

Tagged Divisions

College Industry Partnerships

field of engineering.The model is depicted as a pyramid consisting of several tiers. The arrangement of thetiers in this shape is not meant to be hierarchical, or to imply that competencies at thetop are at a higher level of skill. Instead, the model’s tapered shape represents theincreasing specialization and specificity of proficiencies covered. Its tiers are furtherdivided into blocks that represent competency areas (i.e., groups of knowledge, skills,and abilities), which are defined using critical work functions and technical contentareas.Foundational Competencies Competency – A cluster ofTiers 1 through 3 represent the “soft skills” and work related knowledge