AC 2007-2284: A NEW INITIATIVE FOR RESEARCH CO-OP AT THEUNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATIBryan Dansberry, University of Cincinnati Page 12.79.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A New Initiative for Research Co-op at the University of CincinnatiThe College of Engineering (CoE) and the Division of Professional Practice (PP) at theUniversity of Cincinnati (UC) are collaborating to establish a Cooperative UndergraduateResearch Experience program with the primary goal of increasing the number of under-represented and U.S. citizen engineering students who pursue advanced degrees and researchcareers. It is expected this program will demonstrate a new and more beneficial
thepecking order of the items that count as a publication.3 This is not a problem for the largepublishers, whose established publishing process results in peer reviewed textbooks.An Academic - Industrial CollaborationStaring in 2004, a collaborative effort between the author and an eTextbook publisher, tried tocreate a publishing scenario centered on the idea of creating the most instructionally effectivecontent while addressing many of the needs of the main players in this arena --- the students andthe authors.Toward the goals of creating the most effective instructional contents, the group decided toinstitute a publishing process similar to that found at industrial training facilities. In thisparadigm, the authors are treated as Subject Matter
the STEM fields including nuclear industry. Over theyears, UNT has collaborated with the Nuclear Power Institute (NPI), a statewide partnership led bythe Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station and headquartered at the Texas A&M University,on several programs to offer Nuclear Power Technology certificates through online courses, provideSystems Engineering Initiative with industry-inspired nuclear-themed engineering projects forundergraduate researchers, and conduct online summer STEM camps.Most recently, in summer 2022, the authors developed and implemented a collaborative outreachprogram for introducing nuclear power. The outreach program had two phases, including (1) anuclear-themed workshop for STEM educators and (2) subsequent
then report on the resultsthrough a 10 minute oral presentation and a 10 page paper. They are encouraged tochoose topics from their industrial or national lab co-ops and internships. Those studentswho haven’t had such experiences yet (97 % of our graduates do), are encouraged topartner with others who have or choose a topic related to another materials course they Page 4.34.1have taken.The students are given guidelines for the written report and oral presentation and aregraded on presentation as well as content.3. Course Description In addition to the DOE portion of this course, “traditional” introductoryengineering statistics topics are covered
positive and negativeoutcomes of student AI use shown in table 1. The common positive outcomes from integratingAI into engineering education are improved engagement, collaboration, grades, critical thinkingand deeper understanding of material with personalized feedback. A combination of thesepositive skills can better prepare engineering students for industry [9]. A study done by Hazaridiscusses the importance of integrating AI into education to prepare students for an AI drivenworld [9]. Common negative outcomes of AI use discussed in the articles include overreliance onAI, inability to check accuracy of information, and ethical and privacy concerns. These negativeimpacts need to be considered before integrating AI into engineering
, butthey are also able to demonstrate operational processes and advice on equipment upgradescompanies are using. This approach helps to make instruction to the student from both theclassroom and laboratory, and industry a seamless whole.To cite an example, as a result of the partnership between the Telecommunications program atthe Wilkes-Barre Campus of Penn State University and Commonwealth Telephone Enterprise(C-TEC), different collaborative activities bare undertaken, one of which is industrial visits.Students get the opportunity to have thorough discussions on different aspects of switching andtransport as well as the different pieces of equipment employed in these functions. They alsoreceive instruction on related activities such as frequency
ourcapstone senior design, (2) present the opportunity for graduating students to enhance theirprofessional and critical skills and field exposure, (3) provide all undergraduate students in theprogram with opportunities to participate in some of the activities, such as attending professionalseminars and field visits, and (4) support broader alumni engagement.In addition to benefiting the students, we aim at enhancing the collaboration between the facultyand industry professionals. By integrating all outreach activities of the department and ensuringthat one activity contributes to another, as much as possible, we hoped to save time and resourceswhile obtaining high student satisfaction and outcomes achievement. To meet the aboveobjectives, we
virtual environment.The first version of this lab did not support collaboration or group work, requiring students tocomplete all lab tasks individually. As a result, they spent hours working in isolation withoutinteracting with peers. Additionally, the instructor or teaching assistant was unable to monitorstudent progress or provide feedback. This lack of interaction could lead to feelings of anxiety,discontentedness, and loneliness, which can directly impact cognitive engagement andperformance [4], [5], [6]. Student engagement and satisfaction are crucial indicators of students'academic learning and experiences. Lack of interaction in the learning environment often leadsto poor student engagement, lower performance, and satisfaction [7], [8
workplace was the norm of a supportive management.Managers were expected to be supportive and collaborative, as well as being available to helpanytime as needed. There was support for training and development evident in the practice ofassigning senior/experienced engineers to be mentors to newcomers, as well as continuoussupport for training. if you had less than 2 years of experience, you had to go . . . and sit in this training program and you learned about the industry, kind of the basics. I do feel like they tried to get us involved and learning and up to speed, (P-4).Participants also referred to the power of legal contracts regulating the work of vendors and otherparties (communities) involved in work. There were also
their channel groups, and complete icebreaker activities. (September) During Professional Channels observe a presentation from an industry Seminar Presentations presenter. Topics have spanned specific projects, case studies, or present-day concerns in architectural (Varies) engineering. During Words of Wisdom Fifth-year master’s students collaborate to prepare a Seminar video collage of advice for undergraduate students in the program. Students discuss advice with their peers (April) and industry
%) about the AEC industry.Positive comments noted that it is a great and growing industry (31.34%), has a high impact oneveryday lives, tasks, and global societies (10.45%), and presents lots of opportunities (8.96%).An RP stated that ‘I think the AEC industry is essential to the way we all live our lives and doeveryday tasks.’ Several RPs are excited about the creative, innovative, and collaborative aspectsof the AEC industry and the potential for their generation to contribute to this industry. An RPnoted that ‘I believe that the AEC industry will improve over the years because of my generationhaving more technology and techniques to understand the materials and how we can changethings.’ Similar comments demonstrated RPs’ high levels of self
experiences gained by one academic institutionin responding to these challenges are recounted. The University of Sunderlandengineering provision covers all levels, ranging from Foundation degrees through toDoctoral degrees. For maximum impact, innovative collaboration programmes havebeen initiated at all of these levels.Case studies are presented detailing how collaboration with industry, governmentbodies, professional institutions and quality assurance bodies have enhanced theengineering education process and, in turn, promoted skills, knowledge,employability and graduate supply to aid the success and longevity of manufacturingindustry within the UK.Key Words (Manufacturing, Skills-gap, Training, Consultancy, HigherEducation)1
, responsibility, adaptability, and general team skills [16].However, most of these assessment tools and frameworks focus more on assessment than on thedevelopment of teamwork skills in STEM students. Therefore, it is essential to developguidelines and frameworks based on behavioral theory to enhance the teamwork skills of STEMstudents, as the development of these skills involves subjective factors and behavioralpsychology.While in today’s industrial workplaces, teamwork and collaboration have become majorcomponents of success, graduate schools are emphasizing more on teamwork skill evaluationrather than the development of this skill among students. However, it is imperative to developteamwork skills among the students with some structured methodologies
projects. While electrical engineering studentsmay have a strong theoretical background, electrical engineering technology students have stronghands-on experience, an important skill for building and troubleshooting electronic systems.Thus, the collaboration of electrical engineering and electrical engineering technology studentsusually leads to delivering projects efficiently and effectively. Another aspect that is worthmentioning here is that some of the projects are industry-sponsored and require multi-disciplinary teams that involve students from other disciplines, such as mechanical engineeringand/or computer science. Students will benefit from interdisciplinary collaboration by effectivelycommunicating with people from other specific
blockchain protocol. Simplystated, a blockchain is a sequenced structure of data that is secured using some time ofcryptographic signature. A blockchain can also be characterized as a decentralized distributedledger. Each ledger, or block, contains some kind of data, typically data transactions, such asBitcoin transfers [1]. These ledgers are distributed among a secure blockchain network. In thisblockchain network, the transactions must be verified. To ensure high quality security, thenetwork transactions can only be verified if the majority of users in the blockchain approve the Proceedings of the 2019 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2019, American Society for Engineering Education
need additional support [10], [11]. The lack of a structuredmethod for knowledge transfer among lab members on scientific communication skills, despitethe existence of a community of practice for other skill-sets, motivated us to promote activitiesthat filled this gap.2 Project objectives2.1 Our campus-wide learning community programOur project takes place at École de technologie supérieure, a cooperative engineering schoollocated in Montreal, which mainly comprises French-speaking students and offers most of itsprograms in this language. This school also has strong industrial ties, with the majority of itsgraduate students working on practical projects in collaboration with industrial partners. Wehave previously implemented a campus
- time, given the rapidly changing landscape of technology and industry needs. • Stakeholder Involvement: Involving various stakeholders, including industry professionals, alumni, and students, in the decision-making process is crucial. Balancing the diverse interests and expectations of these groups can be a challenge. • Interdisciplinary Integration: With the increasing importance of interdisciplinary skills in engineering, incorporating diverse subjects into the curriculum can be challenging. Coordinating efforts across different departments or schools within an institution can be complex. A positive engineering and education faculty collaboration is essential to bringing about real change in the
engineeringIGERT Trainee. A public policy IGERT Trainee is investigating the industrial environmentalrisks in the face of natural disasters. A mechanical engineering IGERT Trainee is incorporatingenvironmental engineering pollution evaluation tools into supply chain performance costmeasures. Through collaboration among departments, disciplines, and universities, the SFIGERT project is striving to answer difficult and complex questions about sustainability, whichrequires novel sets of knowledge and skills. The global social, environmental, economic, andtechnical challenges necessitate exactly this type of innovative, multi-disciplinary research.2.3 Training AspectsBeyond the novel research and educational programs, the SF IGERT is designed to
) research projects to study BIM interoperability scientifically and develop an interoperable BIM prototype system for automating building code compliance checking and modular construction analysis, respectively, through collaborations with experts in Civil and Construction Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Engineering Technology, Computer and Information Technology, Construction Management Technology, and industrial partners. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Paper ID #24757Dr. Yunfeng Chen, Purdue University Dr. Yunfeng Chen is an
competencies and valuesIntroductionBiomedical engineering (BME) is a highly interdisciplinary field, combining traditionalengineering disciplines with biology and medicine. Because of this interdisciplinary nature, ateam teaching model, where expertise of multiple instructors is brought together, can be used todeepen student learning in BME courses. Team teaching in other disciplines has been shown toenhance student learning and can also benefit the instructors of a teaching team [1], [2]. Toachieve these benefits, the instructors must work effectively as a team and consciouslyincorporate the strength of team teaching into the course design [3], [4]. However, evidence-based strategies that support the effective collaboration of teaching teams are
Paper ID #28616Design and Assessment of Architecture/ Engineering / Construction (AEC)Curricula for Resilient and Sustainable InfrastructureDr. Carla Lopez del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Carla L´opez del Puerto, Ph.D. is a Professor of Construction Engineering and Management in the Depart- ment of Civil Engineering at The University of Puerto Rico - Mayag¨uez Campus.Prof. Humberto Eduardo Cavallin Experienced Faculty with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Strong education professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) focused in Design Theory and Methods in
industry collaborative effort to build directly onDARPA-funded research to create an agile infrastructure, promote conversion/dual-use, and finally evolve to afull-scale Factory America Net prototype. The initial focus is on shop-floor integration for precision machining.In future it will encompass enterprise-wide functions, and other domains like electronic assembly7. The Agile Aerospace Manufacturing Research Center at the UT Arlington is conducting research onagile business practices, process identification and characterization, and enabling technologies. TheManufacturing Research Program at the U of Illinois at Urbana-Campaign is developing computer integratedmanufacturing and machine tool systems. The Electronic Agile Manufacturing
students abroad while others create globally distributed teams based athome and abroad to give students a taste of the global economy and supply chain aftergraduation. Companies agree that global competency is an important attribute of new graduatesin many fields including engineering. Universities and faculty are struggling with knowing howbest to both define Global Competency and to implement and fund global education to give bothstudents and industry what they need. The first Global Engineering Education (GEE)Symposium at Arizona State University, held in February 2004, was designed to allow free-form,yet directed conversation about how best to produce globally competent engineering graduates.Results included ranked issues and strategies to
Paper ID #13845Using On-Line Education to Meet the Needs of Working Engineering Profes-sionalsDr. Sandra Denise Anderson P.E., University of Wisconsin Madison Sandra Anderson, PhD, is director of the Master of Engineering in Engine Systems program at the Uni- versity of Wisconsin Madison. She worked in the aerospace industry designing jet aircraft engines before joining Ford Motor Company. At Ford, she trained power-train designers and engineers in CAD and CAE and produced web-based trainings on topics such as reliability and experimentaldesign. She also worked in the Office of the Technical Fellow, exploring new
;project completion timelines that do not align with academic calendars, proprietary informationthat cannot be shared, and the difficulties of scheduling collaborative meetings with students andthe industry project lead personnel. Budget constraints are an additional barrier, especially duringa slow economy that may not allow for companies to donate resources for sponsoring student runprojects. Because of these barriers and the advantages of interdisciplinary learning and servicelearning projects the MET program has pursued capstone projects that originated outside theSchool of Technology department but within the University.Project Background – Case Study #1 Environmental Test ChamberThe Biomedical Engineering department was recipient of a
providedistributed manufacturing experiences for students. The collaboration between theUniversity of Missouri-Rolla and St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valleyintegrates engineering and technology to solve real problems in industry. Aninterdisciplinary team provides the students with the experience of solving a problemusing various team members’ expertise. This capstone design project providesopportunities for students to design, manufacture, and actually market a product, are ableto stimulate students’ interest in real-world product realization. Business knowledge andskill are naturally incorporated into consideration in students’ design and manufacturing.Both the program model and actual class implementation are summarized in this paper.This
-4 Corridor”(Tampa-Orlando-Daytona) work with industry to offer programming in the engineeringtechnology/electronics field. Rapidly evolving industry demands and increasingly limitedresources have led to the establishment of an education/business alliance known as the Tech-4High-Technology Industrial Education Consortium. Tech-4 is currently utilizing NSF-ATEfunding and over $1 million in substantially cash value industry match to enhance individualizedinstitutional efforts to design and deliver a collaborative, replicable Electronics WorkforceDevelopment System. This System will maximize learning for secondary and lower-divisionstudents through coordinated sharing of industry and educational resources.NSF-TECH-4 Initiative The galvanizing
. This greater collaboration may begreatly enhanced by the extensive use of BIM to handle and control the project documentation.How BIM Enables IPDThe foregoing sections already illustrate the compatibility of BIM ad IPD for producing a morecoordinated and integrated approach to project development and delivery. While it is certainlytrue that IPD could be used without BIM technology, the enabling benefits of BIM aresignificant.In many ways the drive towards the greater use of BIM and IPD has been forced on the industryby Owners’ demand. Owners are becoming more demanding of the construction industry,including the heed for improved decision-making using digital models; improved contractdocumentation to eliminate the use of the RFIs during
, disciplines and fields • Across schools • With industry • Across institutions • Across cultures, languages and time zones.It will also provide our students with a renewed focus on innovation where they will: • Apply science and engineering knowledge to create new products and services with an emphasis on sustainability. • Work in collaboration with international partners to create products and services that address developing world needs.Further we propose that this is meeting a need that has been stressed in the NSF’s Best PracticesManual for ERCs:8 • There is a national need for education of interdisciplinary, team-oriented PhDs. There is a collective alarm at the continued production of graduates at all levels
using the technology, it isapparent that it will be in CEM curriculum to stay. Similarly to other industries, BIM willeventually become the norm in all the construction communities. Then, BIM will become fullyintegrated into the undergraduate curriculum. Keeping up with this industry demands, CEMprograms have to clearly identify, in collaboration with the industry, to what extent studentsshould be exposed to BIM technology and what level of BIM skills and knowledge students musthave to prepare their own professional career.Finally, it is proposed that the most practical approach to BIM education would be theintegration of BIM into mainstream CEM courses. Using BIM as an integrated format inconstruction education will be able to provide students