this would provide students with a unique blend of theoretical knowledge and practicaldesign skills. By combining the foundational elements of [redacted for review] and IDC with thedesign-focused approach of IDPro, we aimed to create a comprehensive program that wouldserve students from all disciplines in their early collegiate life (i.e., sophomore and above). Inextending the principles from [redacted for review] to IDPro, we also emphasized communitybuilding, which is similar to the VIP model’s approach. We wanted to ensure that students,graduate participants, industry mentors, and faculty could collaborate seamlessly, fostering anenvironment of mutual respect, curiosity, and creativity. Our aim in this work-in-progress paperis to outline
improving the qualityand throughput of undergraduate engineering programs: 1) development of interdisciplinaryundergraduate engineering curricula, 2) team-based engaged learning and research, 3) research-basedteaching practices (RBTPs), 4) collaborations between academia and industry, 5) online/distancelearning and telecommuting skills, and 6) the persistence of traditionally underrepresented students.In addition, future prospects of interdisciplinary project-based learning are discussed from threeaspects: student competency, faculty development, and industry collaboration. IntroductionThe need for highly trained and capable engineers to address increasingly complex problems that facesociety is clear
. The benefit of connecting students and industry has also beenstudied widely. Zbigniew Kols and Hanna Sawicka (Kols & Sawicka, 2007) developed anenvironment where students from five different countries and companies collaborate to developinnovative solutions. The collaboration brings different benefits to students including exposure todifferent universities and potential employers as well as getting to know interesting personalitiesamong peers. A capstone design experience is another opportunity to connect students with industry. Theschool of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma designed a coursethat structures a creative design environment to expose students to the real challenges ofprofessional
channels, targeting bothmanufacturing companies and the general public. SDCC has strong industry partnershipsthrough a number of advisory boards, grant and project collaborations over the years.Many of our new students were recruited through these industry partners who believe inthe values and integrity of our academic programs. Last but not least, the paper writesabout various campus events, sponsored by different organizations, that the Engineeringand Technologies Department at SDCC used to promote students’ interest in engineeringand engineering technology. These events include engineering and engineeringtechnology academic and career fairs during National Engineers Week, engineeringtechnology open houses, campus orientations, technology
Paper ID #30194Curriculum Development for Robotics Technology ProgramDr. Sanjeevi Chitikeshi Dr. Sanjeevi Chitikeshi is an Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering Technology program at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA. Prior to current position, he worked at Murray State University, Mur- ray, KY and also as a control engineer in industry in California. He earned both his Masters and Ph.D in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Sothern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, in 2004 and 2007 respectively. His research interests are in Mechatronics systems, Big Data Analysis, Smart instrumenta- tion and
2006-1586: TOLERANCE FOR AMBIGUITY: AN INVESTIGATION ON ITSEFFECT ON STUDENT DESIGN PERFORMANCESusan Mohammed, Pennsylvania State University Susan Mohammed is an Associate Professor of Industrial and Organizational Psychology at The Pennsylvania State University. She received her PhD from The Ohio State University. Her research focuses on teams and decision-making, with a special emphasis on team mental models, team composition and decision styles. Her published work appears in journals such as Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Personnel Psychology, Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, and Organizational Research Methods. She currently serves on the
of renewable energy, including wind, solar, geothermal, and energy efficiency. In 2012 she served on the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration working group that developed the Renewable Energy Competency Model (http://www.careeronestop.org/CompetencyModel/). Dr Alfano also served as the only community college representative on the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Workforce Trends in the U.S. Energy and Mining Industries which released their report in March 2013. Page 26.1194.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015
; ExpositionCopyright 2001,American Society for Engineering Education The numbers of unfilled positions are, at least in part, due to the rising salaries inindustry and the low salary increases for faculty. Another factor is that the half-life of aneducator’s technical knowledge is becoming shorter and shorter. The only way the educator cancatch up with the technology is to return to industry or to bring in new faculty with currentindustrial knowledge. The attrition to industry over the last four years is 44% of the total facultyvacancies for 4-year programs and 22% for 2-year programs.1 It is time that universities and colleges seriously look at these problems in addition toaddressing some of the other causative effects that are preventing
ofMicroelectronics/VLSI center at UMASS Lowell. In addition the author is receiving $150,000for the State-of-Art research from Analog Devices Inc. and Skyworks Solutions Inc. for the last 5years, where he is funding couple of Ph.D. students and couple of M.S. students each year. Thisindustrial collaboration has resulted in placing the students in the industries of national reputesuch as Analog Devices, Skywork Solutions, Intel, Raytheon, and BAE Systems etc. Theregional industries have recognized the worth of mixing the fundamentals with the State-of-Art-Technology which is proving asset to the industry as demonstrated by my students. Most of thestudents are before even they graduate and they become productive right from the first day ontheir job.In 1996 we
. 2012, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Volume 33, Issue 3, pp. 342-365.6. A potential growth of education-industry collaboration. Ale Ebrahim, Nader, et al., et al. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia : ICEED 2010, 2010. 2010 2nd International Congress on Engineering Education. pp. 7-9. Page 23.1359.117. Deloitte Development . Working in a virtual world Establishing highly effective virtual teams on information technology projects. Deloitte.com. [Online] December 19, 2011. http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom- UnitedStates/Local%20Assets/Documents/us_consulting_WorkingwithaVirtualWorld_080911.pdf.8. Immersive Defined at Dictionary.com
project with defined time lines due to the slower pace in academia compared to industry. Small start-up companies benefit from SBIR and working with Universities. Treat the company like they are the “customer” for the University which lead to a good collaboration “Think Win Win” opportunities for new trends in society (ex. gasoline, energy crisis) where Universities can complete the research projects. Interaction between industry and university can lead to students working with the company upon graduation. Universities are legally bound to not give away their intellectual property for free. Companies have excess money that can be accessed for research Emerging Companies need to pay
Information Engineering since 1986, developing and offering courses in areas such as systems engineering methodology and operations research. His current research interests include intelligent transportation systems and systems engineering methodologies. He is currently an Associate Editor for two IEEE Transactions.Michael C. Smith, University of Virginia Michael C. Smith received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Industrial Engineering from the University of Tennessee – Knoxville, and the Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the University of Missouri – Columbia. His experience includes teaching, research, and application of a broad spectrum of management science and
. This formal alliance is based on the principle of sharedinputs and mutual benefits. The relationship provides the University with a test-bed to develop,evaluate and improve "industrial strength", genuinely flexible, lifelong learning programs. TheThiess-UQ Partnership was recognized with a Business-Higher Education Round TableInnovation Award in November, 2001.ClosureWhile the Centre is still in its infancy, its achievements thus far (and those of its precursors) haveachieved a high degree of peer recognition. The early success of its programs suggest that thismodel for fostering collaborative innovation in engineering education has potential to bedeveloped further.As the number of faculty involved in Catalyst Centre research, teaching and
customer base. Two of the eight pilot projects awarded to NSF AdvancedTechnological Education (ATE) Centers to construct a high quality international educationalexperience for technology students in community colleges are presented.This study abroad demonstration partnership between NSF-ATE and NSF-OISE is designed totake effective advantage of NSF-ATE Regional Centers of Excellence pre-existing strong long Page 25.433.2term collaborations with the community colleges, faculty, and industries they serve. Like otherNSF-ATE centers, RCNGM and FLATE have embedded strong communities of practice thatstrengthen the common commitment and involvement of
Paper ID #5980Improving Individual Learning in Software Engineering Team ProjectsDr. Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University Joanna F. DeFranco is Assistant Professor of Software Engineering and a member of the Graduate Faculty at The Pennsylvania State University. Prior to joining Penn State, she held faculty positions at Cabrini College and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. She also held a number of positions in industry and government including an Electronics Engineer for the Naval Air Development Center in Warminster, PA and a Software Engineer at Motorola in Horsham, Pa. Dr. DeFranco received her B.S
economic development particularly efforts that build on collaborative partnerships with business and industry, gov- ernment agencies, and other stake-holders to enhance employment opportunities for engineering students.Prof. Luke Nogales, New Mexico State University Luke Nogales loves to help innovators reach their potential. Luke is an Assistant Professor in the En- gineering Technology department at New Mexico State University (NMSU) and an Enterprise Advisor at NMSU’s on-campus incubator, the Arrowhead Center. He teaches core mechanical engineering tech- nology courses and is developing innovation and product development curriculum for the College of Engineering and the College of Business. Prior to working at NMSU
their designs.Client-based pedagogy in engineering design courses offers students the opportunity to applytheoretical knowledge to real-world contexts. Beyond exposure to practical problems, theintegration of societal considerations into engineering design education is increasinglyrecognized as crucial for cultivating socially responsible engineering professionals.This study analyzes survey data collected from 12 clients participating in a first-year,community-engaged learning course at a Canadian, medium-sized, research-intensive institutionto understand their perspectives on engaging students with complex, real-world challenges.Clients iteratively collaborated with instructors to develop project descriptions, ensuring projectsmet technical
Rosenmerkel (USAFA Class of ’88) as a way tobenefit both the United States Forest Service and the United States Air Force Academy. The twoestablished a partnership between the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Department of Civil andEnvironmental Engineering and the United States Forest Service to provide a “theory topractice” experience that gave 13 undergraduate engineers the chance to test the concepts learnedin class in the context of full-scale construction. The first offering of this course and project was Proceedings of the 2019 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright © 2019, American Society for Engineering Education
management tobridge existing knowledge gaps. Industry-academic collaborations, including research initiativesand internship programs with leading aerospace manufacturers and hydrogen energy firms, willplay a crucial role in developing hands-on expertise.By addressing these gaps for hydrogen-related education, this paper provides a roadmap forintegrating hydrogen technologies into aviation curricula. The recommendations presented aimto ensure that graduates are well-equipped to contribute to the aviation industry’s shift towardcleaner, more sustainable energy solutions.IntroductionThe aviation industry is among the most innovative industries, and due to the development ofenvironmental concerns and increased regulatory pressures, it has been seeking
the Engineers, which arerequired for a successful implementation of the project’s solution. Secondly, such a collaborative effort willexpose the students more realistically to the working environment and conditions that they are likely to face ifthey enter careers in industry.The advantages are even greater for those institutions that offer both: degrees in Engineering and EngineeringTechnology. If the institution’s faculty now has both skill sets: the Engineer and the Technologist, then both canoffer their respective experience to the students in both programs. Those courses that focus on applicationsshould be taught by Technologists, preferably with industrial experience, while the fundamentals of the disciplineshould be taught by Engineers
is motivated by both a new programat Wichita State University to broaden our engineering graduates and motivatedby Industry as well as the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET) criteria.The SGDC is a collaboration between Spirit AeroSystems and two universitypartners: Wichita State University and the University of Manchester. SpiritProceedings of the 2008 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 2AeroSystems is the largest tier 1 supplier in the aerospace industry. Spiritprovides the aerospace industry aero structures and systems. Spirit has worldwidefacilities
engineering processes, terminologies, tools, andcontext enables such role play in learners. The authors found that the students were able toexpress an innate understanding of their roles in an engineering environment when exposed torole-play scenarios with the participation of industry figures [12].Industrial technology also encapsulates working in interdisciplinary teams to accomplishobjectives. Interdisciplinary engineering education is geared towards teaching students withvaried expertise to solve goals by working within the same context [10] [13] Mostinterdisciplinary education is, in fact, focused on collaborative teamwork. Indeed, modernclassroom environments require students to be considered as part of a functioning engineeringecosystem, with
(CEM) curriculum has remained11 fundamentally unchanged since its development in the late 1970s. There is a call to12 reform construction engineering education for students' future development before they13 enter the construction profession (Bernold, 2005). CEM will be positioned as a leader in14 the reform because of the resources accessible to the CEM program:15 • Academia - Purdue is home to the first School of Engineering Education (Purdue16 University, 2022).17 • Learners - students who must complete 36 weeks of experiential learning as part18 of the degree requirement.19 • Profession - industry relationships established with an active Industry Advisory20 Board (IAB) and industry
the introduction of a new course, MENG 6389 EnergyConversion, in the Summer 2022 semester. This course is an elective requirement for bothundergraduate and graduate programs in mechanical engineering.The objective of introducing this course was two-fold. Firstly, to increase enrollment in thegraduate program by offering a course that appealed to both undergraduate and graduate students.Secondly, to use different teaching techniques to increase participation, create awareness relatedto the importance of energy conversion, improve collaboration among students, developintellectual curiosity of energy applications, and create a chance to listen to industry speakers.Notably, both senior-level undergraduate students and graduate students took the
University, a state- of-the-art facility for education and research in the areas of automation, control, and automated system integration. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Design and Evaluation of Collaborative Lab for Robotics EducationIn recent years, remote laboratories have been used in engineering classes to overcome barrierssuch as equipment cost and limited lab time, and to provide authentic and self-paced learningexperiences. With the rise of COVID-19, use of remote labs has increased. However, learningin isolation can be difficult. Collaborative remote labs can provide authentic and interactivelearning
. Proceedings of the 2018 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2018 American Society for Engineering Education Session ETD 506ReviewA fundamental development in analytic theory was the idea of Descartes that the graph of acurve could be constructed from an equation in two variables, say x and y. The variable x wouldbe plotted along one axis and the variable y could be plotted along a perpendicular axis. A glanceat the graph would indicate at each point, x, whether the value of y was positive or negative andalso whether y was near or far from the horizontal axis. The glance would also indicate if y risesas x increases
entrepreneurshipdevelopment training and workshops. CMEC has an entrepreneur-in-residence, who counselsentrepreneurs on business development and commercialization of their products.Further, CMEC is uniquely outfitted to build proof of concept manufacturing facilities. Thesescaled pilot facilities provide innovators and their prospective investors and/or funders withcapitalization costs, operating costs and rates of product flow. This and additionally gatheredfinancial data are key indicators for success in entrepreneurial ventures. Proceedings of the 2019 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2019, American Society for Engineering Education
20 years’ experience in program leadership and strategic communications at industry-oriented higher education, economic development and statewide technology organizations. She collaborates with state and national partners to develop regional and national public policy to support manufacturing innovation, advocate for small- and medium- sized manufacturing needs within the supply chains and remove barriers between academia and industry. Activities include: - Working with Ohio Development Services Agency and Ohio MEP affiliates on a roadmapping pilot project to determine manufacturing needs and technical solutions by manufacturing processes - Serving as principal investigator on the Defense Manufacturing
information technology that have executive-level chief information officers(CIO) and executive-level chief information security officers (CISO). Typically, cybersecurityfalls within this domain as one of many aspects ofiInformation technology. Some companies andbusinesses, especially smaller ones, might have IT and cybersecurity embedded in multipledepartments. Alternatively, some companies and organizations may have assigned a CISO whoworks together with a CIO [2]. With one of these superstructures in place, what is the role ofother employees and, for manufacturing situations, the working technicians? Proceedings of the 2024 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2024, American Society for
Session Number: 2002-1829 Integrating Entrepreneurship in Informatics Education S Alexander & H G McAllister, University of Ulster, N. IrelandAbstractThe University of Ulster places a strong emphasis on vocational education and work-based learning. Furthermore, the Faculty of Informatics has recognised achievementsin technology transfer and industrial collaboration. This paper outlines how theindustrial partnerships forged and experiences gained through these ventures have beenutilised in the design, delivery and assessment of an undergraduate module inentrepreneurship. Different models for