Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Stephan J. Nix, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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College Industry Partnerships

contrast, students with a weak connectionbetween their engineering-related identity and the activities in which engineers engage showedcontinual renegotiation of their commitment to engineering. Many students’ decisions aboutmajoring in engineering are malleable and that this flexibility even continues up to the point of Page 25.437.2choosing a job (or other opportunity) after graduation [2].Research into the undergraduate preparation of engineers has largely been focused on how toretain students in the major, and several studies over the years have identified reasons thatstudents migrate into other majors or interventions that might increase

Conference Session

Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl A. Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech; Katherine E. Winters, Virginia Tech; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech

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College Industry Partnerships

AC 2012-3832: THE PATHWAYS TAKEN BY EARLY CAREER PROFES-SIONALS AND THE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO PATHWAY CHOICESMs. Cheryl A. Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech Cheryl Carrico is a Ph.D. student in engineering education at Virginia Tech and a graduate research as- sistant. Carrico is conducting research on early career professionals and their pathways as part of the engineering pathways study. Carrico has industry experience including as an engineering manager for General Dynamics.Ms. Katherine E. Winters, Virginia TechMs. Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University Samantha Brunhaver is a fourth-year graduate student at Stanford University. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering with a focus in

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. D. Wilson, Purdue University; Michele Summers, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tatiana V. Goris, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Allen Gordon, Indiana Institute of Technology

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College Industry Partnerships

entity, in order to implement and use productively, must overcome the complexity of usingnew technology tools. This is the technological challenge to innovation, full participation andcompany-wide adoption.  In summation, according to the obtained demographics of this study, the majority of currentindustry top-managers are in the age category of under 40-years of age. This category isclassified as a “young generation” and some are even recent college graduates (who graduatedless than ten years ago). Thus, an important question should be raised in future studies about thecollege preparation of engineering leaders and top-managers. Often innovation involves risk, ofwhich psychological discomfort in adapting new tools or working environs is an

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Dylan John, Georgia Southern University; Yunfeng Chen, Georgia Southern University; Shahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University; Weinan Gao, Georgia Southern University

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College Industry Partnerships

practitioners’ perspective on skills required for success inSTEM industry professions. Literature review and industry reports indicate that there is anexisting gap in the skills acquired by students in STEM majors and the industry expectations ofskills. A mismatch in the skills possessed by graduates could result in longer learning curves anddecreased employee productivity. The objective of this study is to identify the most importantskills desired by industry from college graduates in STEM related fields and add new perspectiveon STEM education curriculum improvement. The study used a mixed method of bothqualitative and quantitative approaches to develop a list of STEM skill indicators and factors.The list of 20 skills was initially identified through