Conference Session

Best Practices in Existing College-Industry Partnerships

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mamdouh Bakr, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Dept. Of Engineering Technology

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College-Industry Partnerships

market, and the need to modifythe current design in the project under development to include a revised set of product features inresponse to the competitor's action.It is worth noting that the majority of these projects were performed by senior students as part oftheir capstone courses, which are similar to those in most other institutions.4 In our case thecapstone courses consist of a series of two courses; the first covers project fundamentals,proposal development and project planning, and the second course involves the projectundertaking.9 Students work in teams, following their project plan under the guidance of aninstructor, and may consult with other faculty in the department.Project information, including the definition and assessment of

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships: Bringing Industry into the Curriculum Development and Design Cycle

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tammy Baldwin, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.; Marisa Hemingway, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc

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College-Industry Partnerships

to cover their roles andresponsibilities as a mentee, the mentor roles, and expectations for future activities. Roles andresponsibilities for mentees include: communicating future goals and expectations clearly,actively participating in their career development plan, participating in networking activities,identifying potential pitfalls to success, and developing an increased sense of self-assurance andself-directed behavior. The coordinators asked mentees to commit time to regular meetings withtheir mentor that would include discussions beyond technical training. Topics to considerincluded general professional development questions, struggles and accomplishments, andopportunities for further education or experience. Again, these nontechnical

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships: Bringing Industry into the Curriculum Development and Design Cycle

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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College-Industry Partnerships

projects are still of the “made up” typecarried out by individual students, the vast majority of projects today deal with “real-worldproblems” and are usually conducted by student teams. The paper begins first by brieflyreviewing the design as a “thought” process, focusing on several dimensions of “designthinking” and how “design thinking” skills are acquired. Second, the paper reports on thedevelopment, implementation, and subsequent evaluation of a senior design course at aninternational university, where practitioners have played a major role in planning and teachingthe capstone course. The new, restructured design course, co-taught by practitioners from theRegion, has met its declared objectives and exposed students to professional practice

Conference Session

Best Practices in Existing College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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College-Industry Partnerships

AC 2010-289: PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIPS: A REQUIREMENT FORGRADUATIONJohn Marshall, University of Southern Maine John Marshall received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the Internship Coordinator for the Department at the University of Southern Maine. His areas of specialization include Power and Energy Processing, Applied Process Control Engineering, Applied Automation Engineering, Fluid Power, and Facility Planning. Page 15.989.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Professional Internships as a

Conference Session

Best Practices in Existing College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University

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College-Industry Partnerships

site. The WelliverFellows have a unique opportunity to see Boeing from a perspective that not even Boeingemployees get to see. For this reason, prior planning is absolutely essential to maximize theeffective use of time during the summer. Eight weeks seems like a long time however, it goesby very quickly. The more involved the Mentor is with the planning process the better.Kickoff WeekThe Kickoff Week was accomplished at the Boeing Leadership Center outside of St Louis.This facility is dedicated to leadership training for Boeing employees. Its “country-club”atmosphere isolates residents from the outside influences and allows the participants to focus onthe training at hand. The accommodations are second to none in both rooms and cuisine

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships: Bringing Industry into the Curriculum Development and Design Cycle

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dave Sly, Iowa State University; Daniel Bumblauskas, Iowa State University; Frank Peters, Iowa State University

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College-Industry Partnerships

AC 2010-915: DEVELOPMENT OF A SALES ENGINEERING PROGRAM BYCOLLABORATING WITH INDUSTRYDave Sly, Iowa State University Dave Sly, received his BS, MS and PhD degrees in Industrial Engineering from Iowa State University. He also received an MBA with an emphasis in Marketing from Iowa State University. Dave is a registered Professional Engineer with the State of Iowa, and a Commercial Pilot with High Performance and Instrument Ratings. Dave is also President and founder of Proplanner, a global Industrial Engineering software firm, and is the author of the popular FactoryCAD/PLAN and FLOW applications used for industrial plant layout and material flow analysis. Dave is a senior

Conference Session

Best Practices in Existing College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahesh Aggarwal, Gannon University

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College-Industry Partnerships

. Page 15.288.3≠ Successful candidates from initial phone interview are interviewed by phone with several GE Transportation personnel and GE Transportation program coordinator.≠ Based on written feedback from interviewers to Gannon University mentors and GE Transportation program coordinator, final selection is made by GE Transportation program coordinator.≠ On an average 15% of initial applicants are accepted into the program.Implementation Plan≠ The student will be evaluated on an ongoing basis by the faculty and GE Transportation mentors.≠ The student will be evaluated at the completion of each major project (4-6 month time period).≠ In addition to on-going monitoring of student’s activities, the faculty and GE

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships: Bringing Industry into the Curriculum Development and Design Cycle

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Shelley, United States Air Force; Kenneth Santarelli, Cal State Fresno

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College-Industry Partnerships

underway since 2002, and a close industry/government/educationconsortium relationship indicated that a properly planned and executed second round ofenterprise creation is warranted. Page 15.182.5 Even though the student pipeline now appears to be capable of providing students insufficient numbers to achieve the desired level of enrollment, the economic and politicalenvironment affecting the university budget precludes the opportunity for state suppliedenrollment compensation. Additionally, the assumptions made at the inception of the currentprogram regarding the type of industry/government support that was available were in