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Board 47: An Analysis of the Existence of Metrics for University/Industry Collaboration

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Conference

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Baltimore , Maryland

Publication Date

June 25, 2023

Start Date

June 25, 2023

End Date

June 28, 2023

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP) Poster Session

Tagged Division

College Industry Partnerships Division (CIP)

Tagged Topic

Diversity

Page Count

11

DOI

10.18260/1-2--43189

Permanent URL

https://peer.asee.org/43189

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238

Paper Authors

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Carolyn Kusbit Dunn East Carolina University

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Carolyn Kusbit Dunn is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Technology Systems at East Carolina University. Dr. Dunn teaches Technical Writing and Technical Presentations, and centers her research on the pedagogy of technical writing, crisis and risk communication, and the ethics of crisis and risk communication.

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David L. Batts East Carolina University

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David Batts, Ed.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Technology Systems at East Carolina University. His career experiences include industrial consulting and managing an outreach center. His research interests include Distance education qual

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Abstract

This paper is a current research project that explores the existence of metrics for gauging university/industry partnerships. Collaboration between industry and universities is a common practice at many universities in the United States, and often emphasizes serving local industry to provide students who are prepared to work in that particular industry. These programs are also often heavily promoted and positively viewed as fulfilling a university’s mission to serve its local region, and to produce students that are prepared to enter the workforce. This research project specifically examines if university/industry collaboratives in one state evaluate an industry’s behavior and policies before agreeing to engage in a partnership. Do universities in this state consider an employer’s wage structure, employee safety record, and workplace culture before agreeing to prepare students to work in that environment? If such metrics exist, what do they include? If they don’t exist, should they? Do universities have any responsibility to ascertain whether the employer is providing a safe and equitable environment and fair pay before agreeing to such partnerships? The paper will survey collaboratives at private and public universities to determine if these metrics exist, and examine possible areas for developing metrics if they do not.

Dunn, C. K., & Batts, D. L. (2023, June), Board 47: An Analysis of the Existence of Metrics for University/Industry Collaboration Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--43189

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