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Development of Sustained Academia-Industry Partnership ─ A Successful Model and Two Case Studies
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Shih, Chiang Kostrzewsky, Gregory John |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | Increasingly, engineering educators recognize the importance of preparing our students in not only technical knowledge and skills but also in professional components such as leadership, management, teamwork, ethics, and professional responsibility so they can be successful in their careers. Few of these elements can be simulated effectively in a traditional academic environment and the participation of engineering practitioners becomes critical. Similar to most engineering programs, we have achieved this through the involvement of our advisory council members in this capacity and this paper presents our experience in developing an academicindustrial partnership over the years. The relationship starts with the integration of these industry leaders into our program's continuous improvement process, including ABET accreditation assessment, the sponsorship of senior capstone design projects, and other educational activities. The development of the partnership has further extended to dual-degree BS-MS internship and project support, research collaboration, fellowship sponsorship and involvement with an international exchange program. In this paper, the faculty industry liaison and two industry leaders will provide an overview of these activities and their impact on our program. We focus our discussion on the aforementioned successful model with two companies, Cummins Inc. and Danfoss Turbocor Compressor Inc., which have different types of affiliation with our program. Cummins is a Fortune 200 global company with no geographical or strategic connection to our school initially. Over time, a long-lasting relationship has developed. Turbocor is a manufacturing company located locally while active globally with state-of-the-art technologies in its industry and setting a new trend with their global products. From the academic program perspective, the partnership has provided real-world experience to our students, relevant advice on emerging industrial trends in workplace, and a professional network for our faculty and students. From the industrial partners' viewpoint, they can encourage needed curricular renovations, leverage an academic program's research and development expertise, and gain direct access to the most motivated and capable graduates for potential employment. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.18260/p.23877 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://peer.asee.org/development-of-sustained-academia-industry-partnership-a-successful-model-and-two-case-studies.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
