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Ac 2007-876: Utilizing Industrial Collaboration to Infuse Undergraduate Research into the Engineering Technology Curriculum.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Durfee, Jason K. Loendorf, William R. Richter, Donald C. |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Abstract | This paper discusses how the Department of Engineering & Design (E&D) at Eastern Washington University (EWU) used real world problems provided by industrial partners to enhance the student’s classroom experience using undergraduate research. Last year the Engineering & Design Department moved into a brand new 93,242 square foot facility. This new facility offered additional lab space along with updated, state-of-the-art equipment. This has positioned the department to work more effectively with members of local industry in collaborative research. This initiative began when members of local industry came to the department with problems that were important for the further development of their products. Faculty members selected students to work with each company to provide this undergraduate research effort. These research projects allowed students to provide solutions, research data, and/or suggest improvements to manufacturing processes. Students provided a valuable service to these community industries both by utilizing university equipment and facilities unavailable at these industries and by providing research and analysis that these companies may not have had time to complete. A faculty member supervised each student to ensure the quality and completion of the research. Students dealt directly with an individual at the company in order to understand the work to be done and how the results were to be presented. By utilizing real problems from industry the continuation of this program provides a mutual benefit to students, the Department, the University, and local industry. The University is supporting this initiative by providing resources through a Strategic Planning Grant to implement additional projects across the different major programs of the Department (MET, CET, EE, Construction, Design and Manufacturing). This paper will focus on three particular projects undertaken by students during the 2005-’06 academic year. These three projects involved data gathering of new material properties, examinations of dimensional variances in a manufacturing process, and the proof of concept to implement robotic operations to replace manual processes at a local industry. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.icee.usm.edu/ICEE/conferences/asee2007/papers/876_UTILIZING_INDUSTRIAL_COLLABORATION_TO_IN.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://peer.asee.org/utilizing-industrial-collaboration-to-infuse-undergraduate-research-into-the-engineering-technology-curriculum.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
