The involvement of the undergraduate student in academic-industrial projects

Author

Bibby, Yu ; Mirman, Clifford ; Srinivasan, Thyagarajan

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Wilkes Univ., PA, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

2-6 Nov 1994

Firstpage

356

Lastpage

360

Abstract

The role of the academic institution with respect to the undergraduate student has been changing over the recent years. As technology is advanced, the need for student introduction is amplified. During the last ten, or so, years, there has been a concerted push from academia, society, industry, and the accrediting bodies to introduce more practical applications into the engineering curriculum through academic-industrial projects. This paper deals with the success which Wilkes University (USA) has had in the past in their student involvement in these types of projects, and the types of contributions which the students have made to these projects

Keywords

engineering education; USA; academia; academic-industrial projects; accrediting bodies; applications; education; engineering curriculum; industry; society; undergraduate student; university; Bonding; Costs; Design engineering; Engineering education; Engineering students; Fabrication; Laboratories; Manufacturing industries; Process design; Technology transfer;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference, 1994. Twenty-fourth Annual Conference. Proceedings

Conference_Location

San Jose, CA

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2413-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.1994.580557

Filename

580557