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It would be difficult to create any new
courses at LCC relative to the project. What is done with our current
courses would depend on how they connect with MSU. Which of our courses
would be involved? In my dept we really don't have any engineering
courses - the closest is my CPSC131 (Numerical Techniques & MATLAB)
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- Develop a collaborative model(s)
for addressing the cross-disciplinary skill (soft and
computational/technical skills) needs employers have of today's
entry-level engineers that create a more "holistic" or "integrated"
engineer such as creating innovative co-op/internship programs and other
project-based learning opportunities that more tightly integrate work
and learning environments. Part
of this work could include creation of core competency
model that outlines the core competncies (skills, knowledge,
attritbutes) of a holistic/integrated engineer for which we could map
against the curricular changes that MSU/LCC will pilot and innovative
coop/internship/project-based learning experiences that support
the development of this integrated/holistic/21st century engineer. Cross disciplinary context is very important. Examples of innovative academia/business partnerships and successful co-op programs below: The
Fraunhofer Institute (FIT) for Applied Information Technology located
in Germany, houses researchers and university faculty together to work
on "real life" projects for businesses: http://www.fit.fraunhofer.de/index_en.html FIT faculty linkages to universities and post secondary degree opportunities for students http://www.fit.fraunhofer.de/profil/kooperation_en.html Business services: http://www.fit.fraunhofer.de/services_en.html Kettering University has some interesting co-op models, featured here is a summer program: http://www.kettering.edu/visitors/storydetail.jsp?storynum=2842 . Other co-ops include 1 semester on the job, 1 semester at school. -KF (CSW could help support/deliver this work)
- Bringing the collaborative process to scale
- clarify/identify MSU/LCC's engineering strengths; map/identify other
engineering programs throughout Michigan/Midwest/other key geographic
regions that are innovative/ complementary in their approach to MSU/LCC
in developing "holistic/integrated" engineers that MSU/LCC could partner
with and/or learn/benchmark from (e.g., Wentworth's Professional
Enggineer program) to help further inform curricular change at
MSU/LCC over the long-term (e.g., 3-5 + years). (CSW could help support/deliver this work)
- Address the computational implications of the
emerging green economy on engineering disciplines and employer
practices target dissemination and more explicit partnership development
between education institutes such as MSU/LCC and Michigan businesses
that embrace sustainability/triple bottom line practices (companies
whose businesses goals are framed around economic, environmental, and
social principles think Cascade Engineering)(CSW could help support/deliver this work)
- Be more explicit in naming, building, and
implementing a larger networked partnership/collobaoration model to aid
the dvelopment, refinement, and implementation of computational problem
solving curricula. For isntance, we could create network model that
would be a feeder into the CPACE Transformative model pulling together
the collobartive efforts under a employer-educator-workforce
development netwrok model umbrella called the CPACE Engineering Talent
Development Network. The collaborative network would include: CPACE
Advisory Board/MSU/LCC/CSW, other stakeholder members: employers,
education institutions, workforce and economic development
organizations, industry alliances, Engineering College advisory boards
?, Industry information inputs (workforce needs, labor market
information, map of innovative engineering education programs, list of
employers, career paths, etc). This network would continuous feeder of
ideas and support to inform: new MSU/LCC curriculum, Other various
education institutes efforts, and employer's in-house training/education
programs. (CSW could help support)
- [Discussed during November CPACERs meeting] Doing a smaller
curriculum change pilots within two engineering disciplines rather than
across all engineering disciplines such as chem and civil engineering.
- [Discussed during November CPACERs meeting] Developing
and implementing a more comprehensive communication/dissemination
strategy (different from what was originally envisioned) that includes
reaching out to internal MSU stakeholders (e.g., other Michigan (and Mid
West) education institutes, employer groups/networks, etc) through a
variety of ways from communications outreach to meeting/forums - this
strategy could encompass (but is not limited to) ways to regularly
inform business and industry about efforts of the CPACE project, how
process could be applied to other institutions and other disciplines and
education-employer partnerships, and/or regularly communicate about
what is going on with the College of Engineering across the disciplines
and why it is important to employers- emphasizing MSU/LCC's engineering
niche/unique engineering competencies, etc (CSW could help support/deliver this work)
- Develop an education-employer
model/benchmarks that would show/describe how the CPACE model/approach
helps to increase technology transfer -- employers often don't know how
to access academia and their research so developing more ways to partner
and disseminate information would help.
(CSW could help support/deliver this work)
- (Name: AB member idea) Developing and implementing a
method/protocol/tool to measure computer aptitude (e.g., CPACE Score)
and performance factors (MU-L comment: this is a
task well beyond the scope of the budget and our capacities re:
psychometrics. Plus the politics of this are probably intractable. cf
previous discussions about developing concept inventories.)--
this could be a tool developed in collaboration with key employers as
one way to engage/extend/enhance employer-education partnerships(CSW could help support/deliver this work)
- Take Chem E because they already have some examples of this going on.
- We will use the feed back from CPACE to augment it
- We need CS representation helping us in the implementation. We will spend the money in buying a CS faculty
- CS faculty and other faculty help to develop the instruction and materials.
- LCC could probably integrate into Calc courses.
- If the problems are developed the faculty will use them.
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- Engage and develop ways to partner with
Minority employer industry groups to address minotrity engineering
computational skill gap and challenges associated with building minority
talent pipeline to facilitate seamless transition of secondary students
into CT-focused undergraduate programs anf then into employment as an
engineer. TM comments: I
would add here a focus (still) on women in computing. Research shows
that they secure degrees but still lack an understanding of career
paths, mentors and the other networks that support success, including a
workplace free of bias. This topic may be separate from a discussion of
"minority" students due to potential variations in how minorities
(which includes men and women, in this context) and women experience
discrimination, access to information and resources, mentors and
professional networks.
(CSW could help support/deliver this work)
- Look at ways to leverage computational engineering connections between undergraduate, graduate, and business/industry.
(CSW could help support/deliver this work)
- Keep a vital AB - expand, revitalize, and
leverage the partenship in different ways (find ways to engage the
employers interviewed/surveyed) TM comments: Industry partners could
provide interesting examples that could be integrated in the curric Ex
capstones like OSU does where they get projects from industry Business leaders as guest faculty, could be a seminar or capstone level course- KF (CSW could help support/deliver this work)
- Apply the idea of getting"authentic problems" from industry
partners to find ones that fit into courses [THis idea links to the AB
expansion revitalization idea above]
(CSW could help support/deliver this work)
- In ME thye have industry sponsors design projects Important at the course level
- In Chem E take a big project and find pieces that could go to the
sophomore level and can be tight to design. Get faculty buy in
- tools that could be used thru the project
- Change management and organizational development strategy creation
and facilitation. Bring someone from biz (Gloria Rogers from ABET) CSW
has experience as well and connections to others who might be able to
assist. Important to have higher ed and bis perspective.
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