Novel Industry Engagement approaches for academic projects leading to internships, placements, and entrepreneurships
A popular pedagogical approach in engineering education that has been proven to be successful in building problem-solving, design, and collaborative abilities is project-based learning. Giving students freedom to choose the type and scope of the projects they want to work on has apparent advantages...
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| description | A popular pedagogical approach in engineering education that has been proven to be successful in building problem-solving, design, and collaborative abilities is project-based learning. Giving students freedom to choose the type and scope of the projects they want to work on has apparent advantages but doing so without professional advice or a defined plan of action can lead to confusion, frustration, and unmet expectations. Additionally, engineering schools must give their students the chance to interact with industry during their studies, which can be challenging owing to logistical and time constraints. This paper describes a case study in which undergraduate computer science and computer engineering students met with business professionals to get feedback during the last stage of project implementation. Students presented their concepts to faculty members and industry guests on campus in the form of a project poster. The success of the strategy in raising students' self-efficacy and performance is attested to by internships, employability, and evaluation results, as well as by the satisfaction of the participants. The proposed research continues with suggestions for engineering educators who want to put similar initiatives into practice as well as a brief description of the authors' future goals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-567eb4dff7c14a518a8694efd7b5b76a2023-01-17T09:16:43ZengEDP SciencesSHS Web of Conferences2261-24242023-01-011560900310.1051/shsconf/202315609003shsconf_ictl2023_09003Novel Industry Engagement approaches for academic projects leading to internships, placements, and entrepreneurshipsPandey Jitendra0Azeem Mohammed Abdul1Department of Computing, Middle East CollegeDepartment of Computing, Middle East CollegeA popular pedagogical approach in engineering education that has been proven to be successful in building problem-solving, design, and collaborative abilities is project-based learning. Giving students freedom to choose the type and scope of the projects they want to work on has apparent advantages but doing so without professional advice or a defined plan of action can lead to confusion, frustration, and unmet expectations. Additionally, engineering schools must give their students the chance to interact with industry during their studies, which can be challenging owing to logistical and time constraints. This paper describes a case study in which undergraduate computer science and computer engineering students met with business professionals to get feedback during the last stage of project implementation. Students presented their concepts to faculty members and industry guests on campus in the form of a project poster. The success of the strategy in raising students' self-efficacy and performance is attested to by internships, employability, and evaluation results, as well as by the satisfaction of the participants. The proposed research continues with suggestions for engineering educators who want to put similar initiatives into practice as well as a brief description of the authors' future goals.https://www.shs-conferences.org/articles/shsconf/pdf/2023/05/shsconf_ictl2023_09003.pdfemployabilityacademic projectsindustryinnovative practice |
| spellingShingle | Pandey Jitendra Azeem Mohammed Abdul Novel Industry Engagement approaches for academic projects leading to internships, placements, and entrepreneurships SHS Web of Conferences employability academic projects industry innovative practice |
| title | Novel Industry Engagement approaches for academic projects leading to internships, placements, and entrepreneurships |
| title_full | Novel Industry Engagement approaches for academic projects leading to internships, placements, and entrepreneurships |
| title_fullStr | Novel Industry Engagement approaches for academic projects leading to internships, placements, and entrepreneurships |
| title_full_unstemmed | Novel Industry Engagement approaches for academic projects leading to internships, placements, and entrepreneurships |
| title_short | Novel Industry Engagement approaches for academic projects leading to internships, placements, and entrepreneurships |
| title_sort | novel industry engagement approaches for academic projects leading to internships placements and entrepreneurships |
| topic | employability academic projects industry innovative practice |
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