Title :
An approach to developing partnerships with industry [in education]
Author :
Muñoz, Michael S. ; Honchell, Jeffer W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
The Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) Department at Purdue University, USA, has developed a telecommunications curriculum to meet the increasing need for telecommunication professionals. This paper focuses on the development of the telecommunications curriculum and the laboratory design approach to developing a long-term partnership with GTE Mobilnet and the benefits of an industry-university partnership. This paper also addresses the benefits of faculty-industry internship programs based on the author´s experience with GTE Mobilnet
Keywords :
educational courses; project engineering; technology transfer; telecommunication engineering education; USA; education; faculty-industry internship programs; laboratory design approach; long-term partnership; telecommunication professionals; telecommunications curriculum; university-industry collaboration; Base stations; Communication industry; Conference management; Design engineering; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Feedback; History; Instruments; Laboratories;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1997. 27th Annual Conference. Teaching and Learning in an Era of Change. Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Pittsburgh, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4086-8
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1997.644891
