Benefits of Industry Experience to Engineering Management Faculty and the Industry Employer

Abstract

This paper will describe the experiences gained by two Engineering Management faculty members during their recent industry sabbatical experiences. In addition, the industrial employer will discuss the benefits received by participating with the faculty members and the Department of Engineering Management & Systems Engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla. We will further discuss why these types of experiences are beneficial to the faculty, employer, and the students in Engineering Management programs.

Meeting Name

28th Annual National Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management 2007 - Innovation Management: Innovation in a Flattened World, ASEM 2007 (2007: Nov. 7-10, Chattanooga, TN)

Department(s)

Engineering Management and Systems Engineering

Keywords and Phrases

Department of Engineering; Engineering management; Engineering management programs; Faculty members; Industrial employers; Industry experience; University of Missouri-Rolla: Industry; Innovation; Management; Engineering education; Industry sabbaticals

International Standard Book Number (ISBN)

978-1-60560-999-7

Document Type

Article - Conference proceedings

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2007 American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Nov 2007

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