COLLABORATIVE STUDENT PROJECTS AND DATA SHARING IN THE COALITION FOR IMPROVED MANUFACTURING EDUCATION

摘要

Four colleges in Illinois and Missouri have joined efforts to form the Coalition for Improved Manufacturing Education to enhance manufacturing skills and opportunities throughout the Midwest. The members of the coalition include two and four year technology, technical management, and engineering colleges and universities which share a vision for improved manufacturing training and interaction with industry. Two primary mechanisms will be employed by which the institutions in the coalition will collaborate; cooperative student projects, often involving industry partners; and shared data collection and distribution. This paper describes the mechanics of these collaborations and the expected results.