NJIT's Sandbox: An industry/education partnership for IT development

Rob Friedman, James A.M. McHugh, Fadi P. Deek

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

4 Scopus citations

Abstract

A $2.5 million grant from the NJ Commission on Higher Education sought to establish and sustain a viable link between undergraduates and industry partners, both members of the College's Advisory Board and start-up technology companies within NJIT's Enterprise Development Centers (EDC). This paper describes how this objective was realized through the development of the BS in Information Technology's Sandbox, home to our interdisciplinary team senior project course. Examples of recent industry/education projects are presented, and the managerial and administrative complexities that must be navigated to provide a credible outcome satisfactory to all stakeholders: students, faculty, university administration, EDC staff and clients, and industry advisory board project sponsors, are discussed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 4th Conference on Information Technology Curriculum, CITC4 2003
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages201-205
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)1581137702, 9781581137705
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 16 2003
Event4th Conference on Information Technology Curriculum, CITC4 2003 - Lafayette, United States
Duration: Oct 16 2003Oct 18 2003

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 4th Conference on Information Technology Curriculum, CITC4 2003

Other

Other4th Conference on Information Technology Curriculum, CITC4 2003
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLafayette
Period10/16/0310/18/03

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Computer Networks and Communications

Keywords

  • Enterprise Development
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Work-related learning

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