Journal of Engineering Education Transformations

Abstract

The collaborations between industries and academic institutes play a vital role in developing a strong and skilled workforce. The major advantages of industry institute collaboration include: ● Industries gain work-ready talent with specialization in the respective domains. ● Institutes and Universities have the benefit of opportunities to work on the state of the art technologies with appropriate mentorship from industrial experts. The department of Information Technology at Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai has explored the possible venues for Industry Institute Collaboration in all aspects of Teaching Learning Process. Industry institute interaction is strengthened through various activities like establishing industry supported laboratories, offering one credit courses/certifications to the students, inviting industry experts for conferences /workshops /seminars/ guest lectures, faculty training by industry personnel, inplant training, industrial visits and industry internship for students. This research work aims at analysing the impact of industry supported courses in enhancing the graduate outcomes of the learners. The department has organized four to five courses on an average in an academic year in association with leading industries. The enhancement in learning outcomes is assessed through two major factors namely the enhancement in employability of the graduates and quality of the final year projects. The extensive data analysis for the pastthree academic years have shown significant increase in the placements in dream companies, increased level of participation in national/international contests and in increased number of students’ research publications. It could be inferred from the student satisfaction report that the learners are satisfied with the learning experience created by the industry supported courses to a greater extent .

Keywords: Industry Institute Collaboration, Program Outcomes, Assessment of Program Outcomes, Continuous Improvement