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Making Informed Decisions on Industrial Collaborations

Learn when to say no to industrial collaborations in this guide. Explore the challenges, solutions, and benefits of accepting or rejecting projects. Make consistent decisions with transparency and thoughtful planning.

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Making Informed Decisions on Industrial Collaborations

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  1. Do You Know When to Say No to Industrial Collaborations? Verna M. Fitzsimmons, Ph.D. Michael L. Dragomier, M.A. . VFitz & MDrag

  2. The Question… Should we take on this particular project? . VFitz & MDrag

  3. Internal Situation… • Decreasing state funding • Limits on tuition increase • Increasing demand on faculty to find external sources of funding to support the programs • Increasing teaching loads/reduced load release for research except by “buying time” • Our ET and T programs emphasizes “Learning by Doing” • Equipment/capital intensive . VFitz & MDrag

  4. Obvious Solution… • Look to external funding • Grants – federal, state, regional development • Industry funded collaborations and partnerships . VFitz & MDrag

  5. External Situation… • Domestic and global competition is pressuring local manufacturers (Loss of local manufacturing jobs) • Companies are working and producing more with less people • Workers are expected to do more with less • Decreasing funding for R&D . VFitz & MDrag

  6. Role Reversal… • Small to mid size local industries are looking to universities to help solve their problems • Faculty expertise • Student assistance • Lab and equipment use . VFitz & MDrag

  7. The Real Issue for AS&TFaculty and Administration… Should we accept the project or not? There is the tendency to say yes to almost anything that resembles a fit. . VFitz & MDrag

  8. Identifying Needs that Fit Both . VFitz & MDrag

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  10. So what… • Provides a guide for faculty and administration leading to consistent decisions • Initial go/no go decisions can be made quickly and with confidence • Transparency in the decision process • Provides documentation of our process • Forces thoughtful planning . VFitz & MDrag

  11. Now what… • We are using and evaluating this process • Faculty and administration will review process at the end of a year to determine if there is enough value to continue • If there is value, we will consider extending the process . VFitz & MDrag

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