TY - GEN
T1 - Industrial affiliates program at the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
AU - Velez-Reyes, Miguel
AU - Perez-Quinones, Manuel A.
AU - Cruz-Rivera, Jose Luis
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - The Industrial Affiliates Program (IAP) is an Industry sponsored undergraduate research program at the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez. IAP seeks to provide undergraduate students with research experience, to work on problems relevant to industry, and to improve collaboration between UPRM Faculty and Industrial representatives. This article describes in detail the rationale for the program, the different activities held every year, the importance of such program in undergraduate education, some of the success stories of its 10 years of history, and some future plans.
AB - The Industrial Affiliates Program (IAP) is an Industry sponsored undergraduate research program at the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez. IAP seeks to provide undergraduate students with research experience, to work on problems relevant to industry, and to improve collaboration between UPRM Faculty and Industrial representatives. This article describes in detail the rationale for the program, the different activities held every year, the importance of such program in undergraduate education, some of the success stories of its 10 years of history, and some future plans.
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M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 0780356438
T3 - Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference
SP - 13c5-13 - 13c5-18
BT - Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference
PB - IEEE
T2 - 29th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference: 'Designing the Future of Science and Engineering Education'
Y2 - 10 November 1999 through 13 November 1999
ER -