Conference Session

Revitalizing Cooperative Education and Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debbie Gulick, Georgia Institute of Technology; Debbie Pearson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gayle Elliott, University of Cincinnati; Jennifer Oliver, IAESTE United States; Karl Zimmer, General Cable

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

2006-393: DEVELOPING GLOBALLY-MINDED ENGINEERS THROUGHEDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A PANEL DISCUSSION ON INTERNATIONALCO-OP/INTERNSHIP PROGRAM MODELSDebbie Gulick, Georgia Institute of Technology Debbie Gulick is the International Practicum Coordinator at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her responsibilities include developing and sustaining a large, broad-based program of international internships and cooperative education opportunities for students. Debbie has worked in the field of international education with a specialization in international technical internships for the past five years. She has sent students from over 50 universities to internships in approximately 40 countries. Debbie

Conference Session

Revitalizing Cooperative Education and Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Stwalley, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

conducted with Engineering and Technology Co-Op Coordinators,Engineering Department Heads, members of the Engineering Dean’s cabinet, employer partners,non-participating potential employer partners, Co-Op students, qualified but non-participatingstudents, national Co-Op figures, and members of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. Page 11.391.2Surveys of industrial partners and students, both in the participating and non-participatingcategories, were conducted to get a broader view of the feelings of these groups. Severalsignificant influencing factors were identified during the study. In a somewhat unusual move foran academic organization