Conference Session

Global Cooperative Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Akins, Georgia Institute of Technology; Debbie D. Gulick, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jack Lohmann, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

: Outstanding academic performance and exceptional interpersonal skills Engineering-related academic background Advanced undergraduate and graduate students Prior academically related work experience Proficiency in English, other language skills an advantage Commitment to participating in formal curriculum prior, during and after the internship Willingness to participate in virtual learning community prior, during and after the internship Page 13.903.3 Submission of final report, including reflective self-assessment on their development as input to Global Engineering Education research

Conference Session

Cooperative Education and Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tylisha Baber, Michigan State University; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

online format. Of the 52 industry managers contacted, 40 responded to the Page 13.1199.4survey, yielding a 77% response rate. The survey results indicated that industry managers wereextremely satisfied with the internship program, the interns, and the industry-universitycollaboration that it fosters. Industrial respondents also indicated they were satisfied with theacademic preparation (92%) and the overall performance of the engineering interns (89.7%).Assessment also revealed that six of the ABET 3(a-k) outcomes were strengths reflected in theperformance of co-op interns. Specifically, data analysis suggests that competencies a, c, d, f, g

Conference Session

Issues of Cooperative Education I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Raelin, Northeastern University; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming; David Whitman, University of Wyoming; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

Page 13.1220.2academic learning. These programs comprise co-op jobs, internships, apprenticeships, and othermethods that integrate experience in the world with experience in the classroom. Theseapproaches are becoming increasingly relevant in a work culture characterized by the need tocontinuously reflect and learn from ongoing experience.2 A 1998 census of cooperativeeducation found that approximately 250,000 U.S. students were placed in cooperative educationjobs that year.3 In 2006, the career publisher Vault.com. reported in its third Internship Surveythat some 62% of undergraduate students completed an internship that year.4In terms of outcome studies from co-op, the majority of research was conducted in the 1970’sand 1980’s due to the