Conference Session

Developing Tomorrow's Leaders through Co-op Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Millward-Sadler, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Annette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Emilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2009-247: USING WEB 2.0 TECHNOLOGIES IN THE AUTOMOTIVEENGINEERING LANGUAGE CLASSROOM AS A TOOL TO IMPROVEWRITING SKILLS AND PREPARE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FOR THEINTERNATIONAL WORKPLACEAdrian Millward-Sadler, Joanneum University of Applied SciencesAnnette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied SciencesEmilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences Page 14.1336.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009Web 2.0 Technologies in the Automotive Engineering Language Classroom as aTool to Improve Writing Skills and Prepare Undergraduate Students for theInternational WorkplaceAbstractIn times of multi-national engineering companies and international job

Conference Session

Preparing and Retaining Engineering Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

La Tondra Murray, Duke University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2009-1144: PREPARING STUDENTS FOR A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONFROM ACADEMIA: AN INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVELa Tondra Murray, Duke University La Tondra Murray is the Associate Director of Professional Masters Programs in the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. She received a B.S. in Computer Science from Spelman College and a B.EE. in Electrical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She also holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina State University. Page 14.977.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Preparing

Conference Session

Outcomes of Cooperative Education Assignments

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Johrendt, University of Windsor; Schantal Hector, University of Windsor; Michelle Watters, AUTO21; Derek Northwood, University of Windsor; Geri Salinitri, University of Windsor; Arunita Jaekel, University of Windsor; Karen Benzinger, University of Windsor

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

portion of the student’s college or universitycareer and allowing the progression in complexity of both the academic studies and the workexperiences is fundamental to cooperative education6. Employer and student performanceevaluation data have traditionally been used to reflect on and improve student or employerperformance in an informal way. An emphasis has been placed on developing evaluation criteriathrough learning outcomes that meet the needs of the cooperative education programs and theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) or the Canadian EngineeringAccreditation Board (CEAB).Research on cooperative education and engineering students has shown a positive impact onearnings and grade point averages at the cost of extended

Conference Session

Preparing and Retaining Engineering Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Prue Howard, Central Queensland University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

approving the program,recognised that a complete review of the program would be required to develop the professionalof the future. Engineering graduates, to be properly prepared for the workplace still requiredexplicit development of generic skills, such as problem solving, creativity, communication andteamwork.Faculty ReviewA number of the issues relating to the old program are identified in Jorgensen & Howard(20055). A summary of those issues is: ≠ Program overloaded with technical content (as technology changed, material was simply added to the program, with very little being removed) ≠ Students were overloaded with excessive class contact hours (29 hours per week in first year) ≠ High student attrition rates (up to

Conference Session

Outcomes of Cooperative Education Assignments

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

balanced with its motivational significance.11Clearly, exposure to problems, and the use of technology to solve design challenges in responseto those problems are critical components in the education of engineers. The progression of thenascent engineer from a knowledgeable user of technology through naïve problem solver to anartisan and finally an expert is expedited by project based learning exposures.12 Whereas theanalytical underpinnings of the complex design process may best be taught in lecture formats,with abstract representations and in less open-ended laboratory experiences, the complex designprocess itself requires higher-order thought and is best accomplished by exposure to concreteapplications in a project based learning environment

Conference Session

Workplace Concerns, Realities, and Intangibles

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2009-781: WORKPLACE BULLIES: A RISING WORKPLACE CONCERN ANDDETRIMENT TO CAREER SUCCESSRalph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet Page 14.1381.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Workplace Bullies: A Rising Workplace Concern and Detriment to Career SuccessAbstractAs engineering and technology students enter the workforce to begin their careers, theywill encounter several obstacles to their future professional success. In addition to havingto deal with career issues related to global competition and technological change, anadditional concern students are likely to encounter is workplace bullying. Duringinternships or as newly hired

Conference Session

Developing Tomorrow's Leaders through Co-op Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University; Denise Stodola, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

indispensable and complimentary component of engineeringeducation. This paper will outline a pilot study based upon one learning outcomeselected through student assessment. A concept will be presented to utilize the pilot studyresults to design a process for integration of co-op learning with classroom learning toincrease student success.BackgroundEach discipline has a skill set that one must acquire in order to become an expert in thatfield. The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)1, for example,has tried to institute learning outcomes for accreditation which will instill the set of skillsfor successful engineers. Many of these skills are not technical but are considered “soft”or “interpersonal” skills. Unfortunately, though

Conference Session

Workplace Concerns, Realities, and Intangibles

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Joseph, Pace University; Mabel Payne, New York City Government

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2009-2479: THE IMPACT OF COOPERATIVE-EDUCATION INTERNSHIPSON FULL-TIME-EMPLOYMENT SALARIES OF STUDENTS IN COMPUTINGSCIENCESAnthony Joseph, Pace UniversityMabel Payne, New York City Government Page 14.1220.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Relative Impact of Cooperative Education Internships on Computing Sciences' Students Full-Time Employment SalariesIntroductionStudies have shown that a cooperative education internship provides at least a starting salaryadvantage to its participants1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11. However, no study was found wherein the cooperativeeducation internship program was in an urban institution with both commuter and

Conference Session

Outcomes of Cooperative Education Assignments

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryan Dansberry, University of Cincinnati

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2009-491: DEFINING THE IMMEDIATE LEARNING OUTCOMES OF ANUNDERGRADUATE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMBryan Dansberry, University of Cincinnati Page 14.403.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009Capturing immediate learning outcomes of undergraduate internships:NASA’s Undergraduate Student Research ProjectAbstractGovernment internship and co-op programs fluctuate greatly in size and scope from year-to-year.A major source of this instability comes from volatility in the administrative priorities set at thehighest levels of these agencies. In the face of rapidly shifting administrative priorities, it isessential that experiential program managers capture data defining the full