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Katherine McConnell, University of Colorado Boulder

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Paper ID #28792A Design Thinking Approach to Increasing Student Efficacy in theInternship Search ProcessDr. Katherine McConnell, University of Colorado Boulder Katherine McConnell is a Senior Professional Development Advisor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her work focuses on the integration of experiential learning, industry connections, and career-oriented education across the curriculum. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 A Design Thinking Approach to Increasing Student Efficacy in the

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1 - Skill and Competency Development through the Co-op Experience

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Katherine M. Ehlert, Clemson University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University

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through research experiences for engineering students, student pathways to engineering degree completion, and documenting the influence of co-op experiences on academic performance.Dr. Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University Marisa K. Orr is an Assistant Professor in Engineering and Science Education with a joint appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University. Her research interests include student persistence and pathways in engineering, gender equity, diversity, and academic policy. Dr. Orr is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award for her research entitled, ”Empowering Students to be Adaptive Decision-Makers.” American c Society for

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3 - Co-op Recruitment and Factors Affecting Success

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Amy Huynh, University of California, Irvine; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Krishnaswamy Venkatesh Prasad, Ford Motor Company; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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professional workplace and gain insights into possible future careers. Tooptimize the benefits gained from internship programs for both students and companies, it isimportant to understand the specific motivations of interns in order to inform the design ofeffective programs, guidelines, and environments.In this study, two cohorts of interns in 2017 (N=115) and 2018 (N=155) at a large globalengineering company in the automotive industry completed exit surveys about their summerinternship experiences. These surveys focused on innovation and engineering task self-efficacymeasures as well as additional variables related to innovation interests and outcomes,postgraduate career goals and other influencing factors. The results were analyzed andinterpreted

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2 - Development, Assessment, and Impact of Experiential Education

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Beata Johnson, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Joyce B. Main is Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She received an Ed.M. in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a Ph.D. degree in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University. Dr. Main examines student academic pathways and transitions to the workforce in science and engineering. She was a recipi- ent of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Educational Research and Methods Division Apprentice Faculty Award, the 2015 Frontiers in Education Faculty Fellow Award, and the 2019 Betty Vetter Award for Research from WEPAN. In 2017, Dr. Main received a National Science Foundation CAREER award to examine

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 4 - Innovating Engineering Education through Industry and Community Partnerships, Maker Spaces, Competitions, Research Initiatives, and Experiential Education

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Casey Thelenwood, Grand Valley State University; Paul D. Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University; Brent Michael Nowak, Grand Valley State University

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by being able to meet our partners where they are at. We providehands-on workshops both on-campus and in the local schools to expand students’ confidence andinterest in STEM activities. Our college advisors frequently attend career-fair events hosted bylocal school districts and speak one-on-one with K-12 students about the opportunities,challenges, and benefits of pursuing a career in engineering, computing and occupational safety& health.The college students in our programs accomplish some truly magnificent projects during thecourse of their studies. PCEC invites K-12 schools to visit campus and interact with the collegestudents about their projects through showcase events each semester. During these events, the K-12 students have

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 4 - Innovating Engineering Education through Industry and Community Partnerships, Maker Spaces, Competitions, Research Initiatives, and Experiential Education

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Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University

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bring students from across the country to auniversity campus for the summer. These students learn how to conduct real research in theirdiscipline by actually doing it, under the supervision of a faculty mentor. Many students whoparticipate in REU programs remember these programs long after the program is complete. TheREU experience of working with a faculty mentor on bona fide research is undoubtedly key tothe educational and career planning benefits that students enjoy. The best REU experiencestypically don’t happen by accident. They must be deliberately planned. Despite the importanceof this component of REU programs, minimal literature related REU social programs exists.This paper considers what makes a strong REU social program.1

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1 - Skill and Competency Development through the Co-op Experience

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Lindsay Corneal, Grand Valley State University; Wendy S. Reffeor, Grand Valley State University; Christopher P. Pung P.E., Grand Valley State University

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Outcome 4), andthe ability to function effectively on a team (Student Outcome 5) [1]. Engineering educatorswork to identify the most appropriate curricular approaches to address these outcomes withintheir programs [2], [3].Internships or co-op experiences as well as capstone design projects are some ways in whichschools can address these important student outcomes in their curriculum. When incorporatingthese high impact experiences into a curriculum, research has also shown that internships thatdirectly relate to the academic program provide higher internship satisfaction and a higherperceived relevance to student’s career development [4]. Additionally, when students have achoice in the projects they work on and a genuine interest in the project

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3 - Co-op Recruitment and Factors Affecting Success

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Dennis Rogalsky, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Bart M. Johnson, Itasca Community College; Ronald R. Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering

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makes. Table 2 showslittle variation in the statistics between the successful students and those still looking.Included in the interview data is the impactful observation that the successful students during theEDP semester had some form of direct interaction with the hiring company outside the standardapplication process. These interactions included speaking with the company at job fairs orhaving previously worked with/known someone within the company. This is consistent with the2019 survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers showing employersconsider career fairs the most effective recruiting technique [13]. The interviews indicate a needto adjust the broader EDP semester schedule to drive a stronger focus on and earlier

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3 - Co-op Recruitment and Factors Affecting Success

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Sarah A. Wilson, University of Kentucky; Renee Kaufmann, University of Kentucky

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at Rowan and UMass, she developed a passion for undergraduate education. This passion led her to pursue a career as a lecturer, where she could focus on training undergraduate chemical engineering students. She has been teaching at UK since 2015 and has taught Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Computational Tools and the Unit Operations Laboratory. She is especially interested in teaching scientific communication and integration of process safety into the chemical engineering curriculum.Dr. Renee Kaufmann, University of Kentucky, College of Communication and Information, School of Informa-tion Science c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Learning to talk the talk – Preparing

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Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University

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(4) plan how to test theirmodel or theory through experience [24].2.2. Cybersecurity Competitions and Problem Based LearningCybersecurity competitions use a type of experiential education commonly called problem-basedlearning or challenge-based learning. Many competitions (e.g., [29]) are highly aligned withworkforce roles, as validated by those currently working in these roles. Competitions have beenshown to increase student interest in cybersecurity [30]. They have been shown to beparticularly effective for increasing the interest of female students in cybersecurity [30]. Theyare seen to be an excellent way to broaden participation in cybersecurity education (andeventually cybersecurity careers) by underserved populations [31], [32

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 4 - Innovating Engineering Education through Industry and Community Partnerships, Maker Spaces, Competitions, Research Initiatives, and Experiential Education

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Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University

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program accepted applications from undergraduatestudents nationwide. Students participated in the program from two-year, four-year and moreresearch-intensive schools. This program builds on a program hosted for three years, previous tothis, at the University of North Dakota. Assessment of participant learning has been a key focusof both programs. The current program focuses on research in the cybersecurity of cyber-physical systems.REU programs are designed to introduce undergraduate students to the research environment toallow them to determine if they are interested in research as a career. Providing undergraduateswith this opportunity allows them to determine whether they want to pursue graduate educationto prepare for a career in a research

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2 - Development, Assessment, and Impact of Experiential Education

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Rachael E. Cate, Oregon State University; Donald Heer, Oregon State University

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is pragmatic and integrative.3.2 The ECE Junior Design Course SeriesIn order to support transformative learning for capstone students, we implemented a two-termcourse sequence in the junior year, or ECE Junior Design. As a precursor to ECE CapstoneSenior Design, the two-term junior sequence created a scaffolding experience where studentswere introduced to project engineering with a lower-stakes, short-term set of experiences.Students were introduced into the culture of design and team project engineering based on thestructure of the experiential course setup and assignments included. They were guided throughsteps to help them develop professional identity, including readings on the topic and assignmentsfocusing on job preparation and career

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 4 - Innovating Engineering Education through Industry and Community Partnerships, Maker Spaces, Competitions, Research Initiatives, and Experiential Education

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Julia Armstrong, Ohio State University; Meris Mandernach Longmeier, Ohio State University

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more active role in shaping theprogram’s direction, the authors decided to survey current and past student leaders to gatherfeedback on the program’s growth to date.Survey designFor this study, the researchers surveyed current and past OHI/O student leaders for threepurposes: (1) to determine why the students took on a leadership role within the program; (2) tounderstand whether being involved with the program shaped their college experience, helpedthem secure employment, or provided them with useful career skills; and (3) to test thehypothesis that participation in the leadership of the program led to transferable skills in theworkplace. This study qualified and was approved as Institutional Review Board (IRB)-exemptresearch.The research team

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1 - Skill and Competency Development through the Co-op Experience

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Nassif E. Rayess, University of Detroit Mercy; David Pistrui, University of Detroit Mercy; Ron Bonnstetter, Target Training International; Eric T. Gehrig, Target Training International

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the co-op employmenton the students’ behavioral traits and competencies and, in particular as it relates to employerbehavior and work conditions. On that front, research shows that socialization, mentorship aswell as a positive and nurturing work environment have a quantifiable effect on student well-being and development [4].The engineering curriculum at University of Detroit Mercy is designed to direct the studentstoward professional practice very early, requiring three co-op semesters beginning in the summerof their freshman year. The likelihood of professional success and, more importantly, the levelof satisfaction derived from a professional career are due, in no small part, to self-knowledge andto the use of that knowledge to place

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1 - Skill and Competency Development through the Co-op Experience

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Haaniyah Ali, York University; Jeffrey Harris, York University

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discipline. In particular, it asks:“what skills have students developed during their academic career before they enter a workenvironment?” In particular, this study focuses on co-op programs and work experienceduring a student’s education. Co-op has evolved over the years, changing and adaptingaccording to students, as is discussed by Haddara and Skanes [1]. This means that there arevarious forms around the world. Due to the location of this study (i.e. Toronto, Canada), welooked at the Canadian Association for Co-operative Education (CAFCE), as they discusswhat contributes to a successful co-op program in today’s age. They outline a pre-training forstudents that would foster transference of skills into the workplace so that they may developand gain

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2 - Development, Assessment, and Impact of Experiential Education

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John H. Callewaert, University of Michigan; Joanna Mirecki Millunchick, University of Michigan; Cassandra Sue Ellen Woodcock, University of Michigan; Kevin Cai Jiang, University of Michigan; Stacie Edington, University of Michigan

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GovernmentCreating the Foundation for Exploration—Engineering 110Establishing a strong mechanism to support students in the intentional exploration of learningexperiences is integral to the success of the experiential learning framework. In order toaccomplish this, we will leverage Engineering 110, an existing elective course that currentlyserves around 300 students per year (approximately 20% of first-year engineeringstudents). Engineering 110 provides students the opportunity to explore the breadth ofeducational and career opportunities available to engineers.Engineering 110 is engaged in a multiyear redesign process through a University-wide effort totransform high-impact, large-enrollment introductory courses at U-M. Prior to this effort, thecourse was

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 4 - Innovating Engineering Education through Industry and Community Partnerships, Maker Spaces, Competitions, Research Initiatives, and Experiential Education

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Kyle Dukart, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; David John Orser, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Ben Guengerich, University of Minnesota - Anderson Student Innovation Labs

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academic interests. Ben has degrees in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Case Western Reserve University and started his career at CWRU’s think[box] makerspace. Outside of his work in the Anderson Labs, Ben mentors students on a local high school robotics team and likes working on projects that blend music and engineering, like a piano that sends real time musical instructions to a choir, and giant musical Tesla Coils. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Makerspaces for the Multitudes - Strategies to Expand Access and Use of a College MakerspaceIntroductionThis evidence-based practice paper reports the effectiveness of various strategies to

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3 - Co-op Recruitment and Factors Affecting Success

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Brandy Maki, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Cody Mann, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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toengineering. Other actions were reported as assisting the student to increase confidence that didnot fit into the four general categories were grouped in to an “other” category. 1a. Job Search SkillsThe most prevalent attribution by students of increased confidence in job search was learning jobsearch skills. These skills included marketing oneself through activities such as: writing a coverletter and resume, understanding what skills are relevant, understanding how to interview andanswer different types of questions, understand how to search for jobs, dressing professionally,sending thank-you letters, developing a LinkedIn profile, being an active participant in careerfairs, and networking. One student stated that “career fairs helped as well