AC 2011-933: CREATIVITY AND WORKPLACE SAFETY: PROACTIVESAFETY PRACTICES ARE VITAL IN PREVENTING EMPLOYEE IN-JURIESRalph Ocon, Purdue University CalumetShoji Nakayama, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech) Shoji Nakayama, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Organizational Leadership and Supervision in the Department of Construction Science and Organizational Leadership at Purdue University Calumet. In this position, he teaches safety and health related courses, as well as improving Safety, Health, and En- vironmental Management curriculum through Academic Advisory Committees. Professor Nakayama has safety related experience in automotive, airline, regulatory agency and printing industries. He recently worked as an
AC 2012-4752: EMPLOYING STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS TO AC-COMPLISH OUTREACH GOALS FOR EXPERIENTIAL PROGRAMSMs. Heather Lynn Ogletree, San Jacinto College Heather L. Ogletree is a Program Coordinator at Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston. As a coordi- nator, Ogletree is responsible for the recruitment, selection, and placement of interns at JSC and serves as a liaison to interns during and after their experience. Prior to this, Ogletree was the National Project Coordinator for the Undergraduate Student Research Program (USRP), NASA’s largest agency-wide un- dergraduate STEM internship program. While with USRP, she generated a series of 87 online articles, which gave a qualitative look into the USRP internship
AC 2012-3438: DECENTRALIZED EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION SER-VICES: ARE WE REINVENTING THE WHEEL OR PROVIDING SPE-CIALIZED SERVICES?Ms. Ilka M. Balk, University of Kentucky Ilka Balk has served as the Director of Cooperative Education and International Programs at the University of Kentucky’s College of Engineering since 2007. Before that, she served as an adviser in the co-op program for one and a half years. Balk has been a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) since 2006, and she is currently serving as the Chair of ASEE’s Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED). She served as its secretary from 2010-2011, and as Chair-elect in 2011-2012. On campus at the University of Kentucky
”, “Teaching Experiences”, “CommunityService”, “Mentoring Experiences”, etc. was used as supplementary information for analysis.Career positions of participants listed on CVs as of December 2010 were included in the analysis.CodingA common coding scheme was used for all the collected CVs from four different groups - (1)Academia only (Ac); (2) Industry only (In); (3) Academia to industry (Ac-In); and (4) Industryto academia (In-Ac). For CV analysis, each CV was read and re-read by researchers to identifythe relevant information for career trajectory analysis.To analyze the participants’ career trajectories, each position was documented. Concurrentpositions (e.g., both industry and academic appointments simultaneously) also were documented.When a
AC 2010-1524: LEARNING OUTCOMES ACHIEVEMENT IN COOPERATIVEEDUCATION: A SURVEY OF ENGINEERING STUDENTSJennifer Johrendt, University of Windsor Dr. Johrendt obtained her doctorate in Mechanical Engineering in 2005 from the University of Windsor after working for almost ten years as a Product Development Engineer in the automotive industry. Currently an Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering at the University of Windsor, she previously worked for two years as an Experiential Learning Specialist in the department. She serves as both the Faculty and Departmental Cooperative Education representative. She has co-authored several journal paper publications and conference
AC 2011-122: ENHANCING GRADUATION RATES THROUGH HIGH IM-PACT ACTIVITIES: EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, ENGAGEMENT, MEN-TORING, AND SCHOLARSHIPSPaul D. Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University Paul Plotkowski is the Dean of the Padnos College of Engineering and Computing at Grand Valley State University. Extensively involved in experiential education, he is the recipient of the ASEE - CEED Service Award and is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.Jann Joseph, Grand Valley State University Dr. Jann Joseph is the Associate Dean for Professional Development and Administration in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Grand Valley State University (GVSU). She works closely with the profes- sional
AC 2011-694: ENCOUNTER ENGINEERING IN EUROPE, EQUIPPINGSTUDENTS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE GLOBAL MARKET PLACEPaige Davis, Louisiana State University Paige Davis has 20 years experience as an Instructor in the College of Engineering at Louisiana State University. In addition to teaching she assists with the STEP program. She received her baccalaureate degree in Engineering Technology and her master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Louisiana State University.Summer Dann Johnson, Louisiana State University Ms Dann is the Project Manager for the College of Engineering’s STEP program. She has her Master’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering and worked for industry for 9 years prior to returning to academia.Emma M
AC 2011-2496: USING EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING TO INSPIRE, EDU-CATE, AND EMPOWER UNDERREPRESENTED UNDERGRADUATESIN STEMMary R Goldberg, M.Ed., Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, University of Pittsburgh Mary Goldberg, M.Ed. coordinates the Education and Outreach programs for the Department of Re- habilitation Science and Technology at the University of Pittsburgh and the Quality of Life Technology Engineering Research Center. Ms. Goldberg facilitates the Research Experience for Undergraduates pro- gram, a new initiative entitled ELeVATE to transition veterans with disabilities to higher education, and continuing education activities to name a few. Ms. Goldberg is pursuing a PhD in Administration and
AC 2011-1864: DESIGNING A NEW EVENLY BALANCED CURRICU-LUM FOR A CO-OP AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING BACHELOR’S DE-GREE PROGRAMEmilia Andreeva-Moschen, FH Joanneum, University of Applied Sciences Emilia Andreeva-Moschen is head of the Department of Vehicle Technologies (Automotive and Railway Engineering) and teaches Electrics, Electronics and Methods of Signal Processing at the University of Applied Sciences Joanneum in Graz (Austria). She is also a visiting lecturer at the Faculty of Transport of the Technical University of Sofia (Bulgaria). She graduated with a degree in Medical Electronics as well in Technical Journalism from the Technical University of Sofia and received her PhD from the Technical University of Graz
educational attainment is between 11 and12%. The societal benefits of higher learning have been well established2-6. Engineeringeducation improves significantly on this benefit. The economic value of an engineering degree isranked highest in Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce recentpublication7, “What’s it worth? The Economic Value of College Majors”. In addition, the valueof a graduate engineering degree is 32% more than the undergraduate degree.According to the US Census Bureau’s 2005-2009 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Yearestimates, the national mean percentage of full-time employed workers (age > 16) workingwithin the Architecture and Engineering (A&E) sector is 2.37%. For this same statistic,Arkansas is last
AC 2010-1556: BRINGING SOCIAL AND CULTURAL AWARENESS INTO THEFIRST YEAR DESIGN EXPERIENCEDaryl Caswell, University of CalgarySarah Lockwood, University of CalgaryJane Leung, University of Calgary Page 15.244.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Bringing Social and Cultural Awareness into the First Year Design Experience Caswell, Lockwood and LeungAbstractAt the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 730 first year students arerequired to take two half courses in Design and Communications. These courses (ENGG251 and ENGG 253) are project-based, with students participating in 5 real-world
AC 2011-1388: OAKLAND UNIVERSITY/ALTAIR ENGINEERING TECH-NICAL BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE CORPORATE INTERNSHIP PRO-GRAMDavid W Schmueser, Altair Engineering Inc. Dr. David Schmueser is the Business Development Manager of University Programs in the United States for Altair Engineering, with primary responsibility for identifying and implementing Altair’s advanced engineering software and grid computing technologies for curriculum and research applications. With more than 30 years of experience in engineering research, project technical management, and en- gineering instruction, Schmueser’s strategic role at Altair focuses on the development and execution of Altair’s university marketing and sales plan, fellowship program
AC 2012-3153: EXTERNAL ENGINEERING COMPETITIONS AS UN-DERGRADUATE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCESDr. David R. Mikesell P.E., Ohio Northern University David R. Mikesell is an Assistant Professor of mechanical engineering at Ohio Northern University. His research interests are in land vehicle dynamics, autonomous vehicles, and robotics. He joined the faculty in 2007 after work in automotive engineering at Ohio State (M.S. 2006, Ph.D. 2008), six years designing automated assembly machines and metal-cutting tools for Grob Systems, and four years of service as an officer in the U.S. Navy. He holds bachelor’s degrees in German (Duke 1986) and mechanical engineering (ONU 1997).Dr. David R. Sawyers Jr., Ohio Northern University
AC 2012-5150: CREATING A WATER AND WASTEWATER EDUCATIONALPROGRAM WITH INCORPORATED EXPERIENTIAL TRAININGMr. Joseph Lee Gutenson, Western Kentucky University Joseph Gutenson is an Environmental Support Specialist with the Center for Water Resource Studies at Western Kentucky University. During his brief professional career he has participated in the construction of TMDL reports for the Panther Creek and Long Falls Creek Watersheds and site reconnaissance for the Bacon Creek TMDL. He has also participated in research related to the water industries workforce and serves as a presence for the Water Training Institute’s recruitment efforts. His present work includes aiding in the creation of a software packaged, created
AC 2010-1520: PRAXIS-ORIENTED ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN VEHICLETECHNOLOGY STUDIES - CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONSEmilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum University of Applied SciencesAnnette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences Page 15.967.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Praxis-Oriented Engineering Education in Vehicle Technology Studies - Challenges and SolutionsAbstractUniversities of applied sciences have to fulfil two main requirements: They should providepraxis-oriented education and engage in applied research and development .The approach used to meet these requirements at our department of Vehicle Technology canbe
AC 2012-3968: THE EFFECT OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATION ON THESELF-EFFICACY OF STUDENTS IN UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEER-INGMs. Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University Rachelle Reisberg is Assistant Dean for Engineering Enrollment and Retention, as well as Director of Women in Engineering at Northeastern University. She is the PI on the Pathways research grant funded by NSF’s Gender in Science and Engineering program. Prior to joining Northeastern University, Reisberg held a wide range of management positions in IBM, Hanover Insurance, and was the President of a high tech start-up company.Prof. Joseph A. Raelin, Northeastern University Joe Raelin is an international authority in work-based learning and collaborative
AC 2011-459: PREPARING ENGINEERING STUDENTS FOR WORK INTHE 21ST CENTURYDean C. Millar, University at Buffalo, SUNY Dean C. Millar is an Assistant Dean of Engineering at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. In 1994, he began the Engineering Career Institute, a program that complements engineer- ing coursework and gives engineering students key career-professional skills, including pre-employment classes and credit-worthy industrial employment experience. Page 22.1173.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Preparing Engineering Students for Work in
AC 2011-1027: COMPARING THE LEARNING EXPERIENCES OF MALEAND FEMALE ENGINEERING STUDENTS IN INTERNSHIP AND CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIESKevin J. B. Anderson, University of Wisconsin-Madison Kevin Anderson is a Ph.D. candidate in the Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research focuses on primary through university STEM education policy and practice, and the alignment of education with professional practice. He previously taught science and math at the secondary level and earned the distinction of National Board Certified Teacher.Kathy J. Prem, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Engineering Career ServicesSara Wirsbinski, University of Wisconsin-Madison
AC 2010-199: THE MUTUAL RE-ENFORCEMENT OF CURRICULAREDUCATION AND CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION: A CASE STUDYJim Wojciechowski, Grand Valley State UniversityCharles Standridge, Grand Valley State University Page 15.1245.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 The Mutual Re-enforcement of Curricular Education and Co- operative Education: A Case StudyAbstractIt is well accepted that curricular education and co-operative education arenecessary and complimentary components for preparing job-ready bachelors-levelengineers. A case study is presented concerning how one engineering student inthe Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree program at a regionalcomprehensive
AC 2010-305: COOPERATIVE EDUCATION, INTERNSHIPS, ANDEXPERIENTIAL LEARNING SHOULD BEGIN IN PRE-SCHOOLCraig Gunn, Michigan State University Page 15.323.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Cooperative Education, Internships, and Experiential Learning Should Begin in Pre-SchoolAbstractCooperative Education, Internships, and Experiential Learning have been part of the vocabularyof educators for over 100 years. The birth of Cooperative Education as an important part of theeducation of engineers was the brainchild of Herman Schneider. His foresight in realizing that inorder to fully understand what engineering was about required an immersion in
AC 2010-544: WOMEN AND LEADERSHIP: PREPARING (FEMALE) STUDENTSFOR THE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGERalph Ocon, Purdue University CalumetOpal McFarlane, Purdue University Calumet Page 15.1378.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Women and Leadership: Preparing (Women) Students For the Leadership ChallengeAbstractThe workplace can provide many career opportunities and challenges for graduatingstudents. While pursuing their careers, many engineering and technology students willperform roles that are outside their principal academic field of study. In addition tohaving to deal with career issues related to global competition and technological
AC 2010-1954: A REVIEW OF THE ASSESSMENT LITERATURE ONCOOPERATIVE EDUCATION IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAnthony Joseph, Pace UniversityMabel Payne, Consultant Page 15.83.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Review of the Assessment Literature on Cooperative Education in Higher EducationIntroductionThe purpose of this study is to review the assessment literature on cooperative education andrelated experiential learning experiences of college students to determine the extent to whichauthentic assessment and other related assessment methods are being used. Heywood19 stated“that assessment is a multidimensional process of judging the individual
AC 2010-2217: ENGINEERS AS TEACHERS: BRINGING CUTTING-EDGE MATHAND SCIENCE TOPICS INTO UNDERPRIVILEGED CLASSROOMS VIASTUDENT AND PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERSLindsey Jenkins-Stark, Iridescent Ms. Lindsey Jenkins-Stark, Vice President. Ms. Lindsey Jenkins-Stark has a multi-subject credential from the University of California at Dominguez Hills, and an undergraduate degree in sociology with a focus in law from the University of California at San Diego. She was a Teach for America corps member in Los Angeles from 2006-2008. She is a distinguished middle school teacher who has taught math, science and social studies. She has been a member of a Los Angeles Unified District School decision-making
AC 2011-563: ACADEMIC PREPARATION IN A CO-OP PROGRAM AS ACAREER ENHANCEMENT TOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL ENGINEER-ING GRADUATESSandra Ingram, University of Manitoba Sandra Ingram, Ph.D., is an associate professor in Design Engineering and adjunct professor in Biosys- tems Engineering at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. Dr. Ingram is responsible for teaching an integrated approach to technical communication in Biosystems Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering. Her research interests include mentorship and networking within engineer- ing, integrated approaches to technical communication and post-graduate training of engineers, . Address: E2-262 Engineering and Technology Complex, University of
AC 2010-59: UNDERSTANDING COOPERATIVE EDUCATION ANDINTERNSHIPS: THE INFLUENCE ON ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ PROBLEMSOLVING SKILLSAlexander Yin, Pennsylvania State University Alexander C. Yin recently completed his PhD. in Higher Education and the Master's in Applied Statistics at Penn State with a minor in Educational Psychology. Prior to his graduate studies at Penn State, Alex earned his B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology Page 15.1296.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Understanding Cooperative Education and Internships: The
AC 2011-275: STUDENT REFLECTION IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNINGPROJECTSSwaminathan Balachandran, University of Wisconsin - Platteville Bala has more than 35 years of teaching, five years of industrial and about 10,000 hours of consulting experience. He is a fellow of IIE and senior member of SME, ASQ, APICS, HFES, INFORMS, INFOMS, ASEE, and IIE. He is a life member of Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Pi Mu, and SME. He was the chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering at UW Platteville from 1986 to 1995, established the IE laboratory facilities and secured the accreditation of the program by EAC of ABET in 1987 and 1993. He serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Production Planning and control. He is a
AC 2010-833: ENHANCING THE CO-OP LEARNING PROCESSR. Mark Schreck, University of Louisville Director, Engineering Cooperative Education and Career Development Office, University of Louisville Speed School of EngineeringAngela Cline, University of Louisville Assistant Director, Engineering Cooperative Education and Career Development Office, University of Louisville Speed School of Engineering Page 15.515.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Enhancing the Co-op Learning Experience AbstractThe University of Louisville Speed School of
AC 2011-418: INTERNATIONAL CO-OP EXPERIENCE AT THE BASEOF THE ECONOMIC PYRAMID FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTSJohn Farris, Grand Valley State University John Farris is currently an associate Professor in the Padnos College of Engineering and Computing at Grand Valley State University (GVSU). He earned his Bachelors and Masters degrees at Lehigh University and his Doctorate at the University of Rhode Island. He has 12 years of college engineering teaching experience as well as 3 years of industrial design experience. His teaching interests lie in the product design, first year design, design for manufacture and assembly and manufacturing processes. Dr. Farris is also involved in the development and delivery of a new
AC 2011-253: INDUSTRY AND EDUCATION: A WINNING COMBINA-TIONCraig J. Gunn, Michigan State University Craig Gunn is the Director of the Communication Program in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. His duties include the integration of communication skill activity into all courses within the mechanical Engineering program, including overseas experiences. He works closely with the Cooperative Engineering Education Division of the College of Engineering to monitor the com- munication skills of students who co-op during their college years. He is currently the editor of the CEED Newsbriefs and is co-author of a number of textbooks focusing on engineering freshmen orientation
AC 2011-2704: COMPUTING STUDENTS RELATIVE USE OF COOPER-ATIVE EDUCATION SERVICES WITHIN AN URBAN UNIVERSITYAnthony Joseph, Pace UniversityMabel Payne, Independent education researcher Page 22.365.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Computing Students Relative Use of Cooperative Education Services within an Urban UniversityAbstractComputing students used the cooperative education services of an urban university at a relativelylower rate than business students. However, this lower participation did not appear to negativelyaffect the overall employment outcomes of computing students in