industrial advisory boardsand employers of engineering graduates has brought to the forefront that practical know-howmust be integrated into engineering education. It is not enough to be “book smart.” Industrywants engineers who are flexible, savvy and can produce quality results in real world situations.Higher education must find ways to educate engineering students with both practical andtheoretical knowledge to ensure the student’s success.ABET1 has led the charge by instituting learning outcomes for accreditation. Many of theseoutcomes are not technical but are considered “soft skills.” Soft skills include interpersonal,“people” skills. Following ABET’ s lead, higher education is experimenting with methodologiesto address all outcomes, and to
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AC 2007-2033: DEVELOPMENT OF AN OUTCOMES-BASED ASSESSMENTINSTRUMENT FOR USE BY THE SUPERVISORS OF PROFESSIONALPRACTICE STUDENTSRobert Stwalley, Purdue University Robert M. Stwalley III, Ph.D., P.E. is the Director of the Purdue University Office of Professional Practice. Dr. Stwalley has been involved in education for over twenty years at three different institutions of higher education. He is currently the President of the Lafayette School Corporation Board of Trustees. Dr. Stwalley maintains a private consulting practice where he specializes in renewable energy projects and property transfer issues. He is married to Dr. Carol S. Stwalley, and they have four children: Kathryn, Robert IV
different formsof involvement by the employer constituents, including course projects, senior capstoneexperiences/projects, and advisory boards. These directly address ABET‟s criteria that studentsare prepared for engineering practice through a curriculum incorporating appropriate engineeringstandards and multiple realistic constraints[2].IntroductionDemonstration that graduates of an engineering program have met the student learning outcomesa-k is required to be compliant with ABET expectations for accreditation. There are many waysthat the learning outcomes can be demonstrated, and most commonly is accomplished throughassessment of some course-related activity including homework assignments, exams,laboratories, and projects. Some of the learning
in this paper we were able to assess the degree of academicsuccess of students who fulfil the co-op requirement in different ways. To mention, few of thesuccesses students reported were; looking forward to continue their education at the Masters level or above, learned how to work as part of diverse teams with diverse cultural background, learned new materials (self-directed continuing education)., conduct themselves at professional level, improved their communication skills, improved their interpersonal skills, be ethical no matter if someone is checking their work or not.The followings are some of the responses when industrial supervisors were asked; 1) In whatarea(s) do
. At the beginning of 2010, cooperative education programs exist in 80 post-secondaryinstitutions in Canada with an enrolment of over 80,000 students.3 It is interesting to comparethe experience in North America with that in Japan where cooperative education was not Page 15.836.3introduced until the 1990’s and then initially at the graduate, rather than undergraduate, level.4However, there was a rapid expansion of cooperative education and internships and by 2005, atotal of 100,000 students participated in internships over a one year survey period.4What defines, or constitutes, cooperative education? According to Hodges and Coolbear5, “In
Page 12.1056.7the mentees feedback was not in line with this belief.Question: Do you believe it would be helpful for First Year Engineers to discuss degreeplans (including interesting courses, instructor choices, opportunities like co-op, etc.)with a MENTOR? Year-2 Year-1 9 Yes 71.3% 68.9% 9 Somewhat 21.7% 26.2% 9 No, not at all 7.0% 4.9%Analysis: These results demonstrate the mentors’ opinion on the importance of degreeplanning.Question 6: Did you discuss anything else with your mentee(s) other than their resume? Year-2 Year-1 9 Yes 44.5% 50.0% 9 No 55.5% 50.0%Analysis: Clearly, over 50% of the pairs missed
the public who have allowed theengineering profession to get by working quietly and diligently, but not putting all their skills tothe best use of humanity.AcknowledgmentsThis material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant#1158863. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.Bibliography1. National Academy of Engineering. The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century. (National Academies Press, 2004).2. National Academy of Engineering. Changing the Conversation: Messages for Improving Public Understanding
Seth Preston, Eastern Washington University Arin S. Preston is a mechanical engineering student at Eastern Washington University, specializing in robotics and automation. Prior to pursuing his degree, Arin spent 8 years in the United States Marine Corps, where he served as an artillery fire direction controller, a counter-battery RADAR team leader, and a firing member of the USMC rifle team.Dr. Donald C. Richter P.E., Eastern Washington University DONALD C. RICHTER obtained his B. Sc. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from The Ohio State University, M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Arkansas. He holds a Professional Engineer certification and worked as an Engineer and Engineering
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Do you have any suggestions for changes and/or additions to the current co-op program that would have generally benefited all co-op students or engineering students in particular?The participants’ responses were grouped into categories and listed here in descending order forthe students and alumni.Senior Engineering students: Page 14.42.17 ≠ More help finding a job/More job opportunities: 22.9% ≠ Need for more hands-on training/help: 14.6% ≠ Promote co-op: 10.4% ≠ Get rid of/Modify work-term report(s): 8.3% ≠ Lower/eliminate co-op fees: 8.3% ≠ Employers should have ample/specific work tasks for students: 6.3
cooperative work experience. For each co-op assignment, three different metrics areused to evaluate the experience, and each metric has been designed to gather program assessmentdata. Metric 1: Approximately mid semester, a faculty member visits each student at theiremployment site, meeting with both the student and their supervisor(s). At the site visit, thefaculty member collects assessment data on the student’s performance, how well the institutionhas prepared the student, and educational areas that the employer feels can be improved.Feedback gathered during the faculty member’s visit is recorded using a common reporttemplate. Metric 2: At the end of the co-op assignment, the students complete an online, self-evaluation of their experience. A
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his company, but admitted that it made work easier forthose responsible for training and supervising the new hires as well: Page 26.278.9 I really feel like that [project work i]s a really good way to get people into the mode of thinking … that we look for here. Also, kinda—to be perfectly honest with you—it reduces the workload requirement and the management requirement of management, and it also gets all the … employees at a level of autonomy that’s just wonderful.This same employer explained that “on the by and large,” WPI students begin working at hiscompany ready to do the kind of work that was expected of
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behavior of others and then imitating the behavior that produces a desired reward. For example, if the student sees others getting good grades and recognition, s/he will be motivated to copy the behavior to achieve the same results. 2. Cognitive theories According to Jean Piaget21, individuals have an innate need to organize their experiences. Page 15.890.3 They do this by fitting new experiences into existing mental structures or by modifying those structures to accommodate the new experience. The need for accommodating a new experience, either by linking it to an existing mental structure or by revising
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leadership development. He holds the Asa S. Knowles Chair of Practice-Oriented Education at Northeastern University. A Ph.D. in policy studies from the State University of New York at Buffalo, Raelin received his formal training as an employment researcher. Since then, he has produced over 100 journal publications in the leading management and social science journals. Among his books are: Building A Career, The Clash of Cultures: Managers Managing Professionals, Work-Based Learning, and Creating Leaderful Organizations.Prof. Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology Dr. Margaret B. Bailey, P.E. is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering within the Kate Gleason College of Engineering at the Rochester Institute of
farmers and interested people in each state byinfusing technical information and practical and state of the art technology and know-how topeople, companies, new businesses etc.In addition to the extension activities, institutions to disseminate advances in mechanics and theeffects of machines on society and the natural world were developed. These mechanics institutes Page 22.1042.3sought to not only inform the general public but to significantly influence technical educationbased upon scientific and philosophical principles.In the early 1800’s, George Birkbeck, a physician and professor of natural philosophy, drove thedevelopment of mechanics