AC 2012-2988: COOPERATIVE EDUCATION IMPACT ON ENHANCINGMECHANICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUMDr. Nashwan Younis, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne Nash T. Younis is a professor of mechanical engineering at Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne. He has been the cooperative education coordinator of the mechanical engineering programs since 2000. He received his Ph.D. in engineering mechanics from Iowa State University in 1988. Younis is the recipient of the 2002 Illinois/Indiana Section of the American Society for Engineering Education Outstanding Educator Award. In addition to curriculum and assessments issues, his research interests include sensors and optical experimental stress analysis
AC 2010-242: FACILITATING ENGINEERING STUDENTS IN THE LANGUAGECLASSROOM: MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES PROFILES TO IMPROVEFOREIGN LANGUAGE COMPETENCEAdrian Millward-Sadler, University of Applied Science, GrazAnnette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied SciencesFrank Newman, University of Graz Frank Newman is a senior lecturer at the Department of Translation Studies at the University of Graz in Graz, Austria. Frank has been teaching English, mainly writing skills, and American culture since 1984. He also teaches English for Engineers at the Graz University of Technology and was involved for many years in in-service teaching training in Austria and abroad. His current focus is using wikis in language teaching
AC 2011-630: THE ACADEMIC EFFECTS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCA-TION EXPERIENCES: DOES CO-OP MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN ENGI-NEERING COURSEWORK?Caroline R. Noyes, Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Caroline R. Noyes is the Assistant Director of the Office of As- sessment at Georgia Tech. Caroline received her A.B. in Psychology from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, her M.A. in Student Affairs and Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Geor- gia. After a faculty career teaching psychology, she changed career paths to focus on assessing student learning and institutional effectiveness.Jonathan Gordon, Georgia Institute of TechnologyJoe Ludlum, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Ludlum
AC 2009-789: A LEARNING-OUTCOMES SURVEY OF ENGINEERINGCOOPERATIVE-EDUCATION STUDENTS: PRELIMINARY FINDINGSJennifer 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 Product Development Engineer. 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 at the University. She has co-authored several journal paper publications and conference
, sustainability and appropriate technology, and engineering education reform. From 2004 to 2010 he served as a Senior Science Fellow of the Association of American Colleges and Universities.Paula Quinn, Quinn Evaluation Consulting Paula Quinn is an independent evaluation consultant with Quinn Evaluation Consulting. She specializes in the field of education and has worked on projects funded by the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Education, state departments of education, and private colleges and universities. She holds an M.A. in Developmental Psychology from Clark University and a B.A. in Psychology from Case Western Reserve University
AC 2010-165: EXAMINING PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS BETWEEN STUDENTSWITH AND WITHOUT ENGINEERING WORK EXPERIENCEAlexander Yin, Pennsylvania State University Page 15.545.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Examining Problem-Solving Skills between Students with and without Engineering Work ExperienceAbstract Cooperative education (co-op) and internships are forms of experiential education thatallows students to complement their classroom experiences with work experience. Thisqualitative study addresses the following research question: “How do students with cooperativeeducation or internship experience differ in their
AC 2011-1441: CRITICAL THINKING INSTRUCTION ANDAnnette Mallory Donawa, Ph.D., Independent Consultant Dr. Annette Mallory Donawa resides in Maryland with her husband and two children. She received her Bachelor’s and Doctoral degrees from higher education institutions in Maryland: Towson University and Morgan State University. She received her Master’s degree from Illinois Northern Illinois University. Dr. Donawa has more than 25 years of experience comprising of K-12 and higher education, corporate training, and human resources. Her doctoral research focused on examining the outcomes of critical thinking instruction with minority engineering students. Dr. Donawa’s goal is to continue her research in critical