Conference Session

Global Cooperative Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Akins, Georgia Institute of Technology; Debbie D. Gulick, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jack Lohmann, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2008-2807: MODELS ON INDUSTRY AND UNIVERSITY GLOBALCOLLABORATION THROUGH CO-OP AND INTERNSHIPSThomas Akins, Georgia Institute of Technology Tom Akins is the Executive Director of the Division of Professional Practice at the Georgia Institute of Technology, a position he has held since 2002. Prior to that, Tom was the Director of the Cooperative Division, also at Georgia Tech. He holds a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering degree (Co-op Plan) from Tech, and a MBA from Georgia State University. A 27 year member of ASEE, Mr. Akins is the recipient of the Cooperative Education Division's Alvah K. Borman Award and ASEE's Clement J. Freund Award.Debbie D. Gulick, Georgia Institute of TechnologyJack

Conference Session

Cooperative Education and Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tylisha Baber, Michigan State University; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2008-154: THE ACADEMIC VALUE OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATION: ALITERATURE REVIEWTylisha Baber, Michigan State University At the time this paper was written, Dr. Tylisha Baber was serving as a National Academies Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Fellow. She earned a B.S. degree in chemical engineering from North Carolina State University and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Michigan State University. Tylisha’s dissertation focused on the design and implementation of a biomass conversion process for improving the fuel properties of biodiesel. She is currently an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering at North Carolina A&T

Conference Session

Issues of Cooperative Education II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College; Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Patrick kinnicutt, Central Michigan University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

University of Bombay in 1999, and MS and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Engineering from The University of Cincinnati in 2002 and 2006. His main research interests are in Product Lifecycle Management, Design for the Environment, Total Quality Management including tools for Six Sigma and Ergonomics.Patrick kinnicutt, Central Michigan University Dr. Patrick Kinnicutt received his SB and SM degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1989 and 1991, respectively. He received his PhD in Information Technology in Civil Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1995. Dr. Kinnicutt is currently an Assistant Professor of

Conference Session

Cooperative Education and Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

sufficiently addressed in traditional classroom education. Theevidence presented in this paper suggests that co op and classroom education are complementaryand necessary components for the development of a quality engineering education and job-readyengineering graduates. Page 13.1258.7Bibliography1. ABET (2005) Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Baltimore, MD. http://www.abet.org2. Shuman, L.J., M. Besterfield-Sacre, and J. McGourty. (2005). “The ABET Professional Skills: Can They Be taught? Can They Be Assessed?” Journal of Engineering Education, 41-56.3. King, L., El-Sayed, J., Sanders, M., El-Sayed, M., (2005) “Job Readiness

Conference Session

Issues of Cooperative Education I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Raelin, Northeastern University; Jerry Hamann, University of Wyoming; David Whitman, University of Wyoming; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 2003, pp. 71-94.[9] Bandura, A., Social Foundations of Thought and Action: A Social Cognitive Theory. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1986.[10] Fletcher, J., “Self Esteem and Cooperative Education: A Theoretical Framework,” Journal of Cooperative Education, 26(3), 1990, pp. 41-55.[11] Lent, R. W., Brown, S.D., & Hackett, G., “Toward a Unifying Social Cognitive Theory of Career and Academic Interest, Choice, and Performance,” Journal of Vocational Behavior, 44, 1994, pp. 79-122.[12] Engineering Workforce Commission of the American Association of Engineering Societies, Inc., Engineering and Technology Degrees 2005.[13] National Science Board, Science and Engineering

Conference Session

Issues of Cooperative Education I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

ROBERT GRAY, Penn State Erie

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2008-1681: SYSTEMS DESIGN USING REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCES WITHINDUSTRYROBERT GRAY, Penn State Erie Robert Gray earned a Ph.D. in EE from The Ohio University and a MSEE from the United States Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). His technical practice involves wireless communication, guidance & controls systems, including integration of GPS, Inertial Navigation, MEMs and Radar systems. Previous experience before joining Penn State included: Senior Engineer of wireless remote control locomotive systems, GE Transportation Systems; Avionics Systems & Research Engineer for sensor fusion & GPS/Inertial Navigation systems integration, USAF; and field maintenance and reconnaissance aircraft

Conference Session

Issues of Cooperative Education I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Maura Borrego, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jenny Lo, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

Accrediting Engineering Programs, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Baltimore, MD, 2002.7. Bjorklund Stefani and Norman L. Fortenberry, August 2005, “Final Report: Measuring Student and Faculty Engagement in Engineering Education,” Center for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education (CASEE), National Academy of Engineering.8. Pierrakos O., J. Lo, M. Borrego, 2007, “Assessing Learning Outcomes of Senior Mechanical Engineers in a Capstone Design Experience,” ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Honolulu, Hawaii. Page 13.993.13