Conference Session

Faculty Set the Preliminary Standards for Co-ops

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Annette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

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

Conference Session

The Influence of Cooperative Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mario Castro-Cedeno; Quamrul Mazumder

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Motivation and Maturity of Engineering and Engineering Technology Students with and without Co-Op ExperienceAbstractExperience-based education in the form of Co-Op is generally accepted as having a positivecorrelation with a student’s academic and early career performance. Unfortunately, most of theevidence is anecdotal or based on statistical studies of large databases. It does not explain whyand how a Co-Op experience correlates with enhanced student or employee performance. Thispaper proposes a model that can explain how Co-Op experience can result in better grades inschool and better performance at work. The paper also describes an experiment performed todetermine if students with Co-Op experience are more motivated

Conference Session

Nuts and Bolts of Cooperative Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Johrendt, University of Windsor; Schantal Hector, University of Windsor; Karen Benzinger, University of Windsor; Geri Salinitri, University of Windsor; Arunita Jaekel, University of Windsor; Derek Northwood, University of Windsor; Michelle Watters, University of Windsor

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Engineering and Technology Education - International Academic Advisory Committee (WIETE-IAAC): see www.wiete.com.au for details. He has been instrumental in research aimed at transitioning the University into a learning centered institution as well as research focusing on Materials Sciences/Engineering and Engineering education. He is also an author and co-author of over 270 papers in international refereed journals and over 230 papers in international refereed conference proceedings.Karen Benzinger, University of Windsor Ms. Benzinger holds Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Education Degrees. She has implemented student and learning support services for twenty years and has served as the

Conference Session

Culture, Society, and Co-op

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindsey Jenkins-Stark, Iridescent; Tara Chklovski, Iridescent

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

-income Hispanic and Black students and their families in the greater Los Angeles area. Ourapproach is to train volunteer engineers to teach cutting edge science to students and theirfamilies. This approach leverages a vital, yet untapped resource, engineers, to address thescience, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) achievement gap. Engineers become longterm volunteers, developing relationships with the children, and bringing valuable social capitalinto high-need areas.Through our partnership with the University of Southern California (USC), engineeringundergraduates enroll in “Engineers as Teachers” and receive 3 units of technical elective creditfor participating in our training program. During the 16-week training undergraduate

Conference Session

Culture, Society, and Co-op

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Millward-Sadler, University of Applied Science, Graz; Annette Casey, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Frank Newman, University of Graz

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

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

Conference Session

The Influence of Cooperative Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Yin, Pennsylvania State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

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

Conference Session

Nuts and Bolts of Cooperative Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Yin, Pennsylvania State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

forenvironmentally friendly cars has engineers searching for solutions to improve fuel economy anddevelop alternative fuels. Televisions are not only larger than they were 20 years ago but flatterand producing life-like images in an energy efficient fashion. People now communicate not onlyby talking through cell phones, but also through texting and sending pictures. Technologydevelops through engineers solving problems. As the United States evolved from an industrialized to a knowledge-based economy, the Page 15.545.2development of new technologies has become vital to its economic welfare. Accordingly ourgovernment is concerned not only with the

Conference Session

Culture, Society, and Co-op

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University Calumet; Opal McFarlane, Purdue University Calumet

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

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

Conference Session

The Influence of Cooperative Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Wojciechowski, Grand Valley State University; Charles Standridge, Grand Valley State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

of the 37th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Session S1D6.2. Milliken, Barbara and Fereshteh Fatehi. 2007. “Co-Op and Internship Opportunities for the Department of Electronics, Computer & Information Technology.” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference.3. El-Sayed, Jacqueline and Denise Stodola. 2009. "Integrating Co-op and Classroom Learning Experiences." Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference.4. Gunn, Craig. 2006. "Co-Op, Communication, And Engineering Disciplines." American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference.5. Eastman, Mike, Anthony Trippe, Walt Bankes, Jeff Lillie, and George Zion. 2005

Conference Session

Faculty Set the Preliminary Standards for Co-ops

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daryl Caswell, University of Calgary; Sarah Lockwood, University of Calgary; Jane Leung, University of Calgary

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

teacher’s manual on creative problem solving published by the Society for Teachingand Learning in Higher Education4.The Course GoalsIn his plenary speech at the 2004 conference of the American Society for EngineeringEducation, Dr. Woody Flowers from MIT put forth the notion that, in the very nearfuture, the kind of mathematical analysis, calculation and number crunching that has beenthe domain of the traditionally trained engineer will be accomplished to a considerabledegree by farming the work out to large, international computer facilities and data entrypersonnel that will likely not even reside in North America. Such is the global impact ofthe exponential advancement of computer technology, communication and the internet.The question then arises

Conference Session

Faculty Set the Preliminary Standards for Co-ops

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Joseph, Pace University; Mabel Payne, Consultant

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

. Areas of study include business and entrepreneurship, healthprofessions, communications, computers/digital technology, engineering/biotechnology, arts andhumanities, natural sciences, pre-law, pre-medicine, and urban policy. Students typically startprogram enrollment in the sophomore year and generally have a total of three cooperativeeducation experiences in a five-year degree program. Also, most majors have a four-year optionwith fewer cooperative education internships. Support from a cooperative education coordinatorhelps students identify appropriate jobs, prepare for program participation, and reflect on what Page 15.83.5was learned in the