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Pay It Forward: Critical Thinking, Reflection and Faculty Engagement Promote Success in Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caroline R. Noyes, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jonathan Gordon, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joe Ludlum, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Technology Page 22.1428.2 The Academic Effects of Cooperative Education Experiences: Does Co-op Make a Difference in Engineering Coursework?IntroductionCooperative education opportunities have been a staple of engineering training for over 100years. An idea conceived at Lehigh University and first implemented at the University ofCincinnati, in the early 21st century over 150 engineering and engineering technology programsincorporate cooperative education opportunities into their curriculum. Cooperative education isa unique form of experiential education, and is traditionally delivered through either analternating model, whereby student alternate work experience and academic

Conference Session

Pay It Forward: Critical Thinking, Reflection and Faculty Engagement Promote Success in Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary R Goldberg, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology; Rory A. Cooper, University of Pittsburgh; Dan Ding, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology; Alicia Koontz, Human Engineering Research Laboratories

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

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

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Post Graduate Experiential Programs and Insights

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David W Schmueser, Altair Engineering Inc.; Charbel Philippe Saleh, Altair Engineering Inc.; Prakash C. Shrivastava, Oakland University; Lori Lin Crose, Oakland University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

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

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Pay It Forward: Critical Thinking, Reflection and Faculty Engagement Promote Success in Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Annette Mallory Donawa, Independent Consultant

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

engineeringBachelor’s degrees awarded, only 8.4% were awarded to African Americans, while 65.1% wereawarded to Caucasians9. The American Society for Engineering Education’s (ASEE)publication, “Profiles of Engineering and Engineering Technology Colleges” (2008) supports thedata in the NSF (2007) report10. In 2006, 5.0% of African Americans earned Bachelor’s degrees,compared to 66.7% of Caucasians. From this set of data, researchers are cautioned about the Page 22.403.2need to better understand the low numbers of African American students earning degrees inSTEM disciplines (Donawa, 2009). STEM disciplines became the focus of this study as theresearcher seeks

Conference Session

Educating Students for the 21st Century: History, Reflection, and Outcomes

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Iraj Omidvar

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

havetried to produce a number of capable students who can fit in the industrial engine that will takethe country to the modern times of technological leadership.The model has been taken from the general master apprentice model that has been utilize in verysimilar ways in technical team in civil, mechanical, carpentry, and other artesian shops. This is aworking model and has been effectively used in monasteries and religious school. With thatindustrial development we needed to produce much more number of capable people so there wasa need to needed to expand the model. Schools would hire a capable engineer or physicist andask them to teach a class of students to develop certain masteries. The early engineering schoolsfor that reason looked more like

Conference Session

Comparing Different Aspects of the Cooperative Education Experience

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Kathy J. Prem, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Engineering Career Services; Sara Wirsbinski, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

experiences of 170 construction engineering students. Theyfound that quality internships help students learn how to learn in professional settings, a skill notteachable in the classroom. Laxman, Bright, and Renshaw (2005) reflect on their ownexperiences as students in internship programs. They note that the internship taught them “to useproject development models, learn new technology, and communicate…ideas effectively withmanagement” (p. 1). At the University of Wisconsin - Madison, we have observed that female engineering Page 22.348.2students participate in internship and cooperative experiences as frequently as or more frequently

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Expanding the Borders of Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paige Davis, Louisiana State University; Summer Dann Johnson, Louisiana State University; Emma M. Allain, Louisiana State University; Harald Thomas Leder, Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

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

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Assessing, Developing, and Enhancing the Engineering Experiential Education Experience

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emilia Andreeva-Moschen, FH Joanneum University of Applied Science, Graz; Adrian J. Millward-Sadler, FH Joanneum University of Applied Science, Graz

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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

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Post Graduate Experiential Programs and Insights

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeremi S. London, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shree Frazier; Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Industrial Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education.Shree FrazierAna T Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida Ana T. Torres-Ayala is a doctoral candidate in Higher Education at the University of South Florida. She holds a BS degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagez and a MEng degree in Computer and Systems Engineering from Rensselear Polytechnic Institute. She has experi- ence in the telecommunications industry where she worked for Lucent Technologies. Before beginning her doctoral studies, Ana was also an Information Technology instructor. Her research interests include: preparing future engineering faculty, improving teaching and learning, distance education and underrep

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Expanding the Borders of Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Ingram, University of Manitoba; Anita H. Ens, University of Manitoba; Marcia R. Friesen, University of Manitoba

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

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

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Expanding the Borders of Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Farris, Grand Valley State University; Paul Merritt Lane, Grand Valley State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

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

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Assessing, Developing, and Enhancing the Engineering Experiential Education Experience

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

used in industry,places emphasis on proactive safety programs. Through the use of creativity concepts andtechniques, proactive thinking can be developed to help identify and correct hazardoussituations before injuries occur.As future leaders and professionals in industry, it’s important for engineering andtechnology students to develop skills in proactive thinking to reduce workplace injuries.This paper will discuss how creativity concepts and techniques can be used to developproactive thinking in order to reduce job related injuries. Common workplace safetyconcerns and proactive strategies to prevent employee injuries will be identified. Theauthors will also provide ideas on how engineering and technology faculty canincorporate workplace

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Assessing, Developing, and Enhancing the Engineering Experiential Education Experience

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

different and one may even arrive at two different sets of data for the samesubject and topic when two different instructors are involved (Narayanan, 2007). In Review of Educational Research, published by the National Institute for ScienceEducation of Madison, Wisconsin, Springer, Stamen & Donovan report on a meta-analysisconducted during 1998-1999. In their paper, Effects of small-group learning onundergraduates in science, mathematics, engineering and technology, they conclude thatsmall-group learning promotes greater student achievement, increases retention in courses,and promotes favorable attitudes toward the course material. (Springer, Stamen, &Donovan, 1999). Sharan & Sharan also stress the importance of cooperative

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Comparing Different Aspects of the Cooperative Education Experience

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

focus was recreational equipment, such as rollerblades and skateboards, but anew market was waiting for AxleShoX in industrial casters.The problem posed to the CasterShoX Multi-College Design Team was to find a new applicationfor the ultra-compact shock absorbing technology used in CasterShoX wheels. CasterShoXrequested a team of engineers and advertising students to generate and validate the application.As a team, a long list of ideas was generated and, using a rigorous process, they were evaluatedagainst a set of attributes to arrive at the final application. The advertising students analyzed thenew application with regard to its potential in the marketplace. The engineering studentsgenerated a prototype and test procedures that were used to

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Educating Students for the 21st Century: History, Reflection, and Outcomes

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Joseph, Pace University; Mabel Payne, Independent Education Researcher

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

understanding ofindustry culture and practices3,6,12,13. Some coop ed programs are selective and favor Page 22.365.2academically competent and professionally informed students17.We have hardly seen any study that used non-engineering or non-computing students as a basisfor studying the participation of engineering and computing students in coop ed programs. Forthis work, computing comprises computer science, information systems, and technology systemsmajors. Because of the origins, purpose, and benefits of coop ed programs, it would be bothinformative and instructive to know the extent to which engineering and computing students areusing the services of

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Educating Students for the 21st Century: History, Reflection, and Outcomes

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Swaminathan Balachandran, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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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

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Comparing Different Aspects of the Cooperative Education Experience

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul D. Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University; Jann Joseph, Grand Valley State University

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financial need during the finaltwo years of their studies in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math. The program involvesfrequent mentoring by faculty, engaging students in faculty scholarly activities, and scholarshipsupport. These elements combine to reduce the likelihood that students will decrease theircourse loads, work too many jobs, or even “step out” to earn sufficient funds to finish theireducation. The results of this program have been remarkable, with nearly 100% of these “atrisk” students finishing their degrees in a timely manner. Page 22.618.2Institutional ProfileGrand Valley State University (GVSU) was founded in 1960. The