AC 2010-1524: LEARNING OUTCOMES ACHIEVEMENT IN COOPERATIVEEDUCATION: A SURVEY OF ENGINEERING STUDENTSJennifer 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 a Product Development Engineer in the automotive industry. 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. She has co-authored several journal paper publications and conference
AC 2010-1556: BRINGING SOCIAL AND CULTURAL AWARENESS INTO THEFIRST YEAR DESIGN EXPERIENCEDaryl Caswell, University of CalgarySarah Lockwood, University of CalgaryJane Leung, University of Calgary Page 15.244.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Bringing Social and Cultural Awareness into the First Year Design Experience Caswell, Lockwood and LeungAbstractAt the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, 730 first year students arerequired to take two half courses in Design and Communications. These courses (ENGG251 and ENGG 253) are project-based, with students participating in 5 real-world
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
AC 2010-1954: A REVIEW OF THE ASSESSMENT LITERATURE ONCOOPERATIVE EDUCATION IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAnthony Joseph, Pace UniversityMabel Payne, Consultant Page 15.83.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Review of the Assessment Literature on Cooperative Education in Higher EducationIntroductionThe purpose of this study is to review the assessment literature on cooperative education andrelated experiential learning experiences of college students to determine the extent to whichauthentic assessment and other related assessment methods are being used. Heywood19 stated“that assessment is a multidimensional process of judging the individual
AC 2010-199: THE MUTUAL RE-ENFORCEMENT OF CURRICULAREDUCATION AND CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION: A CASE STUDYJim Wojciechowski, Grand Valley State UniversityCharles Standridge, Grand Valley State University Page 15.1245.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 The Mutual Re-enforcement of Curricular Education and Co- operative Education: A Case StudyAbstractIt is well accepted that curricular education and co-operative education arenecessary and complimentary components for preparing job-ready bachelors-levelengineers. A case study is presented concerning how one engineering student inthe Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree program at a regionalcomprehensive
AC 2010-305: COOPERATIVE EDUCATION, INTERNSHIPS, ANDEXPERIENTIAL LEARNING SHOULD BEGIN IN PRE-SCHOOLCraig Gunn, Michigan State University Page 15.323.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Cooperative Education, Internships, and Experiential Learning Should Begin in Pre-SchoolAbstractCooperative Education, Internships, and Experiential Learning have been part of the vocabularyof educators for over 100 years. The birth of Cooperative Education as an important part of theeducation of engineers was the brainchild of Herman Schneider. His foresight in realizing that inorder to fully understand what engineering was about required an immersion in
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
AC 2010-2217: ENGINEERS AS TEACHERS: BRINGING CUTTING-EDGE MATHAND SCIENCE TOPICS INTO UNDERPRIVILEGED CLASSROOMS VIASTUDENT AND PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERSLindsey Jenkins-Stark, Iridescent Ms. Lindsey Jenkins-Stark, Vice President. Ms. Lindsey Jenkins-Stark has a multi-subject credential from the University of California at Dominguez Hills, and an undergraduate degree in sociology with a focus in law from the University of California at San Diego. She was a Teach for America corps member in Los Angeles from 2006-2008. She is a distinguished middle school teacher who has taught math, science and social studies. She has been a member of a Los Angeles Unified District School decision-making
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
AC 2010-833: ENHANCING THE CO-OP LEARNING PROCESSR. Mark Schreck, University of Louisville Director, Engineering Cooperative Education and Career Development Office, University of Louisville Speed School of EngineeringAngela Cline, University of Louisville Assistant Director, Engineering Cooperative Education and Career Development Office, University of Louisville Speed School of Engineering Page 15.515.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Enhancing the Co-op Learning Experience AbstractThe University of Louisville Speed School of
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 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