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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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Cooperative & Experiential Education

colleges at GVSU to support student success as they move through the general education courses and into the professional programs. She is the PI of a NSF-STEM award to provide scholarships and high impact practices, like faculty mentoring and undergraduate experiences, that have increased student retention, graduation rates, and admission to graduate schools. Page 22.618.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Enhancing Graduation Rates Through High Impact Activities: Experiential Learning, Engagement, Mentoring, and Scholarships Paul D

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Post Graduate Experiential Programs and Insights

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anne Marie Coolen, Dalhousie University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

isassumed that finding the optimal way to give useful feedback will take trial and error. Researchof best practices for assessing experiential learning is underway; however there is an opportunityto access several sources of funding to conduct a distinctive research project on this topic.The assessment methods we choose will have the most significant impact on the cost ofdelivering the curriculum. This means that we cannot make any projections on the economicviability of the curriculum until we have identified at least a preliminary method to use. It isanticipated that the majority of the expenses will have to be offset by increased coop fees andfortunately the current fee has been on the low end of the national scale for a long time. But thismeans

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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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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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Cooperative & Experiential Education

language (English),and a large practical component. Neither the industry nor the alumni expected thatBachelor’s degree graduates would be able to operate in research and development.Instead, they would act as assistants, laboratory or test bed supervisors, ordesigners; to be responsible for technical documentation or customer care. Only aMaster’s degree would qualify them to become fully fledged engineers who couldbear project responsibility and work autonomously on new technological researchand development.Two further questions were also significant in the design of the new curricula: How important and useful was the knowledge gained in a diploma degree of study for the graduates when starting their career? How important and useful was the

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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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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

students,especially those with disabilities. Through a well-established experiential learning initiative, theQoLT Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program, we have transformed studentsfrom dependent to independent thinkers, given them a sense of accomplishment and exposure topotential end-users, and provided experience on a project that has a genuine fit to an ongoingERC project. The benefits of this program have resulted in personal gains of participants, anincreased number of underrepresented students in STEM graduate school programs, and thecreation of a new program designed to transition veteran students with disabilities in to STEMeducation, the National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Experiential Learning for Veterans

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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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Dean C. Millar, University at Buffalo, SUNY

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

engineering coursework Engineering undergraduate students are well prepared technically, but lack broadersuccess skills when they graduate. Evidence of this imbalance follows. These “Major ResearchFindings” are evidence of the importance of business success skills as a supplement to standardengineering coursework. Major research and findings are taken from a National Society of Professional Engineerspublication entitled Engineering Education Issues: Report on Surveys of Opinions byEngineering Deans and Employers of Engineering Graduates on the First Professional Degree.1 “Preparedness for Practice: Engineering deans and employer respondents were asked torate new engineers’ preparedness for practice in eight areas and then indicate

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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

thinking to broader audiences, having a greater impact on student retention and graduation rates. Dr. Donawa has travelled extensively throughout the US and West Africa where she has trained corporate and government personnel. She feels honored to have presented her research on critical thinking for ASEE in Chicago (2005) and Hawaii (2008). Page 22.403.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 THE IMPACT OF CRITICAL THINKING INSTRUCTION ON MINORITY ENGINEERING STUDENTS AT A PUBLIC URBAN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONIntroduction Students attend

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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

%2012-01-08.pdf; last accessed 1/5/11. 3) http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/iegps/study-abroad.html; last assessed 1/5/11. 4) Parkinson, Alan. “Engineering Study Abroad Programs: Formats, Challenges, Best Practices.” Online Journal for Global Engineering Education, 2.2, 2007. 5) Fry, Cynthia C. “The Development of a Summer Study Abroad Program for Engineering and Computer Science Students at Baylor University.” , 34th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Savannah, GA, 2004, T3D-1 – T3D-6. 6) Katula, Richard and Threnhauser, Elizabethhttp://ocs- web2.ocs.lsu.edu/apa/summer/International%20Proposal.pdf. “Experiential Education in the Undergraduate Curriculum”. Communication Education. Volume 48