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CEED Paper Session 2: Leveraging Internships and Experiential Learning in Higher Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Derrick Langley, Air Force Institute of Technology; Diana Lynn Cahill, SOCHE; Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Air Force Institute of Technology; Richard Martin, The Air Force Institute of Technology; Maggie Varga, Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education; Sean Joseph Creighton, SOCHE; Jeremy Paul Stringer, Air Force Institute of Technology

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and adaptive Beamforming c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Engaging COEUR Principles to Achieve Higher Impact in Student Learning through a Campus- Community Partnership with the Air Force Institute of TechnologyAbstract This work presents a preliminary thematic analysis of student benefits and student outcomesthat are achieved in a summer undergraduate research program following the implementationof the Council of Undergraduate Research Characteristics of Excellence in UndergraduateResearch (COEUR) principles in a campus-community partnership. Our partnership betweenthe Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) and Southwestern Ohio Council for HigherEducation (SOCHE) engages

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CEED Paper Session 1: Using Co-Op and Internships to Improve Diversity, Retention, Learning, and Assessment

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University - San Marcos; Bobbi J. Spencer, Texas State University - San Marcos; Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University - San Marcos; Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University - San Marcos

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university-wide demographics) represented in STEM majors. Next, the research project focused on retention theories to guide the design of interventionmeasures. While several theories of retention have emerged over the last few decades, two havedominated the theory and practice of retention: 1. Tinto’s academic and social integration model 8, 9, 10 and 2. Astin’s involvement model 11, 12In a nutshell, Tinto and Astin suggest that retention and persistence to graduation occurs whenstudents successfully integrate into the institution academically and socially and when students areinvolved and connected. Involvement refers to both formal academic or intellectual pursuits aswell as co-curricular activities. Additionally, Bandura 13 ties the

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CEED Paper Session 1: Using Co-Op and Internships to Improve Diversity, Retention, Learning, and Assessment

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy J. Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania; Wayne Blanding, York College of Pennsylvania

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., “Cooperative Education Impact on Enhancing Mechanical Engineering Curriculum,” ASEE Annual Conference, 2012. 5. Noyes, C.R., and Gordon, J., “The Academic Effects of Cooperative Education Epxeriences: Does Co-op Make a Difference in Engineering Coursework?,” ASEE Annual Conference, 2011. 6. Shuman, L.J., Besterfield-Sacre, M., and McGourty, J., “The ABET Professional Skills: Can they be Taught? Can they be Assessed?,” Journal of Engineering Education, 2005, pp. 41 – 56.7. Garrison, T., “Use of Experiential Learning for Outcomes Assessment,” ABET Best Assessment Practices Symposium X, April, 2008.8. El-Sayed, J., “The Role of Co-op Experience in Achieving Engineering Educational Outcomes,” ASEE Annual

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CEED Paper Session 1: Using Co-Op and Internships to Improve Diversity, Retention, Learning, and Assessment

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott R. Hamilton, Northeastern University; Jack Fitzmaurice, Northeastern University; Paul John Wolff III, Northeastern University

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, when people areinattentive to their own moral standards (are mindless of them) their actions are not evaluatedrelative to their standards, their self-concept is less likely to be updated, and therefore, theirbehavior is likely to diverge from their standards.” In experiments where people were givenclues to cause them to be more mindful of their ethical standards (mentioning the TenCommandments or a school Honor Code) they confirmed their hypotheses and saw a reductionin cheating or dishonest behavior.[14]As a result of our research and emerging best practices regarding academic integrity, we made aconscious decision to check for and enforce all University policies concerning academic integrityviolations involving plagiarism violations. We

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CEED Paper Session 1: Using Co-Op and Internships to Improve Diversity, Retention, Learning, and Assessment

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katelyn Elizabeth Gunderson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology ; Joseph A. Raelin, Northeastern University; Jamie Ladge; Robert Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology

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engineering major, potentially serving as an indication oftheir reported increase in academic self-efficacy. Past research supporting this idea has foundthat co-op often has a positive impact on students’ academic performance and their persistence ingraduating. 6 7 8 9 10 A common feeling for these students was “I just want to graduate and startworking!”Transition between Cooperative Education and Academic Studies Although none of the interview questions specifically aimed towards gaining informationabout an individual’s transition between co-op and school, an interesting theme emerged in thequalitative analysis. Two undergraduate subjects and one full-time engineer subject mentionedexperiencing difficulty in this transition. One explanation

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CEED Paper Session 2: Leveraging Internships and Experiential Learning in Higher Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida; Jenna Christie-Tabron, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Mari Pina, University of Central Florida; Richard Allan Quinn, University of Central Florida; Jackie Herold, University of Central Florida; Kim A. Small, University of Central Florida

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. Both researchers then reviewed the data together for inter-raterreliability.Students were asked to respond, in writing, to seven, open-ended questions: background story,reason for choosing the institution and the program, impact of the program, impact of thefinancial support provided by the program, plans after graduation, and best program memory aspart of the program evaluation process. The question of interest related to the value-addedprogram activities was the students’ responses to “best program memory” (RQ1, RQ2). Promptsfor “best program memory” were: “talk about working with your mentor, interaction with othersin the program, etc.” The prompts served as stimulants to recall types of most-memorableexperiences. Woike’s21 study on the

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CEED Paper Session 1: Using Co-Op and Internships to Improve Diversity, Retention, Learning, and Assessment

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Morteza Sadat-Hossieny, Northern Kentucky University; Mauricio Torres, Northern Kentucky University

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their program of study.Refining Career Plans and Finding an Area of Interest Within Mechanical/ManufacturingEngineeringWalmsley, et. al. [4] writes – universities use internships/co-ops to enable students to develop arange of skills and to help clarify and refine employment intentions and improve their careergoals.As individuals what we perceive at times is totally different than the reality of working full timein a profession. Often you hear individuals say “I would have liked to have been a researcher oran engineering designer, but I could not see myself working all my life in that setting.” A co-opjob allows students to try out the jobs they may wish to pursue in the future and to prepare for thepossibility of working in those settings