Conference Session

CEED - Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph A Raelin, Northeastern University; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Jerry Carl Hamann, University of Wyoming; David L. Whitman, University of Wyoming; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Leslie K. Pendleton, Virginia Tech

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

occupations.24SCCT theory has also made an impact on models attempting to explain the withdrawal of studentsfrom undergraduate education. Compared to the models cited earlier that stressed the importance ofacademic performance and other institutional factors, such as student-institution match, SCCTfocused more on cognitive-person variables, such as self-efficacy, to reveal the potential for studentsto exert personal agency in their career endeavors.25 26 What is especially important about thesevariables is that they can be assessed and their conditions altered during the freshman year andbeyond in order to enhance students’ perceived consequences of succeeding in college and staying inschool.27 28While this study’s pathways model (Figure 1) bears

Conference Session

CEED - Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Cynthia Y. Young, University of Central Florida; Cameron M. Ford, University of Central Florida; Patrice Lancey, University of Central Florida; Divya Bhati, University of Central Florida ; Kim A Small, University of Central Florida College of Engineering and Computer Science

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

graduated clients of the university’s incubatorprogram. In the Internship Path students are placed with mid-size or large corporations ororganizations. Students are allowed to switch Paths at certain points in the program – if they sochoose – as part of their career exploration process. The YES program also offers other benefitsto participants which include academic advising with a YES advisor each semester to checkprogress to graduation; an intimate learning community of scholars (YES Socials andWorkshops); a YES Distinguished Speaker Seminar series; an annual YES Symposium toshowcase what they have learned from the mentorship experience through a presentation orposter; and the opportunity to network with members of the YES Advisory Board

Conference Session

CEED - Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen P Kelley, Northeastern University; Steven Thomas McGonagle, Northeastern University Gordon Engineering Leadership Program

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Paper ID #7935”Leveraging Co-op Experiences to Enhance Engineering Students’ Leader-ship Skills”Ms. Karen P Kelley, Northeastern University Karen P. Kelley is currently working at Northeastern University in Boston, MA as a Senior Cooperative Education Faculty Coordinator in the College of Engineering. She has worked for over 20 years with Mechanical and Industrial Engineering students assisting them in their co-op searches and guiding stu- dents in career decisions. In the role of Faculty Co-op Coordinator, Karen teaches both ”Introduction to Cooperative Education” and ”Professional Issues in Engineering” courses in the