2006-393: DEVELOPING GLOBALLY-MINDED ENGINEERS THROUGHEDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: A PANEL DISCUSSION ON INTERNATIONALCO-OP/INTERNSHIP PROGRAM MODELSDebbie Gulick, Georgia Institute of Technology Debbie Gulick is the International Practicum Coordinator at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her responsibilities include developing and sustaining a large, broad-based program of international internships and cooperative education opportunities for students. Debbie has worked in the field of international education with a specialization in international technical internships for the past five years. She has sent students from over 50 universities to internships in approximately 40 countries. Debbie
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
2006-703: CO-OP, COMMUNICATION, AND ENGINEERING DISCIPLINESCraig Gunn, Michigan State University Page 11.323.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Co-op, Communication, and Engineering DisciplinesAbstractAs we look at the modern world, a world consumed with fast communication, websites, textmessaging, and cell phone conversation that does not reinforce the necessary tools ofcommunication, one must start to investigate areas that will enable engineering students to enter theworld of work and function as valuable members of that world. We are always reminded thatcooperative engineering education has proved itself to be an important experience in the
University. NSF and several private foundations fund his research. His research and teaching focuses on engineering as an innovation in P-12 education, policy of P-12 engineering, how to support teachers and students’ academic achievements through engineering, the measurement and support of the change of ’engineering habits of mind’ particularly empathy and the use of cyber-infrastructure to sensitively and resourcefully provide access to and support learning.Dr. Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette Monica E. Cardella is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education and an Affiliate of the Division of Environmental and Ecological Engineering at Purdue University. She is the Director of the MEDLEE
policy of P-12 engineering, how to support teachers and students’ academic achievements through engineering learning, the measurement and support of change of ”habits of mind,” particularly in regards to sustainability and the use of cyber-infrastructure to sensitively and resourcefully provide access to and support learning. Page 23.522.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Engineering Students' Perceptions of Workplace Problem SolvingAbstractResearch shows that workplace problems are different from traditional textbook orclassroom
adage that asserts “when the student is ready, the teacher willappear.” While certainly it is the case that the curriculum is adequate to the task of preparingyoung minds for their roles as engineering professionals, the role of the teacher is not exclusiveto the classroom. In the case of fortunate engineering students, the teacher will take many forms.Potentially among these is a network of faculty, employers and cooperative educationprofessionals. This highlights the “value added” of experiential learning. By expanding theclassroom boundaries beyond the campus, the student broadens his/her educational reach whilesimultaneously enhancing workplace competencies. This discussion panel will be comprised of representatives (aka teachers
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
above) “Evidence sells” is a mantra we encourage engineering job hunting students to embrace.Resumes and interview responses should include every relevant evidence-fact that will convincean employer that a job candidate is competent, motivated and successfully results-oriented.Therefore, students are encouraged to quantify their contributions as co-op students. It has proven very beneficial to students and the co-op program for co-ops to, whenpossible, establish a dollar or percentage value to co-op/internship results. This becomes “trackrecord” evidence of quantifiable success. It verifies the value of the student and the co-opprogram to future employers. With “evidence sells” in mind, following is actual feedback from
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 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
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 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
define problem-solving as “the cognitive process directed atachieving a goal when no solution is obvious to the problem solver (p. 287). xvi” This definitionsuggests that problem-solving has four characteristics. Problem-solving is 1) cognitive (i.e., it isan internal process that occurs in the person’s mind), 2) process-oriented (the manipulation ofknowledge), 3) goal-directed (i.e., the process is guided by the person’s goals), and 4) personal(dependent on the person’s skills and knowledge). According to Donald xvii, the problem-solvingprocess in engineering involves the following thinking skills: a) Breaking down complex problems to simpler ones b) Appling fundamentals to new problems
translates into academic, work, and career self-efficacy particularly for women. Student sections of industry clubs and professionalorganizations such as the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the AmericanSociety of Mechanical Engineers, the Lunar Lion Team at Penn State, and the National Societyof Black Engineers provided the students interviewed here with a heightened sense of academicand work self-efficacy. These organizations afforded students valuable opportunities to meetlike-minded engineering students, learn about important industry news, and serve as mentorswhile providing outlets to employ technical skills taught in the classroom.Although only the full-time engineer data pool was asked specifically about whether their co
Paper ID #13961What is global preparedness? Arriving at answers in collaboration with stu-dent engineers working with underserved communities globallyDr. Bhavna Hariharan, Stanford University Bhavna Hariharan is a Social Science Research Associate at the Kozmetsky Global Collaboratory in the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University. Her field of inquiry is Engineering Education Research (EER) with a focus on engineering design for and with underserved communities around the world. For the last nine years, she has worked on designing, implementing and managing environments for interdisciplinary
Paper ID #10543The Influence of Internship Participation on Construction Industry HiringProfessionals When Selecting New Hires and Determining Starting Salariesfor Construction Engineering GraduatesDr. Kathleen M Short, University of the District of Columbia- CC, Workforce Development and LifelongLearning Kathleen Short earned a PhD in Environmental Design and Planning and a Master of Science in Build- ing/Construction Science and Management from Virginia Tech. She also earned a Bachelor of Social Work from Concord University. She is currently the Project Director for the Construction Academy and the Hospitality Academy in the
communication skill. It has, therefore, become vitallyimportant for programs in engineering to provide the necessary tools for their students toexcel in the world outside the university during their experiential learning experiences. Thisfocus along with the increased emphasis on communication excellence in the classroom hasprovided another vital link between the academic and industrial worlds. When studentsbegin their experiential learning assignments, there are many things that are flowing throughtheir minds. They consider the money that they will be earning as part of the work force.They are also entering, in most cases, an environment that is unfamiliar to them. They havenot previously been in positions that have required them to become the
students (includes African-Americans, Native American, Pacific Islander, andHispanic). The percentage of female and male students was respectively 21% and 79% (typicalof undergraduate engineering). Students’ academic level was also assessed and it was found that64% of the students were rising seniors, followed by 20% rising juniors, 14% BS graduates, andonly 2% rising sophomores. It is also important to keep in mind that all participants were paidduring these experiences and about 15% of them received some type of course credit.Additionally, about 55% of the students had prior industry experience. Page 13.993.4Table 1: Student demographics in terms
Paper ID #9282Optimizing Summer ExternshipsMajor Hans J. Thomas P.E., U.S. Military Academy Hans Thomas is a Major in the US Army, and is currently an Instructor in the Civil & Mechanical Engi- neering Department at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He has his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Military Academy (2002), his Master of Science in Engineering Management from Missouri Science & Technology (2008) and his Master of Sci- ence in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the University of Washington (2012). His teaching focus is thermodynamics, fluid
recruit future leaders Access to engineering faculty and universities from around the world Ability to set quality benchmarks for global engineering education Help shape the future of engineering education through the participation in the international research project of the program Access to a like-minded global network Gaining of global visibility among students Increased global marketing exposure Achieved preferred partnership status at universitiesGovernance StructureThe day to day business of the GEIP will be conducted by a part-time Secretariat, fundedby Continental, and housed at one of the member institutions (currently at Georgia Techin Atlanta, Georgia, USA). The money will be made available to
AC 2008-1681: SYSTEMS DESIGN USING REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCES WITHINDUSTRYROBERT GRAY, Penn State Erie Robert Gray earned a Ph.D. in EE from The Ohio University and a MSEE from the United States Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). His technical practice involves wireless communication, guidance & controls systems, including integration of GPS, Inertial Navigation, MEMs and Radar systems. Previous experience before joining Penn State included: Senior Engineer of wireless remote control locomotive systems, GE Transportation Systems; Avionics Systems & Research Engineer for sensor fusion & GPS/Inertial Navigation systems integration, USAF; and field maintenance and reconnaissance aircraft
disciplinary majors (bio, chemical, civil, computer,electrical, industrial, and mechanical engineering as well as operations research), and also topurse multidisciplinary professional master’s degrees in energy systems, engineeringmanagement, information systems, sustainable building systems, and telecommunicationsystems. Our Co-op course was developed specifically with the international students from thesemulti-discipline masters programs in mind. To be clear, international students represented 96%of the students in our course in 2014-2015 (Table 1). These professional graduate programsrequire completion of about 32-credit hours of coursework during the course of approximately24-30 months. Based on interviews with students, most students chose to
AC 2012-3928: CO-OPS AND THEIR COMMUNICATION NEEDSMr. Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University Craig Gunn is the Director of the Communication Program in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. His duties include the integration of communication skill activity into all courses within the mechanical engineering program, including overseas experiences. He works closely with the Cooperative Engineering Education Division of the College of Engineering to monitor the com- munication skills of students who co-op during their college years. He is currently the Editor of the CEED Newsbriefs and is co-author of a number of textbooks focusing on engineering freshmen orientation
information passes from the notes of the instructor to the notes of the students- without passing through the mind of either one - continues as “the norm”.The purpose of this paper is to renew the call for deployment of better and more effectiveinstructional strategies in the classrooms of the Arab Gulf States, stressing on cooperativelearning practices as a viable alternative to the traditional (low-interaction lecture-based)environment that has gripped the engineering education of Region’s institution for decades. Thepaper sheds light on: theoretical roots, research support, current practices, and suggestions forredesigning classes-if need be- to stimulate interaction and help break the traditional lecturedominant pattern, when cooperative learning
Paper ID #9281Enrichment Activities in Support of a Student Integrated Intern ResearchExperienceDr. Manuel D. Rossetti, University of Arkansas MANUEL D. ROSSETTI is a Professor in the Industrial Engineering Department at the University of Arkansas. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from The Ohio State University. His research and teaching interests are in the areas of simulation modeling, logistics optimization, and inventory analysis applied to manufacturing, distribution, and health-care systems. He serves as an Asso- ciate Editor for the International Journal of Modeling and Simulation and
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
information passes from the notes of the instructor to the notes of thestudents - without passing through the mind of either one - continues as “the norm”.The purpose of this paper is to renew the call for deployment of better and more effectiveinstructional strategies in the classrooms of the Arab Gulf States, stressing on cooperativelearning practices as a viable alternative to the traditional (low-interaction lecture-based)environment that has gripped the engineering education of Region’s institution for decades.The paper sheds light on: theoretical roots, research support, current practices, andsuggestions for redesigning classes-if need be- to stimulate interaction and help break thetraditional lecture dominant pattern, when cooperative learning
AC 2011-253: INDUSTRY AND EDUCATION: A WINNING COMBINA-TIONCraig J. Gunn, Michigan State University Craig Gunn is the Director of the Communication Program in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. His duties include the integration of communication skill activity into all courses within the mechanical Engineering program, including overseas experiences. He works closely with the Cooperative Engineering Education Division of the College of Engineering to monitor the com- munication skills of students who co-op during their college years. He is currently the editor of the CEED Newsbriefs and is co-author of a number of textbooks focusing on engineering freshmen orientation
Engineering Education, 1946, 37, 8, 117-135 The Co-operative System – A manifesto, 1946.[8] Lev Vigotsky (1978). Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes. (V. J.-S. M. Cole, Ed.).[9] What will your personal brand look like? (2010). [brochure]. PricewaterhouseCoopers.[10] Bconnor123. (2008, November 5)Don't just stand there - say something intelligent!. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CkzKMdEeQ4[11] Board of Directors., ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission., (October 29, 2011). Criteria for accrediting engineering programs. Retrieved from http://www.abet.org/uploadedFiles/Accreditation/Accreditation_Process/Accreditation_Docume nts/Current/eac- criteria-2012- 2013.pdfabethttp
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