Conference Session

Revitalizing Cooperative Education and Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debbie Gulick, Georgia Institute of Technology; Debbie Pearson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gayle Elliott, University of Cincinnati; Jennifer Oliver, IAESTE United States; Karl Zimmer, General Cable

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

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

Conference Session

Revitalizing Cooperative Education and Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

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