Conference Session

Cooperative Education Addresses ABET

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess Godbey, Jacksonville State University; Terry Marbut, Jacksonville State University; Dale Broyles, Jacksonville State University & Honda MFG of AL

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

12.705.4unique characteristics required to be a successful team member. Co-op students often havesimultaneous responsibilities over various areas of the facility requiring the student to both workas a member of a team while serving as team leader in another area.Based on this wide range of exposure and the innovative freedom of this cooperative educationprogram, students are presented the opportunity to practice ethical decision-making. Whether itis the student taking responsibility for a decision, or taking the initiative to investigate a solutionto a problem the student is expected to act ethically. As a result, ethics moves from an abstracttheory discussed in the classroom to a real-world experience. As a result of this exposure toethical issues

Conference Session

Cooperative Education Addresses ABET

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Mathews, Mississippi State University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

and interpret data 7. Design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs 8. Design a system, component, or process which addresses: a. Economic constraints b. Environmental constraints c. Social constraints d. Political constraints e. Ethical constraints f. Health & safety constraints g. Manufacturability constraints h. Sustainability constraints 9. Function on multidisciplinary teams 10. Identify engineering problems 11. Formulate engineering problems 12. Solve engineering problems 13. Understand professional and ethical responsibilities 14. Communicate effectively in writing 15. Communicate

Conference Session

Collaboration Provides the Best Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Koehler, North Carolina State University; Susan Matney, North Carolina State University; Jerome Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Mary Clare Robbins, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

first-year engineers are eager to learnabout co-op.Advantages of having co-op students as mentors include the opportunity to mentor others as theyhave been mentored in the work place, thus fostering a spirit of giving back. From the NSPE(National Society of Professional Engineers) Engineer’s Creed: “I dedicate my professionalknowledge and skill to the advancement and betterment of human welfare ... to place servicebefore profit …” 9 Many companies model this ethic by providing mentors for their Co-opstudents.Advantages of utilizing co-op students as mentors extend to the mentees themselves. Mentees getconnected with a successful engineering student near their age that they can relate to. Thisallows the mentees to have an individual contact that

Conference Session

Collaboration Provides the Best Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Cates, University of Cincinnati; Anita Todd, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

the knowledge of the subject matter and begins to delve into the importantarea of cognitive and affective measures of student development. Whereas factstransmitted in the classroom are unlikely to be retained in long-term memory,decision making styles, critical thinking and ethical reasoning abilities,interpersonal skills and identity formation created by the college experience willguide our performance in the workplace. 3 This form of assessment is oftenpresent in cooperative education programs as well.When faculty hold themselves accountable for the students’ development incognitive and affective areas, not simply for discrete bits of knowledge for aparticular course, a culture emerges where the assessment process improvesstudent learning

Conference Session

Curriculum Reform with Cooperative Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Cates, University of Cincinnati; Kettil Cedercreutz, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

Accountability Exhibits self-confidence D2 Self Confidence PROFESSIONALD QUALITIES Possesses honesty/integrity/personal ethics D3 Integrity Shows initiative/is self-motivated D4 Self Motivation Demonstrates a positive attitude toward change D5 Positive Attitude Works effectively with others E1 Works with Others Understands and contributes to the organization’s E2 Goal orientationE TEAMWORK goals