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Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Augsburg College; Sean Joseph Creighton, SOCHE; Maggie Varga, SOCHE; Richard Martin, The Air Force Institute of Technology; Derrick Langley, Air Force Institute of Technology; Diana Lynn Cahill, SOCHE

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Sciences in the groundbreaking 2004 report entitled The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century, successful engineers in the 21st century should exhibit key attributes to ensure their success and the success of the engineering profession. The list of key attributes are: strong analytical skills, practical ingenuity, creativity, communication, business and management, leadership, high ethical standards, professionalism; dynamism, agility, resilience, and flexibility, and the ability to become lifelong learners [1]. The project described in this paper is motivated by the results and findings of these reports. Our project exposes a pool of STEM undergraduate students to research

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher P. Pung, Grand Valley State University; Paul D. Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University; Chris Plouff, Grand Valley State University

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experience the professional work environmentand allows application of knowledge gained in the traditional academic environment. Multiplestudies attest to the benefits of cooperative education.[1,2,3,4,5,6,7] In the engineering programs atGrand Valley State University, before beginning the capstone sequence of courses, students havecompleted three full semesters of cooperative education experience. During the semesters thestudents are on co-op, in addition to formal work activities, students are required to completeseveral learning modules. These modules cover topics including: professionalism in theworkplace; engineering ethics; engineering economics; and project management andcommunications - including corporate documents (reports and memos

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Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bhavna Hariharan, Stanford University; Sneha Ayyagari, Stanford University; Jonathan Edward Pang, Stanford University; Paul Dwight Watkins II, Stanford University; Aravind Arun, Stanford University

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engineering skills to addressglobal societal problems. Also, the ABET criteria requires engineering programs toprovide “the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutionsin a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.” These two factors haveraised fundamental questions about how to effectively prepare engineering students toengage with underserved communities globally. This paper uses a case study approachto document the experiences of students of a global engineering course. This courseoffered students the unique opportunity to address sanitation and hygiene issues byworking with a community rather than for it. The paper highlights curricular innovationsthat ensured ethical, sustainable collaboration with the

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Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, NMIMS University; Katsuyuki Ohsawa, Tottori University ; Masashi Miura, Tottori University ; Ayano Ohsaki, Tottori University

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academic carieer in 2006 as a professor at Tottori University. His current research area is flow and combustion analysis in reciprocating engine, innovations in education and engineering ethics education.. He is also serving as the head of Innovation Center for Engineering Education in joint appointment. Katsuyuki Ohsawa has published over 70 papers including over 40 papers in peer reviewed journals. He received best paper awards from Society of Automotive Engineers in Japan and Japan Gas Turbine Society. He also works as a member of supporting committee in JICA for Pan-Africa University. Prof Ohsawa received Ph D Nagoya University in 1992 and started academic carieer in 2006 as a professor at Tottori University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greg Rulifson P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E Canney PE, Seattle University; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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University. His upcoming dissertation will focus on how student’s connections of social responsibility and engineer- ing change throughout college as well as how engineering service is valued in employment and supported in the workplace.Dr. Nathan E Canney PE, Seattle University Dr. Canney teaches civil engineering at Seattle University. His research focuses on engineering educa- tion, specifically the development of social responsibility in engineering students. Other areas of interest include ethics, service learning, and sustainability education. Dr. Canney received bachelors degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics from Seattle University, a masters in Civil Engineering from Stan- ford University with an

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard F. Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Quinn Evaluation Consulting

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theundergraduate major.” In a follow-on 2015 study by the same firm, the top five abilities valuedby employers were communication, teamwork, ethics, critical thinking, and application ofknowledge in real-world settings2. Similar results have been reported by studies of engineeringemployers in Australia, Asia, and the U.K.3, 4, 5 with each study finding that employers highlyvalue nontechnical professional skills for engineering practice.Indeed, much of the curricular reform in U.S. engineering education in the early 21st century hasfocused on more holistically preparing students for the profession of engineering. Theprofessional skills that ABET engineering criteria specify include communication, teamwork,professional and ethical responsibility, and an

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nichole Ramirez, Purdue University; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University

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could potentially benefit the most. Lowachieving students can benefit from co-op experiences especially during difficult job markets 4.Research suggests that industry partners must improve co-op work environments for minoritygroups by improving ethical conditions 14.One of the two most distinguishing characteristics of the engineering population is that it is“disproportionately male” 15. While women persist in undergraduate engineering programs at thesame rate as men, a lower percentage of women pursue engineering careers after graduation andthose who do enter engineering careers are less likely to persist 16. Since students with prior workexperience with an employer report higher levels of interpersonal support from their mentors,and women