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Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chip W Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Paul M Yanik, Western Carolina University; Guanghsu A. Chang, Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University

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in engineering and engineering technologyan opportunity to participate in a new approach to the recruitment, retention, education, andplacement of academically talented and financially needy students. The SPIRIT (ScholarshipInitiative via Recruitment, Innovation, and Transformation) Scholars program establishes atransformative learning environment that fosters the development of professional skills andincreased technical competency through interdisciplinary project-based learning (PBL),undergraduate research, peer-to-peer mentorship, and focused institutional support services.1-8WCU is classified as a regional comprehensive masters-granting university and was awarded theCarnegie Community Engagement classification in 2008.9

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CEED Paper Session 1: Using Co-Op and Internships to Improve Diversity, Retention, Learning, and Assessment

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott R. Hamilton, Northeastern University; Jack Fitzmaurice, Northeastern University; Paul John Wolff III, Northeastern University

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lessons and submitting two ungradedassignments that included a one-page career goal paper and a one-page resume. The class wastaught in a large classroom space to sections of 75-90 students and was presented in a traditionallecture style format. This course was designed to introduce graduate engineering students to theUniversity’s Cooperative Education Program and focused on developing skills in managingworkplace expectations and requirements, resume construction, interviewing, and professionalethics. Employer panels were sometimes used to explore employment opportunities within thefields of engineering. Peer-based discussion panels allowed students to share stories about howthey found their job and their experience as an employee. The stated

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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presentations and technical writing are excellent methods to lay theground work for future interactions with their industry peers. However, they cannot replace theactual experience students gain when writing technical reports, participating in design reviewsand daily interaction with other professionals that the co-op experience provides.This improved communication has allowed the capstone sequence at Grand Valley StateUniversity to take on challenging projects. Projects centered on product development, testingand automation have all benefited from the improved skill set that a student gains during co-op.The instances where the students have a capstone project sponsored by their co-op employerallows a much smoother flow of communication. Teams with

Conference Session

CEED Paper Session 2: Leveraging Internships and Experiential Learning in Higher Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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with thesematerials. It is primarily a call to consider how students engage in their college experience,and to search for proper tools that can be deployed to stimulate learning.In moving forward, there are numerous tools available to select from, including the modelspredicated on cooperation; i.e., working together to accomplish shared goals. Withincooperative activities, individuals seek outcomes that are beneficial to them and also benefitall other group members. (2, 3) Cooperative learning researchers and practitioners have shownthat positive peer relations are essential to success in college. The positive interpersonalrelationships promoted through cooperative learning are regarded by most as crucial totoday’s learning communities. They

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CEED Technical Session: High-Impact Makerspaces, Transitioning from Co-op to School and Service Research

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Longo, American Society for Engineering Education; Brian Yoder, American Society for Engineering Education; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education; Rossen Tsanov, American Society for Engineering Education

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cut a very high fidelity model and is now working on writing instructions based on what has been learned from this effort.In all cases, the use of the makerspace is free of charge for students. Nine respondents (7 ED and2 ETDC) reported that their makerspaces are open to the community at large, for exploration andentrepreneurship projects, with the majority of schools offering this community access free ofcharge. One ED shared that although the makerspace is not open to members of the community,many of the undergraduate and graduate engineering projects hosted in the space are designed toprovide value to the local community. Though the makerspaces, as reported by ED and ETDC,ranged in size (from basement studios and small labs to 60,000

Conference Session

CEED Paper Session 1: Using Co-Op and Internships to Improve Diversity, Retention, Learning, and Assessment

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University - San Marcos; Bobbi J. Spencer, Texas State University - San Marcos; Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University - San Marcos; Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University - San Marcos

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evidence-based peer instructional approaches. Of these four intervention strategies, the one that has relevance to this paper is to provide for“guided professional experiences that would combine academic and professional components”through the vehicle of second year industrial internships 17. Early internships as detailed in thispaper are aligned with strategies 2 and 3 from above. Each student would be assigned anindustrial mentor with whom the student would work with for the tenure of the internship.Students would benefit by working with fellow interns and a cross section of companyemployees. Thereby, students pursuing internship would belong to a “community of practice”.To recap, programs that have been successful in improving the retention and