Conference Session

Revitalizing Cooperative Education and Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Stwalley, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

, market analysis as defined by Suarez 3, Vesper 4, and White 1 forbusiness enterprises was used as a framework to review the results and develop an action planthat takes advantage of the Purdue system’s strengths and minimizes or eliminates itsdeficiencies. The resulting strategic plan combined elements from the self analysis with the PurdueStrategic Plan and the Strategic Plan for the College of Engineering. This was important,because in aligning the revitalization with the overall Purdue and College of Engineering plans,we achieved automatic administrative buy-in. The institutional commitment to change wasnecessary, since the Cooperative Education Program at Purdue has significant tradition andinertia associated with it. It was crucial

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

. Initially part of the College of Engineering, Gayle has worked with the International Engineering Co-op Program since 1993. In 1998 she created and began working with similar programs in the College of Business and the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning. Under her direction the ICP has grown from ten engineers, working in Germany and Japan, to over 30 students, working annually in Germany, Japan, Mexico, and Chile. Gayle's responsibilities with the international program include: - Teaching Orientation to International Co-op, a class to prepare students for the challenges and opportunities of living and working abroad - Development of international co-op learning modules

Conference Session

Revitalizing Cooperative Education and Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

. Changes in your plans or future courseworkc. Impact of experience on potential career options.IV. Overall Evaluationa. The level to which your employment experience has met your expectations?b. Ways in which it has differed from your objectives?c. Ways that your assignment could be improved by your employer?d. Ways in which it could be improved by you?e. Level to which your assignment has provided a broad, developmental experience?f. Level to which your co-op assignment has given you a progressive, in-depth learning experience?g. Information that your professors should know about your assignment, your educational enrichment, your technical accomplishments and your overall development as an engineer.For the students then, the answers to