Conference Session

Revitalizing Cooperative Education and Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Stwalley, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

2006-1698: DEFINITION, MISSION, AND REVITALIZATION OF COOPERATIVEEDUCATION PROGRAMSRobert Stwalley, Purdue University Robert M. Stwalley III, Ph.D., P.E. is the Director of Cooperative Education Programs for Purdue University. Dr. Stwalley has been involved in education for over twenty years in three different institutions of higher education. He is currently the President of the Lafayette School Corporation Board of Trustees. Dr. Stwalley maintains a private consulting practice where he specializes in renewable energy projects and property transfer issues. He is married to Dr. Carol Stwalley, and they have four children: Kathryn, Robert IV, Elizabeth, and Daniel

Conference Session

Using Cooperative Education to Validate ABET Criteria

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Griffin, Texas A&M University; David McMahon, Texas A&M University; Martha Marberry, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

andpresentation skills, more design using CAD, general project management skills, and continuedemphasis on working in teams.ConclusionsCooperative education can be a very useful tool for the ABET assessment process. It provides anindependent measurement of student’s performance. In our opinion, the results that we havecollected demonstrate that usefulness. While certainly this is not the only measure that a programwould want to use, it is a very helpful indicator. Page 11.1380.10

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

cross-cultural issues and the benefits that international experiences hold for engineering students. Debbie completed a Master's Degree in English and counseling certification requirements from Troy University. Before joining Georgia Tech, she served various educational institutions through teaching, counseling, administration, and project coordination.Gayle Elliott, University of Cincinnati Gayle Elliott earned BS and MS degrees from University of Cincinnati and is currently assistant professor in UC's Division of Professional Practice. She is the faculty advisor for students in the International Co-op Program (ICP) and for mechanical engineering students in the class of 2008