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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3 - Co-op Recruitment and Factors Affecting Success

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Katherine McConnell, University of Colorado Boulder

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identified areas of disconnect that form the basis for this paper include: 1) sustainedmotivation, 2) finding the right options, 3) understanding the process, and 4) standing out. Foreach theme, information is presented that relates to the first three stages of the design thinkingprocess. The empathy stage is addressed through a discussion of specific issues shared byinterview and focus group participants, with appropriate connections to educational andcognitive theory. The issues are then distilled into a succinct problem statement. Each sectionends with a list of potential ways to address the problem statement, with proposed action stepsdrawn from the ideation phase of the study. In the conclusion of the paper, plans are sharedrelated to future

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3 - Co-op Recruitment and Factors Affecting Success

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Amy Huynh, University of California, Irvine; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Krishnaswamy Venkatesh Prasad, Ford Motor Company; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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forthe internship, attitudes towards company-sponsored events, as well as additional items relatingto innovation and engineering self-efficacy and their views of the company and their workassignment, their interactions with co-workers and supervisors, and future plans. It should benoted that several changes were made in the two post-internship survey instruments across thetwo administrations in 2017 and 2018 and as a result, there is no direct parity in several of thesurvey items and constructs.3.1 Key Measures Across DatasetsThis study focuses on four scales that were included in the Engineering Majors survey as well asthe two Post-Internship Surveys. The scales are described in greater detail in [11]. A Cronbach’sAlpha was calculated for each

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Tracy L. Ross, Actua; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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study through the act of teaching and mentoring youth in STEM outreachprogramming, and so it was determined that this phenomena was worth exploring further. It wasalso through a discussion with program directors that led to the second reflection question onchallenging assumptions, as they identified this as part of the learning experience for theirinstructors.A summary of key questions and themes is outlined in table 5, below, and the full reflection andinterview protocol is available upon request.Table 5: Interview and Reflection Protocol June: Interview 1 ● Why did you pursue this opportunity? ● How does it link to your future plans/field of study? ● What training did you receive this summer? What additional training would you like to

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

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Lynn Merritt Ekstedt, Oregon State University; Nikki James, Northeastern University; Kemi Jona, Northeastern University; Erich White, Oregon State University; Scott Paja, Oregon State University; Josefine Fleetwood, Oregon State University

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Paper ID #34370Virtual Internships: Accelerating Opportunity Through DisruptionMs. Lynn Merritt Ekstedt, Oregon State University Ms. Lynn M. Ekstedt is an Employer Relations Manager in the Oregon State University College of En- gineering, where she supports student-employer engagement and the college strategic plan as it relates to student placement in both entry-level and internship positions and experiential learning opportunities. Ms. Ekstedt has worked in this capacity in the university setting for over 7 years. She also has over 15 years of experience working as an engineer, primarily with small electronics

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 4 - Innovating Engineering Education through Industry and Community Partnerships, Maker Spaces, Competitions, Research Initiatives, and Experiential Education

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Casey Thelenwood, Grand Valley State University; Paul D. Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University; Brent Michael Nowak, Grand Valley State University

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local school districts. Through partnershipwith the Grand Rapids Public Museum we are able to assist with large-scale community eventsthat are open to the public.When planning for the recent addition of the new Innovation Design Center, PCEC intentionallydedicated space to K-12 programming, considering logistical needs for meeting spaces,classroom-like environments, presentation capabilities, and large project areas. This space isoffered free-of-charge to external organizations with similar missions of growing the STEMworkforce.It has taken approximately thirty years to build the K-12 and Community Outreach model wehave today. During the late 1980s and early 1990s GVSU’s K-12 STEM outreach was led by theRegional Math and Science Center so PCEC

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Integrating Experiential Learning into the Curriculum

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Félix Langevin Harnois, École de Technologie Supérieure; Jerome Harrison, École de Technologie Supérieure; Prasun Lala, École de Technologie Supérieure; Ghizlane El Boussaidi, École de Technologie Supérieure; Christian Desrosiers, École de Technologie Supérieure; Catherine Laporte, École de Technologie Supérieure

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Groups are held on an ad hoc, by need basis (e.g. often before a particular submissiondeadline). At the time of writing, these activities have been taking place regularly for the past 11months. Most impressively, they are now being planned, organized, and led by the studentambassador and other lab members. Our team still conducts workshops, but the other activitiesare run by the students. These observations show that implementing a SC-CoP in a lab contextcan be self-sustaining.4 OutcomesIn this section, we analyze the outcomes of our projects on students’ writing habits, whilefocusing on the potential benefits that became manifest from this experience. We created asecond voluntary survey to monitor any change in the difficulties students

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Dimitrios Bolkas, Pennsylvania State University; Mojgan A. Jadidi, York University; Jeffrey Chiampi, Pennsylvania State University; Muhammad Usman, York University

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immersive virtual reality approach can be used in caseswhere students need to experience surveying practices in higher detail and higher degree offidelity (e.g., complex terrains and city environments). Hopefully, further development of virtualreality hardware can reduce their cost, making accessible to wider audience. In other hand,enhanced 3D semantic virtual world information in the game-based tool will have promisingresult.Future work will focus on further developing the two software to include additional surveyingscenarios, functions, instruments, and environments. In addition, we plan in implementing bothsoftware to the same group of students, which will allow us to gain additional insights in thesynergies between game-based and immersive

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Candyce Hill, Michigan State University; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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students not yet matched with mentors) outlining their progress, questions, and plans. 25 bonus points could be earned by submitting 8 or more weekly updates during the semester.The opportunity to earn bonus points was designed to encourage students to make a sustainedeffort in developing the professional skills and work habits necessary for success in research.Since EGR 193 was designed to support experiential education, it was important for students toengage in and reflect on their research activities beyond the course. Table 1: Suggested Timeline for Course Activities and Assignments Week Topic Assignments 1 Welcome

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 4

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Diane L. Peters, Kettering University

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jobimpacts their view of the material learned in class.Structure:The essay should contain the following elements. These are not separate questions; there shouldbe a logical flow and transitions between the paragraphs. • A description of your co-op assignment, with sufficient detail so that a reader could understand what industry the company is in, what they do in general, and what your specific role is. You may also include information on what you plan or hope to do in future co-op terms, if this is different than what you’ve done to date. • A description of what you feel you’re learning in COURSE NUMBER. This must include a description of the course content, but may also include skills such as general problem

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CEED Technical Session I: WIP: Experiential Learning Potpourri

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Jones, North Dakota State University; Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University

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with a discussion about planned future work inthis area.2. BackgroundIn this section, work in related topics are discussed. First, related work in robotics competitionsand education is outlined. Then, the benefits of problem-based learning are analyzed.2.1 Robotics Competitions and EducationFor robotics education, Zdešar et al. [3] found that students typically appreciate a balancebetween theory and practice. In this regard, the use of competitions could provide an excellentmeans of practice, which could be augmented with theory through the aid of a competitionmentor or advisor. Moreover, a study done in 2002 by Ahlgren and Verner [4] showed thatrobotic contests could lead to considerable progress in theoretical and practical areas forstudents

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CEED Technical Session II: Developing Research and Design Skills Through Experiential Learning

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rylan C. Chong, Chaminade University

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national, social, and economicsecurity [4]. Adding to this growing cyber threats is a shortage of cybersecurity researchers andworkforce talent [5]–[7]. This talent shortfall is increasing as the scope of society’s cybersecurityneeds continue to expand. To close the gap, several authors [8]–[13] have recommended aneffort to grow the number of people in cybersecurity who have competencies in research. Thisfocus would result in a workforce able to identify and define problems, think critically to connectproblems with solutions, develop projects and related plans, collect and analyze data, drawconclusions, communicate effectively, and work well in teams.This study investigates the role of active team-based learning as a means of developing thisneeded

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Radana Dvorak, City University of Seattle ; John L. Whiteman, University of Portland

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. Students and instructors can present their work as conferencespeakers and workshops. Partners can also attend these conferences to recruit college graduatesand internships for those still attending.As we continue to add to the labs, we plan to formalize our research, collect data on theprogram’s success utilizing questionnaires, and research whether the outcomes led to continuedinterest in pursuing cybersecurity internship, jobs and enrolling in graduate programs incybersecurity. The authors are also interested in collecting demographic data to study non-represented populations in cybersecurity. The research outcomes will be reported in futureconferences.References[1] Mendlein, A., & Nguyen, T., & Rege, A. (2020, June), Cybersecurity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1 - Skill and Competency Development through the Co-op Experience

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Nassif E. Rayess, University of Detroit Mercy; David Pistrui, University of Detroit Mercy; Ron Bonnstetter, Target Training International; Eric T. Gehrig, Target Training International

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Effectively communicating, building rapport and relating well to all kinds of people Leadership Organizing and influencing people to believe in a vision while creating a sense of purpose and direction Negotiation Listening to many points of view and facilitating agreements between two or more parties Personal accountability Being answerable for personal actions Planning and organizing Establishing courses of action to ensure that work is completed effectively Problem solving Defining, analyzing and diagnosing key components of a problem

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3 - Co-op Recruitment and Factors Affecting Success

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Brandy Maki, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Cody Mann, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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, interview prep,resume and cover letter review, goal setting, and being held accountable for those goals thestudents found to be beneficial to their confidence during the job search. Areas for improvementinclude having the learning coaches do more groundwork, like forming relationships with morecompanies to pave the way for interviews, driving students to do more networking, and assistingstudents with goal setting earlier.Future WorkThis is a work-in-progress paper which is in the early stage of data collection. One round of datahas been collected which is represented in this paper. Our future work plan consists of threesteps: 1) increase the survey frequency to three times: the first week, the ninth week, and theeighteenth week and include the

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Internship, Co-Op, and Professional Development Programs

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Austin Barnes, Institute for Scientist and Engineer Educators; Tamara Ball, University of California, Santa Cruz; Christine R. Starr, University of California, Santa Cruz; Scott Seagroves, The College of Saint Scholastica; Kauahi Perez, University of Hawaii, Manoa; Lisa Hunter, University of California, Santa Cruz

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by employers.The islands’ technical industries struggle to fill positions with local qualified talent, whilepersonnel hired from off-island have twice the attrition rate as local hires [2]. Currently, with theDaniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) under construction and planning for the potentialconstruction of the Thirty Meter Telescope underway, demands on Hawai‘i’s workforce are onlyincreasing. Since a majority of observatory positions are engineering and technology related,demand is highest for individuals with degrees in engineering, engineering technology, andcomputer science. Further exacerbating relations between telescopes and the community aresignificant disparities in demographics of telescope personnel. For example, women

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Lelanie Smith, University of Pretoria; Nadia Millis Trent P.E., University of Waikato

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curriculum structure in the EngineeringSchool to develop a sustainable large scale project aligned curriculum proposal. A two-phase plan toexplore large-scale transition of an AREND-type structure at UP will be the next step in the process.First, the dissemination of the lessons learnt and the experience of the students involved in ARENDover the last six years will be completed using surveys and interviews. This will give a clearindication of the developmental benefits students working on AREND obtained in comparison to alarge cohort that does not participate in such programmes.Second, staff need to be trained for PBL-specific education to enable them to understand the learningpotential of an integrated PBL structure and aid in solving the possible

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Postcard Session: Experiential Learning as a High-Impact Student Experience

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Addison J. Litton, Utah State University ; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University; Benjamin James Call, Utah State University; Sarah E. Lopez, Utah State University

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effects on students the authors seek tocontinue to map student self-efficacy on a broader scale. In order to do this, they plan toconstruct an instrument to quantify the self-efficacy of undergraduate engineering studentstoward their future employment in engineering. This research will then be used to improvementoring and undergraduate research opportunities to aid more students in the development ofself-efficacy. Findings from this and previous work will enable us to find relevant and pertinentconstructs to target with a self-efficacy instrument for engineering professional practice. Sinceaccording to Bandura, “there is no all-purpose measure of self-efficacy [13],” it is important thatthe instrument be tailored specifically to one area of self

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Cooperative and Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1 - Skill and Competency Development through the Co-op Experience

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Haaniyah Ali, York University; Jeffrey Harris, York University

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Integrating Experiential Learning into the Curriculum

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark J. Povinelli, Syracuse University; Jonnell A. Robinson, Syracuse University

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to create a curb cut replacement plan. Engineers designaccessible transportation infrastructure and policymakers implement accessibility policies butoften these roles are performed in isolation. Co-teaching allowed us to put engineering inconversation with policy making. We also strategically assembled student teams so that eachteam was comprised of students from each of the engineering departments 1. This providedstudents the opportunity to engage with members of their cohort whom they may have littlecontact with over the course of their studies as a result of sub-discipline tracking. Importantly,course participants also collaborated with representatives from city and the county agenciescharged with managing the local sewer system and a

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CEED Technical Session II: Developing Research and Design Skills Through Experiential Learning

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicole Bowers, Arizona State University; Michelle Jordan, Arizona State University; Kate Fisher; Zachary Holman, Arizona State University; Mathew D. Evans, Arizona State University

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