Conference Session

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

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Katherine M. Ehlert, Clemson University; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education

relevant work experience would bevaluable, regardless of if that work experience was formalized through a co-op program. Thebreadth of the programs and participants in the Johnston et al. study limits what claims could bemade to the student perspective or identify specific practices that can help students learn themost from these experiences. The purpose of the present study is to document studentperceptions of learning on co-op with the intent to develop language that can help students gleanthe most from their co-op experiences. The specific research question we seek to answer is“What are the different ways students perceive learning on their co-op?”MethodsQ-MethodologyStudent perceptions of learning were documented using the Q-Methodology (or Q

Conference Session

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

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative and Experiential Education

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