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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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Cooperative and Experiential Education

University Dr. Jeffrey Harris is an assistant professor (teaching stream) in mechanical engineering at York University in Toronto, Canada. He currently serves at the Director of Common Engineering and Science within the Lassonde School of Engineering. He has a PhD in mechanical engineering from the University of Toronto and is completing a M.Ed. from York University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Development of Employability Skills in Engineering Disciplines through Co-op1. Introduction This study aims to understand the varying levels of the development of skills vital tothe success of a cooperative experience, per each engineering

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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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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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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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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

broad range of clients from the healthcare to medical device manufacturing industries. Over the last 30 years, Dr. Nowak has led product and technology development programs spanning ideation through commercialization; field use and application in areas including robotic systems, au- tonomous underwater vehicles and medical devices; and entrepreneurial ventures in formation, pre-seed, and seed stages that have been successfully transitioned to industry. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 WIP: The Community-Engaged College: Grand Valley State University’s Industry and Community Partnership ModelBackgroundThis Work-In-Progress

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

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kyle Dukart, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; David John Orser, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Ben Guengerich, University of Minnesota - Anderson Student Innovation Labs

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

makerspace has developed three mainstrategies for driving a diverse and larger set of students from its engineering, math, and physicalscience majors into the space to serve as a platform for design practice, cross-disciplinaryexploration, and community building. The first strategy aims to introduce the makerspace tostudents as early as possible, hopefully developing an early familiarity and connection to thespace. The second is the development of collaborative and structured learning opportunities thatencourages the teaching of broad skills and sharing of information within the makerspace,whether in the form of for-credit courses or short and accessible Microcourses. The third is toleverage web and social media to create excitement around student

Conference Session

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

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

Engineering Education, 2020 Understanding How Co-op Students View their LearningAbstractThis research paper discusses student perspectives on learning while on co-op and suggests waysto improve co-op experiences for students. Successful outcomes of co-op, like graduating withhigher GPAs [1], [2], having an easier time transitioning into full-time work [3], or beginningwith higher starting salaries [2], [4] have been discussed in the past, however, little is formallydocumented on the ways in which co-op provides these benefits. These benefits could be realizedthrough many different pathways which may include students improving technical and/orprofessional skills, refining their identity, and increasing their self-efficacy, among