me. If there are a limitedd number off internships available, it Page 25.800.7increasess competitionn amongst th he student bo ody. We havve found thatt the studentts who particcipateare noticeably motivated to maintain their grade point average and work ethic. The interns oftenreceive the advantage of closer advisement and mentoring in both academic and companysettings and profit from enhanced career preparation.A school benefits from internships by promoting their existence and piquing the interest ofpotential students. We have observed higher rates of graduation among students who completedinternships. This can give an institution
Paper ID #15270Using a Real-Options Analysis Tutorial in Teaching Undergraduate StudentsDr. John A. White Jr., University of Arkansas John A. White, Distinguished Professor of Industrial Engineering and Chancellor Emeritus, received his BSIE degree from the University of Arkansas, his MSIE degree from Virginia Tech, and his PhD from The Ohio State University. He is the recipient of honorary doctorates from Katholieke Universitiet of Leuven in Belgium and George Washington University. Since beginning his teaching career as a tenure-track instructor at Virginia Tech in 1963, he has taught more than 4,000 engineering