Conference Session

Revitalizing Cooperative Education and Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

theyencounter reflect work in the engineering world. The questions that require reflection on the level ofengineering performed by the student can bring out a whole spectrum of valuable experiences, butthey also may reflect a more elementary experience that may not be acceptable to some members ofthe faculty. If these faculty members are evaluating the reports, bias may slip into the process.Students carefully relating their experiences may discover negative responses that defyunderstanding. If an experience is very mundane, students have difficulty in making it more than itis. Here the coordinators of the program can step in to provide a supplementary avenue that willprovide the technical direction for the faculty member and another valuable

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

. International practical training isessential for educating tomorrow’s engineering leaders. The need for globally-minded engineersis no longer the question; the new question is how to prepare today’s engineering students for theworkplace. International engineering co-op and internship programs allow students to gain globalcompetencies required by today’s industry. Such programs assume various forms but sharemany of the same benefits and challenges.IntroductionABET criteria for accrediting engineering programs specifically states that students must attain“the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global,economic, environmental, and societal context.”1 A reflection of the changing role ofengineering, such