Conference Session

CEED - Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen P Kelley, Northeastern University; Steven Thomas McGonagle, Northeastern University Gordon Engineering Leadership Program

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

) Page 23.16.2(Source 4)Many organizations now notice the lack of engineering talent capable of stepping into leadershiproles in today’s fast paced, technology-driven environment. To remedy this situation, largerbusinesses are taking it upon themselves to develop their own leadership development programs fornew college hires. Examples of such programs are found in GE’s Edison Development Engineering,Operations Management Leadership Programs and J&J’s Global Operations LeadershipDevelopment or “Gold” program. In fact, many employers in need of hiring better-trained leadersare now modeling their leadership programs after these programs. Looking closely at leadershipdevelop programs, often the participants are simply rotated through different

Conference Session

Assessing, Developing, and Enhancing the Engineering Experiential Education Experience

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emilia Andreeva-Moschen, FH Joanneum University of Applied Science, Graz; Adrian J. Millward-Sadler, FH Joanneum University of Applied Science, Graz

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(Austria). She gained industrial experience in automation of control systems, engineering of electronic control systems and software development. Her R&D activities comprise design of signal processing and data analysis methods, modeling, simulation and control of automotive systems as well as Engineering Education.Adrian J Millward-Sadler, FH Joanneum University of Applied Science, Graz Adrian Millward-Sadler is a lecturer in the Department of Vehicle Technology and teaches undergraduate English language courses. He has taught English variously in Madrid, Crete, Prague and Graz both in the private and university sectors, as well as having worked in private language school management. He has been teaching in the

Conference Session

Post Graduate Experiential Programs and Insights

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David W Schmueser, Altair Engineering Inc.; Charbel Philippe Saleh, Altair Engineering Inc.; Prakash C. Shrivastava, Oakland University; Lori Lin Crose, Oakland University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2011-1388: OAKLAND UNIVERSITY/ALTAIR ENGINEERING TECH-NICAL BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE CORPORATE INTERNSHIP PRO-GRAMDavid W Schmueser, Altair Engineering Inc. Dr. David Schmueser is the Business Development Manager of University Programs in the United States for Altair Engineering, with primary responsibility for identifying and implementing Altair’s advanced engineering software and grid computing technologies for curriculum and research applications. With more than 30 years of experience in engineering research, project technical management, and en- gineering instruction, Schmueser’s strategic role at Altair focuses on the development and execution of Altair’s university marketing and sales plan, fellowship program

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simeon Ntafos, University of Texas, Dallas; Maria Hasenhuttl, University of Texas at Dallas, Jindal School of Management

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

graduation rates.We use the data collected on a survey of students enrolled in the capstone senior design classes,placement data from the internship program and academic performance data to form a fairlycomplete map of the work-study question. We document that the majority of student jobplacements do not directly involve the university services dedicated to support such activitiesand that holds even if we only consider placements that are related to Engineering andComputing. The senior design survey gathered work histories of about 80% of the enrollment inthese classes which we contrast with academic performance.We consider issues arising from attempting to actively manage the total workload for students.We look at the role of industry who desires

Conference Session

Revitalizing Cooperative Education and Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Stwalley, Purdue University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

cover how the information developed during the due diligence process was utilized tomodify the Co-Op Program at Purdue and set the stage for its revitalization. Although over adozen items were found to be significant, the key influencing factor for the future success of theprogram was determined to be the student participation rate. Potential modifications to raise thelevel of participation needed to be designed so that they reduced student entry barriers to theprogram without decreasing the academic quality of the experience. The governing committeefor Cooperative Engineering Education at Purdue returned to basic key elements of the Co-Opexperience to identify what factors were considered critical to the success of the program. Fromthese

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Plouff, Grand Valley State University; Nael Barakat, Grand Valley State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

of the co-op program as the primary vehicle forassessment of this learning outcome provides the additional benefits of curriculum andassessment input by industry constituents who work directly with the students.Curriculum OverviewThe School of Engineering at GVSU offers a bachelor of science in engineering degree withmajors in computer, electrical, interdisciplinary, product design and manufacturing, andmechanical engineering. The majors share a mostly common set of foundation courses, and eachundergraduate major is a secondary admission program. Criteria for secondary admission includecompletion of all foundation courses with a grade of „C‟ or better and maintaining an overallgrade point average of 2.70 or higher (on a 4.00 scale).All

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, NMIMS University; Katsuyuki Ohsawa, Tottori University ; Masashi Miura, Tottori University ; Ayano Ohsaki, Tottori University

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Diversity

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

2012. She is in charge of development new engineering education program. The c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Paper ID #12445objectives of the program are improvement of creativity, collaboration skills and problem solving skills.Students learn communication skills, project management skills, analysis, etc. by working on design as-signments and projects in this program. More than 400 students are studying in this program. She iswriting a textbook and developing an assessment system for this program.She is pursuing her doctoral research in Computer Supported Collaboration Leaning (CSCL) and theEngineering

Conference Session

The "Education" in Experiential Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Paul Pearson, Northrop Grumman Corporation; Timothy Boyd, Northrop Grumman Corporation

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

manager at Northrop Grumman, while completing an M.S. in engineering management. After a successful period leading the production transition of the Predator and the F-22 Raptor antenna programs as an RF Engineering Manager, Pearson returned to personnel management and leadership training program creation for early/mid-career employees. Pearson also serves as a volunteer on several boards of directors; Past-President for the Southern Association of Colleges and Employ- ers (SoACE), Minority Engineering Advisory Board, and Electrical & Computer Engineering Advisory Board at North Carolina State University; and as a volunteer Adjunct Professor at California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo, Calif., where he

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chip W Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Paul M Yanik, Western Carolina University; Guanghsu A. Chang, Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University

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Diversity

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

- tive devices, pattern recognition and machine learning. Dr. Yanik received the B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and the M.S. degree form N.C. State University, and the Ph.D. from Clemson University.Dr. Guanghsu A. Chang, Western Carolina University Dr. Guanghsu A. Chang, Western Carolina University - Dr. Chang is an associate professor in the De- partment of Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University. He has spent the last 21 years in teaching industrial and manufacturing engineering programs. He earned his MSIE, and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Texas at Arlington. His research interests include robotic applications, manufac- turing automation, Design for Assembly (DFA), and Case-Based

Conference Session

Stops and Starts in the Development of Cooperative Education Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryan E. Dansberry, NASA Johnson Space Center

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2012-4594: EXAMINING OUTCOMES DATA FROM AN UNDERGRAD-UATE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMMr. Bryan E. Dansberry, NASA Johnson Space Center Bryan Dansberry has been involved in experiential education for nearly 30 years as a co-op student, mentor, professor, and now internship Project Manager. As a member of ASEE, he has served actively in the leadership of the Cooperative and Experiential Education Division. Page 25.596.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Examining Outcomes Data from an Undergraduate Internship ProgramAbstractIn 2008 NASA’s Undergraduate Student Research Program

Conference Session

Expanding the Borders of Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Ingram, University of Manitoba; Anita H. Ens, University of Manitoba; Marcia R. Friesen, University of Manitoba

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2011-563: ACADEMIC PREPARATION IN A CO-OP PROGRAM AS ACAREER ENHANCEMENT TOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL ENGINEER-ING GRADUATESSandra Ingram, University of Manitoba Sandra Ingram, Ph.D., is an associate professor in Design Engineering and adjunct professor in Biosys- tems Engineering at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. Dr. Ingram is responsible for teaching an integrated approach to technical communication in Biosystems Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering. Her research interests include mentorship and networking within engineer- ing, integrated approaches to technical communication and post-graduate training of engineers, . Address: E2-262 Engineering and Technology Complex, University of

Conference Session

Post Graduate Experiential Programs and Insights

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeremi S. London, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shree Frazier; Ana T. Torres-Ayala, University of South Florida; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

education, multiple initiatives have been launched toprepare engineering doctoral students for a changing society. These efforts include the emphasisof the translation of engineering education research to practice 1, the restructuring and design of asystematic engineering doctoral curriculum2, the integration of project-, problem- or experiential-based learning into doctoral students’ educational activities3 and the piloting of globalengineering program or co-op programs for the development of engineers’ global competencies4.Recognizing the efforts of these initiatives, however, empirical studies are needed to understandeducational outcomes and career trajectories of engineering doctoral graduates.In 2008, the U.S. awarded over 48,800 doctorate

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

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

. Initially part of the College of Engineering, Gayle has worked with the International Engineering Co-op Program since 1993. In 1998 she created and began working with similar programs in the College of Business and the College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning. Under her direction the ICP has grown from ten engineers, working in Germany and Japan, to over 30 students, working annually in Germany, Japan, Mexico, and Chile. Gayle's responsibilities with the international program include: - Teaching Orientation to International Co-op, a class to prepare students for the challenges and opportunities of living and working abroad - Development of international co-op learning modules

Conference Session

Outcomes of Cooperative Education Assignments

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryan Dansberry, University of Cincinnati

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2009-491: DEFINING THE IMMEDIATE LEARNING OUTCOMES OF ANUNDERGRADUATE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMBryan Dansberry, University of Cincinnati Page 14.403.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009Capturing immediate learning outcomes of undergraduate internships:NASA’s Undergraduate Student Research ProjectAbstractGovernment internship and co-op programs fluctuate greatly in size and scope from year-to-year.A major source of this instability comes from volatility in the administrative priorities set at thehighest levels of these agencies. In the face of rapidly shifting administrative priorities, it isessential that experiential program managers capture data defining the full

Conference Session

The "Education" in Experiential Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Lynn Ogletree, San Jacinto College; Anthony Zippay, Arizona State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

, thus he brings a unique perspective to NASA education programs. He has successfully managed major advances in enhancing the nation’s STEM workforce through experiential education. Zippay has implemented and designed new approaches to education program strategy among NASA projects through the use of new multimedia applications and web based tools for the purposes of student outreach and public engagement within NASA opportunities and professional development experiences. Zippay has a passion for research both in marketing and edu- cation and is dedicated to finding unique solutions that solve problems and have true and positive impact within the STEM education pipeline

Conference Session

Issues of Cooperative Education I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

ROBERT GRAY, Penn State Erie

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

flight crew support, while an active duty USAF member. Gray’s current Intelligent Vehicle Research involves the design and test of wireless remote monitoring & diagnostics (RM&D) systems for rail transportation equipment, RFID systems integration for supply chain management, and the design, integration and test of vehicle synthetic vision systems to enhance situational awareness, using digital terrain elevation data. Robert Gray is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Penn State Erie and the Director of the Center for Navigation, Communication & Information Systems at the Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, Penn State University, University Park, PA. Dr. Gray has two patents related to

Conference Session

How Are We Preparing Our Students for the 21st Century Workforce?

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Lee Gutenson, Western Kentucky University; Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Andrew N.S. Ernest, Western Kentucky University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

are provided the obligatory experience required for professional licensure. These utilities,in effect, become the instructors of this internship and are given the ability to grade the intern’sperformance and to provide an adequate amount of real-life experience to the intern, so thatsuccessful simulation of day-to-day operation can occur.Present day evolution of the program has continued by adapting a curricula designed to meet theneeds of those who cannot participate in traditional formats. This new format, a modular, self-paced system dissects the original format, breaking the original semester-based format intosmaller sub-sections. This grants a greater flexibility to those students that are currently workingwithin the water industry

Conference Session

CEED - Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Plouff, Grand Valley State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Paper ID #8033Cooperative Education as the Catalyst for Effective and Efficient Assessmentof ABET Student Learning Outcomes for an Engineering ProgramDr. Chris Plouff, Grand Valley State University Chris Plouff, Ed.D., P.E., is an Assistant Professor & James R. Sebastian Chair of Engineering Cooper- ative Education and Educational Development at Grand Valley State University. He is also the chair of the Product Design & Manufacturing Engineering program. He coordinates assessment efforts for the School of Engineering, including for the mandatory cooperative education program. His research inter- ests include first

Conference Session

Faculty Set the Preliminary Standards for Co-ops

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daryl Caswell, University of Calgary; Sarah Lockwood, University of Calgary; Jane Leung, University of Calgary

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

impacts of their work as professional engineers. The design challenges arestructured to take advantage of the large class size through project management trainingand multi-faceted project outcomes.The Capstone project for the 2009/2010 academic year is a collaboration with TheMustardSeed (hereafter MS), a non-profit outreach group that runs shelters, food andclothing banks and education and retraining programs for the homeless. The partnershipis aimed at assisting the MS’s educational division with GED studies and life skills. Asmany of the clients of the MS have difficulties with focus and with understanding andrelating to material, the students’ challenge will be to use their engineering knowledge todevelop physical or computer-based aids

Conference Session

CEED - Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Cynthia Y. Young, University of Central Florida; Cameron M. Ford, University of Central Florida; Patrice Lancey, University of Central Florida; Divya Bhati, University of Central Florida ; Kim A Small, University of Central Florida College of Engineering and Computer Science

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

improved degree program stu- dent learning outcomes and measures to align to national accreditation standards and state mandates. Dr. Bhati’s research interests include assessment of student learning outcomes, teaching and learning, survey design and research methodology, and research related to human performance.Mrs. Kim A Small, University of Central Florida College of Engineering and Computer Science Kim Small is the Director of Academic Support Services for the College of Engineering and Computer Science. She holds a BS in Business Administration and a MA in Educational Leadership. She joined the University of Central Florida in 1995 and has served in various advising roles for the College of Engineering and

Conference Session

CEED Technical Session: High-Impact Makerspaces, Transitioning from Co-op to School and Service Research

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Longo, American Society for Engineering Education; Brian Yoder, American Society for Engineering Education; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education; Rossen Tsanov, American Society for Engineering Education

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Diversity

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Paper ID #18594University Makerspaces: Characteristics and Impact on Student Success inEngineering and Engineering Technology EducationMiss Alexandra Longo, American Society for Engineering Education Alexandra (Alex) Longo currently serves as Program Manager of Education and Career Development at ASEE, where she leads the Online Learning initiative, manages externally funded programs and projects, and assists with stakeholder workshop development and implementation. Alex works closely with the ASEE Diversity Committee and the NSF-funded project NSF-funded project Promoting LGBTQ Equality in STEM. Prior to working at ASEE

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher P. Pung, Grand Valley State University; Paul D. Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University; Chris Plouff, Grand Valley State University

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Diversity

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Paper ID #11304Leveraging Cooperative Education Experiences to Enhance and Develop theCapstone Design CourseDr. Christopher P. Pung, Grand Valley State University Dr. Pung has interests in experiential learning, design processes and student teams.Dr. Paul D. Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University Paul Plotkowski is the founding Dean of the Padnos College of Engineering and Computing and Professor of Engineering at Grand Valley State University. Over the past 20 years he has led the development of an emerging engineering program into a comprehensive college that now offers 7 BS and 3 MS degrees to a population of over

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Augsburg College; Sean Joseph Creighton, SOCHE; Maggie Varga, SOCHE; Richard Martin, The Air Force Institute of Technology; Derrick Langley, Air Force Institute of Technology; Diana Lynn Cahill, SOCHE

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2012. His current research interests are metamaterials, microelectronics, microelectromechanical systems and nanotechnology.Mrs. Diana Lynn Cahill, SOCHE Diana Cahill, M.Ed., is currently Program Manager for Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education, SOCHE. Previously, Cahill was the Civilian Student Coordinator at the Air Force Institute of Technology, AFIT. She earned an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from Wright State University and a BA in English from Youngstown State University. Page 26.946.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015

Conference Session

Cooperative Education and Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tylisha Baber, Michigan State University; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

online format. Of the 52 industry managers contacted, 40 responded to the Page 13.1199.4survey, yielding a 77% response rate. The survey results indicated that industry managers wereextremely satisfied with the internship program, the interns, and the industry-universitycollaboration that it fosters. Industrial respondents also indicated they were satisfied with theacademic preparation (92%) and the overall performance of the engineering interns (89.7%).Assessment also revealed that six of the ABET 3(a-k) outcomes were strengths reflected in theperformance of co-op interns. Specifically, data analysis suggests that competencies a, c, d, f, g

Conference Session

Stops and Starts in the Development of Cooperative Education Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

principally the responsibility of the instructor,who should become less an imparter of knowledge and more a designer and a facilitator oflearning experiences and opportunities. In other words, the real challenge in college teaching isnot trying to cover the material for the students, as many of us believe and practice today; butrather uncovering the material with the students. This is a call for all faculty involved withteaching engineering courses and as members of faculty teams who develop, maintain and Page 25.348.2implement engineering programs , to consider not only the content and topics that make up anengineering degree but also how students

Conference Session

Preparing and Retaining Engineering Students

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; Margaret Nowicki, United States Military Academy; Elizabeth Bristow, United States Military Academy

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

problems.Some of the goals of the civil and mechanical engineering majors are for the students tounderstand better the complexities of engineering and design and how to solve an engineeringproblem with application of engineering fundamentals and principles. Detailed and extendedengineer problems are usually not experienced until the students encounter their capstoneproject, typically in their senior year. The limitations of delaying this exposure to acomprehensive problem are obvious.Additionally, the internal support required for faculty to manage extensive engineering researchopportunities cannot be met. With the institution primarily a teaching and not a researchorganization, the time constraints imposed by faculty course load would be exceeded

Conference Session

Collaboration Provides the Best Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Koehler, North Carolina State University; Susan Matney, North Carolina State University; Jerome Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Mary Clare Robbins, North Carolina State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

AC 2007-501: MENTOR: MOTIVATING ENGINEERS THROUGH ORGANIZEDRELATIONSHIPSBrian Koehler, North Carolina State University Brian D. Koehler is Coordinator of the First Year Engineering Program at NC State University. Teaching and research areas include: engineering education, international engineering, leadership, corporate recruiting, and supply chain management. Brian received degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville (B.S.) and NC State University (M.A. & M.B.A).Susan Matney, North Carolina State UniversityJerome Lavelle, North Carolina State UniversityMary Clare Robbins, North Carolina State University

Conference Session

Issues of Cooperative Education II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College; Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Patrick kinnicutt, Central Michigan University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

University of Bombay in 1999, and MS and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Engineering from The University of Cincinnati in 2002 and 2006. His main research interests are in Product Lifecycle Management, Design for the Environment, Total Quality Management including tools for Six Sigma and Ergonomics.Patrick kinnicutt, Central Michigan University Dr. Patrick Kinnicutt received his SB and SM degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1989 and 1991, respectively. He received his PhD in Information Technology in Civil Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1995. Dr. Kinnicutt is currently an Assistant Professor of

Conference Session

Revitalizing Cooperative Education and Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

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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

How Are We Preparing Our Students for the 21st Century Workforce?

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Mikesell P.E., Ohio Northern University; David R. Sawyers Jr., Ohio Northern University; Jed E. Marquart, Ohio Northern University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Figure 1: Ohio Northern University Baja teamThe major components of the competition are design, manufacturing, project management, andpresentation. The design tasks are quite extensive, encompassing many aspects of mechanicaldesign with applications to automotive engineering. A variety of manufacturing techniques areemployed, and many more considered but not chosen due to cost, complexity, reliability, and soon. Project management is also crucial, for the design and construction of a competitive Baja carconsumes hundreds of student hours, mostly during the academic year. Students developvaluable skills in planning, budget generation and tracking, purchasing, and team motivation.Finally, the project presentation takes several forms, including