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Enhancing The Co Op Learning Process

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Conference

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Louisville, Kentucky

Publication Date

June 20, 2010

Start Date

June 20, 2010

End Date

June 23, 2010

ISSN

2153-5965

Conference Session

Faculty Set the Preliminary Standards for Co-ops

Tagged Division

Cooperative & Experiential Education

Page Count

16

Page Numbers

15.515.1 - 15.515.16

DOI

10.18260/1-2--16155

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https://peer.asee.org/16155

Download Count

497

Paper Authors

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R. Mark Schreck University of Louisville

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Director, Engineering Cooperative Education and Career Development Office, University of Louisville Speed School of Engineering

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Angela Cline University of Louisville

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Assistant Director, Engineering Cooperative Education and Career Development Office, University of Louisville Speed School of Engineering

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Enhancing the Co-op Learning Experience

Abstract

The University of Louisville Speed School of Engineering operates on the premise that experiential education, specifically cooperative education, is a required and essential element of engineering education. UofL Speed School has a mandatory cooperative education program in which students alternate semesters of course work with three semesters of full-time co-op work experience. This paper describes a number of initiatives we have pursued during the last eighteen months to enhance the student’s co-op learning experience:

Schreck, R. M., & Cline, A. (2010, June), Enhancing The Co Op Learning Process Paper presented at 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition, Louisville, Kentucky. 10.18260/1-2--16155

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