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Asee southeast section conference 1 a preliminary analysis of employer ratings of engineering co-op students.
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| Author | Burtner, Joan Barnett, Shelia |
| Abstract | Internships and co-ops provide students the opportunity to develop both the technical and non-technical skills that comprise the EC 2000 a-k outcomes. At the Mercer University School of Engineering (MUSE), we are using employer feedback to investigate all eleven EC2000 a-k outcomes in an attempt to gain an outsider's perspective on our curriculum. MUSE faculty adapted the eleven EC 2000 outcomes into eight learning outcomes, known as the MUSE 8, to reflect the mission of our engineering school. In 2001, Shelia Barnett, director of the Industrial Experience Program and Joan Burtner, member of the Assessment Committee, obtained Institutional Review Board approval to survey employers to monitor the effect of co-op experiences on EC2000 learning outcomes. To facilitate this research, the existing Employer's Evaluation form was revised to include direct references to the MUSE 8. This revised form was first distributed to employers at the beginning of the Summer 2001 term. Forty-eight students participated in the program during the Summer 2001 term; thirty-nine Employer's Evaluation forms were returned to the Industrial Experience Program Office. We are using the information included in the thirty-nine returned surveys as our baseline data. Data has since been collected for Fall 2001, Spring 2002 and Summer 2002. Seventeen students participated during Fall 2001, twelve during Spring 2002 and thirty-three during Summer 2002. For these students, employers returned sixteen, eleven and thirty-one forms, respectively. This paper describes select data from the employer survey as it relates to MUSE 8 outcomes. |
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| Subject Keyword | Asee Southeast Section Conference Employer Rating Engineering Co-op Student Preliminary Analysis Evaluation Form Assessment Committee Non-technical Skill Thirty-nine Employer Shelia Barnett Industrial Experience Program Office Employer Survey Survey Employer Forty-eight Student Baseline Data Institutional Review Board Approval Engineering School Eleven Ec2000 A-k Outcome Mercer University School Industrial Experience Program Thirty-one Form Muse Faculty Revised Form Seventeen Student Direct Reference Select Data Employer Feedback A-k Outcome Joan Burtner Co-op Experience |
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| Resource Type | Article |
